What's Happening in Seattle this Week
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<b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black">
Museum:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tah=
oma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.wingluke.org/">Wing Luke Opening</a>, May 31st=
-=20
June 1st, free, celebrating its new 60,000 square foot home. M=
useum=20
highlights include Community Portrait Galleries, George Tsutakawa Ar=
t=20
Gallery, Historic Immersion Exhibits, </span>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
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Tateuchi</span><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma=
; color: black">=20
Story Theatre, KidPLACE, and so on. Since it=92s the opening, =
they'll=20
trot out all of the local dignitaries and fun activities to make a=
=20
powerful first impression, so go enjoy it while it's free.</span><p>=
<b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
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Lecture:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Ta=
homa; color: black">=20
Jane Austen lecture: <a href=3D"http://www.austenps.com/events.html"=
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Viewing Austen Through Vermeer's Camera Obscura</a>, June 8th, free=
=20
lecture, and $5 for the tea and cake reception afterwards. The=
=20
president of the North American Jane Austen society comes into town =
with=20
a discussion on female domesticity viewed through both Ms. Austen=92=
s=20
words and Vermeer's
<a href=3D"http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v412/n6845/images/41=
2380ba.0.jpg">
camera obscura</a> paintings. Get a new perspective upon perha=
ps the=20
best novels in the English language, and you can bet the Earl Gray t=
ea=20
will be flowing afterwards. Those Regency era chicks can be pr=
etty=20
hilarious, after they let the crinoline down.</span></p>
<p><b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>Arts:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; colo=
r: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.seattlerep.org/pdf/Wolfgang_SpringFling_Evite.=
pdf">
Spring Arts Fling</a>, May 30th, $10, for young arts patrons. =
(If=20
you're under 40 and subscribe to the arts, then that makes you young=
=2E) =20
This is a casual social event, to cross-pollinate exposure from one =
arts=20
organization to the other, of hanging out and chatting with performe=
rs=20
from the theater, symphony, and ballet. Afterwards, the artist=
s put=20
together short performances, creating little mash-ups.</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: Ta=
homa; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.lulyyang.com/events.php">Spring into Summer - =
A=20
Rendezvous of High Tea & Fashion Infusion</a>, June 1st, $65.&nb=
sp;=20
Undisputed Seattle fashion queen Luly Yang launches her 2009 collect=
ion=20
of dresses, swing coats, and suits. Like cars, the 2009 models=
always=20
seem to come out 7 months early. This is a good mother/daughte=
r sort of=20
event. Pay the bucks for a stunning piece that no one else wil=
l own. =20
* Also, it's not until August 7th, but the tix for
<a href=3D"http://fashionfirstseattle.com/">Fashion First</a> are on=
sale=20
now, $40+. It's hard to think of a bigger fashion show in Seat=
tle than=20
this one.</span></p>
<p><b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
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Fundraiser:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family:=
Tahoma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://firefightercalendar.com/">Firefighter Calendar Jud=
ging</a>,=20
May 29th, $20, with the audience voting for their pick for the calen=
dar=20
cover. This isn't just some ogling chick event; there are enou=
gh female=20
firefighters to make it interesting for both genders. These=20=
firefighters are not the sexy hard-body types, they're more athletic=
=2E =20
These firefighters must have a full sack of puns ready-to-go, "=
You can=20
use my fire hose any time."</span></p>
<p><b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Ballet:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tah=
oma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.pnb.org/season/robbins.html">All Robbins</a>,=
=20
starting May 29th, $20+, featuring three works from the master himse=
lf,=20
whose 60-year career spans numerous works of ballet and musical=20
theater. PNB produces its favorite three, all of which are typ=
ical=20
crowd- pleasers. One interesting little tidbit about Robbin,is=
that he=20
testified to the
<a href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Un-American_Activities=
_Committee">
House Committee on Un-American Activities</a>, ratting out his forme=
r=20
friends.</span></p>
<p><b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Business:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: T=
ahoma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.wscrc.org/eventregistration/default.cfm">What =
To Do=20
About Rising Costs in China</a>, May 28th, $20. Say you're a b=
usiness,=20
making your goods with the cheap labor in China, sending them to the=
=20
US. But now, with the declining dollar and the rising yuan, yo=
u're no=20
longer making the big profits, which you've become accustomed to.&nb=
sp; So,=20
what do you do? Move onto a different country and exploit its =
cheap-o=20
labor pool, or stick it out in </span>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>China</span><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: b=
lack">=20
