Meetings for the week of March 30th

Nicole Myers

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Monday, March 30th 

Transit Town Hall: The Future of Light Rail on the Eastside 

at Bellevue City Hall, 6-7:30pm (link) - Claudia Balducci, Angela Birney, and Kelli Refer and Sound Transit staff and board members will be there

Wednesday, April 1st 

Partner presentation from KBCS (91.3FM).  

Deaccession of Night Blooming, a giant wooden beehive-shaped structure at BBG that has rotted in places that are hard to spot visually. It was donated in 2018 and was hoped to last for 10 years. It will be removed by the end of the summer for safety, but the foundation will remain in place for future use for artwork. 

Bylaws update for term limits and exclusion periods related to decorum. 

Updates: Cultural Facility grant program will launch on 4/13 and the guidelines have been finalized for publication; Arts Program is using Submittable for applications and post-grant reports; Staff working with the artist on the Grand Connection art plan; Outdoor Event Venue feasibility study consultant is being selected; market analysis for a Performing Arts Center will be done with operations validation and fit study, and an RFP to find the consultation is being prepared; Creative Crosswalks installation vendor has been selected; first draft of BelRed Mural designs has been submitted; Eastside Artist Roster has 259 applications; in mid-April, the application for emerging artists to create art for Lake Hills Community Park and Lewis Creek Park will open.

Thursday, April 2nd 

Consent Agenda: HR Report on hirings and resignations, Student and Staff travel, Warrants and Transfers: $1.9M general fund, $5.4M capital projects, $85k ASB fund, and $63k transportation vehicle fund 

Public Comment (20 minutes) 4:55 - 5:15 pm (register by noon on Wednesday) 

Presentation of Draft 2026-2027 Annual Plan

Project Update: Grading

The following items were on the calendar attached to last month's meeting, but the agenda can't be confirmed until the meeting materials are posted (two days before the meeting): 

2025 Financial Performance

Review of CIP

Solid Waste Contract Procurement 

Upcoming meetings:      

4/4 Keep Bellevue Beautiful - Newport (link)

4/4 New to Bellevue sustainability tour, 10am-noon (link) - visit Bellden Cafe, ride the 2 Line, and see BelRed Artist Studios, coffee and snacks provided

4/6 Human Services Commission 

4/8 Bellevue Development Committee meeting 

4/8 Planning Commission: Omnibus LUCA and Affordable Housing Strategy post-adoption update

4/9 Transportation Commission meeting canceled

4/11 Keep Bellevue Beautiful (link)

4/18 Earth Day cleanup at Wilburton Hill Park

4/20 Parking Reform Data Walk at City Hall, 5:30-7:30pm, also 5/6 at Crossroads and online 5/8 (link)

4/22 Planning Commission: BelRed LUCA, MFTE Study Session

4/22 Virtual Briefing on the Tax Increment Financing for the Grand Connection Crossing. 6-7:30pm (link)

4/23 Public Briefing on the Tax Increment Financing for the Grand Connection Crossing at City Hall, 6-7:30pm (link) - a virtual session is 4/22 4/25 Open House for the new Fire Station 10 

5/7 ESC Rates forecast/Community Outreach, Water System Plan draft review 

5/13 Planning Commission: Public Hearing on the Omnibus LUCA and Introduction of Downtown Livability 2.0 

5/14 TC: Public Hearing on TIP, and Comp Plan Amendments 

Opportunities:

Engaging Bellevue has a map for residents to pin the kinds of community features they'd like to see in different parts of BelRed, as part of the BelRed Look Forward LUCA.   https://www.engagingbellevue.com/belred-luca There are 21 responses so far, about community and art space, festival streets, bike connections, streams, traffic and parking, and small businesses.  

The Safe Speeds Bellevue Survey is open until March 31. The city wants to hear from you about the streets where speed limits were reduced and evaluated in 2025, streets where lower speed limits should be prioritized and how you would like to stay informed of the project. There are 10mph reductions proposed for W. Lake Sammamish Pkwy, part of Northrup and NE 20th, BelRed Rd, part of Kamber and SE 26th, Factoria Blvd, part of Newport Way, maybe others, and 5mph reductions in many places such as downtown, LWB, part of 114th,120th, 124th, 132nd, 148th, 140th, part of the Lake Hills Connector and many more. Background info here.

Safe Routes to School Survey and Interactive Map The city would like to hear from parents, students, teachers, administrators, bus drivers and neighbors about their experience walking, biking, rolling and driving near schools. Please complete this four-question survey and tell us about things you like, as well as things you see that could improve safety near your neighborhood school. Your feedback will be incorporated into the Safe Routes to School Action Plan.

