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One Night Only! Award-Winning Entertainer Frank Ferrante Stars In AN EVENING WITH GROUCHO

July 17, 2016 by Dennis Beaver Leave a Comment

One Night Only!
Award-Winning Entertainer Frank Ferrante Stars In
 AN EVENING WITH GROUCHO
 Performed for the First Time Under the Magical Teatro ZinZanni Spiegltent – Tickets On Sale Now, August 10

An Evening with Groucho
Directed by Dreya Weber

Award-winning actor and director Frank Ferrante recreates his PBS, New York, and London acclaimed portrayal of legendary comedian Groucho Marx in this fast-paced 90 minutes of hilarity. The two-act comedy consists of the best Groucho one-liners, anecdotes, and songs including “Hooray for Captain Spalding,” and “Lydia, the Tattooed Lady.” The audience literally becomes part of the show as Ferrante ad-libs his way throughout the performance in grand Groucho style. Accompanied by his on-stage pianist, Seattle Music Director Mark Rabe, Ferrante portrays the young Groucho of stage and film, and reacquaints us with the likes of brothers Harpo, Chico, Zeppo and Gummo, Charlie Chaplin, W.C. Fields, Marx foil, Margaret Dumont, and MGM’s Louis B. Mayer. A show perfect for all ages!


Teatro ZinZanni  222 Mercer Street, Seattle
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.   Show starts at 8:00 p.m.

TICKETS:  Starting at $30 — ON SALE NOW

Box Office: (206) 802-0015
http://www.zinzanni.com/seattle

*An Evening with Groucho is a one-night only special event. It is not a version of the Teatro ZinZanni evening show. Food and beverages are not included in the ticket price for this special event but will be available for purchase the night of the show.

About Frank Ferrante (Writer/Groucho)
Frank Ferrante is currently performing in Teatro ZinZanni’s Hotel L’Amour running through September 25. He is an actor and director and described by The New York Times as “the greatest living interpreter of Groucho Marx’s material.” Animal Crackers and A Night at the Opera co-author Morrie Ryskind called him “the only actor aside from Groucho who delivered my lines as they were intended.” Discovered by Groucho’s son Arthur when Frank was a drama student at the University of Southern California, Frank originated the off-Broadway title role in Groucho: A Life in Revue (written by Arthur) portraying the comedian from age 15 to 85. For this role, Frank earned New York’s Theatre World Award and an Outer Critics Circle nomination. He reprised the role in London’s West End and was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for ‘Comedy Performance of the Year.’ Frank played the Groucho role in the off- Broadway revival of The Cocoanuts and has played Captain Spalding in several productions of Animal Crackers winning a Connecticut Critics Circle Award for his portrayal at Goodspeed Opera House and a Helen Hayes nomination in Washington D.C. at Arena Stage. In Boston, he played the Huntington Theatre in the record-breaking run of Animal Crackers that landed Frank on the cover of American Theatre Magazine. Frank has now performed the Groucho role over 2500 times in more than 400 cities. His other regional roles include Max Prince in Neil Simon’s Laughter on the 23rd Floor at Philadelphia’s Walnut Street Theatre (which Frank also directed); George S. Kaufman in By George (a one-man play written by Frank); Oscar in The Odd Couple and leads in The Sunshine Boys, Lady in the Dark and Anything Goes. Frank directed M*A*S*H star Jamie Farr in the Kaufman & Hart comedy George Washington Slept Here and revivals of Simon’s

Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues, Broadway Bound and Lost in Yonkers. In 1995, he directed and developed the world premiere of the Pulitzer finalist Old Wicked Songs. In 2001, Frank directed, produced and starred in the national PBS television program Groucho: A Life in Revue. Frank has played over 1200 performances as the comic Latin lover ‘Caesar’ in the cirque show Teatro ZinZanni in Seattle and San Francisco and in Palazzo in Amsterdam. On television, Frank played a speaking mime on Rob Corddry’s Emmy Award-winning comedy Childrens Hospital and can be heard on the animated series Garfield as the voice of Lyman, Odie’s first owner and on SpongeBob SquarePants as Patrick’s boss. Frank stars in the web series Caesar’s World now viewable on Funny or Die. He is a question on the TV program Jeopardy. “He took his portrayal of Groucho Marx to New York in 1986.” The answer: “Who is Frank Ferrante?” Immediately following this run, Frank leaves for a 33 city tour of Australia with ‘Groucho’.

