February 2014

West Seattle's ArtsWest has announced its summer theater education program. with two Academy classes for students ages 8 to 12 and a newly revamped Conservatory program for teens.

The Academy Classes

This summer ArtsWest will be offering two Academy classes, for those children 8-12 years old, who are serious about spending time with like-minded students to learn about the world of theatre. These highly structured programs will be taught by professional Teaching Artists and will provide daily instruction and rehearsals towards a one hour presentation for friends and family on the final day of class. The first Academy will be offered June 23-July 3 and will focus on Acting, while the second Academy will be offered July 7-18 with a focus on Musical Theatre. *no audition required

The Conservatory

The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement that says it's going to be very windy this evening and overnight with Southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph and gusts up to 50 mph. Power outages are possible.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
11:19 AM PST SAT FEB 15 2014

...IT WILL BE WINDY THIS EVENING ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON...
...ANOTHER ROUND OF WINDY WEATHER IS LIKELY AGAIN LATER SUNDAY...

A FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN WASHINGTON LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IT WILL BECOME WINDY ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN WASHINGTON THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH LIKELY AND WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE ISSUED FOR MUCH OF WESTERN WASHINGTON.

ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AND ANOTHER ROUND OF WINDY WEATHER IS LIKELY WITH THAT SYSTEM.

Artist Lezlie Jane shared this news with the West Seattle Herald about the Luna Girls Sculpture:

Dear Luna Girls Supporters,

I am pleased to announce that we have begun installing the Luna Girls sculpture. The new location is on top a grassy mound, overlooking Elliott Bay with the Seattle skyline beyond, next to the fabulous Salty's on Alki restaurant.

Installation should be completed by the end of February.

Thank you for helping make this project possible!

Lezlie

The Morgan Street Junction got a significant upgrade in its signals and signage on Feb. 15 as crews from SDOT removed older signals, upgraded the actual signal lights, and control systems as well as the street signs for the intersection. Included in the upgrade were audio signal boxes for the visually impaired, which already existed but were replaced with new gear.

Seattle Police directed traffic while the signals were being taken down and new ones installed.

Come to the West Seattle High School Big Band Dinner Dance, enjoy fabulous big band music and support West Seattle High School's music program!

Friday Feb 28 2014 at West Seattle High School. Dinner served 6-7, Swing Dancing Music provided by WSHS Jazz Band and the West Seattle Big Band from 7-9.

Tickets purchased in advance are $15 each, or $17 at the door.

Special deal for students only - $8 ticket purchased at the door for dancing only (no dinner).
Swing dance instruction, door prizes, beverages, dinner & desserts all included!

This event is a fundraiser and West Seattle High School band, orchestra and jazz band students are raising money to pay for their performance and competition trips this spring.

Check out our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/West-Seattle-High-School-Band/1465083587…

For more info or to purchase tickets online- please email WestSeattleHSMusic@gmail.com

Cassis restaurant, which has moved into the space once occupied by Alki Arts at 2820 Alki Ave. S.W. will officially open on Feb. 19.

The Cassis Bistro closed on Capitol Hill after a 7 year run in 2004. They describe their fare as "Country French food anchored in the classics with a talented Chef's spin. Seasonal menus that will change monthly using local farmers and foragers will keep things interesting for our kitchen as well as our customers."

The restaurant will have a 54 person capacity will have a happy hour from 4 to 6pm with dinner served from 5pm to 10pm, and full bar.

The issue that rose to prominence in the last mayoral election over the refusal to approve the "alley vacation" for the project containing Whole Foods on Fauntleroy Way S.W. is the subject of a public hearing on March 11. The project, now called The Whittaker is slated to break ground this year. The vacation of the alley will mean the project could consolidate parcels and proceed. At the public hearing, comment will be taken and the issue will be considered by the Transportation Committee of the Seattle City Council, chaired by West Seattle's Tom Rasmussen.

The text of the public notice:

Thursday, Feb. 13
Boys basketball
West Seattle 64, Nathan Hale 57
West Seattle secured the No. 7 seed from the Metro League into the Sea-King District tournament with Thursday's win at Nathan Hale.
The Wildcats will open Sea-King action this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Seattle Prep in a loser-out game.
DeAndre Love led the West Seattle scorers with 26 points. Ruslan Burduzha added 14 and Nate Prior tossed in 10.
NW Yeshiva 57, Shorewood Chr. 46
Shorewood Christian of West Seattle took a loss in Thursday's 1B SeaTac League action against Northwest Yeshiva.
Seattle Luth. 69, Chief Leschi 47
Seattle Lutheran of West Seattle scored a victory over Chief Leschi in a 2B SeaTac game on Thursday.

Girls basketball
West Seattle 40, Holy Names 39
West Seattle advances as the Metro League's No. 3 seed to the Sea-King District tournament after Thursday's win.
The Wildcats open the district tournament with a loser-out game Saturday, hosting Eastside Catholic in 7 p.m. action.
Evergreen 53, Tyee 49

Burien, WA – 13th, February, 2013 - Disney’s PETER PAN JR. is playing at the Highline Performing Arts Center for two shows only on February 28th and March 1, 2014 at 7:00pm. The 60-minute musical, designed for middle-school aged performers, is based on the play by J.M. Barrie and the 1953 Disney film. The St. Francis of Assisi School 7th & 8th grade cast has been putting on the final stages of this high flying adventure led by teacher Chris Harris.

"We've been working hard to make this a great show, and we are looking forward to sharing it with the community. We hope everyone will come and enjoy the show." said 7th grade cast member, Liam McNett (Peter Pan).

February 13, 2014: SEATTLE – South Seattle Community College announced today the school will hold their Japanese American Day of Remembrance event on Feb. 20 with a screening of filmmaker Frank Abe’s “Conscience and the Constitution” at 11 AM in the Jerry Brockey Student Center. A discussion of the film will immediately follow. The event is free and open to all.

Abe’s film tells the true World War II-era story of a group of young Japanese Americans who refused to be drafted into the war from their Wyoming internment camp unless their rights as U.S. citizens were restored and their families were released. The U.S. government ordered the internment of over 110,000 people of Japanese heritage in the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941.

“The film shows the price one pays for taking a principled stand,” Abe said. “It’s also about two responses to injustice: collaboration or resistance. The resisters broke the law to clarify the rights of all Japanese Americans in camp, yet they not only served two years in prison, they spent 50 years as pariahs in our own community.”