Consumer Safety After the Death of a Loved One (online)

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For adults. Experiencing loss can be profoundly overwhelming, as it represents a significant upheaval in your life. Join Elena G. Huizar from the Office of the Attorney General as she addresses an often-overlooked aspect of grief: the susceptibility of surviving family members to fraud. Learn how to better protect yourself and your family from potentialMore

Free

Garden Hotline Presents: The Importance of Evergreens at the Skyway Library

Skyway Library 12601 76th Avenue S, Seattle, WA, United States

For adults. Evergreen conifers are a familiar presence in the Pacific Northwest landscape. They provide year-round structure and beauty in the garden, but that’s not all. Learn about how important evergreens are to our environment and the services they provide. Join a short lecture on these wonderful plants. Make a seasonal evergreen decoration to takeMore

Free

Toy Drive and Cocoa Bar

Hillside Assisted Living-Formerly known as Stafford Suites-Kent 112 Kennebeck Ave N, Kent, WA, United States

Drop off a new unwrapped toy and enjoy a hot cocoa bar, holiday cookies, a selfie booth and good cheer. This toy drives supports Toys for Joy with Puget Sound Fire. Event is on Dec. 5th Toy drop off is available from Nov. 15th to Dec. 15th at Hillside Assisted Living.

No cost

Aimee Nezhukumatathil Poetry

Town Hall Seattle—The Forum 1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA, United States

Known for her poetry, her essays, and the way she lights up the world, Aimee Nezhukumatathil restores our astonishment again and again. Explore the vast undersea world in her poetry collection Oceanic, or taste your way through the way food and drink evoke our associations and remembrances in her latest essay collection Bite by Bite—aMore

$7 – $115

Annual Santa Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser for Eastside Fire & Rescue

University House Issaquah 22975 SE Black Nugget Road, Issaquah, WA

Join us for our beloved Annual Santa Pancake Breakfast, a festive event in support of Eastside Fire & Rescue Benevolent Fund! We’ll have a delicious full breakfast buffet to kick off the holiday season. Be sure to bring your camera—Santa will be here for photos in front of the beautifully decorated Christmas tree. Plus, youMore

Write & Record a Micro Memoir at the Bellevue Library

Bellevue Library 1111 110th Avenue NE, Bellevue, WA, United States

For adults. Learn to write and record audio of your own micro-memoir in this two-part workshop. 2-3pm: Explore examples of micro-memoir and write your own engaging short form pieces. 3:15-4:30pm: Learn the basics of recording and editing spoken word in the Makerspace and give voice to your micro-memoir in our sound room. Please register atMore

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Beauty and the Beast

Centerstage Theatre 3200 SW Dash Point Rd, Federal Way, WA, United States

Beauty and the Beast A Holiday Panto Written by Vince Brady Directed by Trista Duval November 30 – December 22, 2024 The raucous, fabulous, and family-friendly Holiday Panto returns with one of our most popular titles to date! As ever, the Panto brings a classic fairy tale together with the wonderfully over-the-top characters you love,More

$20 – $40
Recurring

Beauty and the Beast

Centerstage Theatre 3200 SW Dash Point Rd, Federal Way, WA, United States

Beauty and the Beast A Holiday Panto Written by Vince Brady Directed by Trista Duval November 30 – December 22, 2024 The raucous, fabulous, and family-friendly Holiday Panto returns with one of our most popular titles to date! As ever, the Panto brings a classic fairy tale together with the wonderfully over-the-top characters you love,More

$20 – $40
Recurring

Introduction to Memoir Writing Workshop at the Shoreline Senior Center

Shoreline Senior Center 18560 1st Ave NE Bldg G, Shoreline, Washington

Monday, December 9, 1-3:30pm Tuesday, December 10, 1-3:30pm Shoreline Senior Center 18560 1st Ave NE Bldg G Shoreline, WA 98155 For adults. This is a two-day workshop. Gain skills to revitalize memories, write vivid dialogue and tap the power of vulnerability. Join marine mammal biologist and author of Deep Waters: a Memoir of Loss, AlaskaMore

Free

Robin Wall Kimmerer Online

Town Hall Seattle—The Great Hall 1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA, United States

Author of the sensational Braiding Sweetgrass—a book that forever changed nature writing—Robin Wall Kimmerer returns with The Serviceberry. A bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world, The Serviceberry is an antidote to the broken relationships and misguided goals ofMore

$7 – $139
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Introduction to Memoir Writing Workshop at the Shoreline Senior Center

Shoreline Senior Center 18560 1st Ave NE Bldg G, Shoreline, Washington

Monday, December 9, 1-3:30pm Tuesday, December 10, 1-3:30pm Shoreline Senior Center 18560 1st Ave NE Bldg G Shoreline, WA 98155 For adults. This is a two-day workshop. Gain skills to revitalize memories, write vivid dialogue and tap the power of vulnerability. Join marine mammal biologist and author of Deep Waters: a Memoir of Loss, AlaskaMore

Free

Wisdom Cafe: Resolutions and Your Year in Review at the Lake Forest Park Library

Lake Forest Park Library 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA, United States

For adults. How did this last year go for you? What are one or two things you might want to stop doing or start doing next year? Wisdom Cafés provide space for older adults to engage in ongoing and facilitated conversations about livability issues affecting all people as we grow. Registration not required.

Free