Sunday December 27th from noon until 6:00pm
The Highland Park Improvement Club (1116 SW Holden) is hosting a luminaria (lantern) making workshop in preparation for our New Years Eve Neighborhood Parade! HPIC members, friends and families, and neighbors are welcome to join. Even if you are not making a lantern, please stop in and say hello to your neighbors!

Balloon Lanterns
Visiting artist Tricky Bunny from the Fremont Arts Council will provide instruction on how to make a paper mache lantern. To make a balloon lantern, please bring:
– Balloon(s)
– Tissue paper (colorful tissue paper looks especially pretty)
– Wire to attach your lantern to a stick or rod
– Tea candle (the kind where the candle is in a metal cup

Tricky Bunny will provide Elmer’s wood glue, dry wall paper paste, acrylic medium for paper mache, and a hot glue gun and hot glue gun sticks, along with demonstration. Wear clothing that you don’t mind getting glue or paper mache goop on. (Also, for gluten allergy sufferers, please note that wallpaper paste contains gluten.)

Bring snacks to share! Children are welcome.
For more information, email HPIC1919@gmail.com or leave a message at 206-762-9825

New Years Eve: Thurs Dec 31
– Not-So-Silent Night Parade
meet at 6:30pm HPIC parking lot
attend our lantern making workshop Saturday Dec 27, noon-6pm!
bring drums/pots & pans/tambourines/musical instruments
followed by the
– Sage Comet fire performance
HPIC parking lot after the parade, around 7:30pm
and then the
– Highland Park House Party at 8pm
an electronic jukebox with playlists from the neighborhood:
a guaranteed eclectic assortment that will dance us all into the New Year.
– Gourmet homemade food
from the neighborhood foodistas!
(byob)
$15/person, $5/kids under 12
and bring dollar bills for the jukebox!
For more information, email HPIC1919@gmail.com or leave a message at 206-762-9825
www.hpic1919.org

Winter Break Art Camp



Alki Bathhouse



2701 Alki Ave. S.W
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206-684-7430



December 28-31
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Come celebrate the New Year by creating art. Campers will explore paper sculpture, masks, painting and mixed media techniques that will bring art to life. Register by phone or online www.seattle.gov/parks.
Spanish Lessons

Youngstown Cultural Arts Center
4408 Delridge Way S.W.
206-501-1971
Monday and Wednesday Jan. 4-March 10, 6:30-8 p.m. Learn to speak Spanish and have fun doing it. This 10 week class addresses conversation and grammar. $100 for a 5-class card, $180 for a 10-class card.
Pre-registration is required, call Brenda Howald 206-501-1971.

GriefShare





Grace Church





10323 28th Ave. S.W
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206-932-7459





Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m.



An international grief recovery support group. If you have lost a loved one to death you are welcome to attend. This is a 13 week program that ends January 10. You can begin at any time.

Discovery Shop







4535 California Ave. S.W.




50% off all Christmas items.
We’ll be open Sundays thru December 20 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. offering Christmas and holiday gift & decoration items. Starting Wednesday, December 16, fine holiday-celebration glitter, attire and cruise wear will be featured. Also, thru December 26 items tagged in pink will be 50% off. All proceeds go to fight cancer. The shop is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m .- 4:30 p.m. to customers & donators. Closed Sundays, except as above, and holidays. Closing on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve at 3 p.m. The ACS Discovery Shop always needs volunteers. Pls call 937 7169.

Holiday Lunch


Bridge Park Retirement Community


3204 S.W. Morgan St.


206-938-6394


Friday, Dec. 25, 12:30 p.m.

Join us for a delightful lunch on Christmas Day. Give us a call, and let us know you are joining us.


Polar Bear Club

Alki Beach across from Duke's Restaurant.

Friday, Jan. 1,
10 a.m.
Hot chocolate will be provided. Bring a towel, and remember that we hold hands for encouragement, and run as a big line of screaming neighbors into Puget Sound at the same time. it is great fun and much easier when we do it together.

Read the Qur'an

First Lutheran Church

4105 California Ave. S.W.

206-935-6530

Thursdays, Jan. 7, 14, 21 and 28. 7-9 p.m.
Join this four-week guided reading of the Qur'an led by Pastor Ron Marshall. The $50 fee includes an authorized translation of the Qur'an for your keeping. Call now to register.

Free Community Concert
A free community concert will be held Friday, Jan. 15 at 8p.m. featuring noted violinist Amber Archibald.

Hosted by the West Seattle Kiwanis Club, the event will take place in the Brockey Conference Center, 6000 16th Ave. S.W.

Houston native Amber Archibald received her bachelor's degree in violin performance from Indiana University and her master's degree in viola performance from Rice University. She currently is pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Washington, studying with Melia Watras. Archibald also serves on the faculty of Seattle University and has performed throughout the United States, and in Portugal, Austria and Germany.
This concert is presented as part of the ACCESS Project, and is supported in part by the Mayor's Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, 4Culture, The National Endowment for the Arts, PONCHO, The Moraine Foundation, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation and US Bancorp Foundation.

Under the direction of the Seattle Symphony, Ms, Archibald will perform pieces that include Mendelssohn's: The Hebrides ("Fingal's Cave"), Op. 26
Jones: Benediction
Stamitz: Viola Concerto in D major, Op. 1
Tchaikovsky: Selections from Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Little Russian"

SPICE UP YOUR LIFE WITH ZUMBA

Alki Community Center will offer a Zumba fitness class, which is inspired by Latin dance and music. Zumba uses a variety of styles in its routines including Cumbia, Salsa, Merengue, Hip Hop, Reggation, Rumba, Flamenco and many more styles.

Sessions begin Saturday, Jan. 9 and continue until Feb. 13. If you miss the first session, don’t worry. There’s another. A second session begins Feb. 20 and continues until March 27. The cost is $40 per class series. Register online at www.seattle.gov/parks or call Alki Community Center at 206-684-7430.

Alki Community Center is located at 5817 SW Stevens St.

Business Networking






The Kenney






7125 Fauntleroy Way SW






Meeting Room 2





Wednesdays, 8-9:30am.



Are you an electrician, architect, or photographer who wants to grow your business in West Seattle? If so, the Westside Professionals chapter of BNI wants to meet you. Bring 40 business cards for referral-based networking with a established group of local professionals on Wednesday morning at The Kenney. Breakfast will be served. We have open categories for other businesses as well. For more information, contact sfelix@quidnunc.net
Seattle Parks and Rec. Ages 50+
Delridge Community Center
4501 Delridge Way S.W.
Tai Chi-Mondays and Wednesdays, 9-10 a.m. NIA-Fridays 11:30-12:30 p.m. Classes begin the week of January 4. Please contact Ryan Spencer 206-684-7423 or Mary Dalzell 206-935-2162 for complete information.

GoGreen '10 Conference
Olive 8 at the Hyatt
1635 8th Ave.
www.gogreenconference.net
Wednesday, April 21, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. with reception to follow.This is a unique opportunity to learn the latest in sustainable practices for your business. Price by April 1, $174. Groups of 2 or more by April 1, $150.

Citizenship Class







Southwest Branch


Seattle Public Library







9010 35th Ave. S.W.







Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-7:30 p.m.


Study to become a U.S. Citizen, prepare for the Citizenship interview. Improve you English. Citizenship application assistance is also available.

Ballroom magic







Kenyon Hall







7904 35th Ave. S.W

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206-679-7229







Monday night



Ballroom and Latin dance classes for adults. $15 per person. FREE class every 1st Monday of the month.
After school dance program classes Mondays and Wednesdays in November for ages 6 and up. Open enrollment. Visit www.baloricokids.com or call to register.


Stop N' Shop





4504 California Ave. S.W.

Pink Tag Clothing and Shoes will be 50% off regular price from December 30th, 2009 through January 5th, 2010. All proceeds go to the Senior Center of West Seattle. Our hours are from 10:00am to 4:00pm seven days a week. For donation, volunteer or membership information please call, 206-932-4044 Ext. 7 and ask for Aylene.
 


