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A quick reminder that tonight at 7 p.m. we'll be holding a photography exhibit and fundraiser for a very worthy organization that will give rural Peruvians access to clean, safe drinking water. It's a free exhibit and all proceeds go to buying water filters. $10 takes care of an entire family!

>http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2009/03/22/a-peru-photography-exhibit-fundraiser-on-capitol-hill

Thursday, April 2, 7-10 p.m.
"Electric Tea Garden" studio space
1402 E Pike (at 14th Ave.)

p.s. I tried out the ad system on this blog to promote the event. It's economical and easy -- think about using it for your event or business, no matter how large or small...

My wife is one of 20 Capitol Hill students, professors and doctors who recently traveled to rural Peru on a volunteer healthcare mission. On Thursday, April 2, at 7 p.m. they will hold a photography exhibit and fundraiser from this life-changing experience at the Electric Tea Garden in Capitol Hill. They will serve drinks and discuss how they positively impacted impoverished Peruvian communities.

The faces in these photographs are just indescribable – please show up for a good cause and an amazing exhibit.

Admission is free and all donations and sales from the photography exhibit will go directly toward installing water filters in the same villages where they volunteered. Without access to safe drinking water, there are many health risks and a little goes along way down there.

Thursday, April 2, from 7 to 10 p.m.
"Electric Tea Garden" studio space
1402 E Pike (at 14th Ave.)

Please stop in anytime from 7 to 10 p.m. to see the photographs and spread the word!

I get obsessed with albums. Not singles. One reason why iTunes bums me out.

Some albums I get hooked on have strong connections to the place where I listen to them. Living in New York, these were a few albums that perfectly fit the City:

Turn on the Bright Lights (Interpol)
1969: Velvet Underground Live (Velvets!)
Exile on Main Street  (Stones)
Let It Bleed (Stones)
Sketches of Spain (Miles Davis)
Any Lake Trout show (ok, not an album...)
Blueprint (Jay-Z)

So what albums fit the walks, drives and coffee shops of Capitol Hill and greater Seattle? Not necessarily local bands, but music that fits the vibe of the town. Here's my start:

After the Gold Rush (Neil Young)
Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space (Spiritualized)
41 (Swell)
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (Neutral Milk Hotel)
Oracular Spectacular (MGMT)

A strange mix I guess. Is NYC the rock and Capitol Hill the roll? What would you add?

p.s. will give my second old copy of 41 to the first commenter who wants it...

Sunday in Capitol Hill or: How I Learned to Stop Loving New York

 - get up, to Victrola for latte or doppio

 - walk home on 17th, look at tree colors, other pedestrians, For Sale signs

 - NYTimes, Miles

 - trip to Bitters in Fremont to see Katie the super owner, find iron works studio on the way

 - walk down to Baguette Box for lamb and yogurt sandwich, head to the park if sunny or a dry bench along the sidewalk if it's raining

 - check street art along Pike

 - more music, split wood for the fireplace, guitar, catch up on magazines, catch a movie, head to Trader Joe's for indian food for dinner and mint chocolate chip for dessert, maybe check work email, relax

J threw down the guantlet. So not sure if this is old news, new news or no news, but looks like a place called Zaw is coming to the storefront at 15th & Pine. Zaw makes fresh/organic/healthy/non-NYC pizza. Which is strange because Matt recently announced Pizza fusion, purveyor of fresh/organic/healthy/non-NYC pizza, will soon arrive just down the street at 12th & Pike.

http://www.urbnlivn.com/2008/04/28/trace-north-to-get-a-pizz

p.s. throwing the gauntlet back to you J: how tough is it to incorporate a rich text editor here? I'm lazy... ;)