Originally published Monday, April 21, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Here and Now
North Seattle Community College to host Earth Week Festival
The third annual Earth Week Festival at North Seattle Community College will have more than 45 booths staffed by local farms, the food industry...
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The third annual Earth Week Festival at North Seattle Community College will have more than 45 booths staffed by local farms, the food industry, local businesses and nonprofit groups. There also will be speakers from Seattle University, Phinney EcoVillage and GreenGlove Cleaning.
The festival will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the college, 9600 College Way N., Seattle.
More information is available at www.northseattle.edu.
Civic calendar
"Israel at Sixty: The Settlements, The U.S., The Peace Process, and the Last Chance for a Two-State Solution"
Tuesday: Israeli activist Hagit Ofran speaks about whether settlement expansion undermines opportunities for peace. 7 p.m. The Ethnic Cultural Theater at the University of Washington, 3940 Brooklyn Ave. N.E., Seattle. (206-543-7661 or http://depts.washington.edu/ecc/index.htm).
Earth Day Wine Tasting in Zoomazium
Tuesday: Sample wine made from eco-friendly practices and green hors d'oeuvres, including grass-fed miniburgers, free-range-chicken skewers and local produce. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Reservations required. Enter at the West Entrance at North 55th Street and Phinney Avenue North, Seattle; $40. (206-548-2662).
Statewide Earthquake Drill
Tuesday: This month is Disaster Preparedness Month, so government agencies, businesses, schools and citizens are encouraged to review response plans and procedures. A statewide drill will be initiated through an emergency-alert message on broadcast media between 9:45 a.m. and 10 a.m. 253-512-7419 or www.emd.wa.gov).
Here & Now is compiled by Seattle Times lead news assistant Jordan Dawson. To submit an item, e-mail herenow@seattletimes.c-m or call 206-464-2226.
April 21, 1962: The Century 21 World's Fair opened in Seattle and ran for 184 days. The 74-acre fairgrounds were at Seattle Center.
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The World's Fair was created to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, held in 1909 on the University of Washington campus.
Its theme was to consider possibilities about life in the 21st century.
Source: Historylink.org
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