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Tis The Season: December Community Events

Amanda Crosley |

Come celebrate the holiday season with friends and neighbors at our upcoming events in Mineral Springs Park & Licton Springs Park!

LoveLicton Sponsored Events:

  • Saturday, December 15th, @ 1PM-4PM, Card Making & Holiday Drive, Mineral Springs Park, 1500 N 105th St
    Come join us at Mineral Springs Park on Saturday, December 15th from 1PM to 4PM for a FREE holiday event including music, holiday card-making activities, festive games, hot beverages and snacks. Food and clothing items will be collected for local non-profits. All are welcome!

Tis The Season Event Poster

Community Engagement Events:

  • Sunday, December 2nd, @ 10AM-2PM, Help Mulch for Oak Tree Village Art Installation, Oak Tree Village, 10002 Aurora Ave N
    Mulch has been donated to cover the bulbs we planted at the Oak Tree Village pedestrian overpass. Need some hands to help spread. BYOR (bring your own rake).
  • Wednesday, December 5th @ 7PM, SPD North Precinct Advisory Council, Cascadia Elementary School’s library 1700 N 90th St
    At the December meeting, there will be the usual 5 minute reports and the Captain's report, but instead of a guest speaker we will have a social and poster session where attendees can list neighborhood public safety concerns and successes. Please consider bringing a holiday snack to share! Coffee will be provided.
  • Saturday, December 8th @ 10AM, Friends of Licton Springs Park Clean Up, Licton Springs Park
    Join FRIENDS OF LICTON SPRINGS for the last work party of 2018. We have over 100 new plants to place in the ground. Come join us!
  • Sunday, December 9th @ 10AM, 4th Annual Haller Lake Craft Fair to benefit Mary’s Place, Haller Lake Community Club, 12579 Densmore Ave N
    Come to the 4th Annual Haller Lake Craft Fair for holiday shopping and entertainment! $2 suggested donation to Mary's Place.
  • Thursday, December 13th @ 7PM, ALUV Monthly Meeting, Epic Life Church 10510 Stone Ave N
    ALUV stands for Aurora Licton Urban Village and seeks to build a pedestrian-safe, visually vibrant, economically sound, livable, and welcoming urban village using sustainable-growth principles.
  • Saturday, December 15th, @ 10AM, Licton Lights, Licton Springs Park
    We'll be doing Licton Lights again this holiday season to light up Licton Springs park! We could use some help morning of Dec. 15 10 AM at the park. Rumors that there might be cookies.
  • Monday, December 17th, @ 6:30PM, Northgate Early Design Guidance Meeting, Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Room 202
    Design Review Early Design Guidance for 4, 6 to 8-story buildings with 1,164 apartments, 25 live-work units, and retail. Parking for 1,346 vehicles proposed. Existing structures to be demolished.

To stay up to date on other activities coming up, check out LoveLicton's calendar.

Hope to see you at an upcoming event! Did we miss something? Let us know in the comments below!

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Leaves are Falling & Autumn is Here: November Community Events

Amanda Crosley |

Correction (11/5/18): The ALUV meeting has been cancelled this month due to scheduling conflicts.

We hope everyone had fun at the Licton Springs Park Halloween Walk yesterday! There were over 300 trick-or-treaters and lots of great costumes!!

Hundreds come out for Halloween event

I am certainly thankful for all of the great upcoming community events happening this month. Check them out below!

LoveLicton Sponsored Events:

  • Saturday, November 24th, @ 12PM-2PM, Board Games and Coffee, Neighborcare Health at Meridian 10521 Meridian Ave N

Board Game Event

Take a quick break from the holidays, meet your neighbors, and join us for free board games, party games, and snacks at Meridian Health room 110. All are welcome.

North Seattle Tech Talks In Practice

"In Practice" meetups provide an opportunity to contribute to Open Source Projects. For new contributors, there will be seasoned contributors and projects maintainers available during the Meetup to help direct you through the process. All contributions, from code to graphic design and documentation are welcome. If you've always wanted to get involved in Open Source or work on projects with other developers in the community this is a great way to start!

Social & Networking Events:

  • Sunday, November 4th, @ 11AM-3PM, Danish Holiday Bazaar, Northwest Danish Association 1833 N 105th St #101

Holiday Bazaar

Eat delicious smørrebrød (Danish open-faced sandwiches) and do your holiday shopping!

The Bazaar offers unique gifts, homemade Danish Christmas crafts, Christmas items from Denmark, Danish Christmas cookies, cake, and much more. Unique Danish julekurve (Christmas baskets) are raffled off to lucky winners! Open to the public.

  • Saturday, November 10th, @ 9AM-5PM, Better Book Sale, North Seattle College 9600 College Way N.

Book Sale

Don't miss Friends of The Seattle Public Library one-day "better" book sale! This sale features hundreds of "like-new," gift quality books of all genres starting at $3! The sale will be held in the OLD Cafeteria on the 1st Floor of the College Center Building located in the SE corner of the North Seattle Campus.

  • Friday, November 16, 2018, @ 6PM-9PM, International Night, North Seattle College, Room CC1456

International Night

International Night is the biggest party of the year! International Night promotes understanding of other cultures through food, music, dance and celebration! Come for the free food, stay for the talent show! Performers are from all over the world! Free and open to everyone!

Are you IN?

Community Engagement Events:

Design Review Early Design Guidance for a Major Phased Development for eleven buildings with, retail sales and service, office, sports and recreation and hotel. Parking for 1100 vehicles proposed. Some existing structures to be demolished.

