EVERETT — Founded in December 1994, the Washington, D.C.-based company, Step Afrika, is critically-acclaimed for its efforts to promote an understanding of and appreciation for stepping and the dance tradition’s use as an educational tool for young people worldwide.
The city of Arlington will be joined by the Arlington Garden Club and local grower, Mark Lovejoy and the Downtown Arlington Business Association at the annual Arbor Day celebration from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 12 in Jensen Park, at 7801 Jensen Park Lane.
My life is filled with plants. In my nursery I have thousands of them. In my garden probably hundreds. They range from trees to shrubs to ground covering perennials, bulbs and annuals. I love them all, some more than others, but they all bring me great joy at various times of the year. It is this late winter, early spring season that I get the greatest joy from my perennials. Here is why.
The Downtown Arlington Business Association has announced application forms are available for the May Hunt, to be held in the city parking lot south of City Hall along with the Arlington Garden Club’s plant sale on May 17, and for the Arlington Street Fair on July 11, 12 and 13.
This spring’s annual tribute to John Philip Sousa by the North Cascades Concert Band is extra special, according to the band’s assistant conductor, Rob Pattermann.
