This Week in Freeatle, February 1, 2010
I'm adding a new regular feature to Freeattle, a Monday round-up of free events coming up this week. While this won't be as complete as the full calendar, it's a quick digest of some of the highlights for your consideration.
Don't see anything you like? Scoot on over to the entire Freeattle calendar and maybe you'll see something that strikes your fancy more. Also, if you love to cook and/or eat, consider becoming a fan of host site Fresh-Picked Seattle on Facebook. Every Monday, Fresh-Picked Seattle fans on Facebook get a special "Three for Free" Facebook-only post.
Here are this week's highlights, with an especially long entry for Thursday. First of all, it's Free First Thursday at many local museums, and there are several other events as well.
Monday, February 1: Free Tax Help at several local libraries. Can’t make it to any of the below? Search on “tax” on the Seattle Public or King County Public Library events calendar for more dates and times. Also be sure to contact the library to see if there are any guidelines for whom may receive the assistance.
- 1:00pm – Queen Anne
- 3:30pm – Lake City
- 4:00pm – Ballard, Northgate, Fairwood
Tuesday, February 1
- 6:30-8pm: Cancer Survivorship: Managing the Side Effects of Cancer Treatment at Evergreen Healthcare. (Click on link and then search by class title to register.) “Learn about late and long-term effects of cancer treatment so that you can take more control of your health as a cancer survivor. Survivors, families and friends welcome. FREE!”
- 7:30pm: UW Molecular Medicine Lecture - Dopamine: Motivation, Salience And Learning - A Genetic Perspective.
Wednesday, February 3, 7pm: Introduction to Snowshoeing for Women at REI Southcenter
Thursday, February 4
- Free First Thursday at many local museums!
- 6pm: Beginning Turkish for Travelers at Rick Steves’ travel center in Edmonds. (Stay tuned for a report from me from my free language class at Rick Steves’.)
- 6:30pm: Paleontology Lecture with Louise Leakey at UW
- 6:45pm: Lecture: Your Genes and Cancer: What Women Need to Know about the Genetics of Breast, Ovarian, and Colorectal Cancers at Gilda’s Club
- 7pm: Several REI events:
Friday, February 5
- 10:30am: Singing Chorus: Join Any Time, No Auditions. “Come sing with the chorus. We welcome new singers at any time. No auditions and no advance notice are required. Just come as you are. We sing for our own fun and enjoyment, with piano accompaniment.”
- 4pm-6:30pm: Wine Tasting at Corky Cellars in Des Moines
Saturday, February 6
- 10-11:30am: Paramount Theatre Tours. “Seattle Theatre Group offers free tours of the historic Paramount Theatres.
- 2pm: "The Unnamed" by Joshua Ferris Reading & Book Signing at University Branch Library. “In Ferris's remarkable second novel (after Then We Came to the End), a life of privilege comes to ruin as a result of a strange and mysterious illness. Attorney Tim Farnsworth thought he had recovered from a disorder that compels him to walk to the point of exhaustion. But now his walking disease has returned and shows no sign of going into remission.”
- 6:30pm: "I Want to be Left Behind" by Branda Peterson Book Talk at Third Place Books Lake Forest Park. "In Seattle author Brenda Peterson’s spiritual memoir, fundamentalism – from her Southern Baptist relatives -- meets deep ecology – in her childhood in the High Sierras with her forest ranger father."
Sunday, February 7, 11am & 1pm: Free Arboretum Tours on First and Third Sundays. “Guided walks, held first and third Sundays (January through November) at 11 a.m. and 1:00p.m., highlight the plant collections, seasonal beauty and history of Washington Park Arboretum. The 60- to 90-minute walks are led by trained volunteers and are free of charge. Walks begin at the Graham Visitors Center, 2300 Arboretum Drive East, in Seattle. No pre-registration required.”
Feb 1, 2010 | Leslie Seaton | in This Week/Weekend in Freeattle | tagged Birding, Museums, Science, Taxes, Travel, Wine
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