There are a lot of events and meetings coming up soon that we want you to know about. Updated with late-arriving reminders of ROCKiTspace events and El Centro’s Cinco de Mayo celebration. Here goes:

Sunday, April 18:

• Alleycat Acres and OUT For Sustainability team up for “Earth Gay,” 1:00 to 4:00 pm at Alleycat’s Beacon Hill farm, 3656 24th Avenue South.

Monday, April 19:

• North Beacon Hill Planning meeting with Marshall Foster, city planning director from the Department of Planning and Development, 5:30 to 6:30 pm at the Beacon Hill Library, 2821 Beacon Avenue South.
• Beacon Family Bike and Pedestrian Plan meeting, 6:30 to 8:00 pm at the Beacon Hill Library.

Saturday, April 24:

• Beacon Idol round two, 7:00 pm at ROCKiTspace, 3315 Beacon Avenue South.
• Seattle Public Schools Family and Community Engagement Symposium, 9:00 am to 3:30 pm at Aki Kurose Middle School, 3928 South Graham Street — free workshops on helping your child with math, science, reading, writing, dealing with bullying, and college and career readiness with keynote speaker Dr. Susan Enfield; breakfast (8:30 am), lunch, and childcare provided.

Wednesday, April 28:

• International Children’s Day celebration, 5:00 to 8:00 pm at El Centro de la Raza, 2524 16th Avenue South, featuring children’s activities and cultural games, refreshments, and presentations; for more info contact Enrique Gonzalez at 206-957-4605 or email execasst@elcentrodelaraza.org.

Sunday, May 2:

• El Centro de la Raza’s 5th annual Cinco de Mayo celebration, 2:00 to 6:00 pm at Asa Mercer Middle School, 1600 South Columbian Way.

Thursday, May 6:

• North Beacon Hill Council meeting, 7:00 pm at the Beacon Hill Library.

Saturday, May 8:

• Meet Laila Lalami, author of the 2010 Seattle Reads selection Secret Son, 4:00 to 5:30 pm at the Beacon Hill Library.

Thursday, May 13:

• Cheasty Boulevard Plan meeting, 7:00 to 8:30 pm at the home of Amit Ranade and Jennifer Faubion-Ranade, 2615 South Edmunds Street.

Friday, May 14:

• Neighborhood Plan Update meeting, Mercer Middle School. (We don’t have the starting time for this one yet, but we will post it when we do.)

Sunday, May 16:

• Beacon Hill Music Backyard Party fundraiser, 3:00 to 7:00 pm — RSVP requested, email beaconhillmusic@gmail.com for more info.

Monday, May 17:

• Beacon Family Bike and Pedestrian Plan meeting, 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Beacon Hill Library.

Saturday, May 22:

• Beacon Hill Music Dance Party fundraiser, 7:00 pm — RSVP requested, email beaconhillmusic@gmail.com for more info.

Wednesday, May 26:

• Jefferson Park Skateboard Park, Beacon Mountain Playground, and Jefferson Playfield update with the Parks Department, 6:00 to 8:30 pm at the Jefferson Community Center, 3801 Beacon Avenue South.

Saturday, May 29:

• Beacon Idol round three, 7pm at ROCKiTspace — the last chance to audition for Beacon Rocks!

Thursday, June 3:

• North Beacon Hill Council meeting, 7:00 pm at the Beacon Hill Library

Saturday, June 5:

• The 18th annual Beacon Hill Festival, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Jefferson Community Center — there is still time to sponsor, sign up as a vendor, or contribute to the silent auction. For more information, call Doreen Deaver at 206-684-7481.

Sunday, June 13:

• Beacon Rocks! concert, 1:00 to 5:00 pm at the Lander Festival Street, between Beacon Avenue South and 17th Avenue South, next to Beacon Hill Station.

Thursday, June 17:

• Cheasty Boulevard Plan Open House with guided walks, 7:00 to 8:30 pm at the end of South Alaska Place.

Monday, June 21:

• Beacon Family Bike and Pedestrian Plan meeting, 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Beacon Hill Library.

Saturday, July 17:

• Piñata Party, noon to 3:00 pm at Stevens Place Park (the triangle park at 17th Avenue South and South Stevens Street) — Contact Jon Gould for more info or to help out.

Big thanks to Frederica Merrell for assembling many of these meeting times and locations in a handout from the April NBHC meeting.