What's Happening in Seattle this Week
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<b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black">
Senior Interest:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-fa=
mily: Tahoma; color: black">
<i>The Joy of Old</i>, at the
<a href=3D"http://www.greenwoodseniorcenter.org">
<span style=3D"color: black">Greenwood Senior Center</span></a>, May=
15 &=20
22nd, free. Growing old isn't for sissies. Learn about t=
he challenges=20
when becoming an official old-foggie, how to stay healthy, and how t=
o=20
keep growing. Live to be an annoyance to your grandkids.</span=
><p><b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Women's Interest:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-f=
amily: Tahoma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.girlpowerhour.com"><span style=3D"color: black=
">Girl=20
Power Hour</span></a>, May 15th, $10, </span>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Seattle's social diva and fashionista,
<a href=3D"http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/girlabouttown/">
<span style=3D"color: black">Girl About Town</span></a>, brings toge=
ther=20
the estrogen for empowerment and supporting good causes. Conne=
ct with=20
entrepreneurial and like-minded women in varying industries and soci=
al=20
circles. Women are wearing red for the Heart Association, and =
the main=20
attraction is a pole dancing session, which is a win-win for everyon=
e.</span></p>
<p><b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Lectures:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: T=
ahoma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.jgsws.org/meetings.php"><span style=3D"color: =
black">
Sephardic Genealogy Resources and the Historic Important of Ancient=
=20
Sephardic Surnames</span></a>, May 12th, $5, an overview of Sephardi=
c=20
genealogy resources, what they have in common with traditional Ashke=
nazi=20
genealogy resources, and how they differ. Raise your hand if y=
ou=20
understand that one. * Also,
<a href=3D"http://www.bellaspark.com/speamainxxzxqma300.cfm?id=3D26"=
>
<span style=3D"color: black">An Evening with Iyanla Vanzant</span></=
a>,=20
May 20th, $30+, on creating the life you want through a spiritual pa=
th. =20
It's either inspirational or woo-woo - take your pick. * =
Also,
<a href=3D"http://www.kimricketts.com/events.html">
<span style=3D"color: black">Words & Wine</span></a>, May 20th, =
$45, with=20
author James Frey of <i>A Million Little Pieces</i>, that little pie=
ce=20
of <a href=3D"http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0104061jamesfrey1=
=2Ehtml">
<span style=3D"color: black">literary fraud</span></a>.</span></p>
<p><b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Grief: </span></b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
<a href=3D"http://www.providence.org/hospiceofseattle">
<span style=3D"color: black">Broken Hearts Still Beat</span></a>, Ma=
y 12th=20
(and every second Monday of the month), free, for parents who have=
=20
experienced the loss of a child, age 25 or younger. It's again=
st the=20
natural order of life when a child goes before the parent, for whate=
ver=20
reason. Learn to cope with others who also experienced the sam=
e pain.</span></p>
<p><b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Politics:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: T=
ahoma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.my.calendars.net/wpcevents">
<span style=3D"color: black">Public Campaign Financing</span></a>, M=
ay=20
19th, discussion and public input. Nobody likes the corrosive =
influence=20
of money in politics, so what do we do? </span>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>Maine</span><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: b=
lack">=20
and Arizona have public financed campaigns, and they seem to be doin=
g=20
alright. So, is this idea ready for our state? Do we lik=
e the idea=20
enough to pay even higher taxes to help keep politicians in office?<=
/span></p>
<p><b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Ethnic:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tah=
oma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.syttendemaiseattle.com/"><span style=3D"color:=
black">
Norwegian Constitution Day</span></a>, May 17th, free, starting off =
with=20
a parade in Ballard. During the day, they have lots of activit=
ies for=20
the kids, and a dance for the grown-ups at night. Interestingl=
y,=20
they're importing a couple of Norwegian Fjord horses to show off and=
=20
demonstrate. * Also,
<a href=3D"http://staff.washington.edu/stromj/festival/">
<span style=3D"color: black">French and Francophone Film Festival</s=
pan></a>,=20
until May 23rd, of life in the francophone world. This is the =
first=20
year they're trying to pull this off, and the line-up looks good so =
