Columbia Citizens

your Wikli-fix: turning point

Any day now… the weather vane will pivot and, well, you know the rest. Take full advantage of these waning weeks of summer.

Columbia City Farmers Market

Fall equinox is just a few days away… come celebrate these hot last days of summer at the Columbia City Farmers Market. Wednesday 3-7pm on Edmunds St.

community dinners are back

Hello friends and neighbors,
We are back up and running our monthly "3rd Friday" community dinners at the Rainier Community Center after a short summer break. Mark your calendars and come out to join us for more great food and company.

Italian themed community dinner, Friday, September 21, 5 – 6:30 pm
Rainier Community Center, 4600 38th Ave S

eight days in Havana

A Slide Presentation & Talk by Juan Alonso-Rodriguez Juan's mother passed away when he was six, and he left his family a month before his tenth birthday to come to the US. After a 45-year absence, in September 2011 he returned to his birthplace: Havana, Cuba. This was an extremely personal journey back to revisit his old home and rediscover family he had left behind as well as those he had not yet met.

At the Columbia City Gallery, Thursday, Sept 20, 6:30 - 8pm. Free and open to the public.

last ArtWalk of the summer season

This Thursday, September 20 will be the last Bohemian Backstreets ArtWalk of the summer season, hosted by Community Arts Create.

Come join us from 6-9pm in the alley between S Edmunds and S Ferdinand Streets. Enjoy local musicians and artists, gallery tours, and local art studios. Take a walk around the neighborhood, and enjoy the wonderful 77 degree weather. And get a sneak peak at at some of the panels from the Columbia City mural project.

Oktoberfest at the Lakewood Seward Park Community Club

A time to celebrate with neighbors and friends, please join us at the Lakewood Seward Park Community Association's 4th consecutive Oktoberfest party!

It's not too late to join the community club to receive a member discount on admission, get free admission to the Halloween Ice Cream Social on October 28th and other member benefits.

Please see lspcc.org for details.

Precious Knowledge: Arizona's Battle Over Ethnic Studies

An award-winning documentary about an epic civil rights battle in Tucson high schools. The 70-minute film shows committed students, parents and teachers mobilizing to save Mexican American Studies from a legislative ban on "ethnically divisive" classes and books.

Thursday, September 20, 7:30 pm. Door donation $2. Dinner served at 6:30 pm for $8.50 donation. New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave S. Hosted by Radical Women. Information, rides or childcare: 722-6057, moc.gnirpsdnim|elttaesWR#moc.gnirpsdnim|elttaesWR. Everyone welcome. Wheelchair accessible.

Seattle HypnoBirthing classes, now in Columbia City

Kira and Tracy of Seattle HypnoBirthing® are delighted to offer childbirth education in Seattle Home Maternity Service's comfortable, relaxed atmosphere. If you're expecting, join us to you'll learn how to work with your body during birth, tools for working with your healthcare provider to develop birth preferences, experience and practice hypnosis to help you stay in calm control throughout your birth experience. Our next 5-class series will be held Tuesdays from 6 - 8:30pm, November 20 - December 18.

Volunteer to help families experiencing homelessness

Columbia City Church of Hope is hosting families (up to 14 moms and kids) in partnership with Mary's Place. Tuesday, October 2 - Tuesday, October 16.

We need volunteers each day to:

• drive van to pick up families at Mary's Place (4:30-5:30pm)
• prepare and serve a warm, nutritious dinner (5:30-7:30pm)
• serve as evening hosts (6-9pm)
• spend the night (9pm-7am)
• donate breakfast foods
• clean the space

You can sign up online to volunteer. More info about all of these tasks is below, and also available on the online sign-up. Please include a phone number when you sign up online so that the coordinators may contact you if necessary.

Please contact Darla at Church of Hope (722-5651) if you have questions. Thanks!