Fall 2013 - Phinney Neighborhood Association

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The
Review
Fall 2013
A Publication
of the
Phinney
Neighborhood
Association
Phinney Neighborhood Association • 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103 • 206.783.2244 • www.phinneycenter.org
The
Review
Fall 2013
A Publication
of the
Phinney
Neighborhood
Association
Can I Borrow A Hammer?
Start Of A Seattle Tool Network
With the PNA Tool Library currently
celebrating its 35th anniversary, we’re
always a little surprised when some
people still stare at us quizzically and ask
“what the heck is a tool library?” In many ways, our little program
has been a bit of a neighborhood secret all these years, highlighted occasionally by the Seattle press but more
frequently just going quietly about its
business, supplying neighbors with the
tools and education they need to take
on projects, explore new skills, and
save a couple dollars in the process.
Much to our surprise, though, those
humble years of reliable community
service have recently helped to inspire a
whole new wave a tool libraries throughout our city, our region and even the
entire country. In fact, Seattle now has
tool libraries in West Seattle and Northeast Seattle, with projects starting up
in Ballard, Capitol Hill, Beacon Hill and
through a couple of farm co-ops as well. Where once the PNA Tool Library
stood alone, it now seems poised to become an exciting part of a burgeoning
tool library network. An initial celebration of this network
is currently on show as part of the Buster Simpson exhibit at the Frye Art Gal-
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We Are PNA Members
Faces and stories from the
neighborhood
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Fall Happenings
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Pig Out, Beer Taste, Dia De
Los Muertos, and more
Less Waste = Reward
Awarding $40,000 in grants
to local non-profits
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Community Investor
Business owner invests
in neighborhood
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Local Touch
Lots of changes coming to
Greenwood
Tool Librarians Micah Summers, Patrick Dunn, and Brian McCoy
lery through Oct. 13. Through a simple
cubby display filled with tools, we’re
hoping that the opportunities produced
by tool libraries everywhere will continue to inspire and empower neighbors
from all communities to come together,
share their resources, learn from one
another…and hopefully stop asking us
”what the heck is a tool library?”
Neighbors Are Banding Together To Build Incredible Communities
By Lee Harper
As I write this, the annual Night Out
(first Tues in August) just happened.
Although my block doesn’t host a block
party, every year I feel a massive sense
of community as I wander through
PhinneyWood. Dozens of block parties (and hundreds more!) bring out
neighbors to play and eat and dance in
the street.
You would think the executive director of a community organization like
PNA would be motivated to get a party
going on my block. But I haven’t yet,
and instead visit others.
I recently met with some neighbors
who have built incredible communities on 4th Ave NW and 6th Ave NW,
between 62nd and 65th. I am on 5th
Ave NW, so I am a bit envious, but the
neighbors assured me that our street is
always invited. Jackie Houston and Nicole Bradford have taken over the reins
of the monthly potlucks on 6th Ave NW
and the 10th annual “Bangin’ Block
Party” held in July. Bands. BBQ. Beer.
Barbarian Noodle Wars (think pool
noodles), cream pie jousting, a bouncy
house and a zip line.
And I was able to walk to 6th by cutting through Jackie and Nicole’s backyards, which have become one ever
since the fence blew down in a windstorm several years ago. I felt like I was
taking a secret passage way – wandering past the sunflowers and artichokes,
getting distracted by the chicken co-
Inside This Issue
Lee Harper
PNA
Executive
Director
housing, then the kiddie pool and play
structure, past the Spam sculpture table
to arrive at the block party. Nicole said
it all started with neighbor Tony (now
living in Olympia). His southern roots
and hospitality became the catalyst for
building community. He pulled everyone from their houses to start eating
together. Carol and June jumped in and
pulled people together for birthdays
and new babies and weddings. Marriages have happened after people met
at the block party.
I was fascinated by the “Idea Dump”
at the block party, encouraging neighbors
to talk about what they want to see.
Overwhelmingly neighbors wanted to see
more community gathering spaces, parks,
garden collectives, cultivated green spaces. Although Tony, Carol and June have
all moved away, the sense of community
and connectedness remains strong.
One of my backyard neighbors,
Margaret White, took some time out of
her day running the education programs
at the zoo to talk about the 4th Ave NW
community. Her nametag (kids love it!)
says “The Big Cheese.” She admits to be-
ing an introvert (I don’t see it at all…) but
when she moved into the neighborhood
14 years ago, she decided to reach out to
her neighbors. There were a lot of families with small children, and they began
to connect and get to know each other.
She remembers one day coming
home from the store, exhausted, with
her son in tow. A neighbor walked
over, whisked her son away without a
word and Margaret was able to head
inside and cook dinner. When she was
done, Margaret watched the kids while
her neighbor cooked dinner. Potlucks
became a regular occurrence. A babysitting co-op was started. Neighbors
Chris and Christine got a trampoline a
few summers ago. I hear the squeak of
springs and the squeals of laughter a
LOT during the summer months.
Years later, an annual pumpkin carving party happened in Margaret’s basement and an outdoor Easter egg hunt
too. In the summer, there are monthly
block parties plus the annual Night Out.
The bands are often recruited right from
neighbors living on the block, changing
over time as people come and go.
Margaret’s advice to anyone wanting
to dip their toes into building community is simple: Start small. Don’t give up.
And have fun! Someone needs to spearhead, why not you? Street permits are
free – think about closing your street
and invite the neighbors out.
Maybe next year there will be a
block party on my block too!
Personal Business
Meet local business owners
Senior Highlights
Greenwood Senior Center
Bustles with activities
Learn to Grow
Complete class lists
Give of Yourself
Volunteer opportunities
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The Review
Fall 2013 – Vol. 26, No. 4
Published quarterly by the PNA
(Phinney Neighborhood Association)
6532 Phinney Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103
Phone: 206.783.2244
Web: phinneycenter.org
Circulation: 17,000
Publisher: Lee Harper
Editor: Alex Eckardt
Proof Reading: Ann Bowden
Desktop Publishing: Jeff Dirks,
Ruth MacDonald
Contributing Writers:
C. Baumgartner, A. Bowden,
A. Burnett, L. Chow, J. Dilworth,
R. Donovan, P. Dunn, N. Evans,
L. Harper, P. Jaynes, C. Kaplan,
C. Leamy, C. Mack, C. Paine,
A. Smith
Ad Sales: Ruth MacDonald
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Events
9/8
Come Back to School!
Phinney Center’s Fall
2013 Open House
PC Blue Building. 2-5 pm. Free.
Did you know dozens of classes,
clubs and organizations meet at the
Phinney Center every week? Music, art,
dance, martial arts, yoga, parenting,
computer, foreign language, sustainable
living, civic engagement, worship and
more! Classes and activities for children
and adults every day and year round!
Come to our Fall 2013 Open House and
discover something new. Try a sample
class, watch demonstrations, and talk
to instructors and organizations about
what they offer. We’ll help you find
something fun to do and learn! Check
our website for a complete schedule
of sample classes and demonstrations!
phinneycenter.org
9/11
Business Member Social
& Annual Meeting
PC Blue Building 6-8 pm
Neighborhood business owners are
invited to come learn what’s been happening with business membership over
the past year and goals for next year.
Sample appetizers, desserts and beverages from neighborhood eateries. Free
fot PNA Business Members; $10/nonmember. RSVP: [email protected]
or 206.783.2244.
9/18
PNA Senior Programs
Fundraising Breakfast
GSC 7-8:30am. Free.
Help the PNA’s Greenwood Senior Center and the PNA Village help
neighborhood seniors. Learn about the
important activities, social programs
and support services provided by the
GSC and the Village. Special guest, Denise Klein, CEO of Senior Services, will
be speaking on The Future of Aging and
Aging Support. This event is free to attend but you will have the opportunity
to make a donation to support these
valuable programs. Thank you to Piper
Village, Swedish Ballard, Hearthstone,
Pacific Continental Bank, Sequoia InHome Care, Norse Home and Windward
Communications for their sponsorship.
Call 206.297.0875 for details or to RSVP.
discounts on many items start at noon.
PNPC is also accepting tax deductible
donations of gently used baby/kid
clothing and gear. All proceeds help
support the preschools. For more information email [email protected]
or [email protected].
10/9
Pig Out To End Hunger
Recently, the PhinneyWood neighborhood has become a bit of a foodie
haven. Lots of new eateries, pubs,
coffee shops. Hardly a neighborhood
where you could go hungry. And yet,
people do.
Since 1998, the Phinney Neighborhood Association (PNA) has been feeding low-income, disabled and elderly
neighbors through its Hot Meal Program. Three days a week, every week,
the program serves 150 – 200 meals for
an annual total of about 22,000 meals.
Grants from the City, dedicated
volunteers and donated food take care
of a large percentage of the cost of this
program but not all of it.
To make up the difference, the
PNA is hosting the annual Phabulous
PhinneyWood Pig Out on Wednesday,
Oct. 9. This year’s event will include 31
neighborhood restaurants, pubs and
coffee shops who have all agreed to
donate a portion of their sales that day
to the Hot Meal Program.
To make this effort successful – and a
win/win for the program AND the businesses – we also need YOU. Neighborhood residents are urged to “Pig Out”
all day long – breakfast, lunch, drinks,
dinner, dessert and coffee after that. Eat
early and eat often. It’s as simple as that.
The Pig Out event, which last year
raised more than $5,000 for the hot
meal kitchens, is the perfect excuse to
sample the variety of PhinneyWood’s
“phabulous” eateries.
You may need an antacid at the end
of the day but it’s all for a good cause
so invite your friends and neighbors to
join you.
Participating restaurants this year include 418 Public House, 74th Street Ale
House, A La Mode Pies, The Angry Beaver, Baranof Restaurant, Barking Dog
Ale House, Bluebird Microcreamery,
Blue Glass Restaurant, Diggity Dog, El
Chupacabra, Fresh Flours, Gainsbourg,
In the Red Wine Bar, Kalbi Grill Express,
Makeda Coffee, Martino’s, Olive and
Grape, Oliver’s Twist, Pete’s Egg Nest,
Phinney market Pub, Prost!, Red Mill
Burgers, Ridge Pizza, Razzi’s Pizzeria,
Santa Fe Café, Stumbling Goat, Tangerine Thai, Teachers Lounge and Yanni’s.
Thanks to a donation from Metropolis, all participating restaurants will be
marked with balloons the day of the
event. For additional information, call
206.783.2244.
Donations can also be made directly
to the soup kitchens by sending them to
the PNA, 6532 Phinney Ave N, 98103.
10/16
Candidates’ Debate
Location TBD, 5:30 – 7:30 pm Free
Hear City Council and Mayoral candidates talk about their views on local
issues. Sponsored by the PNA Business
Membership and the Queen Anne,
Wallingford and Fremont Chambers.
10/18
PNA Member Happy Hour
Potluck
PC, Room 5, 5:30-7 pm, Free
Bring an appetizer or drinks to share.
Meet new neighbors and catch-up with
old friends. We will celebrate our PNA
Membership Campaign.
10/18
PNA Member Orientation
PC, Room 6, 7-9 pm, Free
Learn about the PNA programs and
how you can get involved.
10/19
Sci-Fi Fantasy Book
Exchange
PC, Room 6, 10 am-1 pm.
Bring your gently used books from
faraway worlds in unknown times and
exchange them for used science fiction
and/or fantasy books. If you don’t have
books to exchange, come and purchase
used paperbacks for $1 and hardbacks
for $2.
10/26
Goblin’ Hunger Trick or
Treat
Throughout Phinney-Greenwood,
noon – 3 pm $2 suggestd donation
All costumed children are welcome
to trick or treat at participating businesses, particularly those wearing
“Goblin Hunger” stickers. Get a sticker
by donating either a can of food or $2
for the Greenwood Food Bank at donation stations along Phinney/Greenwood
during the event or at the Phinney
Umpqua Bank the week before. Hosted
by the Phinney-Greenwood businesses.
Watch for Goblin’ Hunger posters marking participating businesses.
11/1
15th Annual Dia de los
Muertos Festival
PC, Blue Building. 6:30-9 pm. Free
Celebrate Dia de los Muertos (Day of
the Dead) at the Phinney Center. Dia de
los Muertos is traditionally celebrated
on November 1 and 2, to honor the
PNA EVENTS Continued on Next Page
9/28
Mystery Book Exchange
PC, Room 3, 10 am-1 pm, Free
Trade mysteries you have solved for
books that are still a mystery. If you
don’t have books to exchange, come
and purchase used paperbacks for $1
and hardbacks for $2.
9/27 and 10/25
Bingo Karaoke
GSC, 7-10 pm, $12 PNA members,
$16 General Public
Reservations online the Monday after each event. www.phinneycenter.org.
10/5 and 10/26
Kids Gear Sales
PC, Community Hall, 9 am – 1 pm
Shoppers can expect incredible deals
on gently used clothing, toys, books,
strollers, furniture, gear, maternity
wear and more at these semi-annual
Preschool Co-op Kids Gear Sale. 50%
The Pickpockets Daydream by Joe Vollan
MEMBERSHIP FORM
 New Member
 Renewal
 Donation
Looking for a great gift? A PNA Membership truly opens the door to our community!
Visit www.phinneycenter.org/gift to give the gift of community.
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Indicate your level of support and write in the amount in the appropiate space.
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 Nonprofit $75
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 Business $150
* Choose an amount within this range or increase your suport to the PNA Funder level.
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PNA Winter Beer Taste – Possibly the best way to spend a cold November night
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Or join online at
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Questions? Call 206.783.2244 or email [email protected]
Fight Hunger! Eat Out Oct 9
418 Public House
74th St Ale House
A La Mode Pies
Angry Beaver
Baranof Restaurant
Barking Dog Alehouse
Blue Glass Restaurant
Bluebird Microcreamery
Diggity Dog
El Chupacabra
Fresh Flours
Gainsbourg
In The Red Wine Bar
Kalbi Grill Express
Makeda Coffee
Martino’s Smoked Meats
Naked City Brewing
habulous
hinneyWood
PIG-OUT
Olive and Grape
Oliver’s Twist
Pete’s Egg Nest
Phinney Market Pub
Prost!
Razzi’s Pizzeria
Red Mill Burgers
Ridge Pizza
Santa Fe Café
Stumbling Goat Bistro
Tangerine Thai
Teachers Lounge
Yanni’s Greek Restaurant
Eat out at these businesses
Oct 9 and they’ll donate
a portion of their proceeds
to the PNA Hot Meal Program.
For details and addresses go to www.phinneycenter.org
Thanks to Metropolis for providing balloons to mark each site
dead with offerings and festivals. Dia de
los Muertos celebrates the deceased
with food, drink, parties, and activities
the dead enjoyed while living. Dia de los
Muertos recognizes death as a natural part of the life cycle, a continuum
including birth, childhood and growing
up to become a member of the community. On Dia de los Muertos, the dead
are a part of the community, sharing
celebrations with their loved ones.
In our FREE celebration, we will have
live music, an artist creating a tapete
(sand painting), an altar for offerings to
the deceased, Mexican hot chocolate,
sugar skulls that you can decorate and
take home, a raffle benefiting PCPE and
crafts. Thanks to the City of Seattle’s Office of Arts and Culture and El Chupacabra for sponsorship of this event.
For more information, see www.
phinneycenter.org/dia.
11/9
26th Annual PNA Winter
Beer Taste
PC, 7-10 pm
$25 PNA members $35 General
Public, $10 Designated Drivers
Preview Tasting Early Entrance at
6:15 pm - $50/$60
Admission includes your choice of
ten tastes, including popular winter
ales, from 30 + breweries, pub style
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snacks and an awesome silent auction
of unique and not so unique beer
paraphernalia!
Beat the crowds at the preview
tasting starting at 6:15 pm. For an
additional tax deductible donation
of $25, start your tasting early, enjoy
complimentary sliders and receive
a commemorative glass. Thank you
to our major sponsor 74th Street Ale
House and co-sponsors BNBuilders
and Lake and Co Real Estate.
Located at 7401 Greenwood Ave N,
the 74th Street Ale House is a favorite
neighborhood establishment, offering exceptional food and microbrews.
Founded in 1991 by Jeff Eagan and
Jeff Reich, the 74th Street Ale House is
an English-style pub where neighbors
gather together.