About Mark Rabe (Accompanist)
Mark Rabe has worked as a music director and actor/singer in the Seattle area theatre and cabaret scene for almost 30 years (where DO they go?). Music direction credits include Goblin Market at ACT Theatre, Oh, Coward! at Seattle Repertory Theatre, numerous shows for nationally renowned Seattle Children’s Theatre, many for Showtunes Theatre Company (including Falsettos, Nine, and Working in concert in Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall), as well as many other Seattle area theatres. As an actor, he has played another bemused pianist, Cosme McMoon, struggling to keep up with the famously erratic would-be singer Florence Foster Jenkins in Souvenir. Other favorite roles include Hamlet, Max in Lend Me A Tenor, William Carney/Oscar Wilde in Man Of No Importance, The Snake in Children Of Eden, & Arthur in Camelot. This past July he played the principal role of Jack Point, melancholy jester, in The Yeomen Of The Guard for the Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society. Nationally, he has played The Duplex in New York City, and various theatre as in cities all across the country with An Evening With Groucho, including the Pasadena Playhouse. This spring he happily tagged along with Groucho from the West Coast to the Midwest to the Eastern seaboard, and best of all, to Bath, England.

About Dreya Weber (Director)
Dreya Weber produced and starred in The Gymnast and A Marine Story, collectively honored with 48 US and international film festival awards including seven ‘Best Actress’ honors. Dreya co-directed and wrote the recently released independent feature Ravens Touch in which she plays the title role. She conceived and directed Caesar’s World starring Frank Ferrante, now viewable on Funny or Die. Dreya writes extensively for many cirque/theater venues including Teatro ZinZanni, Palazzo and Le Studio. Her stage credits include As You Like It at LAWSC, A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings at CTG and the award-winning West Coast premiere of Austin Pendleton’s Orson’s Shadow in which she played Vivien Leigh. On the East Coast, she appeared in the New York Shakespeare Festival’s Comedy Of Errors, Childhood (with Glenn Close), Inadmissible Evidence and Macbeth. Dreya conceived and choreographed Pink’s performances at the 2010 & 2014 Grammy’s and was associate choreographer for Michael Jackson’s This Is It. For more than a decade, Dreya has created the aerials for all of Pink’s international tours including the record breaking Australian leg of her Funhouse Tour attended by over 660,000 fans. Her creative direction and aerial choreography has been featured in over 15 international arena tours including those for Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Madonna, Cher, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears and Kylie Minogue. Dreya is currently performing in Teatro ZinZanni’s Hotel L’AMour.

About Groucho Marx (Legend)

