This is my last post as moderator of this blog for The League of the Underemployed (formerly the Not Just for Moovies blog).
This blog started as an outgrowth of a practice I began when I returned to Seattle from Spokane. I wanted to capitalize on the ability to see lots of interesting movies, and I wanted to reconnect with my local friends, so every time I went to the movies (which was more often then), I sent out an email saying that I was going and inviting anyone to come along.
Well, that practice turned into a Moovie Group mailing list, and then an events calendar, and then this blog. It has been a lot of fun to watch the connections be made among people who met and established friendships through the gang.
However, I have been reconsidering how and to what extent I am going to be active in the blogosphere and in socializing; this reflection began in the context of my new job, but is informed by other factors as well.
At any rate, I will no longer be publishing a social agenda or taking point on activities. I'll leave the site active for use; everyone on the sidebar can post, and if anyone wants administrator status, let me know.
So, I'll be seeing you all in the funny papers!
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Mark those calendars!
This note is a sticky! It will stay at the top of the page all summer; any individual new notes will appear below it. You can bookmark the page or this entry to have easy access to the summer calendar - updates will appear in garish colors. You can join in with any event by emailing me, or the point person, or by just showing up.
Original intro:
The poll machine has been a-calculatin’ away and we here at the League of the Underemployed Social Activities Office have been listening! It’s a pretty busy summer this year, with more planned out-of-town travel than the usual, so even though it's still early days, there are some clear trends, and I gave in to my OCD side and decided to start penciling stuff in.
So, here’s a bunch of stuff that I plan on doing, and I hope that as many people as possible want to come along! Circle those days on the calendar now!
There’s still time to make your voice heard – make your own suggestions now. (I'd love to do another Geek Quest, but I think someone else is going to have to take point on that one.)
05/31: I have added some updates - planned dinners from the Full Belly Project.
Update 06/11: Stella and Della will certainly be at Bon Odori on Saturday July 22.
Update 6/18: Stella has added some details to the Olympics Day Hike
Update 6/28: League Picnic Invitations have been sent out and separate post created.
Update 7/11: Hiking trip postponed!
Tuesday June 12: The Capitol Hill Art Walk. Otis has a pal who is showing some pieces, so we’ll be out and about on the hill in the evening. Cool!
Thursday June 14: Rising Bird Art Show. You should have received your invitation to the art show Otis is having as a part of the Roosevelt Art Walk to celebrate her first year in massage practice!Nice night!
Friday June 15: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer opens. I don't even know where yet, but I’ll sure be spending 89 minutes there with this legacy of Jack Kirby. Crappy movie - great night!
Saturday June 16: The Solstice Parade starts at noon. Maybe we can do a low-impact excursion to the Stone Way and Northlake Avenue area. Great day!
Saturday June 30: Spring into Summer Dinner (Full Belly Project).
Saturday July 7: The First Official League of the Underemployed Company Picnic! Details posted above.
Postponed: Let’s hike on the Olympic peninsula. But first we need to figure out the details. Johnbai has left some ideas in the comments. Stella says we might could piggy-back on a trip she is making the same day with her Irish Club. They are going here. The Irish Club, is of course, still going on July 15.
Friday and Saturday July 21 & 22: What do you get when Buddhists rock out? Bon Odori! Got to the Seattle Buddhist Temple website and click on Event Calendar for a link to a description. Stella got rained on!
Saturday July 21: French & Moroccan Mid-Summer's Night (Full Belly Project). Check the FB Blog!
Sunday August 5: Plan for an urban hike, maybe from Carkeek to downtown via the waterfront, with at least one meal stop along the way.(Yeah, I’m copying Linda S.) Done for a ducat!
Saturday August 11: Fremont Outdoor Movies are having a twisted flick – Cat Women on the Moon. The movie starts at dusk, but there’s a typical local DJ comedy/audience participation deal earlier. No one showed!
Friday August 24: End of Summer Barbecue (Full Belly Project).
Original intro:
The poll machine has been a-calculatin’ away and we here at the League of the Underemployed Social Activities Office have been listening! It’s a pretty busy summer this year, with more planned out-of-town travel than the usual, so even though it's still early days, there are some clear trends, and I gave in to my OCD side and decided to start penciling stuff in.
So, here’s a bunch of stuff that I plan on doing, and I hope that as many people as possible want to come along! Circle those days on the calendar now!
