5/9 Minis and Blooms walk-up event at Chik-fil-A Bellevue, 8-10am – create your own bouquet – easy walk from light rail
5/9 Keep Bellevue Beautiful – Somerset, 9am (link)
5/9 Saturday morning walk at Downtown Park, 9am (link) – recurs weekly
5/9 Small Business Spend Like it Matters Saturday at Bellden, bag of granola with purchase of food and drink
5/9 CPR/AED and First Aid Training with the Medic One Foundation, 9am (Eventbrite)
5/9-5/10 Mother’s Day DIY Flower Bar at Downtown Park, 9am-4pm – run by Mercer Island HS entrepreneurship students
5/9 Teddy Bear Clinic at KidsQuest Museum, 9:30am-noon (link) – bring your bear to meet the UW student doctors and practice suturing and listen to heartbeats as your bear gets a full checkup. $20/$12
5/9 Leica Store Bellevue invites you to a Pre-Mother’s Day photo meet at Bellevue Botanical Garden, 10am-noon (link)
5/9 Fire Station 6 Open House, 10am-2pm – use a simulated fire extinguisher, test your emergency reeparedness skills, and more! Easy walk from the light rail
5/9 Garage clothing store opening at Bellevue Square, 10am, – gift for those who are first to attend
5/9 Card Fest NW at Embassy Suites, free for kids 13 and under, $10 adults, 10am-5pm
5/9 Bug Smashing (UX) Whackathon at Bellevue College, 10am-3pm (link) – No experience needed. Testers (both human and AI) will go table to table, probing each startup’s software, finding bugs, and providing invaluable UX feedback to local startup founders. Free for humans, $199 for startups (link), $299 for AI software entrants.
5/9 Bellevue Demonstration Garden Spring Plant Sale, 10am-2pm (link)
5/9 The Shipyard x Lovable: Build Day at Blueprint, $30, 10:30am-4:30pm (link) – request to join, open to women, men may join as a community ally, beginner-friendly, lunch and 100 Lovable credits included
5/9 BelRed Run Club celebrates AANHPI month with a run/walk and food crawl starting at Downtown Park, 10:30am – RSVP on Strava, Event is at capacity (100 people have registered), free
5/9 World Kids School BelRed Grand Opening offers free activities for kids, 10:30am-1pm
5/9 Puranava Indian Heritage and Cultural Festival at Crossroads Park, free, 11am-6pm (Eventbrite)- dance, music, food, crafts, a Heritage Village, and kids can pre-register for the Quiz Competition. There will be a puppet show from the Dancing Peacock Puppet Company at 1:45pm, and you can book a free spot for the puppet show (Eventbrite)
5/9 Registration opens for Bellevue Library Makerspace’s Intro to 3D printing class on 5/16, 11:30am (link)
5/9 Kiss Me Kate at Sammamish High School, adult tickets $15, 11am and 7pm
5/9 Cavalier Spaniel meetup at Robinswood, 11am-1pm (link)
5/9 Bellevue Lifestyle Magazine hosts Bellevue in Bloom, an event on Mercer Island to celebrate women, $100, 11am-2pm (link)
5/9 Cheers Board Games at Bellevue Library, 11am-5:30pm (link)
5/9 TheCookingAuntie pop-up at Young Tea, noon-2pm – pandan kaya and pandan cloud roll
5/9 Second annual Cross-Cultural Art Exhibition: Bellevue Welcomes the World at Yuan Ru Art Gallery in BelRed, noon-5pm (link) – exhibition continues until 5/19
5/9 Aesthetics Event with Pinch at Jo Malone London, noon-4pm
5/9 Mom and Me – Sugar & Tea at Samena, $15, 1-3pm (link) – tea party and cookie decorating
5/9 AI PM Skills Workshop: From Discovery to Prototyping with Seattle Tech Forum and PDMA Seattle in Yarrow Bay, $25, 1-3:30pm (link)
5/9 and 5/10 Alice In Wonderland, an IBT For Children production at Meydenbauer Center Theatre, 1-5pm
5/9 Densho Community Preservation (archival) Day at Bellevue Library, 1:30-5pm (link)
5/9 Sensory Friendly Open Swim at Samena, 2-4pm (link)
5/9 Math Club at Bellevue Library: Board Games for kids K-5, 2-4pm (link) – different activities each week
5/9 Romeo and Juliet at Bellevue Youth Theatre, 2pm and 7pm
5/9 Improv for Technology Professionals at Theatre 33, $50, 2-4pm (link)
5/9 Registration opens for the Bellevue Library Makerspace – Print Your Own Mug Class, free, 13+, which will be held on 5/16, 3:30pm (link)
5/9 Eastside FIRE Goal Sharing and Budgets at Capital One Cafe, 4-6pm (link)
5/9 Ukrainian Business and Tech Networking Night, 4-7pm (link)
5/9 Shape the Future gala for Rainier Athletes, 5:30pm(link)
5/9 Natya Uisav solo dance recital Harini at Bellevue College, 6pm
5/8-5/9 First weekend of Theatre 33’s Diagnostic réservé by Jean-Pierre Martinez, a dark comedy set in a hospital waiting room, where strangers await life-changing news, French with English subtitles, 8pm (link)
5/9 Lagers and Laughs at Northwest Brewing in Redmond, 8pm (Eventbrite)
5/9 Luckytown: A High Octane Tribute to the Boss (Springsteen) at Bake’s Place, 6pm and 8:30pm (link)
5/9 Latin Nights at Mirra, 10pm-2am (link)
5/10 BelRed Run Club ten mile run starting at South Kirkland P&R (technically in Bellevue), 9am – register on Strava
5/10 Shut Up and Write at Cafe Hagen, 9-10am (link) – recurs weekly
5/10 Mother’s Day Brunch at the Westin, 9am and noon seatings (link), Carts and Carousels brunch at Ascend, 10am-3pm, $145, The Lakehouse, $62, seatings 8am-3pm (link) Central Bar and Restaurant, $60, Bellden Social Club afternoon tea at 3pm and 4pm $68-98
5/10 Eastside Coffee Crawl meets at Dote Lincoln Square, 10am-noon (link)
5/10 Weekly founder and investor Dance meetup at Coffee Dance Studio, $20, 10:30am (luma)
5/10 Hamlet and Hamnet discussion at Bellevue Library, 12:30-2:30pm (link) – there are other dates available as well
5/10 Mother’s Day Gond Art Experience at Yuan Ru Art Gallery, 1pm (Eventbrite)
5/10 Russian Storytime at Bellevue Library, 1-1:30pm (link) – also 5/17
5/10 Board Games and Boba with the Millenial Social Club at Lincoln Square, 1-5pm (link) – recurs weekly
5/10 Registration opens for the Bellevue Library Makerspace – Intro to the Laser Cutter class, held on 5/17, 1:30pm (link)
5/10 Held: A Mother’s Day Sauna event at Fyre Sauna in Redmond, 4pm (link)
5/10 Bhajan Sandhya at Bellevue Hindu Temple, 5pm
5/10 Tribute to the Carpenters: Feat. Sue Nixon and the Bake’s Place All Stars at Bake’s Place, 7-8:30pm (doors open at 5pm) (link)
5/11 Fire Station 10 Tour with Bellevue 2030 District, $35, 3-4:30pm (link) – canceled
5/11 PSCTM Spring 2026 Dinner and talk about gifted education pedagogy at St. Madeleine Sophie School, $15, 5pm (Eventbrite)
5/11 Monday Night Networking at 13 Coins, 6-8pm (link) – recurs monthly
5/11 Full Moon Meditation at Downtown Park, 6:30-8:30pm (link)
5/12 Tuesday Trails 50+ Hike to Franklin Falls, $8, 10am-2pm (link) – meet at NBCC and ride to the trailhead
5/12 Bellevue Fiber Arts Club meets at NBCC, free and volunteer-led, for adults, 1-3pm – recurs 6/9, 7/14, and 8/11 – volunteers needed
5/12 Meet the Bees at KidsQuest: Pollinator Celebration, 2-4pm
5/12 Startup425 Accelerator Cohort 4 Demo Day in Renton, 4-6pm
5/12 Homework Help for K-12 at Newport Way Library, 5-7pm (link) – weekly through 6/9
5/12 Bob Ferguson fundraiser in Bellevue, 5:30pm
5/12 Greener Living Series: Make Homemade and Healthy Cleaners, Newport Way Library, 6-7pm, registration required
5/12 Registration opens for the Bellevue Library Makerspace Intro to Autodesk Fusion class, held on 5/19, 6-7pm (link)
5/12 ISACA Annual General Meeting and Operationalizing AI Governance at Scale at Embassy Suites, 6pm (Eventbrite)
5/12 Soccer Season Opener with Midlakes United v. Bellevue Athletic match on their shared home field, 6:30pm (link)
5/12 Sunset Paddle on Meydenbauer Bay, 6:30pm (link)
5/12 Calligraphy Class at Suite, $65, 6:30-8pm (link) – includes a starter calligraphy kit that’s yours to keep
5/12 Queer Climb Night at Edgeworks Bellevue, 7pm (Eventbrite)
5/13 Bike Everywhere Day Celebration stations at Evergreen Point lookout on the 520 Trail and on the I-90 trail at 109th, 7-10am
5/13 Clean Buildings Performance Standard Coffee Panel at City Hall, $30, 9:30-11am, (link)
5/13 Medicare 101 presentation at Overlake Medical Center, free 9:30am (link) – this program is offered monthly
5/13 Bellevue Chamber hosts Eastside B2B Professional Alliance networking at Lincoln Square, 11:30-1pm (link)
5/13 Newport Way Library Teen Volunteer Council Meeting, grades 9-12, 2-3:30pm (link)
5/13 Visit Bellevue’s BOOST for sports tourism in Bellevue at Meydenbauer Center, 3-4:30pm
5/13 All Ages Boardgame Afternoon at the Newport Way Library, 3:30-5:30pm (link) – recurs 6/10
5/13 Bridging Data, Security, and AI – A Seattle Data AI and Security meetup at Bellevue City Hall, 4:30-8pm (link) – Speakers from Cogzia, Andesite, and Upwork
5/13 Pruning Basics class with Plant Amnesty at BBG, $15, 6-7pm (link)
5/13 Mingo (Musical Bingo) at the Brown Family Vineyards Tasting Room, 6-8pm, free to pre-register (link) – repeats 5/27, 6/10, and 6/24
5/13 Annual Vendor Showcase at Armada Design Center, 6-8pm – for designers and industry professionals, free food and drinks
5/13 Creating Communites of Hope at Eastside Baha’i Center, 6:30pm (link)
5/14 Bellevue Botanical Garden is hiring a weekend gardener, applications close May 14th. (link)
5/14 Bellevue Chamber’s Executive Business Roundtable: Sit Down w/ Dow Constantine at the Bellevue Club, 7:30-9am (link) – for chamber members
5/14 Northwest Summit for Financial Professionals at Meydenbauer Center
5/14 Mending Circle at Bellevue Library Makerspace, 13+, 11am-noon (link) – recurs weekly through 6/25
5/14 Mid-day Mindfulness in the James Turrell Skyspace at the Henry Art Gallery at UW in Seattle, 11:30 (link)
5/14 My Owners Circle Eastside at Bis on Main, 3-4:30pm (link) – second Thursdays
5/14 Preschool (ages 3-5) Art Cart at the Newport Way Library, 4-5:30pm (link) – recurs monthly – event has been canceled
5/14 Flower Hour: The Rock Garden class at BBG, $15, 5-6pm (link)
5/14 Old Bellevue Wine Walk, VIP entry starts at 4pm, GA at 5:30pm
5/14 Thirsty Thursday business networking, free, 4:30pm (Eventbrite)
5/14 BelRed Run Club Thursday Run/Walk starting from Downtown Park, 5:30pm – register on Strava
5/14 Spanish Practicing Meetup at Bellden Cafe, 5:30-6:30pm (link) – recurs every other Thursday through early summer
5/14 Yoga in the Park with Art of Living, 6-7:30pm (link)
5/14 Cultural Conversations event at Crossroads Community Center, 6:30-8pm
