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Lost Cat: "Kitten" GREY/BROWN tabby with WHITE markings (chest, front toes, back legs, tummy)

posted: November 22, 2009, 04:34 AM

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Missing since Monday night- August 31st.

"Kitten" Female DSH Grey/Brown Tabby with White markings on her chest, front toes, back legs, and a stripe down her tummy.

Kitten is an 8 year old domestic short hair who weights about 8 lbs. She has a young appearance because of her small head and skinny body. Kitten is fixed and has her claws. She has a small voice and is shy but very sweet and docile. She is not wearing a collar and is not microchipped but would love to come back home. She has a bad hip and may be seen walking with an occasional limp. If you see her, please call immediately! 404.931.6033

Kitten was last seen in the front yard of 6725 17th street in Southwest Seattle up the hill from Delridge. She was stolen and set free there but has not found her way home back to 1626 SW Austin St off of 16th street. Please call with any information on her location or recent sightings. I am offering a large reward for her safe return home. Any information is appreciated. Please call SARAH 404-931-6033

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Form/Space Atelier Program For October 2009

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Current Exhibition
Show Title: From Industry to Information
Show Duration: October 9 - November 8, 2009
Show Description: Seattle Photographer Dan Hawkins exhibits photographs of the abandoned Fisher Flour Mill on Harbor Island, Seattle. This exhibit marks the fourth exhibit of Hawkins photographs curated by Paul Pauper, his second consecutive solo exhibit (his first was December 2008) at Form/Space Atelier. Hawkins also exhibited a show curated by Paul Pauper at Angle Gallery 312 South Washington, Seattle in the Spring of 2008, and participated in a group show at Form/Space Atelier in April 2008. From Industry to Information combines sound installation in a site-specific intercession installed at great expense and technical deployment.

Curator's notes compiled by Emily J. Hoch, Assistant Curator Emeritus, Form/Space Atelier:
Walking with Dan Hawkins: Exploring and Photographing an Abandoned Mill
In the early afternoon of August 22nd, our car pulled up along the cracked sidewalk of an industrial district of Seattle. Photographer Dan Hawkins, sound artist Paul, and I hop out of the car. As our eyes move across the landscape taking in the graffiti-covered train yards and deserted cracked sidewalks, Dan quickly outlines our route to the mill, "Okay, so, we're going to go down to the beach. If we see anyone, keep walking. If anyone talks to us, let me do the talking. We have to establish ourselves as people with a legitimate purpose in the area before we go any farther." Dan's tone is casual but matter of fact. He's done this before. He knows where we're going, how to get there and how to handle the various situations which may interfere with our mission.

As our small party walks towards the beach, I can't help but notice the alien nature of the industrial landscape. Along the sidewalk to our left looms a tall cement wall topped with curls of barbed wire, and to our right train cars stand idly on their tracks, waiting patiently for use as rust grows on their bellies. I glance behind me at the high rise buildings of downtown Seattle that decorate the landscape with their glistening windows in the afternoon sun as if to remind us that we really are still in Seattle. According to Dan, the best way to "establish ourselves" and avoid awkward questions is to change plans depending on the immediate situation. In other words, though our ultimate plan is to get to the abandoned mill, at the moment we played the role of beach combers. To solidify this impression, we sit on a log along the shoreline and pretend to collect shells.

Across the water from us is an enormous shipping barge. We hear steel clanging against steel and the whining of machines as they echo across the water providing a soundtrack for the urban wasteland around us. "You know," Dan pipes up, "most people think Seattle runs on big companies like Boeing, Microsoft and Amazon. Big and corporate. But it doesn't. It runs on blue collar jobs like this." He gestures towards the ship. "Steel cutting, logistics, shipping... industry. But people don't know that. People don't see the industry of raw materials that keeps our economy running. These raw materials are our nature, and I want to reintroduce people to that." After satisfactorily establishing ourselves on the beach, Dan deems it safe for us to continue our trek to the mill. We have to keep close to the water to remain out of sight of people who may question our purpose. We scramble over sharp rocks laden with brown and green seaweeds piled against a vacant lot of cracked concrete until we arrive under the cover of a forgotten loading dock. Beneath the dock we climb through a shadowy gloom, over more rocks and around half-rotted pillars along the blue-green water.

At the edge of the loading dock Paul, and I pause as Dan goes ahead to scout our route and entry point into the mill. As we sit and wait for Dan to return with further instruction, I can't help but feel like a refugee sneaking past border guards. The experience is both exhilarating and unwelcoming. Dan returns and escorts us to a small cave-like entrance in the foundation through which we can enter the mill. As we enter the foundation we see evidence of scrappers in the form of multi-colored wires littering the dirt ground. Dan shakes his head. He is unhappy about how much the scrappers have destroyed the historic mill.

We enter the mill by contorting our bodies through a small man lift that brings us up to the first floor of the building. In the dark of the interior, we are disoriented and must wait for our eyes to adjust before continuing. Dan strides ahead into the next room as Paul and I, having never been to the mill, stumble through the darkness, relying on the light of Dan's cell phone to guide us to him. "We have to be quiet in this part of the building," Dan tells knowledgeably. "We don't know who else is here." With that he leads us deftly through the building's maze of stairs and rooms until we emerge quite suddenly onto a sunny rooftop between the mill's two great rows of silos. "Basically," Dan summarizes as we pause on the roof, "there are four types of people who come into these buildings and photographers are the least of your problems. There are graffiti artists, who I don't really mind - I just see that as another form of decay, but there are also scrappers and arsonists. Scrappers are just as bad as arsonists, because they destroy these old buildings. They take so much that the building can't support itself anymore and it collapses. Abandoned buildings hold a lot of history about the city, and this mill is a part of Seattle's story as much as it is a part of its landscape. To destroy it is to destroy a little of Seattle. That should be prevented."

Dan decides to give us the "grand tour" of the mill and stops first in a room just off the landing, which houses a large old-fashioned boiler, browned with age. Dan pulls out his camera and positions it carefully to one side of the object. The light from the windows streams in and reflects off the few still- shiny surfaces left on the great metal machine. As he adjusts his camera for each picture, Dan explains his relationship to this industrial object: "You know, I've photographed this object many times, and each time it changes. It's like having a conversation. It shows me how I've changed. ...It shows me how we've changed."

Excitedly, Dan shows us a new room that he found only recently. The room is situated on top of one of the rows of silos and can only be accessed by crossing the land bridge which connects the two silo rows about forty stories off the ground. As we crossed the bridge, sounds of clanging metal, beeping trucks and whining machinery from the outside world enter through the windows and reverberate through the hall like a ghostly reminder of the mill's former use. At the end of the bridge I am disturbed to find what would be one of many birds to fly into the mill and then die after being unable to escape. The presence of the bird's carcass in that lonely hall stimulates unavoidable associations with the mill's own death after abandonment and its slow decay as the world outside forgot it and moved on.

Down a flight of stairs we come to a long room filled with curved yellow pipes which point toward the building's exterior. A vibrant mixture of yellow, blue and once white walls, the room functioned as a grain distributor by pushing grain through the over-head ducts and funneling it though the pipes into the silos below. Today the room stands bare, having been stripped of its ability to function by scrappers who have taken the pipes and electrical power as they scavenged for copper and other sellable materials. Though now deprived of industrial purpose, the room's long narrow shape, bright, simple colors and repetition in the piping still provide an aesthetically pleasing setting, which Dan notes as he carefully photographs the space.

Leaving the room of pipes we re-cross the land bridge and enter a dusty-gray space, which had the same function as the previous room, but is positioned over the opposite row of silos and houses different machinery. Though their tasks are the same as the pipes and ducts in the previous room, the machines of this room consist of rows of low-sitting conveyer belts which stretch the length of the room, visually extending its length through their horizontality. With conveyer belt next to conveyer belt pulling my eye along the length of the room, I understand Dan's nickname for the space as "The Long Room." Accented by the presence of thick, wooden pillars, which break up the space's horizontality and provide a vertical balance, the former factory space suddenly transcends its original function and becomes an art space. Desiring a view from the peak of the mill, our party sets out on the slow climb of flight after flight of stairs to reach the highest floor. When we become tired of walking inside, Dan leads us outside where we scurry up flights of steep, narrow, metal steps which scale the side of the mill. As the rest of us bustle upwards, enthused by the sense of adventure, Dan walks casually behind us, cell phone to his ear, nonchalantly flicking his hand at us to communicate directions. Dan's familiarity with the abandoned mill and his ease within the environment could not be more obvious.

When, finally, the steps end, we crawl through an open window into a narrow hallway. Following the hallway we enter a room where we see evidence of scrappers: the piles of discarded metal parts littering the floor. A Snickers wrapper, caught in the scrapped metal shards, gives the room, now stripped of functionality, the atmosphere of a garbage dump. Dan taps with the side of his foot a mechanical part, which has been ripped from the metal lockers along the wall. "See," he says, "this is what they do. Scrappers come into these old buildings and take whatever they want, but destroy the space in the process." The space really had been destroyed. Not only has its functionality been taken away, but its clean, mechanical lines and structural shapes, so aesthetically pleasing in the mill's other rooms, have been reworked into a series of crooked angles and inconsistencies. Stepping over nuts and bolts which scatter the floor, we move through the room and continue our ascent to the top of the mill.

After one more flight of stairs and a small metal ladder, we emerge into the bright light of day on the mill's highest roof. The view is incredible. We see every ingredient of Seattle's character spread beneath our feet: the high- rise buildings of downtown sparkling in the afternoon sun, homes neatly spread across the hills as well as the machines and cranes of the industrial districts. Strangely, however, despite our ability to observe the city sprawl across the hills, the people of Seattle didn't seem to be able to see us. Instead we are oddly invisible as we stand on this industrial peak of the Seattle skyline observing the day as it unfolds below us.

As we begin our long climb back down those many flights of stairs, Dan makes a brief but humorous comment about reentry being like a descent into hell. I don't really get his comment until we've gone done at least eight flights of stairs. Just above the lowest floors, an inky blackness hovers over the stairwell, cloaking all things, the stairs, our hands in front of our faces, in a rich, creamy, but utterly terrifying darkness. Suddenly, I understand Dan's comment perfectly.

We descend down two flights of stairs. Since no one thought to bring a flashlight, we rely on Dan to lead the way. We step gently, out fingers tracing the wall or gripping the handrail while our feet tap ahead of us, feeling the ground for the possibility of more stairs. At the bottom of the stairs, light oozes in from some unseen window, and our eyes, previously starved of light, take in a vast, vaulted space with concrete pillars holding up cavernous ceilings. As Dan explains, the great vaulted spaces in the room's ceiling were originally the homes of some large machine. He points one out to us explaining that he's not sure how whoever takes these large machines gets them out of the building nor is he certain what happens to them, but every once in a while, another one disappears.

Dan tries to find us an alternative exit route out of the mill instead of taking us through the man lift hole we entered through. We move through the first level of the mill rattling windows and pulling on doors only to learn that our only promising method of escape was indeed our entrance route. As we walk to the man lift we pass the former women's dressing room. A light is on in the room, inspiring an eerie sensation that this room within the vacant mill is inhabited. Inside, mirrors still hang on the women's lockers and the toilets still flush. Large tables and a stove are set up in the room making it seem inhabitable. As I look at the broken pottery and scattered debris covering the floor, I can't help but feel as though we are standing in a ghostly time warp, or a space trapped between the back then and the right now, of daily use and of its current state of abandonment.

Our exit via our entry route into the building allows us a quick and deft escape from the building. Our plan had been to retrace our steps along the shoreline and under the loading dock, but to our dismay the tide has come in too high for us to successfully continue on this route. Changing our tactics, Dan leads us on a on a winding maze that zigzags around parked semi trucks and through bushes. Suddenly we can go no farther following this route - the brush grows too thickly against the side of the semi to allow us to pass. Quickly changing our plan again we assume the role of lost beach combers and march smartly across the workers' lot to "ask for directions." Though at first confused and upset by our presence in an industrial workspace, the manager of the worksite eventually leads us through the field of semis and along the rusted railroad tracks to the edge of the vast concrete field we had originally crossed to get to the water's edge. There, waiting for us, is the car. We all pile in and drive across the cracked concrete, lined with crumbling walls and rippled chain link fences - back to the city and away from the urban decay with only our impressions, Paul's sounds and Dan's photos to remind us of the mill's ghostly presence along the Seattle skyline.

Walking with Dan: A Chronological Description of an Afternoon with Dan Hawkins
At 1:40 P.M. on August 22nd, 2009, Dan, Paul and I begin walking towards the mill from the North. Our intent is to move towards the beach and pretend to be beach combers in order to establish ourselves.
1:55 P.M.: We pause on the beach in order to establish our presence before moving on.
2:15 P.M.: To avoid being seen as we continue toward the mill, we creep along the shore towards the cover of an abandoned loading dock.
2:25 P.M.: We reach the end of the loading dock that stands closest to the mill. Paul and I pause while Dan moves ahead to scout the best point of entry into the mill.
2:30 P.M.: We enter the mill on its Northeast side through a small hole in its foundation. To enter the mill's interior we climb up through a man lift.
2:40 P.M.: We move through the dusty silence of the mill. We walk through the old manufacturing rooms and climb a flight of stairs along the far wall.
2:45 P.M.: On the landing, we step through a door and emerge into the bright sunlight of one of the lower rooftops.
2:50 P.M.: We reenter the building and move into another room, which houses a large old-fashioned boiler. Dan pauses to photograph the boiler, and comments that it is one of his favorite objects in the mill to photograph.
2:55 P.M.: To access the next room of our tour, we cross the land bridge which connects the two rows of silos.
3:00 P.M.: Along the top of the silo at the end of the land bridge, lies a long, narrow room, which once functioned as a grain distributor for the silos.
3:15 P.M.: After taking a few photos, Dan leads us back across the land bridge to the room which holds the same function as the previous one though along the opposite set of silos.
3:25 P.M.: Desiring a view from the mill's highest point, our party sets out on the slow climb up flight after flight of stairs to reach the highest floor.
3:35 P.M.: On the mill's highest landing, we scurry up a small metal ladder, which leads us to the highest rooftop. Standing on the mill's peak we can see all parts which make up Seattle: the industrial stock yards, the business- focused sky-scrapers of downtown, and the residential areas.
3:40 P.M.: We reenter the mill and begin the long descent down to its base. Towards the bottom we encounter an inky blackness and Paul and I must rely on the light of Dan's cell phone to guide us through the darkness.
3:45 P.M.: At the base of the stairs lies a gloomy, concrete space with tall cavernous ceilings, which, according to Dan, originally housed huge, oval machines.
3:55 P.M.: As we search for an alternative exit route out of the mill, we stumble into the old women's locker room. The light in the room was on, casting an eerie glow through the rest of the dark interior.
4:05 P.M.: We exit the same way we entered, though the man lift. We retrace our steps under the loading dock and along the shoreline only to find that the tide had come in and the water is too high to allow us to pass.
4:10 P.M.: Adjusting our purpose and our route, we march into the workers' yard pretending to be lost beach combers asking for directions.
4:15 P.M.: The manager of the worksite leads us back to our car, which we climb into to drive back to the city.

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WRITING Fiction and SHORT STORIES - Writing classes in Seattle

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Writing classes Seattle Seattle Writing Classes Writing Fiction and Short Stories

Fun, affordable classes in the arts! For a full list of
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Writing Fiction and Short Stories
Next class starts on Wed. January 27th
Sponsored by: ASUW Experimental College
Taught by Nils Osmar  QUESTIONS? Call 206-420-1309 or email
Wed. 1/27-2/24, 7 pm-9 pm (five meetings) (U.W. campus) Tuition: $125

Course description: Writing is a natural skill that everyone can develop.  In this Seattle writing class, students will write short stories and other word pieces and get feedback from the instructor and others in the class.  The focus will be on developing our writing skills, finding our genuine voices, learning to let the process happen effortlessly and spontaneously.  Also: information about copyrighting and getting published.  Instructor is the author of a short story collection, The Hungry Time, and has also written stage plays, screenplays and magazine articles.  All levels welcome.

See also: How to write a novel
See also: It's Time to Write Your Screenplay

To sign up now, call 206-420-1309 or click the Add to Cart below. If you don't see a button, go to Writing Fiction and Short Stories class page

Tuition (Writing Fiction)


"The most interesting thing about writing is the way that it obliterates time. Three hours seem like three minutes. Then there is the business of surprise. I never know what is coming next. The phrase that sounds in the head changes when it appears on the page. ... That's why I go on, I suppose. To see what the next sentences I write will be." - Gore Vidal

Student comments

Thanks again for the writing class this quarter. I found your comments on my stories, and other students' stories, helpful and to the point. You said what you thought, but without trashing anybody. I also appreciated being able to hear other students' comments on what I'd written. - Megan C. (Edmonds)

I liked the format, and the chance to things aloud.... hearing my own stories was an eye-opener. Just hearing them, I could tell when they were working or where the cuts needed to be. It was also great having a chance to get so much feedback. - Bill K. (Seattle)

I spent two years not writing and getting ragged about it. I have to say that during your class I started writing and I've been writing my b_lls off ever since. It worked for me totally. - Andy J. (Seattle)

I loved your class. - J.L., Seattle

Thanks for a fun and interesting class. I appreciate how you value each student for their individual voice and style, and how you encourage and bring out the best in each of us. I always learn new and effective ways to look at things when I take one of your classes... - Barb B. (Bellevue)

Thanks for an excellent class. The exercises were enjoyable. It was a pleasure to be in such a creative group.- Marylin H. (Bellevue)

I took it because I was "stuck" in journaling, and wanted to shake myself loose and open up my writing abilities and inclinations in some new directions. Your suggestions and comments were great. I'm unstuck. Thank you!!!! I'll be back in the fall to take the class again. - Marie L., Lake Forest Park

I found this class to be both fun and educational thanks to both Nils and everyone in the class. -M.L, Seattle

Suzie and I had lunch together today and we were commenting on how much we appreciated the gracious and respectful manner in which you taught the class. We both feel SO thankful to have 'happened' to have chosen your writing class, and we want to say THANKS NILS! The group you've birthed and created has lots of energy! (We've formed a writing group and are) plan to meet every 2 weeks. - M.C., Seattle

I liked the combination of handouts, presentation, discussion, and reading student writing for feedback. The combination of all of these separate tools helped reinforce concepts and make each two hour session productive and varied. Nils makes the classroom comfortable for people at all levels. - J.F., Bellevue

Registration basics:

All classes are held in Seattle; most are on the U.W. campus.

To sign up click on the Add to Cart link, or call 206-420-1309.

The Add to Cart button is a Paypal link, but you do NOT need to have a paypal account. You can use any Visa or MasterCard, or cash or check. Just click through and you'll see a place to enter your credit card information.

Registration questions? Call 206-420-1309 or click here.

Frequently asked questions:
Are the classes sponsored by a school?
They're sponsored by two programs: the Experimental College,
a non-credit program of the University of Washington's
ASUW, and the
Wonder School of the Arts, an independent arts school established in 1996.
(You do NOT have to be a UW student to sign up.)

Do you have to be a UW student to sign up?
No, they're non-credit classes for personal enrichment,
open to both University of Washington students and the general public.

Where are the classes held?
Most of them are held on the University of Washington campus in Seattle.
Driving directions will be emailed to you when you sign up.

How do I sign up?
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Drawing & painting classes
Drawing for absolute beginners Saturdays, 1/23-2/13 - 9-10:45 am - $99 (includes all materials)
Figure Drawing for beginners Saturdays 1/23-2/13 - 1 pm-2:45 pm - $99 (includes all materials)
Drawing Faces for beginners Sat. 1/23-2/13 - 11 am-12:45 pm. - $99 (includes all materials)
Perspective drawing Saturday 11/28 only - 10 am-5 pm - $99 (includes all materials)
Cartooning Sundays, 1/24-2/14 - 11 am-12:45 pm - $99 includes all materials
Painting for absolute beginners Sundays, 1/24-2/14 - 1 pm-3 pm - $99

Writing classes
Writing fiction & short stories Wednesdays 1/27-2/24, 7 pm-9 pm - $125
It's time to write your screenplay Thursdays 7-9 pm, 1/28-2/25 - $125
How to write a novel Sundays 3:30-5:30 pm, 1/24-2/21 - $125

Acting & filmmaking classes
Beginning acting Mondays, 7-9:30 pm, 1/25-3/1 (no class on 2/15) - $150
Improv for beginners: Acting without scripts Mon. 7-9:30 p.m., 3/15-4/12 - $150
It's time to write your screenplay Thursdays 7-9 pm, 1/28-2/25 - $125
Documentary filmmaking Sunday 2/28 only - 10 am-5 pm - $125
Let's make a movie Tuesdays, 7-9:30 pm, 1/26-3/2 - $200

Photoshop classes
Adobe photoshop Fridays, 1/29-2/12 - 7 pm-9:15 pm - $125

Fun, affordable classes in the arts! Looking for professional, step-by-step instruction at an affordable price, from a teacher with years of experience? Check out our classes! For a full list of Seattle art classes, writing classes, acting classes, film classes and more visit classesandworkshops.com Questions? Email Nilsosmar@gmail.com or call 206-420-1309


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posted: November 13, 2009, 03:37 PM

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Three hour Digital Drawing Workshop: Get a Handle on the Pen Tool

posted: November 13, 2009, 03:21 PM

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The key tool in drawing digitally, the Pen Tool, is now found in Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and Flash. Master it once, and use it universally. It is with the Pen tool that you create paths on which to run text and to precisely create lines to enclose any shape no matter how exotic.

Taught at Luminous Works in Seattle

Class dates and full details at: Luminous Works' Digital Drawing Workshop Info

Course is $149


Many users of other drawing programs (e.g., Freehand) will already be familiar with the behavior of this tool. However, those who are new to drawing should spend these few hours with us in preparation for learning the other aspects of applications like Adobe Illustrator.

Who should take this class?
+You! If you need to draw digitally
+Those who need to make "Clipping Paths"
+Logo and type designers
+Illustrators and those who need to learn Adobe Illustrator
+Photoshop users who want another way to make super-precise selections
what we cover
(always customized for the students in attendance):
Path anatomy
+anchor points
+handles
+Bézier concepts
Moving paths from applicationt to application
+when to copy, when to export
+which options to chose when pasting and placing
Tips & Rules of Thumb
+how many points are enough? too many?
+time-saving keyboard shortcuts and modifiers
+how precise to be or not to be
Time to do and practice
+use these new skills with the instructor close-by
+put the theory into practice
Use the Pen in different applications
+use paths to control InDesign features
+create vector objects in Illustrator
see how Photoshop differs in behavior and purpose

More info about Luminous Works

Luminous Works is an Adobe Autorized Training Center, and was consistently ranked in the Top 6th Worldwide in student satisfaction for 2008. ( per Adobe Training Provider News)

Mac or Windows, you chose your platform
Small and comfortable classroom
Adobe Certified Expert Instructors

Classes in InDesign
Flash
Lightroom
Basic Web and Desktop Publishing Concepts
Photoshop
Illustrator
Dreamweaver
CSS


See all of our classes at:
Luminous Works Class Calendar

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Stolen Bike ?

posted: November 13, 2009, 07:20 AM

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Coton de Tulear rescued dogs need 'furever' homes....

posted: November 10, 2009, 04:09 PM

A couple of months ago, a rescue group was informed of many dogs that were for sale. Upon investigation, they found that over 150 dogs had been transported from a puppymill in Idaho to a ‘dog broker’ in the Mt. Rainier area. This individual was selling them to anyone with money in their hands.
The rescue group managed to get 26 dogs away from this place. Seventeen were brought to Furbaby Rescue, 13 Coton de Tulears, and 4 Shih Tzu. The call for foster care went out, and all these precious souls found a place to recover, and start learning what being a dog really is. First step was taking them to the groomer, and get shaved down. Next was the vetting...over $7000 in vetting was spent, exams, neuter/spay/shots/microchip/dental...many treated for massive ear infections. Fortunately they were all young 1-3 years old and luckily they did not have any truly horrible illnesses or major disabilities. Their disability was their behavior; turning a puppymill dog into a happy adjusted dog is a lot of work.
Why you’ve been contacted:
Rehabilitation has been slow, but all the Cotons are doing very well, slowly but surely they are enjoying human bonding. Now they all need to find safe, understanding and loving homes. That’s where YOU come into the picture….we are respectfully asking for your help in getting the word out to the public that these rescued dogs are ready for their ‘furever’ homes.
Seabiscuit’s story reinforces why these wonderful little dogs need loving, supporting homes:
When the call went out to drive out to pick up some of the dogs from the puppy mill, 2 rescuers set out from the Eastside to the small community near Mt. Rainier.
As they loaded the crates with the 26 lucky dogs on their way to rescue, one rescuer kept her eye on a very frightened little guy. When they got to his kennel run, he wedged himself into a corner trembling and trying to melt into the fencing. The owner chased him out of the corner as the rescuers managed to throw a blanket over him and push him into crate.
When they arrived home and began to unload the crate the small single crate looked empty. A second check showed the small body plastered to the back of the crate trying to be invisible.
As the other dogs began to play and run through to house and even interact with people in their foster homes, this little boy would only eat or drink at night when no one was around. When anyone approached him he shook like a leaf and tried to hide.
Luckily Furbaby Rescue had a foster parent recently join our rescue who wanted to work with special dogs. She named this little guy Seabiscuit after the horse that came back to racing after overcoming almost unbeatable odds. She tells his story,” I was told that Biscuit was "the worst off of all the 80 puppy mill dogs." When I saw him in his kennel, trembling in fear, covered in vomit from his stress and trying to put his head in the back corner, I wasn't surprised by the assessment. After pulling him (kicking and screaming) from the crate I took him inside and held him in my chair. For many hours (until 3 in the morning) I held him and massaged him, and finally he let out a big sigh and relaxed his body and even rolled over onto his back. Since then his recovery has been amazing.”
Fast forward two months ~
Seabiscuit is house trained and beginning to walk on a leash. He is still too frightened to go for neighborhood walks, but that will come in time, too. This is one of the sweetest dogs I have ever met and whoever has the luck to continue his healing journey with him will have an unusually devoted and affectionate companion.”
Can you help us find homes for Seabiscuit and all the others?

Contact: Eleni Naslund, Founder of FurBaby Rescue (www.FurbabyRescue.com)
Email: elleny@comcast.net

• Location: Puget Sound Area



Seattle Poker Tour

posted: November 9, 2009, 02:25 PM

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Nightly games in the Seattle area.

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• Location: Seattle



Learn PHOTOSHOP in three weeks! - new class starts in January

posted: November 8, 2009, 06:58 AM

ReplyNilsosmar@gmail.com

Adobe Photoshop classes Seattle Photoshop school instruction affordable Learn Photoshop in Three weeks

Fun, affordable classes in the arts! For a full list of Seattle art classes, writing classes, acting classes, film classes and more visit classesandworkshops.com

Adobe Photoshop for Beginners
Next class starts Fridays, from 1/29-2/12
Sponsored by: ASUW Experimental College

Taught by Nils Osmar  QUESTIONS? Call 206-420-1309 or email
Fridays, JANUARY 29-FEB 12, 7-9:15 P.M. ~ Location: U.W. campus ~ Tuition: $125

Photoshop is fun!  Whether you're a total beginner, a home user or a graphics professional using Photoshop on the job, this class will help.  You'll learn the key elements of the program, including scanning, layers, channels, filters, color correction and more.  Class includes six hours of group instruction (demonstration, not hands-on), PLUS one FREE hour of hands-on private instruction (a $75 value) for each student, in which the instructor will meet individually with students outside of class to help with problems or individual projects.

To sign up now, call 206-420-1309 or click the add to cart button below. If you don't see a button, go to the Photoshop Class Page.

PHOTOSHOP class tuition

Questions about the class

I don't own Photoshop yet. Should I buy it before the class?
Actually you may want to wait until the class starts. As a student, you will qualify to buy the academic version at a discount. (Photoshop regularly costs $999. The academic version can be purchased for $299, a $700 savings)

Is there a way to download a free version to use in the class
You can download a free trial copy to use during the class, at
www.adobe.com/products/tryadobe
I recommend waiting until the first week of the class to download it. Then you'll have a whole month (during the class) to use it for free while you're learning how it works.