Shape the future of utility services in Bellevue by taking a quick 3-minute survey by April 30th. When it comes to drinking water, wastewater disposal, stormwater flood management, surface waterways protection, and garbage / recycling / composting management, what’s working and what can be done better?

Cultural Conversations Facilitator Course: From May to August, participants will receive a two-hour training each month on group facilitation, cultural competency, language access and best practices for participatory engagement. They will identify relevant community themes for the 2026-2027 Cultural Conversations season, which runs from September to May, and practice new skills during real-world Cultural Conversations events. Applications are due by 5pm on Sunday, April 12th. 

Vendor and performer applications are open until April 19th and April 30th for the BelRed Arts Night Market. The event will take place on September 19, 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM at the BelRed Light Rail Station, featuring artist and cultural businesses/organizations booths, food trucks, arts activations,  live music and more.

Fun and Educational Events  

See the latest at https://newbellevue.com/?page_id=82 - it's updated several times a week. 

Not fully included in this calendar: KCLS' classes and events at local libraries, the cooking classes that Whisk and PCC offer multiple times per week, and many additional recreational classes, playtimes, hikes, adaptive classes, etc., offered by the city of Bellevue. Crossroads Mall has tons of live music performances.

Registration is now open for BSD Elementary Schools' before- ($175/$150 monthly for PreK/K-5) and after-school care ($595 monthly) for the 2026-2027 school year, which will be provided by Boys and Girls Club (link) - As of the first day of signups, Bennett and Enatai are full for K-5, a couple other elementary schools have just a handful of spots left, and none of the preschool programs are more than half full.

Bellevue College's Spring classes start on April 6th.

3/20-4/4 photos with the Easter Bunny at the Bellevue Square Flower Patch; there is a free coloring tote while supplies last

3/27-3/29 Opening weekend for BYT's The Princess from the Moon, $13, performances at 7pm on Fri/Sat and 2pm on Sunday

3/27-4/19 Ханума at Theatre33

3/29-5/16 Weekly discounts from local businesses for Link riders - sign-up for an email with the deals (link)

3/29 Easter Puppy Pawty at Pickles Playhouse in Kirkland, noon-2pm (link) - dog friendly 18+ event with an egg hunt (for one dog at a time) and photo booth

3/29 Paint Jam (miniatures) at Mox Boarding House, noon-3pm (link)

3/29 Crochet and Chat at Woods Coffee by Hotel 116, 1-3pm (link)

3/29 Boardgames and Boba with Millennial Social Club at Lincoln Square, 1-5pm (link) - repeats on Sundays

3/30 Toddler Story Time at the Bellevue Library, 10:15 and 11:15am (link)

3/30 Bellevue College Golf Scramble and Athletics Fundraiser, noon (link)

3/30 City of Bellevue Summer Camps Registration opens at noon (link) - see guide here Scholarships are available for various income levels, to ensure that all Bellevue kids get an opportunity to participate. Full day programs will fill up very quickly.

3/30 Transit Town Hall: The Future of Light Rail on the Eastside event at Bellevue City Hall, 6-7:30pm (link) - Claudia Balducci, Angela Birney, and Kelli Refer and Sound Transit staff and board members will be there

3/31 Deadline for responding to The Safe Speeds Bellevue Survey There are 10mph reductions proposed for W. Lake Sammamish Pkwy, part of Northrup and NE 20th, BelRed Rd, part of Kamber and SE 26th, Factoria Blvd, part of Newport Way, maybe others, and 5mph reductions in many places such as downtown, LWB, part of 114th,120th, 124th, 132nd, 148th, 140th, part of the Lake Hills Connector and many more. 

3/31 BDA Downtown Talks, 8am-9:30am

3/31 AI Startup Meetup: Seattle at Capital One Cafe in Bellevue, 10am (link)

3/31 Coffee with a Cop in Lakemont, 5-7pm

3/31 Databricks DevConnect, 5-9pm

3/31 Leica Connect SL Experience with Gajan Balan, 5:30-6:30pm (link)

3/31 SheLeadsTech and ISACA Puget Sound Chapter meets at Bake's Place for a Women's History Month Social Mixer, 5:30-8pm (link) - sign up by 3/25

3/31 Bedtime Stories at the Newport Way Library for ages 0-5, 6:30-7pm (link) - recurs 4/28, and 5/26