far.</span></p>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Music:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Taho=
ma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0F003F7AB9366485?artist=
id=3D1177587&majorcatid=3D10002&minorcatid=3D203%20%3chttp://www.ticketmaste=
r.com/event/0F003F7AB9366485?artistid=3D1177587&majorcatid=3D10002&minorcati=
d=3D203%3e">
<span style=3D"color: black">Ten Grands</span></a>, May 17th, $36+, =
ten=20
well known pianists on one stage playing jazz, classical, contempora=
ry,=20
pop, boogie woogie, blues, and more. * Also,
<a href=3D"http://www.everhear.com/bhsm/"><span style=3D"color: blac=
k">Turn=20
It Down</span></a>, May 17th, $8, Instead of cranking it up, t=
his=20
concert promotes safe hearing by turning it down. There's noth=
ing over=20
100 decibels rocking at this concert, and they even provide free ear=
=20
plugs to boot. * Also, <a href=3D"http://hempfest.org/dr=
upal/?q=3Dnode/49">
<span style=3D"color: black">Billy Joe & The Dusty 45's</span></=
a>, May=20
17th, $10, a rockabilly band. They say it takes a decade to be=
come an=20
overnight sensation - this band is proof.</span></p>
<p><b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Performance:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family=
: Tahoma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.circuscontraption.com/home.html">
<span style=3D"color: black">The Show To End All Shows</span></a>,=
=20
starting May 16th, $20+, The circus misfits have put together =
a new=20
show based upon the traditional American circus, backed by an origin=
al=20
score. This is traditional circus, then amped up on the brazen=
=2E </span>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Children:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: T=
ahoma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.spongeschool.com/Spongeculture.pdf">
<span style=3D"color: black">Culture For Kids: Raising Global Citize=
ns</span></a>,=20
May 15th, free, a panel discussion on the benefits of early language=
and=20
culture learning, and tools to bring these elements into a child's=
=20
life. It works best when you get them while they're young.&nbs=
p; * Also,
<a href=3D"http://www.seattleinternational.org">
<span style=3D"color: black">Live From Planet Earth</span></a>, star=
ting=20
May 12th, $18+, with 18 international acts of circus, music, theatre=
,=20
puppetry, dance, and multi-media shows.</span></p>
<b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: bla=
ck">
Organization: </span></b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
<a href=3D"http://www.iloveseattle.org/group-profile/Financial-Plann=
ing-Association-FPA-of-Puget-Sound.html">
<span style=3D"color: black">Financial Planning Association</span></=
a>,=20
for the pros that assist with our financial plans. If you're n=
ote=20
planning on retiring on just social security, then you'll probably e=
nd=20
up talking to one of these pros sometime during your working career.=
=20
Some of the advice is the simple stuff you know you should be doing,=
but=20
aren't ("Quit buying crap, cut down the fancy lattes, and start=
=20
saving.") and other advice is what you need help with (i.e., ap=
propriate=20
age-based risk tolerance models).</span></div> </td>
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nbsp; <b>
</b></font><span LANG=3D"EN"><font SIZE=3D"2"><font face=3D"Tahoma"=
><b>
Working Cats:</b> Pet some kitties during your next bookstore browse.=20
What seems like the better option: going to a big bookstore with bland=20
personality serving $4 latt=E9s from in-house Starbucks, or going to a=20
neighborhood store with character and purr-sonality?</font></font></span><=
/p>
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<img border=3D"0" src=3D"http://www2.bc.edu/~smthsen/boswell.jpg" width=3D=
"288" height=3D"384"></p>
<p><font face=3D"Tahoma">
<a href=3D"http://www.nwsource.com/ae/scr/edb_vd.cfm?ven=3D7149&s=3Dnws">T=
wice=20
Sold Tales on Capital Hill: </a>The funk and groove of Capital Hill in a=
=20
large store with lots of cats. Good chance of finding that out-of-print=20=
book here. The cats get a little grumpy if overwhelmed with too much=20
petting, so don't be surprised to see some tucked into a corner.</font></p=
>
<p><font face=3D"Tahoma"><a href=3D"http://www.opheliasbooks.com">Ophelia'=
s=20
Books in Fremont</a>. A smaller store with the quirky vibe of Fremont.=20
Mostly friendly cats, some not. Very smart staff on-hand who love=20=
to talk about books, which actually comes in pretty handy.</font></p>
<p><font face=3D"Tahoma">
<a href=3D"http://www.nwsource.com/ae/scr/edb_vd.cfm?ven=3D7149&s=3Dnws">T=
wice=20
Sold Tales in University:</a> A good size store reflecting the influence=
=20
of that big school next door. Lots of kitties curled up around the=20
books, just make sure none of them get out when you open the door.</font><=
/p>
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