Monthly Archives: May 2012

Benefit concert for Japan

The Total Experience Gospel Choir (TEGC) will perform at Wallingford United Methodist Church (2115 N 42nd St.) this Friday, May 11, at 8:00PM. You may recall, The TEGC gave a concert at the church back in January, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. This time, the concert is a benefit for the people of Ishinomaki, Japan, a village still recovering from last year's earthquake and tsunami. Here's a little more information from the organizers: The TEGC has kept in touch with…

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Vote to keep Seattle wading pools open this summer

We'd like to thank Wallingford resident Greg Flood who wrote the following guest post: Ask.com is doing a survey to select a project to fund for Seattle and funding operation of our wading pools is one possibility. It only takes a few seconds to vote at http://www.seattleasks.com/ before May 15. If successful, Seattle pools will be saved for this summer, but what about future years? Seattle Parks and Recreation has reduced the operating hours of Seattle wading pools in recent years due to budget cuts.…

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Oasis Art Gallery closing in July

Oasis Art Gallery (3644 Wallingford Avenue North) in lower Wallingford will close its doors in July. Owners Alex Strazzanti and Jeannie Trimarco-Strazzanti sent the following email to the gallery's newsletter subscribers: It's hard to find the right words ...but Jeannie and I had to make the difficult decision to close Oasis Art Gallery. The state of the economy over the last few years has significantly affected art sales and the last six months have been particular challenging.  Although our dedication to promoting…

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Wallingford, you gave BIG

Kathleen Cromp from the Wallingford Senior Community Center, and Jake Weber from FamilyWorks wrote to tell us how touched they were by the generosity of our neighborhood during the GiveBIG event on May 2, and they've asked us to pass along the following message to the community: Dear Wallingford Friends, FamilyWorks and Wallingford Community Senior Center want to thank Wallyhood and the many community donors for their amazingly generous response to Seattle Foundation’s Give BIG on May 2! Each organization had about 70…

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Winemakers Dinner at Cantinetta

You won't want to miss Cantinetta's special double Winemakers dinner this Wednesday, May 9, beginning at 6:30PM. Two Italian winemakers will be in the house, pouring their wines paired with a five course dinner. Giovannella Fugazza will present her wines from Castello di Luzzano -- a century-old family winery on the border of Lombardia and Emilia Romana. Alesia Riccieri will be pouring her wines from the sun-siaked Tuscan estate, Gagliole. Here's the five course menu/wine pairings for the evening:   Chilled Charred…

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Hand Balancing Workshop at Fuerte Fitness

Fuerte Fitness (1225 N 45th St.) is hosting a Hand Balancing Workshop with instructor Steve Atlas on Saturday, May 19, from 10:00AM - 4:00PM (with a one hour break at 12:00PM). The cost is $50. Here's a summary of the workshop: This workshop focuses on balance, flexibility and strength. Steve has experience in a wide range of fitness areas including but not limited to: Yoga, Personal Training, Strength and Conditioning, and Exercise Physiology. He combines his wide knowledge base to create a fitness experience that…

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Recycling Challenge Results

The results are in for the Waste Management Think Green Recycling Challenge. The last two months of the contest had neighborhoods shifting around in the rankings, including the Friday North route (Wallingford) which slipped to second place as of the end of February. As you can see by the final results, the competition was intense. With an increase in diversion of 0.92%, Friday South - Rainier Beach - will receive $50,000 for a community improvement project of their choice. Friday North…

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