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Celebration of Youth (Mar 4)

Celebration of Youth (Mar 4)

The West Central Community Center (1603 N Belt) is hosting Celebration of Youth: A Community Showcase tomorrow (March 4) starting at 6pm.

The Celebration of Youth is a community event and a free dinner showcasing local youth and their talents, skills, and leadership. Performances include music, arts, and spoken word pieces by the Music Innovates Program, The Community School’s Peer Assistance & Leadership Program, Youth for Christ’s Resiliency Project, and the West Central Youth Development Life Skills Program.

Celebration of Youth 2016

This year the WCCC is also presenting the First Annual Louise Stamper Excellence in Service Award to a youth in our community. The award commemorates the work and neighborhood advocacy of Louise Stamper, who passed away one year ago.

If you’re on Facebook, you can RSVP to the Celebration of Youth here.

Free Play at Knox Presbyterian (Oct 15)

Free Play at Knox Presbyterian (Oct 15)

Knox Presbyterian Church (806 W Knox) is holding a free special dramatic presentation tomorrow (Thursday, October 15) at 7pm when the Knox Presbyterian Drama Group presents Beyond the Shadow Lands, an adaptation of the play Strangers and Other Angels conceived by Karin Coonrod.

Knox Pres Beyond the Shadow Lands

The play contains direct transcriptions of medieval drama, modern translations, scripture, and even Italian dialogue. It offers insight into the Biblical themes of sinfulness, mercy, and God’s restoration.

The Knox Presbyterian Drama Group says that those who’ve seen it have described it as “powerful.” They’re encouraging individuals, youth groups, book groups, and other people to attend together and then discuss common experience and individual impressions after seeing the play.

Children’s Author at the E-G Farmers’ Market (Oct 10)

Children’s Author at the E-G Farmers’ Market (Oct 10)

Thanks to support from Catholic Charities Food for All, children’s author Katherine Pryor will be reading from her book Sylvia’s Spinach at the Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market on Friday, October 10. The readings will take place at 3:30, 4:30 and 5:30pm.

Sylvia's SpinachCopies of the book will be for sale at the readings, or you can order your own copy in advance from Amazon. Food stamp recipients with children can receive a complimentary copy donated by Catholic Charities simply by showing their EBT card.

For more info on Sylvia’s Spinach, check out the book trailer on YouTube or visit Readers to Eaters to see review excerpts and read short bios on the author and artist.

If you’re on Facebook, please RSVP to the event. And if you use EBT, remember that you get an extra $2 for spending (called Fresh Bucks) for every $5 you put on your Washington Quest card at the market. So, for example, $20 instantly becomes $28 that you can spend on all the vendors’ seasonal fruit and veggies. It’s a great way to make your money go a little further each month.

Book Signing at Heart of Spokane, Jun 14

Book Signing at Heart of Spokane, Jun 14

On Friday, June 14 there will be a four-author book signing and reception at The Heart of Spokane [map] from 6 to 8pm. The theme is food, but there are every different takes on that theme, including gluten-free cooking, vegan cooking, and gourmet “health-and-healing” dishes.

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The books and their respective authors are: Dinner with Cecile and Willam, a cookbook by Cecile Charles and William Maltese; The Gluten-Free Way: My Way by Adrienne Z. Milligan; and Get-Real Vegan Desserts by Christina-Marie Wright.

For more info, contact Sarah at (509) 443-4799.

Logo Contest Results

Logo Contest Results

The Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council held a logo contest in the run-up to its March meeting. At that meeting, all attendees were given the chance to vote on their favorite.

There were three strong submissions from residents Stan Burke, Joe Snodgrass and Liorah Wichser. Stan decided to emphasize Emerson-Garfield’s parks with a silhouette of children playing that ought to bring a smile to your face. Joe cleverly echoed the contours of a leaf in an old-fashioned streetlight so as to highlight the neighborhood’s mix of history and nature. Liorah focused on the historic aspect of the neighborhood by representing it through period typography and an antique-looking sign.

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In the end, it was Liorah’s submission that garnered the most votes. From now on you’ll start to see that logo on EGNC correspondence and across our social media presence (such as here on our blog and on our Twitter feed).

We hope to find other ways to integrate the other excellent logo submissions — for example, Stan’s would be great for our park-related news and events (and we hope to have a lot of those in the near future), and Joe’s would be ideal for matters that pertain to planning and N. Monroe revitalization.