3/31 Altered Forms: Vase Edition at Eastside Pottery, 6:30pm

3/31 Bellevue Community Band Free Concert at Meydenbauer Center, 7:30pm (link)

4/1 Small Frye Storytime and Art at the Frye Museum in Seattle, 10:15am - repeats on first Wednesdays

4/1 BDA Urban Forum: Downtown Bellevue Business Improvement Area and Next Steps, noon-1pm (link) - free to BDA members and partners, registration required

4/1 Art Cart at Newport Way Library for ages 6+ to teens, 3-5pm (link) - recurs 5/6

4/1 Admin Fest at Hyatt Regency, 4-7pm (link)

4/1 Seattle Climbing meets at Edgeworks Bellevue, 4:30-7:30pm (link)

4/1 KidsQuest Open Clay Studio, 5pm (link) - $10.50 charge for materials in addition to museum admission

4/1 Pajama Story Time at Lake Hills Library, ages 0-5, 6:15-7pm (link) - recurs weekly

4/1 Arts as Divine Inspiration: a conversation at Eastside Baha'i Center, 6:30pm (link)

4/1 Board Games at Applebee's in BelRed with the Millenial Social Club, 6:30-8:30pm (link), recurs on Wednesdays

4/2 Bellevue Chamber's Eastside Real Estate Symposium at Hyatt Regency, 7:30-10am

4/2 Bellevue Network on Aging meeting at NBCC and virtual, 8:30-10:30am

4/2 Preschool (ages 3-5) Story Time at the Bellevue Library, 10:30-11:15am (link) - recurs weekly

4/2 Baby Story Time at the Bellevue Library, 11:30am-12:15pm (link) - recurs weekly

4/2 Afterschool Teen Makerspace at Crossroads Community Center, ages 13-17, 4-5:30pm (link)

4/2 Sip and Stitch at Rain City Needlepoint, 4-8pm, free (link)

4/2 Medic One presents free CPR, AED, and first aid classes in Wilburton, 4-8pm (link) - another class will be held on 4/20

4/2 Girls Who Write at Crossroads Community Center (ages 8-12), 4:30-5:30pm (link) - recurs Thursdays until 4/9 and then meets 5/7-6/11

4/2 Thursday Evening Climb at Edgeworks, 5:30-7:30pm (link) - repeats weekly until 4/26

4/2 BelRed Run Club meets at Downtown Park for a run/walk, 5:30pm

4/2 First meeting of the Spanish Practicing Meetup at Bellden Cafe, 5:30-6:30pm (link) - recurs every other Thursday through early summer

4/2 Free Washington Native Plant Society talk at BBG, 7-8:30pm (link) - Western Cape of South Africa

4/2 Paint and Sip at Tapster with Stir Up the Paint "Monet's Cottage", 7-9pm (link)

4/2 Hardware Happy Hour (3H) at PostDoc in Redmond, 7pm (link) - this monthly event for people to share their hardware projects alternates between Redmond and Seattle; drinks are available from PostDoc and the Where's you at Matt? food truck will serve food until 7:30pm

4/3 Deadline for K-12 BSD students to submit art for the Earth Month Art Contest

4/3 Storytime at BBG for Preschoolers, 10-10:30am (link)

4/3 Board Game Bonanza at SBCC, 1-3pm, free, drop-in, recurs on Fridays until April 24th.

4/3 Pour-over Coffee Tasting at Capital One Cafe, 2-4pm - recurs on Fridays

4/3 Western Washington ASME presents Microsoft Inclusive Tech Lab Tour in Redmond, 3-4pm (link)

4/3 Korean Story Time at Newport Way Library, ages 0-8, 4:45-5:30pm (link) - recurs weekly

4/3 BelRed Artist Networking and Social, 5:30pm

4/3-4/5 Bellevue International Theater Festival (BITFest) (link) performances of Constellations, The Case of the Crushed Petunias, Pillows / Подушки, Island / 島，與, A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, The Secret of the Chest / Тайна Сундука, and My Grandfather Was a Cherry Tree / Мой дедушка был вишней

4/3-4/4 Samena Spring Festival

4/3 Scrunchie sewing class at So Me Arts Studio in BelRed, 6-7:30pm

4/3 Japanese English Language Exchange at Meet Fresh, 6-8pm (link) - repeats on first Fridays

4/3 Teen Art Studios by Gage Academy at HCC. Free drop-in class on Fridays with dinner and materials provided, and new mediums are taught each month. 6-9pm (link) - will not meet on 5/8

4/3-4/4 BYT's The Princess from the Moon

4/3 Family Chess Night at Crossroads Mall, 7-8:45pm (link)