There’s still time to make your voice heard – make your own suggestions now. (I'd love to do another Geek Quest, but I think someone else is going to have to take point on that one.)
05/31: I have added some updates - planned dinners from the Full Belly Project.
Update 06/11: Stella and Della will certainly be at Bon Odori on Saturday July 22.
Update 6/18: Stella has added some details to the Olympics Day Hike
Update 6/28: League Picnic Invitations have been sent out and separate post created.
Update 7/11: Hiking trip postponed!
Postponed: Let’s hike on the Olympic peninsula. But first we need to figure out the details. Johnbai has left some ideas in the comments. Stella says we might could piggy-back on a trip she is making the same day with her Irish Club. They are going here. The Irish Club, is of course, still going on July 15.
Friday August 24: End of Summer Barbecue (Full Belly Project).
Friday, August 10, 2007
Space alien night at Fremont Outdoor Movies
Saturday, August 11 is our night out at the movies - the Fremont Outdoor Movies, that is!The details on how the outdoor cinema works can be found here, and the details on Saturday's show can be found here, but here's the short version:
When: Saturday: show starts at dusk, lot opens at 7:30, we line up about 7:00 or so.
Where: Phinney Ave and 35th in Fremont
What: An outdoor screening of Cat-Women on the Moon, overdubbed live by a bunch of comedians (sort of like MST3K).
Who: You!
Why: It's great fun! At least it was last year, and I quote: "we went to see Manster at the Fremont Outdoor Theater with the Invisibles (both Adam and Karen), J-Force and MaryBee. The improv actors who were overdubbing the dialog for this z-grade horror flick were pretty funny; all of us were laughing out loud at one point or another during the night."
So, come with cushions, blankets, food, drink, photos to share or a game to play (before the show begins) and meet in the line on Saturday night!
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Urban Hike!
The urban hike is on!
We’ll meet at Johnbai and O’s and Carole’s building in the morning and set out for a ten-mile walk to Discovery Park. Here’s the route:
You should have received an email with details – email or call to let us know you’re a walkin’ dude!
We’ll meet at Johnbai and O’s and Carole’s building in the morning and set out for a ten-mile walk to Discovery Park. Here’s the route:
You should have received an email with details – email or call to let us know you’re a walkin’ dude!
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Impromptu: Bardishness
Dingo happened upon the schedule for the Seattle Outdoor Theatre Festival in Volunteer Park and wanted to pass it along:
Saturday the 14th
Twelfth Night Noon (Last Leaf Productions)
Two Gentlemen of Verona 2 PM (Last Leaf Productions)
The Merchant of Venice 7 PM (Wooden O Theatre production)
Sunday the 15th
King Lear 11 AM (Young Shakespeare Workshop production)
The Merry Wives of Windsor 2 PM (Wooden O Theatre using songs set to Shakespeare’s words)
Also on Saturday and Sunday:
The Reluctant Dragon 5 PM (Lela and David Szondy’s adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s play, presented by Theater Schmeater)
Anyone up for some culture al fresco this weekend? The heat wave has broken so the weather should be just about perfect. Let the digital (or other) communications begin!
Saturday the 14th
Twelfth Night Noon (Last Leaf Productions)
Two Gentlemen of Verona 2 PM (Last Leaf Productions)
The Merchant of Venice 7 PM (Wooden O Theatre production)
Sunday the 15th
King Lear 11 AM (Young Shakespeare Workshop production)
The Merry Wives of Windsor 2 PM (Wooden O Theatre using songs set to Shakespeare’s words)
Also on Saturday and Sunday:
The Reluctant Dragon 5 PM (Lela and David Szondy’s adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s play, presented by Theater Schmeater)
Anyone up for some culture al fresco this weekend? The heat wave has broken so the weather should be just about perfect. Let the digital (or other) communications begin!
Thursday, June 28, 2007
League of the Underemployed Company Picnic
(We interrupt this blog to bring you this important invitation.)
You’re invited to the
Featuring ~
The thrills of the three-legged race!
The chills of the limbo contest!
The spills of the water-balloon toss!
Will you ~
Dare to enter the sack race!
Brave the challenge of the tug-of-war!
Experience the drama of musical chairs!
Tentative schedule of events:
2:00 to 3:00 pm – Icebreakers and getting-to-know you
3:00 to 5:00 pm – Snacks and games
5:00 to 7:00 pm – Barbecue!
