This fall, Fremont Abbey Arts Center hosted SuperFoods, a pilot program offering free community events to support healthy cooking and creative arts experiences for all ages and incomes. SuperFoods featured cooking classes with guest chefs emphasizing nutrient-rich “superfoods” like blueberries, kale, quinoa, and more. Parents learned how to create nutritious meals and snacks while kids learned dance and visual arts relating to good food and holistic health. Good news- classes will continue through December 10th.

Here’s what attendees from the October classes had to say:

I learned many new cooking techniques and got some great recipes and wonderful info.

I will use more grains and greens in new and fun ways!

I have tried almost every recipe and had great success! (and my family loved it too!)

Participants can join any week. Valued at $30-$50, each class includes free food sampling and supplies. Two sessions are offered every Monday:

• 4-6:30pm FREE class for all ages (priority enrollment for low-income single parents)
• 7-9pm class for ages 21 and older with a $5-15 suggested donation per person

Additional food-centric events at Fremont Abbey Arts Center include:

• Tuesday, 11/27 Appalachia-themed potluck and Pepper Proud concert
• Thursday, 11/29 Fresh Foodies community dinner
• Tuesday, 12/11 SuperFoods celebration and community potluck Saturday
• 12/1 SuperFoods workshop from 10am to noon featuring guest chefs and participation in SWIRL collaborative arts activities for children

Click here to register or for more information.

Fremont Abbey Arts Center is located at 4272 Fremont Ave. N., Seattle.

More than 400 are expected to participate in tomorrow’s Trolloween- (the yearly event that celebrates the birth of the Fremont Troll). The “Haunt of Fremont” starts at the Fremont Troll at N 36^th Street and Troll Avenue N at 7, then heads west on 36^thto Evanston Avenue N; south on Evanston to a private street; and east on a private street to the Fremont Bridge. Seattle Police will escort the procession.

The following streets will be closed from approximately 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.: N 36^th Street adjacent to the Troll between Linden Avenue N and Whitman Avenue N.

From the Fremont Arts Council website:

This fall, Fremont Abbey Arts Center is offering SuperFoods, a pilot program hosting free classes and events to support healthy cooking and creative arts experiences for all:

SuperFoods features cooking classes with guest chefs emphasizing nutrient-rich “superfoods” like blueberries, spinach, kale, quinoa, chia seeds, and more. Parents learn how to create nutritious meals and snacks while kids learn dance and visual arts relating to good food and holistic health.

Classes run now through October 29^th, and from November 5^th to December 10^th. Each class includes free food sampling and supplies. Most classes are on Monday nights with two sessions offered:

● 4-6:30pm FREE class for all ages (priority enrollment for single parents with kids)

● 7-9pm class for ages 21 and older with a $5-15 suggested donation per person

Click here to register for classes, or to find out more about the program.

Fremont Abbey Arts Center

4272 Fremont Ave. N.

Pelican Pub & Brewery, along with Woodland Park Zoo and other conservation partners have joined forces to craft a brand new beer to support the silverspot butterfly population.

The Silverspot IPA was created by Pelican brew masters to celebrate the population augmentation of the threatened Oregon silverspot butterfly in its native grassland habitat. The silverspot was once abundant along the coasts of Washington, Oregon and California until determined threatened in 1980. The loss of habitat and early blue violets – a vital food source for the butterfly – had a detrimental impact on the silverspot population. The Oregon Silverspot Captive Rearing Program is a collaborative habitat restoration and augmentation program helping to increase the silverspot population. Program partners, including Woodland Park Zoo, raise caterpillars in captivity until they become pupae and eventually emerge from the pupae as butterflies. They are then released into protected areas along the Oregon Coast in an ongoing effort to increase the population. One of the protected areas is Cascade Head, visible from the deck of Pelican Pub & Brewery.

“In August, Woodland Park Zoo released more than a thousand silverspot butterflies back into their natural habitat along the Oregon coast,” said Erin Sullivan, a collection manager at the zoo. “It’s a very important conservation initiative to us, and we’re thrilled Pelican joined us and our partners to help raise awareness and support for the silverspot population.”

“To us, this seemed like a natural partnership,” said Ken Henson, Pelican Pub & Brewery’s general manager. “We have been waiting for an opportunity to produce an English style IPA, which will be a little more accessible to the average beer drinker. We’re excited about the cross-promotional opportunity and for the public awareness of the Oregon silverspot.”

Photo by Ryan Hawk/Woodland Park Zoo

The new brew is available at select PCC Natural Markets, Whole Foods and QFC locations. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this beer will help fund conservation efforts for the Oregon silverspot butterfly. Click here for more information.

Great news neighbors! Seattle reLeaf still has free trees for residential yards available through the Trees for Neighborhoods program including western red cedar and fernleaf beech. As mentioned on our sister site, the deadline to apply for one of these handsome trees is October 21, and you can apply here.

Swedish Medical Center invites local guys aged 40 and up to enjoy free drinks and appetizers while watching the Seahawks take on the Panthers this Sunday as part of a Prostate Health event called ‘Know Your Stats’ at Hale’s Ales Brewery. Swedish is hosting the event to better educate men about the recent controversy surrounding prostate health.

