At a Glance Upcoming events and deals
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As the leading retail authority on kitchen products and entertaining, Williams-Sonoma offers a variety of free in-store events.
Technique Classes - Instruction in basic cooking techniques and specific cook’s tools. Check the Williams-Sonoma website for this month’s technique classes.
Demonstrations - Product demonstrations, so you can see the latest tools in action, and decide which brands work best for your kitchen and cooking style. Check the Williams-Sonoma website for this month’s demonstation calendar.
Locations in and around Seattle:
PACIFIC PLACE, 600 PINE STREET, SEATTLE. (206) 624-1422
UNIVERSITY VILLAGE, 2530 NE UNIVERSITY VILLAGE. SEATTLE. (206) 523-3733
BELLEVUE SQUARE, 216 BELLEVUE SQUARE, BELLEVUE. (425) 454-7007
ALDERWOOD MALL, 3000 184TH STREET SW, LYNNWOOD. (425) 778-8053
Get a Free Artisan Sandwich from Starbucks when you join the My Starbucks Rewards program.
Here’s how to join
Get a Starbucks Card. Pick one up at your local Starbucks or buy one online right now.
Register your card. Go to starbucks.com/account/create/register
Receive your first award! When you register by 9/21, you will receive a coupon for a FREE Artisan Breakfast Sandwich.
Using a registered Starbucks card gives Starbucks the chance to say “thanks” for coming into Starbucks stores. Every time you use your card, you are eligible for benefits (like free brewed coffee refills) and other offers. With My Starbucks Rewards, you’ll earn 1 Star every time you pay with your Card. And as you collect Stars, you move up to bigger benefits.
The Free Artisan Sandwich offer won’t last long, so be sure to sign up before 9/21!
Lowe’s offers free Build & Grow workshops where kids (ages 3 & up) can come and learn to build a wooden project. Each participant also receives a free apron, goggles, and a project themed patch, with a certification of merit upon completion of their project. Here are the projects the kids can tackle over the next couple of weeks:
Saturday, September 11: Pet Leash Hanger
Saturday, September 25: Fire Truck
If these projects aren’t a good fit for your brood, check back in a few weeks. Lowe’s typically offers a few free Build & Grow workshops each month!
From project basics to giving your child the opportunity to say, “I built it!”, Lowe’s Build and Grow kid’s clinics are a great way to help build confidence! Sign up online by clicking here.
Deal found courtesy of Jennifer Maciejewski, Atlanta on the Cheap
Create a new redbox.com account and your second online rental is on redbox! Signing up is easy and free. With a www.redbox.com account you can:
Reserve movies online
Receive special offers and insider announcements
Register your cell phone number to receive promo codes by text message
Manage you email prefereneces
Get recommendations on cool and interesting movies
At Redbox, renting movies is easy. All DVD rentals are just $1 per day. No late fees. Ever. Rent and return at over 12,000 Redbox locations. There are multiple locations in Seattle, Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond and surrounding cities. For each day you keep out a rental you will be charged the nightly fee plus applicable tax. You have 25 days to return the movie before the system automatically charges you the $24 purchase price of the DVD (you pay the first $1 at the kiosk), at which point the movie is yours to keep.
Any Elementary School, Middle School or High School participating in the National School Lunch Program, located within 50 miles of a Whole Foods Market store is eligible to apply for a Grant Award to receive a portable 5-well Cambro salad bar and training tools for school personnel. All applications must be submitted electronically and received no later than midnight, November 1, 2010. A school representative must apply and secure the signature of their districts superintendent, school principal and school nutrition director. This application can be found at: www.saladbarproject.org Grant applications will be accepted between September 1, 2010 and November 1, 2010. Successful applicants will be announced by January 15, 2011.
Whole Foods Market is partnering with Chef Ann Cooper, the “Renegade Lunch Lady”, on The Salad Bar Project to raise awareness about the need to improve school lunch both nutritionally and by incorporating fresh, real food. With the assistance of Chef Cooper’s nonprofit group, Food Family Farming Foundation, grants will be awarded to schools based on their grant application as well as their school’s commitment to the ongoing support and sustainability of the Salad Bar.
Free ALOHA FRIDAYS are offered Friday September 10 and 24 at Westlake Center Plaze, 400 Pine Street, Seattle from 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Come, relax, and take that mini retreat to paradise!
