1/22 Bellevue Community Resource Center at Bellevue Library, 1:30-3:30pm – Info about education, employment and training, housing and homeless services, food assistance, medical care, substance use treatment, and transportation – recurs Thursdays
1/22 Info session about Creative Start Grant Project for Prek-3rd learning, 3:30pm (link)
1/22 Craft Meetup at Snyder Corner Starbucks (Bridle Trails), 5:30pm (link)
1/22 Paint and Sip at Theatre33, 7-9pm (link)
1/23 Labor and Industries Information Desk at Bellevue Library, where you can ask about workers’ rights, safety and injury claims, benefits for crime victims and small business information, with translation available when needed.
1/23 Eastside Marketing Morning Brew Meetup, 9-10am (link)
1/23 Crossroads Board Game Meetup for Japanese and English language learners, 6pm (link)
1/23 Raku Firing workshop at Eastside Pottery in Redmond, 6:30-9pm (link) (not their Bellevue location)
1/23 Joe Astley at Bake’s Place
1/23 KPOP Dance Party at Mirra, 10pm
1/24 Keep Bellevue Beautiful – Bridle Trails cleanup, 9-11am (link)
1/24 Scrapbooking workshop, 10-4pm (link)
1/24 Bilingual Jiu Jitsu Discovery classes at Synapse Jiu Jitsu in BelRed with Alliance Francaise (10am and 10:55, event ends at 1pm) (link)
1/24 Storytime Adventures at Lakeshore Learning in Factoria, 11am-3pm (link)
1/24 Bridgerton glam event at Chutneys, fascinators required, 3-5:30pm
1/25 Adopt-a-Highway 405 Cleanup with Bellevue Green and Clean, registration required
1/25 Bellevue Spanish Chat at Crossroads, 9:15am (link)
1/25 New Year Glow with Beyond Yoga Bellevue, 10-11am (link)
1/25 Bellevue Book Club and Silent Book Club Bellevue joint meetup at Jack Sprat in Redmond, 11am-1pm (link)
1/25 Artvana Paint and Sip at The Redd Dog, 1pm (link)
1/25 Puget Sound Drone Club meetup in Redmond, 1pm (link)
1/25 Free Pop-Up Card Crafting workshop at BelRed Arts Studio, 2-4pm
1/25 Seahawks Watch Party at Central Bar and Restaurant, 3:30pm
1/25 The Snow Queen at Meydenbauer Center, 5pm (link)
1/26 Schools Out Days at Boys and Girls’ Club locations:
K-5: Ardmore, Newport Heights, SBCC, Hidden Village, and Eastside Terrace are full, but there are spots for K-5 at the Downtown Clubhouse and Spiritwood Manor.
School Out Days for middle school and high school members (Downtown Clubhouse, Lake Hills Clubhouse & South Bellevue Community Center) are FREE with an active BGCB Teen Membership. No registration is required.
1/26 Tickets for all BYT spring shows go on sale at noon (link)
1/27 Oh Deer Sip and Paint at Suite, 6-8pm
1/27 Modern Calligraphy for Beginners at Suite, 6:30-8pm
1/28 Bellevue Chamber Small Business Workshop, 11:30am-1pm (link)
1/28 Online Computer Classes from the library – Simplify your digital life, 2-3pm (link)
1/28 Family Finance workshop hosted by LifeSpring and Hopelink at the Bellevue Family Hub (a session in Spanish will be held on 1/29)
1/28 Kickoff virtual meeting for the Downtown Neighborhood Enhancement Program, with $975k in funding available for community proposals, 6:30-8pm (link)
1/29 Leadership Eastside CORE Experience Program Info session at GIX, 10:30am
1/29 Expanding Neighborhood Connections Roundtable at City Hall, 6:30-8pm (link)
1/29 Bellevue Ladies Book Club Meetup – The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese, 6:30pm (link)
1/29 Packing tips for travel at Title Nine, 6:30-8:30pm – Sarah Murdoch was a lead guide for Rick Steves, and bring your own travel bag if you’re interested in a personal consultation
1/30 Crossroads Winterfest, 6-8pm – indoor snow, bounce houses, cookie decorating, crafts, and music
1/30 Cirque du Soleil’s Echo in Marymoor Park, through March 22nd
1/30-2/1 Spongebob the Musical youth performances at Theatre33, 6:30pm, noon, and 5pm performances (link)
1/30 Billy Mac Live at Primo’s, 7:30-9pm (link)
1/30 Open Mic Night at Third Culture Coffee, 7-9pm – signups at 6pm
1/30 Mike Waycock at Jocovine Bistro, 8pm (link)
1/31-2/1 Puget Sound Bonsai Assn’s Winter Silhouette show at BBG, 10am-4pm (link)
1/31 Adaptive Solutions Mini-Hackathon at Bellevue Library with HuskyADAPT, for adults and teens, 1-5pm (link to pre-register)- work with a diverse team to prototype five real-world requests from the disability community
1/31 Steamoji Bellevue New Year’s Open House, 1-5pm, see (link) – they have coding, robotics, engineering, 3D printing, fabrication, and digital art & animation.
