Events this weekend in the South Seattle area
Friday, September 4th
Movies: Opening Day of Mistress America– DetailsTracy is a lonely college freshman in New York, having neither the exciting university experience nor the glamorous metropolitan lifestyle she envisioned. But when she is taken in by her soon-to-be stepsister, Brooke — a resident of Times Square and adventurous gal about town – she is rescued from her disappointment and seduced by Brooke's alluringly mad schemes.-Time:4:45pm, 7:10pm-Where: 4816 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98118. More Info: www.arklodgecinemas.com
Movies: Skyway Outdoor Cinema Presents Big Hero 6 – Details: We end yet another stellar season of Skyway Outdoor Cinema with the blockbuster hit "Big Hero 6". Preshow starts at 8pm featuring Paisley The Clown twisting up a balloon storm, Sparky The Fire Dog, giveaways & trivia, Luchador Taco Co. & Full Tilt Ice Cream trucks, movie at 9pm with raffle to follow –Time :8:00pm- 11:00pm- Where: Behind the Skyway 7-11 (12702 Renton Avenue South) . More Info: www.mywesthill.org.
Community: Potluck for Interim FD20 Fire Chief Jon Parkinson– Details: KCFD20 Interim Chief Jon Parkinson will be leaving us this Friday. Please join us for a potluck lunch this Friday, September 4 from 12:00 to 2:00 pm to say farewell and good luck.-Time: 12:00pm- 2:00pm- Where: King County Fire District Training Center (12424 76th Avenue South Seattle, WA 98178) . More Info: www.mywesthill.org.
Community: Meat Raffle– Details:Every Friday, come on down to the Skyway VFW post for your chance to get a great deal on fresh meat! "Meat" some new friends and save some grocery money. Your dollars help support our great VFW Post and all of the charitable work they do for our vets and our community.-Time: 4:00pm- 7:00pm –Where: Skyway VFW Post 9430: 7421 South 126th Street Seattle, WA 98178
Community: Seattle Catholic Worker Drop-In Center– Details:All are welcome for food, coffee, good conversation or just a dry, warm place to be.–Time: 9:00m- 12:00pm –Where: Hillman City Collaboratory: 5623 Rainier Avenue South Seattle, WA 98118
Health: ROAR Farm Stand– Details: Join us Friday evenings, June 12th to September 25th, for the weekly ROAR farm stand at the Hillman City P-Patch! Come listen to music, enjoy the beautiful weather, meet your neighbors and purchase some locally grown veggies! Roots of All Roads (ROAR) is a mobile farm stand connecting communities with locally grown produce, facilitating education and creating opportunities to come together through the shared experience of food and nourishment. –Time: 5:00pm- 7:00pm –Where: Hillman City P-Patch: 4613 S Lucile Street, Seattle, WA 98118- More Info: r.tefft@communityartscreate.org
Music: Joseph Vincent Meet and Greet with LeendaD– Details Artist and celebrities popularized by YouTube will join together in one incredible night on September 4, 2015 from 7:30p — 9:30p at the Columbia City Theater called the Aloha Concert & Comedy Show for the first time in Seattle, Washington. Join them first at The Royal Room for an all ages Meet & Greet 6:00pm to 7:00pm! Joseph Vincent, as seen on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, headlining the concert will showcase original and song covers that will span a 1-hour musical set. Emceeing the event will be Linda Dong (LeendaDProductions) who garners 21+ million views on YouTube and is famous for her comedic timing and facial expressions.– Time: 6:00pm* 7:00pm-Where: The Royal Room Seattle 5000 Rainier Avenue South Seattle – More Info: www.theroyalroomseattle.com
Saturday, September 5th
Community: Life Skills 2 Work: Career Readiness Training Classes– Details: The Life-Skills-to-Work (LSW) process provides students with the Learn-to-Learn & Cognitive Behavior skill-sets needed for successful transition from prison & jail back to the community. The course work emphasizes practical skills development, assessment tools and application for successful education, training, employment and family reintegration student outcomes. All referrals must include the appropriate documentation, including the Referral / Staffing Document.–Time: 8:15am- 2:50pm –Where: New Holly Learning Center: 7058 32nd Avenue S- 2nd floor of the learners building Seattle, WA 98118- More Info: Joseph Garcia Joseph.Garcia@seattlecolleges.edu
