Urban Sketchers Seattle: Upcoming Sketch Outings

All outings begin at 10 a.m. unless otherwise noted. Throwdown is at 12:30 p.m. in the same location as the initial meeting unless otherwise noted.

July

Sunday, July 21: Jefferson Park
Friday, July 26: Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Museum of Flight

August

Friday, Aug 2: Columbia City
Saturday, Aug 10: Seattle University
Sunday, Aug 18: Up Garden
Friday, Aug 23: Leschi Park/Marina
Saturday, Aug 31: Feriton Spur Park, Kirkland

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Sunday, July 21: Jefferson Park

3801 Beacon Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98106

Meet at the front of the Community Center at 10:00 am.

The park offers views of Seattle, lots of people sketching, some sculpture, interesting playground equipment. The community center has restrooms.

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Friday, July 26: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park

9404 E Marginal Way S, Seattle, WA 98108

Meet at 10 am in front of the park.

This will also be our "Amsterdam symposium Pity Party".

This park just opened on May 25 on the grounds of the West Campus of the Museum of Flight, behind the Aviation Pavilion. It is open to the public and does not require a Museum of Flight admission fee.

In addition to the park itself, there is a view of some aircraft in the Aviation Pavilion. The interesting architecture of the Aviation High School is nearby.

Parking is free. There are restrooms in the lobby of the Space Gallery. We could walk over to the Museum's cafe for lunch after sketching. Again, no entrance fee required in either case.

Park in back of the Simonyi Space Gallery, on the west side of the street, across from the "main museum". Do not drive to the east side of the Museum, near the flight line.

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Friday, August 2: Columbia City

Meet outside Geraldine's Counter at 10 am.
4872 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118

While the area is changing, there are still many older buildings as it is a designated historic district. In case of rain, there are several coffee houses and other spots from which to sketch. There is an historic cinema. There is a PCC market location in Columbia City. A couple blocks north on Rainier Ave. is the Columbia Branch Library (near the north side entrance to PCC) which is a Carnegie library and on the National Register of Historic Places.

There is street parking or a fairly inexpensive lot: Turn east on S. Ferdinant St (coming from the North on Rainier, that's a left turn). Parking lot half a block up on the right. It's $2 per hour and the machine takes cash or card. 3900 S Ferdinand, Seattle, WA

Alternatively, there is a Light Rail stop at Columbia City (4818 Martin Luther King Jr Way S., Seattle). It's a half mile walk to Rainier and our main sketching area.