What's Happening in Seattle this Week

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Senior Interest: The Joy of Old, at the Greenwood Senior Center, May 15 & 22nd, free.  Growing old isn't for sissies.  Learn about the challenges when becoming an official old-foggie, how to stay healthy, and how to keep growing.  Live to be an annoyance to your grandkids. Women's Interest: Girl Power Hour, May 15th, $10, Seattle's social diva and fashionista, Girl About Town, brings together the estrogen for empowerment and supporting good causes.  Connect with entrepreneurial and like-minded women in varying industries and social circles.  Women are wearing red for the Heart Association, and the main attraction is a pole dancing session, which is a win-win for everyone. Lectures: Sephardic Genealogy Resources and the Historic Important of Ancient Sephardic Surnames, May 12th, $5, an overview of Sephardic genealogy resources, what they have in common with traditional Ashkenazi genealogy resources, and how they differ.  Raise your hand if you understand that one.  *  Also, An Evening with Iyanla Vanzant, May 20th, $30+, on creating the life you want through a spiritual path.  It's either inspirational or woo-woo - take your pick.  *  Also, Words & Wine, May 20th, $45, with author James Frey of A Million Little Pieces, that little piece of literary fraud. Grief: Broken Hearts Still Beat, May 12th (and every second Monday of the month), free, for parents who have experienced the loss of a child, age 25 or younger.  It's against the natural order of life when a child goes before the parent, for whatever reason.  Learn to cope with others who also experienced the same pain. Politics: Public Campaign Financing, May 19th, discussion and public input.  Nobody likes the corrosive influence of money in politics, so what do we do?  Maine and Arizona have public financed campaigns, and they seem to be doing alright.  So, is this idea ready for our state?  Do we like the idea enough to pay even higher taxes to help keep politicians in office? Ethnic: Norwegian Constitution Day, May 17th, free, starting off with a parade in Ballard.  During the day, they have lots of activities for the kids, and a dance for the grown-ups at night.  Interestingly, they're importing a couple of Norwegian Fjord horses to show off and demonstrate.  *  Also, French and Francophone Film Festival, until May 23rd, of life in the francophone world.  This is the first year they're trying to pull this off, and the line-up looks good so far. Music: Ten Grands, May 17th, $36+, ten well known pianists on one stage playing jazz, classical, contemporary, pop, boogie woogie, blues, and more.  *  Also, Turn It Down, May 17th, $8,  Instead of cranking it up, this concert promotes safe hearing by turning it down.  There's nothing over 100 decibels rocking at this concert, and they even provide free ear plugs to boot.  *  Also, Billy Joe & The Dusty 45's, May 17th, $10, a rockabilly band.  They say it takes a decade to become an overnight sensation - this band is proof. Performance: The Show To End All Shows, starting May 16th, $20+,  The circus misfits have put together a new show based upon the traditional American circus, backed by an original score.  This is traditional circus, then amped up on the brazen. Children: Culture For Kids: Raising Global Citizens, May 15th, free, a panel discussion on the benefits of early language and culture learning, and tools to bring these elements into a child's life.  It works best when you get them while they're young.  *  Also, Live From Planet Earth, starting May 12th, $18+, with 18 international acts of circus, music, theatre, puppetry, dance, and multi-media shows. Organization: Financial Planning Association, for the pros that assist with our financial plans.  If you're note planning on retiring on just social security, then you'll probably end up talking to one of these pros sometime during your working career.  Some of the advice is the simple stuff you know you should be doing, but aren't ("Quit buying crap, cut down the fancy lattes, and start saving.") and other advice is what you need help with (i.e., appropriate age-based risk tolerance models).	Working Cats: Pet some kitties during your next bookstore browse. What seems like the better option: going to a big bookstore with bland personality serving $4 lattés from in-house Starbucks, or going to a neighborhood store with character and purr-sonality? Twice Sold Tales on Capital Hill: The funk and groove of Capital Hill in a large store with lots of cats. Good chance of finding that out-of-print book here. The cats get a little grumpy if overwhelmed with too much petting, so don't be surprised to see some tucked into a corner. Ophelia's Books in Fremont. A smaller store with the quirky vibe of Fremont. Mostly friendly cats, some not.  Very smart staff on-hand who love to talk about books, which actually comes in pretty handy. Twice Sold Tales in University: A good size store reflecting the influence of that big school next door. Lots of kitties curled up around the books, just make sure none of them get out when you open the door.   Cool Video: The Girl About Town Spinning:

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