John Barber warns us about the proposed new tree ordinance “Seattle City Council has put a new ordinance to regulate the cutting of trees on the fast track, looking at approval in mid-September. With very little public discussion, the Seattle City Council is proposing a major revision of tree cutting regulations. The new rules would apply to the cutting of trees in residential areas, as well as to-be-developed parcels. According to John Barber, the chair of the LCC Parks and Greenspace Committee, the sore point here is that the City has only half-heartedly or not at all, enforced existing rules for tree cutting and replacement, mainly letting developers clear cut properties for new commercial and apartment buildings. The proposed new regulations are unduly complicated, more difficult to interpret, and may actually weaken the current rules. The Leschi neighborhood has prided itself on its wooded character and sought in the past to prevent clear-cutting of lots for new construction. Many large trees have been cut, painfully so, due to the many advantages trees contribute to the urban environment. They like intercepting storm water from heavy rainstorms, collecting polluting particulate matter from forest fires and diesel pollution, providing cooling shade during the increasingly hot days of summer, sequestering carbon to help ward off global warming, and providing a pleasant green buffer to reduce the stress of urban life. The LCC Committee is promoting an alternative ordinance based on “No Net Loss of Trees,” a system of permits and replacement of trees lost. The website and Facebook page for Friends of the Urban Forest provide a comprehensive resource for learning about the issues and science of tree regulations.” Our story: The trees attracted us to Leschi. We were living under Douglas firs and only rhododendrons would grow in the acid soil. The setting was beautiful, like an arboretum, but the moss and mold problems were a bit much. The house we bought in Leschi had no large trees over the roof, but it was blessed by trees on the undeveloped steep ravine to the west of our property. Little did we know what would develop. We knew the property could not be sold and built on as the closest strip was the property of SDOT; it was an undeveloped street (Aldine Place) and it seemed unlikely that SDOT would bother to develop an incredibly steep street to upper Leschi when they already had Lake Dell. The property beyond SDOT’s had been purchased by Parks for “future” development as a park that would eventually connect with the Leschi Natural Area and provide a wildlife habitat strip. The trees in this ravine are uncared for and they are old. One never sees SDOT workers or Parks workers unless one of us residents has called with a problem: like the big tree that came crashing down on our property, blocking the passage of the folks who live behind us. SDOT and Parks reps come out quickly to determine which entity “owns” the tree, but after much deliberation, they always come up with the same response. Well, it is a tree on Parks (or SDOT) property, but it fell on your property and therefore it’s your responsibility. WHAT? We are not the persons who own this tree nor are we the persons that neglected to care for it all these years! This is like fighting City Hall. In the end, one calls their insurance company only to find out that they don’t cover this unfortunate event either. So in addition to very high property taxes, one gets to assume the cost of someone else’s tree that just managed to fall on our property. Bingo! You’re “it”! This has happened to us once, but happened to our neighbors twice! We can only hope that John Barber’s Leschi Tree Manifesto will require those who “own” trees on their property assume responsibility for them. Join us for Chapter Two in October. ~Diane Snell

Hello fellow residents, Wow, what an incredible summer we have had, culminating as I write this, with extensive smoky air from the fires in British Columbia. In many ways the glorious sunny weather made us forget our late, wet winter weather. Saturday, September 8 is our seventh annual Leschi Art Walk. Each year the venue draws more neighbors to view the talents of our local artisans. We will have inflatables for the children in the park, live music, dance lessons, and of course, our artists. This is a wonderful opportunity to get out and engage with the neighborhood. Last month, Robert Pfaff, the beloved butcher from the Leschi Market, passed away and a fabulous Celebration of Life was held in Leschi Park, with 200 people attending. A lovely buffet was provided by our Leschi Star, Bart Evans from BluWater Leschi. (Everyone commented what a wonderful ambiance our little village exudes and how unique it really is—discussion has begun to create an annual Leschi Picnic in the Park.) Don’t forget our first meeting is Wednesday, September 5 at the Central Area Senior Center (aka The Central) at 500 S 30th Ave S, at 7pm. Our special guest will be Kshama Sawant, our City Council voice. She will be answering questions on a variety of topics posed by neighbors. Opportunities abound to become involved with the Community Council and I encourage you to become an active participant. Our meetings are lively and we always are open to ideas of programs we can offer that pique the interest of the neighborhood. As school begins and you put away your summer toys and contemplate fall sports, homework and activities for your children, remember to stay safe. Reach out if you need help. Ask a neighbor if they need assistance, walk with a smile on your face and touch those you encounter with kindness. Warm regards, Janice Merrill Brown President, Leschi Community Council

Officer Brenton fund is the largest restricted fund in our account. This fund was established after the shooting of police officer Brenton in Leschi; the purpose was to create a memorial. Many donations came in including a large amount from the Police Guild. A plaque and planting were created and many of the suppliers donated their materials and work. Expenses are low; SDOT charges $140 per year for the space and the only other expense are plants. The work has been done by volunteers.

