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Children paint panels in the art room at the Boys and Girls Club Headquarters in Bellevue.

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Bellevue kids make splash with art

On Thursday, Aug. 2, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue and Federal Way, alongside Wild Waves Theme…

Street painter and chalk artist Gabrielle Abbott works on a piece outside the Bellevue Arts Museum during its annual ARTSfair July 28.

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Chalk art tradition continues at the Bellevue arts festivals

The artist’s face is pensive as she studies a Picasso on a print out. Her fingers, caked in…

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Bellevue Arts Museum sets fundraising record

The Bellevue Arts Museum set a new record, raising more than $ 1 million as part of their…

TV star Tracy Hutson and contest winner Kristen Lucken show the pillows they purchased from Greenbaum's Home Furnishings in Bellevue. The pillows served as the inspiration for the redecorating of Lucken's living room in Everett.

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TV design star visits Bellevue to help with contest prize

TV design star Tracy Huston stopped by Bellevue's own Greenbaum's Home Furnishings on July 23 as part of…

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Hot rods, pinups at Bellevue event

Northwest Guitars will host its annual “PinUp BBQ Event” on Aug. 18.

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The library after hours: We’re always, always open | Darcey Brixey

If I needed a key piece of information, the library was closed until morning and sometimes the friends…

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Arts Roundup | July 27 to Aug. 4

What’s happening in the world of art on the Eastside and elsewhere

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The Dark Knight rises into theaters | Aran Kirschenmann

The Dark Night Rises is very intense and its several significant plot twists keeps you on the edge…

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The race is on to become published | Ann Oxrieder

The highlight of my year came last week at the Pacific Northwest Writers' Association annual conference. The highlight…

Kris Orlowski will stop by Bake’s Place Friday

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Kris Orlowski returns to Bake’s Place

Seattle-based singer-songwriter Kris Orlowski will be stopping by Bellevue’s Bake’s Place on Friday, August 3, for an intimate…

“Lilly Anxiously Awaits Her Blind Date” by Jacquline Hurlbert.

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Portland artist to show at ARTSfair

A veteran of the Bellevue Arts Museum ARTSfair, Portland-based Hurlbert is showing her work in three categories at…

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Motivate your kid to be helpful

When garbage day rolls around and you have a million other things on your mind, how do you…

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“Pump Boys and Dinettes”

Bellevue Civic Theatre creates jobs from the gas pump to the diner

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The dream of a mess-free life | Ann Oxrieder

Clutter is a killer. Do an online search for "house clutter stress" and you'll find more information than…

Frank Ferrante as Big Sam Kinkaid in Teatro Zinzanni's 'Gangsters of Love.'

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‘Gangsters of Love’: A look at the new ZinZanni show

Teatro ZinZanni kicks off summer season with new show, "Gangsters of Love."

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Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra looks to channel the masters

As Eastsiders gear up to celebrate America's birthday next week, members of the Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra are…

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If the shoe fits – arrest her | Ann Oxrieder

Some situations call for appropriate dress. Luckily for me, I don’t often encounter those situations. But working people,…

Thomas the Tank Engine returns to Snoqualmie in July

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Thomas the Tank Engine returns

Thomas the Tank Engine chugs into the Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie for two weekends in July.

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Benefit wine taseting set at El Gaucho

El Gaucho Bellevue will host a fundraising wine tasting June 23 to benefit the Rainier Vista Boys &…

Darcy Brixey

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Learn something new, just for kicks | Darcy Brixey | Required Reading

I recently started a karate class. I felt confident that if my young son could learn the techniques…