Art Walk Opening Party

Colin Day Abstracts

February 1, 2012

Where? 

Wallingford center

1815 n 45th st

What time? 

6-8 pm

For more information, contact 

debbarnesusa@hotmail.com

Feb 1st, 6-8pm -Opening party at the Kerf International Gallery for the works of artist, Colin Day. Mr Day has shown throughout Europe and the USA. His large colorful canvasses are engaging and uplifting. The show will run through the middle of February but the Art Walk opening parties are a fun way to meet up with the local art buffs and other creatives. Please join us, as the Kerf is venturing into new territory with workshops in drawing, fabric arts, more. We would really appreciate hearing from the community -what would you like to see and do. Help us expand the possibilities for this great space.

First Annual Thriving Communities Conference

Cultivating Community in Challenging Times

February 2, 2012

Where? 

Whidbey Institute at Chinook

South Whidbey Island

What time? 

For more information, contact 

thrivingcommunities@whidbeyinstitute.org

Our world is moving into increasingly challenging times, but also times of great opportunity to adapt and be nimble. How do we meet the growing critical needs of individuals, families, and communities? And through these challenges, how do we nurture a sense of community, our capacity for resilience and the ability to thrive with one another?

Join us on South Whidbey Island for the inaugural Thriving Communities Conference, the first in a series of annual conferences which bring together communities who are discovering answers to these questions so that they can move forward together more effectively, more efficiently and more powerfully into the common future.

Our focus this first year is food and how we nourish ourselves as communities. Through the stories and experiences of some exemplary local organizations working on food access and farm-to-market initiatives, we will use South Whidbey Island as a living laboratory to evoke and examine ways to thrive while building resiliency. We invite you to join us, tell us your story and share what’s working in your own community.

Participate in an inaugural gathering of innovators, advocates, leaders, service providers and enthusiasts from communities throughout the Cascadia bioregion. We’ll examine critical issues, ask questions that matter, engage in dialogue, share ideas and practices which work, and strengthen a network of communities working toward a thriving and sustainable future.

Together we’ll explore how as members of rural and urban communities we can work together to feed ourselves while at the same time cultivating a vital sense of community.

Click here to watch an introductory video about the conference.

Please join us for a transformative weekend in February, one which promises to be the beginning of a tremendous shift in the way we live in community with one another and with our planet.

We hope to see you at the Whidbey Institute February 2-4, 2012!

View the conference agenda here.

REGISTER NOW

SIERRA CLUB- FOOD JUSTICE WORKSHOP

February 4, 2012

Where? 

Seattle University, School of Law Annex Building, Room 142

What time? 

2:00 PM to 4:30 PM

For more information, contact 

Jake Harris, Stone Soup Gardens 206-661-7628

Stone Soup Gardens and The Sierra Club Environmental Justice Committee invites you to attend a free forum on Food Justice.

We will have a panel discussion and workshop around cross movement connections with environmentalist, social justice activists and the food movement. Panelists include:

• Reverend Robert Jeffrey, pastor at New Hope Baptist Church in Seattle and founder of Clean Greens Farm, will speak about the role of food in the social justice movement.
• Eddie Hill, founding Program Manager for Seattle Tilth Farm Works Program, will speak about food as infrastructure and healthy food as a right.
• Ann Seiter, NW Indian Fisheries Committee, She will be discussing tribal fish consumption and water pollution issues
• Mike O'Brien, Seattle City Council member, will co-moderate the panel and speak about the city's role in promoting food justice issues

Following panel presentations, there will be break out sessions about building cross movement connections between foodies, environmentalists, and Social Justice activists.

delicious snacks will be brought to you by Stone Soup Gardens, Flying Bear Farms and other local farmers.

Please Join us!

Free Tax Help at the Ballard Library

February 6, 2012

Where? 

Ballard Public Library

5614 22nd Ave NW

What time? 

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm

For more information, contact 

Trained volunteers will be available to answer questions and prepare personal tax returns. This service is free and available to individuals. The free service is not available for business tax returns. Drop-in Tax Help is offered on a first come, first served basis. No reservation is required. More info http://www.spl.org/locations/ballard-branch/bal-events-at-this-branch#/?i=3

Speaker Mark Winne - Author of ''Food Rebels, Guerilla Gardeners, and Smart-Cooking Mamas''

co-hosted with Sunset Hill Community Association

February 7, 2012

Where? 

Sunset Hill Community Club

3003 NW 66th St

What time? 

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

For more information, contact 

info@sustainableballard.org

Please join Sustainable Ballard for the first in a series of workshops, lectures and community events co-hosted by Sustainable Ballard and Sunset Hill Community Association. $5 Donation taken at the door will support both organizations.
Lecture @ 6:00 (doors at 5:30), followed by booksigning and information tables about the local food movement.

About Author Mark Winne:
With the advent of industrialism and its widespread application to our food supply – factory farms, genetic engineering, and agricultural chemicals – the struggle between human freedom and authority has reached a critical juncture. In spite of the rapid growth of an alternative food system – local and sustainable food production, farmers’ markets, the public’s rising food consciousness – we become more dependent everyday on industrial agriculture whose representatives insist that it is the only way to feed a hungry world. In the face of such assertions, we must ask if our dependence on such a system threatens to supplant individual self-reliance. Will personal freedom succumb finally and forever to the dominant voice of authority? Are we at risk of sacrificing our democratic voice to self-appointed governing elites? These are no longer speculative questions suitable only for philosophers, but real-life concerns set squarely on the plate of every eater.

Food Rebels, Guerrilla Gardeners, and Smart Cookin’ Mamas

Mark Winne’s second book, Food Rebels, Guerrilla Gardeners, and Smart Cookin’ Mamas: Fighting Back in an Age of Industrial Agriculture takes on the universal struggle between human freedom and authority in its relationship to food. While drawing from great thinkers like Emerson and Dostoevsky to frame his arguments, Winne moves quickly from philosophy to action with numerous stories about “local doers.” From urban gardening heroes in Cleveland, to feisty farmers in New England, to lower income mothers in Texas, Winne shows how people are reclaiming their connection to their food, health, land, and governments. Along the way he finds people of every stripe whose refusal to accept their fate harkens back to a classic form of American individualism, one that has proven itself able to fight back against systems that not only want to conquer our wallets, but also hope to control our minds.

Food Rebels, Guerrilla Gardeners, and Smart-Cookin’ Mamas challenges us to go beyond eating local food to become part of a larger solution that demands a system that sustains not just our bodies, but also our souls.

Mark Winne will also speak on Feb. 8th at Third Place Books.

For more information, please visit Mark's website: markwinne.com

Ballard District Council - Feb 2012

Always Open to the Public!

February 8, 2012

Where? 

Ballard Public Library

5614 22nd Ave NW

What time? 

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

For more information, contact 

Rob Mattson at 684-4051 or rob.mattson@seattle.gov

To view the agenda go to http://ballarddistrict.org/about/ballard-district-council/monthly-meetings/

Sustainable Ballard Second Thursday Social - Feb 2012

Come say hello!

February 9, 2012

Where? 

The Stepping Stone

5903 24th Ave. NW

What time? 

6:30pm - 9:30pm

For more information, contact 

Starting February 2012, The Stepping Stone will donate to SB 10% of the proceeds on the evening of the second Thursday of each month! Join us for an opportunity to connect with other SB'ers over a glass and to find out what's new. Or just stop by to say hi!

Ballard Knitters for the Homeless - Feb 2012

Knit community and warmers for homeless community members

February 10, 2012

Where? 

Aster Coffee Lounge

5615 24th Ave NW

What time? 

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

For more information, contact 

Jody Grage at jodytgrage@gmail.com or 718-1529

Learn to knit! Learn new knitting skills! Bring yarn and needles if you have them - and some to share with those who don't if you can. Jody Grage is leading this group for anyone who would enjoy getting together monthly to knit simple hats and scarves for community members who do not have a warm home this Fall and Winter. No prior experience necessary! Jody will teach easy, pretty patterns and walk you through your project.

Repeats every second Friday, same time and place. All welcome!

SNAP - Emergency and Natural Disaster Preparation

February 10, 2012

Where? 

Ballard Public Library

5614 22nd Ave NW

What time? 

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

For more information, contact 

Learn how to put together a disaster supply kit, create a family disaster plan, and organize with your neighbors to take care of each other when disaster strikes. Bring your own lunch and enjoy! http://www.spl.org/locations/ballard-branch/bal-events-at-this-branch

Special community-wide meeting ... charting the future of SHCA

brainstorm the evolution of the Sunset Hill Community Association

February 12, 2012

Where? 

Sunset Hill Community Association

3003 NW 66th Street

What time? 

3-5 pm

For more information, contact 

info@sunsethillcommunity.com

The Sunset Hill Community Association Board of Trustees is asking all of our neighbors to help determine the future of SHCA.

Our revenue is decreasing, our expenses are increasing, and we don't have enough actively involved members to accomplish all the tasks associated with running the facility.

We need to hear your opinion whether the Association still has a role to play in the community. At this general meeting, we can openly address the state of the Association and what we can do to achieve sustainability.