5/14 Thursday Thrillers Book Club: Whose Body by Dorothy Sayers, 6:30-8:30pm (link)
5/14 Seattle Singles Event (25-40) at Dave and Buster’s in Bellevue, 7pm (Eventbrite)
5/15 DAMA Day Data Management conference at Meydenbauer Center, $125, 7:30am-7pm (link)
5/15 Energy Efficiency Tour of Overlake Medical Center, $30, 9:30-11am (link) – more than 40 efficiency measures that achieved a 16.3% reduction in energy use
5/15 Women’s Networking with CEO Society on Mercer Island, 10am (link) – connect with a community of female founders
5/15 Community Connect: Utilities Budget and Rates Open House at NBCC, 11am-2pm (link) – also 5/20 at SBCC and 5/27 at City Hall
5/15 Saha Summer Soiree at Third Culture Coffee, 6:30-9pm – sold out via what’sapp, but there will be future events
5/15-5/16 Second and final weekend of Theatre 33’s Diagnostic réservé by Jean-Pierre Martinez, a dark comedy set in a hospital waiting room, where strangers await life-changing news, French with English subtitles, 8pm (link)
5/15 Massy Ferguson: Amplified Americana at Bake’s Place, 8-9:30pm (link)
5/16-5/17 Dozer Day in Puyallup, $12, entry 9am-2pm and 9am-1pm (link) – several kid-operator construction activity zones
5/16 Ascend Eucharistic Revival Procession and one-day event at Meydenbauer Center (link)
5/16 Venture Saturday at Bellevue College, $20, 9:30am-8:30pm (link)
5/16 Ecoprint on Paper at BBG, 10am-noon, (link) – class full
5/16-5/17 Chinese Floral Art Exhibition by the Hua Yuan School, free, 10-5pm both days (link)
5/16 Rumba del Barrio salsa and bachata festival at Bravo Dance School, also 5/17 (Eventbrite)
5/16 Photowalk with Kate Hailey at Bellevue Downtown Park, free, 10am (link)
5/16 Spring R&B High Tea presented by Blend Coffee at Elements Apartments, 11am (Eventbrite)
5/16 Meet me at the Henry (Seattle), 11am (link)
5/16 Registration opens for an Autodesk Fusion: Create a Fidget class at Bellevue Library Makerspace, 5/23 11:30-2pm (link)
5/16 Rainbow Elder Play and Connect (board games) at Crossroads Community Center, free, noon-2pm
5/16 Protecting Our Pollinators class at BBG, $15, 1-2:30pm (link)
5/16 Teen Makerspace at Crossroads Community Center, 1-4pm
5/16 King County community repair event at Woodinville Library, 1:30-4:30pm – volunteer fixers help you keep things out of the landfill.
5/16 Chinese Book Group: The Blind Watch-Maker at Bellevue Library, 2-3:30pm (link)
5/16 Lego Block Party at Newport Way Library, ages 4+, 2-4pm (link)
5/16 Math Club at Bellevue Library: Sudoku for kids K-5, 2-4pm (link) – different activities each week
5/16 Diversity in Heritage AANHPI event at Eastside Bahai Center, 3-5pm (link)
5/16 Registration opens for an 3D Slicer (Prusa) class at Bellevue Library Makerspace, 5/23 4-5pm (link)
5/16 Champions of Youth Gala to support Boys and Girls Club of Bellevue – volunteers needed for event set up, reception, general event, auction and event break down support.
5/16 Club Millennial + Black book at Legion Sports Bar, 5pm (Eventbrite)
5/16 Black & Bling Fundraiser by Eastside Friends to support Seattle Children’s Hospital and families, 5pm
5/16 Africa Fashion Week Seattle at Vasa Park Resort in Bellevue, 6-10pm (Eventbrite)
5/16 Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert at Bastyr University Chapel (not Bellevue), also 5/18
5/16 Scott Losse at Forum Social House (comedy), 7pm (Eventbrite) – event not found?
