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ROOTS 45 th Annual Celebration September 3rd Jimi Hendrix Park

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City Proclamation Names Sunday, September 3, 2017 as ROOTS Day Relatives of Old Timers “Bridging the Generation Gap”
City Proclamation Names Sunday, September 3, 2017 as ROOTS Day Relatives of Old Timers
“Bridging the Generation Gap”

ROOTS 45th Annual Celebration Relatives of Old Timers “Bridging the Generation Gap”

In the early 1970’s an invitation went out from Arline and Letcher Yarbrough to eight couples who had been close friends for thirty years. The more recent years found them scattered and out of touch. The response was excellent and all who were still living in the Seattle area accepted the invitation. The result of that gathering was the beginning of ROOTS. ROOTS celebrates the past, present and future of NW African Americans who are contributors to the vitality of our community and are the generations of people who uphold the legacy that helped to build our neighborhoods. There is a rich history to share with all communities and particularly, with young people who can be the heritage-keepers. All are Welcome to the picnic at
ROOTS 45 th Annual Celebration –
Sunday, September 3, 2017  Time: 10am – 6pm
Location:  Jimi Hendrix Park *adjacent to the Northwest African American Museum MUSIC and ACTIVITIES

ROOTS 2015_Josie with the JazzRays_1Main Stage – Fantastic local vocalists/musicians with Buckshot Jazz

2nd Stage/Youth Engaged Acoustic Improv, hosted by Darnell Parker “Shut Tha Doe” Community Honorees – David Mann, Lewis Rudd and Angela Rye

ROOTS 2015_Dancing Unity_photo S.FriedROOTS and Northwest Black Pioneers are partnering with Seattle Parks & Recreation, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods and a host of others that include: Northwest African American Museum, Black Heritage Society of WA State, Southwest Mortuary, Associated Recreation Council, Seattle Park District, and contributors at: PepsiCola, Ezell’s, Office Depot/Office Max, Ballard Auto &Vessel Licensing

SHOULD YOU BE GLUTEN FREE?

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Emerald City Fish & Chips' menu is packed with gluten-free and healthy items all foodies will enjoy. This restaurant is a terrific spot for families to gather with its kid-friendly ambience and menu.
Emerald City Fish & Chips’ menu is packed with gluten-free and healthy items all foodies will enjoy. This restaurant is a terrific spot for families to gather with its kid-friendly ambience and menu.

Gluten free this, gluten free that….  Many restaurants are even now serving entire gluten-free menus, but what is gluten? And more importantly, should you be going gluten-free as well?  Get the facts and make the choice yourself:

Gluten is a protein composite found in multiple grains, most notably wheat, rye, spelt, barley, triticale, kamut, and even oat. Gluten encompasses two primary families of proteins; glutenins and gladins. It makes pizza dough stretchy, gives bread its spongy texture, and is used to thicken soups and sauces.

So what happens when your body rejects gluten? Symptoms of gluten intolerance vary dramatically and may include excessive weight loss associated with malnutrition, diarrhea, nutrient deficiencies, and skin rashes. People of Northern European descent are more likely to experience gluten intolerance but a growing number of Hispanics, African Americans, and Asians are being affected.

 

Gluten intolerance typically appears during the first three years of life, after cereals are introduced into the diet. According to the Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: A second peak occurrence rate takes place during the third decade of life. Breast-feeding
appears to have a preventive effect, as breast-fed babies have a decreased risk of developing celiac disease. The early introduction of cow’s milk is also believed to be a major causative factor. Research in the past few years has clearly indicated that
breast-feeding and delayed administration of cow’s milk and cereal grains are the primary preventive steps that can greatly reduce the risk of developing celiac disease.

A simple test that works for most people is to simply eliminate gluten from the diet for several days and notice if symptoms subside. Reintroduce gluten into the diet and note if symptoms reappear quickly. If celiac disease is suspected or confirmed, the treatment is a gluten-free diet. Once the gluten is eliminated, significant improvement is usually noted within a few days or weeks by the vast majority of people

Other Health Concerns
It’s been estimated that one in 133 people have been diagnosed with Celiac disease. To those with this severe sensitivity to gluten, even a crumb triggers an immune response, which can cause huge gastrointestinal distress, nutritional deficiencies, and can damage the small intestine. If left untreated, these responses could lead to intestinal cancers as well as complications such as infertility and osteoporosis.

In recent years it’s become apparent that another gluten-related problem exists: nonceliac gluten sensitivity. This sensitivity can lead to similar celiac symptoms such as stomach cramps, diarrhea, and bloating, but unlike Celiac, it doesn’t damage the intestines. For years this health issue went unrecognized by professionals, but now experts are beginning to believe it may affect as many as 1 in 4 Americans.

Downside of Being Gluten Free
 Going gluten-free is not a trend diet. Celiac and gluten sensitively are serious and should be treated that way. To blindly eliminate typical products that contain gluten is ill advised on a number of levels. For one, it can seriously reduce the number of foods you can eat and many of those foods contain essential vitamins, minerals, and fiber. And as I mentioned earlier, gluten isn’t used in just bread products, it’s used as a binder and thickener in everything from sauces, soups, salad dressing, soy sauce, even cosmetics and personal care items. Another thing to beware of is that gluten-free products on the grocery shelf use more fat and sugar to make up for the lack of gluten and make food more palpable. So it can end up being higher in calories – trading one evil for another, which food manufacturers commonly do.

 

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AUDITIONS: SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL SEPTEMBER 17TH & 18TH

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AUDITIONS: SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL
SEPTEMBER 17TH & 18TH

Tacoma Little Theatre is holding auditions for its holiday production of SEUSSICAL, directed by Jen York.

3 Seussical Poster Auditions will be held Sunday, September 17th and Monday, September 18th at Tacoma Little Theatre. Audition appointments will be set between the times of 6:00pm-9:00pm on Sunday and 7:00pm-10:00pm on Monday. Callbacks will be held on Saturday, September 23rd.

 The Cat in the Hat tells the story of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of dust that contains the Whos, including Jojo, a Who child sent off to military school for thinking too many “thinks.” Horton faces a double challenge: not only must he protect the Whos from a world of naysayers and dangers, but he must guard an abandoned egg, left in his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird. Although Horton faces ridicule, danger, kidnapping and a trial, the intrepid Gertrude McFuzz never loses faith in him. Ultimately, the powers of friendship, loyalty, family and community are challenged and emerge triumphant.

 Please prepare an up-tempo song in the style of the piece.  All roles are available and all ethnicities are welcome to audition.  Youth roles are available for ages 8 and up. To reserve an audition time, email , or call our Box Office at (253) 272-2281. Please provide: your name, phone number, email address, preferred audition time, and playable age.  Bring a headshot and resume to your audition.

Once cast, SEUSSICAL will run from Friday, December 1, 2017 to Sunday, December 24, 2017.

 

Labor Day weekend brings additional runs on Pierce County Ferry

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DocumentThe Pierce County Ferry will offer additional runs over the Labor Day weekend to accommodate holiday travelers.

On Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 4, a run departing Steilacoom at 10 p.m. will be offered.  Pierce County will operate two ferries on Friday, Sept. 1 and Sept. 4. One ferry will handle normally-scheduled runs.

On Sept. 1, the system’s second ferry will depart Steilacoom at 12:30 p.m., 1:50 p.m., 2:50 p.m., 3:50 p.m., 4:50 p.m. and 6 p.m.

On Sept. 4, the second ferry will depart Steilacoom at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:50 p.m., and 2:50 p.m.

Two-boat service will not be offered on Sunday, Sept. 3 due to the holiday schedule adjustments. Ferry riders can view the ferry schedule at www.piercecountywa.org/ferry.