Dance: Speak Up and Dance: Summer and Fall Youth Education Program– Details: My World Dance & Fitness Studio along with Nu Black Arts West Theatre is offering FREE classes in Drama, Voice, Movement, Video Production, World History, and Creative Writing Classes are SATURDAYS only for 8 weeks and includes a FREE lunch! Open to ages 12-20–Time: 10:00am- 3:00pm –Where: 843 Hiawatha Place South, Seattle, WA 98144
Community: Art Walk Rainier Beach 2015– Details:This year we celebrate all of the people who have ever called Rainier Beach home, including honoring our first peoples – the Duwamish – with an opening ceremony with Chief Sealth's 4th Great-grandson at 10:00 AM! Here are just a few other spectacular jewels that are lined up for this event! Full list and schedule HERE: http://www.rainierbeachmerchants.com/art-walk-rainier-beach–Time: 10:00am- 4:30pm –Where: Rainier Beach Community Center: 8825 Rainier Avenue S, Seattle WA 98118
Community: Urban Mix 101 presented by Itech 4 Life Solutions– Details: An intro to the fundamentals of Digital Audio Recording and Music production. Students will be familiarized with the Protools(DigiDesign) work environment as well as the Reasons workspace. Students will also be introduced to an analog mixing console and learn how the digital and analog systems correlate in a typical recording environment. Students will be able to create a unified mix on CD with both vocals and instrumentation by the course's end.-Time: 1:00pm- 3:00pm –Where: Africatown Center for Education and Innovation: 3100 S. Alaska St. Seattle, WA 98108- More Info: info@africatowncenter.org
Music: Industrial Revelation– Details: Seattle Garage-Jazz with at 1-2 punch! Featuring D'Vonne Lewis (Drums), Ahamefule J. Oluo (Trumpet), Evan Flory-Barnes (Bass) & Josh Rawlings (Keyboards). Farnell Newton has a long standing history in music education, his own music, as well as the Portland community at large. He has been touring nonstop the past couple of years with Jill Scott, Bootsy Collins, and Jarrod Lawson. Farnell is the founder of FaceBooks Jam of the Week which features a song a week which any and all artists are invited to play their individual interpretation of and all are welcome to comment and give positive criticism. It's quite incredible. Newton just released "Ready to Roll" this year covering a large range of funk, soul, and jazz and will be just Rollin' back into town from tour for this performance.-Time: 9:00pm-Where: The Royal Room Seattle 5000 Rainier Avenue South Seattle – More Info: www.theroyalroomseattle.com
Sunday, September 6th
Poetry: Youth Speaks: Seattle Open Mic Series- Details: Come spit, speak, play music, dance, tell jokes, live paint, just watch if you want to — its your stage! Great first place to perform, be heard, havefun and show love to each other. YSS open mics are some of the most supportive you can find!Time: 6:00pm- 8:00pm –Where: Station Cafe: 2533 16th Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98144- More Info: www.artcorps.org
Fashion: I Aint' Working Tomorrow : Pre Labor Day Party– Details:It's that time of year where everyone can come together, united by the fact that they don't have to go to work on Monday! No getting out of bed early, no rush-hour traffic, no 2pm crash at your desk, and none of the other pains everyone has at their job…all of that can wait till Tuesday. The Royal Room is treating Columbia City to a Sunday-night Party to bring in Labor Day, and why not? We don't have to work tomorrow! –Time: 8:00pm –Where: The Royal Room: 5000 Rainier Avenue South 98118
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