Wikli 2010, 11/17

Columbia City's Neighbor News

17 Nov 2010 14:47 Welcome to Week 123 of the Columbia Citizens' Wiki This is a bi-Wikli. We'll post the next one on December 1.

Whatsa Wikli? ▼

The Citizens' Wikli is the informal e-flyer of Columbia Citizens. In one space, on one page, it pulls together the neighborhood's news, alerts, events, and discussion, drawing from what neighbors bring to the site.

Any Citizen can contribute Wikli items, and any Citizen can edit them. Read more...

And it comes together just about every week. It's our "weekly wiki" — the Wikli.

How does this work? ▼

When does the Wikli come together? All week long — Citizens can post to the site anytime. Most Tuesday nights we tie up the loose ends, so on Wednesday mornings Citizens get an alert via email, facebook, or twitter, which invites hundreds of local readers to check out the week's updates.

How do I post to the Wikli? We've got a "how-to" for that.

Is there a Wikli archives? Sure, right here.

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your Wikli-fix: thank you If Columbia Citizens stopped to count our blessings… well now, that could go on for quite awhile. So let's start out by thanking you for all you bring to the neighborhood. Enjoy the cornucopia of events, projects, and assorted offerings your neighbors have shared through the site. This one's a bi-Wikli. Let's take the next one off to thaw that turkey. ▼ more This from the Department of Supreme Ironies: Rainier Valley Food Bank celebrates the anniversary of its robbery. Now there's "kosher kung fu" at Columbia School. Our Freedom Socialists dissect the election, and invite you to join them in carving a bird. Tonight, our climate co-operators stage their second workshop. Hey Tweeps, let's meet up at the Ale House. The Southeast District Council meets tonight, Wednesday. The Columbia City Theater and The Bourbon are happy to feed and entertain you. Our new Church of Hope worships monthly. The holidays are upon us. Rather than buy, why not trade? Put this on your calendar: Columbia City Community Chorus sings their fall concert. A one-man show at the Cultural Center. In our blogossiphere, Seattle showcases Columbia City in its newest campaign, "Only In Seattle". The Gallery features two new exhibits. and a couple of items about local bicycles. In Citizen discussion, The activists at Cheasty/Mt View have built a head of steam, and they'd like to take you with them. A Citizen offers to deliver a Thanksgiving meal to you. How do you minimize your landfill waste? A shout-out for Tagla Cafe. Thanks for delving into our shared place and all it offers.

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Church of Hope worship Sunday, Nov 21, 10:30am at 3818 S Angeline St A progressive new community of faith in Columbia City. Come as you are! All ages, races, gender identities and sexual orientations, cultures, classes are welcome. Meeting the 3rd Sunday of each month for worship. Potlucks in local homes the 1st Sunday of each month. — Darla DeFrance

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Climate Co-op workshop #2 Wed, November 17, 6-8pm Southside Commons: 3518 S Edmunds St Welcome our southside neighbors. It's time for our second Climate Co-op workshop. Please bring your friends, neighbors, and family to contribute their ideas to making a difference in our community. At this workshop we will discuss potential programs and services in more detail, that we came up with at the first workshop, and begin ranking which programs and services a co-op might offer first. Share with us your opinions and help us shape a co-op that will work for you. We are having a technical expert from NW Seed presenting and sharing information on carbon reduction strategies. Please RSVP to moc.liamg|pooc.etamilC#moc.liamg|pooc.etamilC. Food, refreshments, and childcare will be provided. — moc.liamg|pooc.etamilc#yhpruM leahciM

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Columbia City Community Chorus fall concert The Columbia City Community Chorus, directed by Kathleen Tracy, presents their Fall Concert, Harboring Each Other. The event will be a benefit for the Refugee Women's Alliance. The multi-generational Chorus will sing a spirited and moving set of songs both original and contemporary, with a few surprises thrown in! The Chorus will be joined by Columbia City musicians Matt Kelly and Joanne Laterjung Kelly. It'll be a good time, for a good cause! $5 - 20 suggested donation. Friday December 10, 2010, 7:30pm The Columbia City Church of Hope 3818 S Angeline St — Kathleen Tracy

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Columbia City tweetup Come share a pint and a few laughs with your neighborhood tweeps. :) This is the third such meeting, and the first two were a blast!! Our hashtag is #cctweetup. Monday, Nov 22, 2010 at 7pm at Columbia City Ale House — moc.liamg|gnakjahtram#gnaK ahtraM, @Martha_Kang

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Get Online! Did you know you can attend classes for free or low-cost at computer learning centers in your own neighborhood? Stop by your nearest participating center on Thursday, November 18 between 4 and 8pm and get online! There will be activities and demonstrations on many topics, including: social networking, posting/viewing photos online, paying bills online, using email, accessing wireless networks, using Skype to make free phone calls, and using the internet safely. For more information, or to find out how to volunteer, go to http://www.seattle.gov/getonline. — seattleamy