Is this a class for beginners or advanced students?

It is very much a class for beginners. I'll be assuming students don't know anything about the program, and guiding them through its major features step by step.

How long have you been teaching the class?
I've been teaching Photoshop classes since 1998.

What version of Photoshop will we be using in the class?
I'll be demonstrating using CS4 (the most recent version). But you can use any version 6.0 or later. (You can even use Photoshop Elements for many of the things we'll be doing in class.)

How is the class set up?
The group sessions consist of LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS projected on a screen for the whole group, using an LCD projector hooked up to a portable computer. These demonstrations cover all elements of the program, from scanning to layers, channels, and filters, to the final output (print or web pages). I'll show you photos "before and after" using Photoshop, and show you exactly how the changes and corrections were made, step by step, and will give you a CD with the before and after images, so you can follow the same steps to make changes in the photos yourself.



Is it held in a computer lab?

No. It's held in a regular classroom on the UW campus (using the projector as described above).

Why not hold it in a computer lab?
There are some advantages to a computer lab, but there are also some disadvantages. After trying both approaches, I've moved it into a regular classroom. Here's why:

a) When a class is held in a computer lab, most of the students end up working alone at a computer most of the time, because the instructor can only work with one person at a time. If the instructor takes the time to work with every student at his or her separate computer, there's not much time to present information to the class as a whole.

(b) Holding a class in a computer lab drives up the cost of the class astronomically. This is the reason most similar classes cost hundreds of dollars. The costs of leasing space in the lab, leasing the computers, and paying usage rights on multiple copies of the software, areall passed on to the students in the form of higher course fees.

In a nutshell, I've found that teaching the class in this way, I can cover more information than if I held the class in a lab, and it keeps the class more affordable.

Demonstrations are good, but what if I need some individual help?
That's why I've included a free hour of one-on-one instruction outside of class. When you need help, just give me a call and I'll meet with you for en entire hour at no charge. This is more one-on-one time than you would be likely to get in a computer lab class. You can also call me when you run into photoshop problems after the class, and have your hour of "one on one" time over the phone.

I have a laptop computer with Photoshop installed. Can I bring it to class?
By all means, if you have a laptop, feel free to bring it. But if you don't have a laptop, don't worry about it. You don't need one to benefit from the class.

Student Comments

Thanks again for the class. It was really helpful.
- Sean C. (Seattle)

(My wife and I) liked the format. We learned more than we had in a similar class at __________.
- John R. (Seattle)

I'm amazed at the program, and happy to finally be able to use it. The first session clarified the problems I'd been having. The other meetings were just icing on the cake.
- Shannon C. (Seattle)

The format worked well for me. It was nice having assignments, and knowing we could call you during the week if we got stuck.
- Shelley G. (Seattle)

I was the guy who had had Photoshop on his computer and never figured out how to use it. To tell the truth I was afraid of it. You cut through that and showed us the basic things it's used for, and how to learn about the rest. I was totally happy with the class.
- Bill D. (Bellevue)

Thanks Nils. I learned everything I was hoping to. Let me know when you have other computer classes, I'll sign up.
- Carlos R. (Seattle)

It worked out really well. I liked the relaxed atmosphere, and the fact that you made yourself available outside of class.
- Sharon G. (Tacoma)

Registration basics:

All classes are held in Seattle; most are on the U.W. campus.

To sign up click on the Add to Cart link, or call 206-420-1309.

The Add to Cart button is a Paypal link, but you do NOT need to have a paypal account. You can use any Visa or MasterCard, or cash or check. Just click through and you'll see a place to enter your credit card information.

Registration questions? Call 206-420-1309 or click here.

Frequently asked questions:
Are the classes sponsored by a school?
They're sponsored by two programs: the Experimental College,
a non-credit program of the University of Washington's
ASUW, and the
Wonder School of the Arts, an independent arts school established in 1996.
(You do NOT have to be a UW student to sign up.)

Do you have to be a UW student to sign up?
No, they're non-credit classes for personal enrichment,
open to both University of Washington students and the general public.

Where are the classes held?
Most of them are held on the University of Washington campus in Seattle.
Driving directions will be emailed to you when you sign up.

How do I sign up?
To sign up by phone, call 206-420-1309. To sign up online, click on the course title
to be taken to the class page, then use the Add to Cart button near the top of the page.
Or scroll down this page and usethe Add to Cart buttons below the course descriptions.

When can I sign up?
If the classes are listed on this page, it means registrations
are now active, so you can sign up at any time.

More info about signing up

More classes starting soon:

Drawing & painting classes
Drawing for absolute beginners Saturdays, 1/23-2/13 - 9-10:45 am - $99 (includes all materials) Sign up now!
Figure Drawing for beginners Saturdays 1/23-2/13 - 1 pm-2:45 pm - $99 (includes all materials) Sign up now!
Drawing Faces for beginners Sat. 1/23-2/13 - 11 am-12:45 pm. - $99 (includes all materials) Sign up now!
Perspective drawing Saturday 11/28 only - 10 am-5 pm - $99 (includes all materials) Sign up now
Cartooning 101 Sundays, 1/24-2/14 - 11 am-12:45 pm - $99 includes all materials Sign up now!
Painting for absolute beginners Sundays, 1/24-2/14 - 1 pm-3 pm - $99 Sign up now!

Writing classes
Writing fiction & short stories Wednesdays 1/27-2/24, 7 pm-9 pm - $125 Sign up now!
It's time to write your screenplay Thursdays 7-9 pm, 1/28-2/25 - $125 Sign up now!
How to write a novel Sundays 3:30-5:30 pm, 1/24-2/21 - $125 Sign up now!

Acting & filmmaking classes
Beginning acting Mondays, 7-9:30 pm, 1/25-2/22 (no class on 2/15) - $150 Sign up now!
Documentary filmmaking Sunday 2/28 only - 10 am-5 pm - $125 - Sign up now!
Let's make a movie Tuesdays, 7-9:30 pm, 1/26-2/23 - $200 Sign up now!

Photoshop classes
Adobe photoshop Fridays, 1/29-2/12 - 7 pm-9:15 pm - $125 Sign up now!

Fun, affordable classes in the arts! Looking for professional, step-by-step instruction at an affordable price, from a teacher with years of experience? Check out our classes! For a full list of Seattle art classes, writing classes, acting classes, film classes and more visit classesandworkshops.com Questions? Email Nilsosmar@gmail.com or call 206-420-1309


• Location: Seattle



11/12, Jill Sobule live at Tractor Tavern

posted: November 5, 2009, 06:36 AM

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Tractor Tavern presents:

Jill Sobule live at Tractor Tavern

Thursday, November 12, 8:00pm-12:00am, Seattle

MORE INFO: http://www.tractortavern.com

The Clash of the Legends Tour with Jill Sobule and Erin McKeown live at the fabulous Tractor Tavern on Thursday November 12th at 8PM. Tickets are $15 and available through www.tractortavern.com or at the door.

