What better way to reveal the plans for a new place called Celebration Center than at a festival?

That's what the Highland Park Improvement Club did on Saturday, June 25 at Riverview Playfield during what they billed as the Reset Fest. Music, food, and lots of fun for the family but the new replacement for their home that was burned last year was a big draw.

The new 6100 square foot space will offer musical performances, and events, with space for weddings, quinceaneras, birthdays and wakes, and local meetings, classes and gatherings. The space will act as an emergency HUB point for the Highland Park neighborhood and as a social focal point, builiding community connections and resilience.

The design by Wittman Estes Architects contains outdoor gardens, bar/cafe, kitchen, and performance spaces, which can expand to the outdoors by large sliding glass doors. At the core, the building can be subdivided into flexible zones that can serve as collaborative spaces for community gatherings, hosting an array of activities from art classes to educational programs. The result is a transformable space that can be adapted to meet the developing needs of the performing arts and the growing diverse population of the West Seattle area.