A panel discussion presented by the Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Jan. 16, asks the question: Is there room for culture and entertainment on Capitol Hill? The event features panelists from the Mayor's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, $ Culture and the Seattle Arts Commission.
A panel discussion presented by the Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Jan. 16, asks the question: Is there room for culture and entertainment on Capitol Hill? The event features panelists from the Mayor's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, $ Culture and the Seattle Arts Commission.
If anything could be gleaned from last week's community safety forum, held in response to the New Year's Eve murder of Shannon Harps, it would be that the neighborhood was concerned, focused and, if the size of the crowd was any indication, involved. More than 200 people attended the Jan. 8 forum at Group Health Cooperative, a mere two blocks from the scene of the crime. The event was attended by Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, several Seattle City Councilmembers as well as numerous media representatives and televisions crews.
Bruce Taylor can certainly be counted a success. A published novelist and short story writer, Taylor is a retired health care worker and has overcome challenges to do what he loves best in the world. He is having "a blast" writing, seeing his published work and meeting the public at book signings.
"The times, they are changin," sang the immortal Bob Dylan. And perhaps this is nowhere as apparent as it is on Capitol Hill. As various blocks and favorite buildings find their proverbial heads in the guillotine, and each day seems to reveal a new "Land Use Notice" on a local building, it's no surprise that one finds this sentiment echoing up and down Broadway.
The Undead walk among us. They feed on unwary taxpayers. They sign no-bid contracts, and take frequent junkets to cities with tropical climates. And ports. They hold their public meeti
"Swansong"examines the love/hate relationship between two 16th-century literary giants, Ben Johnson and William Shakespeare Imagine a friendship between a dour, curmudgeonly misanthrope and a joyful, life-embracing romantic. "Impossible," you say? Not according to playwright Patrick Page. And he proves its possibility in his comic play "Swansong," currently on stage at the Center House Theatre at Seattle Center. It's all about the relationship between the dyspeptic Ben Jonson and the jovial Will Shakespeare. Both men were successful poets, actors and playwrights in late 16th-century and early 17th-century London. History can prove that they knew each other, and playwright Page's imagination goes further to provide the details of their friendship.
"Vesti La Giuba" is a tenor's aria so famous even those who pay no heed to opera recognize it when they hear it, although they may not know its name or its parent opera. That very notoriety holds up both the aria and its opera, Ruggero Cavallo's "Pagliacci," to intense scrutiny. Seattle Opera's inventive production of the renowned opera more than passes muster.
Film year 2007 is in the rearview mirror. Critics' groups variously anointed "No Country for Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" as best picture of the year, and this past weekend Golden Globes were conferred on "Atonement" and "Sweeney Todd." All quite beside the point. The thunderclap moment for cinema in 2007 came on Dec. 4, with nothing like the fanfare it warranted, but to the appreciation, indeed gratitude, of anyone who happened to notice. "Ford at Fox: The Collection" was released on DVD.
An enduring legacy of my radio program "The British Hour" is an affiliation with the BTA (British Tourist Authority) and friendship with several of my travel-agent sponsors, including Derrick Cond of Queen Anne and Elsie of England, both of whom appeared regularly on the program. In fact, there was a standing joke between Elsie of England, "the travel lady" (now retired), and Linda of London, "the radio lady." I still get many British travel-related inquiries, which I am glad to say I am able to answer.
An enduring legacy of my radio program "The British Hour" is an affiliation with the BTA (British Tourist Authority) and friendship with several of my travel-agent sponsors, including Derrick Cond of Queen Anne and Elsie of England, both of whom appeared regularly on the program. In fact, there was a standing joke between Elsie of England, "the travel lady" (now retired), and Linda of London, "the radio lady." I still get many British travel-related inquiries, which I am glad to say I am able to answer.
Making yourself as still as the winter seasonDeep in my heart, I love the winter season. I'm a winter romantic. I cannot fathom ever skipping winter by taking a cruise to the southern hemisphere or vacationing on a tropical island, no matter how hard my travel agent may push me in that direction. I'm a child of the north. Most of all, I love the winter stillness. Everything seems to come to a halt in winter, inviting us to become still as well. From early childhood on, I used to enjoy this most wondrous season of the year like nothing else. Looking out my bedroom window, I remember being utterly enchanted by watching the familiar landscape turn into something completely new under its first blanket of snow.
PROMOTION: Navy Seaman Elizabeth M. Young, daughter of North Seattle's Barbara L. Waxman and Delton Young, has been promoted to her current rank, having graduated from recruit training at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill.Young received the early promotion for her performance during the training cycle, which includes classroom study and practical instruction on Naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety.
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, JAN. 21No school (Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday).TUESDAY, JAN. 22BREAKFAST: Hot or cold cereal.LUNCH: Deep-dish pepperoni pizza (pork), Fish nuggets or Fruit yogurt and apple-cinnamon bagel Munchable.WEDNESDAY, JAN. 23Breakfast: French toast sticks with or without maple syrup.Lunch: Chicken hot dog, Cheese-stuffed pasta shells with marinara sauce or Fruit yogurt and apple-cinnamon bagel Munchable.THURSDAY, JAN. 24BREAKFAST: Egg-and-cheese breakfast muffin.LUNCH: Sub sandwich with turkey-ham, roast turkey, American cheese and shredded lettuce, Mozzarella-cheese breadsticks with or without marinara sauce or Mini-bagel Munchable with cheddar cheese.FRIDAY, JAN. 25BREAKFAST: Smokie roll (pork).LUNCH: Arroz con polo with yellow rice (chicken and rice), Bean-and-cheese burrito with or without salsa or Mini-bagel Munchable with cheddar cheese.
B.F. DAYVOLUNTEERS: B.F. Day Elementary School, 3921 Linden Ave. N., is recruiting volunteers to tutor students in grades 1 through 5 in homework, reading and math. They are needed Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 3 to 4:15 p.m., through May 8.