May 7, 2018—Attending: Janice Brown, Trevor Menagh, Janet Oliver and Diane Snell Janet Submitted Treasury report. She has not contacted Home Bank; it was Janice who offered to do this. She will follow up for June. All Recap of May meeting. Good reviews; interest in follow-up. Agreement on honorariums to presenters. New Business Janice bringing Keller-Williams work force to Leschi Park rain or shine. Diane Flo Ware event to be coordinated by Katie Busby and Christine Miller on June 10 from 1–3pm. Janet urged that they keep receipts, as she was unable to reimburse some expenses last year. Newsletter deadline is May 21. June program: Leschi Star awards (4 nominations were accepted) and guest speaker CM Kshama Sawant. Diane had questions about need for equipment; no decisions here. Old Business The only item that was discussed was the wine tasting. Leschi Market too understaffed to take this on. Janice suggested asking Grocery Outlet. The other items (LOGO, CD, etc. moved to next month.) This meeting was held at BluWater as Senior Center not open on this date. ~Respectfully submitted by Diane Snell

When my husband suggested having dinner at Standard Brewing, I readily agreed, but then asked “Do they serve food?’ He replied that they had started serving sandwiches. Hmm, when did a sandwich become a dinner? Well, it happened that evening as we did go and found that Standard’s sandwiches are much more than your usual sandwich; they are creative combinations of interesting ingredients. All their sandwiches are served on Essential Baking’s ciabatta rolls, which resemble a short fat baguette. We ordered hot sandwiches so the creation was heated after assembly. The names of the sandwiches are also very creative; mine was called The Thumb is Long ($10). I tried Google on that name and found palmistry references, and finally decided that a long thumb helps to keep the many parts INSIDE the roll. The many parts consist of soy and beer braised tofu, scallion and vegenaise with lettuce, tomato, onion and Furikake (a combination of dried fish and seaweed which is sprinkled on the dish). My husband had the No Peepers: salami, provolone, mayo, mustard, black olives, lettuce, tomato, onion and Italian vinaigrette for $11. Sandwiches are served with a large dill pickle slice and a handful of Tim’s chips (your choice of salted or jalapeno. We tried the coleslaw from the menu, which was good, and got a side of a “special” non-menu item: herbed potato salad. It was very good—much tastier than the usual bland potato salad and it even contained capers! The beers are many, as are the sizes of beer servings. I got a nice dark beer that had about half the alcohol content most of the craft dark beers usually have and by ordering a serving size of 5 oz., I didn’t get full just on beer. Standard Brewing has a nice patio area with bamboo plants for screening which was being used that day, although I would tend to wait for better weather. Inside there are booths, tables and seats at the bar. There seemed to be a group of regulars as folks greeted on another. We give our compliments to the chef! I won’t stick my nose up at sandwiches anymore! Standard Brewing 2504 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA 98144 206-535-1584, standardbrew.com ~Diane Snell

It’s difficult not to feel hunger pangs as you listen to Chinnie talk about food! She is not only enthusiastic, but one senses the inner perfectionist as she tells how she searches for the right taste by experimenting. Chinnie Eap is Chinese Cambodian and came to this country at age 12. She had no English and was put in a first grade class, but she’s bright and caught on quickly, skipping grades until she reached the appropriate grade level for her age. She learned to cook by watching her mother, and she makes dishes on her own by using herbs and sauces. Chinnie is the business manager at nearby Epiphany Parish in Madrona and she is starting a catering business using the church kitchen where she already caters meetings at the church. And this summer she will offer a “picnic supper” menu for concertgoers at Epiphany’s monthly concerts (listed elsewhere in Leschi News). Chinnie will cater your graduation party, wedding reception, memorial gathering…you name it! Check out her website for the menu and details on ordering: chinniescatering.com. And the Mushroom-Spinach Swirls are fantastic! You cannot eat just one! ~Diane Snell

