Jessica Beckton forwarded this announcement: Fall Soccer registration for Woodland Soccer begins May 1st and runs through June 15th. Late registration continues after June 15th on a space available basis; registrants are charged a $25 late fee. Players must be at least 5 years old by July 31, 2014, to participate. At the youngest ages, games are held Saturdays at Wallingford Park. There is typically one practice a week — the time and location are decided by the coach of the…
The folks over at City Cellars Fine Wines (1710 North 45th St) will be celebrating their 25th Anniversary this Sunday, May 18th, with an open house from 3 - 6 pm. Appetizers and, yes, sparkling wines will be served. Twenty-five years: that shop has been there since 1989! For some perspective, in 1989: Chinese protesters took over Tiananmen Square, Mikhail Gorbachev was named president of the Soviet Union, P.W. Botha resigned the presidency of South Africa, the Berlin Wall was opened…
Kiymbah Tytania and Eric Wilson are opening a new dance / fitness space, CompFIT, at 4501 Interlake (on the block with Olympia Pizza, Spin's Barber Shop, The Drum Exchange and John's Music). I've known Eric for years, and I've seen him dance, drum, march in the Solstice Parade and generally drink deep from life's gourd, and there are few people with a more positive, exuberant and cheerful attitude towards movement, fitness and dance. Also, he's ripped. In his words: I've been teaching fitness…
Sal Celis is holding an opening reception for his photography exhibition at Wallingford Center this Saturday, May 17th from 4 - 8 pm: SPLB (Seattle-Paris-London and Back) is a collection of photographs taken by Sal Celis during a recent urban tour of two of the most vibrant cities in the world, Paris and London. Celis presents over 30 large, modern metallic black and white prints that celebrate extraordinary yet real moments in the city, emphasized by Celis's keen compositional eye, attention to detail and artistic…
I love a yard sale, but really, I'm not much of a buyer. Sure, I used to: a clever coffee press, a pair of shorts that mostly fit, a crystal decanter that I could just picture myself serving scotch from. But at some point, I realized that I had too much stuff already, and adding more stuff was burdening me, rather than elevating me. But I still go to garage sales whenever I can. It's not about the buying, it's about…
Yikes! Sorry, everyone: I posted the wrong day for Bike to Work Day. It's Friday, not Thursday. But hey, every day can be Bike to Work Day, right? (Thanks to the Shana, High Priestess of Rubber Chickens, for the correction)
Friday May 16th is Bike to Work Day, put on by the Cascade Bicycle Club. It will feature dozens of commuter stations set up around the city, booths set up by local businesses to give some love to passing cyclists. Locally, the Stone34 building project and Speedy Reedy will have a booth at Stone Way on the Burke Gilman trail, where "the first 100 people to brake ... get a special pass for some fun offers from our neighbors at the Base of Stone…