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Bellevue Downtown Spring 2009

Spring Events

Master Gardener Free Workshops
Saturdays, February 28-March 30
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Lake Hills Greenbelt Urban
Demonstration Garden
156th Avenue SE & SE 16th Street
(425) 452-7225

American Quilt Classics, 1800-1980: The Bresler Collection

Now-May 4
Bellevue Arts Museum
510 Bellevue Way NE
(425) 519-0770
bellevuearts.org

Appraisal Day – What’s in your closet?
March 5, 12:00-6:00 p.m.
Bellevue Arts Museum
515 Bellevue Way NE
(425) 519-0770
bellevuearts.org

Ever wonder how much a piece of art you have is worth? Wonder no more! See specialists from Bonhams & Butterfields auction house. $25 first item/$15 additional items. Limit five items per person.

LEGO® Master Building Event
March 6-8
Bellevue Square, Center Court

Help a LEGO Master Model Builder create a Star Wars R2D2 model, built entirely out of LEGO bricks!

March Mania Plant Sale
March 8, 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Bellevue Botanical Garden
(425) 452-2750
bellevuebotanical.org

Features hellebores, spring ephemerals. Free admission.

Rocky Horror Picture Show
March 13-14, 8:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.
Theatre at Meydenbauer Center
(425) 450-3810
theatreatmeydenbauer.com

Attend in costume and bring props to a showing of the longest running theatrical film release in history.

Heather & Ivan Morison Exhibit
Opening March 18
Open Satellite, 989 Elements
989 112th Avenue NE, Suite 102
(425) 454-7355
opensatellite.org

Centennial Celebration: The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, 1909-2009
March 19, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center
1625 118th Avenue SE
(425) 450-1049
eastsideheritagecenter.org

Guest speaker Alan Stein of History Link will share the history of the A-Y-P, Washington’s first world’s fair.
Spring Runway

Photo by: Red Fish Blue Fish Photography.

 

Spring Runway
March 27, 12:00-2:00 p.m. and 6:30-8:30 p.m.;
March 28, 12:00-4:00 p.m.
and 7:00-9:00 p.m.;
March 29, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Bellevue Square, Center Court

Feed your passion for fashion! Spring’s refreshing new trends can be seen on the runways at Bellevue Square inspired by our distinctive boutiques and national-name favorites.

Movies at the Mercer Slough Beavers: The Biggest Dam Movie You Ever Saw!
March 27, 5:00 p.m.
Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center
1625 118th Avenue SE
(425) 452-2565

Free. All children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

Earth Day-Arbor Day Community Celebration
April 18, 8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Lewis Creek Visitor Center 5808 Lakemont Blvd SE
(425) 452-4195

Volunteer and help plant from 8:30- 11:30 a.m. Festivities and interactive displays until 2:00 p.m.

Little Lake-to-Lake Free 5k Earth Day Walk
April 22, 2:00-7:00 p.m.
Lake Hills Greenbelt Park
156th Avenue SE & SE 16th Street
(425) 452-7106

Sheep Shearing at Kelsey Creek Farm
April 25, 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Kelsey Creek Farm Park
410 130th Place SE
(425) 452-7688

Free admission. Costs vary for food and activities.

Fraser Cabin Heritage Days
April 25 & May 16
11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Fraser Cabin at Kelsey Creek Farm Park
(425) 450-1049
eastsideheritagecenter.org

Participate in hands-on activities that relate to 1880s settler life: agriculture, dairy, household tasks, log cabins, games and Eastside history.

Eastside Fuchsia Society Plant Sale
May 2, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Bellevue Botanical Garden
(425) 452-2750
bellevuebotanical.org

Starbucks Bike to Work Day
May 15, 6:00-9:00 a.m.
Commuter Connection Bellevue Transit Center
(425) 990-3097

Put on your helmet, pump up your tires and get pedaling. Stop by on your way into town and enjoy a cup of coffee, snacks and prizes.

Bellevue Jazz Festival
May 22-24
(425) 453-1223
bellevuejazz.com

Dianne Reeves Strings Attached and the Mingus Big Band headline this year’s festival featuring more than 20 free and ticketed performances by nationally recognized jazz musicians and top Northwest jazz artists.

The Bellevue Jazz Festival is produced by the Bellevue Downtown Association.


Bellevue Downtown Art & Park Walk – 10K
May 30, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Northwest Arts Center
9825 NE 24th Street
(425) 452-7106

Walk on neighborhood and city sidewalks, parks, and pedestrian ways to view over 20 pieces of public art. American Volkssport Association sanctioned walk. Free.

Have a community event in Downtown Bellevue to add to our calendar listing? Email the information to inbox@bellevuedowntown.org.

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