Events
Issaquah Rotary’s third annual Grape Escape: 6-9 p.m. Feb. 28. Wine-tasting event funds scholarships for local students. Registration required. Hilton Garden Inn, 1800 N.W. Gilman Blvd., Issaquah. www.issaquahrotary.org.
Issaquah Mayor’s Breakfast: 9-10 a.m. the second Saturday of the month. Citizens can join Issaquah Mayor Ava Frisinger for no-host breakfast and discussion. Fins Bistro, 301 Front St. N., Issaquah.
Benefits
Let the Curtain Rise—A Benefit Concert for Holly Connor: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23. Performance features local musical theater actors. Proceeds to toward a procedure that could restore sight to Holly Connor, daughter of local actor Dan Connor and his wife Katie, who has been blind since birth. Cost: By donation. Village Theatre, 303 Front St. N., Issaquah.
IHOP’s National Pancake Day: 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Feb. 24. Restaurant will offer free short stack of buttermilk pancakes to raise awareness and funds for Children’s Miracle Network. Donations requested for Children’s Miracle Network program at Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center. IHOP, 1433 N.W. Sammamish Road, Issaquah. 425-392-1361.
Sammamish High School Roundup Auction 2009: 6-11 p.m. March 27. Includes dinner by Dixie’s BBQ, live music by the King Dogs, and a silent auction. Auction proceeds benefit Totem teams, clubs and Sammamish Totem enrichment programs. Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave. N.W., Issaquah. 425-861-8498 or brookshome@msn.com.
Issaquah Food Bank: Accepts online cash donations, non-perishable food and usable clothing items (especially children’s and infants clothing). Food and clothing donations can be dropped off at 179 First Ave. S.E. Online donations can be made at www.issaquahfoodbank.org. Client hours: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays; 5-7 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays of the month. Volunteers are also needed. 425-392-4123 or 425-392-5836.
Music
Ladies Musical Club concert: 3 p.m. Feb. 22. Cost: Free. University House, 22975 S.E. Black Nugget Road, Issaquah.
Theater
Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka, Jr.”: Through Feb. 21. Musical adaptation of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” presented by Village Theatre’s KIDSTAGE Ensemble. Cost: $9-$11. Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave. 425-257-8600 or www.villagetheatre.org. Also: April 2-5 at First Stage Theatre, 120 Front St. N., Issaquah. Cost: $12-$14. 425-392-2202.
Classes
Issaquah Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) classes: Saturdays, Feb. 28-March 14; second session offered Wednesday evenings, March 18-May 6. Prepare yourself, your family and your neighbors to be ready in the event of a disaster. Cost: $35; registration required. Issaquah Public Works Maintenance Facility, 670 First Ave. N.E. www.issaquahcitizencorps.com.
Chinese culture class: 7:30-9 p.m. Wednesdays; 12:30-2 p.m. Thursdays. Come taste Chinese tea, learn about Chinese culture and history, and learn to speak and write Chinese. Cost: By donation. Registration required for limited space. Location: Trassachs, Sammamish. 425-427-2742 or pguo56@yahoo.com.
“Free for All” scrapbooking classes: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays. New project each week. Visit store or see Web site for supply list and project preview. Cost: Free. The Mad Scrapper, 1590 N.W. Gilman Blvd., Issaquah. 425-427-8871 or www.madscrapper.com.
Faith
Ash Wednesday Service: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25. Sammamish Presbyterian Church, 22522 N.E. Inglewood Hill Road. 425-868-5186 or mainoffice@spconline.org.
“A Deeper Well” Discussion Group: 8 p.m. the last Tuesday of the month, September-June. Presented by Our Savior Lutheran Church. All are welcome. Issaquah Brew House, 35 W. Sunset Way, Issaquah. 425-392-4169, ext. 105, or rdfletcher@oslcissaquah.org.
Meditation music evening: 7:30 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of the month. Features spiritually inspiring music a la Taize’ for meditation. Bellevue First United Methodist Church, 1934 108th Ave. N.E. 425-454-2059.
Health
Blood drive: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 21. For Puget Sound Blood Center. Safeway, 486 228th Ave. N.E., Sammamish. 800-398-7888 or www.psbc.org.
