PubliCalendar: Walking Tree Tour, Stopping Coal Trains, and Celebrating Japanese Culture
Today's picks for civic nerds.
For Sunday
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Tree Walk and Talk
Get some fresh air this Saturday and join tree expert Arthur Lee Jacobson at the southeast corner of Volunteer Park for a walking tree tour. The tour will highlight the diversity of the trees and flowers in the neighborhood—including cherry trees in full bloom, elms, maples, and birches—as well as some of Seattle’s finest early 20th-century architecture.
Capitol Hill Tree Tour, Sun, April 28, 10am-12pm, 15th Ave E & E Prospect St, $10
Coal and Climate Change
Author, environmental rock star, Keystone Pipeline opponent, and 350.org founder Bill McKibben will talk about climatechange, coal, and the Pacific Northwest as part of Queen Anne Methodist Church's The Well's "Food, Faith, and Planet" lecture series. With the controversial new coal terminal at Cherry Point still very much in play, McKibben's talk will be a timely reminder of what we have to lose.
Bill McKibben at The Well: A Gathering Place for Conversation, Sun. April 28, 8:30pm, Queen Anne United Methodist Church, 1606 5th Ave W, $20 ($12 for students)
For Tomorrow
Free State Park Admission
In celebration of National Parks Week, the Washington State Parks Department is waiving parking-pass requirements in all state parks—a $10 savings for those who don't already own a pass.
Free state park admission, Sat April 27 and Sun April 28, state parks across Washington. Hours vary; full list of parks available at the parks department web site.
Safe Workplaces
This day-long forum, sponsored by Organized Workers for Labor Solidarity, will give employees the tools they need to identify and fight back against unsafe working conditions, empower injured workers, and guide people through the L&I claims process.
Self-Defense on the Job: Understanding Labor and Industries, Sat. April 27, 9am-3:30pm, Seattle Labor Temple, 2800 1st Ave, suggested donation $10, sliding scale available.
And For Today
Cherry Blossoms at the Center
Experience a snapshot of Japanese culture at the 38th annual Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival. The festival, which celebrates Japan's history and culture through live performances, visual art, food, music, and more was founded in 1976 in appreciation of 1,000 cherry trees given to Seattle by Japenese Prime Minister Takeo Miki for the US bicentennial.
Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival, Fri, Sat, Sun, April 26-28, 10 am, Center House Main Floor, Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St, free.
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