It’s a good thing our sky looks like that
Seattle winter hues may be the next “in” color thanks to Kathy Lictenberg, Rona Visser and Kathy Scammell, of Bellevue.
The three longtime friends, noted for their parties, attended the recent Martha Stewart holiday table decorations event at Macy’s in Seattle.
Scammell said Northwest weather was a topic of conversation with two of Stewart’s consultants.
“We talked about all the wonderful gray shades we have in our winter sky,” Scammell said.
The consultants were so entranced that they said to watch for a Seattle Gray in an upcoming color palette.
Youthful thespians
Eleven-year-old Keaton Whittaker, of Bothell, just went from the limelight at Seattle’s Intiman Theatre to the stage at The 5th Avenue. She was Scout in “To Kill a Mockingbird” at Intiman.
At the 5th Avenue, she’s in “Whistle Down the Wind,” which opened last week. It is a familiar stage to Whittaker. She was in last year’s production of “White Christmas.”
Several other Eastside children are in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. Among them are Kaija Stern, of Kirkland, Paris Williams, of Redmond, Natalie Dungey and Sam Tacher, of Issaquah, Brayden Daher, of Bellevue, and Isabella Stachurski, of Mercer Island.
“Whistle Down the Wind” runs through Dec. 2.
Giving note
Jim and Jan Sinegal, of Hunts Point, were honored last week at the National Philanthropy Day luncheon. The Washington Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals hosted the event.
The couple support a long list of groups, including United Way of King County, Seattle University, Children’s Hospital & Regional Medical Center and Zion Prep Academy. The couple are not only generous with their checkbook, they also serve on many boards and committees.
Jim Sinegal is the CEO of Costco.
Also honored were Bruce and Jolene McCaw, of Bellevue, for their Apex Foundation, which gives money to more than 75 nonprofits.
Time to give
While big dollars make a difference, little ones count too. If you’re shopping for the holidays, consider picking up gifts for needy kids and seniors.
Crossroads Community Center in Bellevue will hold its annual holiday party Dec. 11 for needy youth. Santa needs help buying toys for children and gift certificates for teenagers.
Home Instead Senior Care of Bellevue has set up giving trees in the Commons Cafe (1200 112th Ave. N.E.) and Nature’s Pantry (10201 N.E. 10th St.) in Bellevue and Bridle Trails Red Apple Market (6625 132nd Ave. N.E.) in Kirkland. Pick an ornament, purchase the gift and return it unwrapped. Home Instead staff will wrap and distribute the gifts to needy and isolated seniors identified by the Salvation Army.
Bright lights
Carnation started twinkling after dark this week. Tuesday afternoon, workers installed garlands and holiday lamps on light poles in the downtown core.
Sherry Grindeland: 206-515-5633 or sgrindeland@seattletimes.com