Jill Sobule belongs to a rare breed of artists. Her work is at once deeply personal and socially conscious, seriously funny and derisively tragic. Over five albums and a decade of recording, the Denver-born songwriter/guitarist/singer has tackled such topics as the death penalty, anorexia, shoplifting, reproduction, the French resistance movement, adolescence, and the Christian right. Did we mention love? Love found, love lost, love wished for and love taken away.

While her songs cover a huge amount of ground, they all have benefit greatly from Jill's subtle intelligence and skillful light-handedness. No sloganeering flag-and-fist waving here, but rather story songs about human beings, real and imagined, which allow us to step back from the issue, be it personal or social, and relate to it as we would a close friend.

To see Jill live and in concert is a rare treat. It is on stage that she is most comfortable, most powerful, and where the delicacy and range of her work can be best appreciated. She entertains, amuses, provokes, and more often then not, takes her audiences on an emotional roller coaster, from comedy to pathos in a few bars of music.

In the words of New York Times pop music critic Jon Pareles, "Jill Sobule can claim her place among the stellar New York singer-songwriters of the last decade. Topical, funny and more than a little poignant ... grown-up music for an adolescent age."

Jill is also a very gracious musician and is extremely good to her fans. Why not make a new friend and come out to see Jill and Erin on November 12th!

For more information, please visit:
www.jillsobule.com
www.tractortavern.com

DATE/TIME:
Thursday, November 12
8:00pm-12:00am

LOCATION:
Tractor Tavern
5213 Ballard Ave NW
Seattle, WA, 98107
206-789-3599
http://www.tractortavern.com

COST/REGISTRATION:
$15.
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MORE INFO:
Website: http://www.tractortavern.com
Email: schedule@tractortavern.com
Phone: 206-789-3599
Contact: Tractor Tavern

About Tractor Tavern:
The Tractor hosts live shows 5-7 nights a week featuring a wide range of local and national acts. Check out all of your favorite Rock, Alternative Country, Rockabilly, Groove & Psychedelia, Celtic, Cajun & Zydeco, Folk, Blues, Jazz, and Bluegrass acts to name a few.

Send to Outlook: http://www.fullcalendar.com/vc.cfm?i=411722

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• Location: Seattle



Seattle Writing Classes: How to write a Novel

posted: November 2, 2009, 11:58 AM

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Writing classes Seattle Seattle Writing Classes Writing Fiction and Short Stories

Fun, affordable classes in the arts! Looking for professional, step-by-step instruction at an affordable price, from a teacher with years of experience? Check out our classes! For a full list of Seattle art classes, writing classes, acting classes, film classes and more visit classesandworkshops.com Questions? Email Nilsosmar@gmail.com or call 206-420-1309

How to write a novel
Next class starts on Sunday 1/24
Sponsored by: ASUW Experimental College and Wonder School of the Arts

Taught by Nils Osmar  QUESTIONS? Call 206-420-1309 or email
Sun. 3 p.m.-5 pm__1/24-2/21 (five meetings) (U. District Seattle) Tuition: $125

Thinking about trying your hand at a novel? Or need a hand with one you've already started? This class can help! It'll give you a new point of view and an approach that makes the writing easier, faster and more fun. You'll learn how to structure your story, work out plot details, integrate personality and plot so events flow believably, develop realistic characters your readers can relate to, and more. Plus, you'll have opportunities to so some writing in class and between classes, get feedback, and identify and solve writing problems. Also: tips for getting an agent and approaching publishers. All levels welcome.

See also: Writing fiction and short stories
See also: It's time to write your screenplay

To sign up now, call 206-420-1309 or use the ADD TO CART button below. If you don't see a button, go to the Writing, workshopping and selling your novel class page.

Tuition (Writing your novel)


"The most interesting thing about writing is the way that it obliterates time. Three hours seem like three minutes. Then there is the business of surprise. I never know what is coming next. The phrase that sounds in the head changes when it appears on the page. ... That's why I go on, I suppose. To see what the next sentences I write will be." - Gore Vidal

Student comments about the instructor's writing classes


Thanks for a fun and interesting class. I appreciate how you value each student for their individual voice and style, and how you encourage and bring out the best in each of us. I always learn new and effective ways to look at things when I take one of your classes... - Barb B. (Bellevue)

The exercises were enjoyable. It was a pleasure to be in such a creative group.- Marylin H. (Bellevue)

I took your class two years ago, and loved it at that time, then took it again this spring. While I always liked the class, and got a great deal out of it, I can also say that you've improved it dramatically in the past few months. The information about style, form, story structure and point of view, and your suggestions about editing our own stories, all are profoundly helpful. You'll probably see me again in a few months! - Sheila K., Seattle

I took it because I was "stuck" in journaling, and wanted to shake myself loose and open up my writing abilities and inclinations in some new directions. Your suggestions and comments were great. I'm unstuck. Thank you!!!! I'll be back in the fall to take the class again. - Marie L., Lake Forest Park

I found this class to be both fun and educational thanks to both Nils and everyone in the class. -M.L, Seattle

I liked the combination of handouts, presentation, discussion, and reading student writing for feedback. The combination of all of these separate tools helped reinforce concepts and make each two hour session productive and varied. Nils makes the classroom comfortable for people at all levels. - J.F., Bellevue

Registration basics:

All classes are held in Seattle; most are on the U.W. campus.

To sign up click on the Add to Cart link, or call 206-420-1309.

The Add to Cart button is a Paypal link, but you do NOT need to have a paypal account. You can use any Visa or MasterCard, or cash or check. Just click through and you'll see a place to enter your credit card information.

Registration questions? Call 206-420-1309 or click here.

Frequently asked questions:
Are the classes sponsored by a school?
They're sponsored by two programs: the Experimental College,
a non-credit program of the University of Washington's
ASUW, and the
Wonder School of the Arts, an independent arts school established in 1996.
(You do NOT have to be a UW student to sign up.)

Do you have to be a UW student to sign up?
No, they're non-credit classes for personal enrichment,
open to both University of Washington students and the general public.

Where are the classes held?
Most of them are held on the University of Washington campus in Seattle.
Driving directions will be emailed to you when you sign up.

How do I sign up?
To sign up by phone, call 206-420-1309. To sign up online, click on the course title
to be taken to the class page, then use the Add to Cart button near the top of the page.
Or scroll down this page and usethe Add to Cart buttons below the course descriptions.

When can I sign up?
If the classes are listed on this page, it means registrations
are now active, so you can sign up at any time.

More info about signing up

More classes starting soon:

Drawing & painting classes
Drawing for absolute beginners Saturdays, 1/23-2/13 - 9-10:45 am - $99 (includes all materials) Sign up now!
Figure Drawing for beginners Saturdays 1/23-2/13 - 1 pm-2:45 pm - $99 (includes all materials) Sign up now!
Drawing Faces for beginners Sat. 1/23-2/13 - 11 am-12:45 pm. - $99 (includes all materials) Sign up now!
Perspective drawing Saturday 11/28 only - 10 am-5 pm - $99 (includes all materials) Sign up now
Cartooning 101 Sundays, 1/24-2/14 - 11 am-12:45 pm - $99 includes all materials Sign up now!
Painting for absolute beginners Sundays, 1/24-2/14 - 1 pm-3 pm - $99 Sign up now!

