Fifth and sixth grade students from Alcott, Dickinson, Einstein, Rosa Parks and Wilder Elementary schools have the opportunity to be a part of the music department at Evergreen Junior High School.
A parent information night, about the elementary bands program, will be held at Evergreen Junior High, 6900 208th Ave. NE in Redmond, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14. Beginning Band classes will start on Monday, Sept. 20.
A Q&A with Kirkland’s 32-year-old single father, Jason Mesnick, who was on ABCs “The Bachelorette” show last season.
Autumn is both glorious and bittersweet for parents whose young adult children are leaving for college.
The term “Empty Nest Syndrome” was coined decades ago, when mothers traditionally stayed at home and many fathers weren’t terribly involved with child-rearing. Back then, women stereotypically “fell apart” or “lost their sense of worth” when children went off on their own.
The concept of Empty Nest Syndrome may not be exactly the same today. Many moms now work outside of the home and plenty of dads are caregivers, as well. Still, parents of either gender may feel sad or anxious when their son or daughter goes away to college.
Inspired by the wildly popular Fox TV series “Glee,” the City of Redmond’s Old Fire House Teen (OFH) Center will form its very own “OFH Glee Club” this fall.
The Master Chorus Eastside (MCE) is celebrating its 20th anniversary and holding auditions in all sections.
Redmond’s Gotta Dance begins its 20th anniversary season on Sept. 2, offering ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical and hip-hop classes for ages 2 to adults.
Formerly located on Redmond Way, Gotta Dance moved into its present, 12,000-square-foot facility at 17945 NE 65th St. seven years ago and serves more than 700 students. Not even the Great Recession has diminished the popularity of its programs, according to owners Mari Ann Lawler and Maggie Mitchell-Wagner.
Redmond resident Steve Holetz is director of The BoneBat Comedy of Horrors Film Fest, coming to The Big Picture at Redmond Town Center, from 6 p.m.-midnight Thursday, Sept. 2.
In the heart of downtown Redmond, an unassuming building on a quiet, tree-lined street is a safe haven of hope and help for women, children and families who’ve been displaced from their homes by financial hardship or domestic violence.
The YWCA Family Village, 16601 NE 80th St., provides transitional housing, child care, career coaching and work-appropriate clothing, so that clients can focus on becoming self-sufficient.
Faith Lutheran Church members (left to right) Saville Gardner, Karla Stalwick and Doris Townsend sort donations of school supplies for low-income Redmond Elementary students on Aug. 25. Nearly 2,000 items, from backpacks to water color sets, were donated by Faith Lutheran congregants and Trilogy residents through the Trilogy for Kids program.
SecondStory Repertory, the professional theatre at Redmond Town Center, opens its 12th season with the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Dinner with Friends” by Donald Marguiles.
Who says the French don’t care for Americans?
Three local teens, including two Redmond High School (RHS) students, won gold medals and even made the front page of a French newspaper, Le Progrès, after triumphing over teams from 28 other countries at the F3J World Championships in Dole, France earlier this month.
“Girls Have Talent,” an eclectic showcase of young female musicians from Redmond, will be the attraction at the free Arts in the Parks Teen Night at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20 outside Redmond City Hall, 15670 NE 85th St.
The second annual “Thrill the World: Zombie Dance and Block Party” is set to lurch its way into Redmond Town Center on Saturday, Oct. 23.
The event will be a fundraiser for children’s educational programs at SecondStory Repertory.
The popular vegetable race made a triumphant return to the Redmond Saturday Market Aug. 14.
In an effort to make the market an event for the whole family, the Redmond Zucchini 500 took place last Saturday after a 20-year hiatus. Children constructed cars out of zucchini and carrots and then raced them on a downhill track for prizes.
Alejandro Escovedo and his band The Sensitive Boys will be part of the line-up as the No Depression Festival 2010 comes to King County’s Marymoor Park in Redmond on Saturday, Aug. 21.
The Hollywood District Art Walk happens on the fourth Thursday of each month and is sponsored by the Sammamish Valley Arts Center. The next walk is scheduled from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26.
The Redmond Historical Society will meet from 10:30 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 11 at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, 16600 NE 80th St.
Redmond’s Poet Laureate, Rebecca Meredith, a 20-year Redmond resident and first president of the Redmond Association of Spokenword, will speak about the “power of place” and how poets’ works and audience responses are shaped by places in their past and present.
A Back-to-School Bash, featuring arts, crafts and a thrift store fashion show, is scheduled from 6-10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10 at the Old Fire House (OFH) Teen Center, 16510 NE 79th St. in downtown Redmond. Admission is $7 at the door or $5 with a winter coat donation for foster kids.
Redmond Youth Partnership Advisory Committee (RYPAC) wraps up its series of free outdoor movies this weekend and next.
Join a sing-along of classic ABBA hits during the showing of “Mamma Mia” at dusk Saturday, Aug. 14 at Idylwood Park Beach, 3650 W. Lake Sammamish Parkway NE.
Spiritual and humanitarian leader Radhanath Swami, author of the recently published book “The Journey Home,” will make speaking appearances in Redmond and Sammamish this week.
From 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, Swami will be featured at a book-signing event at Soul Food Books, 15748 Redmond Way in downtown Redmond.
