Spaghetti and Penguins

It's Family Movie Night this Saturday (March 9) at the Wallingford Community Senior Center (4649 Sunnyside Avenue North, Basement Level): Kids of all ages – come with family, friends, neighbors, or on your own for an easy evening of entertainment!  Spaghetti & salad for dinner at 5:30.  Then stay to watch the classic ‘March of the Penguins’ showing at about 6:15. (Rated G) Advance registration is appreciated (by Friday if possible).  E-mail us at [email protected] or call 206-461-7825.

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‘Cape Spin’ and Solarize NW Seattle

There's been lots of recent discussion about the SolarizeNW Project for Wallingford residents to solarize their home. If you're interested in learning more about it, you might want to check out this Friday's Meaningful Movies when SolarizeNW and Northwest SEED will be on hand to answer questions, discuss benefits, strategies, costs, group discounts, federal & local tax credits, and financing. This Friday's (January 4) film is "Cape Spin - An American Power Struggle." Here's a little bit about the film: CAPE SPIN! (90 min,…

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How To Boil A Frog

I assure you this isn't a recipe for Thanksgiving, but rather an invitation to a free movie tomorrow night (Friday, November 23), hosted by the good folks who run Meaningful Movies: Please join us!   All films are FREE and open to the public …and please feel free to forward to friends and neighbors - Thanks! FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! …In the US, believe it or not, the Friday after Thanksgiving is statistically the highest movie attendance day of the year!  Come…

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Couch Film Festival comes to Wallingford

Do you love movies so much that you're willing to sit on a complete stranger's couch to watch one? Well, then, you're in luck! The 5th Annual Couch Film Festival is happening this Saturday, November 10, featuring short films that are screened in participating homes worldwide. This year, there are 4 homes hosting screenings in Seattle, including one right here in Wallingford, hosted by McKenna and Marshall. Here's what they wrote: Our house is one of 4 in Seattle that will…

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Meaningful Movies: ‘The House I Live In’

Every Friday night for the last nine years, neighbors in our community have been showing free screenings of "Meaningful Movies" that cover issues around social justice, followed by an open community discussion about the evening's topic. The screenings take place at the Keystone Congressional Church (5029 Keystone Avenue N.) from 7:00pm to 9:30PM. Many times, the organizers bring in advocates about the issues presented in the evening's film, or the filmmakers themselves will stop by for a Q&A session after the…

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Video Store Day

This Saturday (October 20) marks the second annual International Video Store Day! And where better to celebrate than our favorite independent video store (and Wallyhood sponsor) Scarecrow Video! Check out the day's festivities and in-store giveaways: Our 2012 Video Store Day festivities will feature a VHS Art Show with handmade work from a variety of local artists paying homage to the painted covers of the early days of home video. We’ll also have a special rental section of movies and TV…

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Beer, Bikes, and Outdoor Movies at Gas Works Park

The third annual Clips of Faith Beer and Film Tour is heading its way to Gas Works Park this Friday night, July 27. Sponsored by New Belgium Brewing, Clips of Faith brings 10 independent short films to be projected on an outdoor screen, as well as 20 of New Belgium's "Lips of Faith" varieties of beer for movie-goers to try. 100% of the event's proceeds goes to Nature Consortium, a local grassroots, community-based organization that brings people, art, and the environment together. At…

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