Brightwater Open House Saturday Will Focus on Native American Storytelling and Art

Brightwater Center, the education and community center at the Brightwater Sewer treatment plant is having an open house on Saturday, May 19.

The event includes treatment plant tours, education exhibits, storytelling and art. Andrea Wilbur-Sigo, who is a member of the Squaxin Island Tribe and the first documented Native woman carver of many generations, will share the stories of her artwork and offer demonstrations of traditional Northwest Coast carving techniques. She will be joined by Native storyteller and educator Roger Fernandes, a member of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, for a discussion about the origins and recent renaissance of Coast Salish art.

The artwork discussion and demonstration will begin at 11 a.m. in the Brightwater Center’s Community Room. Art tours begin at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. and last for approximately 30 minutes. All ages are welcome and no registration is required.

 Registration is required for the treatment plant tours, which begin at 10 a.m. and noon and last approximately 90 minutes. Because the plants are industrial facilities, closed-toed shoes are required and children must be at least 9 years old to go on a plant tour. Please use the online registration form at http://green.kingcounty.gov/wastewater-education/apptrequest.aspx.

Brightwater is at 22509 State Route 9 SE in Woodinville.