Author: Julie Schickling

Movie Night this Friday, Sept 21

Doors open at 6:30pm, movie at 7pm. Free admission.
Volunteers will be selling popcorn, candy and other movie fare. Bring blankets and pillows or sit in our chairs.

Movie hint: In this 1985 classic, a group of kids embark on a wild adventure to save their neighborhood from dastardly developers after finding a pirate treasure map.

First Friday – Corner Bar

Fri, Sept 7. Starts at 6pm.
On its way to becoming an institution – our third Corner Bar! Your favorite local beer on tap, wine by the glass and September Special homemade Limoncello – all for $3 each. Non-alcoholic drinks $1 each. Peanuts and pretzels for all!

And – back for an encore – the Drew Medak Trio will play jazz standards and maybe even a few requests.

Drew Medak Trio
Drew Medak, piano, Andrew Lihudis, bass and Remy Morritt, drums.

 

“Like” us on Facebook!

The HPIC website is now integrated with our new Facebook page. Click the “Like” button up on the title line of the Facebook page, underneath the fiery cover photo. This will allow you to see updates made to the website posted to your Facebook.  The button will change to “Liked” with a check mark in front of it once you have liked the page.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/HPIC-Highland-Park-Improvement-Club/111530285554629

There are also “like” buttons at the top of each posting. Use those to let your Facebook friends be more aware of what is happening in the community.

Garage Sale Sneak Preview!

This Saturday August 11, 9am to 3pm!

Come one, come all to the annual Highland Park Improvement Club Giant Group Sale. Over 20 participants with a huge variety of stuff, from cool collectibles, to folk/yard art, furnishings, clothing, jewelry, you name it we have it. A one stop shopping experience!

sue bird bobble head

 

Better hurry – or they’ll be gone…!

Sundays in August: New to Nia 4-Week Series

Sundays 8:30 am August 5 – 26
$5/class summer special

Nia is a sensory-based movement practice that draws from martial arts, dance arts and healing arts. It empowers people of all shapes and sizes by connecting the body, mind, emotions and spirit. Classes are taken barefoot to soul-stirring music. Every experience can be adapted to individual needs and abilities. Step into your own joyful journey with Nia, and positively shape the way you feel, look, think and live.

Street Tree Saga and New Green Initiative

The last of our two Crape Myrtles was run over July 1 by an out of control driver on Holden – see the West Seattle Blog coverage here .

But we are not giving up on softening some of our hard surfaces. We are excited that Sustainable Seattle is working with us to bring a Rain Garden to our parking lot. A Rain Garden could help to mitigate some of the runoff from our roof and parking lot. Also, with the collaboration of Sustainable Seattle and HPAC, a Rain Garden at HPIC would help educate the neighborhood about storm water and air quality issues, and provide a demonstration of possible solutions.

The First Corner Bar

Thanks to KOMO and all of you who were there at our very first Corner Bar: check out KOMO’s video here. The video is true – we had a great time. Save the date for the next Corner Bar – Friday, August 3!

The Corner Bar

Friday, July 6, starting at 6pm – help us initiate what we hope will be a monthly Corner Bar at HPIC. Draft beer, wine and non-alcoholic refreshments will be available at our pop-up neighborhood bar. A casual and friendly way to meet new friends and hang out with people you know. $3 gets you a beer or glass of wine, $1 for non-alcoholic beverages. We will have snacks like peanuts and pretzels – if you want more, bring your own or something to share.

The Corner Bar