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August 27, 2018

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CAAA Office will be closed September 1 NOW YOU KNOW Our office will be closed, Monday, September 1, 2018 for the Labor Day Matt ‘Guitar’ Murphy holiday. We will reopen Tuesday, Blues Brothers Guitarist September 2

American blues guitarist Matthew Tyler Murphy, was a native of Sunflower, Mississippi but got his start in Memphis, Tennessee. Moving to in 1948, he joined the Howlin’ Wolf Band – playing with many artists including Etta James, Chuck Berry, Ike Turner, Muddy Waters and Memphis Slim. Murphy was considered essential to blues music in

Chicago.

In 1978, Murphy was approached for a musical project with Jim Belushi and Dan The Washington State of the Black Child Aykroyd, the creators of the Saturday Report Card 2018 Night Live skit . Based on the skit, the band went on The National Black child Development Institute several concert tours, recorded albums invites you to attend the 2018 and shot the 1980’s film, The Blues Report Card Launch. Various grassroots Brothers. In the film, Murphy portrayed the short-order cook and husband of his community forums and roundtable discussions waitress wife played by Aretha Franklin. with families and community leaders held this Between touring with The Blues Brothers, spring have yielded policy recommendations Murphy recorded his own albums and identified as the most significant for Black appeared in the film’s sequel Blues children and families. Learn more about this Brothers 2000. advocacy tool and network with other organizations Wednesday, August 29, 2018 Murphy suffered a stroke in 2001 that led to his retirement, but resumed performing 6 PM—8 PM at the Northwest African in 2010. Murphy succumbed to a heart American Museum. 2300 S. Massachusetts attack in June 2018. St., Seattle, WA 98144 Please register for this free event via Sources: Consequence of Sound.net; Eventbrite CNN.com; NYTimes.com’ Rolling Stone.com; NYTimes.com; Wikipedia.org

2018 Regional Contracting Forum Tuesday, October 9, 2018 | 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM McCaw Hall at Seattle Center 321 Mercer St. Seattle, WA 98109

Hosted by the City of Seattle. Register via Eventbrite Questions: email [email protected]

Creative Community: Artistic Vision with Donald Leonard and Ned Mueller

The Renton Municipal Arts Commission is hosting two free workshops featuring two local artists Donald Leonard and Ned Mueller!

Participate in these FREE masterclasses Saturday, September 1, 2018 at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Baptist Church. 4519 NE 10th St. Renton, WA 98059 Classes begin at 11 AM Registration required for each class via Eventbrite—Ned Mueller Eventbrite—Donald Leonard

Join the KD Hall Foundation for the Premiere Professional networking event in Seattle. Share the evening with leaders across our state!

Friday, September 14, 2018 at the Museum of Flight, 9404 E. Marginal Way South, Seattle, WA 98108 6 PM—10 PM Registration opens at 5:30 PM

Listed here are a few of the newest employment announcements. A more comprehensive list of jobs is available on webpage—www.caa.wa.gov. Resources and job fair information for job seekers availa- ble at worksourcewa.com. Click on ‘career tools’ and ‘workshops and hiring events’ for timely, state-wide information.

WASHINGTON STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE Law Clerk 2018 Fall Recruitment Program. Closing 8/31/2018 Deputy Solicitor General (Olympia or Seattle). Closing 9/3/2018 Assistant Attorney General Medicaid Fraud Control Division— Olympia, Seattle and Spokane. Closing 9/9/2018

WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Correctional Officers keyword: CO1. Visit jobs.doc.wa.gov

WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES Explore your career options with DSHS! Many career types available.

WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Office Assistant 3. Olympia, WA. Closing 8/30/2018 Transportation Engineer 2 In-Training. Multiple locations. Closing 11/25/2018 IT Specialist 4 Point of Sales. Belltown, WA. Open until filled

CITY OF SEATTLE Public Information Officer. Seattle, WA. Closing 8/28/2018 Senior Early Learning Policy Specialist. Seattle, WA. Closing 9/4/2018

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF WASHINGTON Legislative Director, Seattle, WA. Open until filled.

SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE openings ; CLARK COLLEGE openings; BATES COLLEGE openings ; COMMUNITY COLLEGES OF SPOKANE openings