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One-time events and ongoing activities (public and ticketed) in the Emerson-Garfield neighborhood.

2015 COHBC Parking Lot Party (July 26)

2015 COHBC Parking Lot Party (July 26)

This year Christ Our Hope Bible Church (1620 N Monroe) will be holding its free annual Parking Lot Party this Sunday, July 26 from 5:30 to 8:30pm.

The Parking Lot Party is one of COHBC’s many popular, family-friendly events that is open to the wider community. They usually have a bouncy castle, live music, carnival food, face painting, games, raffles and prizes, and lots more.

CoHBC Parking Lot Party 2015

For more info, get in touch with Alex Rappé at alexanderappe@gmail.com or on (509) 994-4800.

Compost Tea Demo (July 17)

Compost Tea Demo (July 17)

This week’s Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market on Friday, July 17 has a follow-up to the popular composting demo that launched the season back in June.

Master Composter and Master Gardener Ryan Herring will be demonstrating the process for making both compost extract and compost tea, and he’ll explain uses of each in your home garden.

This fun, educational demonstration will run for the duration of the market — that is, from 3 to 7pm in the parking lot of Knox Presbyterian (806 W Knox) right in the heart of Emerson-Garfield. Stop by anytime during the market to learn how easy it is to make nutritious rocket fuel for your plants!

Compost Tea Class Flyer

The market is also into the second week of its brand new KERNEL pilot program for kids. This week’s activity deals with companion planting. Kids will get to take part in hands-on learning about how to pair certain plants (like tomatoes and basil) to deter garden pests or avoid competition for soil nutrients. Last week’s transplanting activity was so successful that the organizer ran out of zucchini starts!

See here for more market activities scheduled throughout July.

Since this is a grassroots market run by volunteers from the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council and an intern from Project Hope Spokane, there isn’t the budget to take out big newspaper ads or stage huge concerts. The market relies primarily on social media and word of mouth to let everyone know about its more than 20 vendors plus all the great musicians and activities it hosts. Please make a point to stop by and invite your friends, co-workers, family and neighbors!

Corbin Park Yard Sale (June 20)

Corbin Park Yard Sale (June 20)

The 2015 Corbin Park Yard Sale is this Saturday (June 20).

It runs from 9am to 3pm. Houses on and near the park will have lots of secondhand and gently used items for sale.

While you’re there, snap a photo and send it to us so we have an accompanying image next year.

Trinity Catholic School Cow Plop (June 6)

Trinity Catholic School Cow Plop (June 6)

Trinity Catholic School (1306 W Montgomery) is holding its 25th annual Cow Plop fundraiser on this Saturday, June 6 from 11am to 4pm.

Typically Trinity closes off a one-block portion of Cedar for this popular family-friendly event and brings in carnival-style games and activities. This year they’ll have a human gyroscope, a bouncy house, an obstacle course and arts & crafts.

Cow Plop Flyer 2015

And don’t forget that they’ll have over 50 cash prizes, including $3,100 in prize money for the winner of the bovine bingo. Pizza Rita and Second Chance Ranch mobile petting zoo will be there too.

To buy bingo tickets or request more information, call (509) 327-9369. All proceeds benefit the students at Trinity.

Materials for the May 13 E-G Neighborhood Council Meeting

Materials for the May 13 E-G Neighborhood Council Meeting

The Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council meets this evening (May 13) starting at 6pm in the Corbin Senior Center (827 W Cleveland).

Apologies, by the way, that this announcement with meeting materials is delayed by about 24 hours. We had some last-minute additions to the agenda.

The guest speaker this month is the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency. They’re going to provide some background on their organization and address any seasonal or persistent air-quality issues in Emerson-Garfield and Spokane as a whole.

Then we’ll move into finding a neighborhood rep for an important Public Safety Committee initiative, a pre-season teaser of what’s in store for the important third season of the Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market, and a look at how this year’s Concert in the Park is shaping up.

Plus we’ll discuss a proposed Friends of Emerson Park group, learn about some sweet discounts that have been wrangled exclusively for E-G residents at area nurseries, and hear from a variety of folks about what’s going on around the neighborhood and at the city level.

As always, you can download the materials beforehand as PDFs:

If you live, work or own property in Emerson-Garfield, you’re invited and encouraged to come to these meetings. We regularly see attendance of 40+ people from all over the neighborhood, and there are no dues, fees or other obligations to participate.

It’s a great way to stay informed, meet your neighbors and take an active, grassroots role in shaping your neighborhood for the better!