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Phinney's beer taste event this month
On Saturday, July 18 from 4 to 7 p.m. join microbrew aficionados at the fourth annual PNA Summer Beer Taste at the Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N.
Choose 10 samples from up to 21 choices of microbrews, including the special brews for the event from new microbreweries and old favorites. Admission includes pub-style munchies and music by the Honky Tonk Review.
Tickets are $25 for PNA members and $30 for the general public.
Designated driver tickets are available for $10 each. Tickets are available at the Phinney Neighborhood Center or online at www.phinneycenter.org.
Brewers who will be represented include:
Alpine
Baron
Big Al
Boulevard
Deschutes
Diamond Knot
Elysian
Fremont
Fish
Georgetown
Gilligan’s
Hale’s
Harmon
Issaquah
Maritime Pacific
Pike
The Ram
Snoqualmie Falls
Trade Route
Two Beers
The event is sponsored by the Barking Dog Alehouse, the Park Pub and Prost! Must be 21 or older to attend. For more information, visit http://www.phinneycenter.org/beer or call (206) 783-2244. More ›
Zoo animals get to celebrate the Fourth, too
This Thursday and Friday, July 2 and 3, it’s a Fourth of July picnic for Woodland Park Zoo’s animals.
In celebration of Red, White & Zoo presented by Franz Family Bakeries, orangutans, grizzlies, hippos, pigs and more will nosh on star-shaped popsicles, watermelons, corn on the cob and other picnic fare. Hear zookeepers talk about how treats and a variety of activities are part of the zoo’s ongoing enrichment program to help enhance the lives of the zoo’s animals, promote natural animal behavior, keep animals mentally stimulated and provide added enjoyment for visitors. More › | (6 comments)
A Healthy Balance: Gratitude is important
When we were younger, we were taught to be grateful for the things, friends and family we had, to be grateful not to be someone we weren’t (typically a starving child in another country), and grateful to others who sacrificed for our well-being.
Not that it was always easy as we cleaned our plates of lima beans, withstood another cheek-pinching from an ancient relative, or worse still, Christmas presents in the forms of underwear and socks.
As adults today, many of us find it equally difficult to find gratitude in our daily lives. With the economy tanking, job situations becoming precarious, family and relationship responsibilities devolving from enjoyable to major stressors, we all have a lot on our plates. And not all of it smells like roses.
Looking at it another way, recognizing things to be grateful for and expressing that gratitude has the proven benefit of improving our outlook on life and our overall wellbeing. By taking time to express how grateful we are for people in our lives, we foster healthier relationships with them. More ›
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