Looking to expand your cultural activities? Celebrating Tanabata at the Japanese Garden in Washington Park Arboretum might be just the thing. The event will be held from 10 am to 7 pm on Saturday, July 9th.
The garden has a regular entrance fee, but there is no extra charge for the celebration.
For details about Tanabata and the garden, see this Parkways blog post.
It’s difficult for me to believe, but it’s been forty years since Freeway Park in Seattle opened to the public. I was a teenager living in Edmonds at the time, and I remember thinking it was such a cool and creative way to bring green into the middle of the city.
Freeway Park was the first park in the U.S. to lid an interstate, and was an impressive feat of engineering.
I’ve been thoroughly enjoying our cooldown over the last two or three weeks after a too hot spring. But warm and sunny weather is headed our way again, so you might soon be looking for ways to cool off, especially if you have kids.
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