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Dear Go Teachers,

We have two outreach events coming up in July.

We have a booth rented at the Japan Fair at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue.  This is the same fair that was held in September last year, and it is the biggest Japanese cultural celebration on the Eastside. I am looking for teachers for Saturday, July 8, between 9:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.   We have a small booth, with room for only two volunteers, so we need to schedule this, so that we don’t get too crowded.  If you would like to help out for part of this time, please contact me.  We already have teachers scheduled for Sunday, July 9.  The organizers promise that we will be far from the Taiko drums this year!

The next weekend, July 15-16, we will be at the Bon Odori Festival, which is near the International District, at the Seattle Buddhist Temple, 1427 S Main St, Seattle, WA 98144.   We will have two tables in the gym, near the Ikebana, while there will be traditional Japanese folk dancing in the street.  Aki Sato will be our lead volunteer at this event. We have room for two more teachers on Saturday, from 4 to 9 pm, and three more teachers on Sunday, from 3 to 8 pm.  Since we have more room at this event, we do not have to be as careful with our scheduling, but please let me know if you would like to teach.

Links:

http://www.seattlego.org/events/

http://www.japanfairus.org/

http://seattlebetsuin.org/index.php/bon-odori-festival/

Cheers,

Brian Allen

manager@seattlego.org

Dear Go Players,

The Seattle Go Center will be open a lot in early July.  What better way to celebrate the 4^th of July holiday than to play some Go? On Saturday, July 1, we will have regular hours, 1-7 p.m., with Larry Eclipse as manager. 

On Sunday, July 2, we will have the Monthly Ratings Tournament, with registration between 10 and 10:45 a.m.  The tournament is free, but please make sure your AGA membership is up to date. 

We will be closed on Monday July 3.  (But we will have DDK classes with Jonathan (Chin Jung) Cheng on July 10, 17 and 24.)

On Tuesday, July 4, we will open early, stating at noon, and close early, at 6 p.m.  If the weather cooperates, we will have a barbeque ready on the front roof.  So bring food to grill.  Chris K. is planning on baking hamburger buns and hot dog rolls.

In case you were wondering, let me state that the view of the Lake Union 4^th of July Fireworks is not very good from the Go Center.  However, members can park in our lot in the evening, and walk to Wallingford Avenue below 40^th St, which is closed to cars, and watch from there.  This is a little more than a mile from the Go Center.  On fireworks nights, there is no street parking left in Wallingford in the evening. If you park at the Go Center, be sure to put out your parking pass!

Dear Go Players,

Last Saturday, we had more than 20 players at the Go Center, and the afternoon got off to a fast start.  I expect that we will have as many or more today, June 6.  We will be open from 1 – 7 p.m.

Cheers,

Brian

Dear Go Players,

Now that the students at UW are finishing up, and summer visitors are showing up, I expect Thursdays at the Go Center to be busier.  Nathan Saritzky 9k has volunteered to be summer afternoon manager, and will start this afternoon.  (Thanks Nathan!)  I will also be there this afternoon, as well as Lucy Lu Wang, and probably Sonny Cho 5d.

Larry will be available to teach beginners in the evening, including people who are making their first visit to the Go Center.  You can also find a game in the evening, especially if you are a kyu player.

We are open from 2 – 9 p.m.   Larry starts teaching at 6:30 p.m.

Cheers,

Brian

Dear Go Players,

Today, Tuesday, June 6 will probably be a big day and evening at the Go Center.  This may surprise folks new to Seattle, but we have some of our biggest nights when the weather is beautiful, and the sun sets late.  Often new people search us out when the weather gets good.  Some come on by!  We are open 1-10 p.m.

Cheers,

Brian