Seattleites will have the opportunity to end their week right with an escape to the Islands of Hawaii. Get away from the daily hustle and bustle and unwind at Westlake Center Plaza with the tastes and sounds of Hawaii. Sample delicious island snacks while listening to live Hawaiian music. In addition, each island will be adding its own special touch each Friday for you to enjoy:
September 10: Oahu and Maui offer sweet cacao from Oahu’s North Shore and Honolulu Cookie Company shortbread cookies along with Coffees of Hawaii and Hawaiian Springs Water. Then take home aromatic plumeria blooms from Molokai and lavender sprigs from Maui after a calming hand massage by Maui’s Kimo Palakiko. Musical entertainment and dance provided by Maui’s Halau Hula o Na Pua o Pakipika complete the island experience.
September 24: Kauai and Hawaii’s Big Island offer the opportunity to enter to win a fabulous trip for two to Kauai! Relax to Hawaiian music and hula by Halau Hula O Lono as you enjoy Kauai Coffee and Kauai Kookies, as well as goodies from Big Island Candies, Mauna Loa Macadamia Nuts, and Hawaiian Springs Water. Sample products from the only vanilla commercially grown in the USA, be inspired by expertly-designed tropical floral arrangements by Hitomi Gilliam’s Design 358, and don’t leave without a Big Island tropical floral from the Hawaii Tropical Flower Council.
Want a real vacation to Hawaii? The Pacific Northwest Ohana will be available to get the planning started! Events are free and open to the public.
Free Hawaiian Festival at Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion September 12
To celebrate its one billionth rental, redbox has launched the “Thanks a Billion” celebration. The nationwide event thanks Redbox renters with a free one-night movie rental and chances to win premium prizes.
Throughout the month of September, eligible redbox renters can enter the unique DVD code found on their redbox rental at redbox.com/thanks to receive a promotional code good for a free, one-night rental. Renters also will be entered to win the “Thanks a Billion” grand prize – a choice between a trip to the People’s Choice Awards(R) or a Sony(R) Home Entertainment Theatre System.
The nationwide “Thanks a Billion” celebration runs from Sept. 1 to Sept. 30, 2010. Log on to redbox.com/thanks for complete rules and details*, as well as complete odds of winning and prize descriptions.
Averaging more than 9.5 million rentals a week, redbox makes renting and returning new release DVDs and Blu-ray Discs(R) easy for consumers. The rent and return anywhere(R) policy lets consumers return movies to any of the more than 24,000 locations nationwide. Each fully automated redbox kiosk holds 630 discs, representing up to 200 titles. Consumers simply use a touch screen to select their favorite movies, swipe a valid credit or debit card and go. For added convenience, consumers can visit www.redbox.com to reserve their movies online or via the iPhone(R) app from redbox.
* No purchase necessary and void where prohibited. The “Thanks a Billion” celebration is subject to Official Rules. Contest Sponsor: Redbox Automated Retail, LLC 1 Tower Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181.
Attend a free design seminar titled “An Exterior Connection: Relax, Rejuvenate, Replenish”, presented by Cambium Inc. at Terris Draheim, 5600 sixth avenue south, Seattle 98108 on Tuesday September 14, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
At the seminar, gather inspiration for your garden oasis, hear about a new approach to outdoor living and discover how to enhance your exteriors by considering the environment, architecture and furnishings. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP to showroom@terrisdraheim.com by September 13.
Since 1998, Cambium, Inc. has provided the highest quality landscape architectural design, construction, and maintenance services for the discerning client.
Join the Magic Isles at the Northgate Mall (September 14) and Tacoma Mall (September 16) for wonderful Hawaiian entertainment by Seattle’s own Aunty Manu Lono and her traditional sounds of Hawaii along with Maui’s Kumu Hula Keoni Manuel and his award winning Halau Hula o Na Pua o Pakipika. Talk story with representatives from Maui Nui and receive a fresh lei greeting with flowers from the island of Molokai.
This event is free and open to the public.
MAUI THE MAGIC ISLES: MAUI, MOLOKAI, LANAI
Tuesday, September 14, 10:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at Northgate Mall, 401 NE Northgate Way
Thursday, September 16, 10:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at Tacoma Mall, 4502 S. Steele Street
Emerald City Contra Dance with the Seattle Folklore Society present Contra dancing every Friday at the
Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney N, Seattle (map) in the “Community Hall” (brick building off lower parking lot).
Dance from 7:30pm to 10:00pm, beginner’s workshop at 7:00.
Regular admission is $8; $7 for SFS and PNA members and seniors; $5 for students; under 16 free.
First time contra dancers get a coupon for free admission to their next dance. Coupon redemption limited to first five coupons on any single night.
For more information: 206-440-9839 or emeraldcitycontra@pobox.com
All dances taught. No partner necessary! Light, comfortable clothing recommended. Please do not wear cologne, perfume or other strongly scented products. Thanks! Our hall has strict capacity limits. We occasionally need to limit entry due to high attendance.
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