The Greater Kirkland Chamber of Commerce has chosen the Lake Washington Schools Foundation as its beneficiary of this year's fund-a-need portion of its annual auction.While the auction serves as the primary annual fundraiser for the chamber, a local organization is also chosen to receive funds raised in a special appeal during the live auction portion of the evening. The chamber has helped to raise more than $100,000 over the past decade for such organizations.
Working with business owners, I hear the same issues from company to company. It doesn't matter the industry or the size of the company. We all have the same problems. How do we grow? How do we get our name out there? How do we find quality clients or customers? Although the questions are very different, the answer seems to be the same. Networking! Getting out and meeting people. Talking to strangers.That's what seems to hold us all back, talking to strangers. Who wants to do that? It's not always the most comfortable situation. Click FULL STORY for a few suggestions to help ease the networking nerves
Hopelink's Eastside Literacy program needs volunteers to help adults learn to read or earn a General Education Development (GED) diploma, or to assist non-native English speakers to improve their English skills.Hopelink is also seeking volunteers to teach cooking on a budget, money management and computer skills including job searching online and resume-writing. Library volunteers and general office support volunteers are needed as well. Training for all positions is provided.
ARLO GUTHRIE, THE GUTHRIE FAMILY LEGACY TOUR April 10, 7:30 p.m. A multi-media concert, featuring special guests Abe & Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion. After his sold-out 2005 appearance, Arlo returns to KPC to celebrate four generations of Guthrie family music. Joined throughout the year by his children and grandchildren, Arlo will visit songs and share stories enriched with historic photos and archival recordings.Adults $39, Seniors $35, Youth $20, Groups $35<
COMING TO AMERICA DOCUMENTARY SERIES: SIERRA LEONE'S REFUGEE ALL STARS April 3,7-9 p.m.Coming together after civil war forced them from their native Sierra Leone, this reggae band's members were traumatized. But this tragedy is transformed by the band's inspiring determination to sing and be heard. This is a story of survival and hope.THE WRITTEN EGG April 7, 2 p.m.Presented by Sylvia CastroLearn about the fascinating Ukrainian art of transcribing ancient symbols on eggs and then try your hand at it! Please bring two raw eggs, a pencil, a tapered candle and a candleholder. To register, please call 822-2459.
"Sundays"April 13-May 5Artist reception: April 12, 6-8 p.m.<./i>"Sundays" is an exhibition of new paintings by Washington artists Michelle Forsyth (Pullman) and Brian Goeltzenleuchter (Seattle). "Sundays" features 77 watercolors by Forsyth and Goeltzenleuchter that depict images from the Sunday New York Times and of those who read it.
Carol in Queen Anne asks:"I want to find some good 'springtime' music to accompany the home video I'm making for friends back East. Spring hasn't started for them yet. I know the widely used Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons' is an obvious choice, but with so many recordings? And what about other pieces?I love it. By the time your friends are digging their flowers out of the May snowstorm, your video of exploding Seattle cherry trees will be their fireside relief. Nice!Spring is a time of extreme contrasts, so let's pick two pieces that couldn't be farther apart. Why not start with your Vivaldi, and add Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring.
The muse is an active participant in Anne Martin McCool's art: "...kind of like a presence accompanying me everywhere and whispering things in my ear like, 'Look at that gorgeous purple border in that yard,' or 'Stop! Look at Mount Baker with the pink moon.' Sometimes the muse makes Anne work with the admonishment of "Get to your studio!" Anne always listens, even at three in the morning.
With 2007 upon us, the city of Kirkland's economic development program has landed on several themes that will shape the city's approach to pursuing the city council's goal of a sustainable Kirkland - a city on sound financial footing with an array of job opportunities, products and services convenient to its residents. ❚ Kirkland has a reputation for great customer service. Better outreach to new businesses and maintaining good communications with the business community to provide more proactive business retention services will only enhance Kirkland's reputation for good service and attract and keep business here.
Our gardens have come alive, bursting out of their winter dormancy with daffodils, forsythia, and rosemary plants covered with a haze of blue flowers against their shiny green foliage. The cherry trees seem fuller with blossoms this year, perhaps because there were few strong March winds, or because they are the harbingers of a drought condition.Did you know that trees and shrubs always show a heavier bloom in stress conditions, such as drought?
Kirkland resident and landscape designer Phyllis Warman was a hit at the the 2007 Northwest Flower and Garden Show.The display garden she co-designed for the Washington State Nursery and Landscape Association, entitled "Suburban Swank with a Twist," won three awards and featured furnishings by Kirkland's Liberty 123 as well as a sculpture from Kirkland artist, Zanne Nelson. Her co-designer was fellow Kirkland resident and landscape designer Colleen Miko.<
Getting your whole family involved in physical activity shouldn't require bribes or threats. If you plan it right - and create the right atmosphere - you can have them begging to exercise with you.There are ways to spend time with your family and help keep your family healthy and fit.Children learn from their parents. It is important to show kids that staying physically fit is necessary for their health. The key to successful family fitness is to keep it simple and fun for everyone.
Holy Spirit Lutheran Church hosts a four-part series on elder care that covers the physiology of aging, cognitive impairments, home safety, transferring someone from a chair/bed/car, maintaining sibling relationships, estate planning, living wills, aging and dying with dignity and caring for one's own spiritual and mental well-being while caring for another. APRIL 30, GERONTOLOGY: THE SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF AGING. Mary Shelkey, PhD, RN ARNP, Virginia Mason Medical Center.
Amy Best, activities director with Aegis Living in Totem Lake, was recently recognized as the organization's director of the year.Within her assisted living community of 50 senior residents, Best implements what Aegis Living has defined as the six components of optimal living: beauty, health, spirituality, learning, humor and community.
Fresh green leaves are beginning to fill tree branches, early blooming flowers are bursting forth, and the seeds of new growth are soon to emerge from the ground. It's apparent that life is taking root. Rooting provides stability and supplies sustenance. Rooting can serve as storage for future needs. Rooting creates a web of converging diversity. Plants root into the earth. Although we are mobile, we still have a need to be rooted - to be grounded. Being grounded provides an anchor in the storm.