Fremont Arts Council

Come together all Fremont Solstice Parade Participants & Volunteers!
Let’s celebrate our accomplishments!

You are all amazing and we’d like to get together, have a little nosh & celebrate each other. Join us!

Friday June 24th
6:30pm
at Fremont Doric Lodge #92, 619 N 36th St
(on 36th between Fremont Ave & Lenin)

Bring:
- food to share
- your plates/utensils/napkins (pack it in/out!)
- & your favorite parade memories

Please pass this along to anyone who was involved in the Solstice Parade &/or Gas Works park Festival: participants, volunteers, & supporters!

We’ll watch some parade footage, hand out some awards, sing our praises, & talk about fun parade moments.

See you there!

See the SOL the parade program: Sol 2011

Parade Route: Parade Map PDF

Parade Line-Up 2011

C.O.W. (Committee of the Whole) meeting tonight at 7:10 pm.

Join us at the Power House for a short pre-parade meeting.

Are you interested in participating in the parade? 

 Parade Rules are few & simple:
☼  No printed words or logos

☼  No live animals (except guide animals)
☼  No motorized vehicles
☼  No actual weapons or fire

 

Clownland Security Wants YOU!

Read over the  FAQs

You may find answers here that you were thinking about asking, but didn’t know who to ask!

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ENSEMBLES:

Ensembles are groups of 5 or more parade participants, or those wanting to include a float, large puppet, or have music/sound. We ask all ensembles to register for the  parade.

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REGISTER:

Its easy & there are a couple of ways to do it:

- Fill out PARADE REGISTRATION online

- Fill out a paper copy of the form by printing a pdf version 2011 Manual Parade Registration, fill out and returned to:

Fremont Solstice Parade ~ Registration, 3940 Fremont Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103- 

Only one form is needed per group.  It is not necessary for everyone in your group to fill out a form.

To learn more about what is expected or what to expect as an ensemble, take a look at the Ensemble Logistics and share this information with everyone in your group.

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FAQ’S  

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VOLUNTEER:Would you like to VOLUNTEER? (Click on that link for a list of opportunities.)We need lots of hands before, during, and after the parade & we’d love to hear from you. ~
SOLSTICE PAINTED CYLISTS:
 
“Naked” & “nude” are misnomers, all of the cyclists are PAINTED.
It is a “Parade For Arts’ Sake” and we encourage everyone to use lots of artistry when considering being involved in the parade.
The Solstice Painted Cyclists group has a website: http://solsticecyclist.org/
Where you can find out more information about what they do & how. 
 
If you plan on participating as a painted cyclist, please be aware of the parade rules noted above (they are
few & simple.)
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We look forward to celebrating the Solstice with you!

~ Ensembles 101 ~
Discussion facilitator: Leslie Zenz
Panel: Brian Kooser, Ann Sloper, & Christie Wolf

Thursday June 9th, 7:10pm

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Are you new, or somewhat new to being an ensemble leader?
Would you like to learn from veteran ensemble captains what they’ve learned?
Come join our experienced parade ensemble  leaders while they give you advice & hints.
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They will answer questions like: How to make a great idea become great street theater?

They’ll also share their insight & learnings from ideas that were fantastic and created unforgettable spectacle and also those that seemed great, but didn’t work out so well.

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Past ensemble leaders have said “This is the class I wished I’d had when I started doing this!”
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This class is intended for anyone planning an ensemble now / or in the future.
Come on down & share in the knowledge and join the discussion.

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~ Wings & Giant Flowers ~
Instructor/ Artist: Leslie Zenz
Fridays, June 3rd & 10th
6-9PM

at the Power House, 3940 Fremont Ave N

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Calling all Fairies and Garden-lovers! In this two-part class, you’ll learn to make wings (fairy, butterfly, or pixie) or giant flowers from wire and fabric.  These beautiful blossoms will tower over the parade crowds giving everyone the chance to feel like a bug in a garden! Use the same technique to make wings.

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We will bend wire frames and attach fabric to create wings, petals and leaves.  Learn how to make wings & flowers in two classes, but it may take longer to finish your project.

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$10 materials fee payable to the instructor, if using instructors fabrics (or bring your own light weight fabric to use)
Geared for ages 13 and up, younger artists must be accompanied by a guardian.

pre-registration suggested

(To PreRegister: email parade@fremontartscouncil.org with class your interested in & your *full name, *email, & *phone.)

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~ Hoops! ~
Instructor / Artist: Leslie Rosen
Saturday June 4th
2:00-4:00pm

at the Power House, 3940 Fremont Ave N

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Come make a hoop!
Wanna hoop in the Solstice Parade but you don’t have a hoop or a snazzy collection of “parade waves”?!  

We’ll make our own hula hoops together and then teach you how to walk the parade route throwing kisses and doing official parade waves used by such import persons as  beauty queens, presidents and the Pope.

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This very serious workshop will be hosted by Leslie Rosen, bellydancer, fire performer and hula hoop teacher at SANCA, Seattle’s Premier Circus School.

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$40 materials fee payable to the instructor.

Class is open to all ages, artists under 16 should have a guardian accomplice.

pre-registration suggested

(To PreRegister: email parade@fremontartscouncil.org with class your interested in & your *full name, *email, & *phone.)

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To learn more info about our talented instructor: www.LeslieRosen.com

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~ Leather Masks & Accessories ~
Instructor / Artist: Mylinda Sneed
Saturday & Sunday, June 4th & 5th
11am-3pm

at the Power House, 3940 Fremont Ave N

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In this two-day weekend intensive for adults, learn to design, shape, fit, and finish a mask or create some other accessory (shin guards, wristlets, shoe spats) out of leather.
You will use leather dye, and/or acrylic paint, and polish to color your creations.
Learn the basics of small project leather sculpting and you can create anything your imagination can dream.

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$50 materials fee payable to the instructor. (Materials for one mask included in fee, large items or additional masks will require more materials, please compensate accordingly.)

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Please bring a sack lunch or snacks to share (we’ll be working through lunch-time!)
Geared for ages 16 and up, younger artists must be accompanied by a guardian. (Kids under 12, only with instructor approval.)
Maximum 12 mask makers, pre-registration suggested

(To PreRegister: email parade@fremontartscouncil.org with class your interested in & your *full name, *email, & *phone.)

DROP IN ART PROJECT: One Million Bones 

One Million Bones is a collaborative art installation designed to recognize the millions of victims and survivors who have been killed or displaced by ongoing genocides and mass atrocities in Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Burma.

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In Spring of 2013, one million bones – made by communities around the US – will flood our nation’s capital.

The Fremont Arts Council is supporting this effort by making bones to send to DC in 2013. 

Our Mission is to create a visible movement that will increase global awareness of these atrocities while raising the critical funds needed to protect and aid displaced and vulnerable survivors.

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For One Million Bones to realize its vision, we need people to create and donate bones for this event.

GET INVOLVED.

Come make a bone in the Powerhouse Studio during studio hours (Mon-Fri 6-9pm, Sat-Sun 12-5pm through June 17th.)

Make another one.

Talk about why you are doing this with everyone.

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See some videos from the ONE MILLION BONES project: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFukmsLLG0k

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