What's Happening in Seattle this Week
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<b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black">
Discussions:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family=
: Tahoma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.bellaspark.com/evenmainxxzxqma295.cfm?id=3D22&=
action=3Dindividual">
Messages from the Other Side</a>, April 9th, $30+, of a physic=20
connecting with the next life. If you go, do so with both your=
hope and=20
skepticism intact. Mediumship has long been a way to suck doll=
ars out=20
of the gullible and bereaved. * Also,
<a href=3D"http://www.pugetsound.org/primary/connect/events/0403even=
tsross">
Toxic Whales</a>, April 3rd, $8, of how toxins invade the marine foo=
d=20
webs and work their way into killer whales. Even toxins banned=
30 years=20
are still being found in their tissue. * Also,
<a href=3D"http://www.pacsci.org">Pacific Science Center</a> hosts
<a href=3D"http://www.pacsci.org/lectures/">Climate Change, Sea Leve=
l, and=20
Western Drought</a> on April 2nd, and
<a href=3D"http://www.pacsci.org/lectures/">Beyond UFOs: The Search =
for=20
Extraterrestrial Life</a> on April 16th, $5 each. * Also=
,
<a href=3D"http://www.ricksteves.com/news/classes/april_menu.htm">Eu=
ropean=20
Travel Festival</a>, April 5th, free but must RSVP, of favorite Euro=
pean=20
travel spots from the pros and other thoughtful aspects of traveling=
=2E
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<p><b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
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Senior Interest:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-fa=
mily: Tahoma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.greenwoodseniorcenter.org">Greenwood Senior Ce=
nter</a>=20
has events coming up for older folks, and those who look after them,=
=20
including <i>Memory Screening</i> on April 7th; a little bit of a=20=
self-fulfilling prophecy: only those who remember to go will pass th=
e=20
test. There's a <i>Mah Jongg</i> lesson and game on April 8th;=
this is=20
a fun game - it's fast and grabby. On April 10th and 17th, the=
re's a=20
discussion on centenarians, and what their hundred years of living c=
an=20
teach us. * Also, registration opens for
<a href=3D"http://www.northwestseniorgames.org">Northwest Senior Gam=
es</a>. =20
This organization proves growing old isn't for sissies. If you=
think=20
differently, just have one of them body-check you in the senior ice=
=20
hockey league.</span></p>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
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Cancer-related:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-fam=
ily: Tahoma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.fhcrc.org/about/ne/events/cancerinourlives/">H=
ow=20
Cancer Impacts Families,</a> April 3rd, free. What do you say =
or do=20
when somebody you care for has cancer? Learn how cancer affect=
s family=20
relationships, and how to support friends and loved ones during=20
challenging times. * Also,
<a href=3D"http://www.fhcrc.org/about/ne/events/cancerinourlives/">
Survivorship</a>, April 10th, free. Beating cancer itself is a=
big=20
enough obstacle, but then what does life become afterwards? A =
cancer=20
survivor discusses the ongoing physical and emotional effects.</span=
></p>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
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Music:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Taho=
ma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.operanightsingers.com">Opera Night Singers</a>=
=20
performing two shows at Ristorante Salute in Bellevue, on April 6th,=
of=20
enjoying a little opera with your Sunday night dinner. Listen =
to=20
opera's favorite arias, duets, trios, and quartets. * Al=
so, City Hall=20
starts its
<a href=3D"http://www.seattle.gov/arts/news/press_releases.asp?prID=
=3D8258&deptID=3D1">
noontime concerts</a>, every Thursday in April, free. This is =
a nice=20
little refresher during the day, if you can make it. * A=
lso,
<a href=3D"http://www.scn.org/concert-spirituel/">Concert Spirituel<=
/a>,=20
starting April 5th, $15 suggested donation, of chamber music from th=
e=20
Renaissance to the present. * Also,
<a href=3D"http://www.kpcenter.org/cgi-bin/event.cgi?id=3D252">Rider=
s in the=20
Sky</a>, April 6th, $33. Yeehaw. Strap on the spurs for =
Western=20
entertainment remindful of Roy Rogers and Gene Autry. * =
Also,
<a href=3D"http://www.seattlejazzvespers.org/Default.asp?c=3DThu%20M=
ar%2027%202008%2017:07:04%20GMT-0700%20(Pacific%20Daylight%20Time)&o=3D420&r=
W=3D1280&rH=3D1024&Header=3D%20Seattle%20Jazz%20Vespers&Locator=3DSJV_Home">=
Jazz Vespers</a> has started up, next concert is April 6th, free,=20=
featuring the Susan Pascal Quintet. </span></p>
<p><b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
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Fashion</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tah=
oma; color: black">:
<a href=3D"http://www1.macys.com/store/event/index.ognc?action=3Dsea=
rch&storeId=3D411">
Spring Style and Fashion Show</a>, at the
<a href=3D"http://www1.macys.com/store/locator/index.ognc?action=3Dl=
ocatorSearch&ZipCode=3D98181">
downtown Macy's</a>, </span>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>2 PM</span><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: bl=
ack">=20
on April 5th, free but must RSVP. Clinton Kelly, of <i>What No=
t to Wear</i>,=20
shows up for this event. </span>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Clinton hosts a little style workshop for petite-sized customers.&nb=
sp; These=20
are fun to attend, but it doesn't necessarily put you into the mood =
to=20
drop a couple of hundred bucks.</span></p>
<p><b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>Self=20
Improvement</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family:=
Tahoma; color: black">:
<a href=3D"http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=3D172309">Un=
leash=20
