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Upcoming Events

 

May

 

5/18 Garage Sale Day, Flea Market, Tool Sale, Ecycle & Recycle
There is still time to sign-up! This community-wide event features more than 100 sales and brings hundreds of people into the neighborhood. PNA handles all of the advertising and publishes a map of all the sale locations. Garage Sale and Flea Market Registrations are due May 10. For info & registration: phinneycenter.org/garagesale.
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5/18 Santoro's Books / Ballard Preschool Co-op event
Santoro's Books, 7405 Greenwood Ave N, 10 am-6 pm.
On Saturday, May 18, Santoro's Books will donate a percentage of their proceeds from that day to the Ballard Preschool Co-op. Just mention "Ballard Co-op" at the checkout. You can also place prepaid special orders for anything they don't currently have in stock. These purchases will also count toward the donation. Please spread the word among your friends and family, encouraging them to stop in anytime between 10 am and 6 pm on May 18 and mention Ballard Co-op when they check out. From 12-1:30 pm Ballard Preschool Co-op teachers will do story time at the store!

5/18 Spring Into Bed Work Party
GSC Garden. 10 am-1 pm. Free.
Spring into Bed is a grassroots city-wide garden build day that was initiated in 2010 to build and celebrate our thriving, local, just food system for all! Take part right here at the GSC! We'll be planting starts and seeds outside. Snacks provided, bring your own lunch. Please RSVP at 206.297.0875.

5/20 The Streets Above Carkeek Park: A Show & Tell Hike
Meet 9:30 am at GSC or 10 am at the Park. Free.
Join us as we explore the streets above Carkeek Park; a show and tell about how the altered landscaping elements impact the health of the creek and Puget Sound. We'll meet at park entrance with our hike guide, Bill Malatinsky of the Carkeek Park Environmental Learning Center.

5/31 Bingo/Karaoke Night
GSC. 7-10 pm. $12-16.
An exciting evening of bingo, karaoke and good times for folks age 21 and older. This special event will sell out quickly; reservations begin the Monday after each event at midnight at phinneycenter.org/bingo.

 
 

June

 

FEATURED SHARING EVENT
6/1 PNA Garden Party
PC Upper Parking Lot. 9 am-1 pm. Free.
Plant Exchange, Garden Art Sale, Mater Gardeners, Master Composters and Nursery Plant Sale! Michael Lockman of WEdesign will be giving a talk on Edible Landscaping from 11:30 am-noon. Bring your plants to exchange or if you have extra plants to donate, we'll take those for the plant exchange and for the Heart of Phinney Park. Volunteers are needed. Thanks to our sponsor WEdesign. To volunteer, email chardell@center.org or call 206.783.2244. More info at phinneycenter.org/garden.
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6/1 PhinneyWood Pride Rainbow Hop
10 am-1 pm. Free.
Kick off Pride month in Seattle with a unique kids event in the neighborhood. The PhinneyWood Rainbow Hop, will stretch from the Zoo up Phinney & Greenwood Avenues and give kids and families the chance to celebrate diversity and tolerance with fun activities, crafts and events.
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6/7 Phinney Farmers Market 2013 Season Opening!
PC Upper Parking Lot. 3-7 pm.
Spring is in the air, and farmers have been working hard to bring you the best that Washington has to offer. Bring a friend, a neighbor or the whole family and meet us at the market this summer!

6/7 Positive Images of Aging Film: The Visitor
GSC. 1 pm. Free. First Friday of the month (except July & August).
Laugh and interact with others while enjoying entertainment, interesting discussions and tasty snacks. Facilitated by Ruth McCormick. For details, call 206.297.0875.

6/8 Exclusive PNA Bingo Karaoke Party
GSC. 7 pm. Tickets $50.
This exclusive fundraising Bingo Karaoke party includes drinks, appetizers and special prizes. If you haven't been able to get tickets to the monthly Bingo Karaoke, here is your chance! For tickets call 206.783.2244 or email chardell@phinneycenter.org.

FEATURED PARTNER EVENT
6/8 + 6/9 Seattle Mini-Maker Faire
Seattle Center. 10 am-6 pm.
The Seattle Mini-Maker Faire features over 50 different groups of makers. It is a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness and a celebration of the Maker movement. It's a place where people show what they are making and share what they are learning. Get your tickets at makerfaireseattle.com.

6/9 PNA Village Potluck
University House, Wallingford (4400 Stone Way N). 1-3 pm. Free.
Meet PNA Village members and volunteers.

6/12 Conversations On Aging Series
PC. 2nd Wednesdays. 3-4 pm. Free.
Join us this spring for our monthly series on conversations on aging, a partnership with Northwest Center for Creative Aging. Theme: Living Our Legacy - How do you want to be remembered. Led by a trained facilitator from the Northwest Center for Creative Aging. Please RSVP at 206.297.0875.

