Shipe Mosaic Mural Workdays – Feb 2nd and 3rd

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

Make your mark on the Shipe Park Mosaic Mural! The mural will be completed this spring, so this may be your last chance to add your fanciful flower or bird, or leaf to the canopy of dreams on the Shipe Pool pump house wall. Two chances coming up in early February 2013:

Saturday, Feb 2nd, 10am-1pm: Art on a Saturday at the Griffin School

Art on a Saturdays are innovative and engaging art workshops for 6-9th graders. These workshops are a chance for middle school students to explore advanced high school art workshops and to spend a Saturday morning (10am – 1pm) thinking and working creatively. Enroll at studiogriffin.org. If you have questions, email natalya@griffinschool.org. [$10 fee for materials and snacks]

Sunday, Feb 3rd noon-3pm: Community Mosaic Workday

This workday event is open to the general public, individuals, whole families, and kids – all are welcome to create a small but magical element to add to this grand and permanent art installation! Griffin School Art House, 5000 Martin Ave in North Hyde Park. Please RSVP to shipemosaic@griffinschool.org

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IT’S SHIPE PARK DAY 2013: SAT, MARCH 2ND, 11-3 PM

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

As part of Austin Parks Foundation’s It’s My Park Day, Hyde Park neighbors, friends, and volunteers from around the city will participate in the annual clean-up and landscaping day at Shipe Park located at 44th Street and Avenue F. Every year, hundreds of volunteers MyParkDay-GirlsPainting-Smallof all ages joined in the fun to improve our park.

On Saturday, March 2nd, we will gather at Shipe and work on needed efforts to improve and beautify the park. We will be aerating and weeding tree beds, spreading mulch, removing invasive plant species and debris, aerating and fertilizing the field, beautifying the interior pool areas, spiffing up the play-scape, and generally making Shipe Park a better place. This year, in addition to the work at Shipe Park, we will be working on various projects at the Elizabet Ney Museum next door.

 HOW TO VOLUNTEER

Registering to volunteer online on the Austin Parks Foundation web site at austinparks.org . Anyone able to bring snacks or treats will be most welcome! Contact Project Leaders, Rhonda Baird rhondabaird@gmail.com or Mark Fishman mlfishman@gmail.com with questions or ideas.

 FREE T-SHIRTS & LIVE MUSIC

All volunteers who are pre-registered will get a free T-shirt, so be sure to register early and indicate your size.

CREW LEADERS NEEDED

In addition to general worker bees, we are looking for a dozen people willing to serve as crew leaders for activities including: sign-in & refreshments table, creek clean-up, plant maintenance/removal, spreading mulch, etc. Send Rhonda & Mark an e-mail if you can lead an activity on the day of the event.

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Shipe Pool Opening Party – June 24th 7pm

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

Join for a Sunday evening swim, a movie in the park and s’mores for the kids!

Join us for a Sunday evening swim and celebrate our awesome neighborhood pool with your friends and neighbors! The party starts at 7pm, and we’ll have Casey’s Snowballs, popcorn, and s’mores for kids of all ages. At dusk, we’re screening the movie “Puss in Boots” on the lawn for kids and families. The pool stays open an extra hour until 9pm, so bring your suit and a towel, and enjoy the evening with us!

The pool remains funded and open to the public only because the community came out in strength last year to advocate for it. Our city leaders heard us loud and clear and passed a budget that funded Shipe Pool for 2012! But the city’s budget deficit remains and Shipe Pool and other neighborhood pools are still on the recommended closure list to close that annual gap. Join us on Sunday and cast another vote of confidence in our neighborhood park and pool!

The third section of the Shipe Park Mosaic Mural is being installed now, and it will be on display at the Party! Our friends at the Red River Church have donated a lovely, hand-made silk quilt for us to raffle at the event, so come check it out and buy a ticket to win it!

Really special thanks to our event sponsors: Grande Communications, Hyde Park Neighborhood Association, Griffin School, Red River Church, and Casey’s Snowballs! And thanks to all of you who are willing to work to sustain and improve our cherished neighborhood park and pool!

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Shipe Pool Schedule – 2012

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

WE ARE  THRILLED THAT SHIPE POOL WILL OPEN AGAIN THIS SUMMER!

Last year, the city faced a significant budget deficit and proposed cuts that would have closed Shipe Pool permanently. Is is only because of incredibly strong advocacy for central neighborhood parks and pools that the funding for Shipe was restored and we will have our neighborhood pool again this year! The budget crunch has not gone away, and we still need to work with the city to find a way to sustain needed funding for our neighborhood parks, pools, and community resources. For now though, let’s enjoy another season of cool water at Shipe Pool! The pools at Shipe Park will be open to the public on the following schedule:

Big Shipe Pool:
June 5 – August 3, 2012
Monday Closed
Tuesday – Friday
7 – 10 am Lap Swim
10 am – 8 pm Recreational Swim
Weekends
10 am – 12:00 pm Lap Swim
12 – 8 pm Recreational Swim
August 6 – August 18, 2012
Monday Closed
Tuesday – Sunday: 12 – 7 pm Recreational Swim

Shipe Wading Pool:
June 5 – August 12, 2012
Monday Closed
Tuesday – Sunday: 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
August 13 – August 18, 2012
Monday Closed
Tuesday – Sunday: 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm

See you at the pool!

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Spring Community Work Days for Shipe Mosaic

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

The next section of the Shipe Mosaic is complete and ready to be installed on-site in February! Look out for activity on the main wall inside the pool enclosure soon!

We have also set the dates for the spring community work days. Make your own beautiful mark – a leaf, a flower, a bug, a bird – that will be built into this permanent art installation. RSVP to shipemosaic@griffinschool.org.

  • February 5th, noon-3pm = Shipe Mosaic Mural Community Work Day at the Griffin School Art House
  • March 3rd, 10am – 2pm = “It’s Shipe Park Day” Bring your work gloves, and work side-by-side with your neighbors to keep our park beautiful! (Lots more to come about this event – stay tuned!) More info and RSVP here.
  • April 22nd, noon-3pm = Shipe Mosaic Mural Community Work Day at the Griffin School Art House
  • May 6th, noon-3pm = Shipe Mosaic Mural Community Work Day at the Griffin School Art House
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Nov 20th Mosaic Workshop Moved to E.A.S.T.

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

The November 20th Shipe Mosaic work day will be hosted at Pascal Simon’s East Austin studio so that it can be aligned with the East Austin Studio Tour that weekend. On Nov 20th, we hope you will come to E.A.S.T., enjoy some of the amazing artwork on display all across town, and then spend a few hours with us helping create the next section of mosaic at Shipe Park! The details:

  • Sunday, Nov 20th, noon-2pm
  • 1706 East 38 1/2 Street
  • (bright orange fence, studio in backyard)
  • RSVP to shipemosaic@griffinschool.org

Hope to see you at E.A.S.T. on the 20th!

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Mosaic Volunteer Work Days – Falll 2011

Posted on September 15, 2011 by

Come help us create the next section of this beautiful, amazing art installation! We plan to host volunteer work days this fall at the new and improved Griffin School (5001 Evans Ave in North Hyde Park right behind Flightpath Coffee) on the following dates:

  • Sunday, Sept 18, noon-3pm
  • Sunday, Oct 16, noon-3pm
  • Sunday, Nov 20, noon-3pm

No experience necessary, but come to work and be productive! RSVP to shipemosaic@griffinschool.org.

 

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