Prostate cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer effecting men. An estimated 241,740 men in the United States will be diagnosed in 2012 with prostate cancer, and roughly 28,170 of them will not survive the disease, according to the American cancer society. If caught early, however, prostate cancer can be very effectively treated. An estimated 2.5 million American men who were diagnosed and treated early are still alive today. Screenings such as the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test can be vital to identifying the disease at an early stage. The US Preventative Task Force recently rescinded their recommendation for men 40+ to receive regular PSA screenings, a simple test that detects cancer cells in the prostate. Swedish aims to bring clarity to the situation and provide the community with a clear sense of what screening and treatment options are available for prostate cancer.

Event goers at ‘Know Your Stats’ event will have an opportunity to speak with the region’s top urologists and robotic-assisted surgeons as well as individuals who have experienced prostate cancer firsthand.

DETAILS

Sunday, Oct. 7, Noon – 4 p.m.

Hale’s Ales Brewery, 4301 Leary Way Northwest (take the side entrance to the Palladium)

Free street parking near the brewery

Free drinks and appetizers will be provided to guests during the event

Space is limited, please RSVP here or call 206-386-6797

From our sister site Queen Anne View

Bring your lantern or buy a pre-made lantern to help the Fremont Arts Council raise money and parade around Green Lake celebrating the Fall Equinox this Friday night.

Organizer Peter Toms writes

The Autumn Equinox is approaching and we are getting the mojo together for another fabulous amazingly beautiful nighttime event. The event is produced by the Fremont Arts Council whom you could say knows a thing or two about putting on a great parade! … As always we will start at 7 pm at the Aqua Barn on the south end of Green Lake. As soon as it’s full dark we’ll head out onto the parade route with the bands rocking and all the coolest lanterns and lighty lights out and about. We’ll end at the Secret Banquet with cider, cookies and treats, more music and fun, and of course King Winter will appear to oversee the festivities. Last year it was a gorgeous evening and the moon was riding high in the sky for the Autumn Equinox. This year will be even better! All lanterns, puppets, lit up costumes, lighty toys, burner wear etc are welcome…we will have lanterns for sale at the event – please do buy a lantern and support the FAC! Even if you already have one. You just can’t have too many lanterns. And this is how the event raises money so that it can continue on each year.

Luminata participants will get down to music from the Orkestar Zirkonium marching band, and One Love marching band led by funkiest trombone Marc Smason. All ages are welcome, and festive dress is encouraged. Meet at the South End of Green Lake, next to the boat launch / water amphitheater (begin gathering at 7pm, parade starts at dusk).

For more information, click here.

Police officers and medics responded to the corner of Fremont Ave. and 34th this Sunday afternoon for a report of an assault with weapons.  Police say the early indication is a suicide near the Waiting for Interurban statue.  Several lanes are closed in the area, backing up traffic through the neighborhood.

Looking for something to do in Fremont tonight?

The Moth – Seattle StorySLAM

8pm tonight at the Fremont Abbey (4272 Fremont Ave N)

Tickets are $16 for this nationally renowned storytelling event

Or

BLVD Park

8p, Nectar Lounge (412 N 36th St)

$5, 21+

Tomorrow?

Fremont First Friday Art Walk

Or how ’bout this?

Or this?

More music?

A Sports fan, perhaps?

We know, we know…this event is not in Fremont. But we also know that Fremont holds a special place in their collective heart for Seattle icon J.P. Patches and his decades-long legacy of delighting kids and adults alike.

Chris Wedes played J.P. Patches for more than 50 years. He died July 22 after a long battle with blood cancer. He was 84. A free public celebration of of J.P. Patches and Wedes’ life will take place this Saturday, September 8, at 11:00 am at McCaw Hall (the Opera House) at the Seattle Center. The event will be hosted by Chris’s longtime friend Pat Cashman, who will be joined onstage by family members and other Patches Pals to honor Wedes and remember his unique spirit.

Doors open at 10- seating is first-come, first-served and there is a $5 suggested donation. All proceeds go to Seattle Children’s Hospital, (a favorite charity of J.P. and the Wedes family).

The celebration will be streamed live here and rebroadcast on channel 7 at 8pm that night.

School starts tomorrow for mini Fremonsters (and kids in other Seattle neighborhoods as well). Be sure to watch out for school buses and masses of kids walking to and from school!

Hello, The lyrics to this song aren’t particularly family friendly, but… Macklemore’s newest video…was shot partially in Fremont.

HA! Is the new restaurant in the old Hunger spot. Named for a woman with a distinctive laugh and painted bright colors (reds and oranges, almost ombre-like) by Fremont-favorite Daly’s, the American with a splash of Mexican spot is hoping to open in mid-September. Serving 3 squares a day, the aim is a fun and delicious place to dine. Looking forward to it!

6:45 p.m. That helicopter hovering over the neighborhood is for an accident on Aurora at 59th. Seattle Police say a pedestrian was struck by a car, and Aurora will remain closed “for at least two hours.”