Today's picks for civic nerds

For Saturday

Community and the Corridor

It's a 23rd Avenue double feature—a workshop on the Department of Planning and Development's 23rd Avenue Action Plan (a plan, focused on three Central District intersections, to make the neighborhood healthier, safer, and more equitable), and an open house on the 23rd Avenue Corridor Improvement Project.

The corridor improvement project will focus on repaving and transit and pedestrian improvements on 23rd Ave between E John and S Jackson Streets. Learn more about the plan at the city's website. 

23rd Avenue Joint Community Workshop & Open House, Sat, June 29, 9am – 12pm, Garfield Community Center, 2323 E Cherry Street, free.

Family Pride

Celebrate PrideFest weekend with the whole family at PrideFest Family Day. The family-friendly event will feature camp and field games run by Camp Ten Trees, including tag, kickball, races, bowling, and a water balloon toss. You can also stop in all day to catch Jeff Evan's Magic Show, story time, arts and crafts, and a bounce house. 

PrideFest Family Day, Sat, June 29, 12-5pm, Cal Anderson Park, 1635 11th Ave, free.

For Friday

Calling All Batteries

Clear out your desk drawers and bring your old batteries to Westlake Park for Call2Recycle's battery recycling event this Friday. In an effort to reduce toxic waste from discarded batteries, Mayor Mike McGinn proclaimed the first Battery Recycling Day last year. This year, John Curley of Evening Magazine will challenge recyclers to "tip the scale", or, deposit more batteries than their body weight.

Battery Recycling Day, Fri, June 28,10:00am - 2:00pm, Westlake Park, 401 Pine Street, free.

For Thursday

Candidates and Chinese Food

The Seattle International District Rotary Club is hosting conversations with six of the nine candidates for mayor, starting with Mayor Mike McGinn, who will give a 20-minute talk on his vision for the city, followed by a Q&A with Rotary members, at the New Hong Kong Restaurant. Check out the entire summer lineup here.

Seattle Mayoral Candidate Speaker Series, Thurs, June 27, 11:30am, New Hong Kong Restaurant, 900 S Jackson St., Suite 204, $15.00 for lunch, $5.00 for tea only

Cheers to Choice

NARAL Pro-Choice Washington is shaking things up at this year's Power of Choice Awards: Instead of the usual sit-down dinner, this year's event will be a swanky cocktail soiree, held in the century-old Dome Room ballroom at the top of the Arctic Club Hotel. This year's Power of Choice award winner is former Gov. Christine Gregoire; the keynote speaker is New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Walker, the biracial, feminist author of Black White and Jewish and Baby Love, among other books.

Power of Choice Awards & Cocktail Soiree, Thurs, June 27, 6-8:30pm, The Arctic Club, Dome Room 700 3rd Ave, $50 and up

Sustainable Innovation Blooms

Enjoy an evening of innovative speakers at Bloom! Seattle. The event features eight leaders in sustainable thinking who will talk about everything from marijuana legalization to bikesharing. Each of the eight speakers will have eight minutes to wow the crowd with their ideas.

Bloom! Seattle, Thurs, June 27, Thursday, June 27, 2013 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm, 1927 Events, 1927 3rd Ave, $9-$15, registration required.

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