The New York Times summed up the comedy genius as “America’s most gifted funny man.” Born Julius Henry Marx on October 2, 1890, Groucho was the third of five sons born to poor immigrant parents Sam and Minnie Marx. Chico and Harpo preceded him. Gummo and Zeppo followed. Straight from the streets of New York’s upper Eastside, Groucho was thrust onstage at age 15 as one third of the singing Leroy Trio. Eventually, brothers Harpo, Chico, Gummo and Zeppo joined the act that began as the singing Four Nightingales and evolved into the world’s funniest vaudeville act known as the Marx Brothers. After twenty years of touring their act all over the country, the Marx Brothers finally hit pay dirt with a musical comedy called I’ll Say She Is. Audiences and critics went wild over the Brothers’ irreverent humor, the expert pantomime, the wisecracks, the physical shtick, the outrageous musical talent. Said one local Philadelphia critic about the show, “It was as if a tornado hit town. We’ve never seen anything like the Marx Brothers.” I’ll Say She Is moved to Broadway in 1924 and was an instant sensation legitimizing the Marx Brothers as world-class talents. Two more Broadway hits followed – The Cocoanuts and Animal Crackers introducing audiences to Groucho’s most renowned incarnation – Captain Spalding, the African Explorer. In 1930, Groucho and his brothers moved to Hollywood and changed the face of film comedy forever. There they made Monkey Business, Horse Feathers, Duck Soup, A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, Room Service, At the Circus, Go West, The Big Store, A Night in Casablanca and Love Happy between 1931 and 1949. The Four Marx Brothers appeared on the cover of Time Magazine in 1932. As a solo, Groucho launched a career on radio and television with his Emmy Award winning work as the host of the comedy quiz show You Bet Your Life. The show flourished for fourteen highly rated seasons from 1947 to 1961 on ABC radio then NBC television. Groucho was a major fixture in 1950’s television with his “secret woid” and a duck that dropped from the sky to pay wacky contestants “an extra hundred dollars.” In the late 1960’s, a renewed interest in the anarchic hijinks of the Marx Brothers swept across the nation – particularly among college age students. Fortunately, Groucho Marx survived long enough to experience his renaissance. He made TV appearances, performed at Carnegie Hall at age 82 and received a special Academy Award in 1974 for “the brilliant and unequalled achievements of the Marx Brothers”. On August 19, 1977 Groucho Marx died at age 86. His final request? “Bury me next to Marilyn Monroe.”

About Teatro ZinZanni
Teatro ZinZanni is an original show, which combines European cirque, cabaret, spectacle, and live music meanwhile serving up a multi-course feast. The show is presented in a gorgeous, climate-controlled, antique cabaret tent (known as a spiegeltent). Imported from Belgium, the spiegeltent is nicknamed the Moulin Rouge. Built in 1910, it boasts stained glass, hand-carved wooden interior columns, polished crystal and mirrors. Guests are seated restaurant-style in this unique venue, and the action of the show takes place throughout the circular structure. The Moulin Rouge comfortably seats 285 guests. In addition to its year-round, world class dinner shows, Teatro ZinZanni also produces original family-friendly experiences, summer camps, and special one-night-only events throughout the year.

Filed Under: Arts, Community, Entertainment, Events

BAAMFest is ON!

July 17, 2016 by Dennis Beaver Leave a Comment


Rainier Beach Merchants Association is producing its annual Rainier Beach Arts & Music (BAAM) Fest multi-cultural extravaganza on July 23rd at the Rainier Beach Community Center from 11am – 7pm to activate and celebrate our incredible, diverse, talented community! This is a FREE community festival that is supported by local businesses, Seattle Parks, the Office of Economic Development and many hours of volunteer effort.

With a theme of “Our Story,” this year’s event will feature local artists, music, spoken word, and dance performances, contests, childrens’ activities, workshops, and food trucks that represent our community. “Our Story” reveals the storytelling of our histories, thoughts, and cultures through all of the arts.

HERE’S WHAT WE GOT!
Grace Love & the True Loves – Big Band Blues Music
Massive Monkees – World Champion Break Dancers
SANCA Circus Arts School Youth Performance
Art Installation by Yeggy Michael
Rhythms of India – Bollywood Dance Performance & Workshop
KUOW Story Corps Listening Party
Ben & Joe Band – Roots Music
Ken Workman – Duwamish Elder- Welcome & Blessing – Chief Sealth’s 4-th Great Grandson
New Revelations – Gospel Choir