6/14 Celebrate Summer Luncheon
GSC. Noon. $5 + food bank donation.
Join us as we bring in the summer season for delicious food, good conversation, and a special classical guitar performance. Please RSVP for this luncheon at 206.297.0875. Sponsored by the GSC Social Committee and SHAG.

6/14 PNA Game Night
PC, Blue Room. 7:15-9:30 pm. Free.

6/19 Finances & The Single Woman
GSC. 11 am-noon. Free.
Are you unsure about making financial decisions? Come find out what women living alone should know about managing and protecting their financial resources and using community services. If you want to better understand your current financial picture, get empowered at this one-time workshop. Facilitator Wanda Fullner, is author of AARP’s Women’s Financial Program. All are welcome.

6/19 Aurora Commons Monthly Meal
Aurora Commons. 5:30 pm. Free.
The GSC partners with Aurora Commons to help provide a free meal program near the GSC. We’re still looking for volunteers; contact us if you’d like to be a part of this community outreach. Questions? Call Carin Mack at 206.297.0875.

6/19 The Penelope Project: A Special Documentary
GSC. 4-6 pm. $10.
The GSC partners with Elderwise for this screening of the newly released documentary to benefit a creative programming for people living with dementia. This one hour film documents a collaborative effort to dramatically raise the bar on activities in long term care. Join us for delicious treats and beverages followed by the film and a discussion with some leading experts in our community who will focus their remarks on creative engagement in aging services. All proceeds benefit the Greenwood Senior Center and Elderwise. To make reservations, call 206.297.0875. Thank you to the Washington Health Foundation for their sponsorship of this event.

6/19 & 6/22 PNA Village Info Sessions
PC Blue Building. 6/19, 2 pm. 6/22, 9 am.
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6/21 PC Gallery Opening
Phinney Center Gallery. 7-9 pm. Free.
Our June/July show will showcase the work of Dorothy McGuinness, winner of the 2012 Northwest Fine Arts Competition.
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FEATURED SHARING EVENT
6/22 Seattle Sharing Revolution
PC Blue Building. 10am-Noon. Free.
Join us to learn about the new "sharing revolution" here in Seattle, as it helps people build community, save (and make) money, and use fewer resources.

6/25 LGBT Families & The Law
GSC, 3:30-5 pm. Free.
Join us for LGBT Families & the Law: Understanding How Same Sex Marriage in Washington Impacts LGBT Families. This unique workshop will cover basics of family law, probate and estate planning.

6/28 Greenwood Meaningful Movies: Homo Toxicus
GSC, 1-3 pm. Free.

6/28 Bingo/Karaoke Night
GSC, 7-10 pm. $12-16.
Tickets go on sale Monday, June 3 at midnight at phinneycenter.org/bingo.

FEATURED SHARING EVENT
6/29 Living Room Revolution
PC. 12:30-2:30 pm. Free.
Cecile Andrews explores how we can bring people together to create community for the common good.

6/29 GSC Car Show Pancake Breakfast
GSC, 7-11 am. $5 person/$15 family.
Get a head start on your Car Show day. The Greenwood Senior Center will be hosting a Pancake Breakfast with all the trimmings the morning of the Greenwood Car Show.

6/29 Greenwood Car Show
Along Greenwood Ave. 8 am-4 pm.
It's the biggest single-day car show in Washington State. Where hundreds and hundreds of rolling works of art go on display and thousands of enthusiasts and spectators walk and gawk all day long.
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PNA Village Info Sessions
Wednesday, June 19, 2 pm (PC Blue Building, Room 3).
Saturday, June 22, 9 am (PC Blue Building, Room 5)
Learn more about PNA’s aging in place program.
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SAVE THE DATES
7/20 PNA Summer Beer Taste
7/24 Greenwood Seafair Parade
8/2-8/11 Gumshoe 5K Walk

Weekly Groups

Mondays: Spanish Conversation I & II
Thursdays: Phinney Friends Crochet Group
Fridays: PNA Bridge Club
 

Monthly Meetings

5/19 Seattle Family Dance
5/21 NW Biodiesel Network
5/21 Greenwood Community Council
(at Greenwood Library)

5/24 Seattle Classic Guitar Society's
Open Mic Night

6/4 Phinney Ridge Community Council
6/12 PNA Book Club
6/16 Seattle Family Dance
6/19 American Cetacean Society
6/26 NW EcoBuilding Guild
6/25 NW Biodiesel Network
6/28 Seattle Classic Guitar Society’s Open Mic Night

 

Emerald City Contra Dances

Every Friday 7:30-10 pm (beginners workshop at 7 pm). PC Brick Building.
www.seattledance.org/contra/emeraldcity
 

Seattle Folklore Society Concerts

Saturdays, 7:30-10 pm
5/18 Magpie

www.seafolklore.org/folksche.html

 

 

 
 
 

 
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