“What is Ayurveda?”: 10 a.m.-noon March 7. Free workshop. Fern Life Center, 710 Fifth Ave. N.W., Issaquah. www.fernlifecenter.com.
Libraries/Books
Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way. 425-392-5430 or www.kcls.org. Library activities include:
• Read Three, Get One Free: Children ages 12-18 can read three books, write three short reviews and get a new paperback book for free. Entry forms available at the library or online at www.kcls.org/read3.
• Story times: Library offers various child, family and foreign language story times. Call for details.
• Talk Time: 1 p.m. Mondays; 6:30 p.m. Thursdays. Adults can improve their English speaking and listening skills in this conversation group.
Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. N.E. 425-836-8793 or www.kcls.org. Library activities include:
• “The Roots of Popular Cuban Music”: 4 p.m. Feb. 25.
• Mother-Daughter Book Group: 7 p.m. Feb. 25. For girls ages 9-12 and their mothers. Topic: “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane” by Kate DiCamillo.
• Mother/Daughter Book Group: 7 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month. Open to girls ages 9-12 and their mothers.
• Teen Book Lovers Group: 3:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month.
• Read Three, Get One Free: Children ages 12-18 can read three books, write three short reviews and get a new paperback book for free. Entry forms available at the library or online at www.kcls.org/read3.
• Story times: Library offers various story times for children and families. Call for details.
• Study Zone: 4-6 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays. Free homework help for students.
• Talk Time: 7 p.m. Tuesdays. Improve your English speaking and listening skills in this conversation group.
Groups
Eastgate Expounders Toastmasters Club: Noon Tuesdays. The President’s Distinguished Club. Exponent Conference Room, 15375 S.E. 30th Place, Suite 250, Bellevue. www.eastgateexpounders.org.
Eastside Genealogical Society: 7 p.m. the second Thursday of the month. All are welcome to attend and learn how to search for family. Also: 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays and 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays, genealogy help offered. Bellevue Regional Library, 1111 110th Ave. N.E., Bellevue. 425-747-6926 or www.rootsweb.com/~wakcegs/.
Eastside Quilters: 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. the third Thursday of the month. St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, 2650 148th Ave. S.E., Bellevue. 425-643-9742 or www.eastsidequilters.com.
Haiku Northwest: 7-9 p.m. the first Thursday of the month. Haiku sharing and discussion group. All are welcome. Contact coordinator via Web site to confirm location. Often (not always) at Bellevue Regional Library, 1111 110th Ave. N.E., Bellevue. 206-240-0871 or http://hometown.aol.com/WelchM/Haiku-Northwest.html.
Issaquah Amateur Radio Club: 7:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month. Open to anyone who is interested in Ham Radio. Issaquah Valley Senior Citizens Center, 75 N.E. Creek Way, Issaquah.
Issaquah Guild of the Children’s Hospital: 11 a.m. the third Thursday of the month. New members welcome. 765 Rainier Blvd. N., Issaquah.
Issaquah Kiwanis: Noon Wednesdays. Gibson Hall, 105 Newport Way S.W. 425-392-4016 or www.issaquah.kiwanis.org.
Issaquah Quilters: 10 a.m.-noon the second Friday of the month. Visitors welcome. The Community Church of Issaquah, 205 Mountain Park Blvd., Issaquah.
Issaquah Rotary: 12:15 p.m. Tuesdays. Tibbetts Creek Manor, 750 17th Ave. N.W., Issaquah. www.issaquahrotary.org.
Italian Interest Group of Eastside Genealogical Society: 1:30 p.m. Feb. 21. Speaker: Sarah Fleming on “Genealogy Reference Collection at Bellevue Regional Library.” Bellevue Regional Library, 1111 110th Ave. N.E. www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wakcegs/.
La Leche League of the Sammamish Plateau: 10 a.m. the third Thursday of the month. Mothers with nursing babies and mothers-to-be welcome. Meeting room at Issaquah Highlands Fire Station 73, 1280 N.E. Park Drive, Issaquah. 425-605-0837, 425-827-6843, lll.tsf@gmail.com or sherylbatt@verizon.net.