the Power Within</a>, April 4-7th, $1100. The 90's self-help g=
uru,=20
Anthony Robbins, is back. Get ready for the brimstone and=20
coal-walking. * Also, <a href=3D"http://www.leveliiimedispa.co=
m/">Yohimbe=20
Wrap for Detox & Weight Loss</a>, targeting those hard-to-lose s=
pots. =20
This spa is a strong newcomer in </span>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Seattle, voted best medispa in <i>Seattle Magazine</i> in 2007. =
; This is=20
a worthy treatment if you're looking for a new strategy for weight l=
oss.</span></p>
<p><b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>Food=20
Events:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tah=
oma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.cdforum.org./contribute/gala_event.php">Food A=
s Art</a>,=20
April 5th, $150, of food that looks so good, you'll want to eat it.&=
nbsp;=20
Seattle's top African-American chefs create mini works of art. =
* Also,
<a href=3D"http://www.museumtix.com/venue/program.asp?vid=3D685&pid=
=3D170209">
Hops and Props</a>, April 5th, $60. This event comes in full: =
50=20
breweries pouring samples, catered snacks, live music, a tasting gla=
ss,=20
and of course, the inspiring backdrop of the
<a href=3D"http://www.museumofflight.org">Museum of Flight</a>.</spa=
n></p>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Money:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Taho=
ma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.awcps.org/meetings/apr22008.php">Better Budget=
ing</a>,=20
April 2nd, free. Some people, the more money they make, the mo=
re they=20
spend, so they're always behind. In this seminar, learn the=20=
nuts-and-bolts of creating a realistic monthly budget that you can l=
ive=20
by, help you save and build wealth. This is how those=20
millionaire-next-door types get created.</span></p>
<p><b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Education:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: =
Tahoma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.zoo.org/educate/adult/workshops.html">Backyard=
=20
Habitat Workshop</a>, starting April 7th, $55. The good folks =
from the=20
zoo show us how to make our yards friendlier to little critters.&nbs=
p;=20
Actually, you don't even need land; you can be in charge of a garden=
or=20
some other small patch. * Also,
<a href=3D"https://www.historicseattle.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?i=
d=3D305">
Preserving Resources from Recent Past and Repair of mid-Century Mode=
rn=20
Housing</a>, April 5th, $20, exploring the neglected lot of building=
s=20
emerging post-WWII. They may not have that past-century charm,=
but=20
these buildings, built from from the 1940's to 60's, have their own=
=20
appeal. </span></p>
<strong>
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Organization:</span></strong><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-=
family: Tahoma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://nwcl.org/NwclWeb">Northwest Cricket League</a>, th=
is is=20
where British ex-pats come together. Cricket is thought to be =
the=20
second most popular sport in the world, behind soccer. For tho=
se who=20
don't take to baseball, this is an alternative to consider. Th=
is is a=20
gentlemanly sport; the players wear white, and don't seem to get tha=
t=20
dirty. Else, frat boys end up using the bats as spanking paddl=
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Trendy Business:<br>
</span></b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>For=20
better or worse (mostly worse), these businesses seem to be mushroom=
ing=20
around the area:</span><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"2"><b><br>
</b></font></p>
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<img border=3D"0" src=3D"http://www.4321.co.il/business/photographs/NG0054=
=2Ejpg" width=3D"239" height=3D"315"></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><i>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Starting a Hedge Fund</span></i><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; fo=
nt-family: Tahoma; color: black">. =20
Since the registration requirements are less, and the supposed retur=
ns=20
are bigger, these became trendier than BMWs in the 80's. It se=
ems like=20
anybody who thought they could beat the S&P and raise at least a=
few=20
million from investors began putting together their own hedge fund.&=
nbsp; Of=20
course, when the managers charge a couple of points and shave 10-30%=
off=20
the profit for their fees, who can blame them for wanting to put=20
together a fund? Making money from other people's money always=
seems=20
like the best way to go.</span></p>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Starting a Handbag Line.</span></i><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt;=
font-family: Tahoma; color: black"> =20
Handbags became the fashion icon of the 90's, a starter must-have lu=
xury=20
product. The fashionista with a closet full of handbags and sh=
oes then=20
thinks she has enough taste to create handbags worthy of other peopl=
e's=20
dollars. The reality sinks in fast when the handbag design is =
just a=20
small portion of the overall job, and the gruntwork of starting and=
=20
running a business determines overall success.</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><i>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Becoming a Winemaker.</span></i><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; fo=
nt-family: Tahoma; color: black"> =20
In the past, we had gentleman farmers; now, we have gentlemen=20
winemakers. When wine connoisseurs start to believe their own =
press,=20
they take the next step and start crafting their boutique vintages.&=
nbsp;=20
Since wine production is mature in our area with a developed=20
infrastructure, it's a matter of business and dollars to bring the=
=20
needed components together to come out with your own label. Yo=
u don't=20
need to own land, grapes, machinery, or even a press.</span></p>
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