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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.
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COMMUNITY
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S EATTLE 2014
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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.