December 21, 2016 The Skanner Page 5
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Calendar 2016
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MONDAY – SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26 – 31
Celebration Lane: Don’t miss Celebration Lane, our glittering sa-
lute to ringin in the New Year! Be sure to join in our fantastic
celebration featuring a display of brilliant lights, dancing drum-
mers, characters and exciting music that will have everyone
rocking to the best all while Snow Falls from the sky. Nightly at
7 p.m. NE 6th to NE 8th on Bellevue Way, Bellevue.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27
PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED
MENORAH LIGHTING: Light the Menorah with us during the week
of Hanukkah. Join us in the SJCC lobby for singing, candle light-
ing, and storytelling. FREE for all to enjoy! 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 E. Mercer Way.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 1
Mt. Zion Baptist Church Day of Caring
Volunteers wrap presents at the Mount Zion Baptist Church Day of Caring Dec. 17. The annual event which served more than 300 people
included gifts and coats for children, food and caroling and a day of fun for the entire family. Thanks to dozens of volunteers and the
First Lady’s ChariTea, more than 100 area families enjoyed a joyful Christmas experience with praise & worship, caroling, lunch and lots
of gifts. We look forward to working with our community partners for Day of Caring 2016.
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songs inspired by “Rosie the Riveter”. The record-
ing will feature a band of highly talented musi-
cians, all female, over 40 years old, and many who
identify as LGBTQ, and will culminate in a perfor-
mance at McMenamins Mission Theater.
• Chiara Giovando, $4,838 in the Media Arts catego-
ry, to support “A Stone, a Stick and a Plastic Soul”
(working title) — a new film made in collaboration
with contemporary artist and Karuk tribal elder,
Brian Tripp. The project is explores the unique
ways Brian’s life and practice hover between the
traditional and the contemporary.
• Kazumi Heshiki, $5,552 in the Literature category
for “Fireweed Blossoms,”a book of haiku-hybrid
poetry in English that is the culmination of several
years of cross-cultural experimentation under the
guidance of local poet Stephanie Adams-Santos.
• Jesse Mejia, $6,280 in the Social Practice category
for “CHOIR,” an ongoing community singing group
focused on learning and performing choral music
by composers such as Arvo Part and Ola Gjeilo.
• Kate Simmons, $4,309 in the Visual Arts category.
“Fold the Towel” is a conceptual piece that utiliz-
es the female body to explore ideas of domesticity
and the struggles of balancing career and family
responsibilities. The finished work will consist of 9
images of the figure printed on fabric panels.
• Black Women for Peace, $4,833 in the Community
Participation & Access category to help present the
2017 Peace Festival, bringing together youth and
young adults from diverse racial, ethnic and cultur-
al groups.
• Q Center / LGBTQ Community Center Fund, $5,250
in the Dance/Movement category to bring the na-
tionally acclaimed Sean Dorsey Dance Company
to Portland in the fall 2017 for two performances
of “The Missing Generation.” Funding will also be
used to fund a dance workshop; an intergenera-
tional community forum; and a post-performance
discussion.
• Vanport Mosaic, $4,500 in the Theatre category,
to produce six staged readings each of “Summer
Squash” and “Hercules Didn’t Wade in the Water,”
new plays about the American Dream, displace-
ment and Hurricane Katrina. One performance of
each show will be brought to a local High School
with facilitated discussion afterwards.
RACC’s peer review process involved 46 communi-
ty volunteers who served on 14 different panels orga-
nized by discipline. They were guided by staff during
the months of October, November and December,
evaluating proposals based on artistic merit, audi-
ence development and financial accountability.
More detailed summaries of each grant are avail-
able at http://bit.ly/RACC2017PG (PDF).
Seattle News Briefs
City Announces $47 Million in
Affordable Housing Investments
Last week, Mayor Ed Murray announced the city’s
commitment of $47 million in funding to produce and
preserve 610 affordable homes. Mayor Murray made
the announcement at the Capitol Hill Light Right
Station, where the money will fund transit-oriented
development, matching investments in affordable
housing with other investments that make Seattle a
more affordable and livable city. This investment is
$13 million more than originally anticipated for the
2016 competitive funding process managed by the
Seattle Office of Housing (OH) due to an increase in
payments through the Incentive Zoning program.
