Parkadilly

July 24, 2016 • Noon-5 p.m.
Live entertainment: Eli Rosenblatt, Recess Monkey, Mikey Mike plus Free ice cream for the first 1,000 entrants!
PCC Kid Picks Tastemobile Environmental Education Programs Nature scavenger hunt; earn a Junior Ranger badge Arts & crafts
- Lawn games and challenges Children’s story times.
- 30 kid-centric booths Grilled hot dog concessionaire.

Parkadilly, kids’ concert, fair & fun at Lake Sammamish State Park
It takes a village to bring a new Eastside festival to Lake Sammamish State Park.
Parkadilly at Lake Sammamish kid’s concert, fair & fun includes many Eastside organizations who are participating in the July 24 event, keeping it free for everyone. Bring your annual Discover Pass or there will be a $10/carload park entry fee.
ArtEast will offer easel painting and print making, while KCLS librarians will offer children’s story times throughout the afternoon. Rhythms of India, a dance school in Redmond, will teach the audience a few Bollywood moves.
REI is offering a kids’ wilderness survival workshop at 2 and 3 p.m. during Parkadilly. The Issaquah Park and Recreation Dept. will lead kids in a baton relay, whiffle ball throw and turbo javelin throw. Springfree Trampoline will let youngsters take a turn jumping, while Eastside Audubon Society provides kids and families with a nature scavenger hunt. Kiwanis club members will grill hot dogs for picnickers.
But the main attraction is on stage, with live back-to-back performances by children’s entertainers Recess Monkey, Eli Rosenblatt and Mikey Mike. Bring your lawn chair or blanket and stay awhile! Guest host Chris Cashman will emcee.
The fun begins at noon and continues until 5 p.m.
Kid-centric vendors will also be on hand, giving parents an opportunity to learn about schools, after-school activities, health care, children’s products, and local non-profits.
Parkadilly is a community celebration hosted by Friends of Lake Sammamish State Park. All proceeds from the event will benefit the $1.1 million all-access destination playground currently under construction. The playground is expected to open in September.
Sponsors of Parkadilly include Windermere East, Virginia Mason Issaquah, Highlands Kids Dentistry and the Issaquah Arts Commission.
Recess Monkey
Parkadilly story ideas:
Parkadilly at Lake Sammamish will benefit the new all-access “destination” playground currently under construction at the park, thanks to fund raising efforts of Friends of Lake Sammamish State Park.
CONTACT: Debbie Berto debbieberto1@hotmail.com 425-392-5393
REI will offer a Wilderness Survival Workshop for Kids at Parkadilly.
CONTACT: Melanie Hodgman mhodgma@rei.com 206-470-4085
The popularity of children’s concerts is on the rise. The music, the lyrics and the shows are so crazy and fun that even parents enjoy them!
Recess Monkey “teachers turned rockers”
Jack Forman gilesforman@gmail.com 206-235-2148
Eli Rosenblatt “salsa, swing, samba and hip-hop”
elisamuelrosenblatt@gmail.com 206-522-1609
Mikey Mike “the rad scientist” Aimee Beauchemain
mikegervaismusic@gmail.com
Junior Ranger badges come with environmental education, taught by Wanda Peters, the new staff naturalist at Lake Sammamish State Park. She offers free drop-in classes every weekend at the park, including during Parkadilly.
CONTACT: Wanda Peters wanda.peters@parks.wa.gov 425-507-7233
Friends of Lake Sammamish State Park is a 3-year young non-profit. The group has already brought more than $5 million in improvements to the park, in addition to adding events like Parkadilly.
CONTACT: Executive Director Janet Farness director@flssp.org 425-577-3657
Kiwanis Club of Issaquah members know their way around a BBQ grill! The team is noted for its world-famous salmon barbeque at the annual Salmon Days Festival and its burgers and dogs barbeque at Issaquah’s annual Concerts of the Green series. Now they will bring their grilling skills to Parkadilly, donating all proceeds to the new playground.
CONTACT: Jeri Toldstedt djdttolstedt@hotmail.com
About Lake Sammamish State Park Lake Sammamish State Park is a 512-acre day-use park with 6,858-feet of waterfront. The park is located at 2000 N.W. Sammamish Road, Issaquah, just north of Interstate 90 at exit 15. Learn more: http://parks.state.wa.us/533/Lake-Sammamish
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