MOMS Club of Sammamish Plateau: Activities include weekly age-specific playgroups and monthly meetings, coffee mornings, moms’ nights out, craft club and local area outings. 425-836-5015 or www.momsclubsammamish.org.
Mothers and More Sammamish/Redmond chapter: 7 p.m. the first Thursday of the month. Members participate in scrap-booking, book club, movies out, Clutter Club, kids play groups and more. See Web site for details, locations. www.redmondmothersandmore.org.
Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS): 9:30-11:30 a.m. the first and third Mondays of the month. Moms enjoy brunch, fellowship, speakers and crafts. Childcare provided. Registration requested. Sammamish Presbyterian Church, 22522 N.E. Inglewood Hill Road. www.spconline.org/pages/Ministry/Childrens/MOPS.html.
Rotary Club of Sammamish: 7:30 a.m. Thursdays. Bellewood Retirement Apartments, 3710 Providence Point Drive S.E. 206-940-9098 or www.sammamishrotary.org.
Sammamish Area Woman’s Club: 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month. Club is a General Federation of Women’s Club Cascade Woman’s Club. Members participate in volunteer projects in the local area. New members welcome. Meetings in members’ homes; call for location. 425-898-8603.
Sammamish Kiwanis Club: 7 a.m. Wednesdays. Breakfast is provided and all are welcome. Sammamish Hills Lutheran Church, 22818 S.E. Eighth St. 425-922-3861.
Soroptimist International of Bellevue Metropolitan: 6 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at 16701 N.E. 79th St., Redmond. Also: Noon the forth Wednesday of the month at Bellevue Regional Library, 1111 110th Ave. N.E., Bellevue. 425 830-6538.
Toastmasters of Sammamish: 7:15-8:15 p.m. Tuesdays. Room 121 at Mary Queen of Peace Church, 1121 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish. 425-894-3424, tmofsamm@yahoo.com or www.tmofsamm.org.
Writing Group: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Meet with other writers to discuss your work and sip tea. Tiger Mountain Tea Company, Gilman Village, 317 N.W. Gilman Blvd., Suite 47, Issaquah. 425-941-2559.
Public Meetings
Issaquah
Issaquah City Hall South is located at 130 E. Sunset Way. For city information, visit www.ci.issaquah.wa.us.
Cemetery Board: 6:30 p.m. the first Thursday of the month. Coho Room, second floor of City Hall. 425-837-3335.
City Council: 7:30 p.m. the first and third Mondays of the month. City Hall South-Council Chambers.
Development Commission: 7 p.m. the first and third Wednesdays of the month. City Hall South-Council Chambers. 425-837-3090.
Park Board: 7 p.m. the fourth Monday of the month. Issaquah Trails House, 110 Bush St. 425-837-3315.
Planning Policy Commission: 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. City Hall South-Council Chambers.
River and Streams Board: 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays of the month. Pickering Room of City Hall N.W., 1775 12th Ave. N.W. 425-837-3094.
Sister Cities Commission: 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month. Eagle Room at City Hall. 425-837-3004.
Sammamish
Sammamish City Hall is located at 801 228th Ave. S.E. For city information, call 425-295-0500 or visit www.ci.sammamish.wa.us.
City Council: Meets at the Council Chambers at Sammamish City Hall. 425-295-0511.
Parks and Recreation Commission: 6:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month. Council Chambers at Sammamish City Hall. 425-295-0580.
Planning Commission: Meets at the Council Chambers at Sammamish City Hall. 425-295-0525.
Support
Alzheimer’s Association caregiver support group: 6-7:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month. Free information and support group is open to care partners, family members and friends of individuals with dementia. Aegis of Issaquah, 780 N. Juniper St. 425-313-7364 or www.alzwa.org.
Breast cancer patient support: Trained survivors offer free emotional support to the newly-diagnosed, enhancing emotional recovery while going through treatments. Will attend consultations, chemotherapy and radiation appointments and have volunteers in your community. 206-417-3484, www.angelcarefoundation.org or angelcare@angelcarefoundation.org.
