Upcoming Events - Greenwood Men's Group

August 4: Pickleball + Cornhole, 2pm, at LHCC

You may have your choice of the following:

• Pickleball.
• Cornhole.
• Pétanque (sometimes).
• Working out in the gym.
• Shooting some baskets.

You can also hang out on the sidelines and catch up with your friends.

WHERE: Loyal Heights Community Center, 2101 NW 77th St. Pickleball is inside on the basketball court. 

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August 4, Gumshoe Walk, 2pm, Greenwood

"Gumshoe" is the name of a walk that since 2006 has been challenging participants to solve their way through 30 clues (waypoints) covering 3 miles of the Phinney Ridge and Greenwood neighborhoods.

You will be given a list of the 30 clues that we need to solve. The goal is to record your answer to each of the 30 clues on the list. (Bring a pen or pencil!!) We assemble our collective answer on one list and submit it by August 17 for a drawing of several $100 gift certificates.

We don't expect to solve all 30 clues in this outing. We'll stop whenever we feel like it and leave it to Jeff and his cohort to complete the course at another time and submit our entry for the $100 prizes.

And here's some good news. If absolutely necessary, we can cheat! Bring your smart phone. You will have the geographic coordinates of each clue so there's no way we can screw this up.

Want to know what a clue looks like? Here is Clue #2: "A ways beyond a panda's lunch, at the freckled wheelers, turn opposite their direction of travel to confront the literate poultry. How many petals on the largest of the similar two?" Simple, eh?

Meet us at the Take 5 Urban Market at 2:00pm or arrive at the GSC by 1:45pm to get a ride in the van or carpool.

WHERE:  Take 5 Urban Market, 6757 8th Ave NW

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August 7 (Thursday), Men's Group Breakfast

Join us for our monthly Men's Breakfast chat and chew! Find out what's going on with the other guys, tell us a wild story about your past, or bring up a provocative topic of the day.

Sign up by August 4 with Scott at:  nwxsw-st@outlook.com

WHERE: Portage Bay Cafe, 2821 NW Market St. (the block after National Nordic Museum), 9:30am.

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August 10: Ballard Sedentary Sousa Band Concert, 2pm-3pm, Ballard Locks

Love martial music? And a majorette over age 60? (Or is it 70?)

Ya Sousa, You Betcha! The Ballard Sedentary Sousa Band takes you on a fun-loving romp through the greatest hits of band music at the Ballard Locks.

Join us for this UNofficial men's group event.

NOTE: Bring your spouse, significant other, family members or friends. Let's all share a good time.

NOTE #2: Paul L. tells us you really don't want to miss this truly unique experience.

WHERE: Hiram M. Chittenden Ballard Locks, 3015 NW 54th St.

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August 11: Lawn Bowling, 2pm, Woodland Park Lawn Bowling Club

Like bocce, only with a twist? If you've ever done lawn bowling, you know the ball never goes in a straight line. It always veers to the right or left, depending on how much "English" you put on it.

If you've never done lawn bowling, you really must try this! Especially if you think you're a hotshot at bocce. You'll discover that your ball went off in a crazy direction -- if you don't do it just right. 

Fortunately, we will have a lawn bowling expert on hand to show us how to play this fascinating, frustrating and fun game.  Hope you'll join us. 

PS: Dress whites are optional. 

WHERE: Woodland Park Lawn Bowling Club, 6150 Whitman Ave N. Click here for location map.

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August 18: 3rd Annual Pontoon Boat Outing, Lake Union, 1pm-4pm

The pontoon boat carries 10 including Greg, who is the skipper. There is a Bimini top covering part of the boat.  Drinking water and hats are recommended. 

There is lots to see from the water, including Kenmore Air Service flights in and out of Lake Union, spectacular view of downtown, many interesting and colorful houseboats, sailboats and cruisers from every direction.  And finally, a cruise down the Montlake Cut, arguably one of the most iconic views on the lake.

The GSC van will be available to take you to the dock.

NOTE: The boat is full right now. But there could be a cancellation. To get on the waiting list, contact Greg at ggmorris1000@gmail.com.

WHERE: We depart from Nautical Landing, 2500 Westlake Ave NW., Lake Union. GSC van service available.

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August 18: Bocce Ball for non-boaters, 2 pm, WPLBC 

Not going on the pontoon boat trip? No problem! Join us on the bocce ball court for our usual game.

WHERE: Woodland Park Lawn Bowling Club, 6150 Whitman Ave N. Click here for location map.

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August 19, Movies!,  4pm, GSC

Late afternoon at the Movies, compliments of our Movie micro-group!

Now that we have a large screen in the west room of GSC, we can start to watch movies (or anything else of streaming interest).

Afterwards, we'll head out to a nearby pizza restaurant. 

Here are some of the movies that have been nominated for your viewing:

• To Kill a Mockingbird (drama 1962)
• From Russia with Love, Goldfinger (Bond, 1963, 1964)
• The Good Bad and The Ugly (western 1966)
• The Graduate (drama 1967)
• Bonnie and Clyde (crime drama 1967)
• Rosemary’s Baby (horror 1968)
• Planet of the Apes (sci fi 1968)
• Easy Rider (drama 1969)
• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Western 1969)

Can you think of another movie you would like to see? And, which of the above movies would you like to see first? Let Alan know:  ajcohen@comcast.net.

WHERE: Greenwood Senior Center, 525 N 85th St. (downstairs), 4pm

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August 25, Kubota Garden, 2pm

GMG Walking Group is going to beautiful Kubota Garden. The Garden will be in all its glory this time of year.

Respond if you will attend and Indicate if you are willing to drive. Ken at duchess3@gmail.com

GSC van transportation provided. Details soon.

WHERE: Kubota Garden, 9817 55th Ave S. 

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September 1, Labor Day BBQ 

No pickleball today because the Loyal Heights Community Center is closed. 

Would this be an ideal opportunity to have a men's group BBQ? Tell us your thoughts.

Otherwise, maybe we'll take the day off!

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Other Ideas in the Queue for 2025

Other possible events might be:

• Gumshoe walk/adventure
• Kayaking
• Board games (indoors)
• Presentation by a physical therapist: how to deal with balance problems
• Formation of a Physical Fitness micro-group to support our physical well-being
• Have a "Death Cafe" meeting

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