4/3 Paint and Sip at The Painted Palace, 7-9pm (link)

4/3 Middle School Flashlight Egg Hunt in Issaquah, 7-9pm, tickets required (link)

4/3 Millennial Social Club Board Games and Boba at Lincoln Square South, 7-10pm (link), recurs Fridays

4/3 Art Opening: Eric-Paul Riege at Henry Art Gallery at UW in Seattle, 7-9pm (link) - no-host bar and music by KEXP DJ Kevin Sur  (there will be a performance and talk on 4/4 - link)

4/3 Chennai Express at Mirra, 10pm (link)

4/4 Global Security Tour: Security and AI Networking and Mixer at Bellevue City Hall, 8:30-9:15am (link) - event continues until 6pm

4/4 Keep Bellevue Beautiful - Newport (link)

4/4 Journaling the Garden at BBG, free, 9-11am  (link)

4/4 New to Bellevue sustainability tour, 10am-noon (link) - visit Bellden Cafe, ride the 2 Line, and see BelRed Artist Studios, coffee and snacks provided - open to all who have moved to Bellevue in the last year [New residents may also be interested in The Welcoming Center at the Bellevue Library]

4/4 U-District Boardgames Social meets at Mox in BelRed, 10am-1pm (link) - repeats on first Saturdays

4/4 Eggstravaganza at Aldergate United Methodist Church, 10:30am-noon - event will have cookies, crafts, and more (allergen-friendly)

4/4 Big Playdate at Newport Way Library for ages 0-5, 11:30am-1pm (link) - recurs 5/2

4/4 Youth Nature Journaling Club at BBG, free, for kids age 6-14, noon-1pm (link) - ages 6-12 must be accompanied by an adult, repeats 5/2 and 6/6

4/4 Spring Family Festival at Samena, with toddler and underwater egg hunts, noon-2:30pm (link)

4/4 Women in Tech: Leading in the AI First Era panel at City Hall, noon-2pm (link)

4/4 Hop to Old Bellevue OBMA family event, 1-3pm - photo booth, Easter Bunny, and over 16 local businesses participating.

4/4 Spring Eggstravaganza at Kelsey Creek Farm, 1pm - waitlist

4/4 Math Club at Bellevue Library features Connect Four, Checkers and Chess - Grades K-5, 2-4pm

4/4 Pet Bowl and Jewelry Dish Pottery Workshop at So Me Seattle in BelRed, 3pm

4/4 Integirls Math Competition, virtual, 3pm (link)

4/4 Symphonic Fantasia performed by the Redmond Tech Orchestra at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, some free tickets are available, 4-6pm (link)

4/4 West Coast Swing Beginner Bootcamp at the Hyatt Regency, free, 4-8pm (link) - lesson followed by 1 hour social dance

4/4 Theatre33 presents The Case of the Crushed Petunias by Tennessee Williams at Meydenbauer Theatre as part of BITFest, 4pm

4/4 Rescue Easter Bunny Hangout and Mall Hop, 4-6pm (link)

4/4 Bellevue Healthcare Professionals Meetup, 7pm (link) - recurs 5/2 and 6/6

4/4 Paint at Sip at the Painted Palace, 7:30-9:30pm (link)

4/4 Mike Wayock at Jocovine Bistro, 8pm (link)

4/5 Easter Bottomless Brunch at Central Bar & Restaurant, 10am-4pm, Easter Brunch at Ascend, 10am-3pm, also Duke's Seafood, Eques, 13 Coins,

4/5 Bellevue 60+ meetup at the Bravern, noon-2pm (link) or 50+ (link)

4/5 Spring Afternoon Tea at R+ M Dessert Bar, reservations required

4/5 Forum Presents Family Easter Egg Hunt, 11am-3pm (link)

4/5 Paint Jam (miniatures) at Mox Boarding House, noon-3pm (link)

4/6 Opening week of Oxygen Yoga Fitness with heated studios - they have a new member special before 4/6 and free classes all week, signups have just started.

4/6 Intermediate Ceramics at Eastside Pottery, 10am-12:50pm First session of a six-week workshop (link)

4/6 Startup425 Startup and Small Business Coworking at Bellevue City Hall, 10:30am-2pm (link)

4/6 Build your own superhero art series at Samena, ages 10-14, 1-2pm, also on Wednesday and Friday, (link)

4/6-4/10 Spring Break Camp at Bellevue Youth Theatre (link)

4/6-4/10 Spring Break Camps at BGC

4/6-4/17 Kidsquest has additional activities for Spring Break included with admission - active painting, games and gadgets, stories and Simon Says, circuits and tinkering, and clay creations. See website for schedule.

4/6 K POP Universe at Meydenbauer Center, shows at 4pm and 6:30pm (link)

4/6 Human Services Commission meeting, 6pm

4/6 Hand building Fundamentals at Eastside Pottery, 6:30-9pm First session of a six-week workshop (link)

4/6 Introduction to Ceramics at Eastside Pottery, 10am-12:50pm First session of a six-week workshop (link)

4/7 Wheel and Hand-building workshop at Eastside Pottery, 2:45-4:15pm (link)

4/7 Introduction to Ceramics at Eastside Pottery, 6:30-9pm First session of a six-week workshop (link)

4/7 Dienstag Bier German Language Meetup at Applebees in BelRed, 7pm (link) - repeats 5/5

4/8 Bellevue Development Committee meeting 

4/8 All Ages Boardgame Afternoon at the Newport Way Library, 3:30-5:30pm (link) - recurs 5/13, and 6/10

4/8 Seattle Women in Machine Learning and Data Science, Seattle PyLadies, Seattle Spark + AI, and Seattle AI Workshops meet for Women+ AI: Inventing Tomorrow! in Bellevue near Northrup Way, 5:30-8:30pm (link)

4/8 Reading with Rover for elementary students at the Bellevue Library, 6:30-7:30pm (link) - kids read aloud to a certified therapy dog, recurs 5/13

4/8 Planning Commission: Omnibus LUCA and Affordable Housing Strategy post-adoption update

4/8 Finding Hope in Chaotic Times: a conversation at Eastside Baha'i Center, 6:30pm (link)

4/9 TEKKY European Style Academy Training 1-Day Camp in Newport Hills, 9am-noon (link) - ages 11-16, $110, includes the ball

4/9 Mid-day Mindfulness in the James Turrell Skyspace at the Henry Art Gallery at UW in Seattle, 11:30 (link) - recurs on 5/14

4/9 Bellevue South Asian Women Entrepreneurs Coffee Meet, noon (link)

4/9 My Owners Circle Eastside at Bis on Main, 3-4:30pm (link) - second Thursdays

4/9 Preschool (ages 3-5) Art Cart at the Newport Way Library, 4-5:30pm (link) - recurs 5/14

4/9 Afterschool Teen Makerspace at Crossroads Community Center, ages 13-17, 4-5:30pm (link)

4/9 Sip and Stitch at Rain City Needlepoint, 4-8pm, free (link)

4/9 Thirsty Thursday Business Networking, 4:30pm (link) - repeats on second Thursdays

4/9 Packing with Sarah Murdoch event at Title Nine, 6:30-8pm

4/9 Introduction to Ceramics at Eastside Pottery, 6:30-9pm First session of a six-week workshop (link)

4/10 Eastside B2B Marketing Morning Brew Meetup at Bellevue Technology Center, 9am (link) - recurs 5/8

4/10 Spring Gardening Community Night at Crossroads Community Center, 6-8pm

4/10 Fleur Soiree at their Kirkland location

4/10 Paint and Sip at The Painted Palace, 7-9pm (link)

4/10 Madame Butterfly by Bellevue Opera at Meydenbauer Center, 7:30pm (link) - additional performances on 4/11 and 4/12

4/11 Keep Bellevue Beautiful (link)

4/11 Stillness in Motion: Architectural Long Exposure Hands-on Workshop with photographer Thibault Roland at Downtown Park, $110, 9am-1pm (link) - a virtual talk on 4/6 will prepare participants

4/11 Foraging for basketry and wild crafts at BBG, 10am-noon (link)

4/11 Masa Tortillas and Fresh Salsas kids' cooking class at 21 Acres in Woodinville, for ages 10-14, 10am-12:30pm

4/11 Theatre33 Spring Fest at Crossroads Park, 11-1:30pm

4/11 Planter Workshop at Eastside Pottery, $55, 11-1pm (link)

4/11 Black Girl Scout Magic Volunteer and Caregiver meetup, 11:30-1pm (link)

4/11 Seattle Code and Coffee meets at Lincoln Square in Bellevue, noon-3pm (link)

4/11 Introduction to Cordage at BBG, 1-4pm (link)

4/11 Paint and Sip at The Painted Palace, 7-9pm (link)

4/11 HYPE: The Visual Rave, Bollywood Edition at Mirra, 10pm (link)

4/12 Deadline to apply to Bellevue's new Cultural Conversations Facilitator course (link)

4/12 Spanish Chat at Crossroads Food Court, 9:15am (link) - recurs monthly

4/12 Bellevue Classical Piano Meetup Group at Northwest Pianos in BelRed, 10am-noon (link) - listeners do not need to RSVP

4/12 Madame Butterfly by Bellevue Opera at Meydenbauer Center, 3pm (link)

4/12 Little Red Riding Hood: An Another Story musical in Japanese 赤ずきん ～アナザーストーリー～ by Mimibunko at Bellevue College, 3-5pm (link)

4/13 Monday Night Networking at 13 Coins, 6-8pm (link) - recurs monthly

4/14 Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry's (link)

4/14 MLOps Community AI Agents Summit at Museum of Flight in Seattle, 9am-5:30pm (luma)- save20 discount code

4/14 Bellevue Fiber Arts Club meets at NBCC

4/15 Bellevue Consult and Connect for mental health providers, 9-11:30am (link) - recurs on 3rd Wednesdays

4/15 ChargeReady Bellevue Webinar, noon-1pm (link) - for multifamily property owners, HOAs, and multifamily residents interested in adding EV charging - learn about free technical assistance

4/15 After School Story Hour at Newport Way Library with games, crafts, and a read-along for ages 5 and older, 4:30-6pm (link) - recurs 5/20

4/15 Networking After Hours with the Chamber and Akopyan Group, 5-6:30pm (link)

4/15 Greener Living Class: Repair and renew everyday items at the Lake Hills Library, free, pre-register, 6-7pm (link)

4/15 Big Data Bellevue Meetup at Bellevue Library, 6:30-7:30pm (link) - also 5/20 and 6/17

4/15 You Were Created Noble: a conversation at Eastside Baha'i Center, 6:30pm (link)

4/16 OBMA monthly meeting at 520 Bar & Grill, 8:30-9:30am - local residents, employees , and business owners in Old Bellevue are welcome to attend, free

4/16 Audubon Bird Walk, 9-10:30am, $5 (link) - this event will fill up

4/16 Chamber Lunch, 11:30-1pm (link)

4/16 Bright Horizons' Artsy Thursday - 3:30-5pm at the Spring District location, 4-6pm at the main Bellevue location

4/16 Cloud Native Seattle meets at the Bellevue City Center building, 5-7:30pm (link)

4/16 Eastside Pride In-Person Community Meeting at Terry's Kitchen, 5:30-7pm (link)

4/16 Bellevue Square Trend Lab Spring Workshop, 6-7:30pm

4/16 Cibo x Browne Wine Pairing Dinner, $41+ gratuity, 6-8pm (link)

4/17 PNW Accessibility Professionals meets at SeaTac for networking and a presentation on the airport's SEA Access program, 10am-noon (link)

4/17 Pilates for Gardeners, 2-3pm (link)

4/17 Floral Arrangement Class at the BelRed Arts Studio, 4-5pm - early bird signup before 4/6 to save $10

4/17 BYT's Storybook Series: The Boy Who Cried Monster, 7pm - this performance is mostly sold out, but there are additional performances on 4/19, 4/24, 4/25, and 4/26

4/18 Bellevue Square Spring Edit Runway Show, 8:30-10am

4/18 Volunteer with the City of Bellevue to do an Earth Day cleanup at Wilburton Hill Park

4/18 EarthFest 2026 at Bellevue Botanical Garden, 11am-3pm (link)- sustainability resources, garden tours, activities, live music, and food.

4/18-4/19 International Children's Friendship Festival in Seattle at the Seattle Center, 11am-6pm

4/18 Woodinville Spring Market Fair, 10am-4pm

4/18-4/19 Town Hall Seattle's Night of Ideas 2026 in Seattle (link)

4/18 Math Club at Bellevue Library features Logic Puzzles - Grades K-5, 2-4pm

4/18 Lego Block Party at Newport Way Library, ages 4+, 2-4pm (link) - recurs 5/16

4/18 Kids' Day Away at Samena Club, K-5th grade, 2:30-8:30pm - must pre-register

4/18 Cebiche & Pisco Workshop at La Mar, 4-5pm (link)

4/18 Bellevue College Diamond Jubilee 60th Anniversary Gala, 5:30pm (link)

4/19 Bellevue Square Glow Series: Yoga Edition with TruFusioin, 9:30-11am

4/19 Scout Day at the Garden, K-3rd grade Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts, 12:30-3pm (link)

