Events, October – December 2019

TSO Events
October – December, 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.


Future Bellevue Development
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Repeat presentation on Wednesday, November 20, 2019

  • Want to find out more about Bellevue’s growth forecasts and planning initiatives?
  • Want to keep up to date and make an impact on new development?

Bellevue is growing, and the signs of development can be seen everywhere. City staff will share ongoing trends and upcoming initiatives, as well as insight into how the City is pro-actively and thoughtfully planning for the future and implementing policy to enhance character and a sense of place.

Gwen Rousseau, Senior Planner with the city’s Strategic Planning Team will provide an overview of past population and job trends and future forecasts along with an overview of planning initiatives the city has and will be undertaking to accommodate growth and secure Bellevue’s future as a livable, inspiring, vibrant and equitable community. Initiatives include the realization of the city’s vision for Downtown and BelRed, planning around East Link light rail stations currently under construction and a potential new urban neighborhood within the Wilburton commercial area.

Sally Nichols, the city’s Urban Design Planning Manager, will give an overview of what is currently under construction, what is being reviewed by the city’s Development Services Department, and what we might see in the future – with a focus on the Downtown and Bel Red neighborhoods. She’ll also discuss: the challenges and opportunities that development and growth bring, the public review process for development, and how you can be involved, walking students through the city’s online tools, including the Major Projects List and Building Bellevue.


1960’s Music
by Larry Starr
Tuesday, November 19, 2019

The session on “Popular Music of the 1960s” will discuss the ways in which the popular music of that decade reflected the turbulent times in our society, politics, and culture. New approaches to song lyrics, musical form, and recording technology appeared, as innovation and contemporary relevance were prized by the listeners. Musical examples from artists such as the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, the Motown groups, and others will illustrate and enliven the discussion.

Larry Starr is Professor Emeritus of American Music Studies at the University of Washington. He is the author of books on American composers Charles Ives, Aaron Copland, and George Gershwin, and the co-author (with Christopher Waterman, UCLA) of the textbook American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MP3, now in its fifth edition. He appears frequently, speaking on musical topics, and is currently at work on a new book, Listening to Bob Dylan.


Puget Ice Lobe Glaciation
by Art Storbo
Thursday, November 21, 2019

Puget Lobe ice and water. The Puget Lobe Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute is the only one of 11 chapters not located on the path of the Missoula Floods of 15,000 years ago. While lacking the dramatic landscapes of flood-ravaged coulees, extinct waterfalls, and giant flood deposits seen in eastern Washington, the Puget Sound basin, from the Canadian border to Olympia and from the Olympics to the Cascades, has many landscape features which were created near the end of our most recent “Ice Age”. These include ice-sculpted bedrock, troughs, meltwater channels, drumlins, moraines, landslide areas, diverted rivers, eskers, Mima mounds, kettle lakes, gravel deposits, erratics, and much more. Come learn where you can see some of our geologic wonders of a not-so-long-ago past.

Art Storbo graduated from the University of Washington in 1968 with a BS degree in civil engineering. He worked as a waterworks engineer and project manager with CH2M-Hill Consulting Engineers for more than 40 years. His engineering projects gave him familiarity with the geology of Washington State and especially that of western Washington. Since retirement he has been a member of the Ice Age Floods Institute and has pursued Ice Age geology as a hobby. Other interests include astronomy and history. He is the principal author of the brochure “Our Cataclysmic Glacialscape”, one of 11 brochures produced by the IAFI as part of their public outreach program.


House Insurance
by Sandi Medendorp
Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Home Sweet Homeowner’s Insurance
Your homeowner’s (renter’s, condo) insurance is a legal contract between you and a company.  Let’s talk about what you agreed to when bought this contract of adhesion.  Let’s put this into everyday language.
Outline:

  1. What is risk?
  2. What is insurance?
  3. What is an insurance policy?
  4. What is unique about a homeowners insurance policy?
  5. Questions.

Sandi Medendorp CPCU, CIC, ARM, AU, CRM, AAM, AIM, AIS, MBA and Surplus Broker License. Wow, that’s a lot of insurance. Over 25 years’ experience in the insurance industry working in sales and underwriting for agencies, brokers and companies with 8 professional designations and an MBA. Teaching college level insurance classes for 15 years.


Enjoy Shakespeare – The World’s Greatest Drama Made Fun
by Paul Schmid
Thursday, December 5, 2019

In this introductory session you’ll get a taste of the popular Enjoy Shakespeare Series. Have fun. Make new friends. See Shakespeare anew! We’ll watch clips from world-class cinematic productions of Shakespeare’s plays with great actors like Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Jeremey Irons and Ben Wishaw. We’ll read excerpts from the play (in modern English and the original.) And we’ll discuss the play’s universal themes and symbols. Be there!