Celebrate Recovery: 7 p.m. Thursdays. Gain support in your walk to freedom from any hurt, habit or hang-up that is causing you pain or frustration in this Christ-centered recovery program. Pine Lake Covenant Church, 1715 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish. 425-392-8636.
Eastside Compassionate Friends: 7:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month. Group welcomes families who have experienced the death of a child of any age. Group has no religious affiliation. Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, 10021 N.E. 124th St., Kirkland. 425-325-0357.
Food Addicts Anonymous: 7 p.m. Thursdays. Group offers help and support to those struggling with food cravings and overeating. Cost: Free. Meets at a confidential North Bend location. 425-888-0314 or heartlight050@yahoo.com.
Griefshare Support Group: 7-9 p.m. Thursdays through May 7. Weekly support group for those who have lost a loved one. Sammamish Presbyterian Church, 22522 N.E. Inglewood Hill Road. 425-868-5186 or mainoffice@spconline.org.
Hearing Loss Association: 1 p.m. the second Saturday of the month. Lake Sammamish Foursquare Church, 14434 N.E. Eighth Street, Bellevue. 425-746-1074 or greymare25@aol.com.
Veterans
USS Nitro AE-2/AE-23 Association Reunion: June 18-21. Reunion will take place in Seattle. www.ussnitro.org.
Volunteers
Chris Elliott Fund for Glioblastoma Brain Cancer Research: Volunteers needed to help with planning and donation procurement for annual Golf Tournament, Dinner and Auction on Oct. 2, 2009. Funds raised benefit brain cancer research, and education and advocacy programs for cancer patients. kmheffley@verizon.net.
Angel Care Breast Cancer Foundation: Breast cancer survivors needed to provide support for others battling cancer. Must be one year past the end of treatments and have good interpersonal skills. 206-417-3484, 877-417-3484 (toll-free), www.angelcarefoundation.org or angelcare@angelcarefoundation.org.
Evergreen Hospice: Volunteers age 18 or older needed to help terminally ill patients and their families throughout King and Snohomish counties. Training provided. 425-899-1040 or www.evergreenhealthcare.org.
Family Law CASA of King County: Children’s needs can get lost in the dispute between separating parents. Do you want to advocate for such a child? Volunteer for Family Law CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) of King County. 206-748-9700 or www.familylawcasa.com.
Friend to Friend: Volunteers needed to visit adults in nursing homes, assisted living and retirement homes throughout King and Snohomish counties. Volunteers commit to visit about twice a month for one year. 206-246-5150.
Issaquah Chamber of Commerce: Chamber is seeking friendly volunteers to assist in providing a warm welcome and information to visitors at our Issaquah Visitor Information Center. Help is needed 1-5 p.m. Mondays and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays. 425-392-7024 or tbarry@issaquahchamber.com.
Issaquah History Museums: Volunteers needed to welcome visitors four hours per month at the Train Depot and Gilman Town Hall. Training provided. 425-392-3500 or volunteer@issaquahhistory.org.
Looking Into the Needs of Kids and Schools (LINKS): Volunteer opportunities include mentors, math and reading assistance, tutoring, and homework help. 425-702-3410, links@lwsd.org or www.linksvolunteer.org.
Overlake Hospital Medical Center’s Cancer Resource Center: Volunteers needed to greet resource center visitors, assist clients in using the center’s self-serve functions, answer phones and provide clerical support. Training provided. Application, interview and orientation required prior to training. 425-688-5369.
Red Cross Disaster Action Team: American Red Cross is seeking King County volunteers to respond to local disasters. Volunteers must be on-call one week out of six, and will receive free training. 206-726-3566 or www.seattleredcross.org.
Sammamish Arts Commission: Arts commission is looking for a handyperson to help with the tiled bus shelter. For questions or to volunteer, call 425-295-0556 or e-mail dsanders@ci.sammamish.wa.us.
Youth Center Advisory Board: The 2008-2009 Issaquah Youth Advisory Board seeking reps from Issaquah, Beaver Lake and Maywood middle schools. Applications available online at www.ci.issaquah.wa.us. More info: 425-837-3317.
