TSO Events
April – June, 2018
Reservations are required. See our Calendar of Events and Contact Us pages for information on event time, room number, and reservations.
“Readers Theater Returns!” Performance
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Following its successful reading of Spoon River Anthology last fall, TELOS Readers Theater will present David Mamet’s play The Water Engine.
Mamet is best known for such plays as Glengarry Glen Ross and American Buffalo, as well as the films House of Games and Wag the Dog. This early script was written for the radio, and easily lends itself to the spoken-word format of readers theater. The story is based on the urban legend of an inventor who builds an engine that “uses water for its only fuel” — but rather than being a boon to mankind, as he had envisioned, he discovers that it brings him only worry and grave danger. Subtitled “An American Fable”, the play takes a cynical view of what happens when a creative individual goes up against the much larger wheels of industry.
The performance features Jason Bishop, Jackie Hughes, Jay Hurwitz, Keith and Trish Krumm, Claudia Lawrey, Alan and Marilyn Marsh, Bill Mowat, Barbara Newby, and Oswald and Rayma Norton. (Directed by Mark Waldstein, TELOS instructor)
Team Read
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Team Read is a 20 year old program serving schools in Seattle and Highline Districts to improve student success in reading. First and Second graders who are reading below grade level receive free tutoring by local teenagers who have been specially trained to be reading coaches. As you can imagine, little kids find tutoring by cool teenagers to be very exciting. Team Read has had remarkable success in enabling young students to read at grade level by the time they enter the Third grade, where they need to read to learn. Team Read is also one of the largest employers of teenagers in our area, and one of their greatest successes is hiring students who were once being tutored to now tutor the young students. Come hear Maureen Massey, Executive Director of Team Read, about how this program is serving our communities.
Probating a Midsize Estate
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Seattle Trusts & Estates attorney James W. Minorchio will discuss probating the midsized estate. In addition to answering questions, he will discuss several important topics including:
- After a spouse dies, what problems and tasks confront the survivor?
- What happens to all of the stuff in my attic, closets & cupboards?
- After the death of a spouse, who should the survivor select as executor? Does an executor get paid and will my adult children reassert adolescent rivalries if one of them is named executor?
- What factors affect the cost of probating an estate and how can these costs be minimized.
- Jim will discuss actions designed to reduce the Washington Estate Tax burden. State of Washington Department of Revenue has Estate Tax information on their Estate Tax FAQ and Estate Tax Tables pages.
King County
Strategic Climate Action Plan (SCAP)
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
What is King County doing to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and be Ready for the Impacts of Climate Change?
Climate change is one of the paramount environmental and economic challenges of our time. King County’s Strategic Climate Action Plan (SCAP) is a comprehensive blueprint for local climate action. The presentation will outline how the SCAP charts a clear pathway to achieve a clean energy future, where the region’s local governments, businesses and communities are working together towards an equitable, sustainable and thriving King County. Matt’s presentation will provide highlights of recent accomplishments in implementing the SCAP, summarize the current status and performance against SCAP targets and commitments through 2017, and allow for ample time for Q&A and discussion. The talk will cover a broad range of climate action topics – from energy to waste to transportation to forests to climate preparedness – all discussed through the framework of King County’s commitment to climate action.
About the Speaker:
Matt Kuharic is the Senior Climate Change Specialist for King County, Washington, helping to lead diverse projects and programs focused on reducing climate pollution and preparing for the impacts of climate change. His recent work has focused on development and implementation of the County’s 2015 Strategic Climate Action Plan, the Department of Natural Resources and Parks’ commitment to go Beyond Carbon Neutral, and partnership on climate action between the County and 13 cities through co-leadership of the King County-Cities Climate Collaboration. Before joining King County in 2007, Matt spent several years researching long-term climate change in the US and abroad, including in South Africa, Mongolia, Tibet and Italy. He has a B.A. in geology from Carleton College in Minnesota and a graduate certificate in Environmental Management from the University of Washington.
Reservations are required. See our Calendar of Events and Contact Us pages for information on event time, room number, and reservations.