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Bellevue Art Museum
Hours: Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 10am-5pm, Thu 10am-8pm, Sun 12pm-5pm
Admission: Adults $6, seniors/students $4 Children $4 Under 6, free
510 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004, Phone: (425) 519-0770
Bellevue Art Museum where it all happens.
Right near Bellevue Square so you can actually do both in one day if you have to 
The museum has been said to “want you to explore and think.” Thanks, sounds perfect! One reviewer for Museum.com says “The models in Houses x Artists were a blast to play with as was the interactive game. Bread & Puppet is one of the most visually stunning installations I have seen in quite some time.” OK, this is first on my list, stand by for a full report and photos! The current exhibit is John Grade, DISIntegration (Sculpture Through Landscape) and Tip Toland, MELT (The Figure in Clay).
But wait! Check out these upcoming events:
- BAM-O-WEEN, free Family Day, holloween oriented crafty activities, musical performances, and a haunted auditorium (Oct 24 3:30-7:30, costumes encouraged)…
- Get Crafty Saturdays! Free, ages 4+, 1-3 every Saturday…
- EASTSIDE JAZZ EXTRAVAGANZA presented by the Eastside Jazz Club …Featuring San Francisco jazz vocalist Madeline Eastman and the ever-popular The Bill Ramsay Nonet, as well as other great musicians! Don’t mis the concert of the year!2:30 pm 10/26…
- FINALLY FRIDAYS…sip wine and stroll through the galleries seeing art and meeting intersting people the last Friday of each month…
- POLYMER CLAY ART JEWELRY WORKSHOP with Instructor Ronna Sarvas WeltmanNorthwest artist Ronna Sarvas Weltman will help you find your voice in this workshop that introduces you to the properties and possibilities of polymer clay.
- and more! check out their web site.
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Kids Quest Children’s Museum
4091 Factoria Square Mall SE, Bellevue, WA 98006, (425) 637-8100
Hours: Tues, Wed, Thurs, Sat, Sun: 10-5 Fri: 10-8
Admission: Members: Free, Under 1 year: Free, Ages 1-100: $7, Friday 5-8 Free
“By far the best children’s musum in the state of Washington” according to one reviewer.
Their October Activities Calander is awesome…what is this great Fetch Lab? Kids are asked to solve challenges issued by canine host Ruff Ruffman, and “You may be asked to experiment with wind or water, build like an engineer or think like a mathematician.”…Each lab is a single day event but they have them multiple times in a month…sounds like great fun!
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Bellevue Botanical Garden
12001 Main StBellevue, WA 98005, (425) 452-2750
Known for it’s magnificant landscaping and the Yao Japanese Garden, the Bellevue Botanical Garden is an “oasis on a quiet side street” in Bellevue. One reviewer noted she had lived in the city for years before she visited, now she goes several times a month. The exquisite varieties of rhododendrons (Washington’s State Flower), the peonies in summer, the fuscias near the entrance, the ground cover garden, and at the holidays, the Garden d’Lights (a “must” according to past visitors) all add up to a place to go over and over through the year. And best of all it is totally free, even the abundant parking! There are docent led tours for a donation, gardens are open dawn till dusk.
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Eastside Heritage Center
“Discover, Share, Participate.”
425-450-1049, or email education@eastsideheritagecenter.org
…check website for details on these & other activities:
- History of the Bellevue Police Department (10/16, 7 pm)
- Coal Creek Park History Hikes (11/2, 2-4 pm)
- Cabin Heritage Programs (10/11 & 10/12, 11-3 pm)
- Heritage Harvest Teas (10/18, seatings at 1 & 3, $15)
The Center “is committed to preserving the past as it builds community and connects people with their heritage. It maintains and preserves the largest collection of artifacts, photos and archival material related to East King County, Washington, and it “focuses on sharing this collection with the community through exhibits, books, presentations and a wide variety of education programs.” It’s on my list!