Rosé, rosé, rosé is here in full force! Below is a Top-10 list to get you through the hottest of days. Enjoy a safe and adventurous summer, and we will see you in September. 2017 Château Peyrassol Cuvée of the Commanderie Rosé Côtes de Provence ($23.39) With its beginnings dating back to the middle ages, this beautiful Rosé is both elegant and mineral with bright acidity and floral red fruit. It carries a beautiful pale pink color, a lovely fruit blossom nose and finishes crisply dry with a stony touch, resulting in a Rosé that is lively, fresh and full-bodied. A classic Provençal Rosé from Neal Rosenthal Imports. 2017 Syncline Rosé McKinley Springs Vineyard Horse Heaven Hills ($18.99) “The 2017 is delightfully fresh and complex. Presenting pure aromas of early spring strawberries and flavors of citrus zest and watermelon. A blend of 40% Mourvèdre, 33% Grenache and 27% Cinsault.” ~Winemaker notes. 2017 Dunham Cellars Rosé of Cabernet Franc Columbia Valley ($18.69) “Opens with aromas of ripe strawberry, melon and grapefruit zest. With minimal skin contact, the color is a beautifully delicate pale pink. Lively acidity balances the crisp flavors with a refreshing minerality that provides a cleansing finish and beckons for another sip! 70% stainless steel, 30% concrete egg.” ~Winemaker notes. 2017 Beckham Estate Vineyard Olivia’s Pinot Noir Rose Chehalem Mountains ($17.99) “We love Rosé! Named for our youngest daughter Olivia, this Rosé heralds the flavors of summer. Picked over three different passes through the vineyard and pressed right away to ferment and age in neutral barrels. There is a pale blush color, mouthwatering acidity and notes of apricots, honeydew and grapefruit.” ~Winemaker notes. 2017 Domaine de l’Hortus Rosé Pic Saint Loup Coteaux du Languedoc ($16.99) This Languedoc Rosé reveals gourmet aromas dominated by raspberry and strawberry. Very pleasant softness and volume. Long finish is very rich in fruits, accompanied by spicy notes. A blend of 35% Syrah, 35% Grenache and 30% Mourvèdre. 2017 Les Tètes Rosé Azay-le-Rideau Touraine Loire Valley ($15.99) “Les Tètes is a small project started in 2011 by four friends, including the famous winemaker Nicolas Grosbois. The idea is simple, to propose and vinify friends’ wines, wines without making headaches. Each partner has a primary wine project, but works together to produce the Les Tètes. 60% Grolleau and 40% Gamay. Certified Organic.” ~Winemakers notes. 2017 Julien Braud “Forty Ounce” Rosé Vin de France (1L) ($15.99) “This Rosé is a blend of 53% Gamay, 33% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 4% Pineau d’Aunis. A serious Rosé with a vibrant pink hue laced with gorgeous flavors of white cherries and strawberry with a hint of marjoram. The palate is full for a rosé and keeps on going using organic and biodynamic practices. Julien Braud, Winemaker. 2017 Domaine de Fontsainte Rosé Corbières Gris de Gris ($14.69) The 2017 has a delicate, pale salmon color, tantalizing as ever, and it is succulently fruity on the nose and palate. ‘Succulent’ in the sense of biting into a ripe fruit—or, rather, a cornucopia of ripe fruits—and feeling them burst under your teeth, spattering your taste buds with delectable flavors of fresh citrus and berries. And then, the finish: crisp, dry, lip-smacking as ever. Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant. 2017 Rezabal Txakoli Rosé Hondarrabi Spain ($13.09) Rezabal winery is a third generation family-owned estate. The vineyard is established in the best hillsides, and is strongly influenced by the daily sea breeze. The Rosé is made with 80% Hondarrabi Beltza and 20% Hondarrabi Zuri. Aromatic, dry and slightly effervescent. It has delicate flavors of wild strawberries, bright acidity and great minerality. 2017 Moulin De Gassac Rose Guilhem Languedoc Roussillon ($13.09) Aromas of fresh picked strawberries and crushed red fruits – raspberries and cherries – get a lift from floral accents and a hint of citrus rind. In the mouth, it’s bright and crisp but also fleshy and rich, with loads of ripe berry fruit and just a touch of mineral. It fills your mouth with flavor and fun before the acids come up on the finish. Equal parts Syrah and Carignan. CHEERS! Kenneth Benner, a Seattle area native, is a trained chef and has worked in such restaurants as Barbacoa, B.O.K.A. Kitchen + Bar, and Dahlia Lounge. Ken is the wine buyer at Leschi Market. He has a passion for learning, a meticulous palate, and a tenacity for searching out the best for his customers while offering some of the most highly coveted wines in the area. His wine column is intended to inspire and explore new choices in wine, learn about wine with his readers, and share his knowledge and experiences in the wine world. Check out the latest at www.LeschiMarket.com or request to be added to email updates or send questions, comments, or suggestions to ken@leschimarket.com and follow the wine department directly on twitter at twitter.com/leschimarket .