Reagan Jackson- Poetry Reading/ Youth poets
Pacific Northwest Drumline – Multicultural drum line
Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra
Rell Be Free & Friends – Spoken Word Artists
Centerpiece Jazz Band/ Con Brio – Latin Jazz
Somali Community Dancers – Traditional Dance
Rainier Dance Center – Youth Dance Performance
Ocheami – Interactive traditional African dance & drumming
ESSAM and Al Madani – Multimedia spoken word and mural project
DJ – Ramon Villalovos – Music/ MC
The Moss – Youth Girl Band Music
Filipino Youth Drill Team – Traditional Filipino Dance/ Martial Arts
School of Rock- Youth rock music
Dex Amora & Beats by Robel – Hip Hop
Paul Che Oke Ten Wagner – Native American/ Coast Salish Story Telling
Rabbi Kate Speizer/ Jewish in Seattle – Jewish Storytelling
Zumba Class with Rainier Health & Fitness- Work it out!
DJ Smooth T – DJ
Workshops & Demos by Pratt Fine Art Center
Zine Creation & Art Appreciation Workshops
Featured mixed media visual artist Sandra Jo Palm
Art Cars
Chalk art, haiku, and flying disc contests
Art & community booths

Food Trucks
Full Tilt
Maya’s Mexican Fiesta
Black Star Kebab
Cafe Red
Jackson’s Catfish Corner

& SO MUCH MORE!

 

Thank you to our generous sponsors including the Seattle Office of Economic Development’s Only in Seattle program, Vulcan, Safeway, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, Third Place Books, Raconteur, Seattle Parks/Rainier Beach Community Center, Ron Angeles, Dorothy Driver Real Estate, Rainier Valley Community Development Fund, The Critter Camp, Merrill & Merrill Insurance, Rainier Dance Center, Rainier Vallley Food Bank, Redwing Cafe, Rainier Beach Community Center, Pizzeria Pulcinella, King County Libraries, SCORE Seattle, Derek Johnson Photography, Balanced Massage, Bamboo Builders, Rainier Beach Veterinary Clinic, Satmato Yoga, Rainier Beach Ready Emergency Hub, RainierView Advisors, Jude’s Old Town, Esquiness Fine Woodworks, DeBody LLC, and other local Rainier Beach Businesses.

Filed Under: Arts, Community, Community News, Entertainment, Events

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder to Play The 5th Avenue Theatre

July 17, 2016 by Dennis Beaver Leave a Comment

Broadway’s Tony Award®-winning Best Musical 
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder to Play The 5th Avenue Theatre

Book and Lyrics by Robert L. Freedman
Music and Lyrics by Steven Lutvak
Directed by Darko Tresnjak; Choreography by Peggy Hickey.

July 12-31, 2016

The Tony® Award winner for Best Musical, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, will play The 5th Avenue Theatre as a part of its First National Tour, which launched in September, 2015.

Gentleman’s Guide runs July 12-July 31, 2016 (press night Thursday, July 14, 2016) at The 5th Avenue Theatre (1308 5th Avenue, Seattle). For single tickets (starting at $36) and information, please visit www.5thavenue.org, call the Box Office at (206) 625-1900 or visit the Box Office at 1308 5th Avenue in Downtown Seattle. Tickets may also be purchased at (888) 5TH-4TIX. Group ticket buyers (10 or more) may call (888) 625-1418.

Gentleman’s Guide tells the uproarious story of Monty Navarro, a distant heir to a family fortune who sets out to jump the line of succession, by any means necessary. All the while, he’s got to juggle his mistress (she’s after more than just love), his fiancée (she’s his cousin but who’s keeping track?), and the constant threat of landing behind bars! Of course, it will all be worth it if he can slay his way to his inheritance… and be done in time for tea.

The most celebrated musical of the 2013-14 Broadway season, Gentleman’s Guide received ten 2014 Tony® Award nominations, eventually winning four awards: Best Musical, Direction of a Musical, Book of a Musical, and Best Costume Design. In addition, it won the Best Musical prizes from the Drama League, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle, and received a 2015 Grammy® Award nomination for Best Musical Show Album.

