Fremont Yellow Submarine Blog

Post Parade Party

blumeanies — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 05:39:20 +0000

Hi Everybody!

Thank you for your enthusiastic participation in the Yellow Submarine ensemble in the Solstice Parade this year! People really loved it and we got some footage on the 11o’clock news. Some photos that people have sent me are attached. More to come!

Thank you to all of you who chipped in $ to reimburse Peter and the float crew! We’ve received $87; they spent $250. If you’d still like to contribute, please send a check to Peter Weston at 8702 19th Ave NW; Seattle, WA 98117.

There’s a post-parade party at the Fremont Abbey this Friday….! (FAC details below)

All together now!

Denise

Dear Fremont Solstice Parade Participants & Volunteers,

You are amazing and we’d like to get together, have a little nosh & celebrate each other.
Meet us at the *Fremont Abbey* http://www.fremontabbey.org/
* Friday June 25th 6:30pm*
Bring: food to share
> your festive self utensils/plates/glasses & any eating accoutrements (its pack it in/out!) This party is sponsored in part by Fremont Abbey Arts Center.
Reminder:
*Power House Re-Instatement *
*Saturday June 26th 1-5* put your “grubbies” on, bring your organizational self & help clean the Power House & float building area

Pick up something along the parade route that needs to get back to the Power House?
Bring it to the Clean up on Saturday & we’ll find the owner &/or put it away.

We had fun celebrating the Solstice with you!
Mylinda Sneed
Solstice Parade Coordinator
Fremont Arts Council
(206) 547-7440
Power House: 3940 Fremont Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103
www.fremontartscouncil.org

Donate & make this a sustainable event:

http://myfremont.org/Default.aspx?pageId=219199&wofg=false&wstepNo=1&wctxId=02e8686cd83e46c2b060643c489bf561

Thanks for a great Parade!

blumeanies — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 04:46:08 +0000

By all accounts the Yellow Submarine Ensemble was the favorite at the 2010 Fremont Solstice Parade. Everyone did such a great job with their costumes and variations on the theme. Kudos to the float builders, Peter Weston and friends for building a perfect submarine. Thanks to Norma and Denise for organizing and visualizing…Everyone participated and did a great job. The band was fantastic and so were the Fab Four, John, Paul, George and Ringo.

Here is a link to my photo stream. (diane)
www.flickr.com/photos/picturegirl/show

pinwheel carriers

blumeanies — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:23:59 +0000

I’m going to carry one of the giant pinwheels in the parade. There are two more, anyone need something as a prop?

contact diane

diane@dianetdesign.com

Work/ Play Parties scheduled and Update on Ensembles

blumeanies — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 06:55:03 +0000

Yellow Submarine Update

Lots of progress on the Yellow Submarine! And lots of opportunities for volunteers- Hope you can make it to some of these work/play parties! Time to make this ensemble ship-shape!

Friday (June 11) 6-9pm – Powerhouse (3940 Fremont Ave N)
Sunday (June 13) 12-6pm – Powerhouse
Yellow Sub and Sgt. Pepper’s bandstand floats and associated props. Fun with cardboard, paint, papier mache, and exploration of breakthrough float techniques. Help with elements like paper mache-ing the rudder, propellers, making the groovy periscopes… and other assorted fun tasks.

Thursday (June 17) 5-7:30pm
Costume workshop at the Ballard Library community room! (headed up by Jalair and Denise)
Focus will be on the groovification of you Denizens of Pepperland! This is also a great place to “plug in” if you want to join us, but don’t know where you fit in yet. Please bring solid (or striped or polka-dotted… BIG, graphic prints are best) pants/ skirt and shirts that can be cut up/ painted or otherwise altered permanently. Also bring an iron, scissors and a sewing machine if you have one. If you haven’t already spent time looking at the movie or images from the movie, PLEASE check it out BEFORE you make a costume plan…!!! Lots of images on the web and movie snips on youtube. We don’t want this to be St. Pepper meets the Grateful Dead!

Friday Nite (June 18) FLOAT MOVE! (stay tuned for time) All available hands on deck! The floats get moved down the hill to the staging area. Wear white, safety orange and/or reflective clothes, sturdy shoes, bring flashlights, glow stix… This is a blast!

And in the meantime, brush up on the words to “Yellow Submarine” and “All You Need is Love!” We hope our ensemble inspires the audience into a “sing along!”

Update on Ensembles:

Still needed:

Way-Out Float pushers (minimum of 8 people needed)

Apple Bonkers (on stilts!): Clayton, Patrick Casey (?),… hearing rumors- but need an update on this. We’re trying to get costume support for this group and need a clear count (and measurements!).

Snapping Turks

Suckophant, Kinky-Boot Beasts, and other amazing creatures from the Sea of Monsters

Old Lord Mayor

Evil Clowns

We’ve got!

The Beatles in Liverpool: (Yay!)
George: Eric Stoval
Ringo: Giovanni
Paul: Yoni Wexler
John: Rob Raymond

Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band:
Kiki, Sasha, Salamandir, and friend from the Fremont Philharmonic (Yay!!!)

