PubliCalendar: Can You Afford to 'Unretire?'
For Today
Chris Farrell on 'Unretirement'
What exactly is "unretirement?" According to Chris Farrell's book Unretirement: How Baby Boomers Are Changing the Way We Think About Work, Community and the Good Life, the Boomer idea of retiring and living the rest of your days gardening and watching Sunday golf is long gone. The new generation of would-be retirees are finding new life in extended careers, entrepreneurial ventures, and volunteering.
It should be said that another large contributing factor to the idea of retirement becoming irrelevant is the fact that many people can no longer afford to retire in our post-recession climb. This would be a good topic to bring up at Farrell's reading. Just saying.
Chris Farrell on 'Unretirement', Tue, Jan 3, 7pm, Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave, Free
For Wednesday
Floyd is joined by Rep. Ross Hunter (D-48, Medina) and Sen. Steve Litzow (R-41, Mercer Island), who will forecast the issues Washington state legislators will undoubtedly squabble over in the coming months.
February Civic Cocktail, Wed, Feb 4, 6pm, Tom Douglas Palace Ballroom, 2100 Fifth Ave, $25For Thursday
The communities of West Seattle and South Park are about to get their first official seat on the Seattle City Council, and at least three candidates want that seat. Do they want it enough to partake in a winner-take-all midnight death match? Almost certainly not. Enough to share a stage for an introductory community forum? Absolutely.
The three official candidates (Amanda Kay Helmick, Chas Redmond, and George Capestany) will field questions suggested by West Seattle Blog readers, as well as partake in an audience Q & A session. The event will be moderated by WSB editor Tracy Record.
But what's going to change, really, when District 1 already had representation in councilmember, local Tom Rasmussen? "He has not by any measure been West Seattle-centric," says Record, pushing back on my assertion that Rasmussen was a 'de facto' West Seattle councilmember. "This is the first time West Seattle and South Park will have a city councilmember it can hold accountable for this area's unique challenges and concerns in a time of transition."
Seattle City Council District 1: First Look, Thu, Feb 5, 7pm, Highland Park Improvement Club, 1116 SW Holden, Free