Kirkland Arts Center presents Tim Dooley: "Mixed-Product," the latest iteration of Dooley's site-specific installation of vibrant prints and sculptures. KAC brings Dooley, an associate professor in the University of Northern Iowa's acclaimed printmaking program, to the Northwest for his first area exhibition.
Two strong forces conspire to keep us from appreciating the beauty of ferns. The first force is the over-reaching need to have the garden filled with flowers. The second force is that our native sword ferns look very tatty out in the woodlands. Gardeners in other areas of the country covet our sword ferns (Polystichum munitum) for their gardens.
Are high-protein/low-carbohydrate diets really good for people in the long-run - especially for those over the age of 60?No, say nutritionists. They may even be dangerous. Better to eat a variety of foods and fewer overall calories if you want to lose those extra pounds, advises the Healthy Aging Partnership.
The Greater Kirkland Chamber of Commerce will host a special children's event as part of the Kirkland Rotary Picnic at Juanita Beach Park. This will include inflatable slides, bouncing toys and a dunk tank featuring Mayor Mary-Alyce Burleigh, Chamber president Mike Nelson, local area coaches, cheerleaders, athletes and more. The picnic and the festival will begin after the parade and run until the fireworks at dusk.
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Kirkland's Centennial theme is "Honor the Past, Imagine the Future." What better way to participate in the sentiment than for couples to honor their past while vowing to their future? A total of 108 people did just that for this completely unique Centennial event.
The seventh annual Redmond-Kirkland Relay for Life event raised a record $164,000 - more than double last year's amount - to benefit the American Cancer Society. The overnight fund-raiser was held May 14 to 15 at Redmond High School.
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The dramatic watercolors of Seattle native Kathy Collins are, rightfully so, an expression of her maritime pedigree. Collins' work will be featured during the June Artwalk on June 9, from 6-9 p.m. at Lakeshore Gallery, located at 107 Park Lane, telephone 827-0606.
After winding down its seventh season, the months ahead are anything but dark at Kirkland Performance Center. Summer 2005 at KPC will be a season all its own, filled with live entertainment and the return of its popular movie series. Management will be announcing the lineup of its eighth season in the beginning of June.
When he agreed to direct the June 12 tribute to his parents' 28 years at Pacific Northwest Ballet, Christopher Stowell made one request: that the company keep a secret.Which they have, religiously, despite repeated questioning from the snoops in the press and fans of PNB. When you talk to the dancers or the ballet masters or members of the staff, all they say is "it is going to be good, really good." And then they grin a big Cheshire Cat smile.
My personal odyssey through the Seattle International Film Festival has been a little rocky this year. Due to a family medical emergency, I spent the first two weekends of SIFF sitting in the ER and various hospital rooms.It wasn't until this last weekend (with the said family member recovering nicely at home) that I was able to get back into my usual SIFF groove.Not to knock the kind folks at Swedish and Virginia Mason, but I really enjoy my time in the movie lines much more than sitting in their hospital hallways.
While listening to arguments for or against proposed zoning changes in the Broadway business district, I start asking myself the question: does it need to be an either/or proposition? Can we consider raising building height limits to spur redevelopment on a street that's badly in need of a renaissance? Why not allow developers to construct beyond the four-story height restriction in exchange for improved building and street design that enhances our neighborhood, street and sense of community?
A school on the hill has reached two significant milestones in 2005. The Northwest School, located at 1415 Summit Avenue, turns 25 this year. And the school's building, itself designated a historic landmark, turns 100.Among several celebrations to mark the occasion, on Thursday, June 9, The Northwest School will break ground on an $11.2 million expansion and renovation of its historic First Hill building. The money will go toward building a three-story addition to the main building. Among other improvements, the addition will allow for five new classrooms and nearly double the library's size. The school's common area will also be expanded.
Bigger buildings may be coming to Broadway, but they'll have to wait at least another week to get started. On Thursday, June 2, the City Council's Urban Development and Planning Committee voted to approve changes in Broadway zoning that would allow buildings up to 65-feet in height. Current zoning limits building height to 40 feet.Raising the height to which buildings may be built on Broadway, effectively allowing six-story buildings instead of four, is intended to encourage redevelopment along the ailing business corridor by making such redevelopment more economical. Developers have maintained that the 40-foot limit simply does not allow them to redevelop their property at a profit. The vacant lots on the north end of Broadway, which Safeway and the old QFC used to occupy, were mentioned as properties that might benefit quickly from the change.