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Easter Events: Seattle Parks is holding over seven pages worth of Easter and spring events for tots, kids, and teens.  It's worth quickly scrolling through the list at least.  ж  Also, Hoop Into Spring Breakfast, April 15^th, $25, at the Children's Museum.  A breakfast, puppet show, and photos with that other non-Santa Clause holiday figure.  ж  Also, the Zoo holds it's annual Bunny Bounce, April 15^th, free with admission, of an egg hunt and craft activities for kids.

Dining: Kaspar's, April 21^st.  Seems like you only miss something when it's gone.  Kaspar's transforms from a restaurant to a special events venue, and then all of a sudden, everyone is clamoring to get in.  Well, they open the restaurant once a month (the third Friday) to the public with a fresh menu, so here's your one chance to get in.

Event: Flash Make Out, noon on April 15^th.  This is one of those, "Why?  Well, why not?" sort of events.  Everyone gets macking for a few minutes of synchronized public displays-of-affection.  Kiss your sweetie in public and get those feel-good endorphins flowing.  You can read an old Seattle Times article on the last event.

History: Publishing your Family History, April 10^th, 7 PM at the Stroum Jewish Community Center, free.  Learn the basics of interviewing, researching on the Internet, finding living descendants, using local libraries and the National Archives, visiting newly found relatives, organizing a book, and understanding copyrights.  ж  Also, Historic Seattle Quarterly Meeting, April 17^th, free.  Take a tour of the old Sears building, also known as the new Starbuck's headquarters.  Go through the facilities and learn about the challenges of maintaining this historical edifice.

Class: City Chickens, April 15^th, $22. The old yarn is, everything tastes like chicken, so you might as well learn to grow them.  Growing chickens is kinda a hoot, but certainly not without challenges (their noise, they poop alot.)  Learn how to grow chickens in the city on your postage stamp lot with minimum hassle.  ж  Also, Sing with Your Child:  Encourage Early Literacy, April 18^th, $12.  If you're still huming, "Conjunction junction, what's your function?" then you know how singing assists early learning. 

Dance: If you like to dance, then Single's Black & White Ball, April 15^th, $35.  If you're single and wondering what to do this night, then this certainly beats staying at home dinking on the computer.  ж  If you'd rather watch the dance, then Seattle's Annual Easter Swing Convention, April 13-16^th, $95 for the event pass.  Swing dancers are certainly less scary than a hoard of square dancers - they got that whole retro cool thing going on.

Lectures: Shame and Courage at the Collapse of Civilization, April 11^th, free, how adjusting our philosophical and psychoanalytic lens can be an agent for good during times of extreme cultural change.  ж  Also, Green Jobs, Not Jails, April 13^th, free, on creating a utopia of environmental harmony and living wages through non-polluting jobs, thereby ultimately decreasing incarceration rates.  It's a heavy theory.  ж  Also, Thinking Outside the Nesting Boxes: Buddhist Reliquaries from a Ninth-Century Chinese Monastic Crypt, April 13^th, free with admission, discussing the discovery of one set of eight nesting reliquary caskets and its significance on an archeological and spiritual level.  ж  Also, American Heritage Series: Who is African-American? April 13^th, $7, talking about the term "African American" in the face of changing demographics and immigration.  ж  Also, Gaming, Tribal Sovereignty, and Relations with the State of Washington, April 11^th, about the tensions between the state and the tribes over casino games.  ж  Also, Lunch at the Brickwall, April 13^th, free, a talk and brainstorming sessions when you're hitting your metaphorical brick wall in your genealogical search.

Celebration: Yuri's Night World Space Party at The Museum of Flight, April 12^th, $25.  Celebrate with synchronized partygoers around the world for the 45th year of human space flight.  It's dancing, light snacks, and lectures from some eggheads in the space community.

Organization: National Association of Professional Mortgage Women, for women (and men) in the banking and mortgage industry, for those who help others come up with at least six digits to buy a home, for their business, personal, and leadership development.

Hanging at the Airport.
What are ya, nuts?  Going to the airport is usually a drag, since you're either flying out, coming in, or picking someone else up.  Going to the airport as a destination in itself is a novel concept.  If you're up for a little adventure and doing something different, then the airport could be it.

Watch airplanes take off and land.  Go up to the top level of the parking garage on a clear day and watch the airplanes come and go.  It's kinda cool to see their approach and take-off paths, try to identify the different models of planes, and record the numbers for later identification.

View the Art.  There's over a hundred pieces of art throughout the main terminal on permanent and rotating basis.  SAM is closed and first Thursday can be hit-and-miss.  As you might think, since the airport is such a high volume facility, the competition for space is robust; consequently, the quality of art is outstanding.

Shop and let the kids play.  A new children's play area opened up.  It's not quite on the Chucky-Cheese scale of kid fun, but it's free and the kids will still have a hoot.  There's also a lot of pre-security shopping and dining options.  For instance, since Dish D'Lish left the market, the airport is the only place in town now to enjoy Kathy Casey's food.

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