Seattle Art Museum

Thursday, February 8, 2024 From 1:00 to 4:00 pm

See Alexander Calder mobiles and more on our visit to The Seattle Art Museum! We’ll have a guided tour at 1:30, and then explore the museum on our own. Cost for members is $10.00 and $12.00 for non-members.  This is an exceptional deal. RSVP at 206-461-7825. For more information, please visit our website at https://wallingfordseniors.org/.

 

Lunar New Year Potluck

Monday, February 12, 2024 12:00 to 1:00 pm

Join Wallingford Community Senior Center (WCSC) for a Lunar New Year’s celebration. Bring in your dish of choice to share …

Since the company was purchased by Rite Aid in October 2020, the demise of Bartell Drugs locations in our region has been well documented. As dozens of stores closed (including “Store #1” in downtown Seattle in December) various locations seemed to be hanging on, and I’m sure I wasn’t alone in hoping that the Wallingford Bartell’s would avoid the hit. Alas, it is not so. In the last week of January, “STORE CLOSING” and “ENTIRE STORE ON SALE!” signs appeared on the store’s facade and interior, their garish all-caps urgency a further kick to the gut.

On a recent visit, …

We are sad to share the passing of longtime contributor to this blog and active community member, Glenn Singer. His wife, Pamela, shares this beautiful tribute.

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The Wallingford Community Senior Center (WCSC) has scheduled some activities in the latter part of the month geared toward older members of the community. WCSC is located at the Good Shepherd Center, in the heart of Wallingford.

 

1. Civic Coffee with Age Friendly Seattle, January 24

Age-Friendly Seattle hosts monthly Civic Coffee events in a partnership with The Seattle Public Library. These are opportunities for older adults to gather and learn about a topic from local experts. The topic of this event will be alternative therapies, art therapy and music therapy.

This is a free event.

Date:  Wednesday, January …

Attention Wallyhood writers, aspiring writers, potential editors, and interested community members! The current Wallyhood editorial staff (Jack, Megan, Julie, and Gary) invites you to a meetup with us on Tuesday, February 13^th, 7 p.m., at the venerable Wallingford restaurant, the Blue Star Café & Pub (4512 Stone Way N.). In addition to some old-fashioned engagement, we’ll be brainstorming story ideas and looking for writers willing to take them on.

Wallyhood remains an all-volunteer operation, so we depend on the support of our community to keep our journalistic juggernaut moving forward. We would like to hear your ideas …