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StoryCorps The volunteer-driven oral-history project spearheaded by National Public Radio arrives in Seattle for a two-and-a-half-week stay. Learn more about how to contribute your own story, or interview someone else, at www.storycorps.net. Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St. (South Fountain Lawn), 206-221-2501. $10 (suggested; includes CD of your recording session). 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon./Fri.; 1:30-7:30 p.m. Wed./Thurs.; 10:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Through Mon., Sept. 26.
Boats Afloat Show The biggest on-the-water boat expo in the Northwest, this yearly event includes a sailing race, dozens of seminars, hundreds of powerboats and sailboats on display, and more. Chandler's Cove, 901 Fairview Ave. N., www.boatsafloatshow.com. $10 ($5 youth). 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wed., Sept. 14-Fri., Sept. 16. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat., Sept. 17-Sun., Sept. 18.
Mike Dunlop The software consultant-turned-aerospace impresario talks about business standards, tactics, and principles at a meeting of the Association for Corporate Growth. Washington Athletic Club, 1325 Sixth Ave., 206-362-6975. $40 ($25 ACG members). 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wed., Sept. 14.
Jimi Hendrix Event The Experience Music Project screens portions of the newly released DVD set Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock (Deluxe Edition); following the screening, Billy Cox, who played bass with Hendrix at Woodstock, and Eddie Kramer, who engineered many of Hendrix's records, answer audience questions. 325 Fifth Ave. N., 206-367-5483. $10 ($7 EMP members). 7:30 p.m. Wed., Sept. 14.
Herb Garden Reception TV host Ed Hume (Gardening in America) is the featured speaker at this swank Bastyr University event, where guests may enjoy hors d'oeuvres and organic wine, a tour of the school's herb garden, and a stroll down the "reflexology footpath." 14500 Juanita Dr. N.E. (Kenmore), 425-602-3272. $30. 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 15.
Parenting Workshop Vicki Smolke of the Infants and Wobblers Program at Bellevue Community College expounds on "The Joys and Challenges of Childraising." Jewish Community Center, 3801 E. Mercer Way (Mercer Island), 206-232-7115 ext. 304. $15 ($25/couple). 6:30-8 p.m. Fri., Sept. 15.
Beyond Labels A two-hour seminar, sponsored by the nonprofit HANDLE (Holistic Approach to NeuroDevelopmental and Learning Efficiency) Institute, on "Identifying and Treating the Root Causes of Learning and Behavioral Disorders." Casey Family Bldg., 1300 Dexter Ave., 206-204-6000. Free. 7-9 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 15.
Film Screening Seattle Radical Women screens Amazon Sisters, a documentary about indigenous women fighting to preserve the Amazonian rainforest. New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S., 206-722-6057. Free. 7:30 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 15.
Tiffany Reiss The chair of Bastyr University's Exercise Science Department addresses body-mass index, the so-called obesity epidemic, and the untruths currently surrounding health and fitness in America in a talk hosted by the personal-training firm Fitness Together. 16130 N.E. 87th St. (Redmond), 425-739-4668. Free. 6:30 p.m. Fri., Sept. 16.
Joe Conason The Salon columnist, political commentator, and author (The Hunting of the President) shares his views on the latest right-wing conspiracies. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 206-652-4255. $5. 7:30 p.m. Fri., Sept. 16.
Workshop on Bipolar Disorder The co-founders of the nonprofit Maureen J. Meehl Foundation, Mark and Debra Meehl, lead a daylong workshop titled "The Six Keys: Successfully Living with a Depressed or Bipolar Partner." Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St., www.meehlfoundation.org. $49 (scholarships available). 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., Sept. 17.
Literacy Tutor Training Literacy Council of Seattle hosts the first of two training sessions for aspiring tutors. 811 Fifth Ave., 206-233-9720. $35 (materials fee). 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat., Sept. 17.
Gardening Class Volunteer Park Conservatory curator Stephanie Toliver-Johnson leads a workshop on orchids and epiphytes (plants that grow above the earth, not rooted in it). Swanson's Nursery, 9701 15th Ave. N.W., 206-782-2543. Free. 11 a.m. Sat., Sept. 17.
Family Fun Workshop Ever wonder how boomerangs find their way back to you? You won't once you've taken this weekend's Museum of Flight workshop, where you'll make your very own boomerang. 9404 E. Marginal Way S., 206-768-7126. $14 ($13 seniors, $7.50 youth 5 to 17). 11:15 a.m. or 1:15 p.m. Sat., Sept. 17-Sun., Sept. 18.
Fiestas Patrias The best of Latin culture on display at Seattle Center: mariachi bands, both kinds of salsa (music and sauce), traditional folk dance, enough tacos to feed an army, art exhibits, dressmaking demos, and more. Seattle Center (Center House), 206-684-7200. Free. Noon-midnight. Sat., Sept. 17. Noon-6 p.m. Sun., Sept. 18.
Science Seminar Highline Community College's fall seminar series on environmental science begins with "Wastewater Treatment," led by John Phillips of King County's Wastewater Treatment Division. 2400 S. 240th St. (Des Moines), 206-878-3710. Free. Noon. Sat., Sept. 17.
Northwest Toxic Communities Summit The Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition hosts a brown-bag lunch, led by Antioch University professor Don Comstock, on strategies for toxic cleanup operations; then, in the evening, the DRCC screens Heavy Metal, a documentary about the effects of industrial poisoning on an Idaho community (Q&A to follow). Antioch University, 2326 Sixth Ave., 206-954-0218. Free. Forum: 12:10-1:50 p.m. Screening: 7-10 p.m. Sat., Sept. 17.
Film Screening The documentary Busting Out, scheduled to premiere on Showtime in October, explores America's fascination with the female breast. Tonight's screening at the Henry Art Gallery is sponsored by Women in Film/Seattle. 15th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 41st Street, 206-447-1537. $5 ($3 WIF members). 1-3 p.m. Sat., Sept. 17.
