TSO Events
July – September, 2019
Reservations are required. See our Calendar of Events and Contact Us pages for information on event time, room number, and reservations. You have a reservation only after you get a confirmation reply. Please request a reservation before the last 24 hours. Please let us know as soon as possible, and before the last 48 hours, if you must cancel.
Your King County Library’s Digital Services
by Angela Nolet
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Join Angela Nolet for a demonstration of digital content. We’ll explore:
- Streaming Video
- eBooks and Audiobooks
- Magazines
- Apps
- Tips for using the KCLS online catalog
Shake, Rattle and Roll, The Geology of Earthquakes
by Donn Charnley
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Earthquakes, perhaps more than any other natural phenomenon, demonstrate that the Earth continues to be a dynamic planet. We shall discuss how, why, and where they occur, and how we can prepare for them. Using a colored diagram and map-rich handout, Donn Charnley will show us how earthquakes correlate with tectonic plate movement, the nature of seismic waves on and through the earth, the major faults in the Puget Sound Region, and recommend actions we can take to protect ourselves during the next earthquake.
Book-it Threatre: Transforming great literature into great theatre
by Angela Nolet
Thursday, August 29, 2019
Book-It Repertory Theatre is a 30-year-old theatre company with both a mainstage and Arts & Education program that transforms great literature into great theatre through simple and sensitive production and inspires our audiences to read. Each season Book-It produces four mainstage productions – original, world-premiere adaptations of classic and contemporary fiction. These adaptations utilize a unique approach called the Book-It Style®, which preserves the original intent of the author and the novel’s unique language and tone. Our expansive Arts & Education Program brings Book-It’s mission to over 50,000 youth across Washington State each year through touring adaptations of children’s literature, workshops, long term in-class residency programs, teacher training, and a summer literacy program.
Bullying
by Alexa Munoz
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Described as a “tragedy in the workplace” and “the longest running show in the country”, bullying became common with the anonymity provided by the internet and the advent of social media in the 2000’s. Described are the qualities and causes of bullying from the “inside to the outside”. Explored are the characteristics of the bully’s target, and the consequences of the bully’s actions. Presented are methods of overcoming bullying tactics.
Overcoming the Overwhelming of Stuff
by Denise Allan, Founder/CPO®, CPO-CD®
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
Denise is a Certified Professional Organizer who started her business, Simplify Experts, in 2007 to help clients achieve balance and control in their homes, family and lives. She has specialist credentials in Attention Deficit Disorder through the Institute for Challenging Disorganization (ICD), and is the only certified Chronic Disorganization Specialist (CPO-CD) in the Pacific Northwest. She is the author of Declutter and Thrive: Overcoming 6 Common Disorganization Types to Reveal Your Best You. She appears frequently on news and television programs, including three episodes of A&E’s television series “Hoarders,” and regularly contributes articles and presentations on the subject of organization. She enjoys volunteering and adventures in nature with her family.
2019 ASCE Infrastructure report card for Washington
by Richard Fernandez
Thursday, September 5, 2019
The Seattle Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has recently released an Infrastructure Report Card for the State of Washington. The infrastructures reported on include aviation, bridges, dams, drinking water, roads, schools, transit, storm water, and wastewater facilities. Unfortunately, infrastructure does not always receive the attention it deserves, and if we do pay attention it is because things have broken down or stopped working as they should. Come find out how safe your local bridge may be or what it will cost the State to fix the roads. Learn why Washington dams are rated above average and our storm water facilities are below average?
About the Presenter, Richard Fernandez, WA Infrastructure Report Card Co-Lead
Richard is a Licensed Professional Engineer (PE in CA and WA) with 11 years of experience in capital project delivery – focused in project and design management. Richard has played a lead role in delivering large complex multidisciplinary projects, including water and wastewater treatment plants and transmission lines, airfield facilities, and land development. Richard is currently a Project Manager with Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) working on the Ship Canal Water Quality Project and developing sustainability goals for the program.
Stories/Music Bushwick Club
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Bushwick Northwest delivers literature, music, and songwriting to the Seattle community while building the next generation of musicians and readers. In short, we create original music inspired by books. We do this for a general audience as well as for students in schools and libraries. Art creates Art. That’s what we believe. And we want to encourage more people to read and create.
Finally, We’ll all write a song together!
It will be fast!
It will be fun!
We’ll record it, and make sure there’s somewhere for you to check it out.
For this program, we will perform music inspired by books. We may even give you some choices on what inspirations you want to hear. But we will also talk about how we approach our business. We’ll pull back the curtain on how we choose books, performers, venues and more for our adult audiences. Many of our choices come from the politics of the day and how we can continue to be more inclusive. It’s a great challenge for a tiny organization. We’ll also discuss what it’s like to work in schools with students and how challenging the process can be from the booking process, to hiring Teaching Artists, to teaching students inside the education system (but we make it fun!), to the final product of music inspired by the books inside their curriculum.
Bellevue Arts Museum (BAM) Docent-led Tour
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
A one hour docent led tour featuring a new exhibit of cutting edge work in kiln glass. Paid for by the TSO.
Meet in the museum lobby at 11:00 a.m.
Parking is free in the underground garage.
Bellevue Arts Museum
510 Bellevue Way NE
425-519-0770
Reservations are required. See our Calendar of Events and Contact Us pages for information on event time, room number, and reservations. You have a reservation only after you get a confirmation reply. Please request a reservation before the last 24 hours. Please let us know as soon as possible, and before the last 48 hours, if you must cancel.