Weight Loss Challenge & Free Nutrition Class






3420 S.W. Cloverdale St.






206-947-4967






Thursdays, 6-7 p.m.



12 week friendly competition, based on nutrition, lifestyle, exercise classes. Last challenge lost 238 pounds! $35 participation fee goes towards Jackpot and paid back to the "Biggest Losers" www.WeightLossChallengeSeattle.com

Tot treks and tyke hikes







Camp Long







5200 35th Ave. S.W.







684-7434







Children ages 2 – 3.




Share nature with your children. Learn effective and fun outdoor activities and ideas for other times and places. Please arrive 10 minutes before class time and wear appropriate clothing for the weather. Sorry, no strollers. Activity Fee: $7 per adult/child pair. $3.50 for each additional person.

Kindermusik







Kenyon Hall







7904 35th Ave. S.W.






937-3613







Now scheduling.




Give your child a head start.
Kindermusik, for families with children aged birth through seven years, begins the first week of September. To register, visit www.kenyonhall.org.

Seeking ESL tutors




Our volunteers are at least 18 years old and fluent in English. An application, interview and background check are required. Training and on-going support are provided. After the initial match we ask tutors to meet with their students twice per week for 1.5 hours each time, for at least 6 months. For more information visit
www.stjames-cathedral.org/esl or call Cecilia at 382-4511 or email cwalsh@stjames-cathedral.org

At the farmers market







www.seattlefarmersmarkets.org







This week will feature peppers, sweet potatoes, candied ginger, potatoes, pumpkins, walnuts, hazelnuts, apple cider, autumn/winter squash varieties, pears, apples, kiwi, pluots, quince, eggplants, asparagus, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chard, greens, chives, fennel, garlic, ginger, horseradish, kohlrabi, kale, leeks, lettuce, onions, radicchio, radishes, shallots, tomatoes, taro root, turnips, rutabaga, herbs, cheese and dairy, eggs, pork, beef, chicken, duck, lamb, veal, goat, pate, soup stocks, mushrooms, wine, fish and seafood, dried fruits and veggies, dried mushrooms, fresh pasta, honey, artisan breads, fresh pastries, chocolates, cider, jams, jellies, sauces, spreads and preserves.

Senior Center of West Seattle







4217 S.W. Oregon St.







Memory Enhancement—Alternate Mondays at 10:30 a.m.
Caregiver Support Group—Alternate Mondays at 10:30 a.m.
Live Well with Chronic Conditions—Tuesdays 1 – 3:30 p.m.
Matter of Balance/Falls Prevention—Mondays, 1 – 3 p.m. starting Oct. 5
For info, call D’vorah, 932-4044, ext 2.

YMCA events





After school program




Alki Kid’s Place




6115 S.W. Hinds St.




Activities include crafts, games, Legos, movies, music along with quiet time for homework and tutoring. Alki Tae Kwon Do program is included for full time enrollees. Ages 4 – 14, 3 – 6:30 p.m. Cost: $20 per day or $90 per week.

West Seattle’s Biggest Loser







High Point Community Center






6920 34th Ave. S.W.






684-7422






Wednesdays at 6:15 p.m.
Each week we teach a different topic of nutrition. All participants receive free personal coaching, a free wellness evaluation, group support and more. $10 of your registration fee will be donated to help put an end to childhood obesity in America. Contact Mylissa Twohey at 579-4581 orgoalshappen@hotmail.com to RSVP.

Seattle Swing Dance Club







Alki Masonic Hall







4736 40th Ave. S.W.






First and third Sundays:

Workshop I: 2:45 – 3:45 p.m.
Workshop II: 4 – 5 p.m.
Beginner free lesson: 4 – 5 p.m.
Dance: 5 – 9 p.m.

For more information visit www.seattlesdc.com

Volleyball







Southwest Community Center







2801 S.W. Thistle St.







Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. – noon.
Men and women ages 50+ wanted for drop-in play volleyball.
For information call Mary at 935-2162.

