Events this weekend in the South Seattle area

Friday, April 17th

Movies: Opening of While We’re Young– Details: The story of a middle-aged couple whose career and marriage are overturned when a disarming young couple enters their lives.- Showings: 2:45pm, 4:45pm, 7:30pm, 9:45pm –Where: 4816 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98118 – More Info: http://www.arklodgecinemas.com

Community: Hub-a-thon (Day 1)– Details: The Hub-a-thon is a virtual two day gathering of Seattle communities who have formed neighborhood groups around safety and disaster preparedness. The event will be a way for neighbors to see who else has organized around them and make connections from an online map. Time: 10:00am- 4:00pm –Where: Online- More Info: debbie.goetz@seattle.gov

Food: VFW Meat Raffle  Details: Win prime choices of dead cow! Time: 4:00pm –Where:  Skyway VFW 7421 S 126th St South Seattle, WA- More Info: http://www.mywesthill.org

Music: Ayron Jones Details:Singer-songwriter Ayron Jones blends soul, blues, funk, pop, rock and about everything else into his intimate shows. Frontman of award winning band Ayron Jones and the Way, he’s been on the local Seattle scene for years, playing some of the biggest festivals in the area like Bumbershoot, and sharing the stage with artists like B.B. King and Michael Franti. He’s also done work with the band Deep Cotton, supporting their label-mate Janelle Monáe at Wonderland Records. Come see Ayron play solo for an intimate blend of originals and covers done by electric, acoustic and harmony.” –Time: 6:00pm –Where: The Royal Room (5000 Rainier Avenue South Seattle, WA 98118) – More Info:  http://www.theroyalroomseattle.com

Saturday, April 18th

Community: Soft Opening of Seattle Tool Library– Details: Come check out the progress that has made in getting the SE Seattle Tool Library off the ground so far! From 10 AM– 2pm, the SE Seattle Tool Library will be ready to lend tools! They do still need more tools though, and plan to purchase additional tools through Neighborhood Matching Fund Small & Simple grant they received in October. What kinds of tools could you use? Please chime in with the tools you need for your spring projects.SE Seattle Tool Library is also happy to accept any tools you have to donate! Time: 10:00am- 2:00pm –Where: 4425 Martin Luther King Jr Way- More Info: seseattletoollibrary.com

Community: Hub-a-Thon (Day 2)  Details:The Hub-a-thon is a virtual two day gathering of Seattle communities who have formed neighborhood groups around safety and disaster preparedness. The event will be a way for neighbors to see who else has organized around them and make connections from an online map. Time: 10:00am- 2:00pm –Where: Online- More Info: debbie.goetz@seattle.gov

Gardening: Info Session on How to get Nearly Free Rain Gardens and Cisterns– Details: Does your property qualify for a Rain Garden Rebate? Plug in your address here and find out. This event is a great opportunity for you to meet RainWise contractors and learn what is possible in your yard! Info on how to get nearly free rain gardens and cisterns! Kids’ activities! – Time: 12:00pm-2:00 pm – Where: Rainier Community Center (4600 38th Ave. S. Seattle)- More Info: daniel.sims@seattle.gov

Community: Life Skills 2 Work: Career Readiness Training Classes– Details: The Life-Skills-to-Work (LSW) process provides students with the Learn-to-Learn & Cognitive Behavior skill-sets needed for successful transition from prison & jail back to the community.The course work emphasizes practical skills development, assessment tools and application for successful education, training, employment and family reintegration student outcomes. All referrals must include the appropriate documentation, including the Referral / Staffing Document.Time: 8:15am- 2:50pm –Where: 7058 32nd Avenue South Seattle, WA 98118- More Info: Joseph.Garcia@seattlecolleges.edu

Jobs: Columbia City  PCC Community Job Fair  Details:The Columbia City PCC is now accepting applications from candidates ages 16 and over. Full and Part-Time positions are available. Time: 1:00pm- 4:00pm –Where: Hillman City Collaboratory (5623 Rainier Ave S Seattle, WA 98118)- More Info: pccnaturalmarkets.com/jobs

Wellness: Wellness: It’s a Family Affair– Details:
A Health and Wellness Event for the Whole Family! Free health screenings and information available.Time: 10:00am- 4:00pm –Where: Rainier Beach Community Center: 8825 Rainier Avenue S Seattle, WA 98118- More Info: hharbach@fhcrc.org

Community: April Pool’s Day- Details:  Come Celebrate Water Safety with us during our event. Games, raffles, prizes, free swim, half time show and fire truck presentation on our plaza.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.Time: 10:30am- 12:00pm –Where: Rainier Beach Community Center: 8825 Rainier Avenue S Seattle, WA 98118- More Info: dee.england@seattle.gov

Food: Bite of Pinoy Food Culture Extravaganza  Details: Food Cooking Contest.  $25 to enter contest. $3 to watch and eat. Time: 4:00pm-8:00pm –Where: Filipino Community Center (5740 MLK Way S Seattle, WA 98118)- More Info: Tootsie Borromeo 206-403-7378

Music: Nancy K Dillion and Clay States– Details:The Clay States did not stumble upon their sound. There is an obvious intent to their music, and a beautiful formality that’s natural, melodic, thoughtful, and has a tinge of classic country twang. These are songs a twenty-year-old could listen to with an 80-year-old and find equally enjoyable. It’s not uncommon for first-time audiences of The Clay States to glance around the venue, a song or two into a set, as if to reassure themselves that they’re still in the same place–and same era–as they were just minutes before. The Alabama-based duo’s stories come from the past so straight and undiluted that they can be unsettling at first, like scenes from a documentary made before cinema was invented. With her new album, A Game of Swans, songwriter Nancy K. Dillon harkens back to her immigrant roots in both the New World and the Old Country, tapping into ancestral strains of Celtic folk culture that have always run beneath the surface of her music. Inspired by the disparate migratory paths taken by both her Southern Loyalist and Scots-Irish Presbyterian forebears as they aimed towards a better future, she herself took flight into the vast American West which still looms large in her imagination. New songs for the album (originals, collaborations & covers by Drew Nelson, Janni Littlepage and Pat Long) draw characters from lost gold mines, haunted pioneer cabins, immigrants’ prayers and Civil War last chances. As a patchwork quilt holds pastel memories of summer dreams and dresses, her songcatcher sensibilities capture ephemera of the American story. – Time: 6:00pm – Where: The Royal Room (5000 Rainier Avenue South Seattle, WA 98118)- More Info:  http://www.theroyalroomseattle.com

Sunday, April 19th

Community: Earth Day Storytelling 2015: New Seeds, New Growth– Details:  Join us for this free event. We will gather at the beautiful Duwamish Longhouse in West Seattle, for an afternoon of storytelling in celebration of Earth Day. Gene Tagaban, Mary Anne Moorman, and Lorraine Bayes will entertain, inspire, and delight us with their storytelling gifts, as we put a special focus on new seeds, new growth: our up and coming youth. A short video will be shown about the youths in the Delridge neighborhood who were inspired by one of last year’s stories to paint a 210′ mural of the history of the Duwamish River. James Rasmussen from the Duwamish River Clean-up Coalition / TAG will update us on plans to clean the river. We may have a few other surprises, too! Food and refreshments will be on hand. Donations welcome. Come and enjoy! Be a part of something special! Time: 2:00pm- 4:00pm –Where: Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center (4705 W Marginal Way SW Seattle WA 98106)- More Info: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/earth-day-storytelling-2015-new-seeds-new-growth-tickets-16230228049?aff=eac2

Music: Cornish Jazz Ensemble III– Details: No cover- Time: 7:00pm – Where: The Royal Room (5000 Rainier Avenue South Seattle, WA 98118)- More Info:  http://www.theroyalroomseattle.com

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