Greenwood’s Taproot Theatre is putting on special production of It’s a Wonderful Life this Sunday, December 7th 10:15 am at the Wallingford Presbyterian Church (1414 North 42nd St):

Bring your family for a feel-good Christmas event. A local presentation of the holiday classic “It’s a Wonderful Life”. Humorously presented with a feel-good thoughtful message for the entire family. Our gift to you, our neighbors.

The performance is free and open to the public.…

Buy local! More art sales this weekend, by local artists. Diana Aurigemma writes:

As a Wallingford Artist and Chamber member, for the past 5 years I have had an open house and combined Artist’s sale, here in Wallingford at 4331 Wallingford Ave N. This coming weekend the sale will include 4 artists. There will be Jewelry, Calendars,  Small Watercolors, Cards, Pottery, and Fiber art. Everyone in invited. A drawing for a free piece of art from each artist will be offered.

Hours are Friday 4 pm – 9pm, and Saturday and Sunday 10 am- 5 pm.…

School open house seasons continues! St. Benedict’s (4811 Wallingford Ave N) is holding its open house and school tour this Friday, December 5th:

Join us and tell your friends, family, and neighbors to come to our Open House and School Tour of St. Benedict Catholic School this Friday, December 5 at 9am. Come and see all the great things we have to offer. You will not be disappointed. Please call the school office at 206-633-3375 to add your name to the list and/or email me at [email protected] for further questions.  Also, please check out our website at www.stbens.net.

Teresa Gillett…

Where do you go when you die? I mean, yes, in the ground, but what happens there? Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies tackles this unusual question tomorrow night, Friday, Dec 3:

…WHAT IF OUR LAST ACT COULD BE A GIFT TO THE PLANET?

A fascinating film and discussion about Green Burials. 

Friday, December 5, 2014, 7:00 PM
Meaningful Movies in Wallingford presents the film: “A WILL FOR THE WOODS”
with Kathy Long, Executive Director of the People’s Memorial Association.

What IF our last act really was a gift to the planet? Capturing the genesis of a revolutionary social and …

Murphy’s, the oldest Irish pub in Seattle, is closed! Don’t despair, though, it’s coming back, under new ownership.

I spoke with Paddy O’Brien, one of the three partners who bought the bar from Vipul Shah (who has owned it since 2003), about his plans:

Paddy O’Brien: It’ll be changing from a sports bar to a music venue. We’ll of course have sports and whatnot on in the background during down times, but we’re going to be featuring live Irish music during dinner, five nights a week, then bar music late night a couple nights a week. You won’t hear …

Couchfest Films, “an annual cozy shorts film fest hosted in people’s houses all over the world all on one day”, is back this Saturday, Dec 6th. And, since it got its start right here in Wallingford, it’s no surprise that there are Wallingford homes participating.

Co-founder Ryan Davis shot us this note: