Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Shopping smarter

In these tough economic times, we're all trying to save money wherever we can. Here at FISH, we supplement our donated food with purchased food, and we've think we've gotten pretty good at stretching our food purchasing dollars as much as we can -- for every dollar we receive, we're now able to distribute $7 worth of food.  But we've made a new acquaintance who's really a champion at stretching her shopping dollars. Angela Russell's blog, The Coupon Project, is a treasure trove of ideas for saving money by using coupons and shopping smarter.  Check it out! 

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

George Winston in Tacoma

The great George Winston, pianist extraordinaire, is coming to Tacoma and we're excited to announce that FISH Food Banks will be the beneficiary of a food drive at his concert.

The show will be held on Friday, September 10 at 8:00 p.m. at the Rialto Theater; tickets are available from the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts.

George Winston's latest solo piano release is Love Will Come – The Music of Vince Guaraldi, Vol. 2, which features compositions by the late jazz pianist, including pieces from the Peanuts® TV specials. It is a follow-up to his acclaimed 1996 CD, Linus & Lucy-The Music of Vince Guaraldi, which included some of Guaraldi's best-known work, including "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" and pieces from the Peanuts® TV specials. Other solo piano releases include Autumn (1980); Winter Into Spring (1982); December (1982); Summer (1991); Forest (1994 - a Grammy Award winner for Best New Age Album); Plains (1999),  inspired by his Eastern Montana upbringing; Night Divides the Day - The Music of the Doors (2002); Montana - A Love Story (2004) and Gulf Coast Blues & Impressions – A Hurricane Relief Benefit (2006).