145th Street Citizen's Committee meets Thursday with Roger Iwata from Sound Transit

Monday, June 22, 2015

The 145th Station Citizen's Committee meets Thursday at Shoreline City Hall 17500 Midvale Ave N in Room 301 from 7 – 8:30pm.

Agenda for the 145th SCC Meeting:
  • 1   Guest Speaker Roger Iwata, Community Outreach Corridor Lead for Sound Transit
Many of us have questions about the light rail construction plans and the light rail station. Answers may not exist yet – Sound Transit is still in the planning stages for the 145th station. At this meeting Roger will give a short presentation that outlines:
  • The final route and changes from the preferred alternative
  • The schedule and next steps
  • A look ahead to final design and what that will mean for community input 
There will be time for questions and discussion.
  • 2   Parking in the 145th station area.


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You can help Tent City 3

Tent City 3 has moved to the St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church campus. If you would like to drop off donations, turn at the Interurban Trail traffic light on 145th and drive down to the church back parking lot. There is always someone there to greet you!

St. Dunstan’s Church, 722 N 145th Street, Shoreline, WA 98133, 206-363-4319

Map to St. Dunstan's and Tent City 3

Here is the wish list!

PRIORITY NEEDS:
  • Funding for bus tickets*
  • Funding for portapotties
  • Funding for dumpster service
 HARDWARE
Tarps(without leaks, please)(all varieties)(preferred: 16x20, 20x24, 20x30, 24x36; all sizes useful)

Duct Tape, Gorilla Tape

Plywood (3/8"+) & pallets**

Nails (3" box nails, 1 1/2" roofing nails

33-gallon trash bags (or larger)

Twine (braided poly cord), Rope (1/2" or thinner), Bungee cords

Hotties (hand & foot warmers)

Zipties (8"-14" preferred)

Totes with lids
 KITCHEN
Paper products (plates, cups, towels, tissue, etc.)

Plasticware (spoons, forks, knives)

Milk, juice, pop

Ziplock bags

Plastic Ratproof containers (4-quart to 35-gallon size

Hand sanitizer or soap

Canned or microwaveable food
(single portion size best)

Coffee, tea, sugar, creamer

Spices: Taco, salt & pepper, etc.

 
 OFFICE SUPPLIES

Notepads

Composition notebooks (spirals also useful)

Copy paper

Standard Stapler Staples

Ink & Toner Cartridges (laser & inkjet printer/copiers).  Call us (399-0412) for model numbers.

Carbon paper

Pens, pencils, permanent markers

Page protectors
 CAMPING SUPPLIES


Large"frame" tents# - portable carports, wall tents, et cetera



Blankets & sleeping bags



Tents (8x8, 10x12)



Sleeping pads & air mattresses



Batteries



Headlamps, Flashlights, Battery Operated Laterns (No open flame in camp)
 HEALTH SUPPLIES


Hygiene products (soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, shaving gel, razors, etc.)



Pain and cold relief



Feminine products



Vitamins, nutrients, multivitamins



First Aid Supplies (limited need)



Foot Powder

Shower Towels

 CLOTHING


Clean usable clothing (75% of our campers are men), our men and women are of all sizes.



Socks, shoes



Winter wear (gloves, hats, coats, sweaters, thermal underwear, etc.)




MISCELLANEOUS



Books/magazines



Milk Crates

Duffel Bags/Backpacks
Craft Supplies
Dog and Cat food...small dogs to large.



Tent City 3 at St. Dunstan's

Tent City 3 shelters up to 100 regular residents. Our ability to cook is limited (we have a coffeepot and a microwave), and hot meals are always welcome. We have no refrigerator, but we have several large coolers.

To schedule hot meals, contact Bill Bear at Greater Seattle Cares - 206-496-3116 



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Magic Show at Shoreline Library Thursday morning

Come to the library on Thursday, June 25 from 10:15 to 11:00am for the Super Magic Show with Louis Foxx!

