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Western Episcopal District will bring these messages nightly. 7
p.m., First A.M.E. Zion Church, 4304 N. Vancouver Ave.
SATURDAY, MAY 13
PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED
WORLD FRIENDSHIP DAY: Come celebrate World Friendship Day
along with members of Friendship Force Columbia Cascade as
we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Friendship Force Inter-
national. We’ll celebrate the event with live music and savor
international foods from the World Food Sampler. The event is
free however donations are welcome. 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.,
The World Food Sampler costs $20 and must be arranged by
calling (503) 504-0408. Westminister Presbyterian Church, 1624
NE Hancock St.
20TH ANNUAL CAMAS PLANT & GARDEN FAIR: Held the day be-
fore Mother’s Day each year. The plant fair draws thousands
of people. Explore plants, trees, garden art, supplies and more
provided by local vendors, fun activities for the kids, live music,
fresh food, and shops and restaurants. This is an all-day event
starting at 9 a.m. Downtown Camas Washington, NE 4th Ave.
between Adams & Everett St., Camas.
Liberty Bank Building Open House
Artist Aramis O. Hamer listens to the speakers at the Liberty Bank Building Art Open House April 26 at Centerstone. Art by community
artists will adorn the community development project which will be located at the former site of the Liberty Bank Building. The
project is being developed through a collaboration between Africatown, the Black Community Impact Alliance, Capitol Hill Housing and
Centerstone. There will be 115 affordable apartments and commercial space. Nine artists, Al Doggett (Project Curator), Aramis Hamer,
Ashby Reed, Esther Ervin (Project Curator), Inye Wokoma, Lisa Brown, Lisa Myers Bulmash, Minnie Collins and Troy Miles were selected
to create installations that honor the neighborhood history.
tive and informative dialogue.
The goal is to educate community members about
all sides of this issue and move towards a more peace-
ful city. The event will take place at the CENTER, lo-
cated at 3510 N. Vancouver Ave.
Space is limited so please RSVP if you are interest-
ed, on Facebook: @policepeacepdx.
Seattle News Briefs
Mayor Murray Signs $1 Million
Immigrant Legal Defense Fund
can descent.
Seattle Reads is an annual citywide reading and
community discussion program that concludes each
year with a series of author events including read-
ings, performances, book signings and discussions.
The Library’s literature and humanities program
manager, Stesha Brandon, is newly overseeing the
program in its 19th year and is excited about the po-
tential these new partnerships bring to the program.
Other community partners working with the Li-
brary on this year’s author events are Langston,
Northwest African American Museum and the Black
Heritage Society of Washington.
Library events are free and open to the public. Reg-
istration is not required for these events but are first
come, first served. Doors open 30 minutes prior to
event start times.
Seattle Metro
FRIDAY, MAY 5
FINE ART SHOW DAY ONE: Come see work done by seniors in
watercolors, oil/acrylic painting, pastels drawings and much
more! Ongoing demonstrations of various arts, vote for People’s
Favorite. Free and everyone is welcome to come browse. 1 p.m.
– 4 p.m.. Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive,
Bothell.
TASTE OF CREATIVITY: Central District forum for Arts & Ideas is
proud to announce our forthcoming fundraiser. Taste of Cre-
ativity an evening of food, performance, and community. This
evening will include a delicious three course meal by highly ac-
claimed local Black chefs. There will also be live performances
after dinner. 5:30 p.m. cocktail hour., Langston Hughes Perform-
ing Arts Center, 104 17th Ave. S. Seattle. For more information
please call (206) 684-4757.
FEATURED EVENTS THIS MAY
Meet Angela Flournoy at the Columbia Branch of
The Seattle Public Library
Flournoy will discuss “The Turner House” from
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday, May 8 at the Columbia
Branch, 4721 Rainier Ave. S., 206-386-1908. The Afri-
can-American Writers’ Alliance will perform poetry
based on the themes of home and family, in keeping
with themes from the novel. A book signing will fol-
low the program and books will be available for pur-
chase through Third Place Books. Limited parking
available.
Meet Angela Flournoy at Langston Hughes Per-
forming Arts Institute
Join the conversation about this year’s Seattle
Reads selection, “The Turner House,” from 7 p.m. to
8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 10 at the Langston Hughes
Performing Arts Institute, 104 17th Ave. S., 206-684-
4758. This event will feature a discussion and audi-
ence Q&A with Flournoy in conversation with visual
artist Inye Wokoma and moderated by community
arts leader Vivian Phillips. Northwest Tap Connec-
tion will perform dance pieces inspired by “The
Turner House.” A book signing will follow the pro-
gram. Several options for free lot and street parking
are available.
