What's Happening in Seattle this Week

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Presentation: Not Just Ramps, Oct 23rd, free, of dramatic vignettes of how people with disabilities get through their day.  People with disabilities don’t come to top-of-mind when thinking about minority classes. Anyone of us is only one accident away from this minority status ourselves. Lecture: Leadership and the Sexes, Oct 25th, $75, of using the best of both genders to create success in business.  They're making this one practical, since it's backed up by research and best-use practices.  It's always interesting how people decide to slice the human experience, such as by race, age, nationality, etc..  Here, gender in the workplace is their focus. Housing: Manufactured Home Owner Forum, Oct 23rd, free.  This is a forum to learn more about property rights under the Manufactured/Mobile Home Landlord Tenant Act, as well as strategies to organize community support and leadership to manage the unique challenges faced by manufactured home owners.  If you live in one of these homes, you're probably finding out that you're coming out on the short end of respect, so go learn what your real position is. Fashion: Macy's Passport: Fashion Cinema, Oct 23rd, $25.  Macy's takes the cat walk to the big screen.  If you can't finagle the front seat at the fashion show, this becomes the next best thing.  Since the show is simulcast in 26 cities, they're going to be pouring on the glitz and special effects. Theater: The Drowsy Chaperone, starting Oct 29th, $22+, a delicious little fluff piece of musical theater.  You won't leave smarter, but you will leave with an aching side from laughing.  *   The Lion King returns, not until next year, but for a blockbuster show like this, you gotta buy the tickets early, when they go on sale starting on the 24th, $20+.  *  Also, God Bless America, Oct 26th, $29.  This guy takes a bunch of thrift-store-found slides of American families through the decades, mixing comedy, kitsch, and the reflection of our collective national psyche. Getaway: Vancouver BC, apparently, we Seattleites are pretty familiar with this town during the sunny months, so now, they want to make our northern sister city the place to go during the winter.  This town is like Seattle would be, with people who are more laid back and who have more liberal social policies, which really means more fun. Transportation: Moving Seattle Forward: A Transportation Vision, Oct 20th, free.  This is certainly a tough nut to crack, and no solution comes cheap.  Transportation visionaries also tend to espouse some Pollyanna view of the future, where we all live close to work and people are naturally willing to make big lifestyle changes.  So, go hear the views from three smart people, of how we can accommodate a growing population without clogging our streets as bad as cholesterol plaque in an artery. Film: Lioness, Oct 25th, free, followed by a panel discussion, of the story of a group of female Army support soldiers who became the first women in American history to be sent into direct ground combat.  Then, panelists of local female veterans and VA Puget Sound Health Women's Clinic staff discuss the ramifications and lessons. Children's: Pinocchio, starting Oct 25th, $9, the kid's classic about the growing proboscis.  You know the story - he wants to become a real boy, but the wily fox and cat stand in his way.  Now, go share this story with your kids. Organization: Swiss Network Seattle, for those Swiss professionals who still feel the ties back to the home country.  Events take place in-person and online, for professionals, artists, and others in the academic community.	When Ignorance Is Bliss: Actually, you are better off not knowing this... The Creepies in Your Daily Environment: If you viewed your daily environment with a microscope, you'd become a clean freak who never leaves the house.  You've got thousands of mites living in your bed sheets right now feasting upon your flaked-off dead skin cells. There's all those yucky germs on public surfaces, or even breathing in the fecal leftovers from all of those mites (which in turn causes allergic reactions).  Don't even get started on examining public lavatories. The Real Lyrics to that Song: A little bit of a mystery makes the song more enchanting.  When listing to Smells Like Teen Spirit, Blinded by the Light, or good ol' Louie Louie, or whatever song you can't ungarble, it's better to you use your imagination and personalize the song. A Lady's Beauty Maintenance Routine: It takes some effort to keep up the soft skin and smelling good.  So, do you really want to watch a gal take care of her little mustache, pluck and shape the eyebrows, or put on a pair of pantyhose?  Or, as Lauren Bacall supposedly said, "Never let a man see you put on pantyhose."    Cool Video: Here's the truth about cockroaches surviving radiation, from the folks at Mythbusters.

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