Archive for June, 2009
Oh man, it’s almost July-- how in the heck did that happen?! Well, there’s no time for my whining... here’s some cool stuff to consider!
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Posted: June 25th, 2009 under Art Zine, Take 21, Theater.
Tags: Fine Arts, Nancy Guppy, Theatre
On Wednesday, June 17, 2009, the Seattle School Board voted 6-1 (Mary Bass voted no) to approve a
new student assignment plan. The new plan would assign children to elementary, middle and high schools on the basis of geography. After decades of a “school choice” system, this action is a return to a neighborhood schools strategy.
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Posted: June 18th, 2009 under City Issues, Education, Schools, Take 21.
Tags: Schools
I am cutting and pasting again. I mean, with real scissors and paper. I was writing a story that started with a single, clear through-line, but by the time I had generated 15 pages it had become a mass of pages with, um, not so many paragraph breaks...
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Posted: June 18th, 2009 under Art Zine, Literary, Take 21.
Tags: Books, Lyall Bush
Okay, since I actually have two must-see shows for the summer, but I could only highlight one on the show, I want to at least mention the other one here. The 5th Avenue Theatre has these fabulous FREE spotlight nights where they highlight upcoming productions. I love going to these because you
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Posted: June 16th, 2009 under Art Zine, Take 21, Theater.
Tags: Kathy Hsieh, Theatre
On June 8, 2009, the Seattle City Council confirmed former Judge Michael Spearman as the new Office of Professional Accountability (OPA) auditor. Spearman told the council, "I will do my best to insure that we have a fair, thorough and progressive policy in regards to investigating all complaints of [police] misconduct."
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Posted: June 16th, 2009 under City Issues, Police Accountability, Take 21.
Tags: City Council, Mayor, Police
During the week of June 8-12, 2009, the Washington State Department of Transportation [WSDOT] held its first round of public meetings about the proposal to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct with a deep-bore tunnel. The Ballard News Tribune reported that attendees were concerned about how Ballard residents would access the tunnel.
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Posted: June 16th, 2009 under City Issues, Take 21, Transportation, Viaduct.
Tags: Roads
On Wednesday, June 17, 2009, the Seattle School Board will vote on a new student assignment plan. Earlier this year, the Board voted 6-1 (School Boardmember Mary Bass voted no) to approve Policy D 03.00 that laid out the guidelines to develop new specific boundaries.
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Posted: June 15th, 2009 under City Issues, Education, Schools, Take 21.
Tags: Schools
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5th Avenue Theatre has these fabulous FREE spotlight nights where they highlight upcoming productions. I love going to these because you get to hear all sorts of backstage and behind the scenes stuff plus learn so much about the creative process in putting together a musical.
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Posted: June 12th, 2009 under Art Zine, Take 21, Theater.
Tags: Kathy Hsieh, Theatre
On this week's "recommend something for summer" show, Nancy insisted-insisted, I tell you-that I shamelessly plug my own comic book, Rotten (co-authored with Mark Rahner, art by Dan Dougherty), the first giant issue of which is out now. Having gotten the shameless part in, I must make amends by giving some real recommendations.
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Posted: June 12th, 2009 under Art Zine, Film, Take 21.
Tags: Film, Robert Horton, Seattle Art Museum
There is, of course, lots going on this summer. First, I want to mention a couple of art benefits you might want to consider, because these kind of events are a great way to build, or start, your own personal art collection. That said, here we go...
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Posted: June 11th, 2009 under Art Zine, City Issues, Take 21.
Tags: Bumbershoot, Fine Arts, Nancy Guppy, Pike Place Market
