PHINNEY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION Non-Profit Org. Winter 2017-18 6532 Phinney Avenue North U.S. Postage A Publication Seattle, WA 98103 Paid of the Phinney Seattle, WA Neighborhood Permit #12699 The Review Association TIME DATED ECRWSS MAIL OCCUPANT WinterWinter FestivalFestival && CraftsCrafts FairFair .. DecemberDecember 22 && 33 PhinneyWoodPhinneyWood PhestivusPhestivus .. DecemberDecember 88 PNAPNA WineWine TasteTaste .. FebruaryFebruary 2424 th PNA WINE TASTE SATURDAY phinneycenter.org/wine 2017 ~ nual • 7th An ~ 3 TAST Y 120 2 3 LUNCH ARTISTS ITEMS & LIVE & CRAFT HUGE ENTERTAINMENT VENDORS BAKE SALE phinneycenter.org./winterfestival SALES RENTALS MOVING NOW EmpoweringEmpowering GreenwoodGreenwood girlsgirls d’S PuGetN Sou Seattle’s most trusted piano sales, rentals and moving for over 40 years. EXCLUSIVE BALDWIN DEALER CookingCooking forfor communitycommunity BuildingBuilding locallocal businessbusiness 7020 Greenwood Ave. N • 206.783.7055 • [email protected] A-1PIANOS.COM Phinney Neighborhood Association • 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103 • 206.783.2244 • phinneycenter.org Winter 2017-18 A Publication of the Phinney Neighborhood The Review Association Inside This Issue Monkeying around Phestivus returns for 3 another year of holiday fun A mid-winter treat 4 PNA Wine Taste brings tasty wines to try and buy Let's talk about race 6 'Difficult conversations' continue with book groups We love our businesses 7 Strengthening the PhinneyWood district Meet your local 8 business owners - Community-engaged organizations 9 Green Lake resident Avanie Trovato (with husband Sean) builds community using her native Indian food and culture. Photo by Kristel Wyman Winter Festival 13 Find unique gifts; Finding common ground through support the community Senior highlights 14 friendship and food Greenwood Senior Center bustles with activities for By Connie McDougall ethnicity, religion, our core values are They currently live in Seattle, both adults of all ages 17 A sign with directions to the Indian similar,” she says. working for Amazon. street-food event was hardly neces- “Food, music and art are shared by Things seemed to be going along Give of yourself 18 sary. The only requirement was a all cultures, so I started with the Indian well, including the birth of their daugh- Volunteer opportunities nose: Last October, you could almost food I know. I’d like to see this expand ter, now four. Avanie had always felt see a cartoon curlicue of aroma lead- with other neighbors volunteering to comfortable in her “Seattle bubble” 19 ing people upstairs to Room 7 of the share their own cultures.” but found herself increasingly afraid. Learn and grow Phinney Center’s Blue Building to cel- She calls herself a “global citizen” “I started feeling like a minority where Winter class schedule 20 ebrate food and community. for a reason. I really hadn’t before.” “I think it turned out great,” says Born in Pune, India, Avanie expe- In 2017, she read about two Indian attendee Adriana Gorski. “I’ve met rienced cultural diversity firsthand, men shot in Kansas, one fatally, fol- 22 people I might never have met other- learning four languages at school and lowed a month later by another attack Kids' Corner wise. And I learned a different way to home, like most Indian kids. She was a closer to home, in Kent. The Sikh man Empowering girls at 23 peel potatoes!” Hindu who went to a Catholic school. survived being shot in the arm but no Greenwood Elementary In addition to assembling an array Her friends were Christian, Muslim, arrests were made. of sweet and savory dishes, people Parsi, and Hindu. Avanie and Sean toyed with the who signed up for the event were also Avanie completed her schooling in idea of moving to a safer place on the treated to a Bollywood dance and the India then put her MBA to work after Eastside, but quickly ruled it out. “I’m The Review Hindi movie Dangal. being recruited by the international not going to run,” Avanie says. “I’m Winter 2017/18 - Vol. 31, No. 1 This gathering was the hope — and shipping company Maersk. She was not going to self-segregate.” Published quarterly by the the brainchild — of Green Lake resi- sent to a management-training pro- Instead, she decided to reach out, Phinney Neighborhood Association dent Avanie Trovato, 36. gram in Copenhagen where she met inviting neighbors