Today/tonight: Music camp, furloughs, Fat Tuesday x 3, more…

MID-WINTER BREAK MUSIC CAMP STARTS TODAY – and there’s still room at this camp for 4th-8th grade musicians, held at Denny International Middle School, according to this comment from leader Marcus Pimpleton on our original announcement. Be there, 9 am. Details here.

CITY FURLOUGHS – The city’s spreading its money-saving furlough days around – today, Neighborhood Service Centers (including The Junction and Delridge) are closed, and some SDOT workers are on furlough.

STATE OF THE CITY – Not a furlough day for Mayor Mike McGinn; he’s giving his first State of the City speech at 2 pm. If you can’t be at City Hall to see it in person, watch live on Seattle Channel, online or on cable 21.

FAT TUESDAY #1 – PACZKIS GONE WILD: It’s Fat Tuesday, and the second annual edition of a wacky tradition at Metropolitan Market/Admiral (WSB sponsor) – an intracompany competition involving the filled Polish donuts called paczkis (pronounced POONCH-keys). You’re welcome to watch (and we’re told paczkis and coffee will be handed out to spectators), 11 am. (Here’s our story from last year.)

FAT TUESDAY #2 – MATADOR HAITI FUNDRAISER: Matador‘s donating all its profits today/tonight, all locations including West Seattle, to Haiti quake relief.

FAT TUESDAY #3 – BRIDGE PARK PARTY: For Mardi Gras at Bridge Park in High Point, Southern dinner & dancing, 5:30 pm, call to RSVP: 206-938-6394.

WEST SEATTLE CRIME PREVENTION COUNCIL AND SUSTAINABLE WEST SEATTLE TONIGHT: As previewed here.

And more! on the WSB Events calendar!

4 Replies to "Today/tonight: Music camp, furloughs, Fat Tuesday x 3, more..."

  • PeterT February 16, 2010 (9:47 am)

    Just a little grammatical correction in the interest of cultural accuracy.

    Referring to “the filled Polish donuts called paczkis (pronounced POONCH-keys)”…the pronunciation is actually “POHNCH-keys”. The ‘a’ has a little curl below it which renders its pronunciation like a nasal ‘on’.

    Regardless of how it’s pronounced, though, they’re really quite good. Don’t eat too many, though….

    • WSB February 16, 2010 (10:06 am)

      I’ll take your word for it but for attribution’s sake, that’s how Metro Market (and others) describe the pronunciation … and did last year too…TR

  • PeterT February 16, 2010 (11:36 am)

    I know. I saw the sign there the other day. I’ll introduce the marketing person at MM to the nuns who taught me Polish at the tip of a yardstick for four years in grammar school back in New Jersey. ;)

  • Pam February 16, 2010 (12:58 pm)

    We had a great time watching the festivities and tasting the samples – so yummy! Don’t know how they could eat so many so fast, they are so rich!! Had to buy a box to take home. Big thanks to the sweet woman who gave the kids I had with me bottles of bubbles – you made their day.

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