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Join the Seattle Public Library for an entertaining and insightful preview lecture presented by Seattle Opera Education Department staff. This is a free event. Eeveryone is welcome. Registration is not required.
2012 schedule of previews for Seattle Opera’s upcoming production of Christoph Willibald Gluck’s “Orpheus and Eurydice”:
- Thursday, February 9, 2012 at the Green Lake Branch from 2 – 3pm
- Monday, February 13, 2012 at the West Seattle Branch from 6:30 – 7:30pm
- Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at the Northeast Branch from 6:30 – 7:30pm
- Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at the Ballard Branch from 2 – 3pm
- Thursday, February 23, 2012 at the Central Library from 12 – 1pm
The Seattle Boat Show is the West Coast’s largest boat show and features more than 1,000 recreational watercraft, seminars, and the latest accessories indoors at Qwest Field Event Center. There is an additional “Boats Afloat” show on South Lake Union with a free shuttle that runs every day between Qwest Field Event Center and South Lake Union at 30 minute intervals.
Purchase tickets online and receive freebies.
- Adults: $12.00*
- Youth (ages 11-17): $5.00
- Children (10 and under): Free.
- 5-Day BIG Pass: $24.00
*A $1.50 online processing fee is added to your TOTAL ticket order (not per ticket).
Discounts are offered for the following groups:
- Military: $2 off at the box office on single-day Adult ticket w/ ID.
- Seniors (65+): $2 off at the box office on single-day Adult ticket.
- Monday, January 30th is Women’s Day at the Seattle Boat Show. Print a FREE Women’s Day Pass, sponsored by KOMO-TV and NautiGirl Brands.
I-5 Colonnade is the first ever urban mountain bike skills park. It’s part of a City of Seattle park, but was funded and constructed by the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance. This new unique park under I-5 opened December 2005 with 7.5 acres of open space on property owned by Washington State Department of Transportation. The park features a novice area–the Tqalu Trail, an intermediate and advanced area–Limestone Loop, a dirt jumping section, pump track, trials area, and more.
Creation of this open space was in the making since the Eastlake community identified it in their 1998 Neighborhood Plan. Find out more about the I-5 Colonnade formerly I-5 Open Space Pro Parks Project Information.
John Roloff is a visual artist who works conceptually with site, process and natural systems. He is known primarily for his outdoor kiln/furnace projects done from the late 1970’s to the early 1990’s as well as other large-scale environmental and gallery installations investigating geologic and natural phenomena.
Free Country Dance lessons with your host Maryann are offered at the Little Red Hen, Seattle’s legendary home of live country music located in the Greenlake neighborhood at 7115 Woodlawn Ave. NE., Seattle, WA 98115. Phone: (206) 522-1168.
- Sundays – 8 pm – Country Dancing
- Mondays – 8 pm – Line Dancing
- Tuesdays – 8 pm – Country Dancing
Wine Enthusiast (WE) magazine’s Top 100 Best Buys of 2011 is their antidote to rising wine prices. All of these wines carry a suggested retail prices of $15 or less, which makes it a list of brands, worldwide regions, and varieties you can count on to keep you–and your wallet–happy in 2012.
Over the past 12 months, WE tasting panelists reviewed more than 16,000 wines, granting the coveted Best Buy designation to only 1,224 (7.6%). This list is whittled down to the Top 100, based on the score, price, availability, … and … buzz. There is something for every style, variety and origin. The list for 2011 is one of the finest and most eclectic collections of Best Buys and WE’s continuing effort to find the wine world’s best values.
Here are the nine wines from Washington that made the list
10. Washington Hills 2010 Sauvignon Blanc (Washington)
15. Hogue 2009 Gewürztraminer (Columbia Valley)
27. Stonecap 2009 Merlot (Columbia Valley)
34. J. Bookwalter 2010 Anecdote Riesling (Columbia Valley)
39. David Hill 2009 Estate Pinot Gris (Willamette Valley)
44. Terrapin Cellars 2010 Pinot Gris (Willamette Valley)
50. Domaine Ste. Michelle NV Blanc de Blancs (Columbia Valley)
85. Barnard Griffin 2009 Fumé Blanc (Columbia Valley)
96. Arbor Crest 2009 Bacchus Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc (Columbia Valley)
Saving some bucks can be a thrill and also a big boost to the bottom line. But did you know that a little bit of math could help you save even more? Take a look:
For the Day or the Year?
Your four kids have been clamoring to see the baby seals at the local aquarium all summer long. But dang! Those tickets are pricey! You spot an online deal: 10% off each child’s ticket. Can you do better?
Here’s where looking at an annual membership might be a better deal. Let’s look at the numbers. If an adult ticket is $25 and a kids ticket is normally $20, you’d pay $25 + $20 + $20 + $20 + $20 or $105 normally. With the discount, each child’s ticket will be $20 – $2 or $18. That brings your total down to $97. But if a family membership costs $75, you’ve saved cash without the reduced ticket price.
Fly Me to the Moon—with My Luggage, Please
You found a great deal on plane tickets online, but is the best deal? To find out, check the additional fees.
Most airlines today are charging for each bag of checked luggage. So, if your discounted ticket costs $250, but you need to check two bags (at $20 to $25 each), you could be paying up to $300 for the ticket, not including airport taxes and security fees. Another airline, without checked bag fees, could cost you less in the long run.
BOGO May Be a No-Go
By one, get one (BOGO) is always a good deal, right? Not so fast. You’ve found an online coupon for orange juice. If you buy a 64-oz container, you can get a second one at half the price. Take a look at the other options when you get the store – before you buy.
At your local Piggly Wiggly, you notice that the BOGO orange juice is $3.48. But there’s another brand on sale for $5.53 per 128-oz container. First off, the second brand is twice as large as the first. So, whether you use your coupon or not, you’re getting the same amount of juice. But how much would you pay, if you use the coupon? Half of $3.48 is $1.74. (Use a calculator, if you want!) And $3.48 + $1.74 is $5.22. Turns out, BOGO is the better deal.
You may not want to do any math, but if you’re looking for the best deal, a few calculations—and some creative thinking and common sense—can mean the difference between saving and spending.
Laura Laing is the author of Math for Grownups, a funny, easy-to-understand and practical guide to the ways we use math in everyday life. She blogs at www.mathforgrownups.com.
Using state-of-the-art radar, satellites, fighter jets, and a Santa-cam, NORAD tracks Santa’s progress around the world every year. You can follow his progress too with the free Santa Tracker app for iPhones or Android devices. Or track Santa’s progress from your desktop by going to www.noradsanta.org.
Download a free app for your Android device or iPhone, or track Santa from your desktop. The phone apps include a game called Elf Toss you can play while you’re waiting. Just make sure you’re in bed asleep before he gets to your neighborhood!
Thanks to Carolyn at Wichita On The Cheap!
Planning on a movie for Christmas week? Check out these steals and deals at Seattle area theaters.
- AMC Pacific Place is showing several family movies: Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (G), The Muppets (PG), The Adventures of Tintin (PG), and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (PG-13). First show of the day (11:25-11:30 a.m.) is just $6, a $3 discount off the regular price. Make it an afternoon of fun; check out the dining offers, like free offers, discounts, and happy hour prices at Pacific Place eateries.
- Northwest Film Forum offers a free movie pass for two when you join, renew or purchase a gift membership. Purchase a membership during December 2011 and you’ll receive a free “Admit-2″ movie pass and a coupon for free popcorn (at $25 value!).
- Grand Illusion is showing “It’s A Wonderful Life” through Christmas Day. Regular tickets are $8. Or buy a $30 membership, and get $3 off your ticket price for an entire year. The Grand Illusion Cinema is a non-profit volunteer run theater and Seattle’s oldest continuously running theater. Help support this cinematic treasure by becoming a member or volunteering your time.
- Central Cinema features E.T. the Extra Terrestrial December 26-31. Save $2 when you purchase advance tickets (at least 24 Hours before the show tix are just $6.00. Day-of-show general admission: $8.00 ).
- Always $3 and always worthwhile, Crest Cinema Centre in north Seattle is featuring Puss in Boots (PG) and the sci-fi thriller In Time (PG-13), plus several other indie and foreign films.
Take a break from the colored lights of modern Christmas festivities and travel back in time to the candlelit world of the Middle Ages, where wintertime meant hoping for enough food to last till spring and Christmas meant some of the best music ever. Returning from their standing-room-only Early Music Discovery performance last year, the kids of Seattle Historical Arts don period costume and join their voices and instruments with grownup performers beloved by Seattle families. It’s Christmas like you’ve never heard it before!
EMG Discovery: A Medieval Christmas is an hourlong concert featuring series curator and Seattle Historical Arts for Kids director Shulamit Kleinerman, vielle; Rebekah Gilmore, soprano; and Jacob Breedlove, hurdy-gurdy. Presented by Early Music Guild. Friday, December 23, 2011, 1:00 – 2:00pm. Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street (Google map). Tickets are $10 (seniors/students $5).
Join Unexpected Productions funniest Christmas Show in Seattle! Get away from your family – or bring them along! First performed in 1985, A(n Improvised) Christmas Carol brings Charles Dickens’s Christmas classic to the stage with a twist! What if Scrooge owned a pet store? What if the Ghost of Christmas Past was a Film Noir detective? What if Tiny Tim wasn’t so tiny? The audience gives suggestions up front, and UP’s improvisers use these suggestions to tell an all new tale of how Christmas can (or can’t!) change Ebeneezer Scrooge’s life! This is a great show for families, shoppers, tourists, and audience members of all ages!
Tickets are just $10.00 – $15.00, available at brownpapertickets.com. Intiman Playhouse (View Venue), 201 Mercer St., Seattle, WA 98109 (Google map).
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