Join them every Wednesday for
Cask Night where a cask conditioned
keg of locally brewed beer is set on
the bar and poured from 5 pm till it is
gone. Also join them for their excellent Happy Hour 3-6 pm Monday-Friday
where small plates are offered at $5
and all pints are $3. The 74th Street Ale
House’s sponsorship, for more than 18
years, has been essential in making the
PNA’s Beer Taste the best in Seattle. We
appreciate their continued support and
encourage our friends and neighbors to
stop by the 74th Street Alehouse for a
pint of good cheer!
Back to School
Donation Drive
Remember the first day of
school? Shiny new shoes, clean
notebook paper and a fresh box
of crayons? You can help make
going back to school easier for
foster kids through Treehouse
and other local kids in need at
Whitman Middle School. The PNA is hosting a back to
school drive for new supplies
and clothing (ages 5 through
18) in September, and we need
your help! Especially requested are flash drives, 2” white
or black binders, combination
locks, jeans, backpacks and
hoodies. For a complete list of
desired items, visit our website
phinneycenter.org/pnina.
Donations can be dropped
off at the front desk of the
or the Phinney Center Blue
Building through September
30. Thanks for your generosity!
11/14
Encounters From Kayak:
Native People, Sacred
Places and Polar Bears
PC, Room 6, 7 – 9 pm Free
Slide show and talk based on the
book, Encounters from a Kayak, celebrates the magical experiences that
surround sea kayaking. It’s about the
animals, people and special places
around the globe that have grabbed the
attention of renowned kayaker, writer
and PNA member Nigel Foster. His irrepressible curiosity drives him to tease
out these unexpected stories.
11/17
Holiday Book Signing
PC, Blue Building. 2-5 pm. Free.
Meet your favorite authors, munch
on author-baked goodies, shop local
and support literacy and community.
The fourth annual Seattle7Writers
Holiday Book Signing will be co-hosted
by Santoro’s Books, Shunpike and the
PNA. Proceeds will benefit 826 Seattle
and the PNA.
This year’s authors include Garth
Stein, Kristin Hannah, Elizabeth George,
Erica Bauermeister, Megan Chance, Susan Wiggs, Kevin O’Brien, Tara Conklin,
Clare Dederer, Kevin Emerson, Jennie
Shortridge, Carol Cassella, Laurie Frankel, Sean Beaudoin, Shannon Huffman
Polson, Lynn Brunnelle, Suzanne Selfors,
Deb Caletti, Bernadette Pajer, Bhartii
Kirchner, William Dietrich, Mike Lawson,
Clare Meeker and Thor Hanson.
The Seattle7Writers encourage and
promote Northwest literature with the
rallying cry of “Read Local.” At Seattle7Writers events, readers can discover
new favorites or keep abreast of what
their favorite authors are currently doing, while supporting literacy programs.
As part of their outreach, the S7W
helps stock “pocket libraries” throughout the city in homeless shelters and
food banks. Anyone who brings gentlyused books to donate at the Holiday
Book Signing will receive a free S7W
cloth bag (which you can fill with beautiful new signed books!)
Books will be for sale from 2-5 pm.
There will be readings throughout the
afternoon.
Lucy Kaplansky
Seattle Folklore Concerts
All concerts are on Saturdays at the
Phinney Center Brick Building at
7:30 pm.
9/21: Uncle Bonsai
9/28: Debra Cowan w/ opening act
Mark Graham
10/5: Lucy Kaplansky
10/12: Keith Murphy
10/19: Sara Grey & Kieron Means
10/26: Brother Sun (Joe Jencks, Greg
Ongoing Groups
All groups meet at the Phinney
Center except Greenwood Community
Council.
American Cetacean Society – Third
Wednesday of the month.
Crochet & Knit – Weekly Thursdays.
Emerald City Contra Dances – Weekly on Fridays.
Game Night – Second Friday of the
month.
Greenwood Community Council Third Tuesday of odd months, 7-9 pm.
Greenwood Library.
NW Biodiesel Network – Fourth
Tuesday of the month.
NW EcoBuilding Guild – Fourth
Wednesday of the month.
Phinney Ridge Community Council –
First Tuesday of the month.
Greenway, Pat Wictor)
11/2: The Jangles Western Swing
Dance/concert
11/16: Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands
11/23: Antje Duvekot
11/30: Heidi Muller & Bob Webb
Find more information on this concert series and links to each group at
www.seafolklore.org/folksche.html.
Save the Date
12/7 & 8
Winter Festival and
Crafts Fair
PC, 10 am – 5 pm
115 juried crafts vendors,
live entertainment on two
stages both days, quilt raffle,
bake sale, lunch items
PNA Bridge Club – Weekly on Fridays,
7 pm.
PNA Book Club – Second Wednesday
of the month, 7 pm.
Seattle Family Dance – Sundays, Oct.
20 and Nov. 17
Spanish Conversation I & II – Weekly
on Mondays.
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Hot Meals
PNA Program Finds
Familiar Home
When a program serves over 20,000
meals a year to those in need, simply
picking it up and moving it across town
can be a rather daunting task. Luckily
for the PNA Hot Meals Program, the final destination made all the effort worth
it. After receiving notice that its prior
location, Crown Lutheran Church in Ballard, had been slated for development,
the program searched around town and
found its ideal new home at the very familiar Greenwood Senior Center.
The GSC already had quite a bit of
practice hosting meals, with daily offerings being cooked up by an amazing crew of volunteers for many of the
guests who come to visit. Conveniently
enough, they also had a little extra space
for a few more fridges and their kitchen
was free on Monday evenings. The Hot
Meals Program could not have found
a more welcoming and suitable home
than this very location, which was already a thriving part of PNA.
So, over a couple weeks in June, the
fridges, freezers, food and other assorted gadgets were all packed up and
moved from Ballard to the GSC. On June
17, just hours after Food Lifeline made its
first ever delivery to the Senior Center,
the Hot Meals crew served up a healthy
and delicious meal of beef, pork, rice,
salad, fruit and cake to a hungry gathering of friends and neighbors. Needless
to say, happy bellies told of good things
to come!
The PNA Hot Meals Program serves
three meals weekly to our neighbors in
need, with dinners on Monday, 5-6pm
at GSC and Tuesday, 5-6pm at St. John
Lutheran Church as well as a lunch on
Wednesday, 12-1pm, also at St. John Lutheran Church.
If you’re interested in volunteering for
the program at any of these locations, or
in helping with food donation pickup,
contact LeAnne Chow at [email protected] or 206.783.2244.
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Warm, dry summer weather is producing early and prolific crops of berries, summer squash, cucumbers and
tree fruit. Sunny weather also encourages Phinney residents to linger at the
Farmers Market on Friday nights, enjoying dinner and music in Phinney Center’s
recently renovated plaza.
Learn to preserve the summer bounty at a free cooking class, Preserving
102, on Friday, September 6 from 3:306pm. It’s time to put away peaches,
pears, applesauce and more. Preserving
means sweet reminders of summer and
great homemade gifts during long Seattle winter. Learn to make jams, sodas
and more.
As fall begins, farmers will be har-
vesting crunchy apples, fresh honey
and vine-ripened tomatoes. Each week
kids can get a Farmers Market Passport
stamp at the Info Booth, and the whole
family will enjoy the new sights and flavors rolling into the Farmers Market as
seasons change.
To celebrate the end of the season,
join us for An Incredible Feast.. Held
at Swansons Nursery on October 6, An
Incredible Feast features over 20 of
Seattle’s best restaurants and favorite
farmers, coming together to support the
Neighborhood Farmers Markets. Tickets
available at Brown Paper Tickets.com
(search “An Incredible Feast 2013”).
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/
event/337682.
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LEARNING
FUN
Whittier Kids Recipe
Granola Bars
Granola bars are a great take along
snack, but it’s often hard to get them to
stick together without adding a bunch of
extra sugar and oil. I use this recipe that
gets its stickiness from bananas with the
help of some dried fruit and nutbutter.
They are also easily made gluten free
with the use of gluten free oats.
At Whittier Kids we use either soynut
or sunflower butter, some kid favorites
are coconut-pineapple, apricot-cranberry, and cinnamon-apple. It is an extremely versatile recipe; do some experimenting and see what works for you!
Granola Bars
(Makes 12 small or 6 medium bars)
Ingredients:
1 to 1-1/2 cups dried fruit
1/2 cup nut or seed butter
2 ripe bananas, mashed
1 cup rolled oats
1 tsp vanilla extract
pinch of cinnamon
pinch of salt (if using unsalted nutbutter)
optional: 1/4 cup nuts or seeds
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350˚
- Use a food processor to chop dried
fruits. Mix nutbutter and bananas until
a paste forms (this can be done in the
processor or separately)
- Add remaining ingredients and stir
to mix - Spread in greased 8x8 pan with a
spatula OR spoon into muffin cups
- Bake 15 minutes or until set and
slightly browned
- Place pan on cooling rack and wait
10 minutes before slicing into bars
- Can be stored in the refrigerator for
up to 5 days or frozen for several weeks
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PNA Summer Camps
Planning Camp Days For Kids Requires A Balance Of Activities
By Nat Evans
Summer is a time when we often think
of proverbial epic road trips, plumes of
charcoal smoke rising in the distance,
and sticky hands from ice cream that we
just couldn’t eat fast enough before it
melted.
While all those things are still part of
summer, at Whittier Kids the daily grind
is a diverse cornucopia of activities ranging from classic field trips like swimming
at the Ballard Pool to more forwardthinking things like visiting the SOIL art
gallery in Pioneer Square – a fixture in
the Seattle art scene for decades. Balancing out art and physical activities we
take trips to experience agriculture and
space outside of the confines of the city,
such as Bolles Organic Berry Farm – a
beautiful destination in Monroe where
kids pick berries and discuss vegetables
with a friendly, laconic farmer – getting
to know the source of our food is a vital
experience in teaching the next generation about sustainability.
Back at home the teachers painstakingly plan activities that mirror the field
trips -- each aspect of the experience
relating back to the weekly theme. And,
just as the field trips are diverse, so are
the aforementioned projects and activities. Making a large jar of pickled vegetables and building then firing water-powered bottle rockets are typical examples
of activities that we offer at our site during the summer. Other projects relate to many different themes, and are an entity unto
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Lots to learn and explore at PNA Summer Camp
themselves. Specifically, our garden is
an ongoing year-round exploration –
maintained a couple days a week by a
legion of kids and Meredith Rivlin, our
resident gardening expert who has vast
experience working with kids in gardens
at Seattle Tilth.
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Collectively, the experience of summer camp at Whittier Kids makes an
indelible mark on the kids and families
that we serve – a long series of experiences that will be unpacked over a lifetime and help shape kids’ lives. A great
childhood is an endless blur of good
memories – we’re here to create that
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The Friends of Kirke Park, 7028 9th
Ave NW in Ballard, is excited to announce that construction on the Kirke
Park Trellis began in July. This project
came together after community planning meetings and a rousing effort by
neighbors to complete a Department of
Neighborhoods Small and Simple Grant
and build the trellis. Many thanks also go
to Limback Lumber, The Fat Hen, Whittier Heights Community Council and our
many neighbors who donated funds to
complete the process!
Additionally, the Friends of Kirke Park
may have secured funds to build a planting strip in front of the park! This valuable green space and traffic calming feature is under consideration by SDOT and
other city reviewers.
While the neighbors requested a rain
garden or swale (depending on geotechnical results) the funding available from
SDOT could only build a planting strip.
SPU is currently considering guidelines
to retrofit planting strips into stormwater catchment gardens (again, this is not
to build a deep stormwater retention
feature) so we may be able to do that in
the future.
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PNA Arts
Gallery Features
Dancing Surfaces
In September, the Phinney Center
Gallery will feature Dancing Surfaces, a
juried exhibition of artwork by Washington State members of the Surface
Design Association. Dancing Surfaces
presents 32 pieces of art from 22 artists.
The artists represented in Dancing Surfaces utilize innovative and experimental approaches to the medium of fiber
in art. An extensive variety of materials
are used to create the works on exhibit
including fiber in wax encaustic paint,
hand dyed silk, basketry, and felted
sculpture.
What is surface design?
Surface design refers to any process
that gives structure, pattern or color to
fiber and fabric. These include spinning,
felting, papermaking, weaving, knotting,
netting, looping, dyeing, painting, stitching, cutting, piecing, printing, quilting
and embellishing. Surface design encompasses the coloring, patterning and
structuring of fiber and fabric.
Who is the Surface Design Association?
The Surface Design Association is a
member-supported community of international creators, educators, collectors
and curators dedicated to the art and
practice of surface design. Their mission
is to educate each other and the public
about the innovative manipulation and
embellishment of textile surfaces.
The goal is to serve as the go to resource for information about the textile
arts and advocate for the exchange of
ideas through publications, conferences,
educational opportunities and exhibitions. The Association supports members’ efforts to reach the widest possible
audience with their work.
The Surface Design Association of
Washington is a member-run organization; a collective of professional full
time artists, teachers, hobbyists, beginners and collectors, who are all enthusiasts about the rich and textured world
of fiber art and surface design.
Learn more about the Washington
State Surface Design Association at
www.surfacedesignwa.wordpress.com.
Northwest Fine Arts Competition at
the Phinney Center Gallery
In October, the Phinney Center Gallery’s NW Fine Arts Competition will
showcase the art of 18 local artists who
were selected by jurors Jason Huff and
Jonathan Wood.
A watercolor painting titled The To-
The Topography of Fire by Suze Woolf
pography of Fire by Suze Woolf was chosen as the winning work. This painting is
part of a series, Burnscapes, which depicts burned-over areas of forest.
The show will include art by Sandi
Bransford, Kristen Chick, Cynthia Esselman, Karen Hackenberg, David Owen
Hastings, Irena Jablonski, Deborah Kapoor, Anita Lehmann, Ann Maki, Paul
E. McKee, Mytchell Mead, Sandy Nelson, Angie Prince, Cheryl Richey, Kristen
Scott, Tracy Simpson, Elana Winsberg
and Suze Woolf. Join us for the free
opening reception in the Gallery on Friday, October 11, from 7-9 pm.
Another Season
of Giving (Trees)
Let’s fill stockings with joy!
Join us in our 20th Annual Giving Tree, November 20 - December 11. Pick up a gift tag
or two at the Phinney Center,
the Greenwood Senior Center
or during the Winter Festival to
fulfill holiday gift requests from
children and adults in need of
a holiday boost. Stay tuned for
more information about Giving
Tree locations and benefitting
programs.
Less Waste = More Green
Community Organizations Benefit From Waste Challenge
Eight Greenwood/Crown Hill nonprofits and/or community groups will
reap the benefits of a $40,000 Think
Green Recycling Challenge hosted by
Waste Management earlier this year.
Last fall, Waste Management (WM)
challenged 10 communities that represent its service areas to reduce their
neighborhood’s waste footprint by
recycling and composting as much as
they could. The incentive: the winning
community would receive $40,000 to
donate to non-profits and community
groups serving their residents.
In June, WM announced that the
Greenwood/ Crown Hill “Wednesday
North” service area had won the competition by reducing waste more than
any other collection area.
Last fall, the Phinney Neighborhood
Association (PNA) agreed to be the
community partner with WM and will
be facilitating the grant process, which
will award eight grants of $5,000 each.
Any non-profit or community group
with a non-profit fiscal sponsor in the
Greenwood/Crown Hill neighborhood is
eligible to apply. Applications are available online at www.phinneycenter.org.
Because this program is about build-
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The Power of Community
A Fundraising Breakfast
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Senior Programs
Wednesday, Sept. 18
7 – 8:30 am
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RSVP at phinneycenter.org
ing community as much as it is about
waste reduction, grants are intended to
support groups that are already doing
great work in the community and do
not have to focus on recycling or waste
reduction. And since this is the community’s
grant, all of the applying organizations
will help make the decision on the
grants as part of the selection process.
The deadline to apply is September
16, 2013. For additional information,
contact Ann Bowden at [email protected].
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Help Wanted at the PNA
We love our volunteers! For more information, contact [email protected] or call 206.783.2244.
Looking for a gardening space?
Year-round assistance in maintaining
three small garden spaces at Whittier
Kids Preschool. Your green thumb and
knowledge are needed to help choose
appropriate and easy to care for plants,
as well as provide periodic maintenance
of the garden. The ideal volunteer(s)
enjoy engaging with young children and
can occasionally collaborate with our
teachers on presenting gardening activities or lessons. Must pass a background
check and long-term commitment preferred.
Data Entry
Your flying – and accurate – fingers
are needed to help us get gobs of info
into the cloud. 2 to 6 hours per week,
especially October through January.
PNA Ambassadors Needed!
Help promote the PNA by staffing a
table and answering questions in our
community. Also, help promote the
PNA Membership campaign at the Phinney Farmers Market on Sept. 13 and 20.
[email protected]
Deliver membership campaign signs
In the neighborhood September 1630 and pick-up the signs the first week
of November. Chardell@phinneycenter.
org
Help distribute A-Board signs
For Phabulous PhinneyWood Pig Out
– Oct. 9
Staff Donation Stations
Goblin’ Hunger Trick or Treat event –
Oct. 26
Celebrate Dia de los Muertos, Nov. 1!
Help host this colorful, cultural holiday honoring life and death and remembering our ancestors. Also looking for
committee members. [email protected].
Winter Festival and Crafts Fair, Dec. 7-8!
Hundreds of volunteers needed to
make this community event fun for everyone! Volunteers get free admission.
Serve/Prepare for Hot Meal Program
Available shifts are on Mondays, 3-7
pm, at Greenwood Senior Center; Tuesdays, 3-7pm, and Wednesdays, 9am2pm, at St. John United Lutheran Church
in Phinney. Greatest need from 5-7pm
on Mondays.
Tools, tools, tools!
Help sort and fix our growing collection of community tools and give advice
on DIY projects with the Tool Library.
PNA Fixers Collective
Like to tinker? Assist community
members repair (or attempt to repair)
their broken possessions.
Calling all gardeners!
Heart of Phinney Park is 100% volunteer maintained. All efforts to keep it
spiffy will be much appreciated!
Great project for the family!
Make and deliver meals to a neighborhood women’s shelter. Every Saturday and Sunday evening through Phinney Neighbors in Action.
Sounds Good
Help us set up and maintain our portable sound system for events and performances. We’ll train, experience preferred. [email protected]
PNA Membership/Marketing/Outreach
Committee.
Help us get the word out about the
PNA. Plan and implement marketing
and outreach strategies. Meets on the
Volunteer
2nd Monday of the month.
Pickup Food Donations
Help pickup food donations from
throughout the Greenwood/Phinney
community and/or from SoDo
PNA Village drivers
Provide local rides for seniors.
PNA Village Handy Helpers
Perform basic home repairs and
maintenance for seniors.
PNA Village office support volunteers
Assist with data entry and administrative tasks.
PNA Village Friendly Visitors
Visit with members and/or provide
meal support and companionship to local events and activities.
PNA Village Speaker
Are you comfortable speaking to a
crowd? Represent the Village at info
fairs, churches and other outreach venues. Training included.
PNA Village House Party Planner
Coordinate a series of house parties with the host, Speaker’s Bureau,
and guests; manage follow up after the
house parties.
PNA Village Publicist
Help us spread the word! Write and
distribute press releases and newsletter articles, manage our Facebook page,
blog and Twitter accounts.
Lend a Helping Hand at the GSC
Art With Seniors
Fun projects with small groups of seniors with Early Stage Memory Loss. Experience with ESML preferred. Monthly.
Cook up a storm!
Daily lunch cook plans menu, shops,
preps & serves meal with other volunteer cooks. Weekly.
Lunch helper
Help prep & serve the food without
having to plan the menu! Weekly.
Weekly Receptionist
Greet and interact with seniors of all
ages & backgrounds.
Event Support Needed at the GSC:
GSC Benefit Breakfast 9/18
Winter Festival Booth 12/7-8
Luncheon Help, 11am-2pm on 9/13,
10/11, 11/8, 12/13; Dinner Help, 3-7p
on 9/18, 10/16, 11/20;
Bingo Karaoke support on 9/27,
10/25, 12/13;
Groundswork Gurus
Keep our grounds pretty by raking,
watering, weeding, pruning, mowing!
GSC Development Team
Join this great group of fun-loving
people and help support our programs,
activities and services through successful fundraising events and projects. Help Wanted in the Community
Build Community Among New Parents Lead a PEPS group in your neighborhood! Contact [email protected], or visit
peps.org for more info.
Seattle Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving
Benefit for Ballard Food Bank. [email protected],
206.789.7800
Support live music
See free concerts! Help Seattle Folklore Society promote concerts or at
events. [email protected], 206-
528-5822
Phone Workers Needed
Answer calls on the 24-Hour Crisis
Line and Recovery Help Line. Professional training provided: crisisclinic.org
Get into shows for free
The Vera Project volunteer opportunities in music, art & community organizing, [email protected].
Big Brothers
Needed in the Phinney/Greenwood
area! Visit Big Brothers Big Sisters online, bbbs.org to learn more.
Help save lives
Puget Sound Blood Center opportunities throughout Seattle. Contact Robyn
at 206-427-1654 or [email protected].
Restore Seattle’s Urban Forests
EarthCorps volunteer events every
Saturday and many weekdays. Contact
[email protected] for details.
Help provide dinners to homeless
Ballard’s Nyer Urness House. Contact
Kevin Friedrich at [email protected].
Help disadvantaged youth in Seattle.
Tutors needed at all six Youth Tutoring Program centers for 2013-14 school
year, [email protected].
Help those with life limiting illness
Volunteer with Odyssey Hospice. Call
206-525-1090.
American Diabetes Association’s Step
Out Walk on 10/12 in Seattle
Greet walkers, help in KidZone, etc!
diabetes.org/volunteer.
Help feed hungry families
Repack food in Food Lifeline warehouse. More info at foodlifeline.org, [email protected] or 206.545.6616
Support farm and garden education
Volunteer at Seattle Tilth gardens,
events, classes or office. www.seattletilth.org
Seattle Public Theater
Range of volunteers from ushers to
carpenters, interns & assistant teaching
artists. www.seattlepublictheater.org.
Enjoy history? Enjoy the Locks?
Visit
friendsoftheballardlocks.org
for volunteer opportunities such as research, writing, archiving, etc.
Compassionate volunteers needed
Provide friendship and socialization
for lonely seniors. mwinters@voaww.
org | 206-329-0515
Spread the word about fair trade!
Share artisan stories & sell fair trade
goods in our store, volunteers.seattle@
tenthousandvillages.org.
Help seniors live independently!
Flexible hours & locations. Volunteer
Chore Services through Catholic Community Services, www.ccsww.org/vcs
Teach people with disabilities to ski
Volunteer with Adaptive Skiing at
Stevens or Snoqualmie! [email protected].
Be a volunteer tutor
B.F. Day Elementary in Fremont on #5
busline! B.Tesh, 206.252.6028, bltesh@
seattleschools.org.
Connect people, arts and nature
Join Nature Consortium Restoration Team today. [email protected],
206.923.0853.
Chaperone homeless women overnight St. John School on Saturday and Sunday nights. Contact Mary Kearney at
[email protected].
Chris & Nancy Johnson
Volunteer Spotlight
Chris And Nancy
Johnson
If you’ve been to the PNA Beer Taste
anytime in the last 18 years, you’ve
probably seen Chris and Nancy Johnson,
PNA volunteers extraordinaire!
In fact, even if you haven’t been to
the event but you’ve seen the posters,
you’ve seen their creative work.
Chris and Nancy joined the PNA in
1983, shortly after moving into the
neighborhood. Friends told them about
the PNA and what a great ‘small town’
place it was. They immediately put their
three-year-old daughter, Lorraine, on
the preschool co-op waiting list. While
on the waiting list, Ann Bowden, who
had just moved to the area, started up
a play group for the wait listers, meeting at each other’s homes and getting to
know each other.
Once in the preschool, Lorraine made
more new friends and Chris and Nancy
began their PNA volunteering through
the co-op where they made lasting
neighborhood friends.
In 1984, Chris expanded his volunteer
duties by joining the PNA Board of Directors where he served for five years.
On the Board, Chris was chair of the Halloween Carnival, hosted PNA Board phoneathon callers in his downtown offices
and was involved in planning the future
of the PNA.
Nancy joined the PNA Beer Taste
Committee in 1995, working on the
clever Beer Taste themes and designing
posters and tee-shirts. Chris joined the
committee in 2008 and this summer’s
“Big Beertha” theme was his idea!
Nancy took her turn on the PNA
board in 2001 and served for six years.
In Nancy’s tenure, the Board began
working on purchasing the John B. Allen
School for the Phinney Center and financial sustainability for the PNA.
As active volunteers and members for
30 years, Nancy and Chris donate their
time and talents to the PNA on many
different levels. You can see Nancy and
Chris in the info booth at Winter Festival
and the Home Fair, tasting at the PNA
Wine Taste, bidding at the PNA auction, calling lapsed PNA members, volunteering, flipping pancakes at the Annual meeting and of course at the Beer
Tastes!
Nancy and Chris are integral to our
neighborhood. We appreciate and thank
them for their community spirit!
Community
Investor
Pubs With A Feel
Of Town Hall
For years, Chris Navarra’s goal was
to own three bars or restaurants. Next
year, he will be opening his eighth, four
of which are in the PhinneyWood neighborhood.
Chris, who owns Prost! and co-owns
Ridge Pizza, the newly opened Martino’s
and the soon to be former Carmelita, is
a first generation German American. As
a child, he spent summers in Germany
and has vivid memories of the neighborhood pub.
“I remember going to the bartender
as a four-year-old and getting ice cream;
at ten I was getting beef jerky and at 18
I was drinking beer. The pub was more
like the local town hall; it was so much
more than just a bar.”
Those memories were the original
idea behind Prost!, Chris’ first bar.
In 2002, he took all of the equity from
his Greenwood house and put it in the
bar. He spent the next two years working
in the bar every day.
“I had no experience as a bartender
but I knew what I liked as a customer.”
Two years later, Chris opened Die
Bierstube in Roosevelt and a couple of
years later opened Feierabend in South
Lake Union, his first real restaurant.
His goal of three businesses reached,
that should have been it “but the process is addictive,” Chris notes.
Working with additional partners, his
fourth pub, another Prost!, opened in
West Seattle and quickly became a favorite neighborhood hangout. A friend
in Portland nagged him for two years before Prost! Portland opened.
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PhinneyWood business owner Chris Navarra
At that point, Chris felt it was important to reinvest in his own neighborhood. By then he got married and had a
daughter and wanted a space that would
be family friendly. Thus Ridge Pizza was
born.
He is proud the Ridge has items
named after other local businesses, calling it a great way to “cross pollinate.”
“There’s no reason not to create buzz
for other neighborhood businesses,” he
notes.
His latest venture is Martino’s, which
he expects to be opened late in August.
The shop is a casual eatery featuring
smoked meat sandwiches and salads
and, thanks to his California upbringing,
tri-tip steak sandwiches. It has two local
beers on tap.
And next year, he’ll open a new restaurant in the space that now houses
Carmelita. Owners Katherine Neuman
and Michael Hughes decided earlier this
year that they were ready to try other
things and Chris jumped at the chance
to take over the space. He is working
with a friend who owns Little Water
Cantina to create a nontraditional Mexican restaurant that will have both a casual feel but also a “date night” space.
His next goal: holiday lights on the
trees along Greenwood and Phinney Avenues. Coming soon to a tree near you.
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Renovations Recall
Neighborhood Roots
Greenwood has seen much change
over the past several months on both a
small and large scale. Gary Brunt, one of
the developers of the Piper Village property located next to the Fred Meyer on
85th and Greenwood, knows just how
much that area has changed over the
past 124 years.
“That property has been in my family
since 1889,” explains Brunt whose greatgrandfather was the original owner and
farmer of the property. Since then, the
property has remained in the family
with Brunt’s aunt developing the first
commercial space in 1953 as a Foodland
grocery.
Today a dedicated one-lane road,
Morrow Lane, which is a tribute to
Brunt’s great-grandfather Peter Fran
Morrow, runs through Piper Village.
Once completed it will run from Greenwood to 1st Avenue, creating easy access to Fred Meyer.
At this writing, Brunt anticipates a
late August opening of the six apartments (twelve total) that are located
above the retail space in Piper Village.
Of the 80,000 square feet of space,
there is a remaining 20,000 square feet
waiting to be occupied. Replacement of
the crosswalk on Greenwood between
85th and 87th should also be completed
at the end of August.
Just south from the Piper Village project on the southwest corner of 85th and
Greenwood is a less visible but quite
large renovation of the space that previously housed Antika. Kelly Powers of
Slattery Properties, which now owns
the space, explains that the building
was originally a fish market in which
the floor sloped to the street. Because
of this, Antika had a false floor put in to
even it out. “We took out the false floor and are
in the process of redoing the concrete
flooring,” Powers explains, “We are
very excited for the finished product.
Our intent is to refurbish the building
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The hope for the new space is to outfit it with a bar or restaurant or some
type of event space with the focus on
providing a tenant where the neighbors
can enjoy the space. Slattery Properties is open to suggestions of potential
businesses and encourages residents
of Greenwood and Phinney to provide
their thoughts on how best to utilize the
new space.
Continuing south to 83rd and Greenwood the Yard Café (better known just
as “the Yard”) has almost doubled in size
in its expansion this past June. The Yard’s
Bar Manager, Jason, explained that it is
a priority to use local materials throughout the establishment.
In the expansion, several tables and
a long bar were made from one piece
of wood. Much of the wood finishing
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Arts and culture is alive and well in PhinneyWood thanks to a monthly art walk that features 30+ venues, live theater, a renowned art gallery, two dance
academies, a music school and weekly folk concerts. Meet some of the businesses who help make it happen.
Francine Seders Gallery has been at 67th and Greenwood since 1970. The Gallery
represents mostly Northwest artists, including masters such as Jacob Lawrence and
his wife Gwendolyn Knight, Guy Anderson, Mark Tobey, Michael Spafford, Michael
Dailey and Norman Lundin. Younger artists have been added over the years. Francine turned 80 last December and will be closing the gallery at the end of this year.
She plans to travel, work on catalogues and a book on the history of her gallery and
the Seattle art scene.
John and Michele Osgood (with Lucien) - BHerd Studios - Located above Chase Bank
at 85th and Greenwood, BHerd Studios is a contemporary gallery curating monthly
rotating exhibits featuring emerging to mid-career Pacific NW artists. John is one of
the artists behind the “phoenix” mural that commemorated the Greenwood arsons
several years ago. Michele is Chair of the Greenwood Arts Council and coordinates
the venue submissions and the artupphinneywood.com website.
Sheri Hauser – Tasty – In their gallery/retail space, Sheri and husband Sean offer
what they call “delectable collectibles” – handmade local art, one of a kind treasures, kitchy curiosities. Sheri is a force behind the neighborhood’s monthly art walk
and the Greenwood Arts Council and also created the Art Walk Consortium, a collective of representatives from14 neighborhoods who independently produce their
own monthly art walk designed to support and promote neighborhood art walks.
Kris Kierulff – School of Rock – New to PhinneyWood in June, the School of Rock has
150-160 students in a year-round program that takes students from the lesson room
to the stage, developing both their confidence and musicianship with programs
designed for all skill levels. SOR students perform about three times a year at real
rock venues all over Seattle. Check their website for the lineup of shows coming up
in September.
Rick Rodenbeck and Scott Nolte - Taproot Theatre Company Originally a touring
company, Taproot moved to 85th Street in 1991. The company is now Seattle’s largest
mid-size theatre company, serving over 150,000 people annually with a Mainstage
season, touring programs and an acting studio. Their space will expand this fall with a
new black box theatre, café, scene shop, dressing rooms and offices.
Wendy Keen - Avanti Art and Design is a co-operative art gallery and full service
picture framing studio, honoring and showcasing local artist’s amazing creations
through conservation and presentation. Wendy is a member of the Greenwood Arts
Council and hosts regular art openings every second Friday of the month as part of
the PhinneyWood Art Up Art Walk.
Senior
Highlights
525 N. 85th St.
Seattle, WA 98103
Phone: 206.297.0875
Office Hours: M-F 8:30-4:30
Web: phinneycenter.org/gsc
GSC Staff
Programs designed for people 55 & older
Director: Cecily Kaplan
Social Worker: Carin Mack
Program Coordinator:
Ariel Burnett
Volunteer Coordinator:
LeAnne Chow
Office Coordinator:
Terry Honodel
Kitchen Coordinator: Fannie Jin
PNA Village Coordinator:
Janice Dilworth
PNA Village Americorps:
Elizabeth Waesche
Rentals: Emily Heindsmann &
Margaret Pai
Trips & Outings
Burke Museum Trip
Thank You
Greenwood Knights, Red Mill Burgers, Piper Village/Greenwood Shopping Center, Swedish Ballard, Hearthstone, Pacfici Continental Bank, Norse
Home, Windward Communications,
Sequoia In-Home Care, Senior Housing Assistance Group, Pacific Continental Bank and Roots Organic.
Holiday Closures
The GSC will be closed November 28-29 for Thanksgiving.
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Tuesday, Oct. 8, 1 pm. Meet at the
GSC. $5 plus bus fare.
Empowering Women: Artisan Cooperatives that Transform Communities at
the Burke Museum provides an intimate
view of the work of ten women-run
artisan cooperatives from around the
world, featuring artists’ personal stories
and stunning examples of the cooperatives’ handmade traditional arts. Travel
with friends and discover how the intersection of art, commerce and culture is
changing communities across the globe
– and in our backyard. We will leave
the GSC at 1 pm, going to and from the
Burke Museum on the UW campus via
bus route #48. Bring bus fare and $5 for
admission. Call 206.297.0875 by Friday,
Oct. 4, to RSVP.
Lifelong Recreation
The Greenwood Senior Center is collaborating with Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Lifelong Recreation on programming listed below. Space is limited for
each event. Times subject to change.
Vans depart Greenwood Senior Center
half an hour before trip time, minimum
of 5 registered (paid) for van pick-up. Call
206.297.0875 to reserve your spot.
Fall of the House of Usher
Sunday, Oct. 13, 11:30 am-5:30 pm.
$25 paid in advance to reserve your
space for the non-refundable ticket
along with the trip fee. Meet at the
GSC.
Edmond’s Driftwood Players present
an exciting new adaptation of the classic Poe tale, re-invented as a detective
thriller set in 1930s Boston! Ticket fee
included, lunch on your own before the
2 pm show. No refund after registration
as tickets will be ordered in advance.
Deering Wild Flower
Acres Walk
Wednesday, Oct. 16, 10 am-2 pm.
$12 paid in advance for transportation. Meet at the GSC.
A well-kept secret jewel of a 30-acre
park in Marysville with more than a
mile of flat, dirt trail. No wildflowers
this time of year, but plenty of lush,
second-growth forest of cedars, alders,
maples and Douglas firs. Be sure to
dress for the weather. Lunch on your
own nearby.
“Les Miserables”
Saturday, Nov. 16, 11:30 am-5:30
pm. $55 fee paid in advance. Meet
at the GSC.
Issaquah Village Theater’s production of the world’s longest-running
musical. Time for lunch on your own
before the 2 pm curtain time. Admission fee included. No refund after
registration.
Treasures or Trash?!
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 10 am-3:30
pm. $12 trip fee paid in advance to
reserve your spot. Meet at the GSC.
Contact Jayla at 206-233-7138 with
your favorite places to find bargain
treasures; we’ll visit the three most
popular choices! Lunch on your own.
Grand Ridge Park Trail
Wednesday, Nov. 27, 10 am-2 pm.
$12 paid in advance. Meet at GSC.
“Walk the Plank” in a giant Western
Red Cedar forest, and over salmonbearing Canyon Creek, located just 15
miles from Issaquah. Lunch on your
own in a nearby restaurant.
“WildLights”
Wednesday, Dec. 18, 5 pm-8:30 pm.
$14 paid in advance for transportation and to reserve your spot. Meet
at the GSC.
A magical holiday lights spectacle at
Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo! Admission included; dress for the weather.
Snacks on your own.
Special Event Outing
Holiday Tea
Thursday, Dec. 19, 12:30 pm-2 pm.
$7 paid in advance for transportation
and to reserve your space. Meet at
the GSC.
Take the afternoon to enjoy fine teas
and scrumptious treats with friends.
Bring your baby picture and favorite tea
cup! We’ll provide the rest. Pre-registration required.
At GSC laughter is contagious
Sound Steps
Special Carkeek Park
Hike – Plant Identification
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 9:30 am meet at
GSC or 10 am meet at Park. Free.
Carkeek Park McAbee entrance.
Enjoy a 3+ mile loop hike through
Carkeek Park using a variety of park
trails. Volunteers from the Washington
Native Plant Society will discuss the
details that tell the difference between
plants that look alike. The Eddie McAbee Entrance is located at 100th Pl NW
& 6th Ave. NW. RSVP the Monday before
the hike at 206.297.0875. For information on additional Carkeek hikes, call
Mari at 206.684.4664.
Senior Zoo Walkers
Tuesdays & Thursdays, Ongoing,
9:15-10:45 am. $15/12 wks. Woodland Park Zoo, South Gate (50th &
Fremont)
Woodland Park Zoo, Group Health
and Seattle Parks invite you to join Senior Zoo Walkers, promoting fitness and
socializing in a beautiful setting. Fitness
Leader Warm-up at 9:15 am. Mail check
payable to “Woodland Park Zoo Society”
with name address and phone number
to: WP Zoo, Ed. Dept./Classes, 601 N
59th St, Seattle 98103. Questions: Call
Mari at 206.684.4664.
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Contact Alice for more information
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Events & Activities
Benefit Breakfast For PNA’s Senior Programs
Wednesday, Sept. 18, 7-8:30am. Free. GSC.
Come join others in the community to learn about and support the important
activities, social programs and support services provided by the PNA’s Greenwood
Senior Center and the PNA Village. Special guest, Denise Klein, CEO of Senior Services, will be speaking on The Future of Aging and Aging Support. Thank you to Piper
Village, Swedish Ballard, Hearthstone, Pacific Continental Bank, Sequoia In-Home
Care, Norse Home, Pacific Continental Bank and Windward Communications for their
sponsorship. Call 206.297.0875 for more details.
Conversations On Aging At The Phinney Center
2nd Wednesdays, Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Nov. 13, 2:30-4pm. PC. Free.
Join us for our monthly series Conversations on Aging, a partnership with Northwest Center for Creative Aging.
Sept. 11: “Make new friends and keep the old.” What you’ve learned about
friendship and what kind of friend you are. Oct. 9 and Nov. 13 TBD.
Led by a trained facilitator from the Northwest Center for Creative Aging. RSVP at
206.297.0875.
Film Series: Positive Images Of Aging
1st Fridays, Sept. 6, Oct. 4, Nov. 1, Dec 6, 1pm. GSC. Free.
September: A Man Named Pearl
October: My Sister’s Keeper
November: March of the Penguins
December: The Trip to Bountiful
Laugh and interact with others while enjoying entertainment, interesting discussions and tasty snacks. This film series program is facilitated by Ruth McCormick. For
film details, call 206.297.0875.
Fall Prevention Workshop & Risk Assessment
Tuesday, Sept. 17, 1-2:30 pm. Free. GSC.
Are you worried that you or a loved one is at risk of falling? Students from the
University of Washington will be giving a 30 minute presentation followed by fall
risk assessments and valuable information on reducing such risks. Older adults and
their families are welcome. A big “Thank You” to the UW Fall Prevention Awareness
Group for facilitating. RSVP at 206.297.0875
Back to School Luncheon
Friday, Sept.13, noon. $5 plus school supply donation. GSC.
Come observe the return of Fall and enjoy good camaraderie with fellow GSC
members (lots of retired teachers among them)! We’ll be collecting donations of
school supplies to help kids in need. RSVP at 206.297.0875. Sponsored by the GSC
Social Committee.
Fall Nutrition Consultations
Thursdays, Sept. 19, Oct. 24, Appointments between 10am-noon. Free. GSC.
Further your understanding of personal nutritional needs by meeting with a
dietitian one-on-one. These 30-minute sessions give you the opportunity to ask all
of your nutrition and wellness related questions. Ashley Paschke, MSRD, graduated
from Bastyr with a Master’s degree in Nutritional Sciences. She is currently a clinical
dietitian at Ballard Care and Rehab. Call 206.297.0875 to make an appointment.
Fitting Advocacy Into Busy Lives
Tuesday, Sept. 24, 3-5 pm. Free. GSC.
Join us for a quick reminder of how government is organized, and how we can
influence it to protect issues and programs we care about. Included in this two-hour
session will be some opportunities to practice basic advocacy techniques, along with
five bite-sized ways that anyone can be involved… and effective. Presenter Nancy
Amidei has been involved in social policy from both inside and outside government
for over 40 years and currently directs the Civic Engagement Project. She is also the
author of a guide to policy advocacy, So You Want To Make A Difference. Questions?
Call the GSC at 206.297.0875.
Fight the Flu: Seattle Visiting Nurses
Wednesday, Sept. 25, 10 am-11 am. $28. GSC.
The GSC has partnered with the Seattle Visiting Nurse Association to provide
influenza immunizations for members. Get your flu shot right here to help prevent
the spread of influenza in our community. We will be billing Medicare for members
enrolled in those programs or accepting a cash or check payment for the $28 immunization fee for those without insurance.
Greenwood Meaningful Movies: Chemerical
Friday, Sept. 27, 1-3pm. GSC. Free.
A shocking tale about the products we use to clean our homes and bodies,
Chemerical explores the life cycle of everyday household cleaners and hygiene
products to prove that, thanks to our clean obsession, we are drowning in a sea of
toxicity. The film is at once humorous and informative, as director Andrew Nisker
works with many experts to give audiences the tools and inspiration to live toxic
free. Chemerical not only raises awareness, but most importantly provides simple
solutions. Followed by a discussion and action steps. Light refreshments served.
Coordinated by Shannon Markley. For details call 206.297.0875.
Make Your Own Cleaning Supplies
Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2 pm-4 pm. $5 GSC.
Are you concerned about the amount of toxins in store-bought cleaning supplies?
There are great homemade alternatives that will not only limit your exposure to
harmful chemicals, but are considerably cheaper as well. Join us as we learn practical cleaning supply recipes that people have been using for hundreds of years!
Costume Jewelry Drive and Sale
Drive begins in Oct. Sale on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 10 am-3 pm.
The Talk Time class is sponsoring a costume jewelry drive. Bring your old necklaces, earrings, bracelets and pins to the Greenwood Senior Center for donation, beginning Oct. 1. Nothing valuable please; just fun! Put your donations in zip lock bags
so we don’t have to untangle it. Sale is Dec. 4. Prices will be reasonable, all proceeds
will benefit the Senior Center. Start sorting through your supply now!
Halloween Luncheon
Friday, Oct. 11, noon. GSC. $5 plus food bank donation.
Celebrate Halloween with festive food, decorations and entertainment. Costumes
welcome! RSVP at 206.297.0875. Sponsored by the GSC Social Committee.
Thanksgiving Luncheon
Friday, Nov. 8, noon. GSC. $5 plus food bank donation.
Join us for our annual early Thanksgiving lunch with all the fixings among friendly
folks. RSVP at 206.297.0875. Sponsored by the GSC Social Committee.
Memory Screening Day
Tuesday, Nov. 19, 9:30 am-2:45 pm. GSC. Free.
Celebrate National Memory Screening Day by getting your memory screened.
The CANS-MCI (Computer-Administered Neurophychological Screen for Mild Cognitive Impairment) is designed to detect cognitive changes most associated with
an active progression towards Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.
Timely information can help with earlier medical intervention and plans for longterm care. This valuable service is sponsored by SCREEN INC. (screeninc.com).
Call 206.297.0875 or visit
phinneycenter.org/gsc.
Thanksgiving Potluck
Dinner At The GSC
Thursday, Nov. 28, 4pm. Free. GSC.
Join us for our annual Thanksgiving
potluck meal. Share the holiday (and a
dish!) with others in your community at
the GSC. RSVP at 206.297.0875. Volunteers needed! If you are interested in
helping make this a successful event, contact LeAnne Chow at the number above.
Fresh Baked Pies!
Dates and cost varies. GSC.
It’s Pie Season again! Order your
delicious holiday pies from the GSC. All
proceeds benefit the programs of the
GSC and pies are baked fresh here. Just
like your grandma used to bake. Call for
details: 206.297.0875
Bingo/Karaoke Nights
Last Friday, Sept. 27, Oct. 25, 7-10pm.
No Bingo in November. $12 and $16.
GSC.
An exciting evening of bingo, karaoke
and good times for folks age 21 and older.
Reserve your spot online at phinneycenter.org/bingo. This sells out quickly;
online reservations begin the Monday
after each event.
Garden Corner
We had a wonderful growing
season in our garden this summer! We produced a lot of delicious fresh produce for our lunch
program. Thank you to all of our
wonderful and committed garden
volunteers! If you are interested in
joining our garden volunteer brigade, call Cecily at 206.297.0875.
No previous gardening experience
necessary.
Row Marker Art
Friday, Oct. 25, 1-3:00 pm.
Free. GSC Garden.
Bring your creative ideas to
help brighten our garden and
create durable row markers to
identify what we have growing.
We’ll be utilizing rocks and other
materials to create these row
markers; we’ll paint with acrylics
and apply sealant so that they’ll
last for a few seasons. Our facilitator, Cynthia Whitlatch, is a police
officer with the Seattle Police
Department who has airbrushed
on the side for six years and hopes
to retire to do art full time.
Special Offerings
Adult Daughters Caring
For Their Mothers
Address mother-daughter relationship issues which are unique to this
caregiving role. This group is open to
all women who are involved in providing support for their mothers in their
homes, in facilities or long distance. Facilitated by Carin Mack, MSW, and Jane
B.G. Tornatore, Ph. D. Meets at GSC the
1st Wednesday of each month. Sept. 4,
Oct. 2, Nov. 6, Dec. 4; 4-5:30 pm.
Alzheimer’s Caregivers
Support and resources for family
caregivers of those living with dementia. Meets at University Congregational
Church: 4515 16th Ave NE. Meets Sept.
4 & 18, Oct. 2 & 16, Nov. 6 & 20, Dec. 4
& 18*; 1:30-3 pm. *Holiday Party.
Parkinson’s Partners
Provides education, resources and
coping skills to family members and
caregivers of those living with Parkinson’s disease. Meets at GSC the 2nd
Tuesday of each month. Sept. 10, Oct.
8, Nov. 12, Dec. 10; 1-2:30 pm.
Early Stage Memory Loss
For those diagnosed with mild memory loss issues. Support group meets 1st
Tuesday of each month to discuss coping, communication and other areas of
concern. Screening with Carin required
before participation. Call 206.230.0166
for details. Sept. 3, Oct. 1, Nov. 5, Dec.
3; 10:30 am-noon.
ESML Caregiver Support
Group: Adult Children
Monthly group for any adult child
who is a caregiver of someone with
early stage memory loss. No respite
available. Meets at GSC on the 3rd
Tuesday of each month. Sept. 17, Oct.
15, Nov. 19, Dec. 17; 9:15-10:30 am.
ESML Caregiver Support
Group: Spouses
Monthly group for any spouse who is
a caregiver of someone with early stage
memory loss. Respite available. Meets
at GSC on the 3rd Tuesday of each
month. Sept. 17, Oct. 15, Nov. 19, Dec.
17; 10:30 am-noon.
Living Alone
After the age of 65, many older
adults are living alone. New challenges
and issues can arise that we may be uncertain how to handle. Come to share
experiences and thoughts. Meets at
GSC. Sept. 4 & 18, Oct. 2 & 16, Nov. 6 &
20, Dec. 4 & 18; 11 am-noon.
Loving Someone Who
Has Dementia
This support group is open to family
members caring for a loved one with
dementia. Prerequisite: must read the
book by Pauline Boss to attend group.
Call Carin to learn the chapter being
discussed. Meets at GSC. Sept. 9*, Oct.
7, Nov. 4, Dec. 2; 2-3 pm. *Note date
change.
Parents Of Adult Children
With Mental Illness
Explores resources, education and
coping skills related to mental illness,
alcohol and addiction problems. Meets
at Crown Hill United Methodist Church,
8500 14th Ave NW. Sept. 10 (Special
Guest Carla Calogero, Elder Care Attorney, speaking on Special Needs Trust),
Oct. 8, Nov. 12 (Special Guest, Eleanor
Owen, Co-Founder NAMI, speaking on
HOPE), Dec. 10 (Holiday Party); 10 amnoon.
Well Spouse
Support for partners of the chronically ill/disabled. Meets at GSC. Sept.
25; 10:30 am-noon.
Caregiving Special Offerings
Writing The Caregiver’s Story
Wednesdays, Oct. 9-30, 1 pm-3 pm. GSC. $10/series.
Keeping a written account of your caregiving experience can help you remember the ups, as well as the downs, of caregiving. It can help you focus, refine your
thoughts, counter isolation and loneliness, while also helping you to develop
creative writing skills. The instructor will help you record your caregiving story via
in-class writing exercises and discussion. Beginning and experienced writers welcome. Instructor Esther Altshul Helfgott is a nonfiction writer and poet. Her work
on caregiving appears in “Beyond Forgetting: Poetry and Prose about Alzheimer’s
Disease,” Journal of Poetry Therapy, FragLit & elsewhere. She is the author of the
blog “Witnessing Alzheimer’s: A Caregiver’s View” (2008-2012) and her book “Dear
Alzheimer’s: A Caregiver’s Diary & Poems” is forthcoming from Cave Moon Press
in 2013. www.estherhelfgott.com. This program is sponsored by the Washington
Health Foundation. Seven participants minimum. Register at 206.297.0875
Special Partnerships
Hoarding Support Group
3rd Thursdays, Ongoing, 6-7 pm or 7-8 pm. $10 suggested donation.
Gretchen Glass, MA, Marriage and Family Therapist from the Community Psychiatric Clinic, is the facilitator for this Hoarding Support Group. Support for loved ones
affected by hoarders provided from 5-6 pm, followed by a support group for those
who are struggling to overcome their own hoarding behaviors from 6-7 pm. All are
welcome to attend regardless of payment. RSVP is suggested but not required by
phone at 253.444.8469.
Carin’s
Corner
Carin Mack, Social Worker
Early Stage Memory Loss Special Offerings
All programs are held at the GSC, 525
N 85th St, unless otherwise noted.
The Gathering Place
Thursdays, Ongoing, 1-4pm. $35/
session.
An early stage memory loss program
(ESML) that includes exercise, movement, discussion, creative expression
and social connection. This is a warm
and inviting place for those living with
ESML and provides some respite care for
caregivers. There is no drop-in availability, and pre-screening is required.
GSC Social Services
Social worker Carin Mack
provides individual counseling at GSC on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday. To
make an appointment, email
[email protected] or
call 206.230.0166. Carin also
facilitates the following free
support groups. Donations to
the GSC for Carin’s services
are appreciated.
The Alzheimer’s Café At Ampersand Pantry & Café
Ampersand Pantry & Café, 424 N 85th St
2nd Tuesdays, Sept. 10, Oct. 8, Nov. 12, Dec. 10 (holiday party), 3:30-5pm.
Free + your café order.
This Café provides an opportunity for people living with Alzheimer’s disease or other
dementias and their care partners to get out and socialize in a safe, supported environment. Parking is available at the Greenwood Senior Center. Call Carin to learn more.
Special Alzheimer’s Café Dinner At Tutta Bella
Tutta Bella, 4411 Stone Way N.
Tuesday, October 29. No cost beyond food ordered.
Join us for a special evening Café event for people with Alzheimer’s and their care
partners. Come expecting a festive, Halloween inspired dinner in a safe and supported environment. Costumes absolutely optional. Call Carin to learn more.
“Dear Alzheimer’s” Author Reading and Signing
Friday, Oct. 18, 3 pm-4:30 pm. GSC. Free.
Poet and author Esther Altshul Helfgott will be reading from her memoir, Dear Alzheimer’s: A Caregiver’s Diary & Poems. The book describes the last years with her
husband as his Alzheimer’s disease progressed. These diary entries and collection of
poems are an honest, heartbreaking and beautiful examination of the inner life of a
caregiver. There will be an opportunity to purchase and get the book signed at the
event. Esther is the author of the blog “Witnessing Alzheimer’s: A Caregiver’s View”
(2008-2012). www.estherhelfgott.com. RSVP at 206.297.0875.
Services For Seniors
For appointments or registration, call
the GSC at 206.297.0875. All services at
GSC unless otherwise noted.
Chair Massage
Wednesdays, 9-11:30 am. $10/15
minutes, $5/8 minutes.
With LMP Susan Cook; portion of
proceeds supports services for seniors.
Financial Services
2nd Wednesday of each month,
beginning at 1:30 pm. Free.
Kylle Bernathy, a financial services
professional with Foresters Equity
Services, Inc., is available for 30-minute one-on-one appointments. Get
assistance with your financial questions or concerns.
Foot Care
2nd & 4th Friday & 3rd Monday of
each month, 9am-3pm. $30/members, $34/public.
Nurse Tina Williams helps you take
care of your feet.
Haircuts
2nd Monday of month, 1-4 pm. $10.
Legal Assistance
3rd Thursday of each month, 1-2:30
pm. Free.
Sign up for a 30-minute appointment
with attorney Clifton Johnson to discuss
your legal concerns.
Senior Rights Assistance
Times vary, by appointment only.
Free, donations welcome.
Have questions regarding estate
planning, decision making or healthcare? Jerry Keating offers 50-minute
appointments. Call in advance.
Fall 2013 Class Schedule
Ongoing Groups
For appointments or registration,
call the GSC at 206.297.0875. All groups
held at GSC unless otherwise noted.
Book & Discussion Groups
Book Discussion Group
3rd Thursdays, 1-2 pm, Sept. 19,
Oct. 17, Nov. 21. Free.
Stimulating discussions on books
provided through the Seattle Library’s
Center for the Book program.
Current Events Discussion Group
2nd & 4th Tuesday each month, 1-2
pm. Free.
An informal group that discusses current events, politics, nutrition, health
care and more.
Music
G-Notes
Fridays, 9-11am. Free.
Do you remember singing songs
from the 20s to the 50s? Do you like to
make people happy? Join the G-Notes!
All are welcome to audition.
Harmonicats
Mondays, 9-11 am. Free.
Do you play an instrument? Play with
us! Join our jam session with multiple
instruments.
Games & Crafts
Bridge
Mondays, 11 am-2:30 pm. $1.
Weekly group for experienced players. Drop-ins welcome.
Fridays, 1-3:30 pm. $1.
Weekly group for beginners and all
levels. Drop-ins welcome.
Drop-In Craft Group
Thursdays, 1-3 pm. Free.
Meet a bunch of crafty folks who
stamp, make cards and get creative. This
is an informal drop-in group with no instructor. Please bring your own supplies.
Pinochle
Mondays, 8:30 am-3 pm. $1.
Pinochle players wanted! Join us and
enjoy one of America’s favorite strategy
card games. All levels welcome!
Scrabble
Thursdays, 10 am-3 pm. Free.
If you love Scrabble, join us! This is a
fun, informal group.
Chinese Mah Jongg
Wednesdays, 10 am-2 pm. Free.
If you love Mah Jongg, we’d love to
have you join us!
Senior Stitchers
2nd & 4th Tuesdays of the month,
1-3 pm, Sept. 10 & 24, Oct. 8 & 22,
Nov. 12 & 26. Free.
New expanded meeting times. Informal stitching group to work on your
knitting, crocheting, cross-stitch and
other stitching projects. Bring your own
supplies and projects.
Special Groups & Clubs
Lunch Group
1st Thursday of each month, noon.
Cost is price of lunch.
Join a lively group of friends as they
dine around Seattle. Call 206.297.0875
for restaurant information. Sign up early
so reservations can be made.
Men’s Club
2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month,
9:30-11am, $3/members, $5/public
suggested donation.
Be a part of a friendly group of guys
who support, challenge, learn from
and laugh with each other every time
we get together. Facilitated by Joseph
Raineri, MSW.
Red Riding Hats
2nd Tuesday of each month, 1 pm.
Cost is price of lunch.
Bring a red hat and get ready to
celebrate with other women looking
for fun after 50! We meet for lunch
and socialization once a month. Call
206.297.0875 to find out where we’re
headed next.
Walking & Fitness
Greenwood Strollers
Tuesdays, 10-11 am. Free.
Come out for a stroll around the
neighborhood with a likable community
of walkers. All speed levels welcome.
Meal Programs
GSC Daily Lunch
Monday-Friday, Noon. $4-6.
Hearty meals are prepared by GSC
volunteer chefs with seasonal ingredients. Meal includes a salad, main entree
and dessert. Lunch sign-up is required
by 10:30am.
Aurora Commons Meal
3rd Wednesdays, Sept. 18, Oct. 16,
Nov. 20. Dinner begins at 5:30 pm,
Aurora Commons. Free.
The GSC partners with nearby Aurora
Commons to help provide a monthly
free meal program. To volunteer, call
Carin Mack at 206.297.0875.
For class descriptions and registration information see listing in the Fall Class Schedule beginning on Page 18.
Class Titles Dates
Time
Art
Books to Movies
Fall Card Making
Jewelry Making Workshop
Printmaking and Collage
Watercolor Painting
Watercolor & Drawing
Wed 9/18, 10/2 & 1-3pm
16, 11/6 & 20, 12/4
Thu 10/24
1-3pm
Tue 9/17, 10/1 & 1-3pm
15, 11/5& 19
Fri 11/1, 8, 15 & 22 1-3pm
Wed, ongoing
1-4pm
Wed, ongoing 10am-noon
Beginning 10/9
Computer
Apple Laptop Mentoring
Computer Basics
Computer Basics Plus
Computer Open Lab
Excel With Excel
Is a Smart Phone for You?
1-on-1 Computer Mentoring
Photo Editing Basics
Video Editing Basics
varies
varies
Tue, Thu 9/3 & 5, 10am-3pm
10/1 & 3 or 11/5 & 7
Thu 9/12, 10/10
10am-3pm
or 11/14
Wed 10am-noon
Tue 10/9 & 16
6-7:30pm
Wed 11/20
1-2pm
varies
varies
Mon-Fri 10/28-11/1 10am-3pm
Mon-Thu 9/23-27 10am-3pm
Cost
Page
Free
18
$7-10
$5(class)
$10(supply)
$40/session
$15-18
$10-12
18
18
18
18
18
$5 - 7.50
$10-15
18
22
$10-15
22
Free
$15-20
$3-5
$3
$20-30
$20-30
18
18
18
22
22
22
$6-8
19
Dance
Line Dance Class – All Levels Tue, ongoing
1-2pm
Finance
Financial Planning
AARP Finances 50+
Money Talk!
Fri 9/13, 20 & 27
Fri 10/4-11/22
3:30-5pm
Free
10:30am-12pm $30/series
Fitness
Exercise
Mon, Wed, Fri,
10-11am
ongoing
$1 sug.
donation
20
Tue
9/24, 10/22, 11/26
Wed 9/25
Thu 10/31
Thu 10/10
3-4:30pm
Free
20
1-2pm
11am-noon
11am-noon
Free
Free
Free
20
20
20
Thu 10/3
10am-11am
Free
20
Donation
20
Health
Diabetes Management
Getting Ready For Medicare
Healthy Holiday Eating
Medical Massage
Understanding The
Affordable Healthcare Act
Language
!Aventuras! Spanish Class
Learners of All Levels
Talk Time English Practice
Wed, ongoing
10am-noon
Mon, ongoing
10:30am-noon Free
Meditation
Meditation In Everyday Life
Stress Free Living &Meditation
The Art of Experiencing
The Happiness Within
Fri 10/18-11/22
10:30-11:30am Donation
Mon 9/16, 10/7 & 1-2:30pm
Free
21, 11/4 & 18
Mon 9 & 23, 10/14 1-2:30pm
Free
& 28, 11 & 25
Movement
Essential Tai Chi & Qigong
Tue, Thu ongoing 9–10am
Feldenkrais: Awareness
Though Movement
Thu, ongoing
1–2pm
Healthy Steps
Mon, Wed, ongoing 3:30-4:30pm
Music
Piano Lessons: All Levels
Fri Jul-Aug
2-3:30pm
Senior
AARP Driving Safety Class
Thu, Fri 9/19 & 20 9:30-2:30pm
or 10/17 & 18
Befriending Change
Tues 10/15 & 22
1-2:30pm
Downsize to the “Rightsize” Thu 11/14
1-2pm
Energy Assistance How-To
Thu 11/14
11am-noon
Powerful Tools
Thu 10/17-11/21 9:30am-noon
Preparedness Is In Your Hands Tue 9/17
1-2pm
Writing
Write About Your Life
Thurs 10/3-12/12
Yoga
Yoga
Thu, ongoing
19
19
20
21
21
21
varies
21
varies
$30 for 6
$5 drop-in
21
21
$20-25
lesson
21
$12-14
22
Free
Free
Free
Free
Free
22
22
22
22
22
1:15-3:15pm
$70
22
2:30-3:45pm
$5-6
22
Fall 2013
Class Schedule
Class Information & Registration
Class fees vary and are listed in each class description. Pre-registration is required
for all PNA-sponsored classes unless noted otherwise. Classes will be canceled for low
enrollment, so register early to make sure the class runs.
PNA Class Cancellations & Refunds: We refund tuition if we cancel a class, or if you
cancel your registrations at least seven days before class.
Greenwood Senior Center (GSC) classes are held at 525 N 85th St. Seattle, WA 98103.
To register: 206-297-0875 | Phinney Center (PC) classes are held at 6532 Phinney Ave.
N. Seattle, WA 98103.
To register: Call the number in the class listing.
Many classes are offered by individuals or organizations who rent space at the PC or
GSC. Registration information for such classes is found in the class listing. While we do
our best to ensure the accuracy of these listings, the PNA is not responsible for errors in
ads for classes that are not PNA-sponsored.
Arts
Art Gallery Tour:
Surface Design Association
Tue, Sep 10, 10am
PC Blue Building, Gallery & Room 5
FREE!
www.surfacedesignwa.wordpress.com
Learn about techniques such as
deconstructed silk screening and felting.
Docents from the Surface Design
Association will be present in an informal
setting to answer questions about
techniques and media used in art pieces
displayed in the gallery show.
Books to Movies
Ruth McCormick
Wed, Sep 18, Oct 2 & 16, Nov 6 & 20,
Dec 4, 1-3pm
GSC, Free
Register: 206.297.0875
We’ve all seen movies that didn’t live up to
the book. In this class we will read a book
and then see the movie to form our own
opinions. We’ll begin with Vita SackvilleWest’s All Passion Spent, about an elderly
upper-class British lady who begins her
own life after her husband’s death. Books
available from the library or used book
stores.
Fall Card Making
Thu, Oct 24, 1-3pm
GSC, $7 PNA Member, $10 Public
Register: 206.297.0875
Make beautiful cards this fall! Materials
and samples are included in this crafty
workshop. Veteran card makers will help
show you the ropes if you need assistance
with stamping, embossing, cutouts and
a variety of other unique card making
techniques. No prior experience needed.
Registration required.
Jewelry Making Workshop
1st & 3rd Tue, Sep 17, Oct 1 & 15,
Nov 5 & 19, 1-3pm
GSC, $5 class fee & $10 supply fee
Register: 206.297.0875
Learn to create your own beautiful jewelry.
Bead a necklace, make eyeglass chains,
bracelets or whatever you’d like to create.
Use gems, glass beads, shells and metal
materials. No experience necessary; dropin group. All supplies are provided.
Printmaking & Collage
Lisa Snow Lady
Fri, Nov 1-22, 1-3pm
Register: 206.297.0875
Make a beautiful collage in this four-week
class using two different printmaking
processes! We’ll begin with simple foam
plate impressions, move on to pre-cut
stamps or our own linocuts, and finally
collage them together. Just bring your
ideas and any photos you might like to
work from. Come ready to play! Must preregister; five students min.
Watercolor & Drawing
Susan Schneider
Wed, Ongoing starting Oct 9,
10am-12pm
Register: 206.297.0875
Students may work in watercolor,
acrylic, charcoal or colored pencil. Bring
art supplies. Newsprint and charcoal
provided. Two-hour drop-in class for all
skill levels. Taught by Susan Schneider, a
professional artist and teacher. Beginners
welcome in this friendly, relaxed class.
Watercolor Painting
Glen Oberg
Wed, Ongoing, 1-4pm
Register: 206.297.0875
Join a great group and learn to paint. Some
experience is necessary. Bring your own
supplies. Fee due for each class.
Be Prepared
CPR/First Aid/HIV
Certification
Ken Norris, Retired Firefighter
Sat, Oct 5, Nov 9 or Dec 14, 9am-1pm
PC Blue Building, Room 6
$30 PNA member, $35 Public
Register: 206.783.2244
Can you provide first aid in emergencies,
locate and take care of injuries, help a
choking infant or child and stop cardiac
arrest? Learn first aid, infant, child and
adult CPR, HIV and bloodborne pathogens,
with a focus on injury prevention and
safety. Meets L/I WISHA-WAC safety
standards. Certificates issued at end of
class. (Bring a sack lunch.)
Earthquake Home Retrofit
Tony Holder/Roger Faris, Project Impact
Sat, Oct 19, 12:30-3pm
See page 18 for details
Infant/Child CPR
Ken Norris, Retired Firefighter
Fri, Oct 4, Nov 8 or Dec 13, 7-8:30pm
Register: 206.783.2244
Would you be able to help a choking
infant or child? This class focuses on
injury prevention and safety. Ken Norris
is a 26-year veteran of the Seattle Fire
Department and has taught CPR for 15
years. Register early. Class space is limited.
College Bound
Write Your College Essay:
Saturday Workshop Intensive
Sharon Mentyka, MFA Writing
Sat, Oct 5, 12, 19 & 26 or
Nov 2, 9, 23 & Dec 7, 12:15-2:45pm
$175/4 sessions, 10 students max
Register: [email protected]
The personal essay is a critical part of your
college application in today’s competitive
admissions environment. With coaching
and individual attention, workshop writing
can ease the stress. Come ready to think
and write and over four sessions complete
a great personal essay. More strategies
and info at www.sharonmentyka.com/
college-essay-coaching.
Computer
Apple Laptop Mentoring
Quin Jackins
By appointment, call for dates & times:
206.297.0875
GSC, $5 PNA Member, $7.50 Public
Got a Mac laptop and want some help
figuring out how to use it? Get help with
your specific questions or learn about
some of the features and applications
on your Mac. Schedule an hour-long
appointment for one-on-one help.
Participants must bring a Mac laptop and
appropriate power cord.
Create A Photo Book
From Your iPhone Or iPad
Mirja Heide, FRESHTech Seattle
Wed, Oct 23, 3-4:30pm, GSC East Room
Or Wed, Nov 20, 6:45-8:15pm
PC Blue Building, Room 3, $10/Class
Register: 206.462.5428
Preserve your memories from a trip,
birthday celebration, holiday, family
reunion – or any occasion at all! Learn
how to create simple and beautiful photo
books with photos taken with your iPhone
or iPad. Great as keepsakes and gifts.
Please bring iPhone/iPad to class. Must
pre-register. Printed books purchased
separately. www.freshtechseattle.com.
Half Day Programs
2’s, Preschool & Pre-K
206.706.3273
9728 B Greenwood Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103
ere kids can monkey around!
A place wh
www.monkeybusinesspreschool.com
Excel With Excel
Kerry Fowler
Wed, Oct 9 & 16, 6-7:30pm
Register: 206.297.0875
Spreadsheets? Pie charts? Math formulas?
Tables and graphs? Don’t worry! We’ll
ease you into using this popular and
handy spreadsheet application. Learn how
to calculate math functions to make your
spreadsheets more than “laundry lists” of
numbers and names. An EXCEL-lent twoday class for beginners! Students should
be comfortable using a computer.
Group Macintosh Support
Tim Hannon, Macintosh Consultant
3rd Mon, Ongoing , 6-8 pm
$15/class or $100 for 10 classes
Have problems with your Mac? Want to
use your Mac more efficiently? Then join
us to learn how! At every class we build a
list of questions, problems and topics from
class participants and then work our way
through the list. Some classes start with a
presentation on a larger topic like “What
is iCloud” or “How to use iPhoto.” www.
soundsupport.biz.
Is A Smart Phone For You?
Ariel Burnett
Wed, Nov 20, 1-2pm
Register: 206.297.0875
Smart phones are definitely everywhere
these days, but are they for everyone? Let’s
explore real life uses for these devices;
from the critical, to the informative, to
the simply entertaining. We’ll also discuss
how to find the best phone plan for your
lifestyle. Get your questions answered in
this class. Must pre-register, three min,
twelve max.
Computer Open Lab:
Group Mentoring
Linda Boyd
Wed, Ongoing, 10am-12pm
GSC, Free
Register: 206.297.0875
Get some extra help with your various
computer needs in our GSC computer
lab. Get assistance with MS Word or Excel
projects, navigating the internet or getting
control of your email files. Weekly drop-in,
no appointment needed.
Crafts
Beginning Knitting
Patricia McHugh
Mon, Sep 30-Nov 4, 6:30-8:30pm
GSC West Room, $85
Register: www.learnatnorth.org
or 206.934.3705
Learn to knit while creating fun projects
for yourself or as gifts for others. You
will learn all the basics: knit stitch, purl
stitch, increasing, decreasing, casting on
and binding off. We’ll include circular
knitting, while covering pattern reading,
finishing and making your projects look
beautiful. See www.learnatnorth.org for
supply list.
Beginning Sewing
O’Lisa Johnson
Tue, Oct 1-Nov 19, 6-8:30pm GSC West Room, $165
or 206.934.3705
Learn to sew the fun and easy way!
Practice pattern reading, choosing and
laying out fabric, design modification, and
create a finished piece you can be proud
of. Want to redecorate your home, or
make crafts or clothes? Bring your sewing
machine and we’ll get you stitching in the
right direction. See www.learnatnorth.org
for complete supply list.
Comfy Holiday Pajamas
O’Lisa Johnson
Sat, Oct 5, 9am-4pm
GSC West Room, $55
or 206.934.3705
Get ready for winter with your very own
warm and snuggly pajamas! Add a special
design and make stocking-stuffers for
the entire family. Thread and a variety
of fabrics provided; pattern to keep. No
prior sewing experience necessary. Bring
a sewing machine in good working order,
foot control, power cord, bobbins, scissors,
tape measure and pins.
Double Knitting To Create
A Two-Color Design
Patricia McHugh
Wed, Oct 23-Nov 6, 6:30-8:30pm
GSC West Room, $49
or 206.934.3705
Surprise yourself with a beautiful twocolor, front and back design! If you know
how to cast on and execute the knit
stitch, you can create a fabric with two
“front” sides with double knitting. Add
a second color and create a contrasting
two-color design on both sides. See www.
learnatnorth.org for supply list.
Make Natural Body Care
Product As Gifts Kristin Baerg
Sat, Nov 16, 10am-1pm
GSC Kitchen, $39 + $15 materials fee
or 206.934.3705
Discover the joy of crafting your own body
care products using herbs and natural
ingredients. Learn to make affordable,
nourishing, personalized products to
pamper from head-to-toe! We will discuss
ingredient properties, techniques and craft
a few products in time for holiday gifts.
You will leave with recipes and samples.
Bring an apron.
Homemade Soap For
Holiday Gifts
Kristin Baerg
Wed, Oct 9, 6:30-9pm
GSC Kitchen, $39 + $10 materials fee
or 206.934.3705
Tired of paying top dollar for gourmet
soap? Discover how to craft luscious soaps
the old-fashioned way using lye, fats and
oils. Learn ingredient options and various
soap making techniques. Create your own
soaps to take home, along with recipes
and instructions. Homemade soap makes
a perfect holiday gift. Bring rubber gloves
and an old towel.
Dance
Bellydance For Every Woman
Shay Moore
Thu, 7-8pm, Ongoing
$75/6 week session
Register: www.deeprootsdance.com
This is not your typical way to stay in
shape! You’ll be dancing from your first
class. Shay mixes equal parts strength
and skill training with fun and a sense of
playfulness. Women of all ages, sizes and
fitness levels welcome. Try your first class
for Free! Classes run in six-week sessions.
See website for details and dates.
Bellydancercise
Tue, Sep 10-Oct 29, Beg: 7-8pm
Int/Adv: 7:45-9pm, $98, 8 weeks
Tue, Nov 5-Dec 10, $75- 6 weeks
Register: 206.632.2416
www.bellydancingbyzaphara.com
Low impact, FUN, total body conditioning!
Superior core workout! Strengthens
and coordinates muscle groups in the
trunk, spine and arms. Helps prevent and
alleviate lower back problems. Improves
posture and flexibility. Instruction includes
tummy undulations, finger cymbals and
Egyptian movements.! A night out with
the girls, giggles included!
Finally Learn To Dance!
Max Kepler
5 weeks: Swing, Tango, Waltz, Lindy
Information: 425.522.2481
or www.dancekepler.com
Learn a new skill, increase your energy,
smile, laugh, dance! Separate classes for
absolute beginners and more-experienced
dancers. Late-morning classes for seniors.
Classes for singles and couples. LGBT
always welcome! Enrollment is limited;
register online to reserve your spot at
www.dancekepler.com.
Hip-Hop
Amanda Shortell, American Dance Inst
Teen/Adult Hip-Hop I: Wed 5-6pm
Teen/Adult Hip-Hop II: Mon, 6-7pm
Teen/Adult Hip-Hop II: Wed, 6-7pm
PC Blue Building, Room 2, $16/class
Register: 206.783.0755
This energetic class will start with a
thorough warm up to build core strength
and body control. We’ll break down the
latest funk and hip-hop moves, followed
by lots of choreography to develop the
expressive abilities of the dancers. Classes
for additional ages and levels available
at our 80th and Greenwood studio. www.
AmericanDanceInstitute.com.
Irish Step Dancing
Addie Keller, American Dance Institute
Pre-Irish: (4-6 yrs), Sat 9-9:45am
Beg: (7-11 yrs), W, 4-4:45, Sa, 10-11am
Beg: (12 yrs- Adult), Sat, 11am-12pm
Register: AmericanDanceInstitute.com
A fun, energetic introduction to the basic
steps in reels and jigs. This traditional Irish
dance form will include both solo and ceili
dances. Classes for additional ages and
levels available at our 80th & Greenwood
studio. Session dates and more details:
www.AmericanDanceInstitute.com.
Dance Classes
And Live Music Dances
At Swedish Cultural Center
on Queen Anne
Couples and singles welcome,
no partner necessary
www.nwdance.net
206.781.1238
Jazz Dance
Amanda Shortell
American Dance Institute
Children’s Jazz I: Mon, 5-6pm
206.783.0755
This fun and fast paced class builds the
technical and expressive abilities necessary
for concert jazz and musical theatre
venues with an emphasis on line, phrasing,
coordination and injury prevention. Classes
for additional ages and levels available at
our 80th & Greenwood studio.
Line Dancing For All Levels
MaryLee Lykes
Tue, Ongoing, 1-2pm
Register: 206.297.0875
In this easy, upbeat class, you’ll explore
some Zumba, Western and Rock and Roll
inspired line dancing moves. It’s great
for everyone who loves music. Exercise
never felt like such fun! Benefits include
increased flexibility, brain enhancement,
better balance and stronger muscles. All
levels are welcome.
Nurturing Pathways®
Creative Dance
Ages 3 mos-4 yrs
Tue-Sat Sep 17-Nov 23
10 weeks/ 1 hour class/ $188-$198
Register: nurturingpathways.com
Get the wiggles out dancing with scarves,
playing with props, enjoying instruments,
and exploring obstacle courses with
walkers. Classes for babies, waddlers,
toddlers, or 3-4 year olds without parent,
combines the best of movement and
music for developing the whole child.
[email protected]
Parent/Toddler Dance
American Dance Institute, Addie Keller
Wed, 5-5:45pm
$16/class
206.783.0755
Engaging your child’s mind and physicality,
you and your child will dance, sing,
navigate obstacle courses, play parachute
games, rhythm instruments and dance
with flowing scarves and other pros as
your child discovers the many ways their
body can move. Classes for additional
ages and levels available at our 80th &
Greenwood studio.
Tap Dance Class
Paulette DeRooy
Tue, starts Sep 23, 6-7pm
PNA Blue Bldg Room 1
$90/8 weeks, $15/session
Register: 206-261-4303
[email protected]
This eight-week class, for adults at all
levels, utilizes your ability to sort, match
and organize while activating rhythm
in motion. Tap dancing is great for total
mind-body coordination.
Basic steps
are introduced in a way that facilitates
memory and improvisation. Shim sham
shimmy variation and traveling time step
are foundational in this class.
Dog Obedience
Dog Obedience
Canine Behavior Center, Inc.
Mon or Tue, Ongoing, 6-7pm, 7:158:15pm, 8:30-9:30pm
PC Brick Building, Community Hall
$130/9-week basic course
Register: 206.367.8071
You and your dog will learn to work together
and communicate to enhance your
relationship. Courses are devised to teach
your dog basic obedience commands.
Behavior problems are addressed. Hand
signals and voice commands are taught.
The class is not only educational, but fun
for both the people and the dogs. www.
caninebehaviorcenter.com.
Financial
Planning
AARP Finances 50+
Jean Mathisen
Fri, Sep 13-27, 3:30-5pm
GSC, Free
Register: 206.297.0875
This three-session program offers tools
in setting and achieving goals for your
future financial security. If you are feeling
overwhelmed by not enough money to
go around or simply hope to save more
toward a comfortable retirement, these
workshops are for you.
Money Talk!
Wanda Fullner
Fri, Oct 4-Nov 22, 10:30am-12pm
No Class Nov 18
GSC, $30/7-week course
Register: 206.297.0875
In this class, we discuss money concerns
while sharing resources and financial
planning techniques, and create a
notebook to aid your loved ones or your
representative in the event of your death
or disability. Let go of financial worry
and confusion and get empowered with
Wanda Fullner, author of AARP’s Women’s
Financial Program. Must pre-register.
Fitness
Fresh Air Fitness Boot Camp
Ivonne DePauli/Andrea Becker
Tue, Thu, Ongoing, 6-7am
PC lower parking lot
1 class/week: $ 66, 2/week: $ 105
8 class punchcard $131
Register: 206.293.7379
Join the fun and get a great workout! Our
small group personal training classes are
designed to include cardio conditioning
drills, strength training and agility
and balance activities for an effective
workout. All fitness level welcome!
Outdoors unless raining. First class is
free! New clients may join mid-session.
www.seattlefreshairfitness.com.
Exercise
Gerry Joyce
Mon, Wed, Fri, Ongoing, 10-11am
GSC
$1 suggested donation
Register: 206.297.0875
Health benefits for all in this popular and
low-key ongoing class. Socialize while you
get in shape, and you’ll have the strength
and flexibility to enjoy your independence.
What a fun way to keep moving! All skill
levels welcome.
Food
Chocolate Truffle
Workshop
Bill Fredericks
Sat, Oct 19, 10am-4:30pm
GSC Kitchen
$95 + $10 supply fee
or 206.934.3705
“Life’s a box of chocolate….truffles!” Take
home a box full of handmade quality
truffles after learning how to temper
chocolate, hand-dip centers and use a
variety of molds. Create 8 kinds of truffles
using various methods to flavor ganache
using fresh fruits, nuts, herbs and spices,
and liquors. Bring a sack lunch to maximize
class time.
Holiday Confections
Bill Fredericks
Sat, Dec 7, 10am-1pm
GSC Kitchen
or 206.934.3705
Creamy caramels, fudge, chocolate
bark and cherry cordials! Learn to make
these favorite confections from scratch.
Confectionary work requires good
measurements and proper temperature
but technique is critical for superior
results. We’ll explain the how and why of
each step in the process. Leave with a box
of delicious hand-made candies.
Home Cheese Making
Made Easy
Kristin Baerg
Sat, Oct 5, 10am-2pm
GSC, Kitchen
or 206.934.3705
Making cheese at home is fun, easy and
affordable! Try your hand at making fresh
chevre, paneer, ricotta and mozzarella.
