Community Calendar
December 1, 2008
By Staff
Events
Overlake Alumnae Panhellenic’s annual Scholarship Luncheon is Dec. 3 at Overlake Golf & Country Club, 8000 N.E. 16th, Medina. Bridge begins at 10 a.m.; the luncheon is at 12:30 p.m. Cost of the event is $35 and includes a donation to the Scholarship Fund. Seating is limited. Learn more at www.overlakealumnaepanhellenic.org.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the new 19,500-square-foot Sammamish Library is at 3 p.m. Dec. 4 at 825 228th Ave. S.E., adjacent to the Sammamish Commons. The new library should be completed in 2010. Call 369-3276.The Issaquah History Museums hosts a hike to the Issaquah and Superior mines Dec. 7. Volunteer Stephen Grate leads the interpretive hike, providing a narration of Issaquah’s mining past and the community’s early history. Meet at 10 a.m. at the Issaquah Depot Museum. Hikes are held rain or shine. The fee is $6 per person or $3 for members of the Issaquah History Museums. The presentation at the depot is free to the public. Call 392-3500 or e-mail info@issaquahhistory.org to obtain a hike registration form, or download a form at www.issaquahhistory.org.
Fundraisers
Sammamish Presbyterian Church is sponsoring the 40 Degrees Project. Anyone can purchase a Homeless Compassion Kit filled with hygiene items for $10. The community is then invited to assemble the kits in two shifts from 4-6 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Dec. 12 at Sammamish Presbyterian Church. Kits will be delivered to Union Gospel Mission, Operation Nightwatch and Teen Feed. You can also donate hats, gloves and wool socks. To purchase kits or sign up to assemble them, go to www.spconline.org. Call 868-5186.
Religious/spiritual
St. Michael and All Angels Church’s annual St. Nicholas breakfast is at 9 a.m. Dec. 6 at 325 S.E. Darst St. This family tradition includes traditional Christmas lore and a visit by the “real” St. Nicholas. Tickets are $3 per person. Call 392-3215.
St. Michael and All Angels Church’s annual Advent Scripture and Song is at 4 p.m. Dec. 7. This is a candle-lit program of joy-filled anthems and hymns foretelling Christ’s birth. A wine and cheese reception follows. Call 392-3215.
St Joseph Catholic Church offers the following Adult Faith Enrichment classes at its Issaquah location, 250 Mountain Park Blvd. S.W. on Monday nights (call 392-5516):
“Mass: Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception” at 7 p.m. Dec. 8.
“Advent Penance Service with Individual Confessions” at 7 p.m. Dec. 15.
“Taize Prayer Service” from 7-8 p.m. Dec. 22.
Classes
A free “Meditation for Peace and Healing for Our Country and Our Planet” class is Sundays from 10-11 a.m. at the Yoga Barn, 660 N.W. Gilman Blvd. Space is limited; call 427-0038 or go to www.yogabarn.com to pre-register.
Friends of Youth’s Youth and Family Services hosts the Alcohol and Drug Information School from 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Dec. 13 at 414 Front St. N. Tuition is $90. Call 392-6367 or go to www.FriendsofYouth.org.
Issaquah Library
The library is at 10 W. Sunset Way. Call 392-5430.
The Dungeons & Dragons Gaming Group meets at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 5 and 19.
The Manga Club meets at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 10.
“Raising Financially Responsible Children” is 7-9 p.m. Dec. 9 in the meeting room. Help educate your children about the value and responsible use of money. The presenter, Eric Mullinix, is a financial professional with New York Life Insurance Company.
The opera preview of “The Pearl Fishers,” by Georges Bizet, is at 7 p.m. Dec. 29.
Talk Time for adults, an opportunity to practice your English skills in a fun and friendly environment, is at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays and 1 p.m. Mondays.
Youth
The districtwide middle school dance is from 7-10 p.m. Dec. 5 at the community center. Fee is $5 at the door for students in sixth through eighth grade with a photo identification. Concessions are available. Parent volunteers are always needed. Call 837-3317.
Senior Center
Center hours are from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Activities are open to people 55 and older. The center is at 75 N.E. Creek Way. Call 392-2381.
The center offers the following day trips for December:
Victorian Christmas in Puyallup — 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Dec. 3. Fee is $7. Entry fee to village is $8 at the door.
Ladies breakfast at Seattle’s Queen Mary Tea Room — from 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Dec. 4. Fee is $5.
Benaroya Hall tour and organ recital — from 11:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Dec. 8. Fee is $6.
Argosy Dickens Carolers Cruise — from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Dec. 10. Fee is $40.
Wrights Trees & Molbacks Poinsettia Festival — from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Dec. 15. Fee is $7.
Snoqualmie Casino — from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Dec. 17. Fee is $5.
Fantasy Lights at Spanaway Park — from 4-8:30 p.m. Dec. 27. Fee is $12.
Movie and popcorn afternoon is at 1 p.m. Dec. 5, featuring “Prancer,” and 1 p.m. Dec. 15, featuring “White Christmas.”
A free keyboard class for adults, “Recreational Music Making,” is at 1 p.m. Dec. 9. Sign up at the front desk.
A holiday dinner and Christmas Tales event is at 4 p.m. Dec. 11. Tickets are $8. Listen to seasonal stories by Debbie Dimitre.
A holiday sing along is at 11:15 a.m. Dec. 19. Join pianist Carmen to sing holiday favorites or just enjoy the music.
The senior center will be closed after lunch at 1 p.m. Dec. 23 for the holidays and reopens Jan. 5.
A book/article discussion group meets from 10:30-11:30 a.m. the second Wednesday.
A conditioning and stretching class is from 9:30-10:15 a.m. Tuesdays. Fee is $16.
Line dancing classes are from 10-11 a.m. Thursdays. Fee is $5.
A drawing and painting class is from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Tuesdays. The fee for this eight-week course is $120.
Stay Active & Independent for Life classes are from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesdays and Fridays through Nov. 12. The fee is $35.
Appointments can be made for foot care clinics every Thursday. A new, lower fee is only $25 per person. Payment will now be made at the front desk. Remember to bring a small towel with you.
Line dancing lessons are from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Thursdays. Cost is $5 per session or $18 per month.
A writers’ call is from 10:30-11:30 a.m. the first and third Wednesday.
Instructor Norma Foss leads a computer lab to answer basic questions about the computer 1-2 p.m. Tuesdays.
Artist open studio is from 10 a.m. – noon Tuesdays. Bring your own project and work with fellow artists.
Pinochle is from 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays.
Bridge is at 10:55 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays.
Happy Hookers needlework group meets from noon – 3 p.m. Thursdays.
Mah-jongg lessons are 9 a.m. Tuesdays. Play from 9:30 a.m. – noon.
Tai Chi classes are 9-10 a.m. Mondays.
