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Mercy Housing Selected to Redevelop Lake City Community Center: The redevelopment will include a combined community center and affordable housing units to address housing needs and create vibrant shared spaces in the neighborhood. Learn more about the Lake City Community Center redevelopment.
Check Out the Spring Lineup for Artists at the Center: Artists at the Center supports emerging and established artists while broadening the arts and cultural experiences in the Uptown Arts & Cultural District. See the schedule of upcoming performers.
Celebrate the New South Park Plaza, April 26: Join Seattle Parks and Recreation Saturday, 12-2 p.m. for a ribbon cutting celebration at the new park. The free community celebration is an opportunity to meet neighbors, enjoy music and food, and explore the new community space. Learn more about the South Park Plaza celebration.
Technology Matching Fund Spotlight: Boys & Girls Clubs of King County: A 2023 winner of the City of Seattle Technology Matching Fund grant, the YouthForce program helps South Seattle youth from underserved communities use technology for college and career planning and preparation. Read more on Boys & Girls Clubs of King County Youth Force program.
Get the Scoop on Those Yellow Bags Spotted Across Seattle: Have you gone on a walk or drive recently and spotted those bright yellow bags? They are part of Seattle Public Utilities Adopt a Street program which provides free supplies to volunteers who want to help clean up their neighborhoods. See how you can pitch in to keep Seattle clean!
Bicycle Weekends on Lake Washington Boulevard are Back: On scheduled weekends from May to September, a portion of the lakeside street will be closed to motorized vehicles from 10 a.m. Saturday to 6 p.m. Sunday. See event dates for the Bicycle Weekends.
Attention All Artists! Grants Open for 2026 Downtown Activations and Exhibitions: Grants up to $50,000 are available to support projects by individual artists, cultural producers, arts administrators, creative workers, community groups, and arts and cultural organizations with a theme of “We Still Dream a Future.” Learn more about the grant, and apply by June 3.
“She Marches in Chinatown” Documentary Community Screening at MOHAI
In 1952, Asian American girls had no extracurricular activities until Ruby Chow created the Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team, the only one of its kind in the world. Learn about the team’s history at a screening of She Marches in Chinatown, a documentary by Della Chen, at MOHAI, May 10 at 11 a.m. followed by a performance by the drill team. Learn about how the drill team continues to define, represent and celebrate the evolving Asian American experience of its dedicated multigenerational participants. In addition to the event at MOHAI, community screenings will be held on May 3, at 11:30 a.m. at the Seattle Center Armory, and May 15 at 6 p.m. at Wing Luke Museum.
Learn more on the Museum of History and Industry website.
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Wa Na Wari Celebrates its Sixth Birthday with a Cake Dance
On April 19, community gathered at the Georgetown Ballroom to watch friends and loved ones dance for cake. Organized by Wa Na Wari, this Cake Dance honored the Central District Black arts space and cultural center's sixth birthday with performances by Black professional dancers drawing on the long history of African diasporic dance. Cake dances or cakewalks originated in the pre-Civil War South by enslaved Africans on plantations where they'd dance for cake. First dubbed as "prize walk," the dance originally started off as a way to poke fun at the formal dances of white folks with the best dancers being awarded their prize in the form of cake by the plantation master (who probably wasn't in on the joke).
Read full story in the South Seattle Emerald.
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