Pancakes, wine tastings, bike rides, and planning a trip to France: These are all the fun things happening in Wallingford this weekend:
Friday, February 4
5pm – 7pm: Wine Tastings @ City Cellars Fine Wines (1710 N. 45th St.) This week’s wine tasting: New arrivals. Tastings include a flight of up to 3 wines for $3-5.
7:00 – 9:30pm: Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies (5019 Keystone Pl. N.) “THE END OF POVERTY?” (104 min, Philippe Diaz, 2009). BRING YOUR NEIGHBOR NIGHT! …some films just need to be seen; Some issues just need to be discussed! THE END OF POVERTY? asks why today 20% of the planet’s population uses 80% of its resources and consumes 30% more than the planet can regenerate? This timely documentary explains how today’s financial crisis is a direct consequence of these unchallenged policies that have lasted centuries. (Event is FREE and open to the public! …but Donations are kindly accepted).
8 pm: The Wayward Music Series. Good Shepherd Chapel Performance Space (4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, 4th floor) [email protected]; 206-789-1939. Concert dedicated to the late pianist Tricia Woods, with Wayne Horvitz, Robin Holcomb, Dawn Clement, Cristina Valdes, and others TBA.
Saturday, February 5
8:00 am-11:00 am: The Nickelsville Pancake Breakfast fundraiser at Keystone Congregational Church, (5019 Keystone Pl. N.). Come join us for delicious pancakes and coffee from 8am to 11am. Any and all donations will be appreciated. We look forward to seeing everybody on Saturday. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Nickelsville’s staff person: Scott (206) 450 9136.
9:00 am: Solo Travelers @ World Wide Books. (4411 Wallingford Ave N.) An informal gathering of travelers who meet and learn from each other. Call 206-634-3453.
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: France Through the Back Door with Steve Smith presented by Alliance Française de Seattle. [email protected]. Good Shepherd Chapel Performance Space (4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, 4th floor) $10 AF Members/$15 Non-Members. Planning a trip to France? Curious about what’s new en France? Steve Smith is best known as Rick Steves’ France tour guide in several episodes of Travels in Europe on public television, and as the co-author of Rick’s France and Paris guidebooks. Come hear him speak about new adventures and old favorites when traveling to France.
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Spokespeople rides on the 1st Saturday of every month. This Saturday is predicted to be a lovely sunny day and a great day for a bike ride! Spokespeople will ride to U-Village and back again. We start from the Wallingford Playfield at 2 p.m. We’ll try to be back no later than 4 p.m. Our route this month goes from 42nd and Densmore to 34th, to the Burke-Gilman trail most of the way to the U-Village. Getting home there will be a hill. Some of the ride is on the road in traffic. You are always welcome to walk any hills you cannot ride. New riders are welcome — in fact, getting new riders on the road is the reason we do the rides! PLEASE come no later than 1:45 if you are new to riding on the road, new to riding in groups, or if you need any help with adjusting your helmet or bike. Please also call a day in advance if you’d like to buy a good quality helmet from us for $10 and we’ll bring our sack of helmets. Helmets are required on our rides. If there is heavy rain, we won’t do the ride. We’ll decide by noon on the day of the ride. Give a call if you plan to come and don’t know if the ride is on. Expert commuters, please join us. We need you. As our rides grow larger, we welcome good bicyclists who can offer encouragement and model good road riding techniques for new, returning and reluctant cyclists. All ages and skill levels are welcome. All Spokespeople rides are led by Cascade Bicycle Club certified ride leaders. Contact information. If you want more information about this ride or about Spokespeople, please contact Cathy Tuttle (206) 547-9569/ (206)713-6269 or Michael Snyder (206)781-7221.
Sunday, February 6
11:30pm – 12:30pm: GraceFeast at Gift of Grace Lutheran Church (2102 N. 40th St.) Every Sunday at 11:30 (please note the time change.) All are welcome to this family-style sit-down meal.