Great fun for the entire family. All ages welcome. First come, first served.

Shoreline Library, 345 NE 175th, Shoreline 98155.



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The Senior Center at the Shoreline Arts Festival

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center, 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline, WA 98155, 206-365-1536, is pleased to be part of the Shoreline Arts Festival.

Start the festival with a good breakfast
Photo by Jon Ann Cruver

Festival goers can start off their day with a special Arts Festival Breakfast served in the center's dining room. Chef Janice and her crew will be offering a variety of options with choices including three kinds of pancakes as well as a Shoreline Scramble. Serving hours are 8:30 to noon both days of the festival. This year's breakfast is sponsored by the Foss Home and Village.

Bargain Corner Thrift Shop
Photo by Jon Ann Cruver

The popular BARGAIN CORNER thrift shop will be open both days, 9:30-5:00. And there will be bargains! The shop will feature specials helping celebrate the 25th year of the Shoreline-LFP Arts Council and the 40th anniversary of the senior center. Vintage items, clothing, household items, books, puzzles and more covers the shelves of this unique shop located in the west end of the center. 

Visit the quilters and buy a raffle ticket
for this quilt
Photo by Jon Ann Cruver

The ThimbleBelle Quilters will be displaying their quilts in the staff lounge of the Conference Center this year. As is the tradition, they will begin sales of a quilt made with contributions of all its members: the Holiday Gift. The final drawing will be held during the Senior Center's Holiday Bazaar, November 6 and 7.

Marilyn Torvik, pianist for the Senior Singers
Bill plays his violin with the group
Photo by Jon Ann Cruver

The Senior Singers will be opening the week end of great entertainment on Saturday, 10:45am in the Shoreline Room. Join them as they fill the room with show tunes and a few surprises. At 3:00, sit back and enjoy the music and dancing of the Pacific Islands from the Hokulani Hula Studio with dancers with ages from 2 (keikis) to seniors (the Kupunas).

Kathy DeAguiar, Hokulani, of the Hokulani Hula Studios
will be performing during the Festival on the main stage
Photo by Jon Ann Cruver

The senior center extends our appreciation to the Arts Council for giving us the opportunity to be part of the arts festival in our community. Art is a pART of who we are for a lifetime.




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August PAWSwalk 2015 now open for registration

Top Dog Magnolia will lead the walk
Photo courtesy PAWS

Summer fundraiser helps save more than 7,000 animal lives all year long

From ducks and bears to cats and puppies, PAWS is a safe haven for animals in need. In Lynnwood, the PAWS Companion Animal Shelter delivers care, nurturing and veterinary help to adoptable cats and dogs, while the PAWS Wildlife Center provides veterinary care to over 150 local species of wildlife. In Seattle, PAWS Cat City hosts adoptable cats in a unique cat colony setting.

To help meet its ever-growing needs, PAWS is once again hosting the popular PAWSwalk. This year, PAWSwalk will be on Saturday, August 29 from 8:30am – 1:30pm at King County’s Marymoor Park in Redmond (at the Velodrome), 6046 W Lake Sammamish Parkway NE.
Registration is now open online.

PAWS is encouraging teams and individuals to start their fundraising as soon as they are registered. Prizes will be awarded for the most donations raised by an individual (Top Walker), most donations raised by a young person (Top Youth Walker) and most donations raised by a team (Top Team).

“PAWSwalk is such a fun event, hundreds of dogs with their companions walking and representing all of the animals in our care, it’s quite a sight to see,” explains Kay Joubert, Director of Companion Animals at PAWS. The event features a walk, vendor booths, an agility contest, and is sponsored this year by VCA Veterinary Hospitals.

