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Oct
24
Posted by Thomas Wolter
Michael Jackson’s ‘THIS IS IT’ Premiere’s in IMAX at Bellevue’s Lincoln Square
BELLEVUE – Tuesday, October 27th at 9:00pm the highly anticipated movie about Michael Jackson, “THIS IS IT,” will premiere at Bellevue‘s Lincoln Square Cinemas in IMAX. In celebration of the movie premiere the Downtown Bellevue Network & Lincoln Square Cinemas have partnered to encourage moviegoers to dress up like Michael Jackson. The contest titled ‘Look Like Mike’ will award the top three lookalikes prizes, with the best-dressed attendee receiving a grand prize!
The movie features a behind-the-scenes look at Michael Jackson’s last rehearsals for his sold-out concerts in London this last summer, before his tragic death. The movie is produced with the full support of the Estate of Michael Jackson and will be in theatres for only 2 weeks.
Tickets are now available for purchase at Lincoln Square Cinemas online or at the box office.
‘Look Like Mike’ – Contest Details
Moviegoers interested in participating in the Michael Jackson lookalike contest are required to show up in the Lincoln Square Cinema main lobby by 8:00pm to be eligible to participate.
Details, and updates about the movie & contest are available at: Michael Jackson
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Jul
25
Posted by Kathleen Cragun
A favorite summer festival for over 60 years, Bellevue Arts Museum brings us another fun, fine festival.
Music is part of the act at the fair
Booths of all kinds
Sculpture as in fantasy space craft or animals
Can you believe these cacti are made out of metal? www.desertsteel.net
Food, of course!
Artists in action by the younger set at the Bellevue Arts Museum
Brian Major recreates "La Grande Jatte" by George Seurat In chalk during the 3 day fair.
More on the Bellevue Arts Fair at www.issaquahundressed.com
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Mar
09
Posted by Larry Cragun
If you are unfamiliar with the Seattle area this shot of Bellevue gives a pretty good glimpse of some of the many reasons to live here.
If you are going to work in Bellevue, say Micorosoft, you may be in one of these buildings. The Redemond campus is about 15 minutes east. You can live and work near the same location.
It is hard to beat living in one of the high rise condominiums. The location will probably be near entertainment, work, shopping, eating out, bowling, the works.
Note the water, this is Lake Washington. Great for boating, even cruising around looking at Bill Gates home around the bend.
The bridge you see is the I-90 bridge. A short shot to downtown Seattle, with an exit at Qwest Field and Safeco Field. Hey sports fan, this is the year Seattle Sports bounces back. It all starts with the University of Washington Huskies winning the PAC 10 Conference basketball title. The University is a quck trip across the bridge and a few miles north.
Snoqualmie pass is within reach of Bellevue – 45 minutes to skiing and hiking. Issaquah is 10 minutes down the road: nice restaurants, The Cougar Mountain Zoo, Access to Lake Sammamish and Lake Sammamash State Park with its beaches and picnic areas.
Keep coming back, we will provide more detail about the great things to do within a short distance to Bellevue.
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Feb
24
Posted by Kathleen Cragun
- Mercer Slough in Winter
- Mercer Slough in the Fall
Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center in Bellevue brings year round wetlands education to area residents. It looks very different in the winter. I thought it was beautiful in the fall when I visited, yet winter brings a whole new vista to light. Things hidden by thick trees and leaves emerge and you are struck with how much the slough is right smack dab in the middle of the city of Bellevue.
The slough is refered to as the Sponge of Bellevue as it absorbs our Pacific Northwest soakings in this forested wetlands. You can’t get down to bedrock.
The Center is jointly run by the Pacific Science Center and the Bellevue Parks Department. There are educational programs for adults, youth and children, which they have been doing for 15 years from a small little house that is still on the property. NOT ANYMORE! The new facility is a fabulous place and can service a capacity of 40,000 students a year. The old facility could only service about 8000. There are class rooms, visitor center and even a community building for rentals and gatherings.
If you haven’t seen it, I’m willing to bet you will be amazed at the planning, purpose and architecture. There are clusters of buildings and they all seem to belong to each other and to the environment of the slough. To see a slide show of the Mercer Slough just CLICK ANYWHERE ON THE PICTURE BELOW.
There are trails to take, wildlife to see and learn about, but you will know more after visiting their website, www.pacificsciencecenter.org/slough what they have to offer. I attended a Sip & Stroll that is held every Thursday at 11:00 am. Christina Dyson-Farrell was the guide for our group. Each month the center has 700-1000 visitors, you won’t regret being one of them. It will make your day. 1625 118th Ave. SE, Bellevue, WA 98005. It’s free and parking is available. Bring the kids.
See IssaquahUndressed.com for the Grand Opening of the new Mercer Slough Center -Click Here.
