Our grassroots effort to create a community arts and ideas center at MLK continues to grow.
We've held several more organizational meetings, and are awaiting the start of the city's School Use Advisory Committee process.
In the past month, our group has had positive meetings with school board members Harium Martin-Morris and Cheryl Chow, as well as legislative aides to city council members Nick Licata and Sally Clark. We're in the process of starting a nonprofit and we're hoping to organize a little Madison Valley arts and music festival this summer to draw attention to our efforts.
If you'd like to help out, please contact me, Andy Engelson at aengelson@speakeasy.net.
We're also looking to talk to potential programming partners: arts organizations, theater groups, kids activity programs, etc. Let us know if you're interested in being a part of the vision at MLK.
You can also help by contacting school board member Mary Bass and urging her to actively support a community arts and idea center at MLK school. Her e-mail address is mary.bass@seattleschools.org.
Thanks!