Columbia Citizens

your Wikli-fix: it's hot — enjoy it

What's on this week's menu? Take your pick & savor it.

Art in the Alley

Columbia City Gallery is pleased to host its 4th Annual Art in the Alley, Southeast Seattle's outdoor visual arts festival, bringing together a delightful spectrum of 40 local artists, jewelers and craftspeople.

This free event features paintings by Aba Diallo and Jacqui Beck, "art-cycled" mosaics by Darcy Thompson, prints by Sonya Stockton, sculpture & wearable art by Barbara Dunshee, soap works by Heidi Risse and jewelry by Alexa Allamano.

Art in the Alley is held in conjunction with the Columbia City Beatwalk on Friday, August 13th from 4 - 9pm. Concessions, face painting and sidewalk-chalking will be available.

August BeatWalk ... hot, hot, hot!

The Columbia City Beatwalk is Friday, August 13th from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. It's just $7 to listen to some great tunes at several different venues. Kids, as always, are free …Can't wait to see ya!

Here's the line-up for this month's BeatWalk:

• Jim O'Halloran Jazz Quartet — Undeniably fun groove-based Cuban-Latin-African ensemble
• Rob Carroll & The Motivations — Greater Columbia City's premier Rock/RB band playing classic favorites
• Les Troubadours with Fathia Allah — Uplifting traditional music from France and Algeria
• Fred Hoadley & Sonando — Award-winning Cuban jazz band for your dancing pleasure
• Prescription — West-African drumming, jazz, and ambient dance music

This is really going to be a hot BeatWalk, so come on and check it out!

bagels!

Lottie's Lounge is under new ownership and making some subtle changes to the place and the menu. We're looking for bagels to carry.

• locally made
• delivery to our location or if you are within a 5 mile radius to our location we will pick them up
• authentic and tasty
• 100 bagels a week

Thanks!!

Columbia City Gallery reception

Please join us at Columbia City Gallery on Saturday, August 7, 5 - 8pm for the opening reception of exhibits You Are Here and Pojagi Now: Contemporary Interpretations of the Korean Wrapping Cloth.

The gallery is pleased to present member artist exhibit You Are Here, featuring map-themed work by Sally Drew, Cathy Fields, Jim Madara and Inye Wokoma. Guest artwork in Pojagi Now is curated by pojagi artist Patti King, and brings together nearly a dozen artist interpretations of the traditional Korean art form from all over the globe.

You Are Here and Pojagi Now will be exhibiting in the gallery from August 4 through September 19, 2010.

Community for Youth, benefit screening

a fundraiser — Sunday, August 29th
Southside Commons, 3518 S Edmunds St
Program begins 3pm — free admission
Mr. Samuel Martin, Master of Ceremonies and Community for Youth graduate

Rainier Beach High School (RBHS) Community for Youth (CfY) Alumni Association announces a benefit screening of the award-winning documentary Heart of Stone.

CfY is a school-based four-year mentoring program working with at-risk students. Upon completion of our mentoring program graduating seniors become eligible for Alumni Association support during their pursuit of higher education.

Daily Bread Yoga

Practice hatha yoga in a community to be nourished physically, mentally, and spiritually. This practice is led by Pastor Rachel Bass-Guennewig and is part of the growing community of faith at the Columbia City New Start of Bethlehem Lutheran Church (ELCA). You do not have to be Lutheran or of any particular religion to practice with us. Everyone is welcome. Rachel is a registered yoga instructor with Yoga Alliance (RYT200) and has offered a yoga practice in previous congregations where she's served.

Daily Bread Yoga will be one hour long, meeting Mondays at 9am, Wednesdays at noon, and Fridays at 5pm.

Game On! at the Columbia Library

Tuesday August 17th from 3 to 5 pm.

Come by for open play on the Wii (including MarioKart!), sing your way to stardom with American Idol, rock out with Rock Band, and practice your dance skills with Dance Dance Revolution. Check out hot new teen books, and enjoy hanging out with your friends. We'll provide snacks, and you may win a prize just for coming!

For ages 12-18.

historical walking tour

The Rainier Valley Historical Society will offer a walking tour of the Columbia City Landmark District Saturday, October 2 at 11am.

Duration: approximately 1 hour, give or take.
Cost: $5 at the door; free for RVHS members.

Meet at our office at 3710 S Ferdinand St.

new church potluck

A new church is starting in Columbia City! Please join pastors Darla DeFrance and Rachel Bass-Guennewig for a great patio party to check out the new Columbia City Church of Hope. We will provide elk burgers, veggie burgers, beverages. Please bring a dish to pass and all the fun spirit you have within you!

Columbia City Church of Hope (formerly Bethlehem Lutheran Church)
3818 S Angeline St.

August 13 · 5:30pm - 8:00pm

new DJ Nights & happy hour at The Bourbon

We're not just a music venue! There's something happening every night at The Bourbon, including three new DJ nights, karaoke and extended happy hour deals.

And for our fellow Columbia Citizens, we've got a special deal. Say "wiki" to the bartender and you'll get a dollar off one our delicious signature cocktails if you come in on a week night.

Salon Adidez

Call for models to join us in the Rainier Valley Heritage Parade. Come and get your hair serviced for free. We're looking for color, hair cut, and up do's style models.

This means you're agreeing to walk with us in the parade to show our fantastic work! Please call 725-3841.

Saturday, Cheasty/Mt View work party

Join us for our first-of-the-month work party in Cheasty Greenspace/Mt. View this Saturday, August 7, from 10am-12pm.

Please come out for some neighborhood bonding while removing invasive plants. We meet in front of 2809 S Alaska Place (one block west of the CCity Light Rail Station) and supply all the tools, gloves and support. You come with your own water and dynamic energy!

The Blue Angels air show doesn't start until 2:30pm, so no need to let the fear of missing out stop you from a little bit of Saturday service! :)

Still Lives Exhibit at WA Care Center

A unique collaboration between a visual artist and a nursing home has resulted in a provocative series of video portraitures about aging, time, image, memory, and relationships. Media artist Susie J Lee began the Still Lives project in April with residents of Washington Care Center (WCC), a nursing and long-term care facility in Southeast Seattle, to explore questions about what we hold onto and what we let go over the passage of time. A public reception will be held on Monday, August 9 from 2 – 4pm in the lobby of Washington Care Center, 2821 S Walden St.