7:00 to 9:00 pm – Games and snacks
9:00 to 11:00 pm – Outdoor Movie
11:00 to midnight – Late night refreshments and hot-tubbing
After midnight – Ghost stories
Tasty Treats!
League Headquarters will provide veggie burgers, veggie dogs, buns, condiments, chips, corn-on-the-cob, and soft drinks! Please bring anything else you would like to drink and something to share:
If your last name begins A - F: Green salad, picnic salad, fresh fruit, ice cream, or dessert.
If your last name begins G - K: Picnic salad, fresh fruit, ice cream, dessert, or green salad.
If your last name begins L - P: Fresh fruit, ice cream, dessert, green salad, or picnic salad.
If your last name begins Q - R: Ice cream, dessert, green salad, picnic salad, or fresh fruit.
You’re invited to the
League of the Underemployed
Company Picnic!
Company Picnic!
Saturday, July 7th
2:00 pm until the middle of the night
Putnam Compound – Lake Forest Park
Whether you are a charter member of the league or a gainfully employed worker bee, please join us for the first annual League of the Underemployed (Good) Company Picnic: have all of the fun of a real company picnic without any of the office politics or butt-kissing!2:00 pm until the middle of the night
Putnam Compound – Lake Forest Park
Featuring ~
The thrills of the three-legged race!
The chills of the limbo contest!
The spills of the water-balloon toss!
Will you ~
Dare to enter the sack race!
Brave the challenge of the tug-of-war!
Experience the drama of musical chairs!
Who will be the one to smash the piñata?!
Tentative schedule of events:
2:00 to 3:00 pm – Icebreakers and getting-to-know you
3:00 to 5:00 pm – Snacks and games
5:00 to 7:00 pm – Barbecue!
7:00 to 9:00 pm – Games and snacks
9:00 to 11:00 pm – Outdoor Movie
11:00 to midnight – Late night refreshments and hot-tubbing
After midnight – Ghost stories
Extra-special treat: U-Pick-Em raspberries all day!
Tasty Treats!
League Headquarters will provide veggie burgers, veggie dogs, buns, condiments, chips, corn-on-the-cob, and soft drinks! Please bring anything else you would like to drink and something to share:
If your last name begins A - F: Green salad, picnic salad, fresh fruit, ice cream, or dessert.
If your last name begins G - K: Picnic salad, fresh fruit, ice cream, dessert, or green salad.
If your last name begins L - P: Fresh fruit, ice cream, dessert, green salad, or picnic salad.
If your last name begins Q - R: Ice cream, dessert, green salad, picnic salad, or fresh fruit.
RSVP!
See you there! Come ready to party!
RSVP!
Call or e-mail me to get directions!
RSVP!
Division managers are responsible for arranging car pools or use of company vans. Overtime will not be paid for attendance at the party except as approved by regional manager. Attendees are responsible for compliance with standard operating procedures and state and federal laws. Offer void where prohibited. Your mileage may vary. No animals were harmed in the creation of this digital invitation.
RSVP!
Call or e-mail me to get directions!
RSVP!
Friday, May 25, 2007
20 QuestionsV 2.0
I realized that in my posts over on HKC, I haven't mentioned how wonderfully warm and summery the weather has been of late. I hope I'm not already taking it for granted; on the other hand, I hope it stays this way so long that I can.
In any case, thinking about summer weather has gotten me thinking about summer per se, and just about a year ago we conducted a poll here on the League Blog about what we wanted to do in those hazy, lazy days. herewith, we do it again, with slight updates.
In the sidebar is a poll listing twenty possible diversions. Which do you want to do? You can vote for as many choices as you want to, but you can only cast one ballot. If there is commitment on any particular activity, I'll be happy to take the lead in making reservations, getting tickets, &c. Here's some information on and links to places about the choices, and dates when appropriate:
1. Forget the dull soap opera that was Spider-Man 3; the most significant comic book movie event of the millennium (so far, at least) is coming our way: who's up for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer? (June 15)
2. The Solstice Parade is always a big hit; we're all talk when it comes to getting a float together, but it has always been fun to go. (June 16)
3. I still would love to see a minor league ball game somewhere around here. (AAA (Tacoma) is already underway, and A (Everett) starts June 17.)
4. The Fremont Outdoor Movies was great last year, with a so-bad-it's-good Japanese horror film. It's a nice venue, too, and pretty low stress. (Series starts June 23)
5. The Pride Parade may have moved downtown, but it's still the Pride Parade. (June 29)
6. Two of the biggest events last year were our own Homegrown Outdoor Movies, with the Big Wall Spectrator projecting in the backyard of the Putnam Compound in LFP. Shall we do it again?
