Calendar: Upcoming Events

Upcoming events in and around Issaquah and Sammamish.

Jan. 17

Pancake Breakfast: 8-10:30 a.m. Benefits American Cancer Society. Includes silent auction. Suggested donation is $25/family; $8/adult; and $6/kids age 3-17. Advance tickets are advised and may be obtained at issaquahrelayforlifepancakebreakfast.brownpapertickets.com. Limited tickets will be available at the door. Blakely Hall, 2550 NE Park Drive, Issaquah.

Friday Social: 3-4 p.m. Music by the Black & Blues. Free. Open to public. Spiritwood at Pine Lake, 3607 228th Ave. S.E. Issaquah.

Movie Night: 6:30 p.m. at Blakely Hall in the Issaquah Highlands, 2550 N.E. Park Drive. The film is “Despicable Me 2.” Hosted by Timberlake Church.

Jan. 18

Medicare Made Clear: 11 a.m. Presentation discusses the essentials of how basic Medicare works, what it covers, the different types of available products and prescription drug plans. Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way.

Jan. 21

Issaquah City Council: 7 p.m. in council chambers, 135 E. Sunset Way. Candidates for open council seat will make presentations.

Sammamish City Council: 6:30 p.m. at Sammamish City Hall. Council will vote on accepting the EFR Interlocal Agreement.

Life in Service at Downtown Abbey: 7 p.m. Using period images, historian Tames Alan talks about what it was like to live and work downstairs on an estate such as Downton Abbey before the First World War. Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way.

Jan. 22

Urban Village Development Commission: 7 p.m. in Issaquah City Hall Council Chambers, 135 E. Sunset Way.

Citizenship Class: 3:30 p.m. A trained instructor will help you practice for both the written and oral interview sections of the examination. Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way.

The World of Miró: 7 p.m. Art historian Susan Olds will discuss Seattle Art Museum’s major exhibit of paintings by the surrealist artist Joan Miro. Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E.

Jan. 23

Talk Time: 12:30 p.m. Practice speaking English with other English language learners. Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E.

Talk Time‚ An English Conversation Class: 6:30 p.m. Practice your English in a fun, friendly environment with trained instructor. Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way.