Last Friday morning, many students, as well as a few staff and faculty at Redmond Elementary School, arrived on campus in costume.
But these outfits were not for Halloween. From sports uniforms to traditional ethnic garb, they were dressed up to celebrate the school’s second annual United Nations Day.
With nearly 24 million people in the United States living with diabetes and more than 186,000 of them younger than 20 years old, a group of Redmond teens are working to spread awareness about the disease.
In the hours leading up to the 15th Annual Reaching Out Luncheon for Redmond-based Hopelink, a soft spoken John Legend eloquently shared his passion for education reform and solving the issue of poverty in America.
Head out to the City of Redmond’s Farrel-McWhirter Farm Park, 19545 NE Redmond Rd. on Saturday, Oct. 23 for fall harvest fun.
The Lake Washington College Foundation will hold its annual Pathways to Learning benefit breakfast fundraiser from 7:30-9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, on the main Lake Washington Technical College (LWTC) campus, 11605 132nd Ave. NE. in Kirkland. In addition to the Kirkland campus, LWTC has branch campuses in Redmond and Duvall.
Sixteen young people from Redmond will be featured in this year’s Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) production of “Nutcracker, running Nov. 26-Dec. 27 at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, 305 Harrison St., Seattle.
Redmond Mayor John Marchione and Rep. Larry Springer of the state’s 45th Legislative District are among elected officials in the state of Washington who have joined with Gov. Chris Gregoire and the Sierra Club to push for stronger fuel efficiency standards.
A free presentation about global health and Tuberculosis (TB) will be offered at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26 at the Redmond Regional Library, 15990 NE 85th St.
Pedestrians and cyclists can expect some extra company along the Sammamish River Trail over the next few months as King County sewer utility crews repair an aging sewer line near Woodinville.
SecondStory Repertory (SSR), the professional theater company at Redmond Town Center, kicks off its Children’s Theater Series with “Harriet’s Halloween Candy,” playing Oct. 29-Nov. 14.
The Redmond-based Eastside Symphony presents its “Idylls, Dances, Leningrad” concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16 at the Redmond High School Performing Arts Center, 17272 NE 104th St.
Farrel-McWhirter Park, 19545 Redmond Road, is the perfect, scenic spot for fun recreation during sunny fall days.
Got Steampunk? Downtown Redmond’s Pacific Northwest Costume shop does.
Pacific Northwest Costume owner Sherrill Taylor said the Steampunk craze began brewing a couple of years ago and is intensifying with Halloween and a regional Steampunk convention on the horizon.
Redmond-based singer-songwriter Brian Ellefson has released a CD, “Panoramic View,” and will perform a free show at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14 at Crossroads Mall, Northeast 8th Street and 156th Avenue Northeast in Bellevue.
Value Village second-hand stores, including the Redmond location at 16771 Redmond Way, are inviting Halloween costume-challenged customers to free, weekly Costume Catwalk fashion events throughout the month of October.
St. Jude Catholic Church, 10526 166th Ave. NE in Redmond, invites community members to its monthly “All God’s Children” liturgy for people with special needs, their families, friends and caregivers.
Redmond Association of Spokenword (RASP) presents a free, half-day program for local teens called “Open Mic 101,” a poetry and performance workshop from noon-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23 at the Redmond Regional Library, 15990 NE 95th St. in downtown Redmond.
RSVP at teen_workshop@rasp.cc.
The saying “use it or lose it” refers to brain power and mental clarity as much as it applies to the connection between exercise and physical health.
Redmond lyric tenor/baritone Kim Cooney will act the supporting role of Dr. Grimwig when Seattle Theatre Group presents a Lyric Opera Northwest production of “Oliver!” at the historic Moore Theatre in Seattle, at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17.
A Redmond educator received an unexpected thrill — a trip to New York City, a fashion makeover, an appearance on “The Martha Stewart Show” and cash for her classroom and her school, as one of seven winners of the nationwide Jones New York In the Classroom awards for excellence in teaching.