Paul Schmid aims to create joy through his passion for teaching! Paul also teaches the popular EnJoy Shakespeare series. These classes are about having fun, making new friends, and seeing Shakespeare anew!


The Civil War in Washington Territory
by Lorraine McConaghy, Ph.D.
Tuesday, December 10, 2019

No battles by land or by sea were fought here in the Pacific Northwest during the American Civil War. But the ideas that divided the nation were as strongly held in Olympia as they were in Boston or Charleston. And there were consequences to those ideas: slavery, abolition, military and political resignations to “go South,” pro-Confederate activities and much more. Join us for a brief lecture and a participatory readers’ theater, drawn from primary materials from 1857-1866.

Lorraine McConaghy is a public historian, who has worked in museums and historical societies throughout her career. She took her Ph.D. at the University of Washington in 1991, and has published widely on a variety of topics. Her book which deals most substantively with the Civil War in Washington Territory is Free Boy, published by the University of Washington Press in 2015.


See Something, Say Something
by Juli Gundermann
Wednesday, December 11, 2019

We can all help to keep our community safe from threats of terrorism by being aware of suspicious activities and reporting them to the proper authorities.

Join Detective Juli Gundermann from the Washington State Patrol and the Washington State Fusion Center (WSFC) to learn more about behaviors that could be of concern and how to report them properly. Detective Gundermann will take the attendees through several scenarios of recent terrorism incidents and point out how things might have turned out differently if someone had reported them.


The Women’s Suffrage Movement in Washington State
“First they had it; then they didn’t”

by Kit Bakke
Thursday, December 12, 2019

Kit Bakke is a Seattle native with a long term interest in political changes that increase equity, justice and fairness among the under-represented and less powerful. Women’s suffrage struggles are a great example of the sometimes tortuous mechanics of significant social change—the multiple strategies, the patience, the willingness to take chances, the setbacks and losses, all are highlighted in the story of how women gained the vote in Washington territory, and then in the state. Come and learn more about how this local story unfolded.

Kit has bachelor’s degrees in political science from Bryn Mawr College, and in nursing from the University of Rochester, as well as master’s degrees in nursing and in public health from the University of Washington. She worked for many years as a pediatric oncology nurse at Children’s Hospital, and later as a consultant for Point B. An author of three published books, she also volunteers in local philanthropic organizations.


Coming of the Robots
by Jim Maynard
Thursday, December 12, 2019

Artificial intelligence is a branch of computer science aimed at creating intelligent machines that think and act like humans. A robot is similarly defined as a machine built to resemble and perform actions similar to humans. The first mention of artificial intelligence dates back to ancient Greece and the concept is present throughout human history. This seminar will trace this historical development, including the 20th Century work of Alan Turing, who created the first computers capable of symbolically representing abstract human thought. We will examine current robotic developments in industry and the military and discuss the concept of the ‘singularity’ that point in time when artificial intelligence exceeds that of humans.

Dr. Jim Maynard has been teaching at TELOS for over 15 years. He has an M.D. and a Ph.D. in epidemiology. He has had a 30 year career at CDC and 15 years as Vice President of PATH in Seattle, and agency involved in health technology transfer to the developing world. He has traveled extensively internationally proving consultation to developing world governments.


Evaluating Senior Living Options
by Joan Rettman
Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Joan Rettman, Area Community Relations Director for Era Living will present this seminar.She will discuss the differences in various senior housing financial and service models.The presentation will highlight the top 10 most overlooked considerations when choosing your next home.It will take a close look at the pros and cons of retirement living, assisted living, continuing care retirement communities and more.Learn how to choose the best fit for your situation as well as how to understand when it may be the right time to move.

Joan Rettmann has 12 years of experience in the retirement living sector. She is currently the Area Community Relations Director for Era Living. In this role she works directly with families who are exploring retirement living options. She also trains and mentors Community Relations team members of Era Living so that they may help their clients ascertain which residential option may be the best fit for them.


Create… On Your iPad
by Paul Schmid
Wednesday, December 18, 2019

In this fun introductory class, you’ll get a taste of the creative power of your iPad’s large screen.

We’ll preview these 3 key apps:

  • Keynote – you’ll see that you hold the power in your hands to create amazing persuasive presentations
  • Pages – you’ll discover that you can make gorgeous documents that stand apart
  • Photos – you’ll sample the power of simple editing tools to make good photos great and share your memories with music, motion and more

Paul Schmid aims to create joy through his passion for teaching! At Bellevue College he teaches classes on Apple devices and Shakespeare.

Paul teaches people how to get the most from their Apple products while having fun in classes like:

  • Do More… Have More Fun With Your iPhone!
  • Starting this winter, a new class: Create! … On Your iPad
  • Paul also teaches the popular Enjoy Shakespeare series. These classes are about having fun, making new friends, and seeing Shakespeare anew!

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.

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