7. In what could be an adjunct to #6, I would really like to have a company picnic, without the company. That is, I'd like to do a big outdoor event and barbecue, and have sack races, and three-legged races, and water-balloon tosses, and that kind of stuff. Does that sound like fun or am I weird? (Or both?)
8. Does anyone even do anything for the Fourth of July anymore? Last year we had nothin'.
9. Stella, I am sure, remains fond of mounting a caravan to a drive-in movie; here are some possible choices to investigate. (Images are broken in the link but the info is there.)
10. Stella also suggested a walk in nature in the Olympics last year. We didn't do it them, but we could do it now.
11. The Scottish Highland Games are a favorite of mine, but they can get pretty darn hot. That might be why we skipped it last year. But this year it's in July, not August, so maybe... nah, it'll still be hot. (July 28 & 29)
12. Hey, if it is hot, maybe Enchanted Village and Wild Waves is the ticket. It's almost as expensive as Disneyland, but Seattle Parks and Rec had deep discount tickets last year.
13. It's beentwo three years without a Geek Quest; are we game for a game?
14. We could stick with the PB&J Ride concept, or there are some regular organized bike rides in town. I sure need the miles - I've been doing a lot of walking and not much riding.
15. Of course, if we prefer walking, the PI has a list of urban hikes here. I like walking in the city, so I'd be up for just about anything.
16. The Putnam Cabin up in Chinook Pass is primitively odd (or oddly primitive), but when it's hot, the river is sure fun. And we can head into Yakima for some good Mexican food while we're there.
17. I've never been to a Renaissance Fair; has anyone? Do we have a desire to just see what it's all about? (Most of August)
18. Bumbershoot is expensive, but maybe we can find some things worth investing the time / money / trouble in. (September 1-3)
19. I haven't been to the Puyallup Fair in many years now - it's awful big, but it's got food, and rides, and might be a fun excursion. (September 7 - 23)
20. Your idea! What do you have in your bag of tricks for a League Adventure this summer? Tell us in the comments!
So make your voice heard and bring the fun!
In any case, thinking about summer weather has gotten me thinking about summer per se, and just about a year ago we conducted a poll here on the League Blog about what we wanted to do in those hazy, lazy days. herewith, we do it again, with slight updates.
In the sidebar is a poll listing twenty possible diversions. Which do you want to do? You can vote for as many choices as you want to, but you can only cast one ballot. If there is commitment on any particular activity, I'll be happy to take the lead in making reservations, getting tickets, &c. Here's some information on and links to places about the choices, and dates when appropriate:
1. Forget the dull soap opera that was Spider-Man 3; the most significant comic book movie event of the millennium (so far, at least) is coming our way: who's up for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer? (June 15)
2. The Solstice Parade is always a big hit; we're all talk when it comes to getting a float together, but it has always been fun to go. (June 16)
3. I still would love to see a minor league ball game somewhere around here. (AAA (Tacoma) is already underway, and A (Everett) starts June 17.)
4. The Fremont Outdoor Movies was great last year, with a so-bad-it's-good Japanese horror film. It's a nice venue, too, and pretty low stress. (Series starts June 23)
5. The Pride Parade may have moved downtown, but it's still the Pride Parade. (June 29)
6. Two of the biggest events last year were our own Homegrown Outdoor Movies, with the Big Wall Spectrator projecting in the backyard of the Putnam Compound in LFP. Shall we do it again?
7. In what could be an adjunct to #6, I would really like to have a company picnic, without the company. That is, I'd like to do a big outdoor event and barbecue, and have sack races, and three-legged races, and water-balloon tosses, and that kind of stuff. Does that sound like fun or am I weird? (Or both?)
8. Does anyone even do anything for the Fourth of July anymore? Last year we had nothin'.
9. Stella, I am sure, remains fond of mounting a caravan to a drive-in movie; here are some possible choices to investigate. (Images are broken in the link but the info is there.)
10. Stella also suggested a walk in nature in the Olympics last year. We didn't do it them, but we could do it now.
11. The Scottish Highland Games are a favorite of mine, but they can get pretty darn hot. That might be why we skipped it last year. But this year it's in July, not August, so maybe... nah, it'll still be hot. (July 28 & 29)
12. Hey, if it is hot, maybe Enchanted Village and Wild Waves is the ticket. It's almost as expensive as Disneyland, but Seattle Parks and Rec had deep discount tickets last year.