Magnolia was abandoned
but has found love
Photo courtesy PAWS

PAWSwalk 2015’s ‘Top Dog’ mascot is Magnolia, a miniature poodle who came to PAWS after being abandoned. The little dog required foster care while she recovered from life-saving leg amputation surgery. Her PAWS foster volunteer fell in love and officially adopted Magnolia. Together, they have helped many more canine amputees adjust, ensuring an even quicker adoption success for each dog. Magnolia will lead off the walk on August 29.

Event is free. Register in advance to raise donations.

PAWS is a champion for animals–rehabilitating injured and orphaned wildlife, sheltering and adopting homeless cats and dogs, and educating people to make a better world for animals and people.



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World Dance Party Friday in Bothell

The popular World Dance Party will be in Bothell this Friday, from 6-9pm at 10201 East Riverside Drive, Bothell 98011.

10-15 minute dance lessons for dances from around the world - then you get to try them yourself!

Free and family friendly. Bring a potluck dish to share. For more information or to volunteer, contact Glen at 425-286-1029.



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Photo: Perfect art piece from LFP Secret Gardens Plant Sale

Donar under his tree
Photo by Judith Mullenburg

Judith Mullenburg reports that she had been looking for the perfect art piece to hide in an enormous cedar in Lake Forest Park - and found it Saturday at Secret Gardens vendors at the Town Center.

Donar posing for his close-up
Photo by Judith Mullenburg

It was created by Ken Hinch of Art in Stone in Brier.

"Ken is so proud of his work! It was delivered yesterday -- my granddaughter was there with 2 1/2 year old twins she was babysitting. The children loved this guy, who I have named Donar. I Googled "Thor" as the only name I could think of and found Donar. It is high Germanic - the god of thunder.  Hope I am here to see my great grands delight in him."



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Shorewood Boys Basketball Youth Camp - 4th - 8th grade


Shorewood Boys Basketball Youth Camp
(Incoming 4th-8th Grade)

June 30 and July 1 (9am-3:30pm)
$75.00 per player
High School Skill Instruction, Games, T-Shirt, and Lunch all provided

PAY ONLINE! 

Go to the Shorewood High School Homepage, go to the right hand column and down almost to the end until you see “Online Payment Link”. Make your payment online for the Boys Basketball Youth Camp $75. If you prefer to pay a different way please contact Coach O’Hayre

Payments are due by June 28. Please don’t pay at the door unless otherwise discussed with Coach O’Hayre.

VERY IMPORTANT! Fill out the Registration form and bring it to the camp on the first day.



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Thursday Round Table: Best Cover Letters: How and Why


Job Seeker's Round Table: Thursday, June 25, 1:00-2:30pm

When you find a job you'd like to apply for, how do you approach writing your cover letter? If you're like most people, it’s with a groan of apprehension rather than a skip and a hop up of elation. You don't have to be a wordsmith to write a great cover letter. You just need to understand what the employer is seeking to accomplish in hiring this position.

Please join us as we discuss, show off, and strategize cover letters. Along for the ride will be my guest, Mary Keils to offer her experiences.
  
We'll of course have coffee and treats on hand, compliments of Central Market. Have a friend or family member looking for work? Please bring them along!

Shoreline Community College, Room 5116, Building 5000 (Ground Floor) SCC Campus Map and Parking info



Ron Carnell,Program Coordinator, Workforce / Continuing Education | Plus 50 Career Builder
206-533-6706. 



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Equipment failure shuts down power to 61 Shoreline households


Equipment failure is blamed for a power outage that currently affects 61 households south of N 155th between Parkwood Elementary and Twin Ponds.

According to Seattle City Light, the outage started at 5:32am on June 22. Crews are on the scene and estimated time of restoration is 10:15am.



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For the Birds: Birds camouflage to increase survival

Sunday, June 21, 2015

Juvie Spotted Towhee with adult Spotted Towhee

Photos and text by Christine Southwick

Have you been seeing little brown birds that you can't identify, that don't seem to be in your bird book?

