Events

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 […]

7 March 2023 - Jim Wigfall & Sound Generations TIME: Noon LOCATION: Ristorante Picolinos Jim Wigfall is CEO of Sound Generations since 2018 and will speak about the many services and assistance that Sound Generations provides to older adults and adults with disabilities. Wigfall has over 30 years of executive experience, including fundraising, policy, and advocacy […]

14 March 2023 - Jen Barnes, CEO & Founder Rough & Tumble Pub TIME: Noon LOCATION:Zoom Join us on Zoom to hear Jen Barnes, founder of the Rough & Tumble, a sports bar and restaurant in Old Ballard that prioritizes televising women’s athletics. Barnes is a former rower for Green Lake Crew and her pub […]

21 March 2023 - Harry Turner, Co-Founder of Emerald Arch (Plus Students of the Month) Join us in hearing the remarkable story of Harry Turner, co-founder of Emerald Arch. Formed in 2022, Emerald Arch is a US-based non-profit focusing on global conservation efforts with a specialty in human-wildlife conflict, education for future generations and the […]

Ballard Rotary Foundation invites you to attend its biannual fundraising auction! BRF is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to improving lives through health and education initiatives in Ballard and around the world. All proceeds benefit our many local and international projects. Join us! To register and view auction items: https://auctria.events/Ballardauction2023

  4 April 2023 - Rotary District 5030 Governor Kae Peterson TIME: Noon LOCATION: Ristorante Picolinos Kae Peterson, Governor of Rotary District 5030, will speak on district wide activities and accomplishments in the current Rotary year. Kae is a 31 year Rotarian, Paul Harris Society member and 2 time club president. She has been a member […]

Kenya Y. Fredie, P-Patch Coordinator, will speak on 50 years of community gardening in Seattle and what it has produced. Over the last 19 years, Kenya Fredie has managed the development of community gardens for Seattle’s diverse and multicultural urban agriculturalists. Kenya is currently the Supervisor of the P-Patch Community Gardening program in the city's […]

Join us to hear Seattle City Councilmember Dan Strauss, who represents District 6 (Northwest Seattle, which includes the people of Ballard, Phinney Ridge, Green Lake, Greenwood, and Fremont). He will provide updates on current and future issues which are high priorities, and will field questions about issues that are of concern to attendees. So put […]