and try new tactics to adjust? Go hear what the options are fo=
r=20
American companies making their goods overseas, and then selling the=
m to=20
US consumers.</span></p>
<p><strong>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>Film:</span></strong><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma;=
color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.theparamount.com/artists/?artist=3D589">Silent=
Movie=20
Mondays</a>, $12. This is great-grandpa type of stuff. Paramount The=
ater=20
puts a silent movie up on the big screen along with an organ=20
accompaniment. See film when the captions were actually part of the=
=20
story. As far as film goes, this is old-old school.</span></p>
<p><b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Family:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tah=
oma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.pacsci.org/speed/">Speed</a>, starting May 31s=
t, at=20
Pacific Science Center, $6+. You think your life is fast? =
; Well, go see=20
what fast really means. Learn about how things go really fast,=
plus the=20
associated attributes of speed, such as stopping, drag, and=20
acceleration. Kids get to build a fast car, drop pennies into =
the Penny=20
Smasher, and other experiments associated with speed. A lot of=
the=20
scientific concepts are based on Newtonian physics, so they're actua=
lly=20
not that hard to understand, except the speed of light, where everyt=
hing=20
gets weird.</span></p>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Activities: </span></b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
<a href=3D"http://www.ci.bothell.wa.us/dept/parks/brochure/page6.pdf=
">
Bothell Recreation Guide</a>, dates and costs vary. The city o=
f Bothell=20
has a good group of little activities for its citizens, including Be=
lly=20
Dancing classes, Scrapbooking, Softball, and Bocce Ball. Since=
these=20
are through the City of Bothell, the costs are reasonable.</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-famil=
y: Tahoma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.nwwocn.org/">Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nur=
ses=20
Society</a>, wow, this can't be a fun job. They get to deal wi=
th=20
festering wounds, puss, patients' colostomy bags, and other poo clea=
ning=20
tasks. No wonder they need their own group, just to get togeth=
er and=20
mellow out afterwards.</span></div> </td>
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<strong>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Natural Energy Boosters: </span></strong>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Forget the herbs and supplements. Here are some tried and true=
methods=20
to get more energy and put a little more spring in your step.</span>=
</p>
<p style=3D"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 24pt;" align=3D"cente=
r">
<img border=3D"0" src=3D"http://www.nocrashenergy.us/images/leftgraphic2.j=
pg" width=3D"193" height=3D"137"></p>
<p style=3D"margin-bottom: 24.0pt"><b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Napping</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tah=
oma; color: black">:=20
Infants, grandparents and Europeans may be onto something here. =
; A=20
little power nap during the day can have quantum improvements on you=
r=20
productivity and health. The napping pros advise taking a 20-m=
inute nap=20
between </span>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>1-3=20
PM</span><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; colo=
r: black">,=20
stay away from coffee and alcohol during lunch, and turn off your=20=
telephone and cell. Now, put your head down on your desk, and =
don't be=20
ashamed.</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin-bottom: 24.0pt"><b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>Get=20
more light: </span></b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>With=20
the monochrome skies winter, how can one not feel a bit downcast and=
=20
lethargic? One easy answer is light bulbs formulated to emit t=
he hues=20
of natural sunshine, not to mention those alarm clocks that start=20=
lighting up 30 minutes before the alarm goes off.</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin-bottom: 24.0pt"><b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Water, Coffee, and Sugar:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt=
; font-family: Tahoma; color: black">=20
Coffee is a gimme=97 everyone's default=97but try to limit your inta=
ke to=20
1-2 cups or 1 grand=E9 latte per day. Sugar gets a bad rap.&nb=
sp; It has some=20
pluses and minuses, but like anything, when used in moderation, it's=
all=20
right. Sugar in cookie form works best, especially if you opt =
for a=20
fiber-filled oatmeal cookie. Water is an overlooked choice, an=
d best of=20
all, it comes right out of the tap.</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin-bottom: 24.0pt"><b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Bananas:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Ta=
homa; color: black">=20
Bananas are great: they come in their own packaging, are inexpensive=
,=20
are loaded with all sorts of nutrients, require no preparation, and=
=20
taste good to boot.</span></p>
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<font face=3D"Tahoma">Cool Video:=20
<a href=3D"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DfjktMN2kx2Y">Joan Kelly of Fash=
ion First is interviewed</a> by
<a href=3D"http://www.mycitychic.com/">MyCityChic</a></font></span></SPAN><=
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