Events

Director of Vocal Music Courtney Rowley and the members of Ballard High School’s Vocal Jazz ensemble will entertain us with a range of favorite holiday songs. We will be under the big tent in the back of Picolinos (aka the "White Palace"), so it is going to be a special gathering. You don't want to […]

Come and be inspired, as Deborah Espinosa, attorney and Executive Director of Living with Conviction, tells the stories of formerly incarcerated individuals burdened with court debt who are assisted by Living with Conviction. Formerly incarcerated individuals and their families struggle to survive and thrive under court-imposed legal debt that accrues interest for years at a rate of 12%. […]

Dr. Chemene Crawford was appointed president of North Seattle College (NSC) effective June 1, 2021, after serving for nearly a year in an interim capacity. She assumed her leadership role at the height of the pandemic and approached her responsibilities with a high level of courage, commitment, and integrity. As interim president, she successfully managed […]

Ballard Northwest Senior Center (5429 32nd Ave NW) needs our help ! We have a painting and cleaning project there on Saturday, January 21, between 10:00 am and 2:00 p.m - you can stay as long as you want, you do not need to be there all four hours. Cleaning and painting supplies will be […]

Dave & Joan Rice's house 1227 2nd AVE N Seattle WA, 98109 (206) 724-4575 Parking on the street or at the lot behind the old QA High School Gym at Orange and Galer When:  Sunday 1/29/2023 from 1:30 to 5PM Waffles, Bacon, Sausage, Mimosas What to Bring?:  Anything that compliments the menu above Fruit salad Cheese plate Extra […]

7 February 2023 - Behind the Scenes of the Global Reading Challenge TIME: Noon LOCATION: Ristorante Picolinos Global Reading Challenge magicians: a former school librarian reveals all! This will be a "sneak peek", behind the scenes to look at how the teams are formed, how the students strategize and prepare for the challenges, and how the […]

TIME: Noon LOCATION: Zoom Bruce Balick, Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington, returns to Ballard Rotary (albeit this time via Zoom) to share more of the James Webb Space Telescope's bright images of the universe’s galaxies and stars in their many phases of birth and death. And more. It's fascinating, it's exciting, and you won't […]

21 February 2023 - Kristin Orloff - Lifting the Veil from 1979 Iran: The Untold Stories TIME: Noon LOCATION: Ristorante Picolinos Author and educator Kristin Orloff will tell us the spell-binding story of Reza Abedi and his daring 1979 escape from Iran. Reza survived the 1979 Revolution and made international news when he defected, with the […]