Summer Calendar
July 12
Professional Women of Color Network Cocktail Networking
Mixer - Free event, from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm. PWOCN Networking
Mixer! Bring your friends and colleagues or come on your
own and make some new acquaintances. Don't forget to bring
plenty of business cards! This month's mixer is at Royal
Palm Restaurant, 6417 Rossevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115.
Royal Palm Restaurant offers a wide variety of delicious
Thai curries, exotic soups and heavenly vegetarian dishes.
Join us and learn more about PWOCN, win door prizes, learn
about business & job opportunities, gain great exposure
and market yourself and your business! A great way to
find out what's happening in your area! Royal Palm Restaurant,
6417 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115.
July 14
Edric Ong: Sustaining and Supporting the Arts and Crafts
of Traditional Cultures 7 p.m. Seattle Asian Art Museum,
Volunteer Park, Alvord Board Room. A SAM Community Partner
Program in collaboration with Jungle Arts and Flora and
the Seattle Textile and Rug Society. Artist and noted
textile authority Edric Ong of Kuching, Malaysia, has
devoted his remarkable career to researching and promoting
traditional arts and crafts of indigenous peoples. Edric’s
talk will focus on his experience with Rumah Garie, the
famous Iban weaving longhouse in the interior of Sarawak.
Edric will be joined by two Iban master weavers and a
musician/artist. Suggested donation: $5.
July 17
Radical Women Summer Reading Circle featuring “Sister
Outsider” by Audre Lorde. Join a weekly discussion
on the writings of Audre Lorde (1934-1992) complied in
“Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches.” Lorde,
a self-described Black lesbian, mother, warrior and poet
grew up in Harlem, the daughter of Caribbean immigrants.
Her works address the many issues she tackled in her life.
Mondays, beginning July 17, 7-8:30 pm. 1437 – 20th
Avenue, in Seattle’s Central District. Free. Everyone
welcome. Sponsor: Radical Women. For more information,
call 206-722-6057 or email RWseattle@mindspring.com.
July 21–23
First Annual Seattle Black Pride Film Festival
Seattle Asian Art Museum, Volunteer Park, Stimson Auditorium
A SAM Community Partner Program in collaboration with
Seattle Black Pride (SBP) in conjunction with Three Dollar
Bill Cinema. Celebrate an exciting day of features and
short films focused on people of diversity and color,
produced and directed by cutting edge filmmakers from
around the world. Local community support organizations
will be present to showcase important issues and distribute
community outreach materials. For a complete schedule
and highlights, visit seattleblackpride.org
July 21 - 27
The Power of Hope Presents: "WILD HOPE"
Come join us for a fantastic week long adventure at the
Tierra Learning Center in Leavenworth, WA. Power of Hope
will combine the arts: dance, spoken word, hip hop, drumming,
drawing, painting, theater, and more with wilderness &
nature staff bringing environmental expertise to help
you learn about our natural world and how to take action
to protect it. We’ll explore the natural beauty
of the Central Cascades Mountain region, taking a gentle
river raft, and exploring canyon trails as well as our
own creativity and have a blast while we’re doing
it. If you want to take an active role in creating a positive
future, saving our planet, learn leadership skills, meet
amazing people and have a terrific time in the process
– come to Wild Hope – July 21 -27th! Cost
is $395, and scholarships are available. For more information
contact the Power of Hope office at 360-671-7390. Registration
forms are also available online at powerofhope.org.
The Power of Hope unleashes the positive potential of
youth through arts-centered intergenerational and multicultural
learning programs that value self-awareness, leadership,
community, and social change.
July 27
EarthCorps World Night!
From 6:00-8:30 pm. Enjoy free music, performances, activities
and delicious foods from the countries and cultures of
EarthCorps international corpsmembers! World Nights are
a fun introduction to the rich global community of EarthCorps
and our wonderful international participants. Join us
in celebrating their journeys to Seattle, and get inspired
by their courage and charisma! Countries: This year’s
World Nights feature countries including Tajikistan/Uzbekistan,
Dominica, Colombia, Mongolia, Thailand, Russia, Tanzania,
and many more. Location:
6344 NE 74th Street, Bldg 406 (Community Activity
Center) Magnuson Park, across from Building 30/EarthCorps
Contact: Jenni Conrad, EarthCorps Education Coordinator,
at 206.322.9296 x204 or jenni@earthcorps.org
Ongoing through October 15
A Northwest Summer: Six Exhibitions—One Celebration
Seattle Asian Art Museum, Volunteer Park. Six spectacular
installations showcase a diverse range of works, both
historical and contemporary that reflect the diverse and
vital art community of the Pacific Northwest. Now on view:
A Transparent Legacy: Studio Glass; American Art Deco
and the Seattle Art Museum; Contemporary Art: Made in
Seattle (closes July 23); Night Sounds: Nocturnal Visions
of Mark Tobey and Morris Graves; Elegant Earth: Photographs
by Johsel Namkung
Opening August 5: Trimpin: Picnics, Rhythms and Vacations
Free First Saturday
Seattle Asian Art Museum, Volunteer Park Enjoy free admission
and fun for the whole family every first Saturday at the
Seattle Asian Art Museum. Drop in anytime between 11 a.m.
and 1:45 p.m. to enjoy special hands-on activities for
kids and adults. July 1: Create your own landscape-inspired
artwork.
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