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Get
Out and Play
Sheep shearing, a pajama party,
vegetable racecars and tricycle races - oh my! This weekend also offers
two spectacular ways to give, and three big days at Safeco Field. Tonight
brings the annual Dining
Out For Life event to raise money to fight AIDS just by eating at
your favorite local spot. This weekend, Madison Valley boutiques and restaurants
offer up 10% of Saturday's sales to benefit
Children's Hospital. While you're in the 'hood, pop into Madison Park's
The Original Children's
Shop on Saturday or Sunday for a Lily Pulitzer Trunk Show, featuring
Women's Spring and Children's Summer collections (nothing screams Spring
like LP's emerald green and pink
ensembles). Also, as the Mariners battle Oakland, it's Salute to Kids
Weekend; all kiddos, age fourteen and younger,
score swag at each game.
PS —In honor of National
Kindergarten Day (April 21), we have a free copy of Let's
Get Ready for Kindergarten for the first person to email
us.
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Music to Our Ears
Briar Patch Books Pajama Party Situated between
Gracewinds Perinatal
Services and The Peapod,
Briar Patch Books (formerly The Velveteen Child) is a new and used
children's bookstore. Owner Kathy Wilson's goal to highlight local
authors and musicians for kiddos is met this weekend, as she welcomes
Little Ones to a party featuring live music from Hilary Field and
Patrice O'Neill. Field and O'Neill will perform and teach lullabies
from their award winning CD, Siente. Karen Davis will be on hand
to teach movement. Appropriate for preschoolers. Space is limited;
reserve your spot by calling 206.595.3240.
www.sientehome.com
When:
Sat., April 26,
7 p.m.
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Where:
Briar Patch Books,
1417 NW 70th St.
(Ballard)
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Community Communing
Green My Ride Earth Day's here and Phinney
Neighborhood Center's celebrating with an alternative transportation
fair. Check out green machines, enjoy music, speakers, and fun for
kiddos. Recycle your compact fluorescent light bulbs and check out
the bicycle swap. Arrive by foot, bike, bus, or carpool and you'll
be entered into a raffle to win Amtrak tickets to Portland. The
first 300 people to arrive receive two-for-one train tickets, good
through May 22. www.greenmyride.info
When:
Sat., April 26,
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
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Where:
Phinney
Neighborhood Center,
6532 Phinney Ave. N
(Phinney
Ridge)
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Festivus for the Rest of Us
Kids and Family
Day at Pike Place Market Pike
Place Market welcomes you to its second annual Kids and Family Day.
Day-long entertainment includes two performances by professional
rope jumper Rene Bibeau, down-home music from The Tallboys, bucket-drumming
by Jesse Bishop, a magic show, and cooking demos from Blue Ribbon
Cooking, Home Grown Nutrition, and Seattle Pacific University students.
Look for activities from Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle Art Museum,
and Pacific Science Center. Going on all day: coloring, face painting,
fish throwing, and the Zucchini 500—racecars made out of veggies.
www.pikeplacemarket.org
When:
Sun., April 27,
11 a.m. -4 p.m.
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Where:
Pike Place Market,
1517 Pike Place
(Downtown)
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Eastside
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Nature's Bounty
Fraser Cabin Heritage Program See how the pioneers
lived at Kelsey Creek Farm's 1888 cabin. Learn how to do pioneer chores
and work a farm. Check out the Wild 'N' Wooly Sheep Shearing Event,
and enjoy the farm's popular seasonal goings-on, now through the fall.
Kids' crafts, tractor and wagon rides, pony rides, animal viewing,
and much more. For an easy visit, park at International School (445
128th Ave. SE, Bellevue) and hop on the free shuttle to the farm.
www.eastsideheritagecenter.org
When:
Sat. April 26, 11 a.m. -3 p.m.
(see more dates online)
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Where:
Fraser Cabin at Kelsey Creek Farm,
410 130th Ave. SE
(Bellevue)
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Community Communing
Mercer Island Preschool Association
Circus It's a day of fun with the Reptile Man, Lego
Man, and Ronald McDonald at the Mercer Island Preschool Association
Circus. Older kiddos have their own tent full of fun activities,
including a paleontology station. Younger kiddos will race tricycles,
jump on mattresses, and more. Everyone will love the bouncy house
and blow-up maze. There's more! Pony rides, face painting, balloon
animals, and a cupcake walk. www.mipreschoolassociation.org
When:
Sat., April 26,
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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Where:
Mercer Island High School,
9100 SE 42nd St.
(Mercer Island)
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Cost:
Free; game tickets, $0.50
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Nibble and Sip
Bite of Crossroