Monthly Archives: January 2010

Field Recording Workshop for Youth 8-13

Wallingford’s Hollow Earth Radio and The Fremont Abbey Arts Center are teaming up to present a free field recording workshop for kids Saturday, January 23rd from 11am - 4pm. Youth, ages 8-13, will spend the day learning how to capture the sounds that are all around us.  They'll be able to try different microphones and recording devices, and explore the sounds of Fremont. Location: The Fremont Abbey, 4272 Fremont Ave N (see map here). It’s free, but space is limited, so register your budding…

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Lower Wallingford Retail Burglaries

Todd Olsen, co-owner of Solsticio cafe at Stone Way & 35th in lower Wallingford, is serving up some bitter news this weekend.  Solsticio & another nearby retail business were broken into & burglarized early Friday morning. One of Solsticio's floor-to-ceiling windows was smashed out & a robber entered the building, rifling through the till before absconding with the shop's digital music player.  Solsticio doesn't keep cash in the building overnight, so the music device & the window were the only real losses, but that's gotta suck if…

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John Stanford REALLY recycles

Barb Burrill says "recycle those holiday cards...and juice boxes!" Not satisifed with the usual "cart it off to the recycling center, where a petroleum-fueled process breaks down materials into their constituent parts for re-admission into the consumer cycle", the John Stanford International School's "Green Team" is making items directly from recycled materials. Barb says: We make purses, lunch bags and tote bags from foil pouches such as Capri Sun, but we accept any brand. We also will be making gift tags…

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