Upcoming Sketch Outings

Saturday, Sept. 2: Lincoln Park
10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
8011 Fauntleroy Way SW, Seattle
Meet at Colman Pool
A new location for USk Seattle, Lincoln Park in West Seattle offers “a mile of seawalls, rocky beaches to a bluff of grassy forests, and meadows with play and picnic areas galore” (Parks Department website). Park in lot No. 2 on the south end of the park and meet outside the entrance to Colman Pool. 

Entrance to Colman Pool (image borrowed from Parks Department)

Friday, Sept. 22: Columbia City
10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Meet outside Geraldine's Counter  
4872 Rainier Ave S, Seattle

While the area is changing, many older buildings still stand in this historic district. In case of rain, several coffee houses, PCC Market and other spots offer shelter. A couple blocks north on Rainier Avenue South is the Columbia Branch Library (near the north entrance to PCC), which is a Carnegie library on the National Register of Historic Places.  

Parking: Metered street parking, 2-hour limit. Lot at 3900 S Ferdinand St.: Turn east on South Ferdinand Street at Geraldine's Counter. Parking lot is half a block up on the right. $2 per hour, credit cards only. Alternatively, the light rail stops at 4818 Martin Luther King Jr Way S., a half mile to our sketching area.

Columbia City (image borrowed from Team Diva Real Estate)

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PLEASE NOTE: At most USk outings, at least one admin is present to act as “leader” for that event. Very occasionally, no admins are available to attend due to unforeseen circumstances. If you have attended previously and know the drill, and you notice that no admins have stepped up to start the outing at the appointed start time (usually 10 a.m.), please welcome any first-timers, decide on a throwdown location, and announce the throwdown time (usually 12:30 p.m.). If you can, please also take a group photo after the throwdown and share on social media with the hashtag #uskseattle . Thank you!

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urbansketchers-seattle@googlegroups.com . We are also experiencing occasional problems with our emails not going out at all or only to some members. It’s frustrating and annoying, but we don’t know how to resolve it. Hopefully we’ll soon be able to go back to having a standing meeting day, at least through the summer! Thanks for bearing with us as we continue to schedule outings on short notice!