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LXCL:GET LIT. Toward a culture of enfranchisement &amp; delight.

SUNDAY&nbsp;AUGUST 23 Doors open at 5 Bee starts at 5:30 DRINK &amp; FOOD SPECIALS CASH &amp; PRIZES JOY &amp; JOKES GOOD TIMES FOR ALL Can you spell summer, smoker, sauerkraut, solstice, Frigidaire, aperitif, wave, crochet, bye-bye? Do you wish you&rsquo;d taken a ribbon home from the Science Fair? Are you feeling those back-to-school new-glue-stick feelings? Come compete! Get the other nurses or physical therapists or gangsters or paralegals or dog walkers or ex-boyfriends or grocery baggers you associate with to sign up too. This is gonna be fun. $2 suggested donation to watch. $6 to spell. All ages welcome. Must be 16 or older to compete in the Spelling Bee. In the gym at beautiful Ivywild School, 1604 S. Cascade Ave. Photo of Ivywild by Heather Powell Browne.

BRAVE IRENE'S SPELLING BEE

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1785356849/wysiwyg/xi6yjkfeb8miikwxhiwc.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> BRAVE IRENE&#39;S IS ONE YEAR OLD! Come celebrate and raise funds for its future. Join us at one of the city&#39;s prettiest historical homes, graciously offered by friends of Brave Irene&#39;s, for a night of joy.&nbsp; DRINKSDINNER BY LA&#39;AU&#39;SLIVE MUSIC: MARIACHI &amp; OLD TIMECRANKIE BOX STORYTELLINGRACQUET SPORTSLITERARY HIJINKS&amp; more Please save the date for our first fundraiser. Tickets are tax-deductible and are $50 for individuals $90 for a pair $120 for a family. All proceeds go to support a living literary culture of enfranchisement and delight. Dress smart. Bring a book you love. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1785357646/wysiwyg/ykafxhj4rmjfhtl5lkmu.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1785357866/wysiwyg/reohx9lbzjkgbrsuunnz.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1785357713/wysiwyg/mtjgtkbsitzxlntmxcf4.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> A few photos from the last year:&nbsp;Children learning to stitch books; ballad school; the early morning drive to a correctional facility; bookbinding in the mall.

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