13. It's been
14. We could stick with the PB&J Ride concept, or there are some regular organized bike rides in town. I sure need the miles - I've been doing a lot of walking and not much riding.
15. Of course, if we prefer walking, the PI has a list of urban hikes here. I like walking in the city, so I'd be up for just about anything.
16. The Putnam Cabin up in Chinook Pass is primitively odd (or oddly primitive), but when it's hot, the river is sure fun. And we can head into Yakima for some good Mexican food while we're there.
17. I've never been to a Renaissance Fair; has anyone? Do we have a desire to just see what it's all about? (Most of August)
18. Bumbershoot is expensive, but maybe we can find some things worth investing the time / money / trouble in. (September 1-3)
19. I haven't been to the Puyallup Fair in many years now - it's awful big, but it's got food, and rides, and might be a fun excursion. (September 7 - 23)
20. Your idea! What do you have in your bag of tricks for a League Adventure this summer? Tell us in the comments!
So make your voice heard and bring the fun!
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Events calendar round-up
The calendar is filling - here's a summary:
Category A: For Sure
Michael Chabon Reading
Tuesday, May 15
7:00 pm
Lake Forest Park Third Place Books
Check out the details in this post. Link.
On Wing Art Show Artists' Reception
Friday, May 18
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Edmonds Conference Center
201 Fourth Avenue North
Edmonds, WA
Otis is showing a piece in this juried art show being held in connection with the Puget Sound Bird Fest in Edmonds. This is her first juried show and she hopes it will be the start of the next phase of the art thread of her creative career. There is a gallery and an art walk and all that associated with the fest, but Otis will be attending the official Artists' Reception, which might be a good time to go if you're interested. (There's also a bird photography presentation at the same time.)
Link. Link.
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Thursday, May 24
7:30 pm
Roosevelt High School
1410 NE 66th Street
Seattle, WA
Check out the details in this post and this post. Link.
Category B: Maybe
Rocky Road to Dublin
May 11 through 17
Friday through Thursday at 7:oo and 9:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday at 5:00 pm
Northwest Film Forum
1515 12th Ave. (at Pike)
Seattle, WA
Stella highly recommends this 1968 film about social issues in the Irish Republic. A politically powerful film in its time - it was actually banned in Ireland - the documentary uses the aesthetic of French New Wave cinema to tell its story.
Link.
Also:
On the subjects of things Irish, does anyone want to see The Wind that Shakes the Barley?
And what about Spider-Man 3? Are we going to bother seeing it, or will we wait for the really important super-hero movie this summer: Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer?
Category A: For Sure
Michael Chabon Reading
Tuesday, May 15
7:00 pm
Lake Forest Park Third Place Books
Check out the details in this post. Link.
On Wing Art Show Artists' Reception
Friday, May 18
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Edmonds Conference Center
201 Fourth Avenue North
Edmonds, WA
Otis is showing a piece in this juried art show being held in connection with the Puget Sound Bird Fest in Edmonds. This is her first juried show and she hopes it will be the start of the next phase of the art thread of her creative career. There is a gallery and an art walk and all that associated with the fest, but Otis will be attending the official Artists' Reception, which might be a good time to go if you're interested. (There's also a bird photography presentation at the same time.)
Link. Link.
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Thursday, May 24
7:30 pm
Roosevelt High School
1410 NE 66th Street
Seattle, WA
Check out the details in this post and this post. Link.
Category B: Maybe
Rocky Road to Dublin
May 11 through 17
Friday through Thursday at 7:oo and 9:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday at 5:00 pm
Northwest Film Forum
1515 12th Ave. (at Pike)
Seattle, WA
Stella highly recommends this 1968 film about social issues in the Irish Republic. A politically powerful film in its time - it was actually banned in Ireland - the documentary uses the aesthetic of French New Wave cinema to tell its story.
Link.
Also:
On the subjects of things Irish, does anyone want to see The Wind that Shakes the Barley?
And what about Spider-Man 3? Are we going to bother seeing it, or will we wait for the really important super-hero movie this summer: Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer?
Monday, May 07, 2007
And yet ANOTHER Millie Announcement!
Roosevelt High School's theatre and music departments are proud to present this year's spring musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie!
