tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48053111495765370402024-02-08T01:57:29.715-08:00NWSFS News: Main PageNorthwest Science Fiction Society News BlogUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger714125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805311149576537040.post-56583181465490047212011-11-06T22:52:00.000-08:002011-11-06T22:52:30.491-08:00NWSFS: December My Favorite Restaurant<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><u><span>Thursday, December 8th at 7:30 PM - My Favorite Restaurant </span></u></strong></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><u><span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br />
</span></span></u></strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Please join NWSFS on Thursday, December 8th, 2011, at 7:30 PM at one of Dick O’Shea’s favorite restaurants: Thai Siam in Seattle. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Menu link: <span style="color: #1f497d;"><a href="http://thaisiamrestaurant.com/menu.html" target="_blank">http://thaisiamrestaurant.com/<wbr></wbr>menu.html</a></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Restaurant address and telephone number:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="color: black;">8305 15th Avenue Northwest Seattle, WA 98117-3604</span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: black;"><a href="tel:%28206%29%20784-5465" target="_blank" value="+12067845465">(206) 784-5465</a></span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805311149576537040.post-47876457685068540462011-11-03T23:31:00.000-07:002011-11-03T23:37:28.278-07:00EMP Nov Events - After Hours<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span>NOVEMBER EVENTS AT EMP INCLUDE AFTER HOURS ALL AGES DANCE PARTY</span></b><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><span>AFTER HOURS: Vampires vs. Werewolves – November 12</span></u></b></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Long before Edward vs. Jacob, vampires and werewolves represented two of the most iconic monsters of the silver screen. The moon rises over EMP for After Hours, an all ages dance party designed by teens for teens. An evening of monsters, music, and madness, this killer dance party honors EMP’s new exhibit <i>Can’t Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film. </i>Deadly attire is encouraged, so hit the Halloween clearance aisle and break out your scariest wares. Additional activities include:</span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">• Youth-made horror films from NFFTY</span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">• Photo booth from Youth in Focus</span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">• Flashlight teen tours of Can’t Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film</span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">• Scream booth – play villain or victim as you scream on cue</span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span>Date:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Saturday, November 12, 2011</span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span>Time:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 7:30 pm - 11:30 pm</span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span>Tickets:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> $7 to EMP Museum members, $10 general admission.</span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> On sale now at <a href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/" target="_blank">www.brownpapertickets.com</a>.</span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><span></span></u></b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span>EMP MUSEUM HOURS</span></b></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Winter Hours: September 6, 2011 – May 24, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm</span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span>CONTACT INFO</span></b></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">325 5th Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109</span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="tel:206-770-2700" target="_blank" value="+12067702700">206-770-2700</a>, main line</span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="tel:206-770-2702" target="_blank" value="+12067702702">206-770-2702</a>, box office</span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1-877-EMP-SFM1, toll-free</span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.empmuseum.org/" target="_blank">www.empmuseum.org</a></span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span>SOCIAL MEDIA</span></b></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://facebook.com/EMPSFM" target="_blank">facebook.com/EMPSFM</a></span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://twitter.com/EMPmuseum" target="_blank">twitter.com/EMPmuseum</a></span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://youtube.com/empsfm" target="_blank">youtube.com/empsfm</a></span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/empsfm/" target="_blank">flickr.com/photos/empsfm/</a></span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><span><br />
</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805311149576537040.post-62167049706297840412011-11-03T23:26:00.000-07:002011-11-03T23:26:05.306-07:00Wayward is now OPEN at our new home: 65th & Roosevelt<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Posted on behalf of Wayward Coffeehouse</b></u>:</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>We’re back!</b></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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It’s been a long time and a lot of work, but </span> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>we are NOW OPEN at our new location at 65th & Roosevelt. </b></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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We are open our same hours of </span> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Mon-Fri: 630 a - 11 pm and Sat-Sun: 7 am - 11 pm</b>. You can find us at <b>6417 Roosevelt Way NE #104</b>, which is the southwest corner of the intersection of 65th & Roosevelt in the same building as Ten Thousand Villages. <br />
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All our comfy chairs, big tables, sofas and art survived the fire and are now at our new space. The sci-fi posters, Serenity banner, and geeky collectibles are here as well and finding new homes throughout. Even our stuffed frog is back overseeing the register! </span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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We have missed all of you and hope to see you at our new location soon! </span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<i> <b>We aim to keep flyin’ ... and now we are!</b></i></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<b>Wayward Coffeehouse, <i>it's better than a plan</i></b></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
NOW OPEN at: 6417 Roosevelt Way NE #104<br />
<a href="http://www.waywardcoffee.com/" target="_blank">www.waywardcoffee.com</a><br />
Twitter: <b>WaywardCoffee</b><br />
Facebook: <b>Wayward Coffee House</b></span> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805311149576537040.post-75023220313405715502011-11-01T09:03:00.000-07:002011-11-01T09:14:17.528-07:00November My Favorite Restaurant - Old Spaghetti Factory<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% white; color: #2a2a2a;">Thursday, November 3rd at 7:30 PM - My Favorite Restaurant </span><br />
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<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% white; color: #2a2a2a;">Please join NWSFS on Thursday, November 3rd, 2011, at 7:30 PM at one of Bill</span><br />
<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% white; color: #2a2a2a;">Boyde's favorite restaurants: Old Spaghetti Factory in Lynnwood. </span><br />
<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% white; color: #2a2a2a;"> </span><br />
<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% white; color: #2a2a2a;">Menu link: <a href="http://www.osf.com/menu/location-menus/lynnwood.htm" target="_blank">http://www.osf.com/menu/<wbr></wbr>location-menus/lynnwood.htm</a></span><br />
<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% white; color: #2a2a2a;"> </span><br />
<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% white; color: #2a2a2a;">Restaurant address & telephone number:</span><br />
<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% white; color: #2a2a2a;">Old Spaghetti Factory<br />
2509 196th Street Southwest<br />
Lynnwood, WA<br />
<a href="tel:%28425%29%20672-7006" target="_blank" value="+14256727006">(425) 672-7006</a></span><br />
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Directions link: <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=Old+Spaghetti+Factory&near=Lynnwood,+WA+98036&ie=UTF8&z=12&ll=47.834823,-122.287445&spn=0.106935,0.31929&om=1&iwloc=A" target="_blank">http://maps.google.com/maps?f=<wbr></wbr>l&hl=en&q=Old+Spaghetti+<wbr></wbr>Factory&near=Lynnwood,+WA+<wbr></wbr>98036&ie=UTF8&z=12&ll=47.<wbr></wbr>834823,-122.287445&spn=0.<wbr></wbr>106935,0.31929&om=1&iwloc=A</a></span><br />
<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% white; color: #2a2a2a;"> </span><br />
<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% white; color: #2a2a2a;">Please RSVP to <a href="http://www.eskimo.com/squirrelmail/src/compose.php?send_to=info%40nwsfs.org" target="_blank">info@nwsfs.org</a> or call the hotline at 425-68-NWSFS. <br />
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Reservations will be confirmed with the restaurant so we will</span><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% white; color: #2a2a2a;"> not be able to accept responses later than the evening of Wednesday, November 2rd.</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805311149576537040.post-69318053818905023962011-10-16T20:33:00.000-07:002011-10-16T20:33:08.320-07:00NWSFS Calendar<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">NWSFS Event Calendar<br />
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Please visit <a href="http://www.nwsfs.org/" target="_blank">www.nwsfs.org</a> for details</span></div><ul><li style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Oct 22nd – Mad Scientist Social at Mike Ormes’ home. </span></li>
<li style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nov MFR – Join us at one of Bill Boyde’s favorite restaurants, Old Spaghetti Factory in Lynnwood. November 3, @7:30 PM</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nov 19th – “First Contact” social at Katharine & Alan Bond’s home.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Dec MFR – Join us at one of one of Dick O’Shea’s favorite restaurants (location & date TBD).</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Dec Social – We have a tentative host for the December social. Date, location and time will be announced when confirmed.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jan 21st – Social at Rustycon.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Feb 18th – Spaghetti Sauce Off at the Brathouse.</span></li>
<li>Mar 17th – PK Dick Award Nominee social at William & Sally’s home. </li>
</ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805311149576537040.post-57466952797794657742011-10-16T20:29:00.000-07:002011-10-16T20:30:23.731-07:00NWSFS: The 2011 Mad Scientist Social<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">Saturday - 10/22/2010 – NWSFS Mad Scientist Social</span><br />
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Please join Michael Ormes, Victoria Whitlock and their minions for the October NWSFS Social, beginning at 5 P.M. and ending at 10 P.M (or when they eject the last remaining guest or loan them sleeping space). 14437 NE 11th Place, Bellevue.<br />
