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Two community events worthy of reminders on this should-be sunny Saturday. See you out there. For more Capitol Hill things to do, check out this week’s CHS On the List.

• Cal Anderson Mural Dedication — The dedication ceremony for a mural honoring Cal Anderson, Washington’s first openly gay state senator, starts Saturday morning at 11a. “Anderson’s family, State Sen. Ed Murray, Seattle Council member Richard Conlin and Capitol Hill leaders will speak during a brief program that will also include the Rainbow City Marching Band,” a Sound Transit statement on the event notes. 

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The mural can be found on the northwest corner of the park on the light rail construction wall.

Please join us for the Cal Anderson Portrait Dedication

STart (Sound Transit’s art program) commissioned 
artist Kelly Lyles to honor Cal Anderson.

Help us dedicate this new portrait commemorating his legacy.

When: Saturday March 24, 2012 at 11 a.m.

Accompaniment by Rainbow City Marching Band: 
Rainbow City Brass Quintet

Where: Cal Anderson Park, 10th Ave E & East Denny

Future site of the Capitol Hill Link light rail station, red construction wall

• Capitol Hill Fight Night to Benefit 12th Ave Arts — Saturday night, join Capitol Hill’s Seattle Boxing Studio for a benefit to raise funds for the 12th Ave Arts project:

This Saturday, join Caffe Vita at Capitol Hill Fight Night, presented by the Seattle Boxing Studio. The underground event will feature exhibition and amateur boxing bouts and benefit Capitol Hill Housing’s campaign for 12th Avenue Arts.  

12th Avenue Arts aims to meet our community’s most pressing needs through the construction of 88 affordable apartment homes and 6,200 square feet of art space, revitalizing Capitol Hill as a cultural center for artists in Seattle. Learn more about the project here. 

See you on Saturday as we fight for the arts! 

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