Earth Day and Celebrating our Neighborhood
Here is a tiny nudge to remind us all that Earth Day is on Monday April 22, 2024. This time of year, you cannot miss the joys that our Earth unfolds each spring- the fresh green of leaves, the cacophony of colors in bloom, the reassuring return of warm air and longer days. You may not be a gardener or an environmentalist, but it is impossible to ignore Madison Park’s beautiful streets, garden views and parks that we all get to share- for free.
Here are three upcoming opportunities to enjoy, enhance, and affect the continued beauty of our neighborhood.
Spring Clean Day
Part of the City’s Adopt-A-Street program, Spring Clean day takes place this coming Saturday, April 20th from 9-noon. Check in at our table at the corner across from Bert’s Red Apple. We will have brooms and rakes and yard waste and litter bags- hopefully enough gloves for all. But if you have a favorite tool, extra broom/rake or your own gloves, please bring them. Help for 1, 2 or 3 hours, sweeping, raking, weeding and cleaning in our business area and the parks and surrounding blocks. Additional details are HERE.
Beautify Madison Park
Our Beautify Madison Park project is also moving ahead with great progress. Our goal is to bring 10 flowering containers to the business district this Spring and 10 more in the Fall, along with more plantings for under the trees and surrounding areas. Our poster with all this information should be coming out in the next two weeks so please stay tuned and answer our call to help fund year-round beautiful containers and plantings for our community.
Madison Park Garden Tour
Topping off the gift of enjoying our local beauty is the Madison Park Garden Tour- Saturday, May 18th from 10 until 3:00. For only $20, you can tour 12 gardens in Madison Park- get ideas for your own garden and stroll through the hidden gems of gardens along the flats of our community. All sales go to support Friends of Madison Park events and projects. Tickets are on sale HERE.
Shop at the Pop-Up Artisan’s Market, taking place that day at the Bank of America parking lot.
SAVE THESE DATES
Saturday April 27th 6-10 p.m- Enjoy “MCGILVRA MAGIC”- Grab friends for an evening of fun while you support McGilvra Elementary School’s Auction. All are welcome. Tickets and Details are HERE.
Saturday, May 4th 10:30-11- Family Story Time at Madison Park playground. For children ages 0-5.
Tuesday May 14th, 7-8:30- our final 2024 neighborhood TED Talk with world-renowned astronomer Bruce Balick speaking about the wonders being discovered with the advances of the James Webb Telescope. Only $15, at the Bathhouse. Register HERE.
Saturday June 1, 7-11 p.m.- “A Walk in the Clouds”- Friends of Madison Park’s Second Chance Prom at the MLK FAME Community Center in Madison Valley. Grab your friends, get dressed to the nines, put on your dancing shoes and rock the night away to the 8 piece band, Moxie and the Music Factory’s Jazz quartet. Tickets are only $50/ and include your very own prom photo. 21 plus. Buy Ticket and find more details HERE..
Saturday, June 22- Pub Crawl Madison Park. More details coming soon.
Saturday July 13, 12-2: Children’s Parade and Picnic at the Madison Park playground/park. Arrive 11:45 near Starbuck’s to decorate for the parade. FREE. Games, face painting, hot dogs, snow cones and more!
Thursday, August 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29- 6:30-8:00- Music in the Park Series returns for 5 Thursdays this year. Band Line-Up coming soon! Enjoy this annual and FREE event in Madison Park park.
Friday, September 6- Madison Park Art Walk. Details coming soon.
Saturday, October 12- “Party for the Park” a evening to support the Friends of Madison Park at the Seattle Tennis Club, 7-11 p.m. Details coming soon.
SUPPORT FRIENDS OF MADISON PARK
3 simple ways to support Friends of Madison Park and know what is happening locally:
