A privileged look into ancient Rome at SAM It's Italian time at the Seattle Art Museum. First came the magnificent 16th Century Ghiberti doors (see Feb. 27 issue), and now complementing that show are superb artworks from the Musée de Louvre's extensive Roman collection - everything from monumental sculpture to jewelry and tableware. There are mosaics, frescos, sarcophagi, friezes and other objects from private homes and public buildings, all to provide insight into the aesthetics of the empire and the life of its people.
Under the Mailer-ish heading "Tough Guys Don't Dance," Grand Illusion Cinema and Scarecrow Video are running two nifty double bills of B-movies by PHIL KARLSON, a director whose low-budget efforts were typically better than average for their price range and sometimes very good indeed. Among the latter is "Five Against the House" (1955), an unusual caper movie with four Korean War vets turned college students on the GI Bill deciding the rob a Reno casino...
Mary Lavassar, a senior and resident of Queen Anne, has been named to the dean's list at the University of Washington for spring quarter.
Jennifer A. Cohen, who hails from Magnolia, has been named to the dean's list for academic achievement during the 2007 fall semester at Connecticut College. A member of the Class of 2008, Cohen achieved Dean's High Honors, a recognition for students who have earned a grade-point average of 3.7 to 4.0.
Popular nationwide service scores band's music into service For more than three decades, the music of U2 has had a worldwide impact on music lovers of all interests. Their music has inspired ad companies - Apple's "Think Different" campaign and again for the iPod - to borrow classic cuts from the Ireland natives to generate sales for new and creative technologies. The spiritual undertone present in the band's material has been the subject of a handful of books and innumerable conversations over the years. On Sunday, March 9, the legendary sound of U2 will be used to underscore church doctrine at the Church of the Ascension in a worship ceremony known as the "U2 Eucharist."
The days are getting longer, sun and light are flooding in and spring is in the air - why not take this wonderful opportunity to not only clean but refresh your home with a new wash of color? Let's get rid of the winter color palette of rust, brown and gold. Take that wreath off the door and the twinkle lights off the front porch, and bring in the yellows, greens, lavenders, blues and pinks of a new season.
Northwest Focus word of the month: "symphony"Did you go to the symphony? Did they play a symphony? What's the difference between a "symphony" and an "orchestra"? Truth? Sometimes, there is none. "Seattle Symphony," for instance - that's an orchestra that makes its home downtown in Benaroya Hall. Seattle Symphony was once called "Seattle Symphony Orchestra," but it dropped that last word some years ago. In some cities, the biggest classical band in town is called "orchestra" (Philadelphia, Cleveland); in others, they've fallen for the word "Philharmonic" (New York, L.A.).
Some people dream all their lives about making a movie. For some, it remains a far-fetched idea that will never come into reality. Others take active steps, risking everything, to pursue this ambition.Gil Ponce is in one of these risk-takers, and he is in the midst of living his dream.Beginning next Friday, March 14, Landmark Metro Cinemas, 4500 Ninth Ave. N.E., in the University District, will screen "Tall as Trees," a film he has spent the last several years co-writing, directing and producing.
HEALTH INITIATIVE: The Metropolitan King County Council passed legislation to accept $3 million in current and future donations to start programs that are part of the King County Children's Health Initiative.The motion recognizes the donations from Group Health Cooperative, which has a location in Northgate, 9800 Fourth Ave. N.E.; Washington Dental Service, which also has an office in the Northgate Delta Building; and Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center, 4800 Sand Point Way N.E.The agencies' donations from 2007 and 2009 will match the county's appropriation of $3 in general-fund resources for outreach.The county-funded component of the initiative focuses on enrolling the nearly 9,000 eligible children in King County in health-insurance programs. The goal is cover all children by 2010.