Writing classes
Writing fiction & short stories Wednesdays 1/27-2/24, 7 pm-9 pm - $125 Sign up now!
It's time to write your screenplay Thursdays 7-9 pm, 1/28-2/25 - $125 Sign up now!
How to write a novel Sundays 3:30-5:30 pm, 1/24-2/21 - $125 Sign up now!

Acting & filmmaking classes
Beginning acting Mondays, 7-9:30 pm, 1/25-2/22 (no class on 2/15) - $150 Sign up now!
Documentary filmmaking Sunday 2/28 only - 10 am-5 pm - $125 - Sign up now!
Let's make a movie Tuesdays, 7-9:30 pm, 1/26-2/23 - $200 Sign up now!

Photoshop classes
Adobe photoshop Fridays, 1/29-2/12 - 7 pm-9:15 pm - $125 Sign up now!

Nils Osmar, instructor 206-420-1309
Nilsosmar@gmail.com
classesandworkshops.com


• Location: Seattle



Community Drumcircle at Traditions in Olympia

posted: November 2, 2009, 05:17 AM

ReplyMichael@DrumaticInnovation.com

Experience the magical music of our community.
Express yourself, connect with your community, release stress and have fun!

Back by popular demand.
The amazing Wanderlust Belly Dancers will return!

Where can you go to play in a band of 30+ musicians and enjoy Olympia's finest belly dancers weaving their dancing talents throughout the music?
Only at Traditions!
Bring your family and your friends for this unique experience that only happens in Olympia.
Bring your own drums and percussion instruments or play some of ours.

This is really getting popular. We are catching the attention of people from Seattle to Portland but it only happens right here in Olympia.

No experience necessary, fun for all levels of experience.
Beginners are especially encouraged to attend. Family friendly!
Experience playing music together in an ensemble.
Facilitated improvisation/freestyle drumming and percussion.
If you've been thinking about something new and different then this amazing event is for you.
Discover your natural sense of rhythm (even if you don't think you have any).
Bring your drum and percussion instruments or play some of ours.
Dancers are always welcome at Rhythm Events. What would the music be without dancers?

When Tuesday, November 17th 7pm
Where Traditions in Olympia,
300 5th Ave SW
Magic Hat Donation Requested
Contact Michael...Mobile 360 485 7501
Email Michael (at) DrumaticInnovation (dot) com
Website Traditions Drum Circle

Facilitator Michael Clark's gentle, enthusiastic instruction will get your hands moving and grooving on the drum in no time. Bring a drum or percussion instrument or play some of ours.

Drumming is Fun and it Promotes...
Respect,
Relaxation,
Confidence,
Creativity,
Community,
Citizenship,
Ingenuity and Quick Thinking,
Personal Integrity,
Creative Thought Process,
Emotional Intelligence,
Playfulness, Academic Development,
Motivational Learning,
Self Esteem,
Communication,
Cooperation,
Social Inclusion,
Unity,
Teamwork,
Togetherness,
and Camaraderie.

Reasons to Drum

Drum circles can be extremely effective for corporations, companies, and small businesses that want to enhance the generation of new ideas and better team work.

When people discover that they can collectively produce a good sound without any musical training or background, they start to realize that they can be more effective at work by putting their heads together and working as a team.

Also, drumming uses the brain in a different pattern than the linear thought process that is usually needed in the work environment.
A drum circle brings the group to a more open mental and psychological process. The creative side of the brain becomes free to improvise, which can be carried over to the production of new and better ways of working.
An excellent tool to kick off any kind of brain storming session, and optimize the quantity and quality of new ideas. I provide the group with the tools they need to figure out the task.

Why Drumming?

Music is a universal language, and drumming is one of the most accessible ways for diverse groups of people to make music together.

Drumming encourages teamwork and builds skills in listening, participating, and leadership.

Our goal is to help people build stronger communities through making music together in the classroom, at team-building events, and at community gatherings.

In the past few decades, there has been a movement to uncover and recover the ancient art form of drumming and making music together as a community.

The late Babatunde Olatunji, a gifted drummer and inspirational teacher, made it his life mission to help create peace in the world by encouraging people to communicate and celebrate life through music. He said: “All people from all walks of life, all colors, have various things they can do together to create harmony, and it is the simplest to make music and sing together."

The interest in drum circles as a way of community gathering has been growing rapidly all over the world and is happening in many settings.

As well as community circles open to the public, facilitated drum circles are being used in schools as an educational tool, are taking place in multi-national corporations and governments for morale building, in health care facilities with the well-elderly, cancer patients, recovering addicts, alzheimer patients ...and the list grows as more people experience the positive effects of self-expression in a creative and friendly environment.
Not only are drum circles a wonderful way to have fun and meet new friends. Other recognized benefits include it as exercise for the mind, body, spirit and a great stress reducer.

Drum circles are coordinated by a facilitator in order to help the group have fun making music together and no musical experience is necessary in order to participate.

We are all rhythmical beings!
This multi-generational, multi-cultural, activity encourages listening and relating to each other without words and is really a re-connection to the ancient wisdom found in all cultures about the beauty and importance of community gatherings.

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Upcoming events at Ankhasha's Temple of the Western Gate

posted: November 1, 2009, 03:56 PM

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ANKHASHA’S TEMPLE OF THE WESTERN GATE
155 East Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027
425-391-3825.
www.AnkhashasTemple.com

In these changing and challenging times Ankhasha's Temple of the Western Gate in Issaquah assists people in their personal spiritual growth and development. The Temple is open to the public on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12 pm to 5 pm and on Sundays from 12 pm to 4 pm. Customers are welcome to visit, sit, pray, meditate, listen to calming music and be at peace. There is no cost to visit the Temple; offerings are welcome. Ongoing classes and workshops at the Temple include psychic development, tarot, meditation, astrology, dreamwork, past lives, crystals and more. Ankhasha Amenti, psychic medium and spiritual advisor, also offers private psychic readings, past life regression hypnosis and crystal activation sessions. If you are seeking a sense of community and a deeper spiritual connection but have found traditional churches just don’t meet your need, the Temple is waiting for you. We challenge you to go deeper into yourself; coming into your own personal truth, freedom, and power.

Upcoming Workshops and Events
Register for all of these events by calling 425-391-3825.
Are You Psychic?
Tuesday November 10, 7-8:30 pm Cost $25 per person
This class will assist you in discovering your psychic abilities and learn about the different ways you can use your psychic skills. We will practice sending and receiving thoughts telepathically and sensing auras. You will learn how to develop some exciting abilities you never knew you had!

Pendulums and Their Powers
Tuesday November 17, 7-8:30 pm Cost $25 per person
Pendulums are an exciting tool that anyone can use to tap into their personal psychic potential. We will use this ancient device to divine answers to questions you may have about life choices, health issues, even the location of lost objects! Pendulums are provided for your use and are available for purchase at the end of class. Don't miss this exciting and enlightening class!

Is Your House Haunted?
Tuesday December 1, 7 - 8:30 pm Cost $25 per person
Have you ever thought your house was haunted? Have you had a paranormal experience and were curious to find out what it really was? We will discuss different types of spirit phenomena and how to tell the difference between a ghost, a haunting and a poltergeist. This class includes a visit to our famously "Haunted Attic" to allow you to experience true paranormal activity (if the spirits are willing)!

Discover Your Past Lives
Tuesday December 8, 7-8:30 pm Cost $25 per person
Have you ever felt like you have lived before? Do you have an affinity for certain countries, food, or people even if you've never lived there before? We will uncover how past life traumas and fears can be impeding your current life progress and how past life regression sessions can help you heal. Bring your questions, past life memories and an open mind to this life changing event!

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posted: November 1, 2009, 04:23 AM

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An eternal search for truth, which exists in the hearts of many, has recently sparked public interest in Gnosticism, which emphasizes the role of direct, personal experience. This path of spiritual transformation has always existed, and was hidden in parables and legends in ancient times. Taught by Jesus, Gnosis was also known in ancient Greece, Egypt, India, among the Aztecs and Incas, and it is found in the epics of the Knight’s Templar and the Medieval Alchemists. With Gnosticism, the search for truth begins within – this path involves gaining self-knowledge and using spiritual practices to unite with the Divine.

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Form/Space Atelier Exhibit August 14- Sep 6, 2009 Show Title: Outskirts

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Form/Space Atelier Exhibit August 14- Sep 6, 2009

Show Title: Outskirts

Show Duration: August 14- September 6, 2009

Opening Reception August 14, 6PM as part of the Belltown ArtWalk; www.belltownartwalk.com

Outskirts is a site-specific infiltration using photographs and a kiosk to narrate a previous site-specific exhibit by Rebsom developed during a residency at the Ucross Foundation in a Montana prairie dog metropolis. Outskirts is Rebsom's first solo show at Form/Space Atelier and her second show at Form/Space ATelier overall. Portland-based Rebsom is the recipient of the Jan Zach Award for excellence in sculpture and the AAA Dean's Fellowship Award from the University of Oregon, where she received her MFA.


Eric Kellogg II comments on Paula Rebsom:

My favorite show in Portland this year (2006) was Paula Rebsom at the Tilt Gallery. Her work is amazing. She brings a whole new flair to photography. Her photographs were of massive wood structures, cut out in the shape of wolves. Honestly, you have to see the work. It reminds me of Bev Doolittle—when I was younger, I would spend hours gazing at my mother's Doolittle collection. When I saw Rebsom's work I had to keep coming back, sometimes twice a day. In my opinion, Paula Rebsom is the Bev Doolittle of the contemporary photography world.

Jeff Jahn comments on Paula Rebsom:

Probably the best local show up is "When I can't be here, I go there" at Tilt gallery (run by PORT's own Jenene Nagy, I just can't ignore this gem, which comes on the heels of several other decent to good shows). In addition, "WICBTIGT" is the auspicious debut of recent University of Oregon MFA grad Paula Rebsom who seems to have become ten times the artist she was 6 months ago. With just two large format images Rebsom constructs impressive somewhat pensive scenes of moody artifice but it's the little touches that win the day here, including the conceptual installation.

What I like here is that unlike Gregory Crewdson and to a lesser extent Thomas Demand, Rebsom's scenes are studies in revealed staging and rather spoiled artifice.

It is a nice installation as the two photos (one is a front yard, the other is of the back yard) seem to long for one another's phoniness… its like Breakfast at Tiffanies only with Joan Crawford as Holly and Mickey Rooney cast as Paul "Fred" Varjak not the intolerable landlord. That effect would be icky but you would have to watch that trainwreck.

Back to the photos, the house itself seems to be a non-entity, a prop for the props which sets up some nice rythms for the rest of the show. Also, like Ad Reinhardt paintings they need to be seen in person as tiny internet images can't possibly provide enough detail or contrast to represent them well. It is a nice touch of phoniness that demands there be no subsitutes.

The front yard photo, "North Dakota Badlands," sports a tiny dandelion in the extreme foreground, which highlights the simple and artificial cutout steppes in front of the ranch house and in "Howling Coyote" we can practically hear the yelping of a film foley that will never be added to this acknowledged contrivance. It's all chicanery and there is something refreshingly honest about the gloom here. Apparently all of it was accomplished with existing lighting, yet it hardly feels like an indie filmmaker's work and more like a darker and still cousin to Terry Gilliam's strange film, The Adventures of Baron Von Munchausen.

In the crowded genre of cinematic and staged large format photography Rebsom has come right out of school with something to say of her own. It isnt behind the scenes but its rather refreshing that she doesnt try to delight her audience so much as not make any promises that her work can't keep. For me it delivered more. By Jeff Jahn, October 11, 2006.

Paula Rebsom comments on her work:

Outskirts

I could hear the prairie dogs barking miles before I arrived in their desolate town 5 miles down a dirt road from Ucross, Wyoming, population 25. As I got out of my vehicle to survey the location for a new suburban development, a family of pronghorn circled me curiously and marked their territory along the way. The road I walked along was littered with bullet casings. The prairie dogs continued to bark as they scattered to their burrows for safety. As they disappeared into their extensive network of underground tunnels a ghostly stillness settled over the town. All that remained were a few bleached prairie dog skulls and scat that I found lying next to their burrows.

All this was very familiar to me having grown up in western North Dakota. As a young girl I thought prairie dogs were cute animals you fed crackers to, as a teenager I shot them for sport (an act I am not proud of), and as a young adult I educated people on the importance of prairie dogs in the ecosystem as a ranger for Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Although prairie dogs are small and seemingly harmless animals they are quite controversial. Farmers and ranchers see them as competition for acreage and their burrows as a danger to livestock. Ecologists consider them a keystone species playing a central role in the survival of many endangered species that prey on them or use their burrows for nesting.

This new suburban development I scouted on the 22,000-acre ranch that houses the Ucross Foundation was not for humans, but rather for the prairie dogs themselves. I constructed 85 small house facades, each with its own set of pleated curtains, to be placed in a very active portion of a prairie dog town. Over the course of three days, I staked one house behind each existing burrow, creating a visual map of the prairie dog town. For the remainder of my stay I spent the mornings and early afternoons (when prairie dogs are most active) observing their interactions with this new development. Instead of embracing this new suburban utopia, the prairie dogs abandoned the heart of the town. Only the young, naive ones remained in the homes on the outskirts.

The installation in the prairie dog town on the Ucross ranch combined elements of urban sprawl, homesteads, and ghost towns. My role fluctuates between that of a rancher, a deputy, and a park ranger, leaving room for an ambiguous narrative to form within the sequence of images. In the Outskirts project I explored my own personal relationship with these animals and also created a domestic paradox of human and animal relationships that balances on the edge of absurdity. The images act as historical documents, offering a different perspective in the complex relationships that we have developed with animals and nature.

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    Lost wedding band Seattle

    posted: October 27, 2009, 03:32 AM

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    Lost Friday October 23rd, likely left in the bathroom of Fado Irish Pub at 801 1st Ave. It is white gold with two slim yellow gold rings around it and several small diamonds. Has a Biblical scripture reference engraved on the inside. Offering $500 cash reward no questions asked.

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