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Seattle and NW Washington S P O T L Scholarship Workshop for High School Seniors G H T S Classical Tuesdays The Seattle Public Library will help college-bound high school seniors work on and complete a Gates Millennium Scholarship application on Saturday, Jan. 10 and Sunday, Jan. 11. Help will be offered by the Scholarship Junkies team, Gates Scholars and Gates alumni at The Seattle Public Library, Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Level 4, Wash- ington Mutual Foundation Meeting Room 1. Registration is required at http://scholarshipjunkies.org/gms. The registra- tion page outlines eligibility for the GMS. Times and dates COMMUNITY I CALENDAR 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 January 9 LEARN HOW TO START A BUSINESS AT THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY. Entrepreneur and business coach Jeff Levy will present an overview on how to start and run a business. 12:30 – 3 p.m. Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave. Level 4. Free and open to the public. Registration is suggested. Saturday January 10 RANSACKED ATTIC SALE/FUNDRAISER FOR NORTHSHORE CENIOR CENTER. Calling all bargain shoppers to browse and buy. The entire center will be filled with items such as housewares, toys, books, clothes, shoes and so much more. 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Dr. Bothell. Saturday – Sunday January 10 -11 SCHOLARSHIP WORKSHOP FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS. The Seattle Public Library will help college bound high school seniors work on and complete a Gates Millenium Scholarship application. Registration is required http://scholarshipjunkies.org/gms Saturday 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday noon – 5 p.m. Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave. Level 1. Tuesday January 13 CLASSICAL TUESDAY’S IN OLD TOWN IS DELIGHTED TO PRESENT THE TACOMA YOUTH SYMPHONY CHAMBER MUSIC ENSEMBLE. These are the best of the best of the hundreds of students in the Tacoma Youth Symphony Orchestras. 7 p.m. Slavonian Hall, 2306 N. 30th St. Old Town Tacoma. Free admission, all ages welcome. Thursday January 15 REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CELEBRATION AT PARAMOUNT. This is a free event and the public is invited to come join King County employees in recognizing the life of America’s foremost leader of Civil Rights. Noon 1 p.m. Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St. Saturday January 17 OPEN HOUSE – BELLEVUE AQUATIC VENTER. Opportunities available for employment and volunteering. Join us for all the information. 1 – 3 p.m. Bellevue Aquatic Center, 601 143rd Ave. NE Bellevue. Monday January 19 33RD ANNUAL CELEBRATION “FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS IN 2015!” The Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration committee announces, the annual region-wide Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration with workshops, rally and march. Starts at Garfield High School, 400 23rd at East Jefferson. Seattle. 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. PHOTO COURTESY OF TYS S EATTLE 2015 To ring in the new year, Classical Tuesdays in Old Town is delighted to present the Tacoma Youth Symphony chamber music ensembles, on Jan. 13, 7 p.m., free at Slavonian Hall, 2306 N. 30th St., Old Town Tacoma. These are the best of the best: of the hundreds of students in the Tacoma Youth Symphony orchestras, the top instrumentalists are showcased in small groups of woodwinds, brass and strings. Join us for fabulous music-making and cocoa, coffee and cookies. For more information go to http://classicaltuesdays.blogspot.com for scholarship help are as follows. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10 Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11 Students may sign up for one or both sessions. Before the workshop, attendees should save any files for their scholar- ship application via Dropbox, or email their files to themselves, so that the files are easily accessible. Scholar- ship applications will be due online by 8:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 14. Library events are free and open to the public. Seating is limited and registration is required. Parking is available in the Central Library garage for $7. For more information, call the Central Library at 206- 386-4636 or www.spl.org. event provides business representatives with an opportunity to share information about their organization, collect resumes, and speak directly to WSU Vancouver students and alumni about internships and job opportunities. The Career and Internship Fair typically attracts more than 300 attendees. Businesses may register online at http://studentaffairs.vancouver.wsu.edu/student-resource- center/career-internship-fair. Registration is open until full. For more information, please call Heather Chase in Career Services at 360-546-9285. WSU Vancouver Invites STEM Exhibitors to Career, Internship Fair Washington State Univer- sity Vancouver invites non-profit, government and science, technology, engi- neering and math businesses to exhibit at the 2015 Career and Internship Fair Feb. 17 - 19 in the Firstenburg Student Com- mons. Registration is free. General business for all majors are invited to exhibit from 2:30 - 5 p.m. Feb. 17. Engineering and computer science-related businesses are invited to exhibit from 2:30 - 5 p.m. Feb. 18. All majors, including non-prof- it, government and sciences are invited to exhibit 2:30 - 5 p.m. Feb. 19. WSU Vancouver’s annual Career and Internship Fair provides a free forum for employers to speak with qualified candidates with varied experience and edu- cational backgrounds. With more than 3,000 graduate and undergraduate students in 35 fields of study, this January 7, 2015 The Portland and Seattle Skanner Page 5
