SPD investigating shooting outside 12th Ave restaurant

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A man arrived on foot at Harborview with life threatening gunshot wound injuries following reports of shots fired and a man running into a 12th Ave restaurant to escape his assailants Sunday night.

Police were collecting evidence in the hour following the near-8:15 PM shooting incident in front of the Blue Nile restaurant at 12th and Jefferson.

SPD was trying to ascertain if the victim who arrived at Harborview was the same man witnesses reported seeing run into the restaurant to escape attackers in a light colored SUV.

There was no additional information about the victim’s condition immediately available and SPD has not yet confirmed details of the shooting.

Share the Dream 2014

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The annual Share the Dream concert celebrates the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the enduring legacy of his work. The event will feature performances by the Total Experience Gospel Choir and a keynote address by the Rev. Dr. Samuel B. McKinney.

Free Admission. A freewill offering will benefit the Emergency Feeding Program of Seattle & King County (EFP). EFP annually distributes more than 20,000 nutritionally balanced emergency food bags — the equivalent of 340,000 meals — to some 57,000 people through local food banks, public health clinics, schools, churches and civic organizations.

For more information contact the Emergency Feeding Program at 206-329-0300 or [email protected].

Chuck’s Central District hosts community open house

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Soon to be filled with beer (Image: Chuck's via Facebook)

Soon to be filled with beer (Image: Chuck’s via Facebook)

This just in from Facebook tipster Craig:

Chuck on 20th and Union is having an open house today. Not their official opening I guess, but they wanna meet the community and will have some of their taps up and running.

The just-a-little delayed beer shop taking over the old Copymaster building will host food trucks, serve ice cream, and pour beer from 50 taps. It’s a sequel to the very popular Chuck’s Hop Shop in Greenwood we’ve been waiting for since first reporting the project in spring of 2013.

Friday’s open house is slated to run from 3 to 11p.

You can learn more on Chuck’s Central District Facebook page.

FRIENDS {tv show} TRIVIA NIGHT

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How you doin? Drop that dinosaur toy and come and meet us at the Central Perk!

MAP THEATRE: Hosted by the inimitable Brandon Ryan, inscrutable Peggy Gannon and the incorrigable Shane Regan.

For the 28th episode in our MAP Theatre trivia series, we bring you…

FRIENDS Trivia Night!
50 questions about your 6 favorite New York Friends!

Wednesday , Feb 12th
7:00 – 9:00 PM

@ Central Cinema
1411 21st Avenue in Seattle (21st & Union in the Central District)

General Admission:
$7 ONLINE ADVANCE TICKETS: http://bit.ly/1bdJFtJ
$9 AT THE DOOR

And stick around afterwards to hang out and watch 2 episodes of the show on the big screen after trivia!

**PRIZES**
The MAP duo has put together some killer prize packages. Teams of 1-5 are welcome. Prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & last place, door prize, costume prize, and random other prizes for being awesome. You don’t have to be good at trivia … just come on down to relive some Friends shenanigans with us.

**FOOD & DRINKS**
Central Cinema has table service; one of the things that makes it our favorite place.

~Will Brandon bring his favorite bedtime penquin pal?
~Will Peggy do a lilttle dance, make a little love and pretty nuch get down tonight?
~Will Someone steal Shane’s Turkey sandwich with the moist maker?

All of these questions and more will be uncovered at our next TRIVIA NIGHT!

The Show is available on Netflix, or you can rent from your local video store (such as On 15th Video, our dear sponsor).friends web

MARIO KART N64 Tournament

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MARIO KART N64 TOURNAMENT
32 players enter…….
Only one remains victorious!
Prepare yourselves for Mario Kart Thunderdome

Hosted by MAP Theatre: Brandon Ryan, Peggy Gannon, Shane Regan, and Central Cinema.
We bring you our 1st annual MARIO KART TOURNAMENT!

Wednesday, Jan 22nd
7:00PM – 10:00PM

@ Central Cinema
1411 21st Avenue in Seattle (21st & Union in the Central District)

BUY TIX & TOURNEY ENTRY HERE:
$15 Tournament tickets here: Only 32 slots avail! http://bit.ly/17WsIGU
$5 general admission:
http://bit.ly/17WsIGU

MARIO KART Nintendo 64 on the big screen! 3 rounds of random tracks, and 2 rounds of Battle mode will decide your fates. The first and second place players from each round will move forward in the bracket until there is only 1 left. A champion! There will also be other game stations set up in the theatre for non-tournament patrons.

**PRIZES**
Win insane prize packages for 1st and 2nd place in our Mario Kart Tournament!
{To be announced soon!}
And a door prize along with random bits of awesomeness for being super cool.

**FOOD & DRINKS**
Central Cinema has table service, and cocktails for sale; one of the things that makes it our favorite place.

We hope to see you at MARIO KART THUNDERDOME!mario kart web2

50 Year Cinema; THE THIRD MAN & FIGHT CLUB

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For the 2nd cycle in The 50 year Cinema Film Series curated by Brandon Ryan, Central Cinema is pleased to present a 5 Night engagement of Carol Reed’s “The Third Man and David Fincher’s “Fight Club”

THE THIRD MAN:
Friday Jan 24th ~ Wednesday Jan 29th. 7PM Screenings

FIGHT CLUB:
Friday Jan 24th ~ Wednesday Jan 29th. 9:30 Screenings

Advance purchase general admission tickets: $6.00
Day-of-show general admission: $8.00
THE THIRD MAN: http://bit.ly/1bCN9WS
FIGHT CLUB: http://bit.ly/Jxs75P

THE THIRD MAN:
Pulp novelist Holly Martins {Joseph Cotten} travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, black-market opportunist Harry Lime {Orson Welles}.