(And a few notes on other events) On the 150th birthday of perhaps our most famous local photographer, Edward Curtis, you will not be able to escape him this summer! In addition to exhibitions at the Tacoma Art Museum and the Seattle Art Museum, twenty other institutions are exploring Curtis and his legacy in a collaboration called “Beyond the Frame: to be Native.” Contemporary native artists contradict, correct and caricature Curtis and the cliché of the “vanishing race.” His monumental work The North American Indian, a staggering 20 volumes of text and images (entirely online at http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/ tries to “preserve” Indians in a pristine past that was already a myth when he worked between 1907 and 1930. Wendy Red Star (Apsáalooke Nation, born 1981), Four Seasons–Indian Summer, 2006. Archival pigment print on Sunset Fiber rag, 23 × 26 inches. Tacoma Art Museum, Gift of Loren Lipson, 2017-04. Photo courtesy of the artist. The Tacoma Art Museum’s “Native Portraiture Power and Perception,” part of their ongoing redefining of “western art” includes only two iconic Edward Curtis photographs, as well as a few traditional “western” artists, then jumps to provocative contemporary native art. Don’t miss the video at the entrance by Cannupa Hanska Luger, Dylan McLaughlin and Ginger Dunnill. “This is a Stereotype: Misconceptions of the Native American,” based on archival footage and interviews, exposes popular culture stereotypes forced on Native people. For example, a native man dresses up as a “chief” to be photographed at a festival. Wendy Redstar caricatures clichés with her self-portraits in hokey settings. Stephen Foster creates 3D sepia photographs using toy figurines. And there is a lot more. The Seattle Art Museum’s “Double Exposure: Edward S Curtis, Marianne Nicholson Tracy Rector and Will Wilson” opens on June 14 with 150 works by Edward Curtis paired with three contemporary native artists, Marianne Nicholson, Tracy Rector and Will Wilson. Barbara Brotherton, Curator of Native American Art, presents Curtis’s great project as almost an accident of fate: he saved some climbers on Mt Rainier who turned out to be eminent scientists of the day. When they went to Alaska on the Harriman expedition to study native culture, they invited him to come as photographer. Although he was already established in Seattle as a successful portrait photographer, the obsession that took over his life, to photograph the “vanishing race” received a big stimulus from that trip. He had photographed local natives in Seattle, particularly “Princess Angeline,” who also posed for him in several images of the abandoned “winter villages” in the mid 1890s, just forty years after the arrival of white settlers and the Treaty of Point No Point. On a smaller scale, The Seattle Public Library opens an exhibition on June 8 focusing on the Salish Sea and Indigenous Stewardship. It crucially focuses on the environment, in this case the sea. Since contemporary tribes are leading the resistance to resource extraction, pipelines and the expansion of coastal ports for shipping coal or processing natural gas, I was surprised not to see that as a focus of any of these exhibitions. The Suquamish Museum in “Deconstructing Curtis: Romanticism vs. Reality” places the Curtis photographs in the context of the stories “behind the photographs.” If you haven’t been to this fascinating museum just past the Agate Point Bridge on the Kitsap Peninsula, I recommend it. Another tribal museum participating in this project starting on June 1 is the Tulalip Hibulb Cultural Center, which combines a museum with a nature reserve, a good summer destination. The Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center focuses on how the bond between Native Americans and their environment has changed over time. Accompanying their exhibition are lectures that focus on the Wapata, Wanapum and Wanatchi. A few exhibitions don’t even include Curtis such as Ryan! Feddersen and Chloe Dye Sherpe’s curated exhibition “In Red Ink” at the Museum of Northwest Art (opening July 7) or the always wonderful Preston Singletary’s “Raven and the Box of Daylight” at the Chihuly Museum of Glass (opening in the fall). This is just a sample of the Curtis legacy reworking-extravaganza. Check the website at beyondtheframe.org for lectures, music, performances and other exhibitions. In addition, the site has videos of contemporary life, music and more. Moving on to a new theme, “Wham, Bam, Pow! Cartoons, Turbans and Confronting Hate,” at the Wing Luke Museum features Vishavjit Singh’s Captain America project. It includes both his personal story based on the outrageous racism he and other Sikhs experience immediately after 9/11, as well as his cartoons, and photographs from his performances as a turbaned Captain America confronting prejudice one person at a time. Finally, there is the new Nordic Museum. As of press time, I have not yet visited it, but I am eager to see “Northern Exposure,” contemporary arts from “Iceland, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and the autonomous regions of Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and Åland.” Another feature is the Norwegian explorer and humanitarian, Fridtjof Nansen, who assisted many stateless refugees after World War I by providing a “Nansen passport” under the auspices of the League of Nations. He was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize. We certainly need him today to address the enormous stateless problem that spans the globe leaving people in limbo and detention for years. In conclusion, next year is the last for our Seattle Symphony conductor, Ludovic Morlot. I encourage you to take advantage of his brilliant programming during the coming year. And be sure to patronize our other excellent cultural organizations. Spectrum, for example, based in our neighborhood, is a world-renowned dance group. Our large theaters including ACT, Intiman and the Seattle Rep, as well as Arts West in West Seattle, perform cutting edge plays. In addition, Capitol Hill and the Central District as well as South Seattle, feature many alternative venues. Musicians from avant-garde to hip hop to rap perform somewhere almost every night. Elliott Bay continually sponsors renowned authors. Get out and enjoy! ~Susan Noyes Platt www.artandpoliticsnow.com

Unless you’ve been living under a lava bed, you’ve heard all about the dramatic increase in volcanic activity at Kilauea last month. But one thing that you might not know is that Kilauea has been continuously erupting for the last 35 years. Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, a volcanic cone in Kilauea’s Eastern Rift Zone, first began erupting on January 3, 1983 and hasn’t stopped since. On May 3, 2018, a 5.0 earthquake ripped open some new fissures in the Earth near the Leilani Estates area, allowing magma associated with the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō eruption to surge through these fissures. The next day, a 6.9 magnitude earthquake – the largest earthquake to hit Hawaii since 1975, created additional fissures and even spawned a minor tsunami that thankfully did not cause any damage. Kilauea is very different from the volcanoes that dot the Cascade Range. While our volcanoes are formed due to the Juan de Fuca plate subducting, or moving under the North American plate, Kilauea was formed by the “Hawaii Hot Spot.” Hot spots are regions of mantle under the Earth’s surface that are hotter than the surrounding mantle, and when this hotter-than-normal mantle rises and encounters the Earth’s crust, it melts the crust to form magma. This magma then rises to the Earth’s surface as lava to build volcanoes. Hot spots tend to remain stationary over time while the Earth’s plates move over them, and the Hawaiian Islands are a perfect example of this, with the islands becoming older and more heavily eroded the further they move from the hot spot. Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō formed in the same manner as many volcanic cones on Hawaii, with magma bursting through a fissure formed along a “rift zone”. Though Kilauea has a summit caldera and an enclosed crater that is currently active, much of the magma from the magma chamber under the summit flows along these rift zones that flank the volcano, either making it to the surface through these fissures or flowing directly into the ocean via lava tubes. Could the most recent fissures create a prominent cinder cone in the Leilani Estates and mark a shift in volcanic activity from Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō to the Estates? Such a question is above my pay grade, but such a shift has happened in the past. In July 1986, the structure that supplied magma to Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō collapsed, cutting off the supply of magma to the cone and shifting the eruption two miles to the northeast. The eruption then returned to Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō in early 1992. It’s lava lake drained significantly a few days before the current fissures at the Leilani Estates formed, but since the supply of magma to Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō does not appear to have been disrupted, the volcano itself will likely remain active. However, it is possible that volcanic activity at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō will decrease simply because much of its magma supply is now being directed elsewhere. As of May 19, lava flows from the fissures have devoured over 40 structures in the Leilani Estates subdivision and adjacent areas, and sulfur dioxide and “laze” – acidic and poisonous haze created by lava flowing into the ocean, have made life less than ideal for many on the Big Island. But in the grand scheme of things, Kilauea’s eruptions are very gentle and forgiving compared to the catastrophic eruptions that are common to the stratovolcanoes found in the Cascade Range. For example, the opening salvo to Mt. St. Helens’ 1980 eruption was a 0.7 cubic-mile landslide that rushed down the mountain at speeds of up to 150 mph and created a 600 foot megatsunami in Spirit Lake. The most dramatic thing that has happened with this latest eruptive episode are towering 300-foot lava fountains that temporarily pop up across the region. I don’t know about you, but I’ll take the lava fountains. ~Charlie Phillips Charlie Phillips, a Madrona resident, received his B.S. in atmospheric sciences from the University of Washington and works in Portland as a meteorologist forecasting wind energy along the Columbia River Gorge. Check out his weather website at to charlie.weathertogether.net.

I have always been intrigued by the Ellsworth Storey cottages along Lake Washington Blvd. but wasn’t sure how I was ever going to the see the inside of one. But I met Libby at the Senior Center and she lives there! She has actually lived there for 20 years and was on the waiting list for 10 years before that. The cottages (eleven in all) still belong to the Storey family and are now managed by three grandchildren. Libby said the cottages are inspected once a year as with most rental places. Tenants are not allowed to make any changes to the buildings due to the historical nature but at one time, that was not so, and Libby’s cottage was changed from a small two bedroom unit to a larger master bedroom with the simple removal of a wall. The cottages look rustic from the outside and one might think that they might be dark inside, but the windows are large and on this sunny day, there was plenty of light. Libby said the bedroom area tended to be darker as the land is not as open in the back as in the front. The cottages look east toward Lake Washington so the living area was flooded with morning light. There is no insulation and some of the windows are the old wavy type that feel as though they let the wind come through rather than fight it off. The heat is a gas stove, which Libby feels is not quite as efficient as the older one that recently gave up the ghost. The kitchen is separated from the living room by a counter top bar, which is handy for conversing with company while preparing a meal. This was changed from an original solid wall, giving the kitchen space an open airy feeling. Libby has each room filled with her artwork and colorful rugs (even in the bathroom). The original claw foot tub is still there! The jewel is the front porch, a roomy area with comfy furniture, which is THE place to be in the summer months. Libby said she likes to do her ironing on the front porch and was approached by someone from Pacific Magazine one day who wanted to feature the cottages in an article; she agreed to be photographed ironing! Even a mundane task like ironing can be rewarding in a beautiful spot…as the realtors say, it’s location, location, location! ~Diane Snell (Note: there are other Storey homes in both Madrona and Mt. Baker. Storey brought the Craftsman style here and concentrated on designing family homes. He wasn’t interested in larger structures. His homes say to one: Live Here! I am comfortable!)

“Thank you Grace Church for your gifts to the community! We have lived in Leschi for 27 years and love our community! It was with great appreciation that we read in the Leschi News about your congregation’s gifts to the community. We walked by the Peace Garden the other day and were so touched by its beauty and grace! Thank you very much.” ~Karen Daubert and Jared Smith “We are very grateful for Leschi News and the community council!” ~Lee Hibbets

Who could ever want to leave Leschi in the summer? Visit those sunnier climes in the gray of winter. There’s too much to do here in Leschi and adjoining communities. CALLING ALL KIDS! June 10 is the date for our annual Flo Ware Event. Gather at Flo Ware Park (28th & Jackson) from 1–3pm for Cotton Candy, crafts, water balloon fun and more. Free SUMMER CONCERTS Epiphany Parish in Madrona will host Friday night jazz concerts in their courtyard in July. Bring a blanket and picnic supper or order a Pan-Asian picnic supper from Chiiniescatering.com. Lisa De Costa July 6 at 6:30pm Brass Band Northwest July 13 6:30pm Jennifer Kienzle July 20 6:30 pm Jeremy Bacon Quartet featuring Rick Mandyke July 27 6:30pm BRADNER GARDENS hosts a concert with Deems Tsutakawa on July 28. Bring a blanket or chair and a picnic supper as you sit among the lush pea patches and enjoy Deems on the keys. Both Ernestine Anderson Place on Jackson and the Central Area Senior Center continue to have concerts during the summer. We will post these on our website as we receive the information. WADING POOLS will open this summer! Peppi’s Playground wading pool will be filled with water (and tots) from 12 to 7pm on Mondays and Tuesdays, and Powell Barnett Park wading pool hours are from 12 to 7pm on Saturdays and Sundays. The pools will on be filled on hot days (above 70°F) starting June 26, ending August 19. The Parks Department says that the schedule is subject to change, so if it’s important to your planning, call the Aquatics Division or check the Department’s website. (Thanks to John Barber for sleuthing this out!)