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Seattle and NW Washington S P O T L I G H T S Mothers for Accountability PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED A volunteer serves breakfast to Seattle Police Chief kathleen O’Toole and Deputy Chief Carmen Best at the 5th Annual Mothers for Police Accountability Justice Breakfast December 4th at the Central Area Senior Center. The keynote speaker, Public Defender Twyla Carter, spoke about the contributions of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall to the fight for social justice. Winter Evening of Art, Music and lights Dec 11 Join us for SAM Lights featuring hundreds of luminarias! Free and open to the public for one night only on Dec. 11, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Olympic Sculpture Park, 2901 West- ern Ave. Experience the sculpture park lit with the glow of hundreds of lights and luminarias with SAM Lights. Make art, listen to music, and take in the sights. Wear your best light ensemble and become part of the art. Free, open to the public. Decorate recycled CDs with rhinestones and bling to cre- ate a mobile inspired by Mickalene Thomas’ work Hair Por- trait Series in SAM’s Pop Departures exhibition. Take your mobile with you on the luminaria walk and hang it in a community installation at the end of the Z path. Embellish and adorn life size shadow puppets with Romson Bustillo and follow them down the park’s path during a musical pro- cession. Create an intricate cut-paper lantern with Celeste Coon- ing. Light it up and watch the ornate shadows dance through the park as you move down the candle-lit walkway. Listen to local musicians including the American folk sounds of Lydia Ramsey, the blues and folk music of Ben Hunter and Joe Seamons, and the D20 Brass Band. Grab a hot drink and snack from Taste to take with you on your luminaria walk and enjoy a sweet bite of baklava and sesame twists from local bike food cart, Bikelava. For more information go to www.sam.org. Northwest Coast Native American Art at the Central library Burke Museum curators Robin Wright and Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse will discuss and present slides on art made by Northwest Coast Native Americans from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11 at The Seattle Pub- lic Library, Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Level 1, Microsoft Auditorium. This program will focus on Wright and Bunn-Mar- cuse’s new book, “In the Spirit of the Ancestors: Contemporary Northwest Coast Art at the Burke Museum.” Library events are free and open to the public. Reg- istration is not required. Parking is available in the Central Library garage for $6 after 5 p.m. For more information, call the Library at 206-386-4636 or www.spl.org. Page 4 The Portland and Seattle Skanner December 10, 2014 COMMUNITY CALENDAR 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 Thursday December 11 ANNUAl HOlIDAY ART SHOW. Come and see the creative holiday art and gift items made by over 30+ artists. All displayed items are for sale. 8236 SE. 24th St. Mercer Island. Friday December 12 FAMIlY STORY TIME: Enjoy an interactive story time with your child that includes early literacy fun with books, songs, finger plays and body movements. This event is free for all ages. 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Bellevue Regional library room 5, 1111 110th Ave. NE. Bellevue. BEllTOWN ART WAlk kICk-OFF: The art walk is a chance to visit different venues and check out the creations of local artists. Start by getting your map at Belltown Community Center. There’s always a raffle, live performances and other goodies. 6 – 7:30 p.m. Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell St. Saturday December 13 AlTERNATIVE GIFT FAIR. Honor the spirit of the season with gifts that spread hope in the community. There will also be a Christmas Cookie Sale. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. lacey Community Center, 4501 19th Ave. SE. lacey. WINTER CRAFT FESTIVAl. For families with children ages 5-12. Celebrate the season with winter and holiday themed crafts. Make your own piñata snowflakes and decorations and much more. 2 – 4 p.m. Pierce County library – lakewood, 6300 Wildaire Road S. lakewood. ANNUAl CHRISTMAS TREE lIGHTING FESTIVAl. This popular holiday event includes games, holiday crafts, performances by local and school choirs, and of course the lighting of the Christmas tree. Santa will arrive on an antique fire truck. 2 – 5 p.m. Tumwater City Hall, 555 Israel Rd. SW. Tumwater. Sunday December 14 lIGHTING A lIGHT FOR OUR CHIlDREN. Providence Hospice of Seattle will hold a candle lighting ceremony to remember children who have passed away. Held on International Day of Remembrance. The event begins at 7 p.m. at Providence Hospice of Seattle, 425 Pontius Ave. N. Suite 300. Wednesday December 17 ORNAMENTS FOR THE TREE. Drop in to make an ornament to decorate the library’s tree and make another ornament to take home with you. 4 – 6 p.m. Pierce County library – South Hill, 15420 Meridian E. Puyallup. Friday December 19 ATTACk ON EMERAlD CITY. Seattle’s premier Superhero theater festival id finally here only $5.00 at the door. 10 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Must be 21 years of age. The Ballard Underground, 2220 NW Market St. Saturday December 20 WINTER WONDERlAND AND HAYRIDES & HOlIDAY CRAFTS. Nothing says the holidays like truck- drawn hay wagon rides around Seward Park. Guided hayrides leave from the front of the center hourly 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Dress for weather. Then take a break from outdoor adventures to warm up inside the center and make some holiday crafts. Seward Park Audubon Center, 5902 lake Washington Blvd. S. Sunday December 21 ENJOY A FREE MOVIE AT THE NORTHGATE lIBRARY. Catch a free screening of the movie “Guardians of the Galaxy” (PG-13). Space is limited to 60 people and the films are all ticketed events. Free tickets will be available at the circulation desk 30 minutes before movie starts. 1 – 4 p.m. 10548 Fifth Ave. NE.
