Calendar Submissions

Calendars are published Wednesdays and Saturdays on a space-available basis. Items for the Wednesday edition must be submitted by noon the previous Thursday. Items for the Saturday edition must be submitted by noon the previous Tuesday. To submit an item, e-mail calendar@reporternewspapers.com.

Events

Pops in the Park: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 2. Features music by Bonnie Birch Band and face painting and balloon fun by a professional clown. Families invited to bring a picnic supper and enjoy music in the garden. Cost: Free. Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main St. 425-452-2750 or jmock@bellevuewa.gov.

Outdoor Movie Nights: Dusk Saturdays, Aug. 2-16. Bring lounge chairs or blankets to enjoy movies under the stars. Aug. 2, “The Kid”; Aug. 9, “Music of the Heart”; Aug. 16, “Ratatouille.” Free. Concessions available for purchase. Beit Tikvah Messianic Congregation, 7935 136th Ave. S.E., Newcastle. www.BeitTikvah.us.

Seattle Humane Society’s Feline Fix Day: Aug. 5. Low-income cat owners can bring their feline in for low-cost spay/neuter service. Space is limited; appointments required. Seattle Humane Society, 13212 S.E. Eastgate Way, Bellevue. 425-649-7560 or www.seattlehumane.org.

Classes

Hopelink financial literacy class: 6:30-8:30 p.m. July 30. Open to ages 18 and older. Topic: “Build or Rebuild Your Credit.” Free; advance registration required. Hopelink office, 14812 Main St., Bellevue. 425-644-7911 or www.hope-link.org/gethelp/classes.

Housing Seminar: 12:15-5:15 p.m. Aug. 3. Free seminar for first-time home buyers seeking certification from the Washington State Housing Finance Commission. Bellevue Regional Library, 1111 110th Ave. N.E., Bellevue. 253-682-1157 or www.whba.org.

Animal Adventures Day Camp: Aug. 4-22. Week-long camps open to children ages 5-12 to learn about companion animals, and to help out at the shelter. $125-$150 per camper; scholarships available. Advance registration recommended. Seattle Humane Society, 13212 S.E. Eastgate Way, Bellevue. 425-649-7553 or www.seattlehumane.org.

Rhythm & Arts Camp: 9-11:45 a.m. Aug. 4-7. Open to children in kindergarten-sixth grade to learn drumming, marimba and dance with music teacher Steve Holmberg. Cost: $80; registration required. St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 3030 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue. 425-822-7907.

“Avoiding 401(k) and IRA Pitfalls”: 6 p.m. Aug. 6. Free class led by financial advisors Vince Castro and Tom McDonnell. Registration required by Aug. 1. Merrill Lynch Bellevue Office, 601 108th Ave. N.E., Suite 2100, Bellevue. 425-468-1217 or vince_castro@ml.com.

Great Summer Adventure Camp: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays through Aug. 8. Weekly summer camp with different themes each week. Open to sixth- through eighth-grade students. Call for cost. Jubilee REACH Center, 14200 13th Place, Bellevue. 425-452-6885 or www.MyParksandRecreation.com.

Youth Theatre Northwest summer camps: Through Aug. 29. Week-long camps open to ages 3-18. Half-day and full-day options available. Call or see Web site for details. Youth Theatre Northwest, 8805 S.E. 40th St., Mercer Island. 206-232-4145, ext. 100, or www.youththeatre.org.

Faith/Values

“Inner Engineering”: 7-8 p.m. July 30. Free introductory session. Program includes guided meditations and transmission of the Shambhavi Maha Mudra practice. Meydenbauer Center, 11100 N.E. Sixth St., Bellevue. www.ishafoundation.org/InnerEngineering.

Bellevue Zen Sitting Group: 7:30-9:30 a.m. Saturdays. $5-$15 suggested donation for drop-ins. Academy of Koei-Kan Karate-Do, 1910 132nd Ave. N.E., Suite 11, Bellevue. 425-753-5084 or www.zen.meetup.com/10.

Buddhist meditation classes: 10-11:15 a.m. Sundays. Cost: $5-$10. 1940 116th Ave. N.E., Suite 250, Bellevue. www.MeditateEastside.org.

Celebrate Recovery: 7 p.m. Thursdays. Christ-centered 12 step recovery program features worship, testimonies and small share groups. Crossroads Bible Church, 15815 S.E. 37th St., Bellevue. 425-392-8084 or Hauser.kip@gmail.com.

Fundraisers

AWC Scholarship Putting Challenge: 5 p.m. Aug. 7. Check -in, 5 p.m.; shotgun start, 5:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Association for Women in Communication Seattle Professional Chapter. Cost: $45. Golf Club at Newcastle, 15500 Six Penny Lane, Newcastle. 206-654-2929 or awcseattle@verizon.net.

Health/Fitness

Blood drives in Bellevue: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. July 30 at Bellevue Community College, 3000 Landerholm Circle S.E.; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. July 31 at Symetra Financial Center, 777 108th Ave. N.E. For Puget Sound Blood Center. 800-398-7888 or www.psbc.org.

Free Meditation Workshops: 7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays. Features sahaja yoga. Crossroads Bellevue Community Room, 15600 N.E. Eighth St., Bellevue. 425-753-0634.

Reunions

Newport High School Class of 1978: Aug. 1. University of Washington Club, 4060 E. Stevens Circle, Seattle. 425-644-1044 or www.reunionswithclass.com.

Bellevue High School Class of 1978: Aug. 15. RedHook Brewery, 14300 N.E. 145th St., Woodinville. 425-644-1044 or www.reunionswithclass.com.

Bellevue High School Class of 1988: Aug. 16. Safeco Field’s Third Base Terrace Club, 1250 First Ave. S., Seattle. 425-644-1044 or www.reunionswithclass.com.

Sammamish High School Class of 1988: Aug. 16. RedHook Brewery, 14300 N.E. 145th St., Woodinville. 425-644-1044 or www.reunionswithclass.com.