We're going to the show on May 24 at 7:30PM, but here are other dates:
May 24, 25, 31, June 1, 2 @ 7:30 PM
June 2, 3 @ 2:30 PM
PRICE: Adults $12, Students $8.
To buy tickets, contact the Roosevelt H.S. BOX OFFICE at 206.252.4967
Please join us at our place afterwards for coffee/tea and Millie debriefing! -Walaka & Otis
Friday, May 04, 2007
Upcoming Events
Book Reading/Signing:
Tuesday, May 15, 7:00 pm
Lake Forest Park Third Place Books
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon
What if, as Franklin Roosevelt proposed on the eve of World War II, a temporary Jewish settlement had been established on the Alaska panhandle? Roosevelt's plan went nowhere, but Michael Chabon brings the idea to life in The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, his first full-length novel since his Pulitzer Prize-winning The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. He blends this alternate history with a recreation of 1940s-style detective fiction, melding mystery with a blackly comic, existential examination of identity, purpose and cultural longing. With the purchase of the book at Third Place, receive a limited-edition autographed broadside poster while supplies last.
High School Theatre
Thursday, May 24, 7:30 pm
Roosevelt High School
Thoroughly Modern Millie!
Roosevelt High School's theatre and music departments are proud to present this year's spring musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie! Taking place in New York City in 1922, Thoroughly Modern Millie tells the story of young Millie Dillmount, who has just moved to the city in search of a new life for herself. It's a New York full of intrigue and jazz - a time when women were entering the workforce and the rules of love and social behavior were changing forever. Based on the popular movie, the stage version of Thoroughly Modern Millie! includes a full score of new songs and bright dance numbers. Filled with frisky flappers, dashing leading men and a dragon-lady of a villainess audiences will love to hate, Thoroughly Modern Millie! is a perfectly constructed evening of madcap merriment.
Check Walaka's blog posting for more details of tentative plans for our madcap merriment.
Tuesday, May 15, 7:00 pm
Lake Forest Park Third Place Books
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon
What if, as Franklin Roosevelt proposed on the eve of World War II, a temporary Jewish settlement had been established on the Alaska panhandle? Roosevelt's plan went nowhere, but Michael Chabon brings the idea to life in The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, his first full-length novel since his Pulitzer Prize-winning The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. He blends this alternate history with a recreation of 1940s-style detective fiction, melding mystery with a blackly comic, existential examination of identity, purpose and cultural longing. With the purchase of the book at Third Place, receive a limited-edition autographed broadside poster while supplies last.
High School Theatre
Thursday, May 24, 7:30 pm
Roosevelt High School
Thoroughly Modern Millie!
Roosevelt High School's theatre and music departments are proud to present this year's spring musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie! Taking place in New York City in 1922, Thoroughly Modern Millie tells the story of young Millie Dillmount, who has just moved to the city in search of a new life for herself. It's a New York full of intrigue and jazz - a time when women were entering the workforce and the rules of love and social behavior were changing forever. Based on the popular movie, the stage version of Thoroughly Modern Millie! includes a full score of new songs and bright dance numbers. Filled with frisky flappers, dashing leading men and a dragon-lady of a villainess audiences will love to hate, Thoroughly Modern Millie! is a perfectly constructed evening of madcap merriment.
Check Walaka's blog posting for more details of tentative plans for our madcap merriment.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Event Invitation: Salsa Saturday, April 28
Hey, since Flapjack Friday was so much fun, let's ratchet it up the action with
Here's the deal:
We'll have lots of chips, tortillas and quesedilla fixin's, and cheap beer and pop.
You will bring anything else you want to drink* -and- a container of salsa!
The salsa can be homemade or store-bought, but it should be fun and interesting! We'll have taste tests and award a prize to the favorite salsa.
The Spectrator will be fired up and we'll be screening Santo and the Ghost of the Strangler (or some other great lucha libre film).
So come jumpy, but don't come grumpy to Salsa Saturday!
Here's the details:
Saturday, April 28
6:00 pm
Our Place in the RD
RSVP
Call or email if you need the address or directions
*A blender and ice will be available for fancy drinks
Salsa Saturday!
Here's the deal:
We'll have lots of chips, tortillas and quesedilla fixin's, and cheap beer and pop.
You will bring anything else you want to drink* -and- a container of salsa!
The salsa can be homemade or store-bought, but it should be fun and interesting! We'll have taste tests and award a prize to the favorite salsa.
The Spectrator will be fired up and we'll be screening Santo and the Ghost of the Strangler (or some other great lucha libre film).
So come jumpy, but don't come grumpy to Salsa Saturday!
Here's the details:
Saturday, April 28
6:00 pm
Our Place in the RD
RSVP
Call or email if you need the address or directions
*A blender and ice will be available for fancy drinks
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Sunday matinee?
Howsabout this:
Tomorrow, Sunday, March 11
The 2:20 showing of The Rules of the Game (matinee prices!) at the Varsity theatre in the U District.
Lunch beforehand? I would suggest Araya's but they are not open for lunch on Sundays. Apple Thai? Thai-ger Room? Pizza Brava? IHOP? Cedars? Give a call or a text or an email.
Tomorrow, Sunday, March 11
The 2:20 showing of The Rules of the Game (matinee prices!) at the Varsity theatre in the U District.
Lunch beforehand? I would suggest Araya's but they are not open for lunch on Sundays. Apple Thai? Thai-ger Room? Pizza Brava? IHOP? Cedars? Give a call or a text or an email.
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Art Show this Thursday!
Courtney Putnam’s Art Showat Rising Bird Healing Arts
As a part of the Roosevelt Neighborhood Art Walk, I will once again be opening up my massage studio to the public to showcase my bird-inspired mixed media collages. Some pieces will be for sale and I will also be selling prints of a few of my pieces in the form of greeting cards.
Thursday, March 8, 6:00-9:00pm
Drop by to view art, eat some delectable snacks, and then view the other art in businesses around the neighborhood. I’d love to see you!
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Rising Bird Healing Arts
Massage • Reiki • Holistic Healing
Courtney E. Putnam, MFA, LMP, CRP
(206) 228-9124 • cputnam@rising-bird.com
My website: www.rising-bird.com
My art blog: oriart.blogspot.com
My healing blog: healingnest.blogspot.com
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Flapjack Friday!
Come on over for film, flapjacks, and fun this Friday!
We'll be warming up the spectrator, heating up the griddle, and offering an evening of pancake and movie goodness. We're not sure of the menu details yet - we'll likely offer buttermilk, coconut, and buckwheat pancakes, plus soysages - or the programme - the only movie I know in which pancakes are pivotal is Imitation of Life, and that'd be an unusual choice - but we're sure of the fun part!
So, maybe a little earlier than usual, closer to six? RSVP for all the usual reasons!
We'll be warming up the spectrator, heating up the griddle, and offering an evening of pancake and movie goodness. We're not sure of the menu details yet - we'll likely offer buttermilk, coconut, and buckwheat pancakes, plus soysages - or the programme - the only movie I know in which pancakes are pivotal is Imitation of Life, and that'd be an unusual choice - but we're sure of the fun part!
So, maybe a little earlier than usual, closer to six? RSVP for all the usual reasons!
Thursday, February 15, 2007
CANCELLED Spectration Friday 2/16
CANCELLED
Hey! We haven't fired up the Big Wall Spectration unit for a movie night in way too long, so let's do it this Friday, February 16! Come by about 7:30 pm and we'll screen something good - who knows what!?
As usual, we'll have pop and popcorn and something else yummy. Bring something to share only if you want to.
RSVP for furniture-moving purposes -- and to suggest / offer a DVD for us to watch. We are currently holding Sullivan's Travels and Battleship Potemkin, along with a bunch of Hitchcock. Do you have something weird or wonderful to share?
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Moovie nite note: Friday, 1/26
The Oscar nominations came out and I have hardly seen any of the nominees. The heck with it.
Stranger than Fiction, the Will Ferrell comedy, which I don't think has been nominated for anything, is playing at the Crest this Friday. Let's go the the 7:00 pm show, with coffee-an' afters at the LFP Third Place Books.
If you want to to dinner beforehand as well, let me know. Otherwise, see you there!
The Crest Cinema Center.
Stranger than Fiction: precis; website.
Lake Forest Park Third Place Books.
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Oscars 2006
Speaking of Oscar: For three years running, I have hosted an Academy Awards bash, watching the show on big and/or multi-screens. Maybe it's because I don't have much connection to most of the nominees this year, but I'm wondering if we don't want to mix it up a bit. We could do an alternative gala, or even an anti-Oscar party. Just wanted to let you know that I'm open to suggestions - let 'em fly!