MAYFEST: Come celebrate the annual time of Spring and all the
things that garden. A week of Ikebana displays, pottery demos,
exhibits and activities. Admission is $9 general, $7 seniors, mil-
itary and students, children under 12 are free. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.,
Lakewood Gardens, 12317 Gravelly Lake Dr. SW, Lakewood.
CINCO de MAYO CELEBRATION: Our celebration will include a ba-
zaar, music, food, resource booths and much more. Come join in
all the fun at this free event. Noon – 4 p.m., El Centro de la Raza,
1660 S. Roberto Maestas Festival St.
SATURDAY – SUNDAY, MAY 6 – 7
TILTH ALLIANCE’S MAY EDIBLE PLANT SALE: Grow your own food!
Join us for Tilth Alliance’s May Edible Plant Sale and take your
pick from the region’s largest selection of organic edible plant
starts, perfect for summer gardening, gardening books and
supplies for sale also. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Meridian Park behind the
Good Shephard Center, 4850 Meridian Ave. N.
SATURDAY, MAY 13
CAPITAL INDIE BOOK CON 2: Best selling and award – winning
authors and publishers will have books at the Capital Indie
Book Con 2 at the Olympia Center. Free Ad-
mission. 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., 222 Colum-
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special day that will make
her smile. Meet animals
up close or sit and enjoy a
drink at the café! All moms
will receive half-off general
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Point Defiance Marina, 5912 N.
Waterfront Drive, Tacoma.
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The Seattle Public Library will present three fea-
tured “meet the author” events this May with Angela
Flournoy, author of the 2017 Seattle Reads selection
“The Turner House,” with special performances by
Northwest Tap Connection, a dance studio with a race
and social focus, and the African-American Writers’
Alliance, a collective of Seattle-area writers of Afri-
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‘Library Announces New Artistic
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Meet Angela Flournoy at the Central Library
Flournoy will read from “The Turner House,” and
take audience questions, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 11 at the Central Library, 1000
Fourth Ave., Level 1, Microsoft Auditorium, 206-
386-4636. Northwest Tap Connection and the
African-American Writers’ Alliance will per-
form dance and poetry inspired by the novel.
A book signing will follow the program and
books will be available for purchase through
Elliott Bay Book Co. Garage parking is avail-
able for $6 after 5 p.m.
“The Turner House” is a consideration of the
price we pay for our dreams and the ways in
which our families bring us home.
SATURDAY, MAY 6
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Last week, Mayor Ed Murray was joined by Coun-
cilmembers M. Lorena González and Tim Burgess
in signing an ordinance creating a $1 million legal
defense fund for Seattle residents and workers who
cannot afford legal representation or services in im-
migration proceedings. The measure was introduced
in response to the Trump administration’s actions in
its first 100 days against immigrants and refugees,
which will likely increase the number of people in
need of legal services in court.
The legal defense fund will be structured as con-
tracts that eligible community-based organizations
can apply for to hire immigration attorneys, legal
staff, and services to aid immigrants who are de-
tained, as well as those who are not detained but
facing deportation and other complex cases. Unlike
other courts, people in immigration proceedings do
not have the right to a court-appointed attorney. The
Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs will admin-
ister the program, which will become available this
summer.
Recent incidents at SeaTac International Airport,
where refugees and immigrants from several ma-
jority-Muslim countries were denied entry into the
U.S., and the detainment of Daniel Ramirez-Medina,
a young man who was brought to the U.S. as a child,
highlight the need for legal assistance for people fac-
ing immigration proceedings initiated by the Trump
administration. In the first national study of access
to counsel in immigration courts, the American Im-
migration Council found that immigrants who were
represented in court were up to 10 times more likely
to obtain relief than those without representation.
THE MOTHER OF ALL PROTESTS: March and rally to reclaim Moth-
er’s Day for Peace Walk of Heroines. This is a peaceful march &
rally, to foreground women and women’s role in creating Moth-
er’s Day more than 100 years ago as a day for world peace. 2
p.m., Portland State University, SW Harrison and 10th St.
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SUNDAY, MAY 14