Visual Art

Diversions

by Kathleen Wilson

FRIDAY 2/16

SAMMY THE SALMON--Sammy the Salmon will teach the kiddies about his life cycle and habitational needs. First- through fifth-graders and Cub/Brownie and Scout Troops are urged to attend. Northwest Stream Center, 600 128th St SE, South Everett, 425-316-8592, 7 pm, $3.

SATURDAY 2/17

FESTIVAL SUNDIATA--Today kicks off the Northwest's premier festival celebrating African and African American culture, unmatched by any other regional event. The festival runs through Monday, February 19, with shows at EMP on Saturday, February 17 featuring a celebration of soul music (included in the $15 admission is a ride on the museum's Funk Blast), and a program on Sunday at the Flag Pavilion featuring some of the Northwest's finest jazz artists. Seattle Center, 11:30 am-11 pm. Also Sun Feb 18, noon-10 pm; Mon Feb 19 noon-6 pm.

SUNDAY 2/18

SEATTLE HOME SHOW--Experience "Garden Serenity" as part of this 57th annual housing extravaganza. Stadium Exhibition Center, 1000 Occidental Ave S, 628-0888, 10 am-6 pm, $8 adults/$4 seniors/$3 kids.

MONDAY 2/19

ONLINE CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENTS' DAY--Angry about our prez's lame nomination of extreme anti-choice activist John Ashcroft for attorney general, and the imposition of the global gag rule denying U.S. aid for family-planning services to foreign countries that use their own money to counsel about abortion? Why not use Presidents' Day to send a donation to your favorite pro-choice group, while having a special note sent to Dubya mentioning that a pro-choice donation has been made in his name? Visit www.fwhc.org or www.plannedparenthood.org to donate.