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Seattle and NW Washington S P L I G H T S coming together to hold an enrollment event on Saturday, March 1 in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood. A team of “In-Person Assisters” will setup shop inside South Park Community Center in Seattle, from noon-3:30 p.m., and help: enroll residents in the plan that best fits their needs; determine whether or not residents are eligible for financial help; compare brand new plans side-by-side; and review the website in Spanish and other languages. Each health insurance plan covers the most important services, including visits to the doctor, hospitalizations, maternity care, emergency services, preventive care, med- ical prescriptions and more. Partners for this event include the Con- sulates of Mexico, El Salvador, and Peru, Public Health-Seattle & King County, With- inReach, and UW Nursing students. This event is aimed at people who need help nav- igating or accessing the state’s new insurance website, called Washington Healthplanfinder. For more background, visit www.coverk- ingcounty.com. PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED Langston Hughes Performing Arts Insti- tute is pleased to present, ‘A Salute to the 60’s & Motown,’ a musical variety show starring seasoned performers who will send Black History Month off in style with grooves and moves from fifty years past on Friday, Feb. 28. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. ‘Salute’ is a mini-musical about the hit- producing superstars of the 1960s such as Diana Ross and the Supremes, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, the Tempta- tions, Marvin Gaye and others who sang a staggering number of hit songs. Providing a memorable entertainment experience with classic numbers, smooth dance routines, multiple costume changes, and the sounds of legendary performers, ‘Salute’ is present- ed under the direction Ernest Pumphrey, Sr. and features Ernest Pumphrey Jr., Josephine Howell, Makini Magee, okanomodé, Tiffany Wilson and Mark Cardenas. For more information go to www.salute- tomotown.brownpapertickets.com. Seattle Central Hosts Science Olympiad March 1 Several dozen people rallied for a higher minimum wage of $15 an hour outside the Wendy’s on Lake City Way in Seattle on Feb. 20. Similar rallies were held outside fast food restaurants across Seattle. PechaKucha Night at NAAM: Afrofuturism Using the fast-paced presentation style of PechaKucha – 20 slides shown for 20 sec- onds each – guest speakers explore the topic of Afrofuturism, Feb. 27, 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. at a free event at NAAM, 2300 S Massachu- setts St., Seattle. Some say Afrofuturism is about imagin- ing what lies beyond the here and now through the lens of the African American experience. Many great artists of our time have reflected on their lived experiences and taken us to outer-space and inner worlds through visual art, sounds, and sto- ries. Seattle’s foremost thought leaders and visionaries take you on a fantastic voyage through race and time, featuring Saheed Adejumobi, Donald Byrd, Sandra Jackson- Dumont, Charles Mudede, Zola Mumford, Ahamefule J. Oluo, Cristina Orbé, Okanomodé Soulchilde, Barbara Earl Thomas and more. For more information go to www.naam- nw.org or call NAAM at 206-518-6000. Play Design Kick-Off O T Minimum Wage Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute Salutes Motown C O M Workshop March 1 Seattle Center and the Artists at Play design team – celebrated artists Trimpin and Judith Caldwell, Site Workshop and High- wire – host this interactive, hands-on Design Kick-Off Workshop, engaging chil- dren and adults to use their imagination, creativity and words to help shape a new play space at Seattle Center around the con- cept of sound and motion. Both artists and the larger design team will be on hand to present their initial design work and gather input from the public as their concepts evolve. 1 p.m. – 4 p.m., Saturday, March 1 Next 50 Pavilion Annex, adjacent to the Monorail platform just east of Seattle Cen- ter Armory The Artists at Play project will transform Next 50 Plaza at Seattle Center, an asphalt area just north of the Monorail platform, into an artist-designed and child-inspired play area. The project team is working with children to capture the poetic exuberance of play. M U N I T They will undertake a robust community engagement process during spring 2014 to gather input and feedback from local kids so that Artists at Play truly reflects the com- munity’s imagination and creative spirit. The Design Kick-Off Workshop is part of a free Day of Play, March 1, at Seattle Cen- ter. Join ParentMap and Seattle Center for Seattle Camp Fair, 10 a.m.