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SoCo Meeting Notes – 9/14/2023
SoCoCulture Membership Meeting Notes 9/14/2023, 10 AM - Noon Many thanks to our meeting hosts at the Historical Society of Federal Way - we convened at the Historical Society's offices at the Steel Lake Annex, across the street from Steel...
SoCo Meeting Notes – 5-16-2023
SoCoCulture Membership Meeting Notes 5/16/2023 – 1-3 PM Our meeting was hosted by the Kent Historical Museum (thanks to executive director Dylan High). Mary Clymer, SoCo leadership team member and Renton Municipal Arts Commissioner, served as the emcee. Dylan...
Burien artist uses Italian monuments and manuscripts as inspiration for monoprints
by Eric Mathison Maureen Hoffmann is well known around Burien. Maybe it’s because she’s led Walk-n-Talks around town every month for many years as part of her activities with WABI (Walk/Bike) Burien. Maybe it’s her countless hours helping her hometown become a...
SoCo Meeting Notes – 3-6-2023
Our meeting was hosted by Key to Change Studio (thanks to Dr. Quinton Morris and Shelby Denckla!) and Christina DePaolo, communications director at 4Culture, served as the moderator. Dr. Morris shared his personal history as a young Black violinist growing up in the...
SoCo Meeting Notes – 1-10-2023
SoCoCulture Meeting Notes - Tuesday, January 10, 1-3 PM SoCo Announcements: SoCo membership renewal request will be coming to your e-mail inbox soon – we would love to have your continued participation in SoCoCulture! Please plan to renew your SoCo membership. Dues...
SoCo Meeting Notes – 11-17-2022
Notes from SoCo's 11/17/2022 meeting - Regrouping with Gratitude As we slowly emerge from the pandemic, many of our organizations have experienced "The Great Resignation" effect, while those of us who are still hanging in there are being run ragged! That's why for our...
SoCo Meeting Notes – 9-20-2022
Mary Fertakis of M Fertakis Consulting was the featured speaker at SoCoCulture's 9/20/2022 meeting at the Tukwila Community Center. This was a profoundly helpful presentation, loaded with local historical insight, about reimagining and regrounding the work of boards...
Call to Action – Advocate Against Demolition of Des Moines Masonic Home
When the owner of the former Des Moines Masonic Home property filed for a permit from the City of Des Moines to demolish all structures on the property, including the stately main building, which has reigned as the most prominent landmark on Puget Sound between...
SoCoCulture Strategic Plan 2022-2024
SOCOCULTURE STRATEGIC PLAN – 2022-2024 In the 21st Century, South King County has become one of the most diverse centers of humanity anywhere in the world – we are home to people whose ancestors have lived in this region since time immemorial, to brand-new arrivals...