The City Council and Mayor Mike McGinn, along with departments across city government, are hosting an open house at City Hall on Saturday, January 29 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mayor McGinn will highlight 2011 plans for his Engage Seattle initiative and the Cities of Service plan. Staff and volunteers will also conduct tours of the Mayor’s Office.
Molly Moon’s ice cream truck, the mobile food truck Skillet and Caspar Babypants, a popular local rock group for kids featuring the lead singer of Presidents of the USA, will be featured at the open house. The ice cream and food trucks and a City of Seattle fire truck will be parked on Fifth Avenue in front of City Hall. The Seattle Animal Shelter will also have adoptable dogs, cats and critters (e.g., guinea pigs, rabbits) available to meet in the main lobby, near the Bertha Knight Landes Room.
Event Details:
1st floor lobby near base of steps
11 a.m. – noon: Buddy Catlett & Friends (jazz and swing)
Noon -12:30 p.m.: Mayor’s and Councilmembers’ Remarks
12:45 – 2 p.m. (with short break between sets): Caspar Babypants
7th floor lobby across from reception
11 a.m. – noon: Correo Aereo (traditional Latin music)
12:30 – 2 p.m.: Srivani Jade (classical music of India)