Columbia Citizens

your Wikli-fix: The Horror…

Get ready for a ghastly, chilling, blood-curdling, hideous, beastly, terrible week. And be sure to enjoy yourselves.

abUSed: The Postville Raid

Join internationally acclaimed film maker Luis Argueta, for a screening and discussion of his new film about immigration justice. The 30-minute film, "abUSed" tells the story of the largest and most brutal immigration raid in our nation's history which happened in Postville, Iowa in 2008. Weaving together personal stories of immigrants and a presentation of the forces fueling migration to the U.S., the movie and discussion will spur us to imagine what creative liberation could look like in this, the country's most diverse zipcode (98118).

Monday, Nov 8, 6:30pm
3818 S Angeline St; Columbia City Church of Hope

Arts Gumbo -- The Rhythms of Sole

Arts Gumbo presents Rhythms of Sole on Saturday, Nov 13 at 6pm at the Rainier Valley Cultural Center. This family focused event features Northwest Tap Connection in a cultural journey through African American music guided by rhythm tap dance. After the performance, a variety of traditional African American desserts will be offered.

Led by Louisiana native and tap dance historian Melba Ayco, Northwest Tap Connection is a distinctive urban dance studio specializing in Rhythm Tap. NW Tap Connection’s dancers perform works by emerging and master choreographers and incorporate a variety of dance styles such as African, jazz, modern, ballet, swing, ballroom, and hip-hop.

Celebrate Halloween at Columbia City Theater

Hope you have your costumes ready because we'll be celebrating Halloween all weekend at Columbia City Theater and The Bourbon Bar. Plus, on Saturday and Sunday, donning your Halloween best will get you a discount at the door.

• Friday October 29th: The Last Mash Hall Show?! Featuring Butts and SST. Mash Hall will perform The Dro Bots Saga, Pancake Sandwiches & They La Soul in their entirety.
• Saturday October 30th Home is Where the Heart Is: An Art Opening of Portraits from Doe Bay Fest
• Sunday October 31st: The 7th Annual Cabaret Macabre featuring The Bad Things, Baby Gramps, Billy The Fridge, Burlesque and much more.

Green Seattle Day, Nov. 6

Plant a tree for the annual Green Seattle Day in your woods! The Green Seattle Partnership has selected Cheasty Greenspace/Mt. View as a site for this great, citywide, tree-planting event!

Save the date and come over to Cheasty Greenspace/Mt. View (one block west of the Columbia City Light Rail Station) on Saturday, November 6 from 10am-2pm. We need your help to plant 200 donated trees as part of the City's Green Seattle Day, a day dedicated to planting trees in our urban parks.

Cheasty Greenspace/Mt. View is one of 14 city parks selected for this great event! Bring your family and have your kids name their very own tree that they can visit year after year…and register by clicking this link.

Halloween events

Join us for a weekend of happy hauntings and family fun!

Sun 10/31 3:30 - 6pm Trick-or-treating in the business district (Look for orange & black balloons)

• Geraldine's annual costume contest
• Free portraits at Retroactive Kids
• Drink and food specials at Island Soul, Lottie's Lounge

Sat 10/30 Costume party and contest, Royal Esquire Club

Visit our community calendar and/or columbiacityseattle.com for complete info.

LSPCC Halloween Ice Cream Social

Halloween Ice Cream Social & Kids Costume Party at the Lakewood Seward Park Community Club is a pre-Halloween event — another fun reason for kids to wear their costumes!

Friday October 29th at the LSPCC (4916 S Angeline) from 6:30-8:00pm. Featuring Full Tilt Ice Cream. Members free, non-members $3 per person or $10 per family.

www.lspcc.org or on facebook

Monsanto is scary! film night

AGRA Watch Film Night & CAGJ Fundraiser
Film: The World According to Monsanto

AGRA Watch documented the ties between the Gates Foundation and Monsanto, and recently exposed the foundation's purchase of 500,000 shares of Monsanto stock. Come to find out why we are so concerned about this unhealthy alliance, and to see how you can get involved in the AGRA Watch campaign.

Friday, October 29th, 7 - 10 PM
Southside Commons (3518 S Edmunds St)

This event is a fundraiser: Sliding scale $5-20 at the door — but no one turned away for lack of funds! Complimentary hors d'oeuvres and WA wines for purchase.

Pacific Rim Poetics

What does it mean to be a Pacific Rim poet? In this course, we'll explore innovative (& classic) Pacific Rim poetics. Basho's Haibun, Sei Shonagon's list poems, the serial poems of Jack Spicer, Nathaniel Mackey and Robin Blaser and Lissa Wolsak's phosphorus of the mystery. Class time will be given to readings (& listenings) of work, as well as writing exercises and discussion. Get a better understanding of your place as a poet in this corner of the world.

SPLAB poetry workshop
Saturday, October 30, 12 to 3pm @ SPLAB in the Cultural Corner, 3528 S Ferdinand (enter from Edmunds in the back.)

public forum: stop police brutality in our community

Friday, November 5, 7:30pm at New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave S. A panel of civil rights attorneys and grassroots organizers will address concerns about lack of police accountability that have arisen during the recent surge of shooting deaths and abuse complaints.

Civil rights attorneys Lem Howell and Val Carlson, social worker Griffin Street and Native American activist Feanette Black Bear will kick off a community discussion and offer solutions to escalating police violence.

Pumpkin Push, October 30th

Add some health to your Halloween tradition at the Pumpkin Push.
Saturday October 30th nearly 2,000 pumpkins, devils, fairies & running enthusiasts alike will join Neighborcare Health in Seward Park for the 15th Annual Pumpkin Push 5k Run / 2 Mile Family Walk.

Register now at www.pumpkinpush.com. Help close the gap in health care by raising money with Neighborcare Health. Grab some goblins, bears & witches and do the Pumpkin Push!

All proceeds from Pumpkin Push benefit homeless programs at Neighborcare Health, where in 2009, we provided health care to 5,656 homeless adults, children, and unaccompanied youth.

Southeast District Council meeting

Southeast and Greater Duwamish District Councils will hold a joint meeting on October 27th from 6:30 to 8:30pm. at the Rainier Community Center, 4600 38th Ave S. This month's meeting will focus on the 2011-2012 City budget. We will hear from Beth Goldberg, the City's Budget Director, and Stella Chao, Department of Neighborhoods Director.

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