Discover how to use cultured milk products
like piima, kefir, yogurt and butter while
sampling delicious cheeses. Leave with
recipes, easy-to-follow instructions, and a
culture to get you started on your “whey.”
Bring an apron!
Wild & Wonderful
Mushrooms
Kristin Baerg
Wed, Oct, 23, 6:30-9pm
GSC
Kitchen
$39 + $15 materials fee
or 206.934.3705
Curious about how to use all those wild
mushrooms you see at the Farmers
Market? The Northwest provides a
bounty and selection prized by foodies
and foragers. Taste what all the fuss
is about as we sample a variety of
mushroom-centered dishes, discuss their
nourishing virtues, and observe various
cooking techniques. Recipes and samples
provided.
Health &
Wellness
Diabetes Management:
Support Group
Jenny Palu, RN
Neighborcare Health
4th Tue, Sep 24, Oct 22, Nov 26, 3-4:30pm
GSC, Free
Looking for support in managing diabetes?
Join us for a free support group to share
your experiences with diabetes. Anyone
affected by diabetes is invited. This is
a partnership between the GSC and
Neighborcare. Call 206.782.8660 if you
have questions about this group.
Healthy Holiday Eating
Ashley Paschke, MSRD
Thu, Oct 31, 11am-12pm
GSC, Free
Register: 206.297.0875
Eating healthfully can be a challenge at
any time, but especially during the holiday
season. Join dietitian Ashley Paschke as
she discusses better ways to eat well and
avoid the pitfalls of overindulging. Bring
your questions about seasonal foods!
Getting Ready For Medicare
SHIBA Presenter
Wed, Sep 25, 1-2pm
GSC, Free
Register: 206.297.0875
Are you turning age 65 soon? Will you
soon be eligible for Medicare? Want to
know more? Join us for a free “Medicare
101” class. We’ll be covering Medicare
Parts A and B; Medicare supplement and
Medicare Advantage plans; and Part D
prescription drug plans.
Medical Massage
Lucy Baker, LMP
Thu, Oct 10, 11am-12pm
GSC, Free
Register: 206.297.0875
Interested in learning more about Medical
Massage? Join Lucy Baker, LMP, as she
discusses the benefits of this therapy
for rehabilitating soft tissue from old
injuries, poor posture or joint replacement
surgery. Class includes a demonstration of
treatment methods that do not use oil or
lotion and can be done through clothing.
Sustaining Vitality Qigong
Dennis Sharp
Tue, Ongoing , 7-9pm
$60/month, $15 drop in
[email protected]
Learn methods of maintaining and
nurturing health and well-being. Qigong is
based on the principles of understanding
and balancing natural energy (Qi). This
series of meditations and exercises is easy
to perform for people of most age groups
and abilities. www.fmi-qigong.com
Understanding The
Affordable Healthcare Act
Liz Mercer, SHIBA
Thu, Oct 3, 10-11am
GSC, Free
Register: 206.297.0875
Do you have questions about the Affordable
Healthcare Act (aka “Obamacare”)? Are
you unsure how it will affect you and your
coverage? Liz Mercer from the Statewide
Health Insurance Benefits Advisors
(SHIBA) will discuss how you can get free,
unbiased and confidential assistance with
your health plan choices. No sales! Bring
your questions!
Traditional Chinese Postpartum
Cooking & Healing Practices
Karen Wong
Sat, Oct 12, 11am-2pm
GSC Kitchen & Dining Room
Register: 206.783.2244
Chinese postpartum traditions emphasize
healing foods and practices to ensure
a mother’s full recovery from birth.
Learn to prepare a healing postpartum
environment, and important foods to eat
during this special time. Class includes
preparation of a soup to promote lactation,
and discussion of special postpartum
foods and healing ingredients.
Home Design
& Remodel
Earthquake Home Retrofit
Tony Holder & Roger Faris, Project Impact
Sat, Oct 19, 12:30-3pm
Register: 206.783.2244
Learn how to evaluate your home for
needed structural improvements. Hear
from the experts about Seattle’s Project
Impact and the right tools, materials
and methods to accomplish your
own earthquake home retrofit. Guest
homeowner will discuss their own retrofit
process. Handouts include a complete set
of permit forms, drawings and instructions.
Income Property: Your Home
Can Make You Money
Sat, Oct 12, 10-11:30am
Register: 206.783.2244
www.rivalee.com
Have a mother-in-law or accessory dwelling
that is sitting empty? Want your home
to help pay your mortgage? Learn from
Rebecca West, Rivalee Design, and Arn
Lundquist, HelmTru Construction, how to
make the most of the space, get the most
for your money, choose durable materials
and navigate the permitting process.
Second Story & Dormers
Additions
Alan Ness, Ten Directions Home Design
Tue, Oct 29, 7-9pm
Register: 206.783.2244
www.tendirectionsdesign.com
What are the secrets of a successful
remodel? Learn how to create a new upper
floor or get more out of your existing
upper level. We will review design,
structure and permit issues. Bring your
questions! Instructor Alan Ness has over
20 years’ experience designing remodels
in the Seattle area.
Language
¡Aventuras! Spanish Class
For Learners Of All Levels
Octavio Fernandez
Wed, Ongoing, 10am-12pm
GSC, By donation
Register: 206.297.0875
Spanish language learners of all ability
levels are welcome. Our facilitator creates
an environment in which learners of all
language ability levels can feel successful.
Participants are invited to join this special
group where learning happens through
both actively engaging and simply being
immersed in the language. Donations
gladly accepted.
Spanish For The Bedside Nurse
Sarah Ison, RN & Alicia Toomey
Session 1: Tue, 10/15- 11/ 5, 7-9pm
Session 2: Tue, 10/15-11/5, 9-11am
PC Brick Building, Room 36
$127 Public, $103 UW students
Register: www.exco.org, 206.543.4375
Ever wish you could talk to your Spanish
speaking patients? Then this class for
beginners is for you! We will cover common
hospital scenarios including: turning a
patient, getting a patient out of bed,
assessing for pain, nausea, dizziness, head
to toe assessment, etc. In just four weeks
we will start you communicating in Español.
Practique Inglés: Talk Time
Los lunes, 10:30am al mediodía
GSC, Gratis
Para inscribirse, al 206.297.0875
(se habla inglés) o venga
Register: 206.297.0875
Este grupo se reúne para usar el inglés y
conectar con comunidad en un ambiente
positivo y relajado. Todos son bienvenidos.
Este grupo se reúne todos los lunes. Venga
cuando pueda.
Practice English: Talk Time
Mon, Ongoing, 10:30am-12pm
GSC, Free
Register: 206.297.0875
For all new English speakers, this group
provides an opportunity to practice
English conversation in an informal and
friendly group. Meet other people who
need to learn to express themselves easily
with a new language. All ages and people
from all over the world are invited.
Spanish Conversation I & II
Ritha Espin de White
Advanced: Mon, Ongoing, 6-7pm
Intermediate: Mon, Ongoing, 7-8pm
PC Blue Building, Teacher’s Lounge
$20/month
Register: 206.783.2244
Usted habla Español? Need a place to
practice? Join us on Monday evenings as
we converse in Spanish. Facilitated by a
native Spanish speaker. Not sure which
group to join? Come to either group and
try it out. First class is FREE!
Spanish, Mandarin, French,
Japanese Language For Kids
Ages 1-7 yrs
Mon-Sat, Jun 17-Aug 17
$249/10 weeks
Register: 206.861.9698
Polly-Glot Tots helps kids become better
learners and global citizens through
foreign language education. Multilingual
kids excel at basic and cognitive skills. They
are smarter, can think for themselves and
are on a more level playing field with their
global peers. Offering Mandarin, Spanish,
French and Japanese classes. www.
pollyglottots.com.
Martial Arts
I Liq Chuan – Internal Martial Art
Ryan Schoelerman
Tue, Ongoing, 7-9pm
$50/month, $5 drop-in
[email protected]
I Liq Chuan (translated as Mind-Body-Fist)
is an internal art that has become known
for its effectiveness as a martial art. The
practice of I Liq Chuan develops the ability
to react spontaneously to attacks, not
relying upon pre-arranged responses,
through its specialized partner practices of
Spinning Hands & Sticky Hands.
Seattle Martial Arts
TaeKwon Do, Mon, Wed, 5-6pm
HwaRang Do, Mon, Wed, 6-7pm
PC Brick Building, Room 32
$65/month
Register: www.seattlemartialarts.com
or at class.
Two different styles of comprehensive
traditional Korean martial arts. Emphasis
on fitness, fun, practical martial arts and
self-defense. Visit our website for more
information. Free trial class. Beginners
welcome. Instructors are Aaron Logue and
Aaron Kahn. Adults and children ages eight
and up.
Tai Chi Chuan
Frank Deering
Beg Form: Wed, Sep 25-Dec 4, 6-7pm
$70/10 weeks
Register: 206.783.1580
Learn the art of meditation through
movement, Tai Chi Chuan. In Tai Chi, we
use a series of slow relaxed movements
to improve posture, balance, health and a
sense of well-being. What you learn in the
class will help bring about a reduction in
the level of stress in your daily life.
Taijiquan For Health
Dennis Sharp
Thu, Ongoing, 7-9pm
$60/month, $15/ drop-in
Register: 425.775.9609
[email protected]
Taijiquan (Tai Chi) is an internal martial art
system for healing, personal development,
and self-defense. The gentle flowing
movements of Tai Chi strengthen the body,
mind, and spirit. Experience increased
physical energy, and mental focus. Suitable
for most age groups and abilities. Beginners
welcome. www.fmi-qigong.com.
Meditation
Meditation In Everyday Life
Senior Center Without Walls
Chris Prenovitz, MSW
Fri, Oct 18-Nov 22, 10:30-11:30am
Standing Stone Healing & Arts
943 N 89th St, By donation
Register: 206.297.0875
Mindfulness is being present to what is
happening with wise, non-judgmental
attention. Learn practical and useful ways to
relax the mind and body and integrate mindful
practices into your life. Chris is a dharma
leader with Seattle Insight Meditation and a
stress management consultant.
Stress Free Living
& Meditation: Inner Peace
Mari Chin, OTR/L & Team
1st & 3rd Mon, Sep 16, Oct 7 & 21,
Nov 4 & 18, 1-2:30pm
GSC, Free, Register: 206.297.0875
These workshops are designed for
anyone wanting to bring peace and
happiness into their lives through stressfree living. Learn how to meditate,
calm your mind, open your heart and
empower yourself. All are welcome. It is
best to attend all the sessions to derive
maximum benefit. Sponsored by Brahma
Kumaris Raja Yoga Meditation, www.
bkwsu.org.
The Art Of Experiencing
The Happiness Within
A Greenwood Senior Center Program
Mari Chin, OTR/L & Team
2nd & 4th Mon, Sep 9 & 23, Oct 14 & 28,
Nov 11 & 25, 1-2:30pm
PC Blue Building, Room 5, Free
Register: 206.297.0875
These workshops are designed to bring
peace and happiness into our lives by
getting in touch with our inner selves. Learn
how to meditate, calm your mind, open
your heart and empower yourself. All
are welcome. It is best to attend all the
sessions to derive maximum benefit.
Sponsored by Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga
Meditation, www.bkwsu.org.
Movement
Barbara Miller & Holly Simonton
Wed & Fri, Ongoing, 3:30-4:30pm
2:30pm last Fri of the month
GSC, $30/6 class card or $5/drop-in
Register: 206.297.0875
An international therapeutic exercise
and movement program using wonderful
music. Designed to work the heart and clear
and pump the lymphatic system. Healthy
Steps was created by two physicians and
a dance movement specialist to provide
effective benefits for persons with limited
upper and lower body movement, range
of motion and balance.
Karin Collins
Beginners & Active Adults:
Tue & Thu, Sep 10-Dec 12, 9-10am
15 week session
GSC, $150 1 x wk, $210-$275 2 x wk
Register: 206.898.5048
Improve strength, balance, flexibility and
confidence while learning easy exercises
to improve your MindBody Fitness. Karin’s
class is fun, challenging and an ideal way
to add more movement to your day. Open
this fall to beginners! Questions? Contact
Karin directly: 206.898.5048; karin@
karincollins.com.
Feldenkrais®: Awareness
Through Movement
LeeAnn Starovasnik, GCFP
Thu, Ongoing, 1-2pm
GSC, $20/4 weeks or $25/5 week months
Drop-in anytime: $7/class
Register: 206.297.0875
Discover this fun movement method
that improves your sense of balance and
overall well-being. Customized chairbased classes will engage your brain and
body to help you move easier and recover
faster. No experience necessary! LeeAnn is
a Guild Certified Feldenkrais PractitionerCM
with over 12 years experience. Wear
comfortable clothing.
206.524.5086
www.firstnotes.info
first notes
early music enrichment for ages 3 & up
learning through world music, art and nature.
Year round classes and summer camp.
Music For Everyone
Parent/Caregiver & Child
Ages 2-5 yrs
Mon, 10 & 11am, Sep 9-Nov 18
PC Blue Building, Room 5, $125
www.musicforevery1.com
Winner of Parentmap’s Golden Teddy
Award! Jana Vitols has taught early childhood music for 14 years and enjoys sharing her violin, guitar, uke and banjo with
children. These imaginative classes incorporate musical games, dance, singing and
improvising to teach music fundamentals.
Families learn songs and activities to spark
musical curiosity.
Music
Chickadee Music Together
Ages 6 mos-4 yrs
Tue-Sat, Sep 24-Dec 7
$195/10 weeks
Register: 206.334.8002
www.chickadeemusic.com
Children’s natural musical ability and love
of music are developed as they sing, move
and explore instruments with parents or
caregivers in a fun, relaxed atmosphere.
Tuition includes professionally recorded
CD and songbook for music-making at
home and ten weeks of classes. The Music
Together song collections are known for
their charm and appeal!
Community Chorus
Essential Tai Chi
Sarah Nishioka
[email protected]
Healthy Steps: Better Health
With the Lebed Method
Maggie McClellan, Director
Winter/Spring Session
Thu, Sep 19-Dec 12, 7:30-9pm
PC Brick Building, Community Hall
[email protected]
Join this no audition, a cappella chorus and
let your heart sing! Learn songs from many
different cultures, experience a dynamic
group process and grow musically in a
non-threatening atmosphere of carefully
planned rehearsals. Semesters culminate
in fun, community service oriented
performances. All are welcome.
Fiddling From Scratch
Betsy Alexander
Tue, Oct 15-Nov 19, 7-8pm
$72 Public, $60 UW student
[email protected]
In this six-week class you’ll learn how to
hold the fiddle and bow, play a couple
of tunes and play along with others. No
experience necessary, but a fiddle is
needed. Betsy, a certified Suzuki instructor,
teaches through the Seattle School of
Music and Music Center of the Northwest.
She also plays in a number of bands and
likes to play for dancing.
Kindermusik
Studio3Music
Ages newborn-5 yrs
Thu & Fri, Ongoing, 9:15am-12pm
$73/month (tuition & materials)
Register: 425.385.3636
In every Kindermusik class, you and
your child will play, listen and dance
to music designed to stimulate early
development and strengthen neural
pathways in the brain. Connect with
other families and discover how music
makes parenting easier. Join anytime
as we sing, explore, create and grow!
More info and registration at: www.
studio3music.com.
Musikal Magik Infant/Toddler
Ages 1 mo-2 ½ yrs, Tue, 9:15-10am
18 mo-3 yrs, Tue, 10:10-10:50am
Oct 29-Dec 10, $70
Register: 206.328.7148
Shake your eggs, dance with scarves!
Pound on drums and play along with live
guitar! You and your tot will be guided
through exercises that help develop your
child’s musical, social, physical, verbal and
cognitive skills with the magic of music.
Taught by Katy Webber. katywebber@
gmail.com www.musikalmagik.org.
Musikal Magik Spanish
Betsy Dischel
Ages 1 mo-5 yrs
Mon, Sep 9-Dec 9, 10:10am & 11:10am
$252/14 weeks
A dynamic musical Spanish class including
American Sign Language and LIVE guitar.
We move, sing, dance with scarves, pound
on drums and shake our eggs to Spanish
songs and activities. You and your child
will experience a rich language and music
appreciation environment at a time with
they are ripe to acquire theses skills. www.
musikalmagik.org.