4/19 BYT's Storybook Series: The Boy Who Cried Monster, 2pm - additional performances on 4/24, 4/25, and 4/26

4/19-5/2 Seattle Restaurant Week includes many Bellevue restaurants

4/20 Medic One presents free CPR, AED, and first aid classes in Wilburton, 4-8pm (link)

4/20 Parking Reform Data Walk - open house about changes coming to Bellevue, 5:30-7:30pm (link) - there will also be a 5/6 event in Crossroads and a virtual lunchtime event on 5/8

4/21 Quiet Reading Party at Bellevue Library, 5:30-7:30pm (link) - pizza will be provided

4/21 Greener Living Class: 3D printing replacement parts with the Bellevue Library Makerspace, free, pre-register, 6-7pm (link)

4/21 Home Buying and Selling class at Keller Williams Realty, 6pm (link)

4/22 Earth Day Forest Bathing in the Garden at BBG, 10:30am-12:30pm (link)

4/22 Virtual Briefing on the Tax Increment Financing for the Grand Connection Crossing. 6-7:30pm (link)

4/22 Masterclass for Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra, free and open to the public in Redmond, 6:30-8:30pm (link) - Cello, Viola, Double Bass, Clarinet, Trumpet

4/23 Seattle/Bellevue Apache DataFusion meetup at Databricks, 5:30-8pm (link)

4/23 Public Briefing on the Tax Increment Financing for the Grand Connection Crossing at City Hall, 6-7:30pm  (link) - we recently received federal funding to cover about 1% of the project cost - find out how the rest of the funds will be obtained.

4/23 Bellevue Womens' Book Club discusses  I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue, 6:30-8:30pm (link)

4/23 Singing Circle at Toloka in BelRed, free, 6:30-8:30pm (link)

4/24 First session of Leadership Eastside's Executive Insight workshop for senior leaders, 9am-4pm, second session is 5/1

4/24 Make Your Own Recycled Artwork at the BelRed Arts Studio, free, 4-6pm - artist-in-residence Fred Lisaius will be guiding this event.

4/24 Crossroads Community Room Board Game meetup with Japan Seattle ABC Network, 6-8:30pm (link) - Japanese and English language learners welcome, may go to Applebee's afterward - recurs 5/22, and 6/26

4/24 Artist Reception for William Cook at Happy Time Studio in Issaquah, free, 6-9pm (link)

4/24-4/26 BYT's Storybook Series: The Boy Who Cried Monster, 2pm and 7pm performances

4/24-4/26 Kodachrome performance by Technically Thespians in Redmond, $25 (link)

4/24 Open Mic Night at Third Culture Coffee, 7-9pm - signup at 6pm

4/24 Paint and Sip at NWAC: Hearts and Roses, 7-9pm

4/25 Keep Bellevue Beautiful (link)

4/25 Open House for the new Fire Station 10 

4/25 Master Gardener Foundation class: Fire Prevention for Your Yard at the Lake Hills Greenbelt, free, 10-11:30am (link)

4/25 Native Plant Sale at BBG, 10am-2pm

4/25-4/26 Bellevue Square Style Code Consultations, 45-minute sessions, 10-5pm

4/25 ARC Lifeguard Recertification class at Bellevue Club, 10am-8pm (link) - recurs 4/26, 5/30, 5/31, 6/27, and 6/28

4/25 Sheep Shearing at Kelsey Creek Farm, 11am-4pm, free (link, link) - shuttles from Wilburton P&R and Bannerwood will be provided

4/25 Math Club at Bellevue Library features Origami - Grades K-5, 2-4pm

4/25 ONGO annual gallery costume party at Ryan James in Kirkland, 6-9pm (link)

4/26 All In For Autism 5k at Downtown Park, family friendly, dogs welcome (link)

4/26 NPA Spring Plant Sale at BBG, 10am-1pm (link)

4/26 Artvana Paint and Sip at Redd Dog "Orange Blossoms", 1pm (link)

4/26 Art Commons: Creative Summit at Yuan Ru Art Center, 2-5pm

4/28 Bellevue LifeSpring's Step Up to the Plate benefit luncheon, 11am-1pm (link)

4/28 Corks and Canvas: Basket of Tulips at Suite, 6pm (link)

4/29 Leadership Eastside's LE 101 Learning Event for CORE Experience at GIX, 11:30am-1pm - hear from alumni and get an overview of the program

4/29 KCLS Board of Trustees Meeting, 5pm

4/29 Masterclass for Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra, free and open to the public in Redmond, 6:30-8:30pm (link) - Violin, Flute, Double Reed, Horn, Low Brass

4/30 Celebrating Dreams - Business Impact NW highlights women-owned businesses at this showcase in Seattle, 4-7pm (link)

4/30 Greener Living Class: Swap Single Use Plastics, virtual class, free, pre-register, 6-7pm (link)

4/30 Be a Garden Nurturer BBG class, 7-8:30pm, virtual (link)

5/1 Storytime at BBG for Preschoolers, 10-10:30am (link)

5/1-5/3 The Little Mermaid Jr at Theatre 33, performances at 6:30pm, 12pm, and 4pm (link)

5/1 Bellevue Comedy Night: Brad Upton at Meydenbauer Theatre, Dry Bar Comedy, show is 13+, 7:30pm (link)

5/1 Teen Lifeguard Skills Clinic with SPLASHForward, 8-9pm (link) do an endurance test and learn basic rescues, followed by a pizza social

5/2 Fuchsia and Daylily sale at BBG, 9am-2pm

5/2 Carnation Farms Spring Market in Carnation, 10am-3pm (link) - over 20 local artisan vendors, hourly crop and livestock tours, pizza oven, live music

5/2 Talk Derby to Me at W Bellevue, 2:30-5:30pm (link) - cocktails, DJ, and Derby-day glam. Prizes for best hat

5/2 Sadhana Rabindra Utsab at Bellevue College's Carlson Theatre, 4-7pm

5/5 PEPS Benefit Luncheon at Seattle Center, 11am-1pm (link)

5/6 Walk and Roll to School day (there will be events all week)

5/6 KidsQuest Children's Museum Spring Fundraiser, BizQuest at Meydenbauer Center, 8-9:30am (link)

5/6 Info Session for the RSVP volunteer matching program from Solid Ground (ages 55+), virtual, 10am-12pm

5/6 Floral Arrangement class at BelRed Arts Studio, 4-5pm (link) - discount for early signups

5/6 Parking Reform Data Walk - open house about changes coming to Bellevue, 5:30-7:30pm (link) - there will also be a virtual lunchtime event on 5/8

5/6 Seattle Adult Casual Baseball starts season at Wilburton Hill Park, $99 for the 16 game season - every Wednesday from 6-8:30pm, registration is open now

5/8 Parking Reform Data Walk - noon-1:15pm (link) - learn about changes coming to Bellevue

5/9 Keep Bellevue Beautiful - Somerset, 9am (link)

5/9 and 5/10 Alice In Wonderland, an IBT For Children production at Meydenbauer Center Theatre, 1-5pm

5/9 Puranava Indian Heritage and Cultural Festival at Crossroads Park, 11am-6pm (link)- dance, music, food, crafts, a Heritage Village, and kids can pre-register for Quiz Competition

5/13 Bike Everywhere Day

5/13 Eastside B2B Professional Alliance networking at Lincoln Square, 11:30-1pm (link)

5/16 Meet me at the Henry (Seattle), 11am (link)

5/16 Lego Block Party at Newport Way Library, ages 4+, 2-4pm (link)

5/16 Champions of Youth Gala to support Boys and Girls Club of Bellevue

5/20 Bellevue College Annual Job Fair, 11:30am-2pm (link) - you don't need to be a student to participate

5/23 Keep Bellevue Beautiful - West Bellevue (link)

5/23 Basics of Successful Vegetable Growing at the Bellevue Demonstration Garden, 10-11:30am (link)

5/27 Beyond the Build Habitat for Humanity Annual Luncheon

5/29 Paint at Sip: Mom's Bouquet at Northwest Arts Center, 7-9pm

5/29 Jake La Botz performs at Spring District Studios, 8pm-midnight (link) - They're Coming For Me deftly ties threads from La Botz's background in Chicago blues, gospel, early rock 'n roll, American folksong traditions, and a dash of country twang into a grooving knot of warm-timbred Americana.

5/30 Pollinator Fest at 21 Acres in Woodinville

5/30 Bellevue Chamber Chorus concert "Let's Dance" at First United Methodist Church on 108th, 7:30pm (link) - includes professional dancers performing a galliard, hora, Irish dance, Csardas, samba, salsa, merengue, tango, and swing - there will also be a Seattle performance on 5/31

6/1-6/2 fwd:cloudsec at Meydenbauer Center (link)

6/4-6/5 Innovate QA 2026 at the Westin (link)

6/7 Shades of Brilliance Art Walk in Downtown Park, noon-6pm (link) - a celebration of BIPOC artistry, culture, and community

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