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holiday toy swap and sale November 30th 5:30-8pm at the Lakewood/Seward Park Community Club Come find that last-minute Hanukkah gift or that special Christmas toy for that little girl or boy. There will be tables full of gently used toys, baked goodies, and plenty of holiday cheer. Help reduce unnecessary packaging, reduce carbon emissions, save some money, and give to others this holiday season. Columbia City friends and neighbors have gathered up gently used toys just in time to find new homes this holiday season. — Michellelouise

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Kitchen's open at The Bourbon bar There's some delicious new smells wafting out of The Bourbon Bar and Columbia City Theater. We've just opened our own kitchen, bringing southern favorites and tasty nibbles to pair with your classic cocktails or $5 pitchers. Our full menu is available from 4pm to 11pm Sunday through Thursday and until 1am Friday and Saturday. A happy hour menu is coming soon. We've got some interesting shows cooking up in The Theater too: Friday 11/19: The Stranger & Pabst Blue Ribbon Present — Wild Orchid Children, See Me River, and Magic Mirrors — 9pm / 21 + / $12 Three of Seattle's most unique rock bands take the stage for a night of sonic exploration. We'll have drink specials all night, including a free koozie with every PBR Tallboy purchased. Buy your tickets here. — CCT_TheBourbon

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Macabee Martial Arts Macabee Martial Arts teaches White Dragon kung Fu and Commando Krav Maga— the Israeli elite self defense system. Classes are taught by Jacob Lunon who brings 40 years of martial arts experience to Columbia City and is a member of the United States Martial Arts Black Belt Hall Of Fame. www.kosherkungfu.com Location: Columbia School, 3528 S Ferdinand St (enter building on Edmunds, parking available) — Macabee Martial Arts

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Public Forum: the 2010 Recession Election Fiasco Friday, Dec 3rd, 7:30pm Bring your opinions and ideas to a discussion on whether Tea Party momentum and Democratic Party surrender can be countered. Featuring Doug Barnes, national leader of the Freedom Socialist Party. Add your voice to the discussion! — moc.gnirpsdnim|elttaespsf#elttaeS PSF

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Rainier Valley Food Bank rip-off celebration A year ago burglars stole $2000 worth of food from the Rainier Valley Food Bank just a few days before Thanksgiving. The southend community responded by leading efforts to raise funds and restock shelves. Within three days, the community had raised over $70,000 in cash and $30,000 in food. Join us on Saturday, November 20th, 2010 as we spend a day commemorating this outstanding community support by rolling up our sleeves & giving back to an organization that is the lifeline for so many of our families. Two shifts are available, 7am to 11am and 11am to 3pm. — moc.liamtoh|atnelavharas#atnelaV haraS

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Sitting in Circles with Rich White Girls At times funny, biting and somber Sitting in Circles with Rich White Girls: Memoirs of a Bulimic Black Boy is the groundbreaking and crushingly honest reclamation story of a fat, gay, bulimic, black boy raised by white parents and struggling to find beauty, acceptance and safe spaces — in a world short on all. With playful humor and sharp observance, Sitting in Circles… takes audiences on an intense and insightful journey, along the way unpacking the mother lode of identity construction and self-preserving mechanisms. Yet, with the performer's greatest gift being the ability to find playfulness in the midst of grief these stories are funnier than they are tragic. Ultimately demonstrating how even the most painful of experiences can be reclaimed, transformed, and accepted for what they are: the building blocks of our unique identities. Nov. 19th & 20th, Doors 6:30pm Show 7pm. more details here — csojourner

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Southeast District Council meeting We'll meet on November 17th, 2010, 6:30-8pm at the Filipino Community Center, 5740 Martin Luther King Jr Way S. Click here for the agenda. — vog.elttaes|ertiP.nuY#ertiP nuY

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Thanksgiving feast tribute to Native Americans Celebrate the contributions of this hemisphere's first people. Enjoy home-cooked roast turkey surrounded by new world foods, then relax after dinner with good conversation, table games and DVDs. Thanksgiving, Thurs Nov 25 Cocktail hour starts at 2pm. Buffet 3-5pm. Dinner donation $12; children $6.50 (sliding scale or work exchanges available for low-income people). — moc.gnirpsdnim|elttaespsf#elttaeS PSF

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this week at the Columbia City Library Storytime Wednesday Nov. 17th from 11 to 11:30am. Bring your preschoolers and toddlers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian. Play and Learn Thursday Nov. 18th from 11:00am to 12:30pm. Grupo Bilingüe de juegos para padres y cuidadores con niños entre las edades de nacimiento hasta 5 años. / Bilingual play group for ages birth to 5. Homework Help Volunteers will assist students with homework on a drop in basis on Mondays and Tuesdays from 5:00 to 7:30 pm. Library programs are free and open to the public. Everyone is invited to attend. — gro.lps|srelles.etak#srelleS etaK

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ukulele group classes with Kathleen Tracy The long dark days of winter are approaching, and you know what that means — it's ukulele time! Come learn the fundamental skills to get you playing this versatile, portable, and fun instrument. We'll get started with a few simple chords and some basic strums. Each week we'll explore two songs. You'll be surprised at the number of songs you can play with only 2 or 3 chords! Bring your ukulele tuned G-C-E-A. Thursdays Dec 2 - Feb 17 more details here — Kathleen Tracy

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