5/16 Taken By the Sky: A Fleetwood Mac Experience at Bake’s Place, 6-7:30pm and 8:30-10pm (link)
5/17 Application Deadline for Bellevue’s Emerging Artist Program, $75k budget for each project
5/17 Intro to Row session at Lake Washington Rowing Club with Outdoor Asian in Seattle, 9-11:30am
5/17 Pilates: The Tempo Edit at Fabletics Bellevue Square, 9:30-11am (Eventbrite)
5/17 Lululemon x Aya Pilates x Crunch & Brunch at Bellevue Square, 10am (Eventbrite) -sold out
5/17 Escape Room Meetup at Mox Boardinghouse, 10am-1pm (link)
5/17 Eastrail Partners bike ride on Kirkland Eastrail, with Chainline Station afterward, 11am-1pm
5/17 Russian Storytime at Bellevue Library, 1-1:30pm (link)
5/17 Storytime for K-2 at BBG, 1-1:30pm
5/17 Sawubona Festival “I See You” at Bellevue College, 2-4pm (link) – a vibrant celebration of African Diaspora cultures.
5/17 Bellevue Knotty Knitters at Lincoln Square, 3-5pm (link)
5/18 Energy Smart Eastside offers a Heat Pump Workshop in Kirkland, 2:30-4pm
5/18 Line Dancing at Crossroads Community Center, free, 18+, 5:30-7:30pm – recurs weekly until 6/15
5/19 Tuesday Trails 50+ Hike to Osprey Park, $8, 10am-2pm (link) – meet at NBCC and ride to the trailhead
5/19 Trips and Tours goes to Seattle Asian Art Museum for a guided tour, 55+, $10, 11:30am-3:45pm (link) – meet at NBCC and optional home pickup
5/19 Library lecture on Poets and their Muses in Russian at the Bellevue Library, noon-2pm (link)
5/19 HRMVMT Coffee and Cowork at Cafe Hagen in Kirkland, noon-2pm (link)
5/19 Ladies Musical Club Concert at Crossroads Community Center, free, 18+, 1-2pm
5/19 Navigating the Landscape of Commercial Real Estate at PeopleSpace, 4pm
5/19 Agentic + AI Observability meetup at Databricks, 5-8:30pm (luma) – presentations from Databricks and Anthropic
5/19 108 Asian Cookies author Kat Lieu will be at Newport Way Library, 6-7:30pm (link) – Kat will bring spices and sauces to share in a discussion on baking with Asian flavors and ingredients, along with a mini-cookies tasting. Free to register but space is limited.
5/19 Midlakes United soccer match vs FC Olympia, $15/$11, 6:30-9pm (link)
5/20 Tenderfoot Adventures 55+ Hike at BBG/Kelsey Creek, $15, 9:30-11:30am (link)
5/20 Bellevue Consult and Connect for mental health providers, free, 9-11:30am (link) – recurs on 3rd Wednesdays
5/20 Bellevue Library Book Group discusses Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, 11am-1pm (link)
5/20 Bellevue College Annual Networking and Job Fair, free, 11:30am-2pm (link) – you don’t need to be a student to participate
5/20 Senior Housing Protections talk with an ombudsman at Tutta Bella, 11:30am (Eventbrite)
5/20 Bellevue Essentials Info Session, 12-12:30pm (link) – virtual
5/20 Opportunity to meet Christian Louboutin in-person at Nordstrom and have him sign a shoe or handbag, 1-3pm – space is limited and requires purchase of a product in the month of May, contact Nordy King
5/20 Lego Brick Builders activity at Bellevue Library, 1:30-2:30pm (link) – recurs weekly through 7/1
5/20 Community Connect: Utilities Budget and Rates Open House at SBCC, 4-6pm (link) – also 5/27 at City Hall
5/20 After School Story Hour at Newport Way Library with games, crafts, and a read-along for ages 5 and older, 4:30-6pm (link) – event has been canceled.
5/20 Big Data Bellevue Meetup at Bellevue Library, 6:30-7:30pm (link) – also 6/17
5/21 Eastside Audubon and Kenmore Camera Wildlife Photo Walk at Juanita Bay Park in Kirkland, 7:30-9:30am (link)
5/21 Waterfront Shuttle starts service in Seattle, will operate through Labor Day
5/21 Audubon Bird Walk at BBG, 9-10:30am
5/21 Chamber Lunch: Westside Story, Seattle Edition at the W Bellevue, 11:30am-1pm (link) – early bird pricing through 5/8
5/21 Bellevue Farmers Market Opening Day, 3pm
5/21 Registration opens for the Bellevue Library Makerspace Intro to Microcontrollers class on 5/28, 4:30-5:30pm (link)
5/21 Data & Drinks Happy Hour with Komprise, EverPure, and Datec at The Redd Dog, 4:30pm (Eventbrite)
5/21 Seattle Indies Game Showcase at Niantic, 5:30-9pm (link)
5/21 Seattle Rust Users Group at Bellevue City Hall, 6-8pm (link)
5/21 Bellevue Game Designers’ Meetup at Mox Boarding House, 6-9pm (link) – recurs on 3rd Thursdays
5/21 No Dumb Questions community-building tools at Crossroads Community Room, free, 6pm (Eventbrite)
5/22 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 6/26
5/22 Midlakes United soccer match vs. Tacoma Stars, $15/$11, 6:30-9pm (link)
5/22 Twilight in the Wetland at Mercer Slough, recommended 5+, 7-8:30pm, must pre-register (link)
5/22 Brunch After Dark (B.A.D.) at Primo’s, 7:30pm (Eventbrite)
5/22 Darelle Holden at Bake’s Place, 8-9:30pm (link)
5/23 HIIT Class hosted by Vuori at Bellevue Square, free to register, 8-9am (Eventbrite) – sold out
5/23 Keep Bellevue Beautiful – West Bellevue (link)
5/23 Conservatively (not politically) Speaking Toastmasters Club at St Madeleine, 9-10:30am (link)
5/23 Basics of Successful Vegetable Growing at the Bellevue Demonstration Garden, 10-11:30am (link)
5/23 Photowalk at Bellevue Downtown Park with Kate Hailey Photography, free signup, 10am-noon (link)
5/23 Eastside FIRE Goal Sharing and Budgets at Capital One Cafe, 4-6pm (link)
5/23 Bollysteps Dance showcase Nachle 14 at Meydenbauer Center, 5-8pm (link) – there are also shows on 5/24 at 11:30am (link) and 5pm (link)
5/23 Math Club at Bellevue Library: Tangrams and Fractals for kids K-5, 2-4pm (link) – different activities each week
5/23 Eastside Improv Spring Show at Theatre33, 7-8pm (link)
5/23 The Chicago Transit Experience at Bake’s Place, 8-9:30pm (link)
5/23 Gen-Zindagi – 2010s and up pop, house, and high nakhra, 10pm (Eventbrite)
5/24 BelRed Bike Club starts at Marymoor in Redmond and rides through Bellevue, Issaquah, and Sammamish, 30 miles, register on Strava, 9am
5/24 Beyond Yoga free mat Pilates class at Bellevue Square, free, 10am (Eventbrite)
5/25 Murph Fitness Challenge community workout at Samena, 8am (link)
5/26 Tuesday Trails 50+ Hike to Redmond Watershed, $8, 10am-2pm (link) – meet at NBCC and ride to the trailhead
5/27 2026 Breakfast for Justice at Meydenbauer Center, 7am, supporting legal aid in King County
5/27 Beyond the Build Habitat for Humanity Annual Luncheon
5/27 Community Connect: Utilities Budget and Rates Open House at City Hall, 11:30-1:30pm (link)
5/27 Mod Pizza fundraiser for Chinook Middle School PTSA with code MODGIVES25
5/27 Newport Way Library Teen Volunteer Council Meeting, grades 9-12, 2-3:30pm (link)
5/28 u/Scale Systems and Reliability Conference – date moved to 6/25
5/28 Eastside Leadership Initiative’s Believe event, $25, 5-7pm (link) – highlighting smaller and newer non-profits
5/28 Painting & Prosecco at Kitchen & Market (Yarrow Bay in Kirkland), 5-7pm (Eventbrite)
5/28 Public Hearing for BASIS Bellevue (K-5 school) permit in Lake Hills for 300 students (across NE 4th from the Grade 6-12 school), virtual, 6pm (link)
5/28 Bellevue Women’s Book Club reads Alison Elspach’s The Wedding People, 6:30pm (meetup)
5/29 Bike Classes at Bellevue Library for Bike Everywhere Month, free, Intro to Bike Commuting at11:15am (link) and Bike Maintenance for Every Commuter at 12:30pm (link) – registration not required
5/29 Deadline to apply for Bellevue’s Youth Link Board, with teen openings and possibly an adult opening
5/29 Art Opening at BelRed Art Studio: Visualizing Korean Cinema: “From Screen to Canvas: Reimagining Korean Cinema Through Youth Perspectives”, organized by Studio S Fine Arts, free, 4-8pm (link)
5/29 Bellevue Women’s Book Club: The Wedding People by Alison Elspach, 6:30-8pm (link)
5/29 Open Mic Night at Third Culture Coffee, 7-9pm – signups start at 6pm
5/29 Paint and Sip: Mom’s Bouquet at Northwest Arts Center, non-alcoholic beverages, 16+, 7-9pm
5/29 From the Ground Up rap concert at Third Culture Coffee, free, 7:30pm (peytspencer.com/rsvp)- by Microsoft engineer Peyt Spencer, also 5/30
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.
5/29 Umami Jazz Fusion at Bake’s Place, 8-9:30pm (link)
5/30 Pollinator Fest at 21 Acres in Woodinville
5/30 King County Fire Chiefs Association Diversity and Recruitment Workshop at Bellevue College
5/30 ARC Lifeguard Recertification class at Bellevue Club, 10am-8pm (link) – recurs 5/31, 6/27, and 6/28
5/30 Garden Tool Sharpening at the Bellevue Demonstration Garden, 18+, free, 10-11:30am
5/30 Rock Garden Plant Sale at BBG, 10am-1pm
5/30 Lovable Founder Series: Eastside Edition at GIX in the Spring District, free, 11am-3pm (luma) – volunteers needed, and there are opportunities to present – founder showcase, demo, and breakout rooms to build with free credits
5/30 MAPS Eid Celebration at Downtown Park, 11:30am-7pm (link) – cultural activities, traditional attire, handicrafts, food stalls, and children’s games
5/30 Ranger-led Hike at Mercer Slough Nature Park, 2-3:30pm
5/9 Math Club at Bellevue Library: Math Card Games for kids K-5, 2-4pm (link) – different activities each week
5/30 Improvised Character Lab at Theatre 33, $50, 2-4pm (link)
5/30 Nature Journaling for Teens at Newport Way Library, Grades 5-9, 2:30-4:30pm (link) – recurs on last Saturdays of the month
5/30 Screening and artist talk at Bellevue Library, Illuminate: Bright Tongue film by Soo Hong, 3-4:15pm (link)
5/30 Monthly Eastside LGBTQ+ Happy Hour at Duke’s Seafood, 3-5pm (link)
5/30 Sounds of Vacation fundraiser at Meydenbauer Center to support Listen and Talk serving deaf and hard-of-hearing children
5/30 Sam Miller comedy at Forum Social House, 7pm (link)
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
5/30 From the Ground Up rap concert at Third Culture Coffee, free, 7:30pm (peytspencer.com/rsvp)- by Microsoft engineer Peyt Spencer
5/30 Laurel Canyon Legacy: Carole King’s Tapestry at Bake’s Place, 8-9:30pm (link)
5/31 Mercer Slough Canoeing with Bellevue Park rangers from Enatai Beach Park, ages 5+, 8:45am-noon, must pre-register
5/31 Teddy Bear Tea Party at KidsQuest, 9am-noon
5/31 Bellevue Book Club: Virginia Evans’ The Correspondent at Bellevue Library, 11am (link)
5/31 Lost Bird Project Documentary Screening at BBG, $10, 2-3:30pm (link)
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