This year marks the last year of funding from the
2009 Seattle Housing Levy, which was renewed and
doubled by voters this August. For the last seven
years, the 2009 Levy has provided $15 million per
year to invest in affordable multifamily housing.
The 2016 funding awards will support the con-
struction of six new buildings (with 472 apartments)
and the preservation of three buildings (with 138
apartments) throughout Seattle.
Every year, the Office of Housing provides a notice
of funding availability to affordable housing develop-
ers and solicits proposals based on current City pri-
orities.
In June, OH announced $34 million in funding, and
received 11 applications totaling $58 million in re-
quests. An increase in the amount of payments from
the Incentive Zoning program allowed OH to increase
the total funding awarded to $47 million this year.
Each City dollar is leveraged with three dollars from
other sources.
Over the last 35 years, the Office of Housing has in-
vested nearly $500 million in the creation and pres-
ervation of over 13,000 units of affordable housing.
These apartments retain their affordability for at
least 50 years.
Seattle Parks and Recreation
Announces Holiday Closures
Many Seattle Parks and Recreation facilities will
be closed or on modified schedules in observance of
winter holidays:
• Community centers and environmental learning
centers will close at 5 p.m. on Dec. 24 and 31, and
will be closed Dec. 25 and 26, and Jan. 1 and 2.
• Teen Centers and Late Night programs will be
closed on Dec. 24, 25, 26 and. 31, and Jan. 1 and 2.
• Indoor swimming pools will close at 3 p.m. on Dec.
24 and 31, and will be closed Dec. 25., 26, and Jan. 1
and 2.
• Small Craft Centers will be closed on Dec. 24, 25, 26,
CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR WITH FIRST DAY HIKES: The public
is invited to ring in the New Year with “First Day Hikes” in any
of the 32 State Parks all across Washington. The event allows
families to get out and experience the diverse natural resources
and recreation opportunities found in State Parks. No Discover
Pass Needed On First State Parks “FREE DAY” Of The Year!
and Jan. 1 and 2.
• Golf courses will close at 2 p.m. on Dec. 24 and 31
and will be closed on Dec. 25. Golf courses will be
open on Jan. 1. (Schedules subject to change. Some
courses may be open later than 2 p.m. Please call
specific courses directly before your trip. Con-
tact information can be found at http://premiergc.
com/-contact-us.)
• Amy Yee Tennis Center will be open from 7 a.m. – 3
p.m. Dec. 24, 7 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 26, 7 a.m. to 5
p.m. on Dec. 31, and 7 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Jan. 2. The
center will be closed on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.
• The Moorage Operations Office will be open Dec.
22-23, Dec. 28-30 from 12 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Dec.
31 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. The office will be closed
Dec. 24 and 25.
Most Seattle Parks Drop-in
Activities Will be Free Starting Jan. 1
Thanks to funding from the Seattle Park District as
part of the Community Center Strategic Plan, starting
on Jan. 1, most drop-in activities at community cen-
ters will now be free.
During a public outreach process, we heard from
many communities that even small drop-in fees can
be a barrier for people with low incomes, preventing
many from taking part in some of our basic activities
and services.
We proposed in the Community Center Strategic
Plan to eliminate drop-in fees. The Mayor and City
Council agreed, and eliminated drop-in fees as part of
the 2017/2018 budget process.
Most drop-in activities will now be free at all Com-
munity Centers.
In general, a true drop-in activity is one that does
not regularly hire staff or have regular materials
and supply costs. For most community centers, this
means the following activities are now free:
• Tot Gyms and Tot Rooms
• Fitness Rooms
• Basketball, Pickleball, Dodgeball, Volleyball
• Pool Tables
• Table games like Bridge or Mahjong
• and most other activities that previously had $1, $2,
or $3 drop-in fees.
The following kinds of activities will continue to
charge a fee:
• Program drop-in (paying for a class one session at a
time)
• Special events
• Drop-in activities held outside normal hours
For more information, or if you have questions
about a previously purchased punch card for drop-in
activities, please contact your local community cen-
ter.