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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...	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

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...	Calvary Lutheran Church Federal Way, WA Sun 2/17/19 at 3pm Sun 2/24/19 at 3pm Sun 3/3/19 at 3pm

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 ...	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

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...	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

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 ...	The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA Tue 2/19/19 at 7pm-9pm

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...	St. Matthew Episcopal Church Tacoma, WA Tue 2/19/19 at 7pm-9pm

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...	Immanuel Presbyterian Church Tacoma, WA Tue 2/19/19 at 7pm-8:30pm

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...	St. Mary's Episcopal Church Lakewood, WA Tue 2/19/19 at 7pm-9pm

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...	Traditions Cafe & World Folk Art Olympia, WA Wed 2/20/19 at 6:30pm-8pm

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, ...	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

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...	Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center Olympia, WA Wed 2/20/19 at 6pm-7:15pm Wed 2/27/19 at 6pm-7:15pm

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...	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

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...	Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA Thu 2/21/19 at 10:30am-12:30pm

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...	Washington State History Museum Tacoma, WA Thu 2/21/19 at 6:30pm-8pm

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.”	Graham Library Graham, WA Sat 2/23/19 at 2pm

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...	Chan Shun Concert Hall Vancouver, BC Sun 2/24/19 at 7pm

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 ...	Bellevue Botanical Garden Bellevue, WA Sun 2/24/19 at 1pm-2:30pm

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 ...	Lacey Timberland Library Lacey, WA Fri 3/1/19 at 7pm-8:30pm

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...	Tushita Kadampa Buddhist Center Olympia, WA Sat 3/2/19 at 10am-1pm

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	University of Washington Tacoma – William W. Philip Hall Tacoma, WA Fri 3/8/19 at 9am-4pm

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