It’s a bunch of tulips, with a message: “For whoever finds us! 💐 Wishing you a bright and beautiful day.” And it’s signed, “C & R.”  

How sweet is that?

“Don’t know who C & R are,” Jim wrote us on Instagram. “I left them alone for the next passerby.”

Here’s hoping that C & R — whoever you are — made a lot of folks smile last week.

On that note, you’ve got til noon today to send in your answers to this question: “What keeps you in Seattle?” Is it someone you love, somewhere you work, something else worth staying or fighting for? We’ll be sharing back your answers in a weeklong series we’re launching on Wednesday, Seattle 165th birthday. Got a minute to tell us your story? Share it with us here.

Now, let’s help you make some plans…

MONDAY

🎶  Wind down with a gospel choir (University District)
🗣  Ask what mass transit would look like if we’d voted for it 50 years ago (Columbia City)
💡  Watch a debate about the future of U.S.-China relations (Downtown) — thanks for the rec, Tina Vlasaty!

TUESDAY

🎟  See an all-women cast perform Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” (Queen Anne)
🍴  Get geeky about the science of ice cream with Molly Moon (Queen Anne)

WEDNESDAY

🗣  Get lost in local stories at The Moth (Downtown)
🎈  Run around with the kids and go on a scavenger hunt (Burien)
🗣  Listen to stories from indigenous women (Pioneer Square)
💡  Hear from someone who lived on the International Space Station (Queen Anne)
💪  Learn how to help local immigrants at Impact Hub’s Lunch + Learn, an Evergrey partner event (Pioneer Square)

THURSDAY

🍿  Catch a short movie or two (Queen Anne)
🎶  Hear original songs by local artists inspired by The Handmaid’s Tale (Fremont)
🍴  Eat local to support West Seattle neighbors (West Seattle)
🗣  Ask about the forthcoming U-District light rail station (University District)

FRIDAY

🍺  Grab a bite to eat and try new beers on a boat (Wallingford)
🎶  Hit the dance floor to help out your LGBTQ+ neighbors (Belltown)
🎟  See a play about three women’s “web of personal, cultural, and national identity crises” — through June 3 (Downtown) — thanks for the rec, Cynthia Brothers!

SATURDAY

💡  Learn Fremont’s past from a local historian (Fremont)
🎈  Head to this popular Street Scramble scavenger hunt (Gig Harbor)
🎈  Take the fam to the Northwest Folklife Festival with the fam — through May 28 (Queen Anne)

SUNDAY

🎶  Sway to some jazz (Greenwood)
🍿  Watch films about the Asian immigrant experience (Downtown)
🏞  Ooh and ahh at minerals, gems, and fossils (Lake City)
🍴  Eat pancakes and hear Bach played on a marimba (Capitol Hill)

Going to one of these? Take us with you! Email a pic to [email protected] or tag #theevergrey on Instagram. See more upcoming events on our events page, and add your own events with an Evergrey membership.

🙏  Wednesday: Meditate with the help of a brain tracking app at the next Impact Hub Lunch + Learn (Pioneer Square)

📖  May 30: Hear where Seattle stands on immigration policy and how you can welcome immigrants to the city at this Impact Hub Lunch + Learn. (Pioneer Square)

Want to partner on your event with us? Here’s how.

HEY ICE CREAM LOVERS 🍦

Our own Mónica Guzmán is going to be hanging out with Molly Moon Neitzel, Seattle’s ice cream queen, to learn how to make our favorite frozen dessert.

Stay tuned on our Facebook page this afternoon. Their Facebook Live should start around 3:45 p.m.

See ya soon. — The Evergrey