Let’s Go! for Aug. 1-7
July 31, 2012
By Staff
DON’T MISS:
Midweek campfires
6:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 29
Our Savior Lutheran Church hosts midweek community campfires on Lake Sammamish at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 29 at 4405 E. Lake Sammamish Parkway S.E. Celebrate God’s good gifts with music, games, hot dogs, condiments, beverages and s’mores provided. Bring a friend and something to sit on. Everyone is welcome! 392-4169, ext. 105, or rdfletcher@oslcissaquah.org
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 1
Beat the Heat Splash Day, age 12 and younger, 1-3 p.m., community center lawn, 301 Rainier Blvd. S., $2 per child
Guide Dogs of America: Learn How to Get Involved, 6 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 391-3130
“Topics in Expressive Figure Drawing: Reprise,” 6:30-9:30 p.m., ArtEAST, 95 Front St. N., www.arteast.org, 996-8553, $56
Argosy Cruise: Greet the Seafair Fleet, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., members $48/nonmembers $50, senior center, 75 N.E. Creek Way, 392-2381
Leaders Choice between Cougar Mountain and Snoqualmie Pass Hike, 10 a.m., 7-9 miles, moderate, 724-816-0534
Amateur Radio Club, 7:30 p.m., senior center, 75 N.E. Creek Way
THURSDAY, AUG. 2
“Introduction to Silver Fusing,” 10 a.m., ArtEAST, 95 Front St. N., www.arteast.org, 996-8553, $85
Cash Mob, to support Tools for Schools, a program to help needy children through the Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank, 4-7 p.m., Office Depot, 1810 12th Ave. N.W.
Concerts in the Park: Stacey Jones Band, 6:30-8 p.m., Pine Lake Park, 228th Avenue Southeast at Southeast 24th Street
Wooden O Shakespeare’s “The Winters Tale,” 7 p.m., community center lawn, 301 Rainier Blvd. S., free
Friends of the Sammamish Library, 5:15 p.m., library meeting room, 825 228th Ave. N.E., 868-3057
Issaquah Business Builders, 7:30 a.m., IHOP restaurant, 1433 N.W. Sammamish Road, 785-0984, www.issaquahnetworking.com
FRIDAY, AUG. 3
Family Discovery Series: A Log’s Life, 11 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Lewis Creek Park Visitor Center, 5808 Lakemont Blvd. S.E.
ArtWalk, 5-8 p.m., artist demonstrations, dancing and live entertainment, downtown businesses
Four teen bands from Kaleidoscope School of Music — plus Issaquah-area band Dorian Blu — free outdoor concert during ArtWalk, 4:45-9:30 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way
The Astro Cats, 7:30-11:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424
Blue Ribbon 4-H Club, 6-8 p.m., Cedar River Middle School, 432-4709
SATURDAY, AUG. 4
Issaquah Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pickering Barn, 1730 10th Ave. N.W., www.issaquahfarmersmarket.org
Little Si Hike, 9:30 a.m., 5 miles, moderate, 823-0747
Farmers Market and Lake Sammamish Hike, 10 a.m., 3-5 miles, easy, 392-3571
Rattlesnake Mountain Hike, 10.2 miles, strenuous, 206-382-5565, ext. 32, $25
Musik Nest, for children and families, 10:30 a.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 391-3130
Book Discussion Group for Adults: “The Art of Racing in the Rain,” by Garth Stein, 1 p.m. Aug. 4, 7 and 14, Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 391-3130
Darren Motamedy, 8-11 p.m., Pogacha, 120 N.W. Gilman Blvd., 392-5550
James Howard, 7:30-11:30 p.m., Vino Bella, 99 Front St. N., 391-1424
SUNDAY, AUG. 5
Old Rides Car Show, 8 a.m., Triple XXX Rootbeer Drive-In, 98 N.E. Gilman Blvd., 392-1266
Chasing the Snow and Follow the Sun Hike, 9 a.m., 14.2 miles, very strenuous, 516-5200
Tiger Mountain Hike, 1 p.m., 5 miles, easy, 392-3571
Children’s Movies: “Wild Kratts: Honey Seekers,” ages 6 and older, 2-2:30 p.m., Lewis Creek Park Visitor Center, 5808 Lakemont Blvd. S.E.
REX, for those with special needs, 2-4 p.m., St. Joseph parish hall, 200 Mountain Park Blvd. S.W., 392-5682
MONDAY, AUG. 6
Vacation Bible School, age 4 to sixth grade, 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 6-10, free, register at www.iccweb.org or 392-5848
Dream it, Read it, Do it Magic Show, age 5 and older, 1 and 2 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430
Free Practice PSAT, for teens, noon, Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 391-3130
Ballard Chittenden Locks, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., members $10/$12 nonmembers, senior center, 75 N.E. Creek Way, 392-2381
ArtEAST meeting, 6:30 p.m., Up Front Art Gallery, 95 Front St. N., www.arteast.org or 392-3191
Beaver Lake Community Club, 7 p.m., Issaquah Lodge at Beaver Lake Park, 25101 S.E. 24th St., www.beaverlake.org
Issaquah Community Network, 5:30 p.m., Hailstone Feed Store, 232 Front St. N., 391-0592
TUESDAY, AUG. 7
Circus Cascadia on the Plaza, for children/families, 2 p.m., Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E., 391-3130
National Night Out, 5-7 p.m., Issaquah City Hall, 130 E. Sunset Way
Safe & Sound Sammamish: A Kickoff to National Night Out, 2-5 p.m., Sammamish Commons, 801 228th Ave. S.E.
“Half of Americans Will Need Long Term Care,” for adults, 7 p.m., Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way, 392-5430
Concerts on the Green: Black Velvet 4, 7-8:30 p.m., community center lawn, 301 Rainier Blvd. S., free
Elks Lodge No. 1843, 7 p.m., 765 Rainier Blvd. N., 392-1400
ONGOING EVENTS
Volunteer once a week with the Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank in customer service to work with clients, or help sort and manage intake/output of food/clothing. Friday and Monday helpers are needed most. cori@issaquahfoodbank.org or 392-4123
Volunteer with Issaquah History Museums, Train Depot, old Town Hall, adjacent jail, office, volunteer@issaquahhistory.org, 392-3500
YMCA School Days, through Aug. 28, buy supplies for school backpacks and supplies for more than 1,350 homeless and low-income children, www.ywcaworks.org/netcommunity; click on “School Days”
“Truth Trackers and the Secret of the Stone Tablets,” ages 4-10, Sundays 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. through Aug. 5, Foothills Baptist Church, 10120 Issaquah-Hobart Road S.E., 392-5925 or www.foothillschurch.net
Sammamish Presbyterian Church’s GriefShare, 7 p.m. Thursdays this summer, Starbucks, 6170 E. Lake Sammamish Parkway S.E., mainoffice@spconline.org
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