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Arts + Makers We love to support artists and the arts here at Kirkland Lifestyle. Part of that comes from living in an area with so many incredible creators, and perhaps part of that comes from the fact that our local publisher is also an artist. From the Kirkland Arts Center to Parklane Gallery, Kirkland Choral Society to Studio East, ryan james fine arts to the Kirkland Performance Center; Kirkland has long been friendly to the arts. In this issue you’ll learn about the legacy of the longtime Artistic Director of the Kirkland Choral Society, a local festival celebrating African culture and music, and a craft beer company that has both its production facility and taproom in Kirkland. We’re also highlighting six remarkable local artists, who each share a little bit about themselves and their work. I hope you’ll take the opportunity to enjoy some of their work outside of the magazine as well. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the Lunar New Year, and in our Events department you’ll find a couple of different opportunities to celebrate. And Valentine’s Day of course - to me it serves as a reminder each year to express love to my friends and family, and I love to see that holiday expanded beyond romantic affections. Whether you treat your loved ones (including yourself!) to a lovely dinner at Lynn’s Bistro or Volterra, or stay at home and simply give quality time, I hope you get some meaningful connection from this Hallmark holiday.

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Listing Prep: A Buyer’s Wish

The market may have stalled due to high interest rates and low inventory, but buyers’ needs remain the same. If you’re a seller ready to make a move, now is the time to kick things into high gear, in the knowledge that typically March and April are the busiest real estate months of the year across the greater Seattle area. So let’s get to work.

look brand new again? Service your furnace and AC, clean the roof and gutters, replace any rotting exterior trim or seriously failed window panes and make sure all your appliances work. Are your smoke and CO alarms more than 10 years old? Replace them. It is worth every penny and in fact your return on investment is almost guaranteed to exceed your expenses.

FIX, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE More than ever buyers are looking for quality, especially when they feel they are paying top dollar in our high interest era. In practice, this means ﬁxing anything in need of repair, down to replacing bulbs, caulking and spackling large holes. At the very least, you’ll be touching up paint in areas that need it, but if you haven’t painted your interior in the last 5 years, the time has come for you to address that. Did you know that painting a well maintained home can make your home

THE BIG TICKET ITEMS Prevent buyer heebie-jeebies by having your home preinspected prior to listing your home. This is a winning move with high impact because you get ahead of any found problems and this level of due diligence may encourage a buyer to pay more for your home. The “big ticket item” trifecta includes roofs, attics and crawl spaces. In the latter I commonly see loose pipes, lack of insulation, an insufﬁcient vapor barrier or evidence of rodent activity.

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These are relatively easy fixes to make and buyers love seeing a crawl space with a clean bill of health. It’s one of the top indicators that a home has been well maintained. Similarly with your attic the main issue tends to be organic growth, aka mold. It’s not uncommon and it’s typically as a result of poor ventilation. Properly remediating any mold and improving air flow sounds intimidating, but it really isn’t and it’s something that may deter the majority of buyers from purchasing your home altogether, so please address it. CURB APPEAL The first photo a prospective buyer sees when looking for homes is the exterior and I speak from experience when I say that buyers will “swipe left” on homes that look tired and unkempt on the outside. Fresh paint (and no rotting trim) can be a make or break difference. No one wants the headache of a wild yard to groom; make the most of your outdoor spaces by de-weeding, re-mulching (black, fine mulch is the best) and planting. Trim those hedges and edges and limb trees that are overgrown. MINIMIZE, TIDY AND CLEAN There is no time like the present to start the decluttering process. Bonus is that you’ll have less work on your hands when you pack to move. Buyers are turned off by too many personalized objects, oversized furnishings in small spaces and tons of decor - it obscures their vision of “what could be” and could put them off writing an offer on your home even though it has great bones! In the same way that good maintenance practices demonstrate to buyers that you have cared for your home, showcasing a spotless home solidifies that confidence. Clean your oven and fridge interior, inside cabinetry and between all those nooks and crannies. The amount of grimy lightswitch plates, dusty blinds and stained doors I see is an eye opener. Again, you are leaving money on the table with a dirty home, so get that properly taken care of.