Blue Meanies (15 of them Meanies- Yay!): Lida, Lars, and Denise Henrikson; Naomi Rue, Israel and Sammy Evans, Jasper and Zsa-zsa Toms, Laura B, Nicole and David Wexler, Oleana, Dave Lacey, Jade Weston, Linda Greenway … On Solstice, Fremont goes BLUE-Y!

Giant Glove: Peter Weston (Peter has been super busy heading up the Submarine and he’d love some support realizing his vision for a Blue Glove on rollerblades! If you are handy and available to help, please come to a float-build work party and consult with Peter to either help with glove- or the sub so he can focus on the glove…)

Young Fred: Mama Rosa riding a Norma-created sub sub (Yay!)

Nowhere Man: Norma Baum as Jeremy Hilary Boob, Ph.D (Yay!)

Denizens of Pepperland and Sea of Holes: Jalair, Gopal, Jaya and 15+ friends (Yay!)

You as Beatles Cut-out: (Yay Oleana!) A 2-d mural of the Beatles with faces cut out so people can stand behind and become the “Fab Four”!

Making magic at the Powerhouse

blumeanies — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 07:08:19 +0000

Yellow Submarine Tattoo

Here are some pictures I took this weekend and last at the Powerhouse. Note the yellow submarine tattoo that was found on a passerby!

http://tiny.cc/51nny

Giant Pinwheels

blumeanies — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:53:18 +0000

I found three giant pinwheels at the PowerHouse. I claimed them for us, now they just need to be painted and psychedelized for the parade. They are upstairs at the Power house.

Submarine Build

blumeanies — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:51:18 +0000

Lars email:
lhenrikson@mac.com

Contact Lars if you want to help with this.

Giant Flower workshop

blumeanies — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:48:37 +0000

Giant Flowers Class Fri’s 6/4 & 6/11, 6pm

*~ Giant Flowers ~*Instructor/ Artist: Leslie Zen

*Fridays, June 4**th** **& 11**th*

*6-9PM*
Calling all Fairies and Garden-lovers! In this two-part class, you’ll
learn to make giant flowers from wire and fabric.

These beautiful blossoms will tower over the parade crowds giving
everyone the chance to feel like a bug in a garden!

We will bend wire frames and attach fabric to create petals and leaves.

Learn how to make these flowers in two classes, but it may take longer to
finish your project.

$10 materials fee payable to the instructor, if using instructors fabrics
(or bring your own light weight fabric to use)

Geared for ages 14 and up, younger artists must be accompanied by a
guardian.

(pre-registration suggested)

All classes are a suggested $5 donation, this helps us purchase more
materials for future classes, and keep the lights on at the Power House.

(DONATIONS <http://fremontartscouncil.org/donate/> of any size are always
welcome & encouraged.)

Materials fees are payable directly to the instructor on the day of class,
scholarships may be available on a case-by-case basis, please email “parade
(at) fremontartscouncil (dot) org” with your information and need for
assistance.

Workshop Class
PRE-REGISTERATION<http://spreadsheets.google.com/a/fremontartscouncil.org/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dHM1MEQyRnhFd1NYXzRTMF96ZldTcVE6MQ>
(click
the link)

We look forward to celebrating the Solstice with you!
Mylinda Sneed
Solstice Parade Coordinator
Fremont Arts Council
(206) 547-7440

Story Line

blumeanies — Sat, 29 May 2010 22:45:46 +0000

A snapshot of the story line:

80,000 leagues below the sea lay Pepperland, a peaceful & beautiful place filled with happiness & music. But they are attacked by the Blue Meanies who hate music & turn the people & Pepperland blue & silent w/ anti-music missiles. Sargeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is imprisoned in giant blue bubble. Capt Fred takes the Yellow Sub (from atop a pyramid) to above the sea to find help. He lands in London. The Beatles join him in the Yellow Sub back to Pepperland to save the people & return music, love & peace to Pepperland thereby driving out the Blue Meanies. A treacherous journey ensues below the sea as they try to find their way to Pepperland. They take on a curious fellow named Jeremy along the way. When they arrive, the Blue Meanies are continuing to wage war in Pepperland. The Beatles drive them back with music, find & release their doubles, Sargeant Pepper’s LHCB Band, from the bubble. Together they bring the people back to life & successfully end the war as a united front with the people. The Blue Meanies’ Chief is outwitted by Jeremy. The Meanies transform into peaceful members of Pepperland. “ALL TOGETHER NOW!”

Characters

blumeanies — Sat, 29 May 2010 22:36:54 +0000

CHARACTERS –

PEPPERLAND:

Captain Fred – Rose Cornicello

Old Lord Mayor

Jeremy Hilary Boob, PhD – Norma

Pepperland townspeople

Pepperland Quartet

Alligator Rainbow

Clasping Hands Rainbow

John, Paul, George & Ringo: 2 separate groups (“egos & alter egos”) in story.

-Sargeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band from Pepperland below the sea.

-The Beatles’ band from London above the sea. They unite at the end & save Pepperland.

email norma to get involved