Our questions to you: Can this organization survive as a viable business? Should we change our model of operation, make hard decisions regarding the future of the facility, and perhaps close or sell the clubhouse? Can we count on you to participate?

King County Metro Open House Re- Service Changes

Learn about upcoming changes to Metro Service in Ballard

February 13, 2012

Where? 

Ballard High School

1418 NW 65th St.

What time? 

6:00 - 8:00 PM

For more information, contact 

Last November, Metro asked for public comment on suggested service changes related to the Sept. 2012 start of the RapidRide C and D lines. They have incorporated that feedback into a revised service change proposal that is now ready for public review. Like the changes originally suggested last fall, this proposal includes changes to routing, frequency, and the times of day when routes will operate. The revised service change proposal will be presented and discussed at this public open house.

The proposal for September 2012 is now available online. .

CAGJ Open House

February 16, 2012

Where? 

CAGJ office

606 Maynard Ave South, suite 102

What time? 

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

For more information, contact 

We are having an open house, so supporters and activists with the various organizations sharing our office space can meet and mingle. Our office hosts organizers with CAGJ - Community Alliance for Global Justice, CISPES - Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador, Washington Fair Trade Coalition, and radical geeks working with Riseup and other free software projects. Come learn about our various projects! We will offer some refreshments, but please bring something to share if you can. Where: 606 Maynard Ave South, suite 102, 98104 (2 blocks from the International District link/bus tunnel station). Link to map here -we're 2.5 blocks south of Jackson, near Bush Gardens!

Volunteer Orientation - Spring 2012

Get more involved with Sustainable Ballard!

February 16, 2012

Where? 

private home, details upon RSVP

What time? 

7:00PM - 8:30PM

For more information, contact 

orna@sustainableballard.org

There are now more exciting opportunities than ever to get involved! From movie nights and community networking to planning gardens, helping stave homelessness and hunger, developing programs for all ages, reducing our carbon footprint, and much more! If you're looking to find a way to plug in and contribute that is just right for you, through one of Sustainable Ballard's projects, please join us on Thursday, February 16th, 7:00-8:30PM.
From one-time, quick-and-easy tasks, to ongoing roles and leadership roles, with as much or as little responsibility as you care to take on - - there is a way you can help out that is perfect for you!

JOIN US!
Please RSVP HERE for location and any questions you may have.

We look forward to talking with you!

Call for Art - The RE Store's 11th Annual Recycled Arts Show

Submissions due March 2nd

February 18, 2012

Where? 

www.re-store.org/callforart-seattle

What time? 

For more information, contact 

Bray at brayh@re-store.org

We are welcoming your recycled art and functional design submissions through March 2, 2012 for the April 2012 gallery show! This year we will be back at Blowing Sands Gallery in Ballard - the Art Opening will occur April 14th (to concur with Ballard Art Walk). The RE Store has been showcasing art and design work created from reclaimed and salvaged materials for over a decade. Come be inspired and participate in our 11th Annual Show in April of 2012.

Please apply via our online form here: www.re-store.org/callforart-seattle

Nyer Urness House Groundbreaking Celebration!

A project of Compass Housing Alliance

February 21, 2012

Where? 

Nyer Urness housing project site

1753 NW 56th

What time? 

11:00AM - 1:00PM

For more information, contact 

Compass Housing Alliance

Please join us for the groundbreaking celebration of the Nyer Urness House in Ballard.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
11:00 a.m.
1753 NW 56th St, Seattle, WA 98107

This new facility will provide affordable apartments to 80 formerly homeless individuals. Construction will begin in February 2012 and be completed by March 2013.

Coffee and refreshments to follow at Ballard First Lutheran, 2006 NW 65th.

Presentation and Discussion on Climate Change

Visiting Lecture Series: Norwegian scientists Liv Arnesen and Willy Østreng

February 21, 2012

Where? 

Swedish Hospital Ballard, Conference Room A, B & C

5300 Tallman Avenue, NW

What time? 

7:00PM - 9:00PM

For more information, contact 

Norwegian-American Chamber of Commerce

Sponsored by Seattle Norwegian American Chamber of Commerce, Consul of Norway, and Seattle Department of Neighborhoods.

WILLY ØSTRENG - Senior Researcher for the Thor Heyerdahl Institute for Climate Research

LIV ARNESEN - Renowned polar explorer and educator, on her expedition in Antarctica

ADMISSION IS FREE.

Senior Center Rummage Sale

February 24, 2012

Where? 

Ballard NW Senior Center

5429 32nd NW

What time? 

all day

For more information, contact 

Call 206-297-0403 for more information.

Voted the Best Bargain in Ballard. We feature a great selection of gently used and antique items including household items, furniture, clothing, jewelry, games, books and toys. Delicious lunch items and pies are available for purchase at our Lunch Café. Come, do all your shopping, and enjoy delicious food. There is something delightful for everyone. Free to attend and enter the door raffle. Items are priced. Check out the lunch menu for meal and dessert prices.

Senior Center Rummage Sale!

February 25, 2012

Where? 

Ballard NW Senior Center

5429 32nd NW

What time? 

all day

For more information, contact 

Call 206-297-0403 for more information.

Voted the Best Bargain in Ballard. We feature a great selection of gently used and antique items including household items, furniture, clothing, jewelry, games, books and toys. Delicious lunch items and pies are available for purchase at our Lunch Café. Come, do all your shopping, and enjoy delicious food. There is something delightful for everyone. Free to attend and enter the door raffle. Items are priced. Check out the lunch menu for meal and dessert prices.

A Pint for Your Thoughts!

sustainable 20somethings get-together

February 26, 2012

Where? 

Enlighten Cafe and Art Gallery

5424 Ballard Ave NW

What time? 

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

For more information, contact 

More info or questions: Contact Orna

If you're in your twenties, Sustainable Ballard will pay for your beer (or coffee or tea) to hear your thoughts on how we can make the organization most relevant to people of your generation. What kind of programs or topics would you be interested in? Is it about technology? About art? About growing food? About planning for the future? Is it about beer?....  ;-) What would YOU like more people to know about? Join us for some creative brainstorming with fellow 20'somethings.

Monthly Gathering - February 2012

Neighborhood Greenways

February 27, 2012

Where? 

Sunset Hill Community Club

3003 NW 66th St

What time? 

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

For more information, contact 

info@sustainableballard.org

SDOT has announced funding for 11 miles of neighborhood greenways in the Seattle area (2 miles in Ballard). Join Sustainable Ballard as we host a panel to discuss the new Ballard Greenways plan. Speakers include: Colin Dietrich (Ballard Greenways), Cathy Tuttle (Neighborhood Greenways & Spokespeople) and Sally Bagshaw (Seattle City Council).

6:30PM - Potluck Dinner
7:00PM-9:00PM - Program

• Neighborhood Greenways are slow-speed, low-traffic residential streets made even more pleasant for the people who live, walk, and bike on them. By adding new park-like amenities and limiting cut-through traffic, Greenways are naturally attractive both for families, and for anyone seeking a safer, more connected community experience. By placing Greenways a block or two away from major arterials, Neighborhood Greenways create a great option for people who prefer to walk or bike away from congested streets.

Links:
Worldchanging article about Spokespeople
MyBallard article about latest plans

NOTES:

• New!! Sign up for projects! We'll have a table set up where you can check out all of our current earthbongo projects and join an effort - big or small.
• Check out our Resource Table! A great spread of resources and hand-outs and even coupons from some of our sponsors!! Plus a mini-freecycle box.
• No time to make a dish? Can't balance that casserole on your bike?... Don't let that prevent you from attending! Bringing a dish to share is not required for attending the potluck and program. A $5 contribution could be given instead, which would help defray the costs of space rental, food, etc.
  
• Sustainable Ballard Book and DVD Library! View the full list of our collection at LibraryThing then let Tom know what you'd like to borrow. You can also donate to the library.

We look forward to seeing you!

Sunset Hill Winetasting

Wines made by Women, Selected by Sunset Hill Green Market

February 29, 2012

Where? 

Sunset Hill Community Club

3003 NW 66th St

What time? 

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

For more information, contact 

info@sunsethillcommunity.com

Sunday, February 29, 6:30-9:00 p.m. Sunset Hill Community Association's 11th Annual Wine Tasting, Co-sponsored by Sunset Hill Green Market.

OPEN TO ALL, PLEASE INVITE YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. SAMPLE DELICIOUS WINES***MADE BY WOMEN***CHOSEN BY THE SUNSET HILL GREEN MARKET. CELEBRATE WOMEN VINTNERS, AND HELP BUILD AND SUPPORT COMMUNITY.

"Wines made by women" taste 5 wines made by women-owned/led wineries or women wine makers.
Tasty hors d'oeuvres (plus silent auction featuring local vendors and artists).
$25 per person paid in advance only.

Please note that this event has limited seating, and there is a strict reservation deadline of February 25th.

CLICK HERE to reserve your place and pay using your debit or credit card.

For those who prefer to mail in their payment, please send it to SHCA, 3003 NW 61st St., Seattle, WA 98117.

Questions? Contact Carol Beers at 783-2006.