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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures
Prayers for World Peace
A peaceful, contemplative time in your weekend. Join us for prayers for world peace and uplifting advice on how we can transform our day-to-day life into opportunities for personal and spiritual growth. Through developing inner peace in this way, outer pea...
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Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center
Olympia, WA
Sun 2/17/19 at 10am-11:15am Sun 2/24/19 at 10am-11:15am Sun 3/3/19 at 10am-11:15am Sun 3/10/19 at 10am-11:15am Sun 3/17/19 at 10am-11:15am  Sun 3/24/19 at 10am-11:15am Sun 3/31/19 at 10am-11:15am Sun 4/7/19 at 10am-11:15am Sun 4/14/19 at 10am-11:15am Sun 4/21/19 at 10am-11:15am Sun 4/28/19 at 10am-11:15am Sun 5/5/19 at 10am-11:15am Sun 5/12/19 at 10am-11:15am
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures
Silent No More: Sex, Gender & Identity in the Church
Join us in a celebration of diversity and an opportunity to listen. Childcare available.
Sunday, February 17th, 24th, and March 3rd ~ 3:00 p.m.
Calvary Lutheran Church - Social Hall, 2415 S. 320th Street, Federal Way, WA 98003.
Feb. 17th: Feature...
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Calvary Lutheran Church
Federal Way, WA
Sun 2/17/19 at 3pm Sun 2/24/19 at 3pm Sun 3/3/19 at 3pm
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures
Lunchtime Meditation
Change your mind, change your day. Through meditation we learn to reduce stress and improve our mindfulness and concentration. This in turn makes us more relaxed, flexible and effective. In these classes we will emphasize creating happiness for ourself by ...
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Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center
Olympia, WA
Mon 2/18/19 at 12pm-1pm Wed 2/20/19 at 12pm-1pm Fri 2/22/19 at 12pm-1pm Mon 2/25/19 at 12pm-1pm Wed 2/27/19 at 12pm-1pm  Fri 3/1/19 at 12pm-1pm Mon 3/4/19 at 12pm-1pm Wed 3/6/19 at 12pm-1pm Fri 3/8/19 at 12pm-1pm Mon 3/11/19 at 12pm-1pm Wed 3/13/19 at 12pm-1pm Fri 3/15/19 at 12pm-1pm Mon 3/18/19 at 12pm-1pm Wed 3/20/19 at 12pm-1pm Fri 3/22/19 at 12pm-1pm Mon 3/25/19 at 12pm-1pm Wed 3/27/19 at 12pm-1pm Fri 3/29/19 at 12pm-1pm Mon 4/1/19 at 12pm-1pm Wed 4/3/19 at 12pm-1pm Fri 4/5/19 at 12pm-1pm Mon 4/8/19 at 12pm-1pm Wed 4/10/19 at 12pm-1pm Fri 4/12/19 at 12pm-1pm Mon 4/15/19 at 12pm-1pm Wed 4/17/19 at 12pm-1pm Fri 4/19/19 at 12pm-1pm Mon 4/22/19 at 12pm-1pm Wed 4/24/19 at 12pm-1pm Fri 4/26/19 at 12pm-1pm Mon 4/29/19 at 12pm-1pm Wed 5/1/19 at 12pm-1pm Fri 5/3/19 at 12pm-1pm Mon 5/6/19 at 12pm-1pm Wed 5/8/19 at 12pm-1pm Fri 5/10/19 at 12pm-1pm Mon 5/13/19 at 12pm-1pm Wed 5/15/19 at 12pm-1pm Fri 5/17/19 at 12pm-1pm
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures
Alzheimer's Association Caregiver Support Group in Belfair
Caring for someone with memory loss? Do you need information and support? Alzheimer’s Association family caregiver support groups provide a consistent and caring place for people to learn, share and gain emotional support from others who are also on a uniq...
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HUB Center for Seniors
Belfair, WA
Tue 2/19/19 at 1pm-2:30pm Tue 3/19/19 at 1pm-2:30pm Tue 4/16/19 at 1pm-2:30pm
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures
Indigenous women speak out on military bases in Okianawa, Guam & Hawai'i
Three Indigenous community organizers from Okinawa, Guam, and Hawai’i are coming to The Evergreen State College in Olympia on Tuesday, February 19, 2019. Tina Grandinetti (Okinawa), Kisha Borja-Quichocho-Calvo (Guam), and Ruth Aloua (Hawai’i) will discuss ...
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The Evergreen State College
Olympia, WA
Tue 2/19/19 at 7pm-9pm
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures, Living History
Special Speaker at Points NE Historical Society Annual Meeting
In conjunction with the PNEHS Annual Meeting, Nick K. Adams, a local re-enactor will portray our first Territorial Governor, Issac Stevens.
Stevens was the most prominent figure in the territorial period. On his journey to his post, he surveyed a northe...
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St. Matthew Episcopal Church
Tacoma, WA
Tue 2/19/19 at 7pm-9pm
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures
Tuesday Night @IPC
Moses parts the Red Sea. The island of Atlantis disappears beneath the waves. The evil cities of Sodom and Gomorrah vanish in a hail of fire and brimstone. Are these just mythical “stories” or could they in fact be garbled accounts of actual events that oc...
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Immanuel Presbyterian Church
Tacoma, WA
Tue 2/19/19 at 7pm-8:30pm
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures
World War II Japanese – American Relocation Program--Fact, Fiction and More
Executive Order 9066, issued by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, sent nearly 120,000 Japanese-Americans living on the Pacific Coast--62% of them American citizens -- to internment camps as a "precaution" against possible spying and...
