Seattle Sun Newspaper - Vol. 8, Issue 3, March 2004
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Seattle Sun Out and About Briefs
Dance workshops offered
Northwest Dance Network and Living Traditions Dance will hold two Ballard workshops/dances with live music during the month of March. Both events will be held at the Leif Erikson Ballroom, 2245 NW 57th St. The venue is smoke- and alcohol-free, singles and couples are welcome. The cost is $11 for the dance, $6 for the workshop, $15 for both. Participants are asked to wear shoes which won't mark the floor.
On Saturday, March 6, the New Radio Cowboys, a six-piece group, will play Western Swing, Waltz, and Two-step tunes from 8:30 p.m. to midnight. A Country Western two-step workshop will precede the dance at 7:30 p.m.
On Saturday, March 20, Tim Casey & The Blues Cats return by popular demand for an 8:30 p.m. to midnight performance. It will be preceded by a triple-time swing workshop at 7:30 p.m.
Also scheduled for March is an intermediate/advanced salsa workshop with Jim D'Apice and Jodi Fleischman at the Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N. It will be held on Saturday, March 27 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Participants should have completed the Salsa 2 class. The cost is $40.
For details, call 781-1238 or go to www.ltdance.com.
Blues night at Meadowbrook
The Meadowbrook Community Center will hold a "Blues Night" acoustic music concert on Friday, March 12, featuring performances by blues guitarist Brian Butler, Americana roots music duo Max & Johnny (Max Schwennsen and John Nelson), and singer/songwriter Charlie Spring. The all-ages show will begin at 7:30 p.m. and is held in a smoke-free, family friendly environment. Admission is a donation of either $5 per person or $10 per family. The show is part of an ongoing Puget's Sound acoustic music concert series that is held every second Friday of the month at Meadowbrook Community Center, 10517 35th Ave. NE. For more information, call 684-7522 or visit concert series organizer Wes Weddell's Web site at www.wesweddell.com/ps.html.
Carkeek Park to turn 75
Carkeek Park will celebrate its 75th year as a park this year. To mark the occasion, Mark Gunlogson great-great grandson of local pioneers A.W. and Minna Piper, who settled the area in 1889 will share stories and memorabilia of his family at an event that will be held at the park (950 NW Carkeek Park Road) on Thursday, March 25, from 7-9 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Carkeek Watershed Community Action Project in conjunction with the Carkeek Park staff and Piper's Creek Watershed Interpretive Project. It is open to the public. For details, call Nancy Malmgren at 363-4116.
Restaurants go smoke-free
As part of its education and outreach campaign, Public Health-Seattle & King County's Tobacco Prevention Program recently completed individual visits with all restaurants in the Wallingford area to increase the number of voluntary smoke-free establishments.
After surveying all 58 restaurants and bars in Wallingford, 47 (or 82 percent) were found to provide a 100 percent smokefree environment, according to a press release issued by the Health Department.
As a result of the campaign, the owners of the Guadalajara Mexican Restaurant, at 1715 N. 45th, contacted the Health Department about becoming smoke free. "It was a difficult decision, but I feel that it is necessary to provide a healthy environment for our employees and our customers," said Guadalajara owner Victor Garcia, whose restaurant recently agreed to become smoke-free.
Secondhand smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, including more nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide, and cancer causing chemicals than smoke inhaled directly from a cigarette, according to the Health Department. Secondhand smoke exposure also contributes to respiratory problems in young children and infants. To find smoke-free establishments in King County, visit the Health Department's Web site at www.metrokc.gov/health/tobacco/guide.htm.
Nordic Museum to show films
The Nordic Heritage Museum will screen 10 films starring Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman on Thursday nights starting Feb. 26. The films will be shown in the museum's auditorium, starting at 7 p.m. There will be no screening on March 18. Suggested donation is $5 per person, per film. Popcorn and beverages will be available for purchase. The selection of films includes much of Bergman's early work as a Swedish contract player, including her starmaking turn in 1936's Walpurgis Night and her performance in 1939's Intermezzo that earned her the attention of the American film studios. Also included in the series is 1943's "Casablanca," co-starring Humphrey Bogart, perhaps Bergman's most memorable U.S. performance and 1978's "Autumn Sonata," her final movie appearance and her only collaboration with Ingmar Bergman, Sweden's most famous director. For details, call 789-5707.
Folk dance class offered
The Greenlake Folk Dancers are presenting dance classes and an open Balkan dance on Fridays through the month of March.
Jana Rickel will teach two classes, an intermediate to advanced group at 6:30 p.m., and easy dances at 7:30 p.m. (cost is $7 per class), followed by an open dance ($5) from 8:30 p.m. to midnight, featuring mostly Balkan line and circle dancing. Easy dances are featured during the first hour of the event. All ages are welcome; partners not required.
The classes and open dance is held at the VFW Hall, 7220 Woodlawn Ave NE.
For more information, call Bruce Gibbs at 325-7668 or go to www.ratchenitza.com.
Peace concerts benefit
A concert to raise funds to benefit this summer's free Seattle Peace Concerts series at various City parks will be held Sunday, March 7, at The Rainbow (722 NE 45th St. in the University District).
The benefit concert, which will be held from 4-8 p.m., will feature performances by Don Glenn & Friends, Daddy Treetops, The James Howlett Band, Ricky Gene's Dream Machine, and Blue Healers. Admission is by donation. Concert goers are also encouraged to bring food items for Northwest Harvest.
The 24th annual Seattle Peace Concerts series will kick off June 13. For the 2004 schedule, visit the nonprofit group's Web site at www.seapeace.org.