Summer Social 2025

Written By Jen Grogan

NWDC Summer Social
August 16, 2025 | 1–4 PM
Traver Gallery
1100 W Ewing Street, along the Ship Canal in North Queen Anne

NWDC members gathered for a lively afternoon of connection, creativity, and community at our annual Summer Social, hosted at the newly relocated Traver Gallery. Traver Gallery had an exhibition by glass artist John Kiley on view. NWDC guests were also invited to visit VETRI Gallery upstairs, where a new de la Torre Brothers glass show opened from 3–6 PM.

We brought back a favorite feature of past gatherings: the "name tag necklace!"

We asked every member to wear a handmade necklace or lanyard that proudly displayed the artist’s name and medium or material. It’s a fun and visual way to connect with others and share your creative voice.

“A hearty THANK YOU! to the 32 NWDC members who volunteered to do jobs for/at our Traver party!  And Kudos to the uncounted spouses who threw in their aid as well! I thought it was glorious event and it couldn’t have happened without your amazingly generous efforts. So much of the character of NWDC comes from its grassroots nature. One of the sweetest rewards of belonging to this organization is the opportunity to know each other. May we party on for eternity!” -  ❤️ Lois Harbaugh

Greeters:

Stewart Wong
Denise Snyder
Tip Toland
Phoebe Toland

Graphic Design:

Brian O'Neill

Wine Pourers:

Larry Halvorsen
Tom Gormally
Mark Ditzler
Rosette Gault
Meg Murch
Lin Holley

Buffet Table Monitoring:

Gabriela Narino
Ellen Ramsey
Jan Silver
Bella Kim

Clean Up:

Cappy Thompson
Kathleen Skeels
Lois Harbaugh
Ron Adams

Planners:

Lynn DiNino
Dick Weiss
Nancy Loorem
Lois Harbaugh
Don Myhre

Speakers:

Sarah Traver
Daniel Wallace
Nancy Loorem
Dick Weiss (toast to Sarah Traver) 
Ron Pascho (Legacy donation)

Shoppers:

Lois Harbaugh
Nancy Loorem
Ron Adams
Joyce Hayes

Table Donation:

Danielle Bodine

Setup:

Ron Adams
Nancy Loorem
Denise Snyder
Stewart Wong
Joan Hammond
Lynn DiNino
Lois Harbaugh

Transportation:

Cynthia Toops and Dan Adams for bringing Larry Metcalf and to Peter Olson for taking him home, and Lars Husby for bringing Dick Weiss and Lynn DiNino

Thank you to all the members who helped others arrive!

Jen Grogan

In addition to being the Guild's administrator, Jen Grogan is a mother, writer, editor, and web content specialist based out of Seattle. She’s written for Women Write About Comics, The Dream Foundry, and a few other online venues, but has not yet convinced herself to call any of her fiction manuscripts complete. You can find her online at jengrogan.com.

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