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Hello Go Folks,

The Go Center needs one or (preferably) two volunteers to play and teach Go regularly at Hurry Curry of Tokyo, a Japanese curry restaurant in the South Lake Union neighborhood (across the street from Amazon's "Brazil" building). The volunteer who's been doing it for years (thanks, Daniel!!) has reduced availability. Currently, we're there Mondays from 5:30 to 8:00 PM, but that can be adjusted to whatever weekday you're available.

The location has several things going for it: Friendly and accommodating staff (they even store equipment for us -- no need to lug boards and stones around!), inexpensive garage parking / free street parking after 6 PM, inexpensive "happy hour" food menu, decent (in my opinion) background music, decent sized tables, outdoor seating for nice weather, indoor seating for not-so-nice weather.

This Go meetup has had a few surges in attendance, but lately attendance has been low. (That's why I hope for two volunteers -- to entertain each other when things are slow, and to teach more newcomers when things are hopping.) We're hoping to improve that with more publicity. If you work for Amazon or another company in that area, please mention it to your coworkers / on your internal "things to do" message boards and wikis.

Hurry Curry of Tokyo
825 Harrison St.
Seattle, WA 98109
http://hurrycurryoftokyo-seattle.com/

Please contact me to volunteer. Don't worry that you're not a strong enough player -- you don't have to be very strong to teach new players how to capture; and if you want some tips on teaching, I or another experienced teacher will work with you and help you feel comfortable.

Thanks,

Mike Malveaux
Seattle Go Center Programs Manager

email: programs@SeattleGo.org
web: www.SeattleGo.org
Go Center phone: 206-545-1424

PS - I'm having trouble thinking of Go jokes, so here's just a joke. Or maybe a riddle. Either way, it made me chuckle.

What gets wetter the more it dries?

(A towel.)

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Hello Go folks,

Monday
- The Go Center is open 6:30-8:30 PM.  Nick Sibicky teaches the DDK class, 6:30-8:30 PM.  He's planning to review a recent game by Shin Jinseo -- the youngest player in the top 10 (human) players in the world!
- Elsewhere -- Go meetup at Zoka Coffee, 2200 N. 56th St., Seattle 98103; 9:00 AM - 12 noon.  Go meetup at Hurry Curry, 825 Harrison St., Seattle 98109; 5:30-8:00 PM (happy hour prices on food for Go players!).

Tuesday
Tomorrow, the Go Center hosts "the largest weekly gathering of Go players in North America (possibly the Western Hemisphere)™"! The Go Center is open 1:00 PM - 10:00 PM, with instruction for beginners after 3:00. Chris Kirschner is expected to bake his usual excellent bread, which should be coming out of the oven sometime after 5:00. I hope you can join us!

Wednesday
- The Go Center is open 6:00-9:00 PM. Drew Barnett teaches the Go Basics class, 6:30-8:30 PM.  He plans to start from the fundamentals of capturing and, over the next several weeks, advance toward a single-digit kyu level.
- Elsewhere -- Go meetup in the food court at Uwajimaya, 600 5th Av S., Seattle 98104; 6:00-8:00 PM.

Scholar seeks survey respondents
On Facebook, a masters student in Baduk Studies at Myongji University is researching how Go players in different countries started playing Go, how often they play, etc.  A survey on Google Docs is open until Sunday, October 21.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScvXVfKTvzGaWAjSqrc-lE9AYTj6hj3V6rXv3ksUq6pOgCWsg/viewform

See you soon at the Go Center,

Mike Malveaux
Seattle Go Center Programs Manager

email: programs@SeattleGo.org
web: www.SeattleGo.org
Go Center phone: 206-545-1424

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