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‘Live Lines Reel Poetry: Seattle Public
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PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED
Seattle Parks Foundation Hosts ‘Estate
Planning for Women,’ Oct. 9
The Seattle Parks Foundation hosts a free seminar on
estate planning for women on Thursday, Oct. 9. There are
two seminar times and locations to choose from: 1 to 3 p.m.
at Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center, 6535 Ravenna
Ave NE; and 5:45 to 7:45 p.m. at Seattle Public Library -
Beacon Hill Branch, 2821 Beacon Ave S.
Parking for both seminars is free. RSVP by Monday, Oct.
6, to Betsey Curran at Betsey@seattleparksfoundation.org
or call 206-332-9900 ext. 15.
In the U.S., women live an average of five years longer
than men and often have the final say in how much of their
family wealth will go to loved ones, favorite causes and
community foundations. In this free seminar, estate plan-
ning attorney Mark Reinhardt of Rehberg Law Group will
answer your questions and explain how women of all ages
can update or begin their charitable planning.
To continue reaching communities new to regional arts
service agencies, ARTISTS UP will host a free session to
connect and inform African and African American artists
throughout Seattle, King County and Washington State.
The event is Monday, Oct. 6 from 6-8:30 p.m. at the
Northwest African American Museum , 2300 S. Massachu-
setts St. Artists creating dance, literature, media, music,
theater, visual and public art are welcome. Light refresh-
ments will be served.
The event is designed to share best practices through peer
learning, build connections between artists and funders, and
demystify funding programs and processes. The event is
hosted by the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, 4 Culture
and Artist Trust.
Attendees that require translation, activities for school-
aged children, accommodation or alternative format for a
disability (facility is accessible) should notify the present-
ing organizations no later than end of day, Oct. 1.
Register online by Oct.1. For more information, contact
Heather Dwyer at heather.dwyer@4culture.org, 206-296-
8676
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Alpha kappa Alpha Sorority members Mrs. Dolores Booker and Mrs. Shirley Wilcox were featured
speakers at an afternoon tea celebrating 50 years of the African American Collection at Seattle
Public Library’s Douglass-Truth Branch. Mrs.Wilcox and Mrs. Booker were on the committee 50
years ago which first proposed and donated the collection to the library. The sorority donated
$1908 dollars to Douglas-Truth Library at this year’s tea in honor of the forming of the sorority in
1908 at Howard university.
ARTISTS uP at the Northwest African
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Honoring Douglass-Truth
The Seattle Public Library will host poetry slams for teens
and adults in October at The Seattle Public Library, Central
Library, 1000 Fourth Ave.
See below for a schedule of “Live Lines Reel Poetry:
Seattle Public Library Slams!” events at the Central
Library.
Teen Slam with featured teen poet Travis Thompson
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3 in the Level 4, Wash-
ington Mutual Foundation Meeting Room 1. For ages 13 to
19. Teen poets will compete with three-minute performanc-
es of their own work. Winning poets will compete in a
Grand Slam event from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct.
17 at the Central Library.
Adult Slam featuring “Poetry Everywhere: Short Ani-
mated Poetry Films”
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10 in the Level 4,
Washington Mutual Foundation Meeting Room 1. For ages
20 and up. Adult poets will compete with three-minute per-
formances of their own work. Winning poets will compete
in a Grand Slam event from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday,
Oct. 17 at the Central Library. Featured film will be “Poetry
Everywhere,” a series of short poetry films with animations
of much-loved poems.
Grand Slam featuring breakdancing performance by
Vicious Puppies Crew
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17 in the Level 1,
Microsoft Auditorium. For ages 13 and up. Winning teens
and adults from the two qualifying slams on Oct. 3 and 10
will compete for the grand prize with three-minute perform-
ances of their own work. Grand Slam winners will be
chosen by judges from Youth Speaks, Seattle Poetry Slam,
Rain City Slam and Poet to the People. The audience will
vote on a Wild Card winner.
For more information, call the Central Library at 206-
386-4636 or www.spl.org.
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Local Children’s Authors Discuss
‘Bending Time’ at Lake City Branch
Oct. 11
Local father-daughter writing team Charles and Elisheba
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Johnson discuss their character Emery Jones, Boy Science
Wonder, in the book “Bending Time” from 1:30 p.m. to 3
p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11 at The Seattle Public Library, Lake
City Branch, 12501 28th Ave. N.E.
Library events are free and open to the public. Registra-
tion is not required. Free parking is available in the
underground garage. This event is for children and their
parents.
“Bending Time” tells the story of Emery, a young
African-American science wiz who has a fantastic adven-
ture in time travel. He also learns how to respond to
bullying at school. “Bending Time” is the first book in the
planned series, “The Adventures of Emery Jones: Boy Sci-
ence Wonder.”
Charles Johnson is a novelist, essayist and emeritus pro-
fessor at the University of Washington. He wrote “Middle
Passage,” the winner of the National Book Award in 1990.
Elisheba Johnson currently serves as executive and com-
missions liaison for the Office of Arts and Culture in
Seattle. She writes “Curating a Life,” a parenting blog, cre-
ates mixed media art and is the former owner and curator of
Seattle’s Faire Gallery Café.
For more information, call the Lake City Branch at 206-
684-7518 or www.spl.org.
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Friday October 3
Monday October 6
CELEBRATE VISIT A PARk (OR PARk VENuE) DAY! How
many times have you said to yourself, “I should
visit more parks?” Well today is your day. Take the
kids or just go to your local park and visit.
ARTISTS uP EVENT FOR AFRICAN & AFRICAN
AMERICAN ARTISTS. Artists up will host a free
session to connect and inform African and
African American Artists throughout Seattle, king
County and Washington State. 6 – 8:30 p.m. NW
African American Museum 2300 S. Massachusetts
St.
Saturday October 4
Thursday October 2
LEGO MANIA. Children are invited to get creative
with Lego bricks and build something super-
fantastic. Program is for children ages 5 – 12
years of age and free. 2 – 3:30 p.m. Delridge
Branch Library, 5423 Delridge Way SW.
BOOk READING AND SIGNING: HELEN COLLIER
PRESENTS. “MS. ANNA AND THE TEARS FROM THE
HEALING TREE.” This book deals with the subject of
race and the issues between white and black
American women where race and men are
concerned. 7:30 p.m. New Freeway Hall, 5018
SPIRITED MuSIC AND MOuTH WATERING FOODS AT
SEATTLE CENTER FESTAL. CROATIA FEST! Traditional
music and dance, exquisite costumes, art
exhibits, delicious food and much more. The free
festivities start at noon and continue throughout
Sunday October 5
Sunday October 12
MAPLE VIEWING FESTIVAL. Take in the breath
taking sight of maple trees ablaze in fall colors.
Visitors are invited to enjoy live music, hands-on
nature activities and much more. The event is
free with paid admission. 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Seattle Japanese Garden, 1075 Lake Washington
Blvd. S.
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