Redwood Theatre presents two fundraising events for its upcoming 2011 season.
“The Rat Pack Cabaret” runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Oct. 1-9. Redwood Theatre teams up with The Cabaret Laboratory, Jeannette d’Armand, Kelly Willis and Lola Productions to present a “Rat Pack” inspired evening of classic American standards, with music direction by Todd Hulet.
Redmond resident Leona Locke uses a long roller to paint the high walls of a preschool classroom during the Friday (Sept. 24) Day of Caring cleanup at Encompass, a children’s services organization headquartered in North Bend.
SecondStory Repertory (SSR), the professional theater at Redmond Town Center, presents “The Turn of the Screw,” written by Jeffrey Hatcher and adapted from the 19th century Henry James novella, Oct. 1-23.
“The Turn of the Screw” is a gothic ghost story in which a governess is hired to take care of two children at a county manor. That’s when strange things begin to happen.
Members of Evergreen A’s Model ‘A’ Club celebrated International Model ‘A’ Ford Day on Saturday, Sept. 18.
Redmond residents George and Ila Sage led the vintage auto tour in their 1929 Roadster Model A pickup.
Overlake Hospital Medical Center and Group Health will host the Seattle area’s third Walk from Obesity on Saturday, Sept. 25 at Bellevue Downtown Park, 1001 NE 4th St., Bellevue. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. and KING 5’s Meeghan Black will be on hand to kick off the walk at 10:15 a.m.
Juggler/comedian Bob Bailey III balances a pin on his nose during his performance at Good Fest, a fun-filled, family event…
The Arc of the United States has announced that Redmond resident Margaret-Lee Thompson is the recipient of their national “Advocacy Matters!” award.
Stroller Strides of Redmond will hold a two-year anniversary celebration at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28 at Redmond Town Center.
New moms and their babies are invited to take a free preview class at that time.
The Redmond Drama Boosters will host a giant “garage sale” to benefit the Theatre Arts department from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the Redmond High School (RHS) cafeteria, 17272 NE 104th St.
“Girls’ Night Out,” an Evergreen Hospital Medical Center and “Spirit of Women” event, will feature samplers of chocolate and spa treatments, an ask-the-expert session and a female comedian. The event will be held from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, at Laughs Comedy Spot, 12099 124th Ave. NE, Kirkland.
Dr. Demento would be so proud.
Redmond’s Old Fire House (OFH) Teen Center, long famous for its all-ages rock concerts, now features a Weird Instrument Club, dedicated to adventurous music-making.
The club has been meeting Thursday evenings throughout the summer at 16510 NE 79th St. and plans to continue through the fall. There’s no fee to join and all local teens are welcome.
The Redmond Reporter, Redmond Town Center and Village Roadshow Gold Class Cinemas co-hosted a “Women in Business” networking event Sept. 14 at the Gold Class Cinemas.
From left, Sarah Asplund, Camille Decker, Holland Seamons, members of the local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, participated in a Day of Service on Saturday at Hartman Park, where about 90 volunteers removed invasive plants. The Day of Service featured volunteers working at other Redmond open spaces, including removing invasive plants and cleanup at Ferrel-McWhirter Park and at the Redmond Watershed preserve. In addition, about 45 volunteers prepared the South Field at 60 Acres Park for the Lake Washington Youth Soccer Association.
Volunteers are needed in Redmond to help count the number of people who walk or bike to their destinations.
The information gathered this fall will be used to track progress toward the state’s goal of increasing bicycling and walking in Washington and reducing the number of vehicle miles driven.
Game Stop at Redmond Town Center will host a midnight release of the “Halo 4” video game on Monday, Sept. 13 (Monday night going into Tuesday morning).
St. Jude Catholic Church, 10526 166th Ave. NE in Redmond, will celebrate its monthly “All God’s Children” liturgy for people with special needs, their families, friends and caregivers at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11. All are invited and you do not need to be Catholic.
Shane Lynch, the executive chef at Evergreen Hospital Medical Center in Kirkland, made a recent guest appearance at the Redmond Saturday Market.
Lynch, 28, has been at Evergreen since the fall of 2008. According to a press release, “he has transformed Evergreen’s hospital food into talked-about fare both for patients and employees. Since his arrival, business at the hospital’s Images Cafe have increased 25 percent.”
The Girls Unlimited conference, a program to empower and inspire teen girls in Redmond, will take place from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25 at the Redmond Senior Center, 8703 160th Ave. NE.
Darby Gerking, known as “Mr. Darby” delights local youths with songs and stories during Kids Day at the Redmond Saturday…
Redmond High School junior Jessica Christian is one of four teen leaders in the Vote 4 Hope campaign sponsored by the Children’s Rare Disease Network.
