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PHOTO CREDIT SUSAN FRIED
donut dialogue
Officer Sam Brayboy talks with young people during a donut dialogue one of three workshops
held as part of a youth organized march and celebration in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan.
17. The teens walked from Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park to Rainier Community Center
during the 10th Annual King Youth March.
Kappa Alpha Psi Celebrates
Founder’s day
The men of the Seattle Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi
Fraternity, Inc. hosts the Pacific Northwest Cluster National
Founder’s Day Program on Saturday Jan. 24.
The site for this closed banquet is the Seattle Central
Area Senior Center, located at 500 30th Avenue South.
The keynote speaker is Eric Pettigrew, Washington
State Representative of the 37th District and a distin-
guished member of the fraternity.
The celebration’s theme is, “Kappa Men- Servants of the
Community.”
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity is a collegiate Greek -letter
fraternity with predominately- African American member-
ship. Since the fraternity’s founding on Jan. 5, 1911, on the
campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind., the fra-
ternity has never limited membership based on color, creed
or national origin.
The fraternity has over 150,000 members located on more
than 406 college and university campuses and Alumni
chapters arrayed in some 367 cities in the United States and
9 foreign countries. Kappa Alpha Psi sponsors The National
Guide Right Program which provides educational and occu-
pational guidance for youth.
For membership information call Ron Bennett at 253-
561-9704 , or go to www.pnwkapsi.com.
Parks Hosts Momentia! Event to
Support dementia-Friendly
Community
On Tuesday, Jan. 27, Seattle Parks and Recreation invites
persons living with dementia, family, friends and all who
support a dementia-friendly community to the 2015
Momentia! New Year Celebration at China Harbor restau-
rant.
The Momentia! New Year Celebration will offer refresh-
ments, drinks, musical entertainment, dancing and karaoke.
To register, call Cheryl Brown, Seattle Parks and Recre-
ation, at 206-386-9106 before Jan. 23. Tickets cost $12.
Seattle Parks and Recreation piloted dementia-friendly
recreation in 2014 in response to the growing number of
community members living with memory loss and the firm
belief that people living with memory loss should remain a
vital part of our community.
With the official launch of the program in 2015, Parks is
working with a variety of local partners to offer engaging
programs like watercolor painting in the park, walks at the
zoo, volunteering at the food bank, and more.
Programs are mainly geared toward persons living with
Early Stage Memory Loss. Friends and family are also wel-
come to get involved. We’re glad to help determine which
programs might be a good fit, within our own offerings and
among the other options available in the community.
There will be limited van transportation to the event avail-
able from Greenwood Senior Center and Rainier
Community Center. Reserve a seat when you register for
the event. Sponsors include Greenwood Senior Center, Full
Life Care and CareForce.
For more information on dementia-friendly recreation,
please visit http://www.seattle.gov/parks/Seniors/dementi-
afriendlyrecreation.htm.
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Mutlicultural Health Insurance Events
in South Seattle, North Seattle
Local organizations, the Mexican consulate and Public
Health–Seattle & King County host a health insurance
enrollment event in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood on
Saturday. Washington Healthplanfinder hosts another event
at Northgate Mall on Sunday. Trained enrollment experts
will:
• Enroll residents in the plan that best fits their needs
• Determine whether or not residents are eligible for finan-
cial help
• Compare brand new plans side-by-side
• Review the website in Spanish and other languages
(including Russian, Tagalog, Somali, Amharic, Viet-
namese).
Support for Saturday’s event in South Park comes from
Public Health, SPIARC, Consulate of Mexico, SeaMar,
WithinReach, Denise Louie, Western WA National Hispan-
ic Nurses Association, and the UW School of Nursing.
With less than one month before a Feb.15 deadline to
enroll in a health insurance plan through Washington
Healthplanfinder, local organizations are reaching out to
include non-English speakers. Saturday Jan. 24, 2 to 6 p.m.,
South Park Information and Resource Center, 8201 10th
Ave S., Seattle; and Sunday Jan. 25, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Northgate Mall (Ben Bridge Court), 401 Northeast North-
gate Way.
For more information go to www.kingcounty.gov/health-
services.
Art Panel For ‘Texture: Visual Artists
and Poets Create’
Artists and poets featured in the Method Gallery’s TEX-
Ture exhibit will read from and discuss their work with
curator Mary Coss from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29 at the
Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Level 1, Microsoft Audi-
torium.
In this panel discussion, poets and artists will discuss the
reaction-based artistic process that led to the TEXTure
exhibit. The poets will read from work that inspired art-
work, as well as new poetry responding to the artwork. Poet
and artist collaborations will include the following creative
groups.
Poet Sherman Alexie with artists Lia Yaranon Hall and
Cedar Mannan
Poet Jeannine Hall Gailey with artist Carol Milne
Poet Daemond Arrindell with artist Maura Donegan
After the readings and discussion, a free public reception
will follow at Method Gallery in Pioneer Square, 106 Third
Ave. S., info@methodgallery.com.
Method is a non-commercial exhibition space in Pioneer
Square. It strives to present unconventional art that is pre-
dominantly based in sculpture, installation, new media or
performance. The TEXTure exhibit is funded in part by the
Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, as well as a Neighbor-
hood Matching Fund award from the City of Seattle, Seattle
Department of Neighborhoods.
Library events are free and open to the public. Registra-
tion 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.
S EATTLE 2015
Tacoma Public Library, 1102 Tacoma Ave. S.
Tacoma.
Friday January 23
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Thursday January 22
HOMEwARd BOuNd PROGRAM. Life skill classes
directed toward individuals that are trying to
regain skills and resources to overcome barriers
to gain employment & housing. 9:30 a.m. – noon
AFFORdABLE CARE ACT. Enrollment help: Trained
staff from community agencies will be available
to answer questions and assist with enrollment. All
day event. Seattle Public Library, 1000 Fourth
Ave.
Saturday January 24
HEAdBANGER’S BALL. don’t just sit there banging
your head against the wall! Come out to the
woods and join some naturalists to explore the
wonderful, wild and wacky world of
woodpeckers. designed for kids 8 and older.
They must be accompanied by an adult. 9 a.m.
– 11 a.m. Camp Long Env. Learning Center, 5200
35th Ave. Sw.
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Sunday January 25
COAL MINING AT COuGAR MOuNTAIN. This
program focuses on 100 years of local coal
mining. Learn what is underneath a mountain
that is older that Rainier, ages 13+ free no
registration required. 2 – 4 p.m. Lewis Creek
Visitor Venter, 5808 Lakemont Blvd. Bellevue.
Sunday February 1
SuPERBOwL SuNdAY: REMEMBER TO wATCH OuR
SEAHAwKS BRING HOME ANOTHER
CHAMPIONSHIP!!! GO HAwKS
CuLTuRAL CELEBRATION OF Tu B’ SHEVAT AT THE
SEATTLE PuBLIC LIBRARY: The Seattle Public Library
will host a Shevat, the Jewish New Year for Trees.
1:30 – 3 p.m. Lake City Branch, 12501 28th Ave.
NE.