DIVERSIONS


SATURDAY 1/6

KOREAN NEW YEAR--Celebrate Sol, the Korean celebration of the new year, with games, arts, crafts, and a traditional lunch. Wing Luke Asian Museum, 407 Seventh Ave S, 623-5124, 9:30 am, free.


SUNDAY 1/7

OPEN MIC--Experience the thrill of discovering in front of a live audience that you're nowhere near as funny as you thought. Recommended! Giggles, 5220 Roosevelt Way NE, 526-5653, 8:30 pm, free.

STARS ON ICE--No, this is not a celebrity cryogenic display--it's a bunch of Olympic has-beens (such as Tara Lipinski, Kristi Yamaguchi, and Scott Hamilton) wiggling their ice-skating booties to popular rock 'n' roll hits. Recommended! KeyArena, 628-0888, 4 pm, $35-$58.


MONDAY 1/8

LIGHT RAIL FORUM--This "overview and public comment session" is your chance to ask Sound Transit officials about that $1.1 billion overrun, or any of the other myriad problems of building a slow-moving, at-grade light-rail system that won't make it to Northgate. Union Station, Great Hall, Fourth and Jackson, 888-889-6368, 4 pm. Also Tues Jan 9, 4 pm.

ASK FOR TREES--The City of Seattle will deliver free trees to groups of beautification-minded citizens as part of the Neighborhood Matching Fund program. The catch: One unlucky neighbor has to attend a tree planting and maintenance class. To request an application, call 684-0547 or visit www.cityofseattle.net/don.


TUESDAY 1/9

SEX WORKSHOP--Clit Tricks: An Exploration of Women's Oral Pleasure promises to be "an exciting and informative discussion about the thrills and enhancement of giving pussy pleasure." Yowsa! Hosted by Rachel Venning and Lizz Randall. Pre-registration is required. Toys in Babeland, 707 E Pike St, 328-2914, 8 pm, $20 (limited financial assistance available).