Wikli 2010, 07/21

Columbia City's Neighbor News

21 Jul 2010 12:33 Welcome to Week 108 of the Columbia Citizens' Wiki

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your Wikli-fix: the scoop What's up this week? Delve in & savor it. ▼ more Today is the Farmers Market — starring Caspar Babypants. Get ready to take to the streets — our neighborhood parade is coming together. Jerri wants to know what you think about the Cultural Center. Is your garden overflowing? The food bank has a proposition for you. This week the food bank also has this cool, delicious event. The theater keeps putting out great shows. Here's one that features some ultra-local talent. Local artists, let's wrap it up. The Griswolds come to Columbia City for a family reunion. Our blogossiphere points to Bike Works' volunteer parties, a music review, our slip & slide, and an interesting socio-religious take on the neighborhood. That's the scoop. You saw it here first, folks.

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Bring it on down A large segment of our food purchases at Rainier Valley Food Bank (4205 Rainier Ave S) are fresh fruits and vegetables. This is where you, dear neighbors, can get involved. Got a garden with extra vegetables or herbs? Bring it on down! Got a fruit tree laden with more fruit than you could eat all year going ripe on the branch? Bring it on down! If you don't currently have surplus food in your yard or garden, consider planting an extra row for the food bank. We are always happy to accept fresh produce grown locally. You can always count on your donation going to a worthy belly, and feel great about feeding your own community. It could be the most important trip of your week! — SamOsborne

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Columbia City Farmers Market This week at the Market… The Columbia City Farmers Market is now on Edmunds Street between 35th and 37th. Market hours are 3-7pm through the end of October. Caspar Babypants!! Hold on to your children! Caspar is a veritable Pied Piper — capable of leading children (of all ages) in song and dance for hours! 4:30-6:00pm Do you like our facebook page? Tickets now on sale for our biggest event of the year! — Catherine Burke

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Rainier Valley Heritage Parade & Summer Streets Party Have a fun, serious or silly parade talent? We want you! We're accepting applications until July 30th. We invite Valley residents and organizations to participate in the street party. You can organize an activity, volunteer as an event planner/helper, or sponsor a portion of the events. Look for the posters all around the neighborhood and other media attention. The more the merrier! There's plenty of room for in the street fun and games! Saturday, August 21 for summer fun celebrating the diversity of 98118! Parade: 11-12 & Street Party: 12-3 Rainier Ave. will be open to peds and bikes from Brandon St. (at Group Health) to Alaska St. in Columbia City — moc.rebmahcreiniar|liam#sivaD nasuS

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RVCC Survey The Rainier Valley Cultural Center (RVCC) constantly strives to serve you, our patrons and supporters. To do so, we need to better understand how you currently use RVCC and what additional programming would best suit your interests. We would be very grateful if you could take the 5 minutes needed to complete this online suvery. Your input will help guide our future. You can choose to enter a drawing for two free tickets to Arts Gumbo 2010! Here's the survey. — gro.elttaesdees|egdirmulpj#egdirmulP irreJ

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Ryan Purcell at the Columbia City Theater Longtime Columbia City resident, Ryan Purcell and his band the Last Round, will be playing this Friday the 23rd at the Columbia City Theater opening for Star Anna. Come on out and support the opening of this great new club and support a (very) local musician while you're at it. You may have seen us playing at the Ferdinand street block party last year, or me sitting in with the Dusty 45's at the Americus Block party — this year we are playing the best new club to open in Seattle since the reopening of the Croc — and it's in our own neighborhood! — ten.gralb|pnayR#llecruP nayR

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Scoopfest 2010: free ice cream & music Free ice cream and music to support Rainier Valley Food Bank. Bring the whole family to Full Tilt on Sunday, July 25th, from 2-5 (ice cream for the first 300 people). After hours party for adults starts at 7:00 pm at The Bourbon and Columbia City Theater. — gro.bfvr|mas#enrobsO maS

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(un)wrapped artwork, two weeks left for entries Columbia City Gallery is seeking entries for (un)wrapped, the gallery's 5th Annual Juried Exhibit. We encourage artists in all media to submit artwork which reflects the theme (un)wrapped. For $25, applicants may enter up to 3 pieces for consideration. All entries must be received by July 31, 2010. Download the prospectus and entry form. More information at www.ColumbiaCityGallery.com, 760-9843 or moc.yrellagyticaibmuloc|tra#moc.yrellagyticaibmuloc|tra. — moc.yrellagyticaibmuloc|anitsirhC#uwT anitsirhC

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Volunteer Chore Services Volunteer Chore Services, a program of Catholic Community Services, is a "safety net" for elders and adults living with disabilities who are unable or ineligible for state/paid chore services. All recipients are low-income, have health problems or difficulty with mobility, and most live alone. A growing volunteer opportunity in your neighborhood consists of driving clients to doctor appointments, grocery shopping or other chores. We carefully match volunteers to opportunities based on their personalities, neighborhood, and preferences. — gro.wwscc|ceirrek#yrabraC eirreK

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Wagon Queen Truckster @ the Shirley Marvin Hotel If you remember the 1980s "National Lampoon Vacation" movie starring Chevy Chase, you will remember the Wagon Queen Truckster. Well, it'll be parked outside The Shirley Marvin Hotel in Columbia City during the weekend of Friday, July 30th through Sunday, August 1st. HomeAway.com has chosen The Shirley Marvin Hotel to be part of the grand tour of the Truckster around the U.S.A. And for a tour of The Shirley Marvin click here: [http://shirleymarvin.com] HomeAway.com has created a mini-film as a reprise of the the original movie reuniting Chase with Beverly d'Angelo as The Griswolds. Check them out. We hope the truckies and travel blogger, Jennifer Miner get a great Columbia City Welcome. More info to follow next week. — moc.nivramyelrihs|ofni#nosirroM yellehS

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Wellspring FS Launches “Kids Helping Kids” Coin Drive Rainier Beach 6-year-old Rena Mateja has been collecting pennies to "help homeless" babies for three years. On April 27, 2010, she surpassed her goal of $500! Musician Caspar Babypants (aka Chris Ballew of The Presidents of U.S.A.) was inspired by Rena's generosity, and so he wrote the song Happy Heart for her. And he wants to do the same for one lucky kid who follows her example to selflessness and service. Wellspring Family Services has launched a "Kids Helping Kids" coin drive, and you can catch up with Caspar Babypants and the "Kids Helping Kids" booth at the Columbia City Farmer's Market on Wednesday, July 21st from 3pm – 5pm. — WellspringFS

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