—1 p.m., in Seat- tle Center Armory, and learn about all the way for kids to explore, learn and grow this summer in and around Seattle. For more information on the Artists at Play project, visit: www.seattlecenter.com or call 206-684-7200. Latino Health Enrollment Event at South Park Community Center With a March 31 deadline approaching to enroll in a health insurance plan through Washington Healthplanfinder, local organi- zations, Latin American consulates and Public Health – Seattle & King County are Y C A L E N The Northwest Regional Science Olympiad Tournament is March 1, at Seat- tle Central Community College, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. with competitions starting at 8:30 a.m. An awards ceremony will follow in the Mitchell Activity Center, 1718 Broadway. At least 34 middle and high school teams will compete for prizes in 50 different events that involve applying math and sci- ence skills to design, building and operating projects that fit into specific categories. Competitions will be held on the main campus in the Science and Math Building, Broadway Edison and the Mitchell Activity Center. A complete schedule of events and locations will be available at the first floor registration table in the Broadway Edison Building, 1701 Broadway. The event is free and open to the public. The events will be supervised by Seattle Central faculty, staff, students and commu- nity volunteers. The purpose of Science Olympiads is to promote STEM (Science, Technology, Education and Math) educa- tion and community awareness of programs available to local students. For more info go to www.seattlecentral.edu. D A R S EATTLE 2014 If you have an event you want to share with the community, email it two weeks in advance to The Skanner at info@theskanner.com Friday- Sunday February 28 – March 2 WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL: 37TH PORT TOWNSEND WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL. Fun for everyone! Over 200 boats, 3 days of live music, kids cove with lots of fun activities, food court and much more. $15 per day, $30 three day pass. These are all day events. Point Hudson and Northwest Maritime Center, 431 Water St. Port Townsend, WA 98368 Saturday March 1 Sunday March 2 SEATTLE CENTRAL TO HOST SCIENCE OLYMPIAD. The event will be supervised by Seattle Central faculty, staff, students and community volunteers. The interactive event runs from 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. Broadway Edison Building, 1701 Broadway. The event is free and open to the public. PANCAKE BREAKFAST FUNDRAISER. Enjoy the warm company of friends and neighbors with a stack of Pancakes, eggs and sausage at the annual Loyal heights Pancake Breakfast. $5. Loyal Heights Community Center, 2101 NW 77th St. Seattle, WA 98117 SEATTLE JAPANESE GARDEN CELEBRATES OPENING DAY: First Viewing: The Seattle Japanese Garden’s 2014 season opens. 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Washington Park Arboretum, 1075 Lake Washington Blvd. E. SEATTLE AND TACOMA ALUMNAE CHAPTERS OF ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORITY, INC. TO CO-HOST YOUTH SUMMIT! Students will have an opportunity to participate in hands-on learning activities and interact with members of the community currently working in STEM Fields. 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. (breakfast, lunch and snacks provided) Free. Tukwila Community Center, 12424 42nd Ave. S. Please call to register and more information 206- 312-3787 Monday March 3 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE. It’s time for cats and critters to set aside their differences because they all deserve loving homes of their own. Come celebrate International Day of Peace at Seattle Humane in Bellevue, WA. 13212 SE Eastgate Way, Bellevue, WA 98005. 11 a.m. Sunday March 9 GALLERY TOUR AND QUILTING WORKSHOP. Baskets, quilts, fences, and dolls are all sculpture to Marita Dingus. Following the tour, Marita will conduct a quilt patch project for visitors to record. Noon – 3 p.m. 2300 S. Massachusetts St. Seattle, WA 98144 February 26, 2014 The Portland and Seattle Skanner Page 5
