Castle Village

You may have noticed “save the date” fliers in lobbies, laundry rooms, and under your door. These are all being produced by the Castle Village Events Committee. We’re a new group, having been formed specifically to produce events for Castle Village residents. Our purpose is to build our community by allowing residents to meet in public space, to give people a variety of activities close to home, and to have fun. Our goal is to create at least one event each year that you will want to attend, whoever you are.

We have three major themes: The Arts at Castle Village, CV Kids, and Changing Seasons at Castle Village. The arts series will seek to showcase the many actors, musicians, writers, and artists who live here and in the neighborhood. CV Kids will produce hours of art, music, and fun for the younger set. The Changing Seasons series will encompass a wide variety of events appropriate to the season—indoors and outdoors, rain or shine.

All events are the result of donated time and talents from committee members and Castle Village community members. Fortunately, there is a lot of talent here at Castle Village. Thank you to everyone who is making this possible: The artists and musicians. The parents who supervise games and races. The volunteer face painters. The cooks and bakers. The many, many volunteers who help wherever it is needed. The board members who approve the activities. And, of course, the Castle Village staff and office members.

The event committee members themselves are a diverse group, with a variety of interests and abilities. We have several parents working on events just for kids. The younger set can look forward to parades, craft workshops, plays, story hours, and singalongs. Our own talented artists and musicians on the committee are helping produce the Arts at Castle Village series—you can expect to see book signings, play readings, recitals and concerts. Then, there’s the “something for everyone” seasonal events—lawn parties, potluck dinners, arts and craft shows, wine tastings, flea markets and campouts!

Obviously, all this takes some coordination. That’s where I come in. If anyone wishes to donate time, materials, or ideas to the Castle Village Events Committee, please send me an email. I can’t promise we will do everything . . . but we can try.

—Renee Colwell, Events Chairperson, colwell@castlevillage.org

Be sure to check out the calendar events on our great new website, www.castlevillage.org/calendar.