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Rupa Palasamudram I make wheel-thrown pottery focusing on the beauty of the form and the horsehair-raku firing process. My pieces are burnished, brushed with mica powders, fired in an outdoor raku kiln, and horsehair is applied for the dark lines and smoky patterns I cherish. A teacher at heart, I enjoy engaging students at Kirkland Arts Center and other studios. Instagram: @rupapalasamudram

Opposite page: Donna Lindeman Porter I just make art: Paintings, sculptures, and recently, glass. I have a BFA and MFA from the University of Washington, as well as teaching experience. I am stimulated by life, laughter, curiosity, conversations and experiments. Find me at donnaporter.com and reach out to visit my Kirkland studio.

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Warren Weber How does one express what they believe? I use the medium of wood to explore issues like faith, environmental sustainability, and lessons of history. My work often incorporates the natural decaying process of wood into the finished piece—I’m as interested in what’s missing from the wood as what remains. Contact me at warrenweber@msn.com to visit my Bothell shop.

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Larry Halvorsen A Washington-born, self-taught potter. I’ve sold my ceramics nationally for 40 years, including 30 at the Bellevue Fair. My pieces are black and white featuring the sgraffito carving technique, which involves carving through the black slip surface to reveal the white clay body. I sell my work at Parklane Gallery, through the Artful Home website and from my home studio.

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Soli Snyder Sneaker-head and child at heart, Soli enjoys adding small details within her art to keep critics discovering more about the piece. She’s passionate about bringing people joy through her art and children’s books. She finds the biggest joy in creating custom pieces for her clients. Coming Soon: “Sneaker Friends” children’s book. You can find her at sneakerheadfriends.com

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Kay Bae Bae honed her skills in collage and various artistic disciplines. With a scientific background, she blends creativity and a systematic approach to explore the beauty of lines, shapes, colors, and spatial relationships in nature and the man-made world. She practices, volunteers and instructs, driven by her passion for art and a desire to share it with others. kaybaeart.com

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A DECADE OF CELEBRATING AFRICAN MUSIC AND CULTURE

Madaraka Madaraka Festival Founder and CEO, Simon Javan Okelo. Photo credit: Carlos Cruz

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Volunteers and fans at Madaraka Festival in August 2022 at Pier 62, Seattle Waterfront Park.

2023 was Madaraka Festival’s biggest year yet! Reaching over 25,000 attendees in events in New York, Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, Washington DC, and Seattle at Benaroya Hall, Madaraka is the most consistent African festival in the US. This year looks to surpass 2023 with plans for 15 events in 13 cities with a total of 150,000 attendees and 50 million people experiencing it digitally. The Madaraka Festival is a music and cultural festival launched in 2014, “to empower diversity and inclusion in Seattle communities by deepening the relationship between African and African American communities, and fostering partnerships with other international communities to shift the narrative and honor cultural dynamics.” Founder and CEO Simon Javan Okelo says, “What we have learned is there is a need for an authentic African festival that operates worldwide,” and he aspires for Madaraka to be the largest example of that. Inclusivity is a particular focus for Okelo, and he ensures that the lineups include historically marginalized or underrepresented groups, such as those in the LGBTQ community. CONTINUED >

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Okelo started his work in music events before he moved to the United States in 2010. When there was post-election violence in his native Kenya in 2008, he organized a Unite The People Concert, the first public gathering after the violence. Okelo’s One Vibe organization used the proceeds to feed displaced children at the Young Generation Centre in Manyatta slum. This year’s 10-year anniversary festival in Seattle will be held at the Neptune Theatre on June 17. Okelo wants Madaraka to be a platform for African artists in the US, as 90% of festival artists travel from Africa, with the other 10% being US-based. 2024’s lineup will include Kenyan headliners as well as East African artists from Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, and more. Okela wants to express his gratitude to Seattle and the Eastside communities for their support, including corporate partners like Amazon, Alaska Airlines, Titos Vodka, and Kenya Airways. He asks that anyone who wants to support the Madaraka Festival reach out to him via the website madarakafestival.com or Instagram @madarakafestival. Simon Okelo playing traditional Nyatiti music from the Luo community where he comes from in Kenya during the 2022 Madaraka Festival.