The following is the menu for Seattle Public Schools' elementary students. All breakfasts include toast, fruit, juice and milk. Lunches include vegetables, fruit and milk. The menu is subject to change. MONDAY, MARCH 10Breakfast: Hot or cold cereal.Lunch: Turkey corndog with or without mustard, Toasted-cheese sandwich or Yogurt and strawberry bagel Munchable.TUESDAY, MARCH 11Breakfast: Cheddar-cheese omelet.Lunch: Beef ravioli with meat sauce, Deep-dish cheese pizza or Chef salad with wheat roll.WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12Breakfast: Yogurt and whole-wheat cinnamon toast.Lunch: Breaded-chicken burger on multigrain bun, Vegetarian chili-and-cheese wrap or Chef salad with wheat roll.THURSDAY, MARCH 13Breakfast: Homemade banana bread and string cheese.Lunch: Nachos with or without seasoned beef, beans and jalapeno cheese sauce; Cheese quesadilla with or without salsa; or Chef salad with wheat roll.FRIDAY, MARCH 14Breakfast: Pancake on a stick.Lunch: Deli turkey-and-cheese sandwich on multigrain bun with or without lettuce, Cheese-stuffed pasta shells with marinara sauce or Yogurt and strawberry bagel Munchable.
The award shows have finally finished pouring out of Hollywood like a tsunami of ooey-gooey, back-patting excess, guaranteed to raise your blood sugar level just by watching the promos."I'd like to thank all the little people...without whom...."I'm one of the little people. I'm about as little as they come. No one gives out awards in my category. They don't even have a category for me, but if they did, I'm sure I could come up with a doozy of an acceptance speech.
The annual B.F. Day Elementary School fund-raising auction began as a few tables of silent auction items at a Fremont Chamber of Commerce holiday party. Held at Hale's Ale Brewery in 1996, the event drew a wide selection, but not a great number, of community folks and raised $13,000. In 1998, the B.F. Day PTSA took over organization of the annual fund-raiser and established it as a vital component of school operations. The PTSA uses auction funds to help support the arts program, music program, technology program and enrichment opportunities for the kids, including bringing the Pacific Science Center van and Book-It Repertory to the school. Also, the PTSA distributes small grants to teachers to help cover costs on otherwise unthinkable special classroom projects.These programs will be covered for the coming school year if the auction raises $65,000, an achievable goal based on past years' performance. Tireless parent volunteers have made the auction succeed over the years. In addition, when Adobe Systems opened offices in Fremont the company provided its conference area as the site of the auction. A location within the neighborhood helps contain costs and sustain community support."It was scary when we had to leave Adobe. We were too big." auction organizer Traci Chamberlin explained. "They've been wonderful to us, but we knew before last year that we would be leaving."
Word had already leaked out last week in local media that the city plans to build its own jail. But city officials refused to provide any details about potential locations.That stand changed on Tuesday, May 6, when a list of four finalists was announced at a press briefing in City Hall. They included the land the Puetz Golf Center sits on at 11762 Aurora Ave. N.It was unwelcome news to Randy Russell, chief operating officer of the business, which has been at its present location for 58 years. And he only found out about being on the short list Tuesday morning, he added."The community is not going to let the city put a jail on this property," he said, adding that the adjoining Lincoln Towing yard would be included to make up the 7.15 acres the city needs at the location. Russell joked that he'd be willing to leave if the city paid him $1 million for every year the driving range had been there: "Guess what? That's not going to happen, either."The Aurora Avenue Merchants Association also takes a dim view of the proposal, according to executive director Faye Garneau, who said the city notified the association about the idea two weeks before.The lead time didn't help much. The association board is expected to vote on its position next week, but board members have already signaled they would oppose having the jail in the area, she said.Garneau isn't really surprised that the Puetz site is one of the final four. "It goes along with all the poor city decisions," she said, mentioning the proposal to extend the trolley lines instead of opting for the much cheaper one of expanding bus service.
■ Fremont resident and regular Herald-Outlook columnist Kirby Lindsay (at left) was invited to stand on the White House lawn on April 16 to welcome Pope Benedict XVI (above, center) to the United States. President George Bush (center, in suit) and First Lady Laura Bush (above, left) introduce him to the public. photos provided by Kirby Lindsay
It began with an optimistic 17 year-old and a neighborhood lemonade stand; it ended with $13,000 to build a new playground at Matthews Beach Park in Northeast Seattle. Laura D'Asaro, a junior at Nathan Hale High School, is the first winner of the monthly Tiger Woods Foundation (TWF) Fist Pump Challenge."I am a big believer in trying and seeing what happens," D'Asaro said.