District Council meetings







Youngstown Cultural Arts Center







4408 Delridge Way S.W.







Every third Wednesday, 7 – 9 p.m.




Each month representatives from neighborhood councils and other community organizations provide reports on what issues and concerns they are working on and announcements about up-coming community meetings and events.

Volunteers needed







Sustainable West Seattle is seeking volunteers for our 2nd Annual Sustainable West Seattle Festival. A variety of volunteer opportunities are available. For information go to www.sustainablewestseattle.org or email alkistu@hotmail.com

Watts Basketball Sundays







West Seattle High School





3000 California Ave. S.W.





Year-round skills training sessions with Seattle hoop legends Donald and Slick Watts. For boys and girls grades 3-8. Register online at www.wattsbasketball.com. A portion of the proceeds to benefit the WSHS Boys Basketball Program.

Stay-at-home dads







Hiawatha Playfield Playground





2700 California Ave. S.W.




Mondays and Thursdays at 9 a.m.
Our goal is to develop a resource and community for stay-at-home dads, fathers who are primary caregiver in their family, and other involved dads are welcome. All fathers are invited to network with us.


Thunder Girls





Fastpitch Softball






12U




West Seattle Thunder Girls Fastpitch Softball is looking for athletes with a good attitude and desire to play tournament softball this spring and summer. If you are interested in arranging a tryout call Coach Greg at 669-6881 or email gkormanik@comcast.net


Propose a neighborhood project






www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/btgnsfcrf




Have ideas for neighborhood improvements? Propose a project today. The Neighborhood Projects Funds can be used for small-scale improvements such as sidewalk repair, traffic circles and traffic calming, sidewalks, school zone speed limit signs, playground improvements, etc.

Ballroom dancing with Loretta







West Seattle Senior Center







4217 S.W. Oregon St.







420-3255







All ages, singles and couples welcome.
Tuesday, 6 – 7 p.m. Introductory Latin: Rumba, Cha Cha, Salsa
Tuesday, 7 – 8 p.m. Beginner Latin: Rumba, Cha Cha, Salsa
Thursday, 6 – 7 p.m. Beginner Ballroom: Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango
$10 donation. Just Walkers
Saturdays, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. new class through South Seattle Community College Preschools for parents and toddlers now about 14-18 months old. Fun for little ones and a parent educator to talk with. Call 854-5279 for information.

Swing Dance club







Alki Masonic Temple







4736 40th Ave. S.W.







The Seattle Swing Dance Club has lessons at 2:45 p.m. and dancing begins at 5 p.m. the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month. For more information call Merrill at 523-3205.

Volunteers Needed







Senior Center of West Seattle






4217 S.W. Oregon St.






206-932-4044 ext. 8






The Senior Center of West Seattle has an excellent Volunteer Team and is looking for additional volunteers to enhance it's team. Volunteer opportunities available: The Cafe Assistant, Kitchen Assistant, Stop N' Shop Thrift Store, Front Office Receptionist, Evening Functions.
Call Margie 206-932-4044 ext. 8 for more information.


Volunteers needed






Providence Mount St. Vincent





4831 35th Ave. S.W.





Providence Mount St. Vincent has a thriving volunteer program and seeks additional volunteer help in three key areas: office work, childcare, and visitors to the adult family home. For information call Storey at 937-3701 ext. 28170.

100th birthday preparations





6115 S.W. Hinds St.


Alki Congregational United Church of Christ is making plans for its 100th birthday in 2009. We are looking for help tracking down the families of the following Charter members of the congregation: George R. and Carrie E. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Percy G. Copp, Mrs. E.J. Fuller, Mrs. Grace Livingston, Mrs. E.W. McGinnis, Mr. and Mrs. G.P. Peavey, Mrs. Ferdinand Schmitz, and Mr. and Mrs. B.H. Svendsen. If you can provide name and addresses of the descendents of these Charter members, please call the Alki Church office at 935-2661.