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A Fond Farewell KIRKLAND CHORAL SOCIETY BIDS ADIEU TO ITS LONGTIME LEADER

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Dr. Glenn Gregg Retiring after a quarter-century of leading one of the premier symphonic choral groups in the Puget Sound region is cause for celebration. Dr. Glenn Gregg will be doing just that this year after serving as Artistic Director for the Kirkland Choral Society for 25 years. Dr. Gregg says choral works with orchestra are his passion, and he holds a doctoral degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Washington, and a Master of Music degree (with distinction) in Conducting from California State University, Northridge. When he accepted an invitation to guest conduct KCS in 1997, Dr. Gregg had a vision for a large choral society on the Eastside. He evolved the group from a non-auditioned chorus of about a dozen people to a balanced ensemble of 100 auditioned singers focusing on the great masterworks for chorus and orchestra - bringing his vision to fruition expeditiously. Some of the choral society members are trained vocalists, while others simply love music. “It’s a big mix and it’s wonderful!” says Dr. Gregg, “One of the reasons that people join choirs is they want to be a part of something special.” He loves the synergy of KCS, and that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts - many people working together to create something beautiful.

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KCS collaborates with other musical groups as well. Dr. Gregg hopes that part of his legacy will be the continuation of a twelve-year partnership with Philharmonia Northwest orchestra. Working with Lake Washington High School’s choir is another priority of his, to foster a love of choral music among the next generation. Dr. Gregg anticipates that KCS will continue to feature the great choral works he’s passionate about. While he calls Brahms’ Requiem his “desert island piece,” he has many favorites and says he falls in love with whichever composition he’s working on at the moment. In addition to the old masters, KCS commissions well-known composers of our time to create new choral music. This February 25, KCS will perform its annual love-themed concert entitled “All You Need is Love” at Bastyr University Chapel. LA-based composer Dale Trumbore is composing a new work for KCS to be premiered at the concert. The season will close with an April performance at Benaroya Hall. Pieces from Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms will be included, as well as a new voting rights cantata entitled Say Your Name by Reena Esmail – “Three B’s and One E” as KCS is calling it. Dr. Gregg tells Kirkland Lifestyle, “This is our return to Benaroya post-Covid, and it will be my final performance as Artistic Director of KCS. I’m very excited for it!” Tickets for these shows are available at kirklandchoralsociety.org. For anyone wishing to audition, KCS is seeking experienced singers in all voice ranges, and welcomes new members year round. Reach out to auditions@kirklandchoralsociety.org for further information.

Dr. Gregg welcomes audience to KCS’ December concert. Photo credit: Maile Anderson

“One of the reasons that people join choirs is they want to be a part of something special.” -Dr. Gregg

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Local favorite Savage Brewing Company is a charming taproom that’s welcoming to families with kids and dogs alike. A hallway chalkboard and table-top ring toss games provide some entertainment for the children, and dogs can order treats and water bowls. Savage was founded in 2019 by married couple Will and Layken Savage, who dreamed of brewing craft beer. October 2020 saw the production facility and taproom open in Totem Lake, and first-time customers became regulars. You can often find experimental small batch brews among the twelve rotating taps, along with drafts including IPAs, pilsners, sours, stouts, lagers, and German and wheat style beers - Savage aims to brew something for everyone. Try the 51 Savage (a collaboration with Lofa Tatupu) or SLO West Coast IPA. Last time I was there, I had a delicious soft pretzel and I highly recommend it.

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