1/31 StreetMeetWA meetup for photographers and creatives at Seattle Central Public Library, 2pm
1/31 Gather and Go Friends Group meets at Bubble Planet and then will get hamburgers, 4:30pm (link)
2/1 HIIT class hosted by Vuori at Bellevue Square, 9-11am (link)
2/1 Book signing and artist talk with Phillip Blair at Leica Bellevue, 11am-1pm (link)
2/1 8th Annual Bellevue Club Masters Mile, $20, warm-up at noon, meet starts at 1pm (link)
2/1 Opening reception for the Black History Month exhibition at Bellevue Art Museum, 3pm – family friendly event, exhibition will run February 1-27
2/2 BSD Preschool Enrollment opens (info session is 1/7)
2/2 Succulents 101 at Newport Way Library, 1-3pm (link)
2/2 A Cappella Joy Chorus (seeking treble singers) rehearsal near Crossroads, 7pm (link)
2/3 Dienstag Bier German Language Meetup at Applebees in BelRed, 7pm (link)
2/4 Energy Smart Eastside info session for potential volunteers, online, 6-7pm
2/5 Free Tax Help at the Bellevue Library from 10:30-5pm, arrive no later than 4pm – recurs Thursdays through April 9th
2/5 Accelerated Networking Event and speaker on staff motivation at Lakehouse, noon-2pm (link)
2/5 HERMVMT Galentine’s Night networking at Suite, 6pm (link)
2/6 Story Time for Preschoolers at BBG, 10am
2/6 KidsQuest open clay studio, extra $10.50 fee for glaze and firing, 5pm (link)
2/7 Keep Bellevue Beautiful – Northtowne cleanup, 9-11am (link)
2/7 Journaling the Garden at BBG, 9-11am, and Youth Nature Journaling Club noon-1pm
2/7 Master Gardeners class Grow Your Flowers and Vegetables from Seed, 9:30-10:30am, online, $9 (link)
2/7 BelRed Run Club at Downtown Park, 3 and 5 mile routes, run/walk/jog, 10am-noon, social afterward at Cafe Aloe – RSVP on Strava
2/7 Tax Help from AARP volunteers (no age requirement) at Lake Hills Library, 11am-5pm (link)
2/7 Galentine’s event at Ascend, 11:30-1:30pm
2/7 Summer Camp Expo at Bellevue College, noon-3pm (link) – free, featuring camps that serve kids ages 3-17
2/7 Winter Seed Planting Family Workshop at BBG, 1:30-3pm
2/7 Cebiche and Pisco Workshop at La Mar, 3-4pm (link)
2/7 Soft Hours afternoon tea and BelleTreats tasting at Elements, 3-5pm (link)
2/7 Black History Month Artist talk & Exhibition at the BelRed Arts Studio, 4pm, pre-register
2/7 Saxophonist Ben Wendel at Bellevue College Jazz Festival, 8pm
2/8 Bellevue Classical Piano Meetup Group at Northwest Pianos in BelRed, 10am-noon (link) – listeners do not need to RSVP
2/8 M-System for Winter Landscapes with Phillip Blair at Leica, 1-5pm (link)
2/8 Big Game Watch Party at Mirra, starts at 2pm. Free admission but reservations needed for group seating(link)
2/9 Parking Reform Info online session, 6:30-7:45 (link)
2/10 Lichen Walk at BBG, 10am-noon
2/10-2/13 Conflict Resolution Coaching and Conciliator training will be held at the Bellevue Botanical Garden Feb. 10-12, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., at the Bellevue Botanical Garden, with a final virtual training on Friday, Feb. 13 during the same hours. Space is limited, apply by Jan 30 at 5pm
2/10 Quiet Reading Party at Bellevue Library for adults, 5:30-7:30pm – group introductions at 5:30pm and quiet reading from 6-7pm
2/11 All Ages (6+) Board Game Afternoon, Newport Way Library, 3:30-5:30pm
2/11 Valentine cookie decorating with Batter’s Bakery at Primo’s, 6-7:30pm (link)
2/11 Lake Hills Book Group meets at Bellevue Library to discuss The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan, 6:30-8pm (link)
2/12 Launchpad Expo: Consumer and CPG, 1-8:30pm (link)
2/12 Bellevue Downtown Association Annual Celebration, 5-8:30pm
2/13-3/1 Cyrano de Bergerac commedia dell’arte at Theatre33, 7pm and 5pm performances, (link)
2/13 Galentine’s Night at Sprig Beauty Co. in Snohomish, 6:30-8pm, beauty lessons, treats and bubbles, tickets required
2/13 Art ‘n Soul painting and music event at W Bellevue, 7:30-9:30pm (link)
2/14 Alexander’s Hope Valentine’s Day Dash (5K) at Downtown Park, kids dash at 8:45am, run/walk starts at 9am
2/14 Galentine’s Walk – BelRed Run Club, with Jo Malone and OMO Thai Tea, 10am-noon (link)
2/14 Kids’ Day Away for K-5th at Samena with a visit to Monster Mini Golf, pizza and a movie, 2:30-8:30pm (link)
2/15 Story Time at BBG for K-2nd Grade, 1pm
2/18 Bellevue Library Book Group, Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 11am-1pm
2/18-2/22 Northwest Flower and Garden Festival at the Seattle Convention Center
2/19 Eastside Audubon Bird Walk at BBG, 9-10:30am
2/19 Lights out For Birds – documentary and panel discussion at Redmond Senior & Community Center, 5:30-7:30pm
2/19 Bellevue Book Club: Thursday Thriller at Mercury Coffee, Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito 6:30pm-8:30pm (link)
2/19-2/22 Wintergrass Music Festival at the Hyatt Regency and Westin (link)
2/20 Woven Willow Plant Support at BBG, 10am-2pm, also 2/21
2/20-2/22 BYT PlayLab Good Boss performances
2/20 Cocoa, Coffee and Crafts at Crossroads Community Center, 6-8pm
2/21 Keep Bellevue Beautiful – Cougar Mountain/Lakemont cleanup, 9-11am (link)
2/21 Master Gardener class Vegetables A-Z, 9:30-10:30am, online, $9 (link)
2/21 Lunar New Year Celebration at Bellevue Square, 11am-6pm (link)
2/21 Lunar New Year Family Festival at the Seattle Asian Art Museum in Seattle’s Volunteer Park, 11am-2pm (link)
2/21 How Can I Help? Saving Nature with Your Yard – a special evening with Doug Tallamy, refreshments at 6:15 and talk at 7pm, also online (link)
2/21 IBT 25th Anniversary performance and gala at Meydenbauer Center, 7pm (link)
2/22 Book Club at Bellevue Library, 11-1pm (link)
2/22 Ecoprint on Fabric workshop at BBG, 11am-1pm
2/23 Visit Bellevue Annual Celebration, 11-1:30pm (link)
2/24 Women’s Leadership Conference, noon-5pm (link)
2/26 425 Business’ 40 Under 40 at the Bellevue Arts Museum, 7-9pm
2/28 DIY Wire Cloches class at BBG, Level 1, 9:30-11am, also 3/6 – these are used in the garden to protect plants from rabbits.
2/28 DIY Wire Cloches class, Level 2, noon-2pm, also 3/6
3/2 Basics of Successful Composting at Newport Way Library, 1-3pm (link)
3/7 Outdoors for All Spreefest fundraiser, 8:30-4pm – Tickets are $100, and there are also volunteer opportunities. Includes lift ticket, event shirt, racecourse access, lunch, raffle, demos, beer garden, music and afterparty
3/7 Bug Bonanza at BBG, 1-2:30pm
3/7 Master Gardener class Go Native – Get to Know Native PNW Bulbs, 9:30-10:30am, online, $9 (link)
3/7 Fashion is ART at Bellevue Art Museum, 6-11pm (link)
2/11 Lake Hills Book Group meets at Lake Hills Library to discuss Midnight in Soap Lake by Matthew Sullivan, 6:30-8pm
3/13 Lichen Walk at BBG, 10am-noon
3/18 Bellevue Library Book Group, Book and Dagger by Elyse Graham, 11am-1pm
3/19 Eastside Audubon Bird Walk at BBG, 9-10:30am
3/19 Leadership Eastside Class of 2026 will present their adaptive campaigns at Bellevue College, 9-11am
3/20 & 3/21 Dahlia Tuber Sale at BBG
3/21 Spring Flowers in Ink and Watercolor Class at BBG, 1-3pm
3/21 Bingo Night at Crossroads Community Center, 6-8pm
3/22 NPA March Mania Plant Sale
3/26 A Garden of Useful Spaces talk at BBG, 7pm
3/28 Seed Starting Tips and Techniques from BBG, 10-11:30am