Piano Lessons: All Levels
Cecilia Manalili
Fri, Sep-Nov, 2-3:30pm
By Appointment
Register: 206.297.0875
Have you always dreamed of playing the
piano or do you want support getting back
into it? Make this summer your time to
start playing! These 30-minute sessions
are one-on-one tailored especially for you.
Sign up by the Wednesday before your
lesson. All levels are welcome!
Parenting
Baby Peppers
Ages 5 mos-1yr
Thu, Sep 26-Dec 12, 12-1:30pm
$155, Scholarships Available
Register: www.peps.org
A PEPS group for moms of 5-12-month-old
babies. Parents meet (with their babies),
share and learn in sessions facilitated
by a trained volunteer. Each meeting
includes time for sharing parenting highs
and lows, followed by discussion about a
topic related to the joys and challenges of
parenting. www.peps.org.
PEPS Orientations
2nd Wed, Sep 11, Oct 9, Nov 13,
Dec 11, 6:30-8pm
No registration required, Free
PEPS neighborhood-based support groups
for new parents educate, inform and
create community. PEPS Orientations are
a great way for new and expecting parents
to sample the PEPS experience, find out
everything they need to know about
PEPS and meet other new and expecting
parents from the neighborhood. Babies in
arms are welcome. www.peps.org.
Personal
Growth
Keep Love Alive: A Couples Class
Luis Congdon, Group Facilitator
Wed, Nov 6, 7:30-9pm
$15 PNA Member/$20 Public (couple)
Register: 206.783.2244
www.wholesomeunion.org
Come learn what successful couples do to
stay happy, committed and together. This
class includes fun activities, dialogue and
information based on the work of Drs. John
and Julie Gottman, as well Luis Congdon’s own
insights from years of teaching relationship
courses. Open to ANY couple (gay/straight,
young/old, engaged/dating, etc.).
Philosophy & Old Age
Wed, Fri, Oct 2 & 4, 1-2pm
Shawn Mintek
GSC, Free
Register: 206.297.0875
Join Shawn Mintek, PNA member and
occasional philosophy teacher, for this
explorative class based around philosopher
Simone de Beauvoir’s Coming of Age (or
Growing Old). There will be some assigned
readings, with lots of discussion and additional
topics as they come up. Registration required.
Five participants minimum.
Reading
Another Country By Mary Pipher
Mary Murphy, EdD, LICSW
Tue, Oct 8, 15 & 22, 7:30-8:30pm
PC Blue Building, Teacher’s Lounge
$15 + Book
Register: 206.783.2244
www.mary-murphy.com
Join a licensed therapist and other readers
for a guided discussion of Another Country
by Mary Pipher (author of Reviving
Ophelia). The theme of this book is about
aging and our cultural relationship to
that process. The author describes aging
as new terrain, i.e. another country. The
group meets for three sessions. Bring your
own copy of the book.
Seniors
AARP Driving Safety
Corine Olson, AARP
Ages 55 & up
Thu & Fri, Sep 19 & 20 or Oct 17 & 18,
9:30am-2:30pm
GSC, $12 AARP Member, $14 Public
Register: 206.297.0875
Come and join this informative refresher
course in defensive driving. Different issues
will be covered each time. If you are an AARP
member, bring your card or membership
number with you on the first day.
Befriending Change
Joyce Gibson
Tue, Oct 15 & 22, 1-2:30pm
GSC, Free
Register: 206.297.0875
Change is a natural part of life. Would you
like to feel more peaceful during times
of change? Would you like to experience
it more confidently? In this two-part
discussion group, we’ll look at the dynamics
of change, its challenges and opportunities.
We’ll also explore and practice skills to help
us be more comfortable and more present
with change.
Computer Support For Seniors
Ongoing, various weekly hours
GSC, $3 suggested donation
Register: 206.297.0875
Calling all seniors! Are you having
problems on your personal computer and
not sure how to find the answers? Sign
up for an hour-long session and receive
personalized help. Volunteer computer
mentors will work with you to improve
your skills. Bring your own laptop, or use
one of our Windows lab computers. By
appointment only.
Downsize to the “Rightsize”
Eric Rovner
Thu, Nov 14, 1-2pm. GSC. Free.
Register: 206.297.0875
Join transition expert Eric Rovner for
a presentation of practical tips and
approaches to the process of Downsizing
(he likes to call it Rightsizing!). Topics
include: what is rightsizing, why/how/
when to begin the process, what to do with
all that stuff, and tips and tricks for success.
Energy Assistance How-To
Rebekah Binns, Centerstone
Thu, Nov 14, 11am-12pm. GSC. Free.
Register: 206.297.0875
Centerstone Energy Assistance will be
offering this informational session on how to
receive a LIHEAP or PSE HELP grant to assist
with the cost of electric, oil, wood, gas or
propane. We will cover the basic eligibility
requirements and then walk participants
through the application process.
Powerful Tools For
Caregivers
Carin Mack, MSW & Marie Adan
Thu, Oct 17-Nov 21, 9:30am-12pm
GSC. Free. Register: 206.297.0875
This six-week evidence-based course is for
family caregivers. The curriculum provides
tools and strategies to better handle the
challenges of caregiving. Registration
required. Class limit of 13 participants.
The Caregiver Helpbook will be available
for purchase.
Preparedness Is In Your Hands
American Red Cross
Tue, Sep 17, 1-2pm. GSC. Free.
Register: 206.297.0875
Emergency Preparedness is a gift that
helps not only you, but also your family
and community. Take this small step to be
prepared in your home, your car and in
your daily life in case of an emergency or
disaster. Especially geared for seniors, but
all are welcome.
Seniors Training Seniors
Computer Basics Plus!
Shirley Lyshol
Thu, Sep 12, Oct 10 or Nov 14, 10am-3pm
Register: 206.684.0639, Patti
Mayor’s Office for Senior Citizens
This class is for advanced beginners and
intermediates who want to s t r e t c h
and gain new skills. You must know your
existing email address and password and
have good mouse skills to attend class.
Class is offered each month. Minimum of
three students per class.
Computer Basics
Tue & Thu, Sep 3 & 5, Oct 1 & 3 or
Nov 5 & 7, 10am-3pm
This class is for true beginners. Students
will learn how to use the computer,
mouse, internet and e-mail. Enjoy
learning in a relaxed and non-intimidating
environment. Participants must attend
both days in the session. Class is for
seniors with little to no computer
experience. Taught by Shirley Lyshol.
Minimum of three students per class.
Photo Editing/Adobe Elements
Lynn Mickelson
Mon-Fri, Oct 28-Nov 1, 10am-3pm
GSC $20 PNA Member, $30 Public
A five-day class for repairing, sharpening
or improving photos! Learn the basics of
cropping and adjusting color, then focus
on separating and combining images to
create personal projects. Good memory
retention skills and ability to use mouse
and Windows programs necessary to
enroll. Adobe Elements Six or Seven must
be installed on your home computer.
Learn Video Editing
Lynn Mickelson
Mon-Thu, Sept 23-27, 10am-3pm
GSC $20 PNA Member, $30 Public
Learn to do hands-on video editing. Students will be provided with a full set
of clips and be guided to create a short
video. We’ll cover assembling the shots,
editing, adding transitions, making titles
and learning how to overlay clips. Edit the
sound, provide audio transitions and add a
music track. Four student maximum.
Theater
Centre For Playback
Theatre Trainings
Sep 21-24, 9am-5pm Core Training
Sep 25-28, 9-5 Active Conducting
Sep 29-30, 9-5 Therapeutic Elements
Register: 914.246.0028
[email protected]
Come learn this unique form of
improvisational theatre based on audience
members’ personal stories and used in
schools, prisons, hospitals, and theaters
around the world. Courses range in levels
and are taught by Penny Clayton (San
Francisco), Playback Co-founder Jo Salas
(New Paltz, NY), and Jen Kristel (Vermont).
playbackcentre.org.
Travel
Native People, Sacred Places
& Hungry Polar Bears
Nigel Foster. Thu, Nov 14, 7-9pm.
PC Blue Building, Room 6. Free.
Information: www.nigelkayaks.com
Slide show and talk based on the book,
Encounters from a Kayak, celebrates the
magical experiences that surround sea
kayaking. It’s about the animals, people
and special places around the globe that
have grabbed the attention of renowned
kayaker and writer Nigel Foster. His
irrepressible curiosity drives him to tease
out these unexpected stories.
Writing
Write About Your Life
Ariele Huff
Tue, Oct 10-Dec 3, 10am-12pm
Thu, Oct 3-Dec 12, 1:15-3:15pm
GSC, $70/series, Register: 206.297.0875
Do you want to share your life story
with loved ones? Would you like to
publish novels, poetry, articles or short
stories? Most writing relies on personal
experiences, also called “memoirist.”
These fun groups help get your stories
down on the page. Tue: projects with
feedback. Thu: includes in-class writing. In
both, we laugh and learn a lot.
Yoga
Pilates/Yoga
Diana Garcia-Snyder, MFA
Wed, Sep 11-Dec 4, 6-7pm
PC Blue Bldg, Room 5
$120/12 sessions, $15 drop-in*
This class combines exercises that
strengthen, invigorate and stretch you.
Pilates strengthens core muscles and helps
alignment. Yoga increases flexibility. Bring
a thick mat. *You can also buy a class card
for the number of classes you want to
commit to at $12/class.
Stretch & Fly Yoga Dance!
Liziah Woodruff & Jennifer Lucero Earle
Fri, starts 9/16, 6:30-7:45pm
Phinney Yoga House, PC Brick Building
$65/5 class card, $110/10 class card
$15 drop in, Information: 206.240.8054
Stretch and Fly Yoga Dance is a unique
empowering movement practice that
combines simple dance moves and
yoga. Experience original choreography
that blends flowing movement and
dynamic stillness. All levels welcome.
The Heart of Yoga
Will Doran, Anusara Inspired Teacher
Sat, Ongoing, 11am-12pm
$10 Drop-in, 7 class pass $70
Mats, blocks, straps provided
This yoga class is designed to start your
weekend energized. Teacher keeps it
light and fun as you develop strength and
inner stability. Movement is designed to
open your heart and honor your body
in the moment. Alternate modifications
are offered for all body types. Regardless
of your experience you’ll leave feeling
balanced and invigorated.
Yoga For All Levels
D’vorah Kost
Thu, Ongoing, 2:30-3:45pm
Register: 206.297.0875
Improve your posture, flexibility and
balance! This eclectic Viniyoga class
incorporates modern dance, Pilates,
Feldenkrais and free-form movement.
Improve flexibility, relaxation and balance
in standing, chair, kneeling and lying
down poses. Instructor has 35 years
of movement education. Wear loose
clothing; bring a blanket and water bottle.
SAVE YOUR RECEIPTS
from Greenwood and
Ballard Markets.
Bring them to the PNA.
(To be usable, the tax amount must
appear on your receipts.)
1% of the total will be donated to
our senior center programs.
Since 1999, your receipts have brought in $40,000
Thank You
PNA Village
Q: Retiring soon? Bored with your
usual routine? Ready to start a new project for the fall?
A: Volunteer for the PNA Village!
The PNA Village is a community fueled by volunteers, who work directly
with Village members, participate in a
committee, and/or are members of the
Village Advisory Board. We run the Village program with one part-time staff
person and an AmeriCorps volunteer
coordinator - Village volunteers do the
rest! Some ways people have served
over the last year:
Office volunteer – Data entry or
Member Services Support Team
Driver – Drive members to medical
appointments or the grocery store (and
do your own shopping at the same time)
Handy Helper – Yard work, vacuuming, computer troubleshooting, hook up
cable box, replace light bulb in hard to
reach fixture, hem robes, replace weather stripping
Friendly Visitor – Develop social, supportive relationships: keep in touch and
provide companionship at home or in
other mutually agreed upon places
To volunteer, email [email protected], call 206.789.1217 or visit
phinneycenter.org/village/volunteer.
Village Committees
• Newsletter
• Fundraising
• Business Vetting
• Volunteer
• Membership & Marketing
• Social & Program
Contact us at village@phinneycenter.
org or 206.789.1217 to learn more about
the committees and Advisory Board.
Americorps Katie Dineen chats with a PNA Village member
Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism
ANNUAL HOLIDAY SALE
of Himalayan Handicrafts
December 1, 2013
11:00 am to 4:00pm
 Unique gifts, books, calendars, art
and clothing for sale
 Tibetan tea served
 Free guided tour of Shrine Room at noon
108 NW 83rd Street, Seattle, WA  206.789.2573  www.sakya.org  Email: [email protected]
Being Healthy Starts with the Air You Breathe
Local contractor helps Seattle homeowners make it a healthier place to live
If you’re like most SeattleBellevue residents, keeping
yourself and your family
healthy is one of your top
priorities, especially once
school starts. So you might
be surprised to know that
the EPA and American Lung
Association estimate that
the air inside your home is
anywhere from 7 to 100
times more polluted than the
air outside.
Most homeowners have good,
high efficiency air filters in
their heating system. While
these trap particulates, in
many cases there is little
impact to overall indoor air
quality. According to energy
assessment expert, Cory Tobin
(Certified Energy Auditor from
Washington Energy Services),
“Air filters are one part of a
larger solution. One of the
main reasons homes can be
unhealthy is due to the
original construction.”
When your home was built,
many small holes were drilled
to run all of the plumbing,
wiring, skylights, TV and other
cables as well as heating and
air conditioning ductwork.
Unfortunately all of these
seeming small holes and cracks
collectively equal a “gaping
hole the size of a basketball,”
says Tobin. Imagine that in
your living room!
You would never consider
breathing the air from your
attic or crawl space as your
primary air source but that
is exactly what is happening.
Tobin explains, “these holes
create a direct air exchange
between your attic and
your living space, allowing
unwanted pollutants to circulate into your home and
at the same time wasting
valuable energy.”
How Do Contaminants Get
into Your Home
When your house was built many
small holes were drilled to run all
of the pipes, wiring, etc.
Using a child’s drawing to illustrate
the point, this creates a direct air
exchange between your attic (the
triangle) and your living pace
(the square,) allowing unwanted
pollutants to circulate through your
home and wasting energy.
Breathe Easier and
Save Energy
“Getting started is easy” says
Tobin. “The first step is a 26
point home comfort and energy
assessment. It’s common sense
really, once people see how
easy it is to make their home
healthier and energy efficient
they are eager to get involved.”
The assessment, also known
as an energy audit, is not
just a walk through. Expect
the auditor to be there for 3
hours conducting detailed
tests and inspections. The
assessment they perform gives
homeowners the current health
and energy efficiency of their
home, and provides a clear plan
for making improvements.
This service is normally
$399 but Washington Energy
Services is giving this away
for only $199 for the next 30
days. After reviewing their
assessment reports, homeowners who choose to perform
upgrades using Washington
Energy Services may qualify
The solution is simple, separate the square from the triangle by
sealing your holes and ductwork. The result will be a healthier
and more energy efficient home.
Get Your Comprehensive
Home Energy Assessment
Enjoy greater home comfort, better indoor air
quality and energy savings.
 Energy Audit $199
 Save 15% on Insulation, Sealing and
Heating Systems*
to have their fee reimbursed.
And depending on the needs of
the home, there may be utility
rebates and federal tax credits
that can apply.
“I am confident that homeowners who take advantage of
this service will be delighted,”
says Tobin. He says that they
have received great feedback
on Angies list where this
service earns them an A
rating. Washington Energy has
already made improvements to
hundreds of homes. To get your
$199 home energy assessment,
call Washington Energy
Services at
800-398-4663 or visit
WashingtonEnergy.com.
 Federal Tax Credits and Utility rebates
 100% satisfaction guarantee
1.800.398.HOME
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Seattle, WA 98103
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It starts with a plan.
Markets change. Be prepared for what is happening now,
what may happen next and what could happen later.
Act today.
Call Steve Gunn* at (206) 344-6664 for a free report
on managing uncertainty.
* Phinney Neighborhood Assoc. member and Phinney Ridge resident since 1995
Steve Gunn, Chartered Retirement Planning CounselorSM, ADPA®
Financial Advisor
1201 Third Ave., Suite 3500
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 344-6664
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