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Drop in anytime for a virtual session of an art-making series courtesy of The Met, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Thanks to Ghaddra for sending me this.
Category: Opportunities
Hemingway and the Art of Dialogue
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Hemingway and the Art of Dialogue
Along with his awards and persona, Hemingway is also famous for his literary style, particularly his approach to dialogue. Complementing the PBS Hemingway documentary by Ken Burns and the corresponding KCTS 9 virtual event Hemingway: Misogynistic or Misunderstood? this course will examine the characteristics of Hemingway’s dialogue in stories like “Hills Like White Elephants” and beyond. In addition, we’ll explore a few techniques and methodologies for strengthening the dialogue in our own works as well.
A new federal internet discount program
Need help with the costs of internet access?
Discounts of up to $50 per month are now available through the national Emergency Broadband Benefit program to qualifying low-income households.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in collaboration with internet service providers, has launched a temporary program to help families and households struggling to afford internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) provides a discount of up to $50 per month toward broadband service for eligible households (and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying tribal lands).
Home and mobile internet service providers offering the EBB discount in the Seattle area include Comcast (Xfinity), CenturyLink, Wave, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, PCs for People, and Human I-T. For a complete list of participating providers in Washington, see the FCC’s program provider list. Current Comcast Internet Essential customers automatically qualify for the EBB program and can enroll directly through the Comcast EBB site.
Wave Simply Internet and Internet First customers have to first confirm their eligibility through the GetEmergencyBroadband.org national verifier and then have Wave apply the discount. More information is at the Wave EBB page.
New customers and those with other existing services need to apply through the GetEmergencyBroadband.org national verifier to confirm eligibility and then work through participating internet providers.
Families and households are eligible if they receive Medicaid, SNAP, or other public benefits, are school lunch eligible, are already in the Lifeline program, receive Pell education grants, or have lost jobs and income during the pandemic. More eligibility information: getemergencybroadband.org/do-i-qualify.
The EBB also has an element that enables internet providers to offer a one-time discount of up to $100 to their EBB eligible customers to buy a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from the provider. The internet providers that are offering this part of the program in the Seattle area include T-Mobile, PCs for People, and Human I-T.
To see if you qualify and learn more about these programs, the list of providers and online application are available via GetEmergencyBroadband.org or by calling the national support line at 833-511-0311. If you are assisting others or spreading the word, the FCC Emergency Broadband Benefit toolkit offers outreach materials in different languages.
Access Art: Seattle Opera’s Don Giovanni
For Path with Art’s first Access Art event of 2021, Seattle Opera’s new production of Don Giovanni will be available to stream through from March 12 through 28.
Fate catches up with the legendary libertine and brings his joyride to a shocking conclusion in this dark masterpiece, which is filled with bold and evocative music.
On March 19 at 5pm, join Seattle Opera Community Engagement Manager Alex Minami for a 30-minute pre-show talk to learn more about Mozart’s beloved drama of sin and punishment, Don Giovanni.
Register for Access Art here!
More options with free writing, drawing, painting & dancing workshops
SilverKite Community Arts, another arts group in Seattle, is offering up free classes via KCLS, the King County Library System. You do not need a KCLS library card. There are many workshops, everything from writing to painting and special senior options. There are others, too, from kite making to origami. Some past workshops are recorded and available to watch. Check it out.
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