Stranger than Fiction, the Will Ferrell comedy, which I don't think has been nominated for anything, is playing at the Crest this Friday. Let's go the the 7:00 pm show, with coffee-an' afters at the LFP Third Place Books.
If you want to to dinner beforehand as well, let me know. Otherwise, see you there!
The Crest Cinema Center.
Stranger than Fiction: precis; website.
Lake Forest Park Third Place Books.
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Oscars 2006
Speaking of Oscar: For three years running, I have hosted an Academy Awards bash, watching the show on big and/or multi-screens. Maybe it's because I don't have much connection to most of the nominees this year, but I'm wondering if we don't want to mix it up a bit. We could do an alternative gala, or even an anti-Oscar party. Just wanted to let you know that I'm open to suggestions - let 'em fly!
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Two Poetry Readings
Hey folks ~
My brother Chris has two poetry readings coming up that look pretty strange and interesting. I'm thinking of going to the first one for sure -- dancing, poetry, and music. And unrehearsed!
Both readings should be quite entertaining.
~ Courtney
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READING 1
He'll be reading from a new series of Lessons, Tales,
& TimeSpace Travelogue entitled "This bunny is making
me happy."
APOSTROPHE 6:
Saturday, January 27, 2007 @ 8 p.m.
gallery 1412
1412 18th Avenue (at Union Street)
$5-15 sliding scale
JASON E. ANDERSON - music
EZRA DICKINSON- dance
C. E. PUTNAM - poetry
A POSTROPHE. (A series in which a musician, a dancer,
and a writer all perform for 20mins w/o introduction
or intermission). The whole thing is over in about an
hour (come early if you want a good seat).
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READING 2
He'll be reading from Frolic (Selected CosmicSex
EarthlyLove Poems 1994-2007). Copies of this very
limited edition book will be available on the night
of the reading.
WHAT: SUBTEXT READING - Lindsay Hill (Portland) C.E. Putnam (Seattle)
WHERE: HUGO HOUSE, located at 1634 11th Ave
WHEN: 7:30 PM, WEDNESDAY February 7, 2007
TICKETS: DONATIONS, at the door
GENERAL INFO: Hugo House, 322-7030
______________________________
P.I.S.O.R
(Putnam Institute for Space Opera Research)
http://www.pisor-industries.org
See the details below or check out the web version at:
http://www.pisor-industries.org/readings/
My brother Chris has two poetry readings coming up that look pretty strange and interesting. I'm thinking of going to the first one for sure -- dancing, poetry, and music. And unrehearsed!
Both readings should be quite entertaining.
~ Courtney
______________________________
READING 1
He'll be reading from a new series of Lessons, Tales,
& TimeSpace Travelogue entitled "This bunny is making
me happy."
APOSTROPHE 6:
Saturday, January 27, 2007 @ 8 p.m.
gallery 1412
1412 18th Avenue (at Union Street)
$5-15 sliding scale
JASON E. ANDERSON - music
EZRA DICKINSON- dance
C. E. PUTNAM - poetry
A POSTROPHE. (A series in which a musician, a dancer,
and a writer all perform for 20mins w/o introduction
or intermission). The whole thing is over in about an
hour (come early if you want a good seat).
______________________________
READING 2
He'll be reading from Frolic (Selected CosmicSex
EarthlyLove Poems 1994-2007). Copies of this very
limited edition book will be available on the night
of the reading.
WHAT: SUBTEXT READING - Lindsay Hill (Portland) C.E. Putnam (Seattle)
WHERE: HUGO HOUSE, located at 1634 11th Ave
WHEN: 7:30 PM, WEDNESDAY February 7, 2007
TICKETS: DONATIONS, at the door
GENERAL INFO: Hugo House, 322-7030
______________________________
P.I.S.O.R
(Putnam Institute for Space Opera Research)
http://www.pisor-industries.org
See the details below or check out the web version at:
http://www.pisor-industries.org/readings/
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Moovie nite notice: Friday, January 12
Hey! In honor of Johnbai's incomplete yet brave best movies list, let's go see For Your Consideration up at the Crest! There's a 7:15 pm show this Friday (1/12). We can hit Third Place Books for coffee-an' afterwards. Whattaya say?
The Crest
A precis of the movie
The movie website
If you want to get dinner beforehand or carpool, lemme know. Otherwise, see you there!
PS: We were going to do a Samuel L. Jackson Big Wall Spectration, but decided an event of that nature needed further deliberation. We'll do it soon, though.
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