FIGHT CLUB:
An insomniac office worker {Edward Norton} looking for a way to change his life crosses paths with a devil-may-care soap maker {Brad Pitt} and they form an underground fight club that evolves into something much, much more…

50 Year Cinema:
A comparative look at classic and contemporary films spanning a half century. A selective grouping of personal bests, as curated by Brandon Ryanthird man fight club

Please join us for an All-School (Preschool-5th grade) Open House on Saturday, January 11, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

10:00 – 10:30 – Presentation in the gym

10:30 – 12:00 – Tours of the classrooms.

Free childcare is available on a first come first served basis by registering on our website at http://www.giddensschool.org/admissions/open-house-childcare-sign.

Volunteer Tutors Needed!

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Have you made your New Year’s resolution yet? Is your resolution to see if you can step forward to inspire young people and help your community? If so, great news! You can do just that with only a small commitment of time and effort.

For one hour, just once a week on your way home from work, you can go to a nearby Seattle grade school and tutor a child who needs a little extra help with his or her studies. Invest in Youth (www.investinyouth.org) is looking for additional tutors to work with new students to finish out the school year.

Participating in Invest in Youth requires a tutoring commitment of one hour per week (with several holidays) for the remainder of the school year. Upon joining the program, you will be paired with an elementary school student in 2nd through 5th grade and work with that same student for the rest of the year, getting to know his/her strengths and weaknesses while tracking his/her progress from week to week. It is an extremely rewarding experience for both students and their tutors!

We are in need of tutors at the following schools:

  • Mondays, Roxhill Elementary School (9430 30th Ave SW in West Seattle), 3:45-4:45 p.m.

  • Tuesdays, Beacon Hill International School (2025 14th Ave S in Beacon Hill), 3:00-4:00 p.m.

  • Tuesdays, Madrona K-8 (1121 33rd Avenue in Madrona), 3:45-4:45 p.m.

  • Wednesdays, Daniel Bagley Elementary School (7821 Stone Ave N in Green Lake), 3:45-4:45 p.m.

  • Thursdays, Thurgood Marshall Elementary School (2401 S Irving in Judkins Park), 3:50-4:50 p.m.

To learn more or to register as a tutor, please visit: http://www.investinyouth.org/become-a-tutor/ or contact Alison Allen at: [email protected] or 206.316.6356.

Not able to commit to tutoring every week? We are always looking for substitute tutors to help us out!

Blotter | New Year’s Eve/Day crime in the CD

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Seattle police had a busy night on New Year’s Eve, with shootings, demonstration arrests, and a car accident.

  • Seattle New Year’s shootings: First Hill’s Harborview was the center of activity on a bloody New Year’s eve as victims in multiple shooting incidents were rushed to the facility. One victim with a gunshot wound was dropped off at the hospital around 2:30 AM following a shooting incident near 26th and Yesler. Later in the morning, police say as many as five people were shot in an incident near a South Seattle motorcycle club around 5:30 AM. UPDATE: Only one of the victims in the motorcycle club incident was shot. Three others were seriously assaulted. Only minutes earlier, police and medics were busy with at least one victim in a shooting incident on Airport Way South. Earlier in the night around 2:30 AM, police were investigating yet another shooting near 12th and Main. There were no known victims in that incident in which a man pulled a gun out of his vehicle and opened fire on another car. Before midnight, a West Seattle shooting at a New Year’s party sent two to the hospital including a male with multiple gunshot wounds.
  • Driver hits tree at Broadway/Jeff: A driver crashed into a tree near Broadway and Jefferson in a single-car incident just before 2 AM. According to Seattle Fire, the 22-year-old woman was taken to the hospital in stable condition after the single-car crash.
  • Demonstration arrests: At least two protesters were taken into custody after police say a crowd of demonstrators threw rocks and bottles at officers Tuesday night. A planned “New Year’s Eve Noise Demonstration” drew about 50 protesters to King County Juvenile Detention Center at 12th and Alder.
  • Drive-by shooting: Police are seeking suspects in a drive-by shooting that took place in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day. From the SPD blotter:

    Unknown suspects are at large following an early morning drive by shooting near 26 Av E and E. Yesler St.  On 1/1/14, at approximately 2:30 a.m., the victim showed up at Harborview Medical Center (HMC) with a gunshot wound to his left wrist.  East patrol responded and spoke to the victim.  He said he was driving with his girlfriend near 26 Av and E Yesler Way when someone in another car started shooting at them.

    The victim stated that he did not see the shooter or the suspect car.  Gang Unit Detectives responded to HMC and to the shooting scene.  Several shell casings were recovered by patrol at 26 Av and E Yesler Way.

    The victim’s car was impounded to the processing room.

    The 21-yr-old victim sustained a non-life threatening gunshot wound to the wrist. The investigation continues.