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St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Lakewood, WA
Tue 2/19/19 at 7pm-9pm
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Talks & Readings: Poetry Reading/Spoken Word
Don Freas Poetry Reading and Open Mic
Come for an evening of food, poetry, and good company with poet, designer, and sculptor Don Freas, OPN featured reader for February, whose latest book is Swallowing the World: New and Selected Poems. Sign up sheet at 6pm; open mic 6:30; Don Freas ca. 7:15p...
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Traditions Cafe & World Folk Art
Olympia, WA
Wed 2/20/19 at 6:30pm-8pm
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures, Meeting
Gig Harbor Toastmasters
Looking to improve your speaking and leadership skills? Ignite your career? Gain the confidence to speak up?
Toastmasters will give you the skills and confidence you need to express yourself effectively in any situation. Whether you are a professional, ...
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Harbor Place at Cottesmore
Gig Harbor, WA
Wed 2/20/19 at 12pm-1pm Wed 2/27/19 at 12pm-1pm Wed 3/6/19 at 12pm-1pm Wed 3/13/19 at 12pm-1pm Wed 3/20/19 at 12pm-1pm  Wed 3/27/19 at 12pm-1pm Wed 4/3/19 at 12pm-1pm Wed 4/10/19 at 12pm-1pm Wed 4/17/19 at 12pm-1pm Wed 4/24/19 at 12pm-1pm Wed 5/1/19 at 12pm-1pm Wed 5/8/19 at 12pm-1pm Wed 5/15/19 at 12pm-1pm
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures
Karma
Buddhist Understanding of Karma.
Wednesday Nights 6 – 7:15 pm.
Karma, people blame it, encourage it, question it. But how well do they understand karma?
If we have a clear understanding of karma and how it works, then we can be in the driver’s seat. K...
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Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center
Olympia, WA
Wed 2/20/19 at 6pm-7:15pm Wed 2/27/19 at 6pm-7:15pm
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures
Alzheimer's Association Caregiver Support Groups in Bonney Lake
Caring for someone with memory loss? Do you need information and support? Alzheimer’s Association family caregiver support groups provide a consistent and caring place for people to learn, share and gain emotional support from others who are also on a uniq...
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Bonney Lake Senior Center
Bonney Lake, WA
Thu 2/21/19 at 2pm-3:30pm Thu 3/21/19 at 2pm-3:30pm Thu 4/18/19 at 2pm-3:30pm Thu 5/16/19 at 2pm-3:30pm
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures
Learning is Forever Duncan Foley Deep Time & Modern Landscapes
The western US is composed of landscapes with compelling geological stories. Come for our photographic tour to learn about factors, including human activity, that shape the landscapes we see today. From the desert canyons of the SW to ice capped peaks of t...
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Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA
Thu 2/21/19 at 10:30am-12:30pm
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures
Scholarly Selections | The Story of the Cowlitz Farm
The Cowlitz Farm kept the Hudson’s Bay Company supplied with grain and pork from the 1830s-1850s, employing the latest technology to become one of the first corporate farms in the United States. In this talk UW Tacoma History B.A. Josiah Pollock will prese...
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Washington State History Museum
Tacoma, WA
Thu 2/21/19 at 6:30pm-8pm
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Talks & Readings: Signing/Readings
Author Talk: Nick K. Adams
Author Nick K. Adams reads from and discusses his book “Away at War: A Civil War Story of the Family Left Behind.”
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Graham Library
Graham, WA
Sat 2/23/19 at 2pm
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Talks & Readings: Poetry Reading/Spoken Word
Chan Centre’s Beyond Words Series Presents No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC presents the dazzling multimedia work No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks on February 24, 2019, at 7pm in the Chan Shun Concert Hall as part of the Beyond Words series. The late poet was a radical a...
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Chan Shun Concert Hall
Vancouver, BC
Sun 2/24/19 at 7pm
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures
Lecture: The Queen's Gardener
What’s it like to garden for the Queen? We are delighted to welcome John Anderson, the Keeper of the Gardens at Windsor Castle and Saville Gardens in England. He is going to create a special lecture for us that focuses on working for the royal family, but ...
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Bellevue Botanical Garden
Bellevue, WA
Sun 2/24/19 at 1pm-2:30pm
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Talks & Readings: Signing/Readings
The Way We Stay: A Memoir of Recovery
Cere Demuth, a practicing psychotherapist specializing in trauma, addiction, and attachment, will be here to discuss her book "The Way We Stay." In the midst of a painful, high-risk adolescence, Cere invites the reader into her internal world as a teenage ...
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Lacey Timberland Library
Lacey, WA
Fri 3/1/19 at 7pm-8:30pm
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Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures
Introduction to Buddhist Meditation
More and more people are interested in meditation. You are probably one of them if you are reading this description. We are offering a class just for you to help you get started in your meditation practice. Learn how you can approach meditation so that you...
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Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center
Olympia, WA
Sat 3/2/19 at 10am-1pm
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Talks & Readings: Conference, Computers/Technology
South Sound Technology Conference
For more details or for guests to register please visit: http://www.tacoma.uw.edu/sst
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University of Washington Tacoma – William W. Philip Hall
Tacoma, WA
Fri 3/8/19 at 9am-4pm
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