Mount Rainier/Gateway Arts District Better Block Project: Saturday April 28th

Information on last year's event is on the Gateway CDC website.

About Better Block Project:

Update: 

The base coat of the mural is done, We've exceeded our Kickstarter campaign goal, raising over $7,000, This Saturday, help us finish strong!  Saturday, April 28, 2012  12 noon - 5pm  Rhode Island and Eastern Avenue

Fun and Activities for Everyone! Citizen Paint Project - join the crew and finish the mural  Live Music! Featuring Bruce Hutton, Jacob Howley and Friends, AJQ + 1, and the Mount Rainier Jam Band  Green Living Workshops including yoga, composting demos, and DIY plant propagation  Youth Activities including hula hooping and crafts by Artworks

On April 28, 2012, the Better Block Project will bring creative energy to the entrance of Mount Rainier and the Gateway Arts District. Join us for all the day's activities including the Citizen Paint Project, pop-up galleries, a specialty recycling center, workshops on green and creative living, youth activities, local food, and entertainment.

Questions? Want to volunteer? Contact Neena Narayanan.

One of the events will be a pop art gallery at the Thrifty Car Rental building on Rhode Island Avenue from noon to 5pm, with an artist's reception from 3-5pm.

-- Gateway Arts District plan
-- original Better Block project, Dallas
-- article, "How to Build a Better Block"
-- Tactical Urbanism manual