Columbia Citizens

On Friday, January 25, we open the kooky, off-beat comedy, Juno, starring an amazingly appealing newcomer, Ellen Page, as a young woman unexpectedly pregnant. Roger Ebert named it Best Movie of the Year and others have called it "a thing of grace and beauty" and "this year's Little Miss Sunshine". So get on down here for the time of your life.

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• We will have storytime on Friday at 10:30am, as well as bilingual Play & Learn from 11:30am-1:00pm.
• Homework Helpers continue to be available to help students from 5-7 pm Monday through Thursday during weeks Seattle Public Schools are in session.
• Tax help is available for free at the library on Tuesdays from 4 till 7:45 pm starting in February. You can make an appointment in person or by phone: 386-1908. You are asked to fill out a short information sheet before your appointment to help the tax preparer.

This week:

• Wed — live music by The End Times in Lounge, 8pm, no cover,
• Wed — Water, 10 live bands, all ages, 9pm, $15 door,
• Thurs — live music by Dr. Richard Kimball & The Fugitives in Lounge, 8pm, no cover,
• Fri — Columbia City Cabaret (burlesque, aerialists & more), hosted by Tamara the Trapeze Lady, 8pm, $20 adv, $25 door,
• Fri — the Comedy Shop (nationally recognized comedians), 10:30pm, $10 door,
• Fri — Infinity’s Neo-Soul Lounge (open mic, poetry/spoken word) in Lounge, 8:30pm, no cover,
• Sat — Grim Records Presents: Goly Grim CD Release, with 6 live bands, all ages, 8pm, $5 door
• Sat — live music by Big Neighborhood in Lounge, 10pm, no cover
• Sun — Opera Kabaret with Alicia Murillo (music, guest artists, puppets & more), all ages, 7pm, $25 adv/door
• Tues — live music by Eric Apoe in Lounge, 8pm, no cover

note: advance tickets through brownpapertickets.com

coming up:

• March 5th, Big Night Out with the Seattle Channel. The return of our local Seattle-style variety show, live taping!!

Columbia City land use

The City's Department of Planning and Development has published a notice of application for a proposed rezone at the northwest corner of S Alaska & Martin Luther King Jr Way S. Seattle Housing Authority seeks to rezone the corner lot from residential Lowrise 4 (37' heights) to Neighborhood Commercial 1-40 (40' heights), including a pedestrian overlay. SHA has requested the rezone to facilitate the development of ground-level commercial space next to the Columbia City light rail station. You can become a party of record by contacting vog.elttaes|crp#vog.elttaes|crp and referencing project 3008163.

Our first group run is scheduled for Saturday, February 2, 2008 at 8:00 AM. Meet in front of the Columbia City Bakery. Find out more.

Rent the RVCC or the Gallery

Imagine having your next event, community meeting, or party at the Columbia City Gallery or the Rainier Valley Cultural Center. Rates and information are available via the above links or by calling SEEDArts Director Jerri Plumridge at 760-4286.

Columbia Citizens now have an online neighborhood video library

The wiki points to a variety of information about the neighborhood, its people and events. This week there's a new medium: neighborhood video. Right now our video library includes 15 segments, including an inspiring profile of Zed Ashenaki, a visit to Roy's Barbeque, a piece about the Royal Esquire, some neighborhood history, and more.

To watch the videos, you'll need RealPlayer, which is free. Right now all segments are from the Seattle Channel. There's more out there. Why not share some of your own neighborhood footage?