Upcoming Sketch Outings

Sunday, Aug. 10, 1 – 3:30 p.m.: Pier 58 Waterfront Park (followed by Taiwanese Night Market)

Playground with jellyfish climbing structure

Pier 58, Union Street and Alaskan Way
Meet at the jellyfish-shaped climbing structure

Seattle’s long-anticipated, redesigned Pier 58 (Waterfront Park) is finally complete and looks fantastic! Don’t miss the public art in several places. If you prefer the 100-foot view, sketch the waterfront from Overlook Walk. Meet at the 25-foot jellyfish-shaped climbing structure, which is between Pier 58 and the Great Wheel. (For a graphical overview of the whole area, see Gabi Campanario’s handy map in the Seattle Times.) Pier 58's Taiwanese Night Market begins at 4 p.m. in the same area. If enough sketchers stay for that, we might have a second throwdown later in the evening.

Friday, Aug. 15, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Kruckeberg Garden

Kruckeberg Garden boardwalk

20312 15th Ave NW, Shoreline

Kruckeberg is a four-acre public garden with a unique blend of Pacific Northwest native plants and unusual exotics set in a naturalistic wooded setting. On-site parking is limited. Parking on side streets available. (No parking on walkways or private driveways; please respect posted no-parking signs.) No entrance fee, but donations are appreciated. Meet at the entrance.


 Sunday, Aug. 17, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Capitol Hill and Farmers Market

 

Capitol Hill Light Rail Station North Entrance

Capitol Hill Light Rail Station North Entrance
Broadway E. and E. John St./Olive Way

Sketch in the center of Capitol Hill’s business district, Cal Anderson Park, or the Farmers Market (opens at 11). Meet at the light rail station’s north entrance at the intersection of Broadway and John/Olive Way.

Thursday, Aug. 21, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Beacon Hill

Beacon Hill Light Rail Station

Beacon Hill Light Rail Station
South Lander and Beacon Ave. S.

Meet near the light rail station entrance and sketch the station itself or the neighborhood. Throwdown will be near the station entrance.

Saturday, Aug. 23, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Lincoln Park

Colman Pool at Lincoln Park

8011 Fauntleroy Way SW, West Seattle

Meet at the south parking lot across from SW Cloverdale Street. Parking also available a few blocks away in the neighborhood. A walk to the waterfront (slight incline) on the other side of Colman Pool will bring you to Bruun Idun, a Thomas Dambo troll.

Saturday, Aug. 30, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Leschi Marina and Park

Leschi Market across the street from marina

Meet outside Leschi Market
103 Lakeside Ave, Seattle

Sketch Lake Washington and the marina, the neighborhood’s architecture and storefronts, or the giant sequoia growing in 18-acre Leschi Park. Meet outside Leschi Market across the street from the marina (avoid parking in store’s small lot; the marina has some public parking). 

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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. 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, please welcome any first-timers, decide on a throwdown location, and announce the throwdown time. If you can, please also take a group photo after the throwdown and share on social media with the hashtag #uskseattle . Thank you!

-        Your USk admin team:

Tina (tinakoyama1 [at] gmail)
Kate (mkbuike [at] comcast.net)
Jane (janewingfield [at] gmail.com)
Kim (jkplus2 [at] gmail.com) 

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