into her home for 6532 Phinney Ave N. “I want to encourage people to Sean, an American from Seattle. “It monthly Indian-cooking classes. Seattle, WA 98103 seek out diversity. My hope is by was love at first sight,” she says. “He “I was going to start with what I Phone: 206.783.2244 making friends that don’t look like visited me in India and we dated have.” Web: phinneycenter.org us, our perspective is broadened, and long distance. We’ll be married 10 we realize that, despite gender, race, years in August!” See 'Food and community', page 11 Circulation: 19,000 Publisher: Lee Harper Editor: Ana Maria King Director's corner Copy Editor: Emily Mack Proofreading: Ann Bowden, Susie Hutchins The upcoming Seed Exchange has groups. Again, this seems like a small Desktop Publishing: Ana me thinking about, well, planting step, but over 100 people have at- Maria King, Ruthie MacDonald seeds. The beans I borrowed this spring tended. Having these difficult conver- grew into thriving vines. I have enough Lee Harper, sations can truly lead to change. Contributing Writers: to donate back, to keep for next year, PNA Executive And finally, in this issue you’ll read A. Burnett, M. Chakoian, and to enjoy as soup this winter. We Director about Jeannie Bastasch. Because she L. Chao, D. Dixon, A. Gramps, are so very appreciative of people who happened to come across information L. Harper, J. Higgins, E. Jones, give to the community in a way that about Girls on the Run, and thought C. Kaplan, M. Langlois, C. Mack, may seem small, but that grows and about food, culture, and life in India. it was a good idea, she leveraged her R. MacDonald, C. McDougall, spreads like seeds in the wind. Karen Schnieder has seen racial in- position as a PE Teacher at Greenwood C. Paine, L. Silverstein, Avanie Trovato’s refusal to move to equality for years working with fami- Elementary to help implement the pro- B. Thorness a more segregated community led her lies in transitional housing. In looking gram locally and engage girls on both to offer cooking classes in her home. for ways to impact this systematic, in- physical and emotional levels. Ad Sales: Ruthie MacDonald From that small seed grew our Bolly- stitutionalized racism, she connected We can all, every one of us, make the 206.783.2244 wood event, and now she has impact- with our own Cecily Kaplan helped community stronger. Put our feet into Cover photo: Walter Tuai ed dozens of people, teaching them to start Breaking White Silence book the soil of the community and grow! The Review • Winter 2017-18 • Page 1 About the Phinney Neighborhood Association The PNA is more than a community center Founded in 1980, the Phinney Neighborhood Association is dedicated to building, engaging and supporting our diverse community through programs, services, and activities that connect neighbors and foster civic engagement. This includes... Events and community gatherings Tool Lending Library Events ranging from beer tastes and The tools you need to get the job book swaps to holiday celebrations . done right, plus referrals, classes, and the monthy Fixers Collective meetup. Classes and activities Classes and groups for all ages on a King County Seed Library wide range of subjects and interests. Complete your garden by borrowing seeds and bringing back new ones Room rentals when your plants mature. The space you need for all types of events and gatherings. Preschool Co-ops Four parent-run preschools: Phinney Greenwood Senior Center Neighborhood Preschool Co-op, Services and support for seniors, Phinney Cooperativa Preescolar en plus activities and classes all ages Español, Ballard Preschool Co-op, and can enjoy. Tampopo Japanese Preschool Co-op. PNA Village Whittier Kids Helping older residents stay in their Play-based preschool program, and homes and community as they age. licensed before- and after-school care, and summer camps at Whittier Phinney Farmers Market Elementary. Fresh, local produce and goods each summer in partnership with Seattle PNA Business Group How to Join the PNA Neighborhood Farmers Markets. Supporting, networking, and promoting local businesses. Visit phinneycenter.org/membership, Hot Meal Program Nutritious meals in a welcoming Phinney Center Gallery stop by, or call us at 206.783.2244 setting, three times each week. Rotating works by local artists. 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