Lecture: The Island of Memory: Jewish Life in Rhodes, 16th - 20th Centuries, Aug 12th, free.  Kicked out of Spain during the 14th-century Inquisition, this band of Jews sets up community on a tiny Greek island.  After a couple of centuries, the scenery gets a little stale, so they pack up the menorah and settle...in Seattle.

Women's Interest: Eat, Pray, Love Movie Screening & Party, Aug 18th, $35.  The pre-party covers the narrative arc of the movie, with mini-yoga classes, travel adventure stories, meditative chanting, Italian wine and spreads, vodka cocktails, and those oh-so-fabulous swag bags.  The event is a mix of networking and girly fun.

Star Gazing: Moon Viewing at Japanese Garden, Aug 21st, $15.  Japanese cultural entertainment in honor of our lunar lord.  Watch dancing, listen to string instruments, hear the haikus.  Hopefully, the weather will be agreeable that night for full moon observation at the gloaming.

Aircraft: Battle Of Britain Day, Aug 7th, free.  The backbones of Britian's WWII fighters, the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane, come out for display and flight.  When you see these air fighters, imagine yourself in the period: 22 years old crammed into a cockpit, taking to the air to fight for life and country.

Family: National Night Out, Aug 3rd, free.  The good folks of the city of Bothell celebrate for a night out against crime.  There's the fair activities of music, face painting, fingerprinting, and crime prevention information.

Outdoors: Luau on the Lawn, Aug 5th, free.  The Seattle Conservatory invites the public for some Hawaiian punch and Polynesian performance.  Don't wear any perfume or cologne, because wandering through all of the plants will put your nostrils on olfactory overload.

Environmental: Wastewater Treatment Plant Tour, Aug 7th, free. This is marketing spin for ya’ - they keep on talking about the beauty of this plant.  While it probably rocks, as far as treatment plants go, and there's certainly no mephitic odors, you can't help but think as you're taking the tour, "This is where my poo goes..."

Kid's Interest: Celebrate Twilight Series, Aug 14th, $5.  Have a spooky time in the woods and along the beach at twilight.  Kids are sent on a discovery adventure throughout the park exploring different aspects of the natural world portrayed in the series, such as bats and wolves.  On a kid level, this is four-star spooky fun.

Radio: Antique Radio Swap Meet, those vacuum tube radios just won't die.  Listen to radios when they were bigger than dormitory refrigerators.  Collectors come together to swap and repair and listen to that old time music.

Tales: Pacific Northwest Folklore Society, Aug 13th, free.  Local legends come out in song, dance, and lore.  Listen to the whoppers comprising our communal history.

Organization: Asian American Journalists Association, a niche of a niche organization.  This group promotes young Asians to the profession of journalism and the fair and accurate reporting on issues of importance to Asian Americans.