June 23’ Newsletter
Special Announcements
We have BIG news!
We have some exciting news to share with you all.
Please join us in extending a warm and enthusiastic welcome to Angela Mercado, our new executive director at UHeights. We are thrilled to embark on this new chapter with Angela, and we can't wait to see what she accomplishments in her new role.
Read our team’s full welcome announcement here.
Summer Park Pop Up is BACK!
We’re back and partnering with the Seattle Neighborhood Famers Market! Every second Saturday from July-September, we will have free live music, interactive booths from local organizations, and special food vendors.
Join us NEXT Saturday, July 8, from 10:30AM - 1:30PM in the UHeights Plaza for our first pop up featuring performances from PSCS Music Bands, Double Dutch Divas, and Kontagious.
Resident Org News
Events from our Resident Orgs!
Jet City Improv: Flagship Show | Fast-paced interactive show, all based on YOUR suggestions. Friday, June 30 at 7:30 PM in the UHeights Drama Room.
University District Farmer’s Market: Year Round Saturday Market | Shop at Seattle’s largest and longest-running farm-and-food only market. Saturdays 9:00AM - 2:00PM on University Way between 50th and 52nd. Parking at UHeights.
Arts and Learning
The end is nigh!
UHeights Theatre Alliance member, Penguin Productions, presents an entirely teen-driven production of Macbeth! on July 14 and 15 at 7:00PM.
Their rendition blurs the surreal nightmare trapped in the Technicolor confines of a 1950s sitcom. You're not going to want to miss it!
Laugh your socks off!
UHeights Theatre Alliance member, Yun Theatre, presents Olivia Xing’s Party School on July 1 at 7:30PM in The Auditorium at UHeights.
Join Olivia Xing as she delves into her experience as a Chinese woman during Covid, riffing on racism and sexism, with humor and entertainment. Get your tickets here!
Our community is SEW helpful!
Our Thursdays at 10 Stitchery Group sewed curtains for Rosie’s Tiny House Village and exceeded the community request, making 43 sets of curtains and raising over $400 for curtain rods.
Thank you to Jennifer, Joan, Kate, Kathy, Linda R., Marianne, and Ruth for your work and partnership with our greater community!
Community Happenings!
Gathering Ground: Summer Awe Walks | Simple everyday experiences can cultivate awe: from witnessing an act of kindness to taking in the natural world on a walk. Connect with others and awe walk. Saturday, July 15 at 10:00AM-11:30AM at Washington Arboretum, Saturday, July 29 at 10:00AM-11:30AM at Ravenna Park | Or take yourself on an Awe Walk. Tool Kit here!