| Boating: Discovery Sets Sail, free, on the first and third Sunday of the month at 2 PM, until April, at the Center for Wooden Boats. Better than owning a boat is having a friend who owns a boat. Twice a month, the CWB takes Discovery
out for a cruise, an 87 foot yacht built in 1931 first used for pleasure, and then used to ferry prisoners around the Sound. Now, it has a new life.
Spoken Word: An Evening of Poetry With Larry Matsuda and Tess Gallagher, Oct 27th, free, for an evening of poetry to stir memories and the spirit. * Also, Why are We Still Scared of Sex? A Sociological Perspective
by Dr. Pepper Schwartz, Oct 24, free but must RSVP with code "Pepper". With this topic, can you imagine being Dr. Pepper's boyfriend? Boy, that guy really better deliver the goods. * Also, The Falling Age of Puberty in US Girls
, Oct 25th, free but must RSVP. Covers the impacts and possible causes of this disturbing trend. Like bathing suits, you swear it can't get any less, but year after year, it still manages to. * Also, Dr. Suzuki on sustainability within a generation, Oct 26-27th, $25, on policies we can put in place now to ensure future generations.
Downtown: Kimpton Hotels has a good deal coming up for the locals in November, 20% off room rates in their three downtown hotels. This is a good deal if you want to spend a night in the city for holiday activities and shopping. The Alexis Hotel
just completed a spanken new $10 million renovation. Go do the pampering thing for a night.
Fundraiser: This Ain't Your Grandma's Bingo
, Oct 27th, $35. This is bingo on steroids. The senior center is attracting guests south of 65 years old by pairing bingo with a chili and cornbread supper along with a silent auction and other "experiences." These grandmas are polite old ladies, until you start messing with their bingo cards. * Also, Cornucopia of Growth, Oct 27th, $80, celebrating the fall harvest to battle homelessness.
Halloween Items: Noogiefest
, Oct 26th, free, for those who's lives have been touched by cancer. There's games, prizes, and pirates. * Also, Boogie Monster, Oct 31st, $10. The Boogie man is hiding underneath your bed 364 nights a year, so go party with him this one night of the year. * Also,
Spooky Science Slumber Party, Oct 26th-27th, $55. Heck, it's worth that just to get rid of your kids for a night. * Also, Halloween Homecoming, Oct 26th, $18+, from the circus-rejects of Circus Contraption with their usual variety of offbeat talent.
Musical Items: The Seattle Symphony returns to the Moore Theater, Oct 25th, $25. Seattle Symphony first performed in the Moore back in 1908, and they come back for ole time's sake. * Also, Celtic Nights
, Oct 26-27th, $25, of Celtic lore, traditional Irish songs, and mesmerizing new works in a cathedral setting. * Also, 50's Forever, Oct 25-28th, $15, by the region's best high school kids. These kids aren't even old enough to have manually rolled down a car window or seen Johnny Carson, but they'll still bring back the memories.
Activities: Dutch Bike Company
, Seattle. They have a big red bike seating six. It's mounted on automotive spare tires, requiring no balancing by the group. You can make an appointment and take it for a spin with a staff member, or if you ask nicely, they might take it for a spin with you while your down there. Riding this bike certainly makes a spectacle on the streets going by.
Museum: Wing Luke Asian Museum provide free admission with the donation of an old cell phone, until Nov 30th, with proceeds to domestic violence victims. It's easy to give to charity when it's so convenient.
Investing: How to Buy Commercial Properties with No Money Down
, Oct 25th, $15. Investing in commercial property isn't for the faint of heart. Two pros discuss how they went from knobs to millionaires. Residential real-estate is for chumps, so here's how to move up to the big leagues. Organization: Concierge Guild of Seattle
. Oh man, these guys have the best party stories. They have great dirt on city VIPs and celebrities. Plus, you'll never meet a group of people more eager to help you. |
Chocolate Day
Did you know that Oct 28th is National Chocolate Day? Come to think of it, there's about a dozen chocolate days during the year, since this is such an easy product to celebrate. Getting started:
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Shops: Seattle Chocolates.
These folks live up to their name and craft their confections locally, by people dedicated to the art of chocolate. You could throw a rock just in about any direction and hit at least one of the 8,000+ stores where their chocolates are sold, or surf the net to purchase online. Seattle Chocolates is the best in artisan chocolate manufactures, dedicated to quality and ethical business practices. Get these, and your sweetie will certainly appreciate your good choice. It's
worth making a special trip to QFC, Metropolitan Market, Whole Foods, Bartells, and many other local stores. Being a chocolate tester for this company must be like being a game tester for Nintendo - a job you'd practically be willing to pay them for.
Desserts: For every dining guest, Mortons serves a complimentary hot chocolate cake to everyone in the dining room. Canlis
comes up on the list with its Canlis Sundae. At less than $10, it makes it easy to come into this restaurant on the spur of the moment. Even Ivar's is getting into the act, with a free chocolate dessert with the purchase of an entree, on the 28th. Joey's serves a Molten Chocolate Lava Soufflé that's a good way to finish off a meal.
Drinks: Lots of easy ways to enjoy chocolate in liquid form. The Euro-elegant Hunt Club comes in here with a Mocha Martini and Bailey's Irish Cream. Boka mixes a chocolate martini. Palisades
serves up its white hot chocolate. Il Fornaio concocts a Chocolate Raspberry Swirl.
Cool Video: Chad Vader, one of the YouTube biggies, of Darth Vader's screw-up younger brother working as a grocery store assistant manager.
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