The North Precinct Advisory Council is a community organization devoted to promoting partnership between residents, schools, businesses, and the Seattle Police Department to effectively address public safety issues.

  • CANCELLED due to scheduling conflicts Thursday, November 8th @ 7PM, ALUV Monthly Meeting, Epic Life Church 10510 Stone Ave N

ALUV stands for Aurora Licton Urban Village and seeks to build a pedestrian-safe, visually vibrant, economically sound, livable, and welcoming urban village using sustainable-growth principles.

Join FRIENDS OF LICTON SPRINGS for our monthly work parties

Discuss Mineral Springs Park events, work parties, and community engagement.

Join Licton Springs Community Council for our monthly meeting.

Help prepare the soil for the planting of 3700 bulbs as part of the art installation at the N. 102nd Street Pedestrian Overpass.

Help plant 3700 daffodil bulbs as part of the art installation at the N. 102nd Street Pedestrian Overpass.

To stay up to date on other activities coming up, check out LoveLicton's calendar. Hope to see you at an upcoming event!

Did we miss something? Let us know in the comments below!

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Looking for Volunteers for the Licton Springs Halloween Walk

Timothy Crosley |

Hi Neighbors!

A friend of the blog reached out to us to let us know that this year's Halloween Walk is looking for volunteers:

We are looking to recruit Friends of the Forest for this year's Licton Springs Halloween Walk - Do you or anyone you know like to dress up and give out treats? (The treats are provided.) Are your kids older and you miss seeing the young ones dressed up? Groups are welcome. You must be at least 12 years old to be a Friend or parents with children. Please contact Melanie at 206-227-9155 or email [email protected] if you can volunteer. The time commitment is from 4:15 to 6 pm. Hot cider provided.

Halloween

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Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice: October Community Events

Amanda Crosley |

Goblins, Witches, and Ghosts, OH MY! October is here! Check out some of the upcoming Licton Springs events this month.

Social & Networking Events:

Lantern Brewing

Learn about the brewing industry and meet other local businesses!

Asian Street Food

($7 for 1 ticket, $25 for 4 tickets, and $45 for 8 tickets).

20+ local Asian Vendors will be cooking and serving over 100 different types of Asian dishes and snacks, including Chinese Crepes, dumplings, bobas, skewers, fruit teas, dessert and so many more!!

Our vendors lineup include the popular Vong's Kitchen, Spicy City, Happy Lemon, Tokyo Trendy, Mee Sum, Peony, Yummy Duck, Kungfu Jianbing, Banana Kingdom, and more to be added! There will also live performances and fun games on site for your enjoyment!

Choose Your Own Adventure

The Choose Your Adventure series is designed to be extra fun, social, and friendly for beginners, yet interesting for seasoned veterans.

At Choose Your Adventure events, everyone gets the same map with 24 checkpoints marked all over it. Then, after a mass start, you can find as many checkpoints as you want, in whichever order you want! Just be sure to mind the time, since there’s also a time limit. Return to the finish on-time, or lose precious points for every minute you’re late.

North Seattle Tech Talks

Seattle technology enthusiasts, students, and professionals are invited to join us for North Seattle Tech Talks. We'll gather for informative, insightful, inspiring, and inclusive talks on topics in web development, mobile apps, cloud computing technologies, and professional development. Follow up each Meetup with a chance to ask questions, socialize, and meet folks interested in the Seattle tech scene.

Doom Zoom

($15)

It's time for our annual Halloween Party! Cheryl will be busting out her homemade chili and there will food and drink for man and beast! Contest and prizes for Best Costume, Best Team Costume and Best Trick! So start planning early! Boo Boo's Boosters will be sponsoring the trick contest and the winner goes home with a stash of Boosters!

Mushrooms!

The Wild Mushroom Show is one of the largest and most complete exhibits of mushrooms in the United States. Over 200 varieties of wild mushrooms will be displayed, identified, and classified as edible, poisonous, or valueless as food.

$10 Adults, $5 students, 12 & under are free.

Halloween

Walk the park path and meet the Friends of the Forest while collecting treats and treasures. Hot cider and music at the playground!

Community Engagement Events:

All are welcome, including those not affiliated with the neighborhood. No RSVP required. If you have questions, contact Alison Steinbacher at [email protected]

The North Precinct Advisory Council is a community organization devoted to promoting partnership between residents, schools, businesses, and the Seattle Police Department to effectively address public safety issues.

Help neighbors clean up the gateway to the community! Volunteers will be removing the invasive weeds that threaten the area's beautiful trees. This is a great opportunity to make your mark on a landscape that needs some love while connecting with friends and neighbors.

Discuss Mineral Springs Park events, work parties, and community engagement.

ALUV stands for Aurora Licton Urban Village and seeks to build a pedestrian-safe, visually vibrant, economically sound, livable, and welcoming urban village using sustainable-growth principles.

Join FRIENDS OF LICTON SPRINGS for our monthly work parties

Join Licton Springs Community Council for our monthly meeting

To stay up to date on other activities coming up, check out LoveLicton's calendar. Hope to see you at an upcoming event! Did we miss something? Let us know in the comments below!

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Outdoor Movie Night and Dog Pawty was a SUCCESS!

Timothy Crosley |

Thanks to everyone that braved the rain and came out last night. We had so much fun watching Isle of Dogs with all of you!

We wanted to share some of our favorite highlights from the event:

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And again: many thanks to the sponsors that helped make this event possible!

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Finally, we want to thank all of our neighbors who lent us their tents, time, and hands. This event couldn't have been successful without you.

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Hope to see everyone at a future event!

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