Great news! Those aren't strange out-of-area birds, nor do you require new binoculars. Those are baby birds still clothed in their nestling camouflage.

Juvie Spotted Towhee, just learning to eat seed.
Note: gape color around mouth

The most dangerous time in most birds’ lives is while they are in their nest. Predators of all types go after them: raccoons, coyotes, and crows love eggs and nestlings; hawks, owls, cats, and loose dogs, will eat young birds, and the defending parents.

In fact, each day in the nest increases the chance of being discovered. Many ground bird nestlings, like White-crowned Sparrows, Dark-eyed Juncos, and Spotted Towhees, leave their nests as soon as they can walk, a couple of weeks before they can fly.

Dark-eyed Junco
Can you see the white outer-tail feathers?

Spotted Towhees and Dark-eyed Juncos start out striped and in various degrees of brown, so that they can blend in with the ground and dried grasses. Most all local nestling sparrows are all browns, with the white highlights coming later. Fortunately for those of us who watch birds in our backyards Black-capped and Chestnut-backed chickadees come out looking like their parents (their nests are in trees).

Sunday I was lucky enough to watch a fledgling* Chestnut-backed Chickadee take its first bath. It was on the edge of my three-tier bird bath, fluttering its wings. It then flew up, and back to a different position. It looked like it wanted to get its feet wet, lifting first one foot, and then the other, but quickly grasping the rim. It flew around  several times, even repeatedly landing on the crook of the dripper, trying to figure out how to take that first bath.

Juvie American Robin

It was so exhausted that a parent fed it twice during this time of trepidation: Flutter, flutter, pace, fly off, hover a little, land, shift feet, flutter some more. It finally jumped into the water and jumped back out holding its dripping wings akimbo as if to say, “Ick, is this what getting wet feels like? I don't like it.” (Forgive the animalism—who knows what the bird really thought, but that’s how I interpreted the whole scene.)

At any rate, maybe it decided a cool dip wasn't so bad … I saw a couple of fledglings bathing later that same day.

*fledgling-  one that has left the nest, but is still being fed by the parents



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Sen. David Frockt on the death of WSU President Elson Floyd

Elson Floyd
WSU President
Elson Floyd, 59, the President of Washington State University, died in Pullman Saturday of complications from cancer. He had recently gone on medical leave from the University, but no one seemed to realize that the end was so close.

Even as he battled cancer, he continued to work to create a medical school at WSU.

Sen. David Frockt, who represents the 46th District, including Lake Forest Park, has been a member of the Higher Education Committee in the State Senate since 2011.

He released a statement upon hearing of Floyd's death.

“The State of Washington lost a dynamic education leader this week. Elson Floyd was respected and admired for his vision for the betterment of WSU and all of higher education in this state. 
“When I learned he was ill, I reflected back on a conversation he had with me several years ago when we were discussing how to increase graduates in the STEM fields. He reminded me that we also had to remain committed to broad based liberal arts education in order to develop people’s critical and analytical skills to learn and adapt to a world of tomorrow that we might not be able to envision today. 
“His wisdom and his legacy will live on as the new WSU school of medicine helps the people of our state for decades to come. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and the entire WSU community.”


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Council votes to study capacity limit for neighborhood streets

The citizen's organization Save Richmond Beach reports that the Shoreline City Council, at its June 15 meeting, did vote to study establishing a capacity limit for neighborhood collector arterial streets. (See previous article).

Councilmembers Doris McConnell, Jesse Salomon, Chris Roberts, and Chris Eggen voted in favor of the study. Councilmembers Keith McGlashan, Sherry Winstead, and Will Hall voted against the study. (See the Council meeting online. The discussion on the capacity limits starts at 42 minutes into the video.)

The vote on Monday directed that City staff study a capacity limit for collector arterials. A final vote to actually impose a capacity limit would be considered later this year after the study is completed. 



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Hypertufa Container workshop at Kruckeberg Thursday

Kruckeberg Botanic Garden will hold its popular Hypertufa Container workshop this Thursday, June 25, 6:30pm - 8:30pm.

Create a unique, lightweight planter, perfect for your next container garden or specimen! You will leave with a small container (approx. 12" x 12") and instructions for making more.

Due to the popularity of this event, we are offering the same Workshop at two different times this year. You only need to sign up for one Workshop instead of both. (June 25 or August 13).

Cost: $35 ($25 for KBGF Members)  Register Now

Kruckeberg is located at 20312 15th Ave NW, Shoreline 98177.



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WARM: An adoptee's search for family

WARM - Washington Adoption Reunion Movement - is a non-profit organization, formed in 1976, serving the needs of adult adoptees and their birth families. One of the leaders of WARM is a Shoreline resident, who provided us with this story from an adoptee.

My Journey
By Bill Shawver

I was born in 1956, in Seattle. My journey began in the Seattle Children's Home. I met my adoptive parents at the age of 6 weeks and was soon on my way to a home I would live in until I graduated from high school in 1975. 

From my earliest recollection I was told I was adopted and my biological mother made a significant sacrifice by placing me up for adoption by hoping for a better life than she could have given me at that time in her young life. That’s was all I would know about my biological mother for 57 years.

My childhood was wonderful and full of love. My adoptive mother was a homemaker and my adoptive father was a principal at the elementary and junior high school in Finley, Washington. Within two years of my adoption, my parents adopted my sister from a children's home in Tacoma. Our parents were in their mid to late 30s when we were adopted and they were not able to have their own biological children.

I couldn't have been loved more or had a better childhood. We were immediately accepted by all of our relatives and friends of my parents. Thoughts of where I came from didn't enter my mind until I was in my teenage years. I kept them to myself but on occasion silently wondered where I came from and if I had family somewhere else. 

From school sports physicals to paperwork required when I joined the United States Air Force in 1975, questions were always posed about health history and family history. I always answered I didn't know because I was adopted.

As the years passed and I married and had children of my own, gentle probing questions from my wife Marde and our three wonderful children continued to resonate with my private thoughts. Someday I should explore my background, if nothing else than to answer medical questions and fill an ever growing void from within. These thoughts continued over the years and I found myself privately wondering where I came from and I owed my children - now with kids of their own - answers to medical history questions.

Several years ago my son Kevin, who is married and lives in Seattle, told me about WARM and the great work the organization has done for adoptees. I was intrigued, yet privately apprehensive about finding out the answers to questions I had silently wondered. A few years passed before I acted. My sister told me about a legislative change to the law in Washington that would allow adopted children with sealed records to access their original, uncertified birth certificate. That was the all I needed to begin the journey that would answer so many questions.

My adoptive parents had both passed and I no longer worried I was somehow disappointing them by my search. 

I filed the required paperwork with Washington State in early July of 2014, and anxiously awaited the returned birth certificate. As each day passed I checked the mail. I was disappointed when the information hadn’t arrived, yet relieved. As each day passed I became more introspective and wondered about the possibilities of being rejected or accepted. "How would life change?" occupied my daily thoughts. 

Marde called me at work in early September to tell me what appeared to be the birth certificate had arrived. The day I had silently hoped for and dreaded was finally here. I asked her to open the letter and read the information to me. Ada Pauline Seay from Franklin, NC, is the name that answered so many lifelong questions. An anxious peace filled every inch of my being. Now the search and my relationship with WARM was about to begin.


I immediately completed the paperwork required by WARM and started a dialogue with Pam Q. Her calm, reassuring voice settled 57 years of anxious thought and recentered my search. My family was thrilled we had a name to go with a lifetime of questions. As Pam began the search I quickly started spending many late nights and early mornings searching the internet for clues.

Very early in the morning of September 11th, I found an obituary of a gentlemen who passed in Arden, NC, that mentioned his surviving spouse, Peggy “Ada” Green, and family with Seay as their last name. My heart began to race. Something told me I’m getting very close to the answer. Could this be her? As the day wore on I continued my research and made a call to WARM. What should I do? I now had an address and phone number and was flooded with emotions. I’d previously told myself I wouldn't want to disrupt her life and cause emotional distress. 

After much thought I made a call to the number listed and left a message on the answering machine. I stated I was researching my family history and left my birth date and place of birth with nothing more than if you'd like to talk feel free to call me back. 

Within 60 minutes the phone rang. The voice was sweet and a wonderful woman with a beautiful southern accent began the conversation that ended 57 years of questions. She calmly stated she didn't know where to start and would I mind starting the conversation. I asked her if the time was inconvenient or if she felt comfortable with me giving her some background. She calmly stated the time was perfect. As I recapped my history which led up to receiving the birth certificate she asked me to read the name on the certificate. I said my mother’s name is Ada Pauline Seay (Say) from Franklin, NC. She politely stated no…that’s not what it says. She stated it says Ada Pauline Seay (Sea) and son, I'm your mother, and I’ve waited for this call for 57 years.

Son, I'm your mother, and I’ve waited for this call for 57 years.

57 years of tears flowed for both of us and the conversation went on for well over an hour. I told her I didn't want to upset her life and that I noticed in her late husband’s obituary the mention of surviving children. She quickly stated they were her step children and I was her only biological child. 

Since September 11th, we talk daily on the phone and we're back from our 2nd trip to visit her and our new family in NC. Life has changed forever for all of us and I can't begin to thank WARM enough for the encouragement and assistance in answering a lifetime of questions and giving us our family.



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Shoreline Arts Festival – Performance Preview


Shoreline Arts Festival – Performance Preview
June 27 and 28, Shoreline Center, 18560 1st Ave NE

Two Stages of Live Music / Dance playing all weekend long, come see it all without spending a penny! Sit back, relax, and let us entertain you with an array of musical and dance performances spanning a wide range of styles, or if you’re adventurous take the Festival into your own hands during our Open Mic hour. The world is your oyster. For a full line-up visit the website. Here’s a just a sample of what the festival has to offer:


Gary Hammon Quartet

Straight-ahead jazz led by a local saxophonist with decades of experience playing all over the world. The Gary Hammon Quartet will be performing a set of hard-swinging originals and jazz favorites.


Rouge
Rouge Duo

Roughe’s music has been used in film, theatre, television and video games. They have been played on classical and public radio stations, and now they're bringing their version of French CafĂ© music to the Shoreline Arts Festival.

Peter Ali
Peter Ali
A talented self-taught Native American Flutist who will share various voices of the Native American Flue and the songs that come from this heart. 

Shoreline Senior Singers
The Shoreline Senior Center is celebrating its 40th year. The Senior Singers are a special part of the programming that is offered at the center each week. The seniors are provided the opportunity to bring the joy of singing to themselves as well as with special performance at the senior center. 

The Tarantellas
A remarkable acoustic duo that specializes in playing “The Legendary Favorite Songs of Italy!” With a Neapolitan Mandolin, Acoustic Guitar, Chromatic Mouth Organ, Friscalettu and tight Harmony Vocals, their sound evokes the sunny skies and love for life of the Italian culture. 

Mercedes Nicole
Mercedes Nicole
A wonderful, engaging jazz and blues vocalist who has performed at many of the finest venues on the west coast. She has a rich warm voice and an amazing phrasing. 

STRUM
Between 10-14 Ukulele players will entertain you with this lively performance. Sit back and relax and let the rhythm take you away. 

HokulanI’s Hula Studio and the Kupunas
Proud to be dancing for the last six years at the Shoreline Arts Festival, the dancers of Hokulani s Hula Studio are under the direction of Kathy De Aguiar.

Around the Sound Community Band 
This dedicated group practices hard and meets once a week to hone their skills and prepare for concerts. In 2013 ATSB became an international band and performed at the Ladner Band Festival in British Columbia, Canada. The ATSB performs a wide range of concert band, marching, pop, show themes, and other types of music.

Michele D'Amour and the Love Dealers

Michele D'Amour and the Love Dealers 
High energy, danceable blues, often with a touch of funk and R/B. They are a Seattle-area based band that has played together since 2012, releasing their first EP, "Sin Comin' On," in February 2014.

Filipiniana Dance Company
Drawing from the many ethnic traditions found in the Philippines, the company dances to create exciting intermingling of very different cultures. The performance represents the many influences of the Highland tribal, Spanish, Islamic, and contemporary cultures, but remain uniquely Filipino.

Those Guys
This acoustic pop trio has been performing together for nearly a decade. Their tight harmonies, original songs and cover arrangements have entertained crowds all over the seattle area, and they are thrilled to make their debut performance at the Shoreline Arts Festival.

Jess Lambert
Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Jess Lambert’s music often mimics the shifting and moody tones of her natural surroundings. With heartfelt songs full of raw personal emotion and gripping melodies, Jess Lambert creates a unique indie folk sound. She currently performs as a duo, joined by her husband Chad Lambert on electric guitar.

Karin Kajita Jazz
Karin Kajita Jazz
Karin is a longtime Shoreline Resident, jazz pianist and teacher. She has played for many Shoreline events including the Shoreline Arts Festival, Piano Time, and Concerts in the Park. 

Peter Renhard – Ireland in Song 
Lake Forest Park resident Peter Renhard has had a life-long love of Irish music and has performed in Ireland. Although he is not Irish by birth, his wife is and when he married her he had to convert. 


The Festival provides two extraordinary days of music, dance, theatre, literary arts, visual arts, and food, plus the Shoreline Philippine Festival. This creative community event, sponsored by the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council, is FREE and will be held at the Shoreline Center, 18560 1st Ave NE. Visit the website for applications, deadlines, or additional information or call the Arts Council at 206-417-4645.



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Secret Gardens of Lake Forest Park annual plant sale

Photographer Jerry Pickard visited the Annual Plant Sale of the Lake Forest Park Garden Tour on Saturday afternoon.

G and C Nursery of Shoreline

G and C Nursery of Shoreline had a large selection of plants with an exquisite Orchid Cactus in full bloom to the upper left of their display. They have a booth at the Lake Forest Park Farmers Market on Sundays.

Garden Art for sale

Garden art was for sale, along with the live plants. These flowers are made of glass.


Beri Geraci was selling concrete leaf forms

And this garden art is actually made of concrete!


Gretchen Yanover entertained shoppers

Not all the music was in the tour gardens. Gretchen Yanover entertained shoppers at the Plant Sale.

The Lake Forest Park Stewardship Foundation had a table
 full of information on their organization.

The LFP Garden Club was there, along with the LFP Stewardship Foundation.

A map of Lake Forest Park's Backyard Wildlife Sanctuaries

A display map showed the locations of all the Backyard Wildlife Sanctuaries in Lake Forest Park.

Did you take photos in the tour gardens? Send us your best photos for publication.



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Photo: Blue hydrangea

Saturday, June 20, 2015

Photo by Lee Lageschulte

Hydrangeas change color, depending on the acidity of the soil they are planted in. My mother, readers will be shocked to know, was a master gardener. She tried, but not much of her knowledge stuck with me. I do remember her planting nails around her hydrangea to try to get it to change color. She had one that was six feet tall and pink on one side, blue on the other.

Lee's hydrangea must be in acid soil because of the deep and beautiful blue - at that's without nails!



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Authors at Third Place Books

A generation at a crossroads, World War II, and feminist guerrilla groups at Third Place Books this week. Town Center, Lake Forest Park, intersection of Bothell Way and Ballinger Way.

