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Seattle and NW Washington S P O T L Seattle Parks celebrates a Week Without Violence Oct. 17-24 Secure Your ID Day Coming to tacoma Better Business Bureau serving Alaska, Oregon and West- ern Washington is teaming up with Wells Fargo to host Secure Your ID Day on Oct. 18, 9 a.m. – 1p.m. at the Taco- ma Mall Parking Lot. This identity theft prevention event features free on-site shredding and tips to protect your identity. Mobile shredding trucks will be on-site accepting up to three bags or boxes of unwanted documents per person. Please note that cardboard and three-ring binders cannot be accepted. BBB staff will be available to answer questions about pre- venting identity theft and provide resources for victims. View BBB’s suggested Records Retention Schedule to see how long to keep personal information before shredding. Free child fingerprinting and photo ID cards by Safe Streets. Cell phone recycling by Verizon’s HopeLine,—which wipes data and allocates devices to victims of domestic abuse. BBB advises consumers to educate themselves about online security. For more security tips and the latest alerts, visit BBB.org. ‘Live Lines Reel Poetry: Seattle Public C O M M G H T S ‘Bending time’ PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED 604,080 seconds. 10,080 minutes. 168 hours. Seven days. Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Youth Violence Pre- vention Team invite everyone between the ages of 12 and19 to participate in a Week Without Violence Oct. 17-24. This week gives youth a chance to express their feelings about violence in their community and provides safe, fun recreation programs and activities. The Week Without Violence will kick off on Friday Oct. 17 with a Rainier Beach teen swim from 7 to 9 p.m. Rainier Beach Community Center and Pool is located at 8825 Rainier Ave. S. Food will be provided and there will be informational booths for youth. On Tuesday, Oct. 21, teens can enjoy the Skate for Peace event at Southgate Roller Rink from 5 to 7 p.m. The rink is located at 9646 17th Ave. SW, Seattle, 98106. The facility has a snack bar, but fruits and veggies will be available for free. On Wednesday, Oct. 22, teens will venture to the corn mazes at Carpinito Farms from 4 to 6 p.m. The farms are located at 1148 Central Ave. N, Kent 98032. On Thursday, Oct. 23, there will be an awards dinner to honor teens who have demonstrated outstanding communi- ty service from 5 to 7 p.m. at Montlake Community Center. The community center is located at 1618 E Calhoun St. Seattle, 98112. Dinner will be provided. On Friday, Oct. 24, teens are invited to Peace on the Beach at Alki Beach from 6 to 9 p.m. Participants will meet at the Alki Bathouse located at 2701 Alki Ave SW. There will be group discussions along with pizza and s’more mak- ing on the beach. For more information about events, on how to sign up, or transportation contact Seattle Parks and Recreation Recre- ation Leader Laura Wilburn at 206-684-7422 or laura.wilburn@seattle.gov. To learn more about the week and Seattle Parks teen pro- grams visit www.seattle.gov/parks/teens. I Local father-daughter writing team Charles and Elisheba Johnson discussed their character Emery Jones, Boy Science Wonder, in the book “Bending time” at the Seattle Public Library, Lake City Branch. Charles Johnson won the National Book Award for this book, “Middle Passage,” in 1990. he is a winner of a MacArthur “Genius Grant,” a Guggenheim Fellowship and many other honors. Elisheba Johnson currently serves as executive and commissions liaison for the Office of Arts and Culture in Seattle. She writes “Curating a Life,” a parenting blog, creates mixed media art and is the former owner and curator of Seattle’s Faire Gallery Café. “Bending time” tells the story of Emery, a young African-American science wiz who has a fantastic adventure 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 Science Wonder.” Library Slams!’ at Central Library 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. Grand Slam featuring breakdancing performance by Vicious Puppies Crew 6:30 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 com- pete for the grand prize with three-minute performances 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. Green kent Day October 25: kent among five cities celebrating restoration Volunteers are invited to join the Green Kent Partnership (GKP) Saturday, Oct. 25, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. for a fun- filled morning of restoration work and community U N I T Y C A L camaraderie in celebration of the third annual Green Kent Day, a celebration of the GKP’s work restoring over 1,300 acres of publicly owned forests and natural areas. All are welcome and no experience is necessary for par- ticipation in restoration and planting projects. Volunteers are needed at both the Green River Natural Resources Area, located just north of 22306 Russell Rd., and at Morrill Meadows Park, 10600 SE 248th. A barbecue lunch at that site will be provided at noon to both volunteer groups, thanks to generous support from Farrington Court. Registration is required at www.kentwa.gov/ComeVolunteer. Read more at www.forterra.org/greencities. the Seattle Public Library hosts ‘Sharing Our Stories’ Series Immerse yourself in the art and craft of storytelling this fall with performances, workshops and interactive audience participation at several locations of The Seattle Public Library. There’s something for everyone to try out: tradi- tional oral storytelling, radio scripts, personal storytelling, a documentary film, autobiographical comics and more. The workshops are free and open to the public. Registra- tion is not required for most events. Free parking is available at the branches. For the workshop schedule and descriptions visit www.spl.org/audiences/all-ages/sharing-our-stories. E N D A R S EATTLE 2014 experience for music lovers of all ages. 7 – 8 p.m. Crossroads Community Center, 16000 NE 10th St. Bellevue Saturday October 18 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 ChILDREN’S AuthOR READS “AND thERE COMES hALLOWEEN” At thE MAGNOLIA BRANCh LINRARY. Get into the spirit of halloween with children’s author tom Brenner who will read his critically acclaimed picture book. 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Magnolia Branch Library, 2801 34th Ave. W. Wednesday October 22 Friday October 17 thE LADIES MuSICAL CLuB OF SEAttLE CONCERt. the historic Ladies Musical Club of Seattle will present its series of free public concerts. the one –hour concerts provide an intimate enrichment hAVE FuN WIth GAMES AND PuZZLES At thE MAth SALON At GREENWOOD BRANCh LIBRARY. Join Daniel Finkel for enticing games and puzzles that bring the world of math to life from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Greenwood Branch Library, 8016 Greenwood Ave. N. Thursday – Sunday October 23 – 26 FREE DENtAL, VISION & MEDICAL CARE: ALL SERVICES ARE FREE. Dental- Cleanings, fillings, x rays, etc. Vision- Comprehensive eye exams, Medical, Physical exams, mammograms, flu shots and much more. First come, first served. Starting at 9 a.m. key Arena at Seattle Center, 401 1st Ave. N. Saturday October 25 ZOMBIE hIkE REtuRNS tO RIVERSIDE StAtE PARk. touted as the “Scariest half-mile hike ever,” the event is open to all ages. Admission to the haunted Zombie hike is $10 adults, $5 for youths age 3 – 12, under 3 are free. 6 – 9 p.m. Riverside State Park 7 mile Airstrip, 7903 W. Missoula Rd, in Nine Mile Falls, Olympia. October 15, 2014 The Portland and Seattle Skanner Page 5
