We wanted to let you know of two opportunities to check out the Armory and envision its future as a Creative Campus and neighborhood asset.
The dates are coming up this weekend:
Friday, October 1, 5-7pm. This is an opportunity for the neighborhood and stakeholders to walk through the building and talk with staff and the consultant – sort of a soft opening.
Saturday, October 2, 12-6pm. This open house is in conjunction with Arts Walk, and culminates with the lighting of the building at dusk.
The Winter Window Walkabout is completed now. It went from 12/16 to 12/31. Thanks to all of you who decorated your windows and yards. It was cool to walk around the neighborhood and see all the decorations. And thanks to those of you who put your sites on the ENA Winter Window Walkabout map!
Here are the winners of the Left Bank Pastry gift certificates ($50):
Best Kids Window: 1512 Legion Way SE Title: Advent Calendar
Best Family Window: 820 Boundary SE Title: The Rogers Holiday House
Best Community Theme: New Bridge Church, 812 Central St. SE Title: Jesus Christ is the same Yesterday… and Today & Forever
The Eastside Neighborhood Association is always interested in organizing neighborhood events. If you have any recommendations for the next Walkabout event at the end of 2021, let us know. Your thoughts about any other neighborhood events or activities are also welcome. Thanks! Wishing you all a wonderful year!!!
The Eastside Neighborhood Association invites you to walk around the neighborhood to view holiday-decorated windows. The event is the Winter Window Walkabout and the theme is “Community.” We’ll provide a map providing the locations of the decorated windows and we’ll provide a link on Nextdoor and our Facebook page, when the map is ready.
Everyone can participate!
Please consider decorating one or more of your windows prior to the December 16th. You can use tempera paint (washes off easily), paper, or any other means to reflect the “Community” theme. Think about reflecting the positive aspects of our neighborhood and this year’s holidays. Decorating your window may be a fun thing to do prior to the December holidays. And it will help improve the quality and togetherness of our neighborhood.
You may also like to use paper to decorate your window.
Another option is to highlight your Christmas light display.
And here’s a link to photos of holiday decorated windows on Pinterest: Holiday Window Painting
If you are a window decorating expert, you can share advice on Nextdoor our ENA Facebook page or volunteer to help decorate somebody’s window.
Prizes
We are pleased to announce that we will be awarding prizes to participants.
Categories include;
Best kids window (done mainly by kids)
Best family window (full family effort)
Best “community” theme
If you wish to officially submit for prize consideration and to be put on the map we will need the following from you;
Your name (Family name will do)
Email address
Location/Address of display (any special instructions, ie Window top left corner of house)
Category you are submitting for
Optional, name of display
The information will be used on the map.
If you choose to decorate your window, please provide your address through Nextdoor or send it to Nathan Allan (ne******@***il.com) or Roger Horn (ro********@***oo.com) by December 15th. We will use addresses (not names) to create a map of window locations. You may also contact Roger or Nathan if you have questions or suggestions about the event.
Hope you will join us and have a fun time viewing the holiday windows in the neighborhood!
