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Northaven 30th birthday party, June 23

Northaven retirement home, located at 11045 8th Ave. NE near Northgate Mall, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.

More than three decades ago, the congregation at Olympic View Community Church realized there was a need for affordable retirement housing in the Northgate neighborhood.The congregation formed a dedicated board of trustees to purchase land and negotiate with the Department of Housing and Urban Development for funding.

Northaven Retirement opened its doors to the first residents in 1972 as a non-profit organization sponsored by the church. The original Northaven has 198 apartments and is currently serving 220 retired citizens.

In 1992, a second retirement center opened, Northaven II Assisted Living. The 40-unit assisted living center is located at 531 NE 112th St.

Northaven will host an anniversary celebration for both centers at its 8th Avenue NE site on Sunday, June 23, from 2-4 p.m. There will be a short program, tours of both facilities and refreshments.

The event is free and open to the public. For details, call 365-3020.

Ananda to host concert

Ananda, a spiritual organization which has a temple located in the Roosevelt District, will present an evening of music and inspiration at Benaroya Hall with Swami Kriyananda. The event will take place on July 19 at 7:30 p.m. Benaroya Hall is located at 200 University St. in downtown Seattle.

Kriyananda is a spiritual teacher, author, composer, and founder of Ananda. According to the organization, he is one of the few remaining direct disciples of the the world renowned master of yoga, Paramhansa Yogananda.

Tickets for the event are $18 general admission and $12 for students and seniors. They may be purchased at East West Book Shop, located at 6500 Roosevelt Way NE (523-3726) or at Ticketmaster (292-ARTS). For details, call Ananda at 523-4343.

Multi-faith group to hold potluck

The Seattle Chapter of the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) will host a potluck on June 9 at Woodland Park Presbyterian Church, followed by a presentation by Western Washington FOR organizer Mike Yarrow. The potluck will start at 5 p.m. and will be followed at 6:30 p.m. by the program. There is no charge for this event.

Woodland Park Presbyterian is located at 225 N. 70th St. FOR is a multi-faith organization founded during World War I that promotes peace and justice. For details, call Yarrow at 789-5565.

Salvation Army aids those at risk of eviction

The Salvation Army and the City have teamed up to provide financial assistance for Seattle residents.

The project, called ERACE (Expanded Rent Assistance Collaborative Effort), is a crisis intervention program that will make available one-time rent assistance to eligible applicants who have experienced a short-term crisis that prevents them from paying their rent. The objective of this program is stability - keeping people safely in their homes.

Households or individuals found eligible for assistance may receive up to $750, depending on household size and need. The program is designed to assist low-income residents whose income is below 50 percent of the median in the Seattle area. Currently, about $500,000 is available to help those who qualify and the program, which will continue through the end of this year.

The Salvation Army North Seattle Temple Corps is located at 9501 Greenwood Ave. N. For details, including specific eligibility requirements, call 783-1225.

Tree of Life to hold author reading

David Shields, a Wallingford author and professor of English at the University of Washington, will appear at Tree of Life Judaica & Books on June 6 at 7 p.m.

Shields will discuss Jewish themes in his new memoir, "Enough About You: Adventures in Autobiography." In this collection of 22 slice-of-life, stream-of-psyche pieces, Shields covers the impulse to write about oneself and the mystery of identity.

Shields is the author of many books including "Black Planet," (a finalist for the National Books Critics Circle Award), "Remote," (winner of the PEN/Revson Foundation Fellowship), a"Baseball Is Just Baseball: The Understated Ichiro," "Dead Languages, " "Heroes" and "A Handbook for Drowning."

His essays and stories have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Harper's, Yale Review, McSweeney's, Salon, Village Voice, Utne Review, Threepenny Review, and Conjunctions. Tree of Life Judaica & Books is located at 2201 NE 65th St. Admission to the author reading is free. For details, call 527-1130.