Christopher Robinson and Gavin Kovite
War of the Encyclopaedists (Scribner)

Monday, June 22 at 7pm

Two major new talents join their voices to tell the story of a generation at a crossroads, and a friendship that stretches over continents and crises -- from the arena of Boston academia to the occupation of Iraq--in this debut novel.

Jay Rubin
The Sun Gods (Chin Music)

Tuesday, June 23 at 7pm

This poignant novel depicts a Japanese woman and her American son buffeted by the traumatic events surrounding World War II. Jay Rubin is one of the foremost translators of Japanese literature.

Sarai Walker
Dietland (Houghton)

Saturday, June 27 at 6:30pm

A fresh and provocative debut novel about a reclusive young woman saving up for weight loss surgery when she gets drawn into a shadowy feminist guerrilla group called “Jennifer.”



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Kenmore Art Show events from Friday through Sunday, June 26-28

The Kenmore Art Show is pulling together a full weekend of events, from Thursday the 25th of June through Sunday the 28th.

All are free, open to the public, and take place on the Bastyr University campus in Kenmore, 14500 Juanita Dr NE, Kenmore, WA 98028.

Event
Description
Time
Plein Air Washington Artists “Paint Out” Event
Watch local artists paint sur scene! in real time! from life! on the lovely Bastyr campus as part of the 17th Annual Kenmore Art Show.  Feel free to meander through the award-winning artwork on display as well!
Saturday, June 27th,10am-3pm
Public Lecture: “Traveling with a Sketchbook and Easel”
Award-winning artists Charlene Collins Freeman and Joe Mac Kechnie will share photographs and experiences taking groups of experienced and inexperienced artists to Europe to sketch and paint. Part of our annual Kenmore Juried Art Show - take a moment before or after the lecture to browse the art on display!
Saturday, June 27th, 11pm
Public Lecture: “Making the Most of Social Media for Artists”
Emily Warn, a poet and co-founder of Two Pens, a social media content company, will show artists specific ways to take advantage of the possibilities of social media, both to interact with other artists and to create content that attracts followers.  Take a moment before or after to check out the great local artists' work on display for the final day of the Kenmore Art Show!
Sunday, June 28th, 6pm-7pm
Inglemoor High School Large Ensemble
Inglemoor High School Large Ensemble will be performing in the Auditorium of Bastyr University as a part of the annual Kenmore Art Show. Come support our local student musicians, and maybe take a peek down the hall at the work on display from dozens of local artists! See you there!
Friday, June 26th, 5:30pm-6:30pm
Musical Mini-series: Ray Harris, Dave Durfee, and Brian Bohman
Three inspiring musicians, three performances!  Come see jazz accordionist Ray Harris, guitarist Dave Durfee, and guitarist Brian Bohman, all in one place: at the Kenmore Art Show at Bastyr University!  Please come support these fabulous performers and your local artists!
Thursday, June 25th, 7pm-7:45pm: Ray Harris
Saturday, June 27th, 3pm-4:30pm: Dave Durfee
and 5:30pm-6:15pm: Brian Bohman.
Variation for Strings: a Strings Instrument Mini-SeriesThree very different performances will be taking place the weekend of June 27th-28th at Bastyr University in conjunction with the annual Kenmore Art Show.  Each concert experience showcases the manifold possibilities of the stringed instrument family!  Come support these great performers and your local artists.Saturday, June 27th, 1pm-2:30pm: Geoff Johnson, Strings.
6:30pm-7:15pm: Students from the Max Aronoff Viola Institute
Sunday, June 28th, 12:30pm-1:30pm: TinnFelen Hardangar Fiddles
Kirkland Choral Society
Come listen to this renowned local vocalists' ensemble! This performance will take place during the last day to see local artists' work in the annual Kenmore Juried Art Show. Stick around after the concert for the gourmet ice cream truck!
Sunday, June 28th, 2pm-3pm



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