The Pierce County Ferry provides service between Steilacoom, Anderson Island and Ketron Island. Learn more at www.piercecountywa.org/ferry.

FALL ’17 Black Arts Love Mixer and Marketplace September 23, 2017

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image4711750First and foremost, thank you for your continued support and participation of our Black Arts Love Mixer and Marketplace. Because of your support, this September we will celebrate our 1 year anniversary. This is a testimony that collabrativeeconomics WORKS and that it takes a village to make great things happen for the collective good of our community!

With that said, we are pleased to announce that we are currently seeking vendors for theBlack Arts Love FALL Mixer and Marketplace on Saturday, September 23 at Garfield Community Center in Seattle, Washington.

Please let us know if you would like to secure a vendor booth. Event details are below. Please complete the ONLINE APPLICATION to apply/register. After you apply you will receive an email confirmation and a link to submit payment.

Event: FALL ’17 Black Arts Love Mixer and Marketplace
Date: Saturday, September 23, 2017

VENDOR INFO (For Artists & Small Businesses)
Price: $45 arts and crafts/retail (including sweets vendors), $60 for food
Time: 12PM – 5PM
Vendor Set Up Time: between 10:30am and 12pm
Vendor Tear Down Time: between 5pm and 6pm
Location: Garfield Community Center (Gym) | 2323 E Cherry St, Seattle, WA 98122
Estimated Attendance: 250+
Space: Each vendor space is sized to accommodate one 30”W x 72”L table (food vendors get more space and access to electricity if needed). This is a bring your own table and chair event setup.

If you are unable to bring your own table please let us know in advance so we can try our best to accommodate your need. We have plenty of tables available for rent for $10 extra.

FOOD VENDORS ONLY: Must have Washington State business license, food handler’s permit, and food permit.

Event Description: The Black Arts Love Mixer and Marketplace is a fun “pop up style” community arts fair celebrating African American culture and entrepreneurship with a focus on relationship building and economic empowerment.

The Black Arts Love Mixer and Marketplace is committed to empowering the community to get involved with the arts and increase economic opportunities for artists and entrepreneurs.

Theme: An arts and business community event celebrating African American culture and the arts. Event is open to the public and will attract a multicultural diverse audience.

Demographic: Professional, Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, Employers, Upwardly Mobile, Artistic, Fashion-Forward; Families, All Ages.

Please complete the ONLINE APPLICATION to apply as a vendor.

Have you signed up yet?

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AM_halfsheet_AmazingQuest_headerWe hope you will join us for our very first Amazing Quest to Understand Homelessness! 

This event was created to help the community break down the misconceptions around homelessness, learn about the needs of those experiencing homelessness
in our community and how they can help. 
 
When: October 7th, 2017 | Where: People’s Park
Join Associated Ministries for a family friendly, Amazing-Race style, scavenger hunt to investigate and better understand the realities of homelessness in our community.
 
How to get involved:
    • Create a Team:  2-8 people will make up a team.  Decide on a team name, gather pledges, and remember that there will be an award for “team spirit” shown during the event.
    • Volunteer: Many hands will make this event a success!  Volunteer roles vary and you can find out more online at associatedministries.org/amazing-quest. PLEASE NOTE: Most volunteer positions require walking, bending, standing. Volunteers 15 and older are welcome.
  • Sponsorship and Vendors: There are still some spaces left for vendor booths in addition to sponsorship opportunities.  Both are great ways to get your organization’s name out in front of hundreds of people day-of event, and out to thousands via our marketing materials and online presence.  
For more information and to sign up visit: associatedministries.org/amazing-quest.
Or contact: Wendy Morris 253-426-1501 .

Come Celebrate our new beginnings as we let go to grow more…

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c2600f3b-6b8e-4403-b373-f3bd572e1347Repurposewear as you’ve know it will be no more!!!  From now and throughout the month of September, for our Valued Friends of Repurposewear come shop & get 50% off & more on our entire Inventory!

 

8c3ff6da-c733-4e0c-aceb-84004e3d0024Are you in need of a different shopping experience? REPURPOSEWEAR is here
for you. We have unique one of a kind clothing, accessories, gifts and custom
blended aromatherapy lotions and potions. Great stuff at great prices.

Fees range from $100-$600

Professional Services:

Space Repurposing/Design
Closet Audits/Edits
$50.00 Hour

** We graciously accept generous clothing donations from the community at large. We buy from estate sales, closeouts and garage sales. Although we do not specifically consign items, we consider unique items on a case-by-case basis.
Renata Dunkle M.S., L.M.P., Reiki Master

Clarissa Sligh—Nationally Renowned Artist and Activist Fumiko Kimura ’77—Sumi Artist Exhibits and Public Talks Aug. 28—Sept. 23

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image003Nationally recognized artist Clarissa Sligh is exhibiting her works in a show titled Am I Safe? and giving two public talks during a residency at University of Puget Sound this fall. Fumiko Kimura ’77, a Tacoma-based artist working in sumi, an ancient East Asian ink wash style of painting, will hold the exhibit One. Dot. Sumi in the small gallery and also give a talk. The exhibits run from Monday, Aug. 28, to Saturday, Sept. 23, in Kittredge Gallery on campus.

For more than 30 years, Sligh has woven together the cultural, historical, personal, and the political to explore concepts of memory and transmutation, and perceptions of boundaries and identity. Now she brings her creative ideas to two shows that have only become more relevant in light of recent political and social events.

In Kittredge Gallery, Sligh’s installations of more than 6,000 folded origami cranes—many from the pages of hate books promoting extreme anti-Semitic, anti-Christian, or racist ideologies—transform hate speech into artworks of calm contemplation. Her artists’ books, photos, and prints examine personal identities and fears in an unequal world.

In Collins Memorial Library, a small exhibition of Sligh’s artists’ books showcasing racial inequality and addressing social justice in our country are on display. Many of her books are autobiographical in nature, touching on issues of race and gender throughout her life.

Sligh will give two public talks. Admission is complimentary and refreshments will be served.

·        Tuesday, Sept. 5, 6–7 p.m.: A book talk, along with partner Kim Purser, in Archives & Special Collections, 2nd floor, Collins Memorial Library

·        Wednesday, Sept. 6, 5–7 p.m.: The opening reception in Kittredge Gallery, with a talk by Clarissa Sligh at 5:30 p.m.

      Sligh’s prints, artists’ books, and installations have been exhibited at venues including the Museum of Modern Art and the Jewish Museum, in New York; Walker Art Center and Minnesota Center for Book Arts, in Minneapolis; and the National Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, and National Museum of African American History and Culture, in Washington, D.C.

She has been honored with recognitions or grants from the Art Saves Lives Foundation, Shlenker Block Fund of the Houston Jewish Community Foundation, and Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, in Asheville, N.C. Other awards include an International Center of Photography Infinity Award (1995) and fellowships from Anonymous Was A Woman (2001), the National Endowment for the Arts (1988), and the New York Foundation for the Arts: once for artists’ books (2005), and twice for photography (1988; 2000).

Sligh was one of the artists in Speaking Volumes: Transforming Hate, an exhibition hosted by Holter Museum in Montana that challenged artists to transform pages of white supremacist books into beacons of hope. Most recently her work was included in the Equal Justice Initiative, curated by Brooklyn Museum. 

In Kittredge’s second gallery, from Aug. 28 to Sept. 23, are works by Tacoma-based artist Fumiko Kimura ’77. Kimura’s sumi paintings range in scale from the intimate to large installations. Her works are based on Asian-influenced brush calligraphy. They include paintings of landscapes, flowers, insects, and birds, as well as mixed-media collages derived from an experimental approach. The works relate to her experience as a biochemist and her more than fifty years as a visual artist.

Kimura is a co-founder of Puget Sound Sumi Artists in Washington state. She will give a public talk in Kittredge Gallery, 4–5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13. Admission is complimentary.

Sligh’s visit and exhibit are supported by the Catharine Gould Chism Fund for the Humanities and the Arts, Collins Memorial Library, Department of Art and Art History, Department of History, and African American Studies.

Kittredge Gallery serves as a teaching tool for the Department of Art and Art History, and a cultural resource for both the university and the community at large, exhibiting work by noted regional and national artists. Exhibits and talks are free and open to the public.

Opening Reception: Wednesday, Sept. 6, 5–7 p.m., Kittredge Gallery; Artist talk at 5:30 p.m.

Book Talk: Tuesday Sept. 5, 5–7 p.m., Archives & Special Collections, Collins Memorial Library

Gallery Location: University of Puget Sound, N. 15th St. at N. Lawrence St., Tacoma, Wash.
Directions and Map: pugetsound.edu/directions
Regular Hours: Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Saturday, noon–5 p.m.
Website: pugetsound.edu/kittredge

Facebook: facebook.com/KittredgeGallery

Newsletter: Signup here

 

For accessibility information please contact or 253.879.3931, or visit pugetsound.edu/accessibility

Companionship Carnival inclusive funfair for kids of all abilities, Sept. 8

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DocumentCome one, come all to the Companionship Carnival on Friday, Sept. 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Frontier Park, 21718 Meridian Ave. E. in Graham. Be a part of this new family event that promises inclusive fun for kids of all ages and abilities. Carnival-goers can expect an accessible bounce house, games, amazing raffle prizes and additional prizes to be won through game participation. Admission is free and the first 100 participants will receive a goody bag. There will be photos booth and food for purchase.

Thank you to Woofers Grooming and Goodies, WSECU, Cricket Wireless, South Hill Safeway, Pioneer Farm Museum, Graham Towing, McMullin Family Chiropractic, Lime Berry, Franz Bakery and Payette School of Dance, our sponsors who made this event possible.

For more information call Pierce County Parks and Recreation at 253-798-4177.

Gearing Up for September Car Shows

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Jason Mueller – NW FACTS Auto Reporter                    www.a1autotransport.com/classics/

Car enthusiasts won’t want to miss the action when cars begin rolling into the area this September for some of the memorable shows of the fall. From classics of yesteryear to hot rods, custom street rods and even motorcycles, spectators can hear the loud engines as they rev up, catch some live music and other entertainment and even grab some of coolest souvenirs.
If you own a show car, now is the time to contact show hosts to pre-register or to schedule transport to get it to a show this fall. Nothing beats winning a trophy or other
prize or just hanging out with the others to show off your car to those who will truly appreciate what they see. A car show is also an ideal way to get some great tips on
repairs, find cars for sale and even get pointers from others on how to find parts at the best prices. Looking for a show to attend? Here’s a couple rolling into town this September.

Edmonds Classic Car Show Sunday, September 10, 2017  Downtown Edmonds

Time: 10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Featuring over 300 classic cars and more than 10,000 attendees expected, this car show is fully geared for the entire family to come out and have tons of fun. The show will not only include a spectator vote on the best cars but will also have a fun kids zone with pinewood derby car kits to build and race at the track. The vote will cost $2 each and all proceeds from will benefit the Edmonds Food Bank. Cars must be 1987 models or older and registration is only $25 in advance. For more information, you can call the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce at 425-670- 1496.

Snohomish Classic Car & Hot Rod Display
Location: Downtown Snohomish
Time: 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.

Hosted by the Snohomish Chamber of Commerce, this is their 34 th year and they plan to have more than 500 classic cars and hot rods for spectators to view. With 28 categories of cars all lined up, awards will be given to the top 3 in each class including People’s Choice Awards and Fun Class Awards. For further information on this show, you can call 360-568- 2526.
Be sure to make plans to attend one of these fun car shows with family or friends. Who knows? The car of your dreams may just be sitting at one of them waiting on you to take it home.