Fun things to do for the coming week | Aug. 21-27

Looking for fun things to do in and around Bellevue. Check out these:

Taste of Main: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21. Adults can buy Passport tickets either online or in person for $30. The price includes a wide variety of food and drinks provided by the restaurants, bakeries and chocolate shops situated on Main Street. Kids can get their own passport for $10.

In addition, Main Street will be extra-energized with live music, silent auctions and special kids' activities.

Benefits Children's Response Center, a program of Harborview Medical Center that provides services for children and teens who have experienced sexual assault or other traumatic events. It all happens in Bellevue's Old Main.

Sunday breakfast with Michael Gotz: 9 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 22. Melodies and improvisations on nylon string guitar. Bake's Place, 4135 Providence Pt. Dr. SE, Issaquah, 425-391-3335, events@bakesplace.org.

Garden Caf Class Demo: 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22. Grilling Beef Tenderloin. Featuring Garden Caf Chef Russell Dean Lowell. Watch how to cut, clean, season grill beef tenderloin. Learn how Chef Russell utilizes all of the meat how to cut a filet mignon. Discover fresh ways to use herbs and easy to grow veggies. Sample delicious food while savoring a glass of NW wine. $30 per person, includes tax. Molbak's, 13625 NE 175th St, Woodinville.

Wild Summer Nights: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Sept. 16. Sip your favorite beverages as you enjoy live jazz and signature appetizers from the Wild Ginger at the outdoor fireplace at The Bravern. The $5 ticket is a donation that goes directly to Hopelink. Tickets available at the concierge desk or at the event. Attendees must be 21 or older. Upcoming music includes: August 26, Geoffrey Castle; Sept. 2, Soul Kata; Sept. 9, James Baumgart Trio; Sept. 16, Dan Rapport. 11111 Northeast Eighth St., Bellevue

Ari Weinzweig booksigning: 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27. Guide to Better Bacon. Meet Zingermans Co-Owner Founding Partner Ari Weinzweig on Zingermans Guide to Better Bacon, the first in-depth book on Americas favorite fat. You'll find out why bacon is the olive oil of America. Youll travel from medieval England, where bacon was used to promote matrimonial harmony. Youll head to the farm and learn about 19th-century drovers who were crucial to the hog trade. There are loads of delicious, well-tested recipes. Oyster bacon Hangtown Fry for one. And hold on to your hats – bacon fat mayonnaise. Finally! Metropolitan Market, 10611 NE 68th St., Kirkland, 425-454-0085, zeinah@tamarawilson.com

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