Not many people can say they have lived a century, but on Oct. 3, Ed Weiss will join the ranks of those who can add that landmark birthday to their list of achievements. And Weiss has certainly not spent his 100 years in solitude. He and his wife Claire have been married 72 years and together for 79, and they have two children and three grandchildren.
I'm officially retired - confirmed by Social Security and AARP newsletters. I belong to the demographic category of "seniors," and I qualify for all sorts of discounts I never knew about.
The best advice Mike Lawson ever received was in a rejection letter from an agent who, after reading his spit-and shined manuscript told him that while the writing was just fine, it "didn't advance the plot."
Seattle Opera's General Director Speight Jenkins will be one of five recipients of a 2009 Mayor's Arts Award, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels announced.The awards recognize the contributions made by artists, arts and cultural organizations, and community members who make a difference through arts and cultural activities. The public nominates candidates for these awards, and the Seattle Arts Commission reviews the nominations and makes recommendations for the mayor's final selection. For 2009, the Seattle Arts Commission reviewed a record 360 public nominations.
Brandon Lopez won this year's Karen Maleng Memorial Flag design contest, held earlier this month at the Magnolia Community Center.
For my money, Pacific Northwest Ballet's Choreographers' Showcase is one of the best dance deals in town. With ticket prices topping out at a trifling $20, this year's showcase June 13 at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall was a rare chance to see mostly high-voltage brand-new works by seven choreographers in divergent stages of development plus performances by up-and-coming dancers in the company's school.
The Wallingford Boys & Girls Club celebrated club members, staff, board, volunteers and supporters by honoring them with a dinner and awards ceremony on June 5. The children cooked pasta dinners and arranged Caeser salads for the festive evening.
Three women connected to St. Anne School in Queen Anne are thousands of miles away from home this week hoping to change lives.
Simply MavisThe ZooTunes concert series continues June 24 with Mavis Staples with special guest Allen Toussaint, $19; July 1 & 2 - Three Girls and their Buddy (Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin & Buddy Miller), $36; July 15 - Ladysmith Black Mambazo, $19; July 19 - Los Lobos, $22; July 22 - Cowboy Junkies / Son Volt, $22; July 26 - Indigo Girls, $24; July 30 - Jewel, $28; August 13 - Joan Baez, $22; August 16 - Nanci Griffith, $19; August 19 - Susan Tedeschi with JJ Grey and Mofro, $22; August 26 - Amos Lee, $22. Doors open at 5 p.m. Music starts at 6 p.m., and shows end at approximately 8:30 p.m. For more information visit www.zoo.org.
John James Bily was born Sept. 27, 1916 to Jan and Josephine Bily in St. Paul, Minn., and peacefully passed away June 11, 2009. He was 92 years old.
Someone, maybe Oscar Wilde, said the self-absorbed make for the most interesting people.
Life stories - not ghost stories - were retold over the weekend of some of the estimated 40,000 people buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Queen Anne.
Though construction workers were still pounding away at Sweetbrier last week, the fences and the machines will be gone just in time for West Crockett Street to be transformed into an eclectic and colorful farmers market.
One tournament, one at bat, one pitch, one out at a time has been the Venom mantra this year. Last week, the team was the No. 1 seed going into the Metro Championships.