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This is the Mad Scientist Social, so present your favorite experiments, inventions, gadgets, creations, discoveries and curiosities.<br />
NOTE: Please limit yields and power requirements to something appropriate for a residential area.<br />
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Bring your favorite videotapes or DVDs, as there is a separate room for viewing. There will also be a variety of board and card games available, or you can bring your own favorite.<br />
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As usual, this is a potluck, so bring your contribution of a main dish (occasionally have enough), side dish (rarely have enough), beverage, munchies (usually have enough), or dessert (often have enough, but then really, who could object to too much dessert).<br />
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Based on continued demand (despite limited participation), A Challenge for the build-ahead-of-time crowd has again been included. So, for those who prefer time-to-think, and your-own-choice-of-materials:<br />
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Defend against an attack by Lego Minions<br />
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Intelligence reports that a group of your Arch-Rival's Lego Minions were late to last year's event and, in an attempt to redeem themselves, are planning to assault you at this year's event. Your challenge is to create an inconspicuous device to foil the attack by incapacitating the minions.<br />
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The winner is the device able to incapacitate the most Lego Minions during the attack.<br />
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The Fine Print:</span></div><ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Minions are considered "incapacitated" when they are no longer upright or are contained.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Your device needs to operate at a range of two meters.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">The device should be concealed on or about your person for a significant portion of the evening. If not actually hidden there should be an adequate cover story as to just why you are carrying around what is obviously an Atomic powered Cattle Rod that is taller than you are.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Being a social event, the Minions are to be incapacitated while doing minimal damage to them or their environment.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Intelligence suggests that the Minions have spent some portion of the intervening time being augmented.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Intelligence will be able to provide some (but not much) warning in which time you may discretely draw and prepare your device.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">In the event of a tie, the attack will be repeated at a greater distance (or shorter if no minions are incapacitated by any device).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">As usual, the sponsors of this event assume no responsibility for damaged egos.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Innocent-bystanders are responsible for their own defense.</span></li>
</ul><span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We apologize for those Mad Scientists who have been constructing a siege weapon (the copy-and-paste device which failed in the creation of the previous notice has been replaced). If a sufficient number of siege weapons arrive then a contest similar to last year will be held.</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A Challenge, in a form similar to previous years, will also be presented for those who desire the satisfaction of solving a problem using limited time and constrained resources. (i.e. you get the details when you arrive).</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Logistics: There is plenty of parking on the street. The driveway is a bit steep. The only pets are aquatic, and they are expected to remain in their appropriate habitat. NOTE: If you need test subjects, please make other arrangements. Smoking is acceptable outside only, please. There is a covered breezeway available, with seating, for smokers.</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Directions:</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">From I-405 (both directions – or take the SR520 route):</span></span><br />
<ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Take the NE 8th St exit Eastbound (not the SE 8th St exit). Travel East on NE 8th St towards Crossroads Mall</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Take a Left (North) on 140th St NE (there is a Walgreen's on the corner)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Take the first Right on NE 14th St, before the Fairweather Building.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">After some large speed bumps, this road will make a 90-degree right turn and become 144th St NE</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Take a Left on NE 11th Place</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">This road again takes a 90-degree Right turn</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">As you turn, the house is on the inside corner, around the corner. The house is brown, and the drive goes up a small hill, pointed back the way you arrived.</span></li>
</ul><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">From SR520:</span></span><br />
<ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Take the 148th St exit</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Travel South on 148th St NE</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Turn Right (West) on NE 10th to 145th St NE. It looks like a driveway until you are right there.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Take a Right (North) on 145th St NE</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Continue to 11th. The house will be on the left, with the drive pointed up the hill, in the direction you were going.</span></li>
</ul><span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">From I-90: DON'T try to go partway and then follow the directions from SR520 because there is a left turn that you can't make:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">Take the 148th St exit</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Travel North on 148th St NE</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Go West on NE 8th to 140th St NE</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Take a Right (North) on 140th St NE (there is a Walgreen's on the corner)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Take the first Right on NE 14th St, before the Fairweather Building </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">After some large speed bumps, this road will make a 90-degree right turn and become 144th St NE</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Take a Left on NE 11th Place</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">This road again takes a 90-degree Right turn As you turn, the house is on the inside corner, around the corner.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">The house is brown, and the drive goes up a small hill, pointed back the way you arrived.</span></li>
</ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805311149576537040.post-75567665354535527672011-09-11T21:15:00.000-07:002011-09-11T21:15:14.209-07:00NWSFS Events - Mark your calendars!<div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Mark your calendars with these upcoming NWSFS events. </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Visit <a href="http://www.nwsfs.org/" target="_blank">www.nwsfs.org</a> for information about the exciting Mad Scientist and First Contact challenges. </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Sept 17<sup>th</sup> –</span></b><span> Sci–Fi cocktail party social at Barry & Paula Currey’s home. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Oct MFR – </span></b><span>Join us at one of Shawn & Kat’s favorite restaurants, Mandarin Buffet & Grill (Redmond). Thursday, October 6<sup>th</sup> at 7:30 PM </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Oct 22<sup>nd</sup> –</span></b><span> Mad Scientist Social at Mike Ormes’ home. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Nov MFR</span></b><span> – Join us at one of Bill Boyde’s favorite restaurants (location & date TBD). </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Nov 19<sup>th</sup> –</span></b><span> “First Contact” social at Katharine & Alan Bond’s home. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Dec MFR</span></b><span> – Join us at one of one of Dick O’Shea’s favorite restaurants (location & date TBD). </span></span></div><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span>Dec Social</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> – We have a tentative host for the December social. Date, location and time will be announced when confirmed. </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805311149576537040.post-39543609453971929662011-09-11T21:13:00.000-07:002011-09-11T21:13:52.156-07:00NWSFS: October MFR - Mandarin Buffet & Grill<div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thursday, October 6, 2011, at 7:30 PM - My Favorite Restaurant </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Please join NWSFS on Thursday, October 6, 2011, at 7:30 PM at one of Kat & Shawn’s favorite restaurants: Mandarin Buffet & Grill in Redmond.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mandarin Buffet & Grill</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">14850 NE 24th St</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Redmond</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="tel:425-885-3888" target="_blank" value="+14258853888">425-885-3888</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://mandarinbuffetgrill.com/" target="_blank">http://mandarinbuffetgrill.<wbr></wbr>com/</a><br />
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A variety of Chinese dishes, fresh sushi, American favorites, plenty of seafood and a Mongolian Bar where you can choose your favorite ingredients and have them cooked up fresh while you watch. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Across the street from Sears, same parking lot as Safeway </span></div><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Please RSVP to </span><a href="mailto:info@nwsfs.org" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" target="_blank">info@nwsfs.org</a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> or the hotline at 425-68-NWSFS. Reservations will be confirmed with the restaurant so we </span><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u>will not</u></b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> be able to accept responses later than the evening of Tuesday, October 4</span><sup style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">. </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805311149576537040.post-86916598990715180292011-09-11T21:12:00.000-07:002011-09-11T21:12:08.229-07:00REMINDER - NWSFS: September Sci - Fi Cocktails Social.<div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Please join NWSFS for our September Social in the Club Room at home of Paula & Barry Currey on <b>Saturday, September 17th</b>. The social will begin around 7:30 PM and continue until around Midnight, or whenever we get tired.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Address:<br />
146 South 330th Street <br />
Federal Way, WA<br />
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This is a Sci-Fi themed Cocktail social – We will provide cocktails inspired by our favorite Science Fiction media.<br />
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Food will be potluck style, so bring your favorite Sci-Fi inspired dish, snack, munchie, or dessert.<br />
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Logistics: <br />
We will have NWSFS signs posted once you enter the complex to point you in the right direction.<br />
Parking will be available in uncovered spots around the complex.<br />
Wheelchair Accessible. <br />
No pets<br />
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Buses:<br />
The local route is available from the Federal Way Transit Center. #903<br />
<a href="http://metro.kingcounty.gov/tops/bus/schedules/s903_0_.html" target="_blank">http://metro.kingcounty.gov/<wbr></wbr>tops/bus/schedules/s903_0_.<wbr></wbr>html</a><br />
If you bus I would recommend setting up a ride from the Transit Center because the 903 route is limited.<br />
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Directions:<br />
From North:<br />
I-5 South to<br />
exit 143 for S 320th St toward Federal Way<br />
Turn right onto S 320th St<br />
Turn left onto WA-99 S<br />
Turn right onto S 336th St<br />
Turn right onto 1st Way S Take the 1st right onto S 333rd St<br />
Follow NWSFS<br />
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From South:<br />
I-5 North to<br />
exit 142B to merge onto WA-18 W toward S 348th St<br />
Turn right onto WA-99 N<br />
Turn left onto S 336th St<br />
Turn right onto 1st Way S<br />
Take the 1st right onto S 333rd St<br />
Follow NWSFS signs<br />
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Google Map:<br />
<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=146+South+330th+Street,+Federal+Way,+WA&hl=en&ll=47.306175,-122.333617&spn=0.002521,0.004823&sll=47.30615,-122.332018&sspn=0.002521,0.004823&gl=us&z=18&iwloc=A&start=0" target="_blank">http://maps.google.com/maps?q=<wbr></wbr>146+South+330th+Street,+<wbr></wbr>Federal+Way,+WA&hl=en&ll=47.<wbr></wbr>306175,-122.333617&spn=0.<wbr></wbr>002521,0.004823&sll=47.30615,-<wbr></wbr>122.332018&sspn=0.002521,0.<wbr></wbr>004823&gl=us&z=18&iwloc=A&<wbr></wbr>start=0</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805311149576537040.post-54012629493525694472011-09-11T20:33:00.000-07:002011-09-11T20:33:28.393-07:00EMP Welcomes Jon Landau to 2012 SFFSFF Jury<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>EMP Museum Announces Jury Members for the 2012 Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span>Jon Landau, Simon Cartwright, Paul Constant, Jessica Cope, Dave Goldberg, Ilona Rossman Ho, and Adam Sekuler Among this Year’s Jurors</span></i></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>SEATTLE— EMP Museum announced members of the jury awarding prizes for the seventh-annual 2012 Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival (SFFSFF). A hand-selected jury comprised of science fiction professionals in film, television, and literature will award a Grand Prize, Second Place, and Third Place, as well as the Douglas Trumbull Award for Best Special Effects. SFFSFF viewers will cast their vote to determine the winner of the Audience Favorite Award. In February 2012, SFFSFF will screen 20 short films at Seattle’s historic Cinerama Theater. The late submission deadline is September 15, 2011.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><u><span>2012 SFFSFF JURY</span></u></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Simon Cartwright</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Simon studied at the Edinburgh College of Art, where he specialized in traditional animation. Since making the stop-motion short film <i>The Astronomer's Sun</i> in 2010, Simon has been focused on developing his writing for screen. Simon also continues to produce visual work which includes storyboarding, concept art, and character design.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Paul Constant</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Paul Constant is the books editor for The Stranger, Seattle’s alternative weekly publication. His work has appeared in Newsweek, the UTNE Reader, The Chicago Reader, and The Progressive.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Jessica Cope</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Jessica Cope is a stop-motion animator/puppet maker who started her career in the animation industry by co-writing and co-directing a film called <i>The Astronomer's Sun</i> for Channel 4. Since then, she has worked for Mackinnon and Saunders on Tim Burton's <i>Frankenweenie</i> and now works in the Puppet Department at 3 Mills Studios in London where <i>Frankenweenie</i> is being filmed. Jessica also continues to develop her own work through writing and illustration.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Dave Goldberg</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Dave Goldberg is an associate professor of Physics at Drexel University, and co-author of <i>A User's Guide to the Universe: Surviving the Perils of Black Holes, Time Paradoxes, and Quantum Uncertainty</i> (Wiley). He also writes a bi-weekly "Ask a Physicist" column for <a href="http://io9.com/" target="_blank">io9.com</a>, and is very interested in the intersection between science and science-fiction. He lives with his wife and daughter in Philadelphia.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Jon Landau</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Academy Award ® and two-time Golden Globe ® winning producer Jon Landau holds the unique distinction of having produced the two highest-grossing movies of all-time,<i> Avatar</i> and <i>Titanic</i>. Throughout the early 90s, Landau was Executive Vice President of feature film production at Twentieth Century Fox where he supervised production of all major motion pictures, including the action-packed <i>Die Hard 2, Mrs. Doubtfire, True Lies, Power Rangers, Aliens 3,</i> and <i>Last of the Mohicans</i>. Landau is the 2010 recipient of the University of Southern California’s Mary Pickford Award recognizing alumni contributions to the cinematic arts.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Ilona Rossman Ho</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Ilona Rossman Ho is an independent filmmaker and owner of the indie film company Canine Productions, LLC. In 2010 she won an Emmy for her short film <i>Kites Over Washington</i> and was a finalist for the 2010 IFP Spotlight Award. Active in the film community, Ilona is on the Board of Directors for Women in Film Seattle and Reel Grrls. Currently she is in post-production on an art documentary about the 2011 Fremont Solstice parade and pre-production on the short comedy, <i>Outside Experts</i>.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Adam Sekuler</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Adam Sekuler is the Program Director at Northwest Film Forum, where he's organized touring programs of retrospectives and premiere feature films throughout North America. His own films have screened at festivals, museums, and galleries throughout the world. His short film <i>Pathe Ballet</i> won a prize at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>SFFSFF ENTRY DETAILS:</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>EMP, in partnership with the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), encourages the submission of original science fiction and fantasy short films. The festival will accept animated or live-action submissions in science fiction (futuristic stories, space adventure, technological speculation, social experiments, utopia and dystopia), and fantasy (sword and sorcery, folklore, urban fantasy, magic, and mythic adventure). The festival will not accept horror submissions. In order to qualify, submitted films must have been completed after January 2007, and must not exceed fifteen-minutes. </span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Deadlines & Fees:</span></b><span> September 15, 2011 (late) $50</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Submissions:</span></b><span> All submissions are processed through Without a Box </span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> <a href="http://www.withoutabox.com/login/4608" target="_blank">www.<wbr></wbr>withoutabox.com/login/4608</a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>For additional rules and regulations, visit <b><a href="http://empmuseum.org/filmfestival" target="_blank">empmuseum.org/filmfestival</a></b>.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>###</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>About the Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>The Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival encourages an awareness, appreciation, and understanding of the art of science fiction and fantasy cinema, and publicly recognizes the most outstanding short films produced within these genres. </span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>ABOUT EMP | Museum of Music + Sci-Fi + Pop Culture</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>A non-profit organization dedicated to the exploration of creativity and innovation in music, science fiction, and popular culture, EMP combines interpretative exhibitions with state of the art technology and educational programming to offer visitors of all ages an unparalleled interactive experience. EMP is housed in a 140,000 square foot building designed by Frank O. Gehry. This spectacular structure has the presence of a monumental sculpture set against the backdrop of the famed Seattle Center.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>EMP MUSEUM HOURS</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Winter Hours: September 6, 2011 – May 24, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>CONTACT INFO</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>325 5th Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><a href="tel:206-770-2700" target="_blank" value="+12067702700">206-770-2700</a>, main line</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><a href="tel:206-770-2702" target="_blank" value="+12067702702">206-770-2702</a>, box office</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>1-877-EMP-SFM1, toll-free</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><a href="http://www.empmuseum.org/" target="_blank">www.empmuseum.org</a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>SOCIAL MEDIA</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><a href="http://facebook.com/EMPSFM" target="_blank">facebook.com/EMPSFM</a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><a href="http://twitter.com/EMPSFM" target="_blank">twitter.com/EMPSFM</a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><a href="http://youtube.com/empsfm" target="_blank">youtube.com/empsfm</a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/empsfm/" target="_blank">flickr.com/photos/empsfm/</a></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805311149576537040.post-35356032637196025242011-09-11T20:26:00.000-07:002011-09-11T20:26:47.447-07:00Wayward - update on our reopening progres<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Posted on behalf of Wayward Coffeehouse:</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">To our beloved and much missed Wayward community, <br />
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We are happy to report that we are making progress on all the tasks to be accomplished to make our new location ready. If only things would go more quickly! We are as anxious as all of you for Wayward to reopen and are working hard to make that happen as soon as possible. Plans are approved and preparation is underway. We are hoping to reopen in late October at our new home: 6417 Roosevelt Way NE #104. </span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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Keep an eye out for more news on our rebuilding progress. Thank you to all those who have been helping us with the work so far, we are as always very grateful for your friendship and support! </span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<i><b>We aim to keep flyin’ ... </b></i></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<b>Wayward Coffeehouse, <i>it's better than a plan</i></b></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
Reopening in October at 6417 Roosevelt Way NE<br />
<a href="http://www.waywardcoffee.com/" target="_blank">www.waywardcoffee.com</a><br />
Twitter: <b>WaywardCoffee</b><br />
Facebook: <b>Wayward Coffee House</b></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<i>If you would like to help with our rebuilding costs, please go to: <a href="http://www.sbcharities.org/gifts" target="_blank">Wayward Phoenix Fund Donations</a> (<a href="http://www.sbcharities.org/gifts" target="_blank">http://www.sbcharities.org/<wbr></wbr>gifts</a>) and look for the Wayward logo to donate online or for information on donating by check. We again wish to thank Seattle Browncoats Charities for their support and assistance. </i></span> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805311149576537040.post-26932012764849026232011-09-11T20:24:00.000-07:002011-09-11T20:24:32.373-07:00EMP's Fashionably Undead Bash - Oct 1<div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>EMP Museum Hosts the <i>Fashionably</i> <i>Undead Bash: A Totally Killer Dance Party on October 1, 2011</i></span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>SEATTLE - Dance till you drop at EMP's <b><i>Fashionably Undead Bash: A Totally Killer Dance Party</i></b> as we celebrate EMP’s gripping <b><i>Can't Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film</i></b>, </span><span>an original exhibition that explores our fascination with horror through the use of </span><span>cinema<i> </i>artifacts, interactive exhibits, and screening rooms. </span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><u><span>EVENT DETAILS</span></u></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>What:</span></b><span> <b><i>Fashionably Undead Bash: A Totally Killer Dance Party</i></b></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> A to-die-for dance party with cocktail specials, performances by Head Like a Kite and Talking Heads cover band the Talking Deads, DJ Severed Hans, on-</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> site horror makeup and stylists from VAIN, dressed-to-kill costume contest, midnight Thriller dance, and more!</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Date:</span></b><span> Saturday, October 1, 2011</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Time:</span></b><span> 9:00 pm – 1:00 am</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Where:</span></b><span> EMP Museum</span><span>, 325 5th Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Ticket Info: </span></b><span>21+,<b> </b>$10 to EMP members; $18 general public, BrownPaperTickets.com. On sale now.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><u><span>ABOUT <i>Can’t Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film</i></span></u></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Organized by EMP, <b><i>Can’t Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film</i> </b>examines the pivotal role that horror plays in the human experience. Three iconic horror directors—Roger Corman, John Landis, and Eli Roth—have curated a selection of their favorite films, providing a solid foundation on which audiences can explore the spectrum of cinematic horror, from its inception at the turn of the 20th century to the present day.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Visitors will get a chance to view iconic artifacts, including the </span><span>script from <i>Night of the Living Dead</i>, the alien creature suit from <i>Alien,</i><span style="color: black;"> </span>the scavenger demon from <i>Constantine</i><span style="color: black;">, </span> Jack Torrance’s axe from <i>The Shining</i><span style="color: black;">, the original </span>“Gill Man” mask used in <i>Creature from the Black Lagoon</i><span style="color: black;">, </span>Bram Stoker’s <i>Dracula</i> manuscript<span style="color: black;">,</span> and other horror film memorabilia<i>.<a href="" name="132211f381590585__GoBack"></a></i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Interactive highlights:</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span>Scream Booth: Visitors are prompted to scream on cue as they watch horror film footage in a soundproof booth. A camera memorializes the moment with multiple shots displayed just outside the stall.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span> </span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span>Horror Soundscapes: Visitors explore the fundamental music elements and scoring techniques used in horror to enhance a cinematic sense of suspense, dread, and terror.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b><span> </span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span>Shadow Monsters: Philip Worthington’s interactive installation allows visitors to watch as their projected shadows morph into monsters.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b><u><span>ABOUT EMP Museum</span></u></b><u><span style="color: black;"></span></u></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span>EMP is a non-profit organization dedicated to the exploration of creativity and innovation in music, science fiction, and popular culture. EMP combines interpretative, interactive exhibitions with state-of-the-art technologies, and educational programming to offer visitors of all ages a first-hand, multi-dimensional experience of the creative and artistic process.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b><span> </span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span>EMP is housed in a 140,000 square foot Frank O. Gehry-designed building. This spectacular, prominently visible structure has the presence of a monumental sculpture set amid the backdrop of the Seattle Center.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: black;"> </span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>CONTACT INFO</span></b><span><br />
325 5<sup>th</sup> Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109<br />
<a href="tel:206-770-2700" target="_blank" value="+12067702700">206-770-2700</a>, main line<br />
<a href="tel:206-770-2702" target="_blank" value="+12067702702">206-770-2702</a>, box office<br />
1-877-EMP-SFM1, toll-free<br />
</span><span><a href="http://www.empmuseum.org/" target="_blank">www.empmuseum.org</a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span> </span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>SOCIAL MEDIA</span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span><a href="http://facebook.com/EMPSFM" target="_blank">facebook.com/EMPSFM</a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span><a href="http://twitter.com/EMPSFM" target="_blank">twitter.com/EMPSFM</a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://youtube.com/empsfm" target="_blank">youtube.com/empsfm</a></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805311149576537040.post-44901881831544416442011-08-21T09:56:00.000-07:002011-08-21T09:56:14.329-07:00Wayward has shiny good news at last!<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u>Posted on behalf of Wayward Coffehouse</u>:</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">To our beloved and much missed Wayward community, <br />
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After months of effort and exhaustive searching we have finally </span> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>secured a new location for Wayward Coffeehouse!</b></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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The new site where we can once again gather over delicious coffee is in the </span> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Ravenna area at 65th and Roosevelt.</b> We tried valiantly to find a suitable location in Greenwood, but although there are a few vacancies there, none met our needs for space and other criteria. <br />
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We are thrilled to finally have a new home and grateful that it is close by and we hope that many of you will still be able to come by as frequently as before. We are also excited to be able to spread the wonders of Wayward to a new neighborhood and expand the fabulous community of friends we built during our five years in Greenwood. </span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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We hope to </span> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>reopen by late October.</b> There is a great deal of work to be done at our new space before we can once again greet all of you with a Muad’Dib Latte and Melbourne Sandwich. But we’re gathering the crew and work is underway to transform our new space into our much missed coffee haven. <br />
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We have been so </span> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>grateful to all those who contributed to the Wayward Phoenix Fund</b> in the weeks and months after the fire and those donations helped the staff survive as they sought interim employment and helped with our ongoing legal costs. <br />
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<i>... but we still need your help.</i></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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If you can, please </span> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>help us get reopened by donating to the Wayward Phoenix Fund. All new donations will be used to help with the costs of rebuilding at our new home.</b> For more information on how to donate, please go to: <a href="http://www.sbcharities.org/?page_id=16" target="_blank">Wayward Phoenix Fund Donations</a> (<a href="http://www.sbcharities.org/?page_id=16" target="_blank">http://www.sbcharities.org/?<wbr></wbr>page_id=16</a>) and look for the Wayward logo to donate online or for information on donating by check. We again wish to thank Seattle Browncoats Charities for their support and assistance. <br />
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We have missed you all so much and are eager to open our doors again to the wonderful community of Wayward friends. </span> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Keep watching your inbox for updates on our rebuilding progress!</b></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<i><b>We aim to keep flyin’ ... </b></i></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<b>Wayward Coffeehouse, <i>it's better than a plan</i></b></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
Reopening in October at 65th & Roosevelt<br />
<a href="http://www.waywardcoffee.com/" target="_blank">www.waywardcoffee.com</a><br />
Twitter: <b>WaywardCoffee</b><br />
Facebook: <b>Wayward Coffee House</b></span> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805311149576537040.post-5362073730021293962011-08-14T22:00:00.000-07:002011-08-14T22:00:39.064-07:00NWSFS: September Sci - Fi Cocktails Social<div style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u>Posted on behalf of <span class="gD">Jeanine Swanson</span> - NWSFS Vice Chair</u>:</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Please join NWSFS for our September Social in the Club Room at home of Paula & Barry Currey on <b>Saturday, September 17th</b>. The social will begin around 7:30 PM and continue until around Midnight, or whenever we get tired.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Address:</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">146 South 330th Street </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Federal Way, WA</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a Sci-Fi themed Cocktail social – We will provide cocktails inspired by our favorite Science Fiction media.</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Food will be potluck style, so bring your favorite Sci-Fi inspired dish, snack, munchie, or dessert.</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Logistics</b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">: </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We will have NWSFS signs posted once you enter the complex to point you in the right direction.</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Parking will be available in uncovered spots around the complex.</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wheelchair Accessible. </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">No pets</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Buses</b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">:</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The local route is available from the Federal Way Transit Center. #903</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><a href="http://metro.kingcounty.gov/tops/bus/schedules/s903_0_.html" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" target="_blank">http://metro.kingcounty.gov/<wbr></wbr>tops/bus/schedules/s903_0_.<wbr></wbr>html</a><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you bus I would recommend setting up a ride from the Transit Center because the 903 route is limited.</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Directions</b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">:</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From North:</span></span><ul style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">I-5 South to</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">exit 143 for S 320th St toward Federal Way</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Turn right onto S 320th St</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Turn left onto WA-99 S</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Turn right onto S 336th St</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Turn right onto 1st Way S Take the 1st right onto S 333rd St</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Follow NWSFS</span></li>
</ul><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From South:</span></span><ul style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">I-5 North to</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">exit 142B to merge onto WA-18 W toward S 348th St</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Turn right onto WA-99 N</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Turn left onto S 336th St</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Turn right onto 1st Way S</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Take the 1st right onto S 333rd St</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Follow NWSFS signs</span></li>
</ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805311149576537040.post-26349456062593861932011-08-14T21:57:00.000-07:002011-08-14T21:57:18.927-07:00REMINDER: NWSFS August Social, Retro-Video Gaming Social<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="gD" style="color: #00681c;"><span style="color: black;"><u>Posted on behalf of Jeanine Swanson - The NWSFS Vice Chair</u>:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Whee! Next weekend!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Please join us Saturday, August 20th at Chris McDonell’s home in Lynnwood for a NWSFS Retro-Video Gaming Social!</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The WHAT: Offline muti-player and single player console videogame party. We’ll start at 4:00PM and continue until around 10:00PM. This is a videogames potluck so please bring your contribution of overly caffeinated beverage & munchies. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
The CONCEPT: An event intended more for the casual or neophyte gamer rather than the extreme hardcore. Chris is tired of trying to compete with a 13 year old's reflexes only to have my sad carcass tea-bagged all over Blood Gulch. Gamers who like to play on Normal, rather than Heroic. <br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The SETUP: 3 big Screen rooms and a bunch of Video monitors.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Chris has a bunch of x-boxs linked together for mutiplayer Halo 2 and Crimson Skies as well as Playstations 1, 2, & 3. wii, and a Gamecube. Extra monitors will be there for people who want to bring their own consoles. Pachinko, pinball, and an old Asteroids arcade game may be dusted off for the most diehard retro fans. (Note: This is an OFF-LINE event. No Internet access available!)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">The WHERE: 3408 158<sup>th</sup> St SW, Lynnwood, WA 98087</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The DIRECTIONS: </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">From south of Lynnwood, take I5 or 405 north to I5 exit #183 `164th Street exit, </span></div><ul style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Turn left onto 164th Street, go over I5, go down the hill and up, to turn right onto 35th Ave W.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Turn right onto 158th St SW. 3408 is the third house on the right.</span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">From north of Lynnwood, take I5 south to exit #183 `164th Street exit, </span></div><ul style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Turn right onto 164th Street, go down the hill and up, to turn right onto 35th Ave W. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Turn right onto 158th St SW. 3408 is the third house on the right. </span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The DETAILS: Lots of curbside parking. No smoking inside, have dog and cat for those with allergies.</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The THE: Man I miss that band. </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805311149576537040.post-14543750619844595292011-08-14T21:51:00.000-07:002011-08-14T21:51:28.865-07:00NWSFS: October Mad Scientist Social<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><span style="color: black;">Posted on behalf of </span><span class="gD" style="color: black;">Jeanine Swanson</span> - NWSFS Vice Chair</u>:<br style="color: black;" /> <u style="color: black;"><b></b></u></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u style="color: black;"><b><br />
</b></u> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">(Getting this information out so that everyone has time to plan for the challenge.)</span> </span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br />
</span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Saturday - 10/22/2010 – NWSFS Mad Scientist Social</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Please join Michael Ormes, Victoria Whitlock and their minions for the October NWSFS Social, beginning at 5 P.M. and ending at 10 P.M (or when they eject the last remaining guest or loan them sleeping space). 14437 NE 11th Place, Bellevue.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">This is the <b>Mad Scientist</b> Social, so present your favorite experiments, inventions, gadgets, creations, discoveries and curiosities. </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> (NOTE: Please limit yields and power requirements to something appropriate for a residential area.)</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Bring your favorite videotapes or DVDs, as there is a separate room for viewing. There will also be a variety of board and card games available, or you can bring your own favorite.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">As usual, this is a potluck, so bring your contribution of a main dish (occasionally have enough), side dish (rarely have enough), beverage, munchies (usually have enough), or dessert (often have enough, but then really, who could object to too much dessert).</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Based on continued demand (despite limited participation), A Challenge for the build-ahead-of-time crowd has again been included. So, for those who prefer time-to-think, and your-own-choice-of-materials:</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 0.5in;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Using Legos as your primary building materials create a siege weapon</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The winner is the device which is able to place your diabolical device inside the walls of a fortification from the greatest distance.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The fine print:</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 1in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">While structural integrity must be provided by the Legos, some non-Lego components are permitted where properties are required which cannot be provided by commonly available Lego parts. For example, a limited number of rubber bands would be permitted since Lego parts do not provide the elasticity needed for some designs.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 1in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 1.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Anyone who objects to a non-Lego component may be required to demonstrate how the same requirements could be met by actual readily-available Lego components. (Being busy Judging and Hosting, the sponsors of this event are not required to provide such a demonstration.)</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 1in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Diabolical Devices are to be represented by Nerf balls, Ping-Pong balls, Nerf darts or some similar item (we understand that you won’t want to give away any secrets by using an actual Diabolical Device in a public demonstration).</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 1in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 1in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The device is to be scaled appropriately for use by standard-issue commonly-available Lego minions. While we understand that augmenting ones minions (or even building them to spec) is a time honored Mad Scientist tradition, this about you siege weapon skills – not about your minion construction abilities.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 1in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 1in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The weapon must begin its operation with no component closer than a specified distance. Mad Scientists and non-Lego minions are to be no closer than the specified distance while the device is in operation. After activating the device, assuming an appropriate dramatic pose (in order to properly observe their creation, to provide motivation to their Lego Minions, and to terrorize the opponents minions) is optional.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 1in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Each contestant is allowed three attempts to place a diabolical device into the castle from the specified distance. Unsuccessful contestants will be eliminated and the distance increased until we have a winner. Should no entry succeed from a specified distance, the distance will be reduced and the last set of contestants will be allowed another three attempts – after the spectators have stopped laughing.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 1in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 1in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">After an attempt, the Mad Scientist is permitted (in some cases "are required") to go where necessary to collect all the pieces to reset the device for another attempt or to clear the debris for the next contestant.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 1in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The exact details of the fortification will be available at the social (Mad Scientist alliances are in notoriously unstable; so, ones arsenal must be adaptable); however, the objective will be at Lego-minion scale.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 1in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Destruction of anything (or anyone) except the siege weapon or Diabolical Device (as it is allowed to be a single use creation) (i.e. damage to the test-site) will disqualify your entry – and perhaps negatively impact your Mad Scientist Insurance – assuming that any respectable Mad Scientist’s insurance wasn’t canceled early in their career).</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 1in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 1in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Despite the above requirement, innocent bystanders are encouraged to choose their cover early and to use it to best effect.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 1in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 1in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">As usual, the sponsors of this event assume no liability for damaged egos.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 1in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">We apologize for those Mad Scientists who have been constructing a direct-impact siege weapon designed to meet the goal of the preliminary versions of this challenge. Creating a fortification that could be quickly reset to the same configuration and that provided an adequate range of possible results is behind schedule and is not expected to be completed by this year's event. If there is sufficient interest then the project will not be canceled.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 1in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">A Challenge, in a form similar to previous years, will also be presented for those who desire the satisfaction of solving a problem using limited time and constrained resources. (i.e. you get the details when you arrive – assuming I can devise a suitable contest before the event).</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Logistics: There is plenty of parking on the street. The driveway is a bit steep. The only pets are aquatic, and they are expected to remain in their appropriate habitat. NOTE: If you need test subjects, please make other arrangements. Smoking is acceptable outside only, please. There is a covered breezeway available, with seating, for smokers.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Directions:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><u>From I-405 (both directions – or take the SR520 route</u>:</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> </div><ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Take the NE 8th St exit Eastbound (not the SE 8th St exit). Travel East on NE 8th St. towards Crossroads Mall.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Take a Left (North) on 140th St NE (there is a Walgreen's on the corner).</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Take the first Right on NE 14th St, before the Fairweather Building.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 11pt;">After some large speed bumps, this road will make a 90-degree right turn and become 144th St NE</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Take a Left on NE 11th Place</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">. </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 11pt;">This road again takes a 90-degree Right turn.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 11pt;">As you turn, the house is on the inside corner, around the corner. The house is brown, and the drive goes up a small hill, pointed back the way you arrived.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></li>
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</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><u>From SR520</u>:</span></div><ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li>Take the 148th St exit</li>
<li>Travel South on 148th St NE</li>
<li>Turn Right (West) on NE 10th to 145th St NE. It looks like a driveway until you are right there.</li>
<li>Take a Right (North) on 145th St NE</li>
<li>Continue to 11th. The house will be on the left, with the drive pointed up the hill, in the direction you were going.<span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></li>
</ul><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"></span><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> </div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"></span><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span><u>From I-90</u>: </div><ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li>DON'T try to go partway and then follow the directions from SR520 because there is a left turn that you can't make.</li>
<li>Take the 148th St exit</li>
<li>Travel North on 148th St NE</li>
<li>Go West on NE 8th to 140th St NE</li>
<li>Take a Right (North) on 140th St NE (there is a Walgreen's on the corner)</li>
<li>Take the first Right on NE 14th St, before the Fairweather Building</li>
<li>After some large speed bumps, this road will make a 90-degree right turn and become</li>
<li>144th St NE</li>
<li>Take a Left on NE 11th Place</li>
<li>This road again takes a 90-degree Right turn As you turn, the house is on the inside</li>
<li>corner, around the corner.</li>
<li>The house is brown, and the drive goes up a small hill, pointed back the way you arrived</li>
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</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><img alt="14437 NE 11th PL" height="697" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=4e08e909b7&view=att&th=131b6dd6c9da5fc5&attid=0.1&disp=emb&zw" width="576" /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805311149576537040.post-21197241516242982882011-08-08T23:00:00.000-07:002011-08-08T23:00:07.413-07:00EMP Presents Galactica 1980<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>EMP Presents Screening of <i>Galactica 1980</i> Featuring Twisted Flicks</span></b></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-right: 2.15pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">SEATTLE - EMP Museum presents a special screening of the cosmically cringe-worthy <i>Galactica 1980</i>, a show consistently classified by critics as <b>the worst sci-fi series of all time</b>. This evening of Cylons, spaceships, and super-human children will feature side-splitting redubs by </span><b><span><a href="http://www.jetcityimprov.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">Jet City Improv</span></a></span></b><span style="color: black;">, creators of the popular show, <i>Twisted Flicks</i>. With all new dialogue, sound effects and a live musical soundtrack, you can expect the unexpected.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-right: 2.15pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
A <i>Battlestar Galactica</i> series spin-off, <i>Galactica 1980</i> finds the fugitive star fleet 30 years later. Having finally reached their legendary destination, Commander Adama discovers that planet Earth lacks the technology needed to help them battle the cunning Cylons. Indeed, by coming to Earth, the Galactica has inadvertently exposed the planet to an attack by androids hell bent on exterminating all humanity.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-right: 2.15pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">EMP will screen the following episodes: <i>The Night the Cylons Landed</i> part 1 and <i>The Night the Cylons Landed </i>part 2.</span></span></div><ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Date: </span></b><span>Thursday, August 18, 2011</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Time: </span></b><span>7:00 PM</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Tickets: </span></b><span>$7 EMP Members, $10 General Admission, on sale at <a href="http://brownpapertickets.com/" target="_blank">brownpapertickets.com</a></span></span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 13pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Venue</span></b><span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 13pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>EMP</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 13pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>JBL Theater</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 13pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>325 5th Avenue North</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Seattle, WA 98109</span><b><u><span></span></u></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-right: 2.15pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-right: 2.15pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span><a href="http://www.empmuseum.org/exhibitions/index.asp?categoryID=19&ccID=286" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">Battlestar Galactica: The Exhibition </span></b></a></span></i><span style="color: black;">is open now at EMP through March 4, 2012</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span><b><span>ABOUT EMP </span></b><span><br />
EMP is a non-profit organization dedicated to the exploration of creativity and innovation in music, science fiction and popular culture. EMP combines interpretative, interactive exhibitions with state-of-the-art technologies, and educational programming to offer visitors of all ages a first-hand, multi-dimensional experience of the creative and artistic process.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>EMP is housed in a 140,000 square foot Frank O. Gehry-designed building. This spectacular, prominently visible structure has the presence of a monumental sculpture set amid the backdrop of the Seattle Center.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span><br />
</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>EMP MUSEUM HOURS</span></b><span><br />
Summer hours <b>now until September 5, 2011, 10:00 a.m.- 7:00 p.m.<span style="color: black;"></span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span><br />
</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>CONTACT INFO</span></b><span><br />
325 5<sup>th</sup> Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109<br />
<a href="tel:206-770-2700" target="_blank" value="+12067702700">206-770-2700</a>, main line<br />
<a href="tel:206-770-2702" target="_blank" value="+12067702702">206-770-2702</a>, box office<br />
1-877-EMP-SFM1, toll-free<br />
<a href="http://www.empmuseum.org/" target="_blank">www.empmuseum.org</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span><br />
</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>SOCIAL MEDIA</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><a href="http://facebook.com/EMPSFM" target="_blank">facebook.com/EMPSFM</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><a href="http://twitter.com/EMPSFM" target="_blank">twitter.com/EMPSFM</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><a href="http://youtube.com/empsfm" target="_blank">youtube.com/empsfm</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/empsfm/" target="_blank">flickr.com/photos/empsfm/</a></span></span><br />
