Community Calendar: Jan. 1 to 12

Events in the Issaquah and Sammamish area – and elsewhere

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Singles 50 and over Coffee Social: 10-11:30 a.m. Coffee social to meet singles 50 and over with a variety of interests. Yearly dues under $50. VFW Hall, 4330 148TH Ave. NE, Redmond

Heart-warming Winter Soups: Noon to 1 p.m. Bastyr University’s Kelly Morrow will show how to create nutrient-packed, vitamin-rich soups using fresh, local ingredients and easy-to-grow vegetables, herbs and spices. Soups will be vegetarian, gluten and dairy. Free. Recipes provided. Molbak’s Garden + Home, 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville

Mercer Slough Ranger Walk: 2-3:15 p.m. Tour and learn about Mercer Slough Nature Park with a park ranger. Dress for weather. Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center, 1625 118th Ave. SE, Bellevue.

Twelfthnight Feast: 6 p.m. Camlann Medieval Village, 10320 Kelly Road NE, Carnation.

 

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Jewish Comedians in 1950s Hollywood: 2 p.m. SJCC Jewish Touch lecture series. SJCC Mercer Island campus, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island

Hula Dance classes: 4:45-5:45 p.m., Advanced; 6-7 p.m., Beginner/Intermediate. Issaquah Dance Theatre, 1575 NW Mall St., Issaquah

 

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Preschool Story Time: 11 a.m. Ages 3-6 with adult. Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way

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Toddler Story Times: 10 a.m. Ages 24-35 months with adult. Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way

Preschool Story Time: 11 a.m. Ages 3-6 with adult. Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way

Teen Book Group: 3 p.m. Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way

Opera Preview: 7 p.m. La Cenerentola, Gioachino Rossini’s version of the Cinderella fairy tale. Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way

Issaquah City Council: 7:30 p.m. Council chambers, City Hall South, 135 East Sunset Way.

 

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Eastside Chambers Coalition Legislative Breakfast: 7:30-9 a.m. $35. Hyatt Regency Bellevue, 900 Bellevue Way NE

Issaquah Land and Shore Committee: 6 p.m. Council chambers, City Hall South, 135 East Sunset Way.

Issaquah Sister Cities Commission: 7 p.m. Coho Room, Issaquah City Hall South, 135 East Sunset Way.

Are You Doing Too Much for Your Children?: 7:30 p.m. Learn ways to set limits on what is given & how to empower children by letting them do for themselves. Free. Youth Eastside Services Bellevue in Crossroads Park, 999 164th Ave. NE, Bellevue

 

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Toddler Story Times: 10 a.m. Ages 24-35 months with adult. Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way

Spanish Story Time: 10 a.m. All ages welcome with adult. Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way

Study Zone: 4 p.m. Free homework help for teens. Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way

Citizenship Classes: 3:30 p.m. Prepare for the United States citizenship test. Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way

Reduce Parent – Child Struggles with Positive Discipline: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Four-part series. $90. Youth Eastside Services Bellevue in Crossroads Park, 999 164th Ave. NE, Bellevue. www.youtheastsideservices.org

Eastside Genealogical Society: 9 p.m. Redmond Public Library, 15990 NE 85th St.

 

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Young Toddler Story Time: 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Ages 12-24 months with adult.  Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way

Study Zone: 4 p.m. Free homework help for teens. Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way

Issaquah Council Transportation Committee: 5 p.m., Pickering Room, City Hall Northwest, 1175 12th Avenue NW, Issaquah.

Talk Time: 6:30 p.m. English conversation class. Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way

Issaquah Planning Policy Commission: 6:30 p.m. Council chambers, City Hall South, 135 East Sunset Way.

Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group: 6:30-8 p.m. Faith United Methodist Church, 3924 Issaquah-Pine Lake Road SE

 

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Friday Morning Networking Breakfast: 8-9:30 a.m. Eastside Business Association networking activity. Courtyard by Marriott, 11215 NE 124TH St., Kirkland

Play & Learn Chinese: 10:30 a.m. Conducted primarily in English, but the facilitator is a bilingual English/Chinese speaker. Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way