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder features a book and lyrics by Robert L. Freedman and music and lyrics by Steven Lutvak. Direction is by Darko Tresnjak, with choreography by Peggy Hickey. The design team includes Alexander Dodge (Scenic Design), Linda Cho (Costume Design), Philip S. Rosenberg (Lighting Design), Dan Moses Schreier (Sound Design), Aaron Rhyne (Projections Design), Brian Strumwasser (Make-Up Design) and Charles LaPointe (Wig Design). Orchestrations are by Jonathan

 

Filed Under: Arts, Entertainment, Events

Valeri brace leads Portland Timbers to 3-1 victory over Seattle Sounders FC

July 17, 2016 by NWFacts Leave a Comment

ND4_8761Portland Timbers (7-6-8 29pts) Midfielder Diego Valeri scored a goal in each half to lead the Portland Timbers to a 3-1 victory over the visiting Seattle Sounders (6-11-2 20pts) FC Saturday afternoon at  Providence Park in Portland. Fanendo Adi had the third goal for the Timbers while Chad Marshall had the lone goal for the Rave Green.

The first of three meetings between two of Major League Soccers heated rivals did not disappoint.With the mission being go forward and score, both teams started the game on the front foot with Seattle using the right flank to attack while the Timbers used the opposing left flank to attack the Sounders goal. The result was a wide a open game with Portland getting three early looks at the Sounders goal in the first twelve minutes.

Seattle’s first good look at  goal came in the 13th minute when Jordan Morris right footed shot was blocked. Morris had a golden chance to give the visitors but his right footed shot in from of the Timbers  goal was high and wide.

As has been the case all season, Seattle’s inability to score came  back to haunt them once again. On Saturday it was Portland’s counter attack that doomed the visitors.

” We did have opportunities, we also knew it was going to happen and counter they did.” Sounder goal keeper Stef Frei said after the game. ” We should have been ready and done a better job, two of their three goals were off counters.”

Portland’s first counter attack goal came just before half time when Lucas Melano streaked down the field and fed the rushing Valeri who was open in the center of the Seattle goal.

El Maestro! @DiegoDv8 makes it 1-0!!! #RCTID #PORvSEA pic.twitter.com/7HMQAgyElS

— Portland Timbers (@TimbersFC) July 17, 2016

The Sounders started the second half with  three consecutive kicks that amounted to nothing on the score board and the push upfront by the visitors made them easy prey for the  counter attack and another Valeri goal in the 55th minute.

Oh. My. #RCTID #PORvSEA pic.twitter.com/ZwkycElZHi — Portland Timbers (@TimbersFC) July 17, 2016

Despite the two goal deficit in hostile territory, the Sounders continued to fight and their efforts were rewarded in the 59th minute when Chad Marshall headed an Andreas Ivanschitz corner into the back of the Timbers goal to cut the lead to 2-1 .

Any thoughts of a miracle come back where quickly squashed four minute later Lucas Melano led another Portland counter attack and the speedy forward earned his second assist of the game when he fed a wide open Fanendo Adi in the 64th minute for the 3-1 lead. It was Adi’s 10th goal of the season for the Timbers. Adi is the third MLS player this season to score double-digit goals.

The Sounders  next match will be Wednesday Night in LA when they take on the LA Galaxy in a Quarterfinal match of the U.S Open Cup match. The Sounders will return to MLS play next Sunday at Sporting KC.

 

Filed Under: Professional, Sports

BITE OF SEATTLE

July 15, 2016 by Dennis Beaver Leave a Comment

Over 60 restaurants & food product booths, 5 live music stages, all-new Wine Bar, Craft Spirits from Gig Harbor’s Heritage Distilling Co., Craft Beer & Cider Tasting presented by Delta Air Lines, Family Fun Stage, free movie night featuring Jurassic World, Sponsor activities including Play Nintendo Tour, Ford Experience Tour, Nathan’s Famous Mobile Tour, Hendrik’s Gin Tour, Wahl Mobile Barbershop, plus:

The Alley benefiting Food Lifeline Moves to Fisher Rooftop & Adds Sunday Brunch!

The Bite’s fundraiser for Food Lifeline, The Alley, is moving front & center of the festival to Fisher Rooftop near The Bite Cooks! Stage. The Alley benefiting Food Lifeline, is a premier showcase of restaurants in the Greater Seattle area! On Friday & Saturday, for just $12 visitors will receive a taste from each of the six Seattle restaurants participating. On Sunday, we’re doing a “Sunday Brunch” themed lineup including Tom Douglas’ Dahlia Bakery, Uli’s Famous Sausage & more. A share of all net proceeds from The Alley will go directly to Food Lifeline. Special thanks to The Alley media sponsor Warm 106.9.

All-New: The Wine Bar & Craft Courtyard, sponsored by Seattle Magazine

New this year, The Wine Bar, sponsored by Seattle Magazine, features a variety of local Washington wines that guests can sip by the glass or flight in a peaceful cafe atmosphere within the Groupon Bite of Seattle®. The Wine Bar is located right next to our new Craft Courtyard, which highlights and showcases local handcraft vendors! There will be several booths to check out and help support local artists.

Craft Beer & Cider Tasting presented by Delta Air Lines, media sponsor The Stranger

The Bite’s local Craft Beer & Cider Tasting has more than 70 craft brews from local and regional breweries inside the Fisher Pavilion throughout the weekend.

The Bite Cooks! sponsored by Albert Lee Appliance
Join host ‘Chef in the Hat’ Thierry Rautureau and some of Seattle’s Finest Chefs at this interactive and high-energy show sponsored by Albert Lee Appliance, KOMO News Radio and Seattle Refined. Additionally there will be mystery ingredient Cook-off competitions where chefs will battle it out to become the Bite Cooks! Master Chef!

Seattle Center Garage parking rates are regularly $15 on Friday and Saturday and $20+ on Sunday. Higher rates apply when heavy demand is anticipated. Lower rates are in effect when overall parking demand is low. Be sure to search for the Seattle Center logo at parking garages. Regular Metro routes and the Seattle Monorail both provide easy, safe alternatives to driving to Seattle Center.

Filed Under: Community, Community News, Entertainment, Events, Food, Health, LifeStyle, News, Northwest

New Community Engagement Plan will Bring More Diverse Neighborhood Voices Before the City

July 15, 2016 by Dennis Beaver Leave a Comment

New Community Engagement Plan will Bring More
Diverse Neighborhood Voices Before the City

Mayor Ed Murray has signed an executive order to bring greater equity to the City’s outdated system for promoting public engagement among residents of Seattle’s neighborhoods.

“Our city has changed dramatically since our District Councils system was created three decades ago, and we have seen them over time become less and less representative not only of their neighborhoods but of Seattle itself,” said Murray. “For immigrants and refugees, low-income residents, communities of color, renters, single parents, youth, people experiencing homelessness, LGBTQ, and more, the system today has become a barrier for many to become involved in the City’s decision-making process. Now is the time to recreate our outreach and engagement process to become more accessible and inclusive, and to account for the ways that people communicate and connect in the 21st century.”

The District Council system, established in 1987, includes thirteen area-based councils whose membership includes local residents representing their neighborhood’s community council, business associations, and nonprofit organizations. In 2009, the City Auditor issued a strongly-worded report advocating for a reset of the District Council system, due in part to the low-level of diverse representation on the district councils.

In 2013, a demographic snapshot of District Council attendees showed that they tend to be 40 years of age or older, Caucasian, with the vast majority owning their homes. At least six District Councils had no reported people of color attending, and only three District Councils reported any African American attendees.

Murray’s executive order directs City departments to begin developing robust community engagement plans, and takes steps toward dissolving the City’s ties to each of the thirteen district councils. The district councils may still exist, but Department of Neighborhoods’ resources that previously supported the district councils will be redirected to support all City departments in these efforts. Throughout the month of August, the Department of Neighborhoods will conduct civic engagement focus groups. By September 26, the department will also draft legislation for a new citywide community engagement framework and strategic plan, including a new Seattle Community Involvement Commission to be established by January 2017. The Department of Neighborhoods and Seattle IT are also directed to submit a digital engagement plan by March 1, 2017 to broaden public accessibility.

“How we reach out to residents to bring them into the governing process reflects the City’s fundamental commitment to equity and to democracy,” said Murray. “We’re constantly looking to bring down barriers, to open up more opportunities, and to reflect the face of our diverse and growing city. I know that community members have committed untold hours serving on the district councils over the years: this change is about distributing opportunity for community input, not taking it away.”

Filed Under: News, Northwest, Politics

Summer Opportunity Fund Awards $75,000 to Five Community Projects Focused on Young Men of Color

July 15, 2016 by Dennis Beaver Leave a Comment

Summer Opportunity Fund Awards $75,000 to Five Community Projects Focused on Young Men of Color
07/11/2016 by Sam Read

Summer Opportunity FundThe City of Seattle has announced the awards for the Summer Opportunity Fund, a $75,000 fund created to support community-based projects that address and help reduce violence against young adults. The fund was open to community organizations, groups, and businesses to apply.

To be considered, projects needed to focus on education, employment, justice, violence prevention, health, or a combination of these topics. The City also sought community-based ideas and projects that leveraged other resources such as community partnerships, in-kind donations, and existing resources and services.

The awarded organizations and projects are:

$15,000 to 180 Program to provide peer training and leadership development for young men of color focused on healing circles, peacemaking, and a UW lecture and campus tour, along with mentoring, job placement and social services connections.
$14,985 to Multi-Communities for the Men’s Circle Journey Project, a facilitated support group for East African and African American men to foster and enhance emotional intelligence, increase self-esteem and respect, provide a safe place to talk, learn and heal, and foster authenticity in actions.
$14,995 to Somali Family Task Force for a three-month program designed to promote and empower 18-24-year-old East African young men’s healthy development and transition through emerging adulthood by providing mentoring/mentorship, educational preparedness, and job readiness skills building.
$15,000 to Guiding Academic Motivation for Excellence for a leadership development, empowerment, and community awareness project for 15 East African and African American males to include a walk-a-thon/community march, a community education rally and cookout, and a youth talent and fashion show produced by the participants.
$15,000 to Brothers United in Leadership Development to host BUILD the Hood events that highlight culture, healthy lifestyles, and environmental and social activities, and a resource fair for young black men and their families; in addition to a barbershop series to bring issues around education, justice, employment, and health to cultivate inter-generational relationships.
All projects will begin this summer and will be completed this fall. The Summer Opportunity Fund is funded by the Seattle Human Services Department and administered by Seattle Department of Neighborhoods.

Filed Under: African American, Community, Community News, Featured Stories, News, Northwest, Politics

Kshama Sawant, rejects Sander’s endorsement of Clinton

July 15, 2016 by Dennis Beaver Leave a Comment

 

Kshama Sawant, America’s other elected socialist, rejects Sander’s endorsement of Clinton.

Speaking at dozens of “Beyond Bernie” forums across the country, Sawant endorses Green Party Candidate Jill Stein and calls for new party for the 99%

“Millions of Sanders supporters who were electrified by his call for a political revolution, were deeply disappointed by his endorsement of Wall Street’s favored candidate, Hillary Clinton,” said Seattle’s socialist City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, a prominent Sanders backer.

“We will not follow Bernie into the corporate-controlled Democratic Party or support a presidential candidate backed to the hilt by the same billionaire class we have been challenging. Today we’re calling on Sanders supporters to continue the political revolution by backing Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein and joining our efforts to build a new party for the 99%,” Sawant continued.

Last weekend over 1,000 people attended a “Beyond Bernie” forum series featuring video addresses by Jill Stein and Kshama Sawant, with more forums planned for this week. Hosted by Socialist Alternative and Movement4Bernie, the forum series were part of a nationwide mobilization for protests outside the Democratic National Convention later this month.

Even though Councilmember Sawant always disagreed with Sanders about his decision to run as a Democrat, she and her organization, Socialist Alternative, nonetheless campaigned for him by launching Movement4Bernie. At the same time, she called on him to break with the Democratic Party and run through November as an independent or Green if blocked by the DNC, with a petition which received nearly 125,000 signatures.

Later this week, Movement4Bernie will be relaunching itself as Movement for the 99%, to continue the political revolution independent of the Democratic Party, before and after November.

Filed Under: Community News, News, Northwest, Politics

July is Adult Abuse Prevention Month

July 15, 2016 by Dennis Beaver Leave a Comment

 

The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) continues to see a sharp increase in the number of cases of adult abuse reported statewide. Adult Abuse Prevention Month is intended to raise awareness and remind everyone to remain vigilant when it comes to the health and welfare of some of Washington’s most vulnerable citizens.

The amount of alleged abuse cases has more than doubled in Washington in just four years. More than 35,500 cases of alleged abuse were reported in 2015 compared to more than 16,600 in 2011. Adult Protective Services (APS), which investigates cases of abuse in homes and facilities, believes the increase reflects improved awareness of adult abuse among the public, as well as an aging Baby Boomer population.

Anyone who suspects abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult is encouraged to call 1-866-ENDHARM (1-866-363-4276). Someone will answer your call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

In Washington, the most common form of adult abuse is financial exploitation. Other forms of abuse can include:

Physical
Sexual abuse
Psychological/Emotional (Mental abuse)
Neglect
Abandonment
Self-neglect
Improper restraint
Signs of abuse include:

Suspicious bruises, sores or weight loss
A sudden change in personality
Neglect of hygiene, clothing, home, medicine or food
Personal belongings are missing
Verbal aggression
If suspected abuse is reported, an Adult Protective Services investigator will make an unannounced visit to the home or facility. The investigator will interview the alleged victim in private and contact law enforcement if necessary. For every case of abuse investigated, many others go unreported.

The Aging and Long-Term Support Administration is nationally recognized as a leader for serving older people in their own homes or in community residential set.

The Aging and Long-Term Support Administration is nationally recognized as a leader for serving older people in their own homes or in community residential settings. ALTSA investigates abuse, neglect, exploitation and poor care in people’s own homes and in community facilities and programs it licenses and certifies. It also supports clients who are deaf and hard of hearing. The team of 1,500 serves nearly 60,000 clients on a $1.91 billion annual budget.

 

 

DSHS does not discriminate and provides equal access to its programs and services for all persons without regard to race, color, gender, religion, creed, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, age, veteran’s status or the presence of any physical, sensory or mental disability.

 

Filed Under: Community, Community News

Rainier Beach Arts & Music (BAAM) Fest

July 15, 2016 by Dennis Beaver Leave a Comment

Rainier Beach Arts & Music (BAAM) Fest “Our Story” Tells It Like It Is Saturday, July 23rd
Culturally Inclusive Spoken Word, Storytelling, Visual Art, Dance, & Music Take Center Stage
Our story in Rainier Valley is one of deep cultural and social complexity, of powerful youth, talent, and heartbreaking beauty. No one can tell that story better than we can during Rainier Beach Arts and Music (BAAM) Fest Saturday, July 23rd, activating the Rainier Beach Community Center Plaza (8825 Rainier Ave S.) from 11 am – 7 pm.

Presented by the Rainier Beach Merchants Association and Vulcan Inc, BAAMFest is a FREE cultural arts extravaganza celebrating one of the most culturally, economically, and socially diverse communities in the United States, through spoken word, cultural dance, live music, visual arts, and storytelling. More information at www.rainierbaamfest.com.

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