</div><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805311149576537040.post-86863778173455148632011-08-08T09:17:00.000-07:002011-08-08T09:17:20.328-07:00Steampunk University and Store<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Posted on behalf of Diana Vick:</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Steampunk University</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> August 28th 11:00 - 6:00</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Steampunk University consists of classes to help beginners understand</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> the genre of steampunk, and teach them how to work up costuming and</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> props for the upcoming steampunk convention, Steamcon in October.</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Space is limited. Only 200 students will be accepted.</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Tickets are available here: </span><a href="http://www.brownpaperticke/" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" target="_blank">http://www.brownpaperticke</a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><a href="http://ts.com/event/190193" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" target="_blank">ts.com/event/190193</a><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> or at the door.</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Classes will be from 12:00 - 6:00</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> More details as they are set.</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The Steampunk University Store will be open to the public from 11:00 -</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 6:00</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Admission to the store is FREE!</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> University Heights Center</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 5031 University Way NE</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Seattle, Washington</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Questions? Please email </span><a href="mailto:info@steamcon.org" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">info@steamcon.org</a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">. Thanks!</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="color: #888888;"><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805311149576537040.post-22178514431974660932011-08-08T09:16:00.000-07:002011-08-08T09:16:02.598-07:00August Steamcon organizational meeting<span style="font-size: small;">Posted on behalf of Diana Vick: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Steamcon III is nearly here! Lots of work to do. We can use your help!<br />
<br />
August 14th</span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM<br />
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Renton Library</span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
100 Mill Avenue South<br />
Renton, Washington</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805311149576537040.post-63389958790039703712011-07-29T21:42:00.000-07:002011-07-29T21:42:55.666-07:00NWSFS: August MFR - Jimmy Mac's<div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="gD">Posted on behalf of Jeanine Swanson / NWSFS Vice-Chair:<br />
</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><br />
</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Please join NWSFS on Wednesday, August 3, 2011, at 7:30 PM at one of William Sadorus and Denise Prowse’s favorite restaurants: Jimmy Mac’s in Federal Way. </span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><br />
</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Menu: <a href="http://www.jimmymacsroadhouse.com/menu.php" target="_blank">http://www.jimmymacsroadhouse.<wbr></wbr>com/menu.php</a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><br />
</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>34902 Pacific Hwy South</span><br />
<span>Federal Way, WA 98003</span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
<strong><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-weight: normal; padding: 0in;"><a href="tel:%28253%29%20874-6000" target="_blank" value="+12538746000">(253) 874-6000</a></span></strong></span> </div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><a href="http://www.jimmymacsroadhouse.com/locations.php" target="_blank"><br />
</a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><a href="http://www.jimmymacsroadhouse.com/locations.php" target="_blank">http://www.jimmymacsroadhouse.<wbr></wbr>com/locations.php</a> </span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Please RSVP to <a href="mailto:info@nwsfs.org" target="_blank">info@nwsfs.org</a> or the hotline at 425-68-NWSFS. Reservations will be confirmed with the restaurant so we <b><u>will not</u></b> be able to accept responses later than the evening of <b><u>August 2nd.</u></b></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805311149576537040.post-40087646426432789782011-07-24T20:33:00.000-07:002011-07-24T20:33:05.529-07:00NWSFS Calendar Update<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="gI" style="color: black;"><span class="gD">Posted on behalf of Jeanine Swanson: NWSFS Vice-Chair</span></span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Aug MFR</span></b><span> – Join us at one of William Sadorus & Denise Prowses’s favorite restaurant, Date TBD. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Aug 15<sup>th</sup> - </span></b><span> Road trip to Worldcon in Reno. The train leaves Seattle Monday, August 15<sup>th</sup>. Worldcon begins Wednesday, August 17<sup>th</sup>. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Aug 20<sup>th</sup> –</span></b><span> Social at Chris McDonell’s home for console gaming. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Sept MFR - </span></b><span>Join us at one of Barry’s favorite restaurants, Paddy Coyne’s / Dorky’s Arcade in Tacoma. Sunday, September 4<sup>th</sup> at 8:00 PM. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Sept 17<sup>th</sup> –</span></b><span> Sci–Fi cocktail party social at Barry & Paula Currey’s home. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Oct MFR – </span></b><span>Join us at one of Shawn & Kat’s favorite restaurants, Lombardi’s Cucina (Issaquah). Date TBD</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Oct Social –</span></b><span> Mad Scientist Social at Mike Ormes’ home. Date TBD</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><span>Nov 19<sup>th</sup> –</span></b><span> First Contact social at Katharine & Alan Bond’s home</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805311149576537040.post-65680999359818218462011-07-22T00:06:00.000-07:002011-07-22T00:06:41.268-07:00New window Print all Photo Op: Screamers Wanted at EMP<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b><span>Public Invited to Scream for EMP’s Upcoming Exhibition <i>Can’t Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film</i></span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b><span>EMP Holds Scream Photo Shoot on July 23 & 26 </span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>EMP Museum is currently developing, “Can’t Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film”, an exhibition that explores the history, themes, and narratives (among other things) of, well, Horror films. By using the favorite Horror films of our three guest directors – Roger Corman, John Landis and Eli Roth – the museum will explore society’s fascination with the genre.</span></span><span><br />
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<span>“Ok,” you might be asking yourself, “this sounds interesting, but why are you telling me this?” Well, we need you to scream for us. Bloody murder-level screaming. Piercing, glass-shattering screaming. And we want to photograph you doing it. And what will we be doing with the photos? Thanks for asking about that!</span><br />
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<span>Guests will enter the exhibit by walking down a spiral staircase where these photos will be lining the walls. Floor to ceiling, hundreds of these images will be displayed. (For reference, check out the image to your left.) We want to give guests a sense of unease by showing people (you) in a state of duress, and more importantly, it is people that look just like them.</span><br />
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<span>Time Requirement and Reimbursement:</span><br />
<span>All we ask of you is 5-10 minutes of your time, to swing by the museum and scream your head off for us. Bring your husbands, wives, kids (13+ please!), and anyone else you think would make for a good screamer. In return (aside from being immortalized as part of the exhibition) you will each receive 2 guest passes to the museum that can be used at any time, and for the first 25 people that RSVP, we’ll be giving away 2 passes to our Member Preview Party happening Saturday, October 1st. We’re still hashing out the details of the party, but I can tell you there will be costumes (oh, will there be costumes), awesome music, a first look at the exhibit (which is really going to be fantastic) and so much more. It may not be a lot, but we want to show our appreciation for you in any way we can.</span><br />
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<span>Shoot Dates:</span><br />
<span>Saturday July 23rd from 12-6 PM</span><br />
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<span>Tuesday July 26th from 3-7 PM</span><br />
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<span>Hopefully you’ll be able to make it to one of them. For RSVP’ing, please respond to <a href="mailto:contests@empmusem.org" target="_blank">contests@empmusem.org</a>, with the subject line “Scream Photography - Facebook”, and which day you will be able to make it. No need to specify a time, just show up during that window. We will respond with more info about directions and navigating the museum as we get closer to those days.</span><br />
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<span>Thank you all so much for reading and considering this, and we look forward to seeing you scream. :)</span><br />
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<span>REMINDER: Please RSVP for the photoshoots via email to <a href="mailto:contests@empmuseum.org" target="_blank">contests@empmuseum.org</a> and include "Scream Photography - Facebook" in the subject line.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>SEATTLE – EMP is inviting the public to share their blood-curdling shrieks and screams for a photo shoot to capture images for the museum’s upcoming exhibition, <b><i>Can’t Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film</i></b><i>. </i> The new exhibition examines how horror films provoke fear, and why fans are drawn to the genre. Select images will be featured in the exhibition which opens on October 2, 2011 at EMP.</span></span><span><span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b><u><span>PHOTO OPPORTUNITY</span></u></b></span><span><b><u><span></span></u></b></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b><span>WHAT:</span></b></span><span><span> <b>Scream Photo Shoot at EMP</b></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>Members of the public will be asked to give their most bone-chilling scream in front of a camera for a chance to have their photo on display at EMP’s upcoming exhibition <i>Can’t Look Away: The Lure of</i> <i>Horror Film</i>. Photo shoot participants must be age 13 years-old and older. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b><span>WHEN:</span></b></span><span><span> Saturday, July 23 12pm-6pm</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span> Tuesday, July 26 3pm-7pm</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b><span>WHERE:</span></b></span><span><span> EMP Museum, Level 3</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b><span>RSVP: </span></b></span><span><span>To avoid long lines, it’s recommended that you RSVP to <a href="mailto:contests@empmuseum.org" target="_blank">contests@empmuseum.org</a>.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span></span><b><span style="color: #333333;"></span></b></span><b><u><span style="color: #333333;"><br />
</span></u></b><span><span style="color: #333333;">Thank you all so much for reading and considering this, and we look forward to seeing you scream. :)</span></span><b><u><span style="color: #333333;"><br />
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</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><u><span>ABOUT Can’t Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film</span></u></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Through a combination of artifacts, interactive installations, and screening rooms, <i>Can’t Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film </i></span><span>explores films from the last 100 years, and is a balance between classics and cult favorites, and domestic and foreign motion pictures. They include: <i>Nosferatu</i> (1922), <i>Bride of Frankenstein</i> (1935), <i>Les Diaboliques</i> (1955),<i> Rosemary’s Baby</i> (1968), <i>Suspiria</i> (1972), <i>The Exorcist</i> (1973), <i>Psycho (</i>1973), <i>The Texas Chainsaw Massacre</i> (1974), <i>Alien </i>(1979), <i>The Shining</i> (1980), <i>A Nightmare on Elm Street</i> (1984), <i>The Fly</i> (1986), <i>The Thing</i> (1982), and many others.</span><span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">The exhibition will feature a selection of iconic artifacts from horror films including:</span></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span></span><span>Alien creature suit from <i>Alien</i></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span></span><span>Scavenger demon from <i>Constantine</i></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span></span><span>Jack Torrance’s axe from <i>The Shining</i></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span>“Gill Man” mask from <i>Creature from the Black Lagoon</i></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span></span><span>Bram Stoker’s <i>Dracula</i> manuscript</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span></span><span>Script from <i>Night of the Living Dead</i></span></span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Interactive installations include:</span></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Scream Booth:</span></b><span> In a soundproof booth, visitors will watch a scene from a horror film and are encouraged to scream on cue. A camera takes multiple shots, which are displayed outside the booth.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Horror Soundscapes:</span></b><span> Visitors will be able to explore basic music elements and scoring techniques used in horror film to enhance the sense of suspense and horror.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Monster Timeline:</span></b><span> A large infographic explores the popular monster archetypes in horror, why they persist into our modern times, and why they resonate.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span> Shadow Monsters:</span></b><span> An installation by visual artist Philip Worthington where visitors can see their projected shadows and watch them morph into monster-like forms. </span><span><span style="color: #333333;">EMP Museum is currently developing, “Can’t Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film”, an exhibition that explores the history, themes, and narratives (among other things) of, well, Horror films. By using the favorite Horror films of our three guest directors – Roger Corman, John Landis and Eli Roth – the museum will explore society’s fascination with the genre.</span></span><span style="color: #333333;"></span></span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>ABOUT EMP|Museum of Music + Sci-Fi + Pop Culture</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>EMP is a non-profit organization dedicated to the exploration of creativity and innovation in music, science fiction, and popular culture. EMP combines interpretative, interactive exhibitions with state-of-the-art technologies, and educational programming to offer visitors of all ages a first-hand, multi-dimensional experience of the creative and artistic process.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>EMP is housed in a 140,000 square foot Frank O. Gehry-designed building. This spectacular, prominently visible structure has the presence of a monumental sculpture set amid the backdrop of the Seattle Center.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>EMP Museum Hours</span></b><span><br />
<b>Summer: </b>May 27, 2011 - September 5, 2011, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Winter:</span></b><span> September 6, 2011 – May 25, 2012, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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$18 for adults; $12 for youth (ages 5-17), students, $15 military and seniors; free for members and children under 5.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
<b>EMP General Information</b><br />
325 5<sup>th</sup> Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109<br />
<a href="tel:206-770-2700" target="_blank" value="+12067702700">206-770-2700</a>, main line<br />
<a href="tel:206-770-2702" target="_blank" value="+12067702702">206-770-2702</a>, box office<br />
1-877-EMP-SFM1, toll-free<br />
<a href="http://www.empmuseum.org/" target="_blank">www.empmuseum.org</a></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805311149576537040.post-23397102239651617212011-07-19T23:46:00.000-07:002011-07-20T00:01:08.028-07:00SciFi Film Event - WAR OF THE WORLDS THE TRUE STORY<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Posted on behalf of Jim Jewell:</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Local filmmakers Pendragon Pictures are just about to kick off a 50-city tour of their new movie with a Seattle Sneak Preview. On July 23, for just three showings, WAR OF THE WORLDS THE TRUE STORY takes over the King Cat Theatre.<br />
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The film is presents the classic Wells story as a faux documentary. A 1965 film crew captured the memories of the last living survivor of the war between Earth and Mars that took place c1900. The filmed memoirs, discovered in a vault in 2006, were found with hours of previously unknown footage of the alien/Earth apocalypse, the actual Martian invaders and their terrifying machines of war. This is the unique motion picture presentation of that eyewitness account.<br />
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The newly updated trailer for the film can be found here: <a href="http://www.waroftheworldsthetruestory.com/" target="_blank">www.<wbr></wbr>waroftheworldsthetruestory.com</a><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Click this <a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=1uBqEkP2fGcifSZBV7WoHpMl_voWcjYMLrM9h7olWEtSqD45Ff5GZcT4RHjCW&hl=en_US%20" target="_blank">link</a> to view a press release about the film.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The producers are also looking for opportunities to speak to interested groups in the week leading up to the event, if you happen to be interested.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Take care,<br />
Jim<br />
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Jim Jewell<br />
Writer · PR/Marketing<br />
Jack-of-all-trades</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.jjisafool.com/" target="_blank">www.jjisafool.com</a></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805311149576537040.post-45098773379905451612011-07-19T23:43:00.000-07:002011-07-19T23:43:28.853-07:00NWSFS August Social, Retro-Video Gaming Social<div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Posted on behalf of Jeanine Swanson - NWSFS Vice Chair: </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Please join us Saturday, August 20th at Chris McDonell’s home in Lynnwood for a NWSFS Retro-Video Gaming Social!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The WHAT: Offline muti-player and single player console videogame party. We’ll start at 4:00PM and continue until around 10:00PM. This is a videogames potluck so please bring your contribution of overly caffeinated beverage & munchies. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
The CONCEPT: An event intended more for the casual or neophyte gamer rather than the extreme hardcore. Chris is tired of trying to compete with a 13 year old's reflexes only to have my sad carcass tea-bagged all over Blood Gulch. Gamers who like to play on Normal, rather than Heroic. <br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">The SETUP: 3 big Screen rooms and a bunch of Video monitors. Chris has a bunch of x-boxs linked together for mutiplayer Halo 2 and Crimson Skies as well as Playstations 1, 2, & 3. wii, and a Gamecube. Extra monitors will be there for people who want to bring their own consoles. Pachinko, pinball, and an old Asteroids arcade game may be dusted off for the most diehard retro fans. (Note: This is an OFF-LINE event. No Internet access available!)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">The WHERE: 3408 158<sup>th</sup> St SW, Lynnwood, WA 98087</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The DIRECTIONS: </span></div><ul><li><span style="font-size: small;"> From south of Lynnwood, take I5 or 405 north to I5 exit #183 `164th Street exit, Turn left onto 164th Street, go over I5, go down the hill and up, to turn right onto 35th Ave W. Turn right onto 158th St SW. 3408 is the third house on the right.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"> From north of Lynnwood, take I5 south to exit #183 `164th Street exit, Turn right onto 164th Street, go down the hill and up, to turn right onto 35th Ave W. Turn right onto 158th St SW. 3408 is the third house on the right. </span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The DETAILS: Lots of curbside parking. No smoking inside, have dog and cat for those with allergies.</span></div><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The THE: Man I miss that band.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805311149576537040.post-18983836922895175542011-07-09T04:08:00.000-07:002011-07-09T04:08:11.320-07:00A new steampunk event with Abney Park<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Steam Ball featuring Abney Park is a steampunk inspired music/dance event in Port Angeles, WA and takes place on August 13.<span> </span>Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction, alternate history, and speculative fiction that involves an era where steam power is still widely used—usually the 19th century—that incorporates prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy.<span> </span> </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Works of steampunk often feature anachronistic technology or futuristic innovations as Victorians may have envisioned them.<span> </span>This technology may include such fictional machines as those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne or real technologies like the computer but developed earlier in an alternate history.<span> </span> </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tickets are $20 prepaid and $25 at the door if there are any left.<span> </span>Event starts at 9pm; doors open at 8pm, no lining up before 4pm.<span> </span>The address is 622 South Lincoln Street Port Angeles, WA.<span> </span>Tickets and other information are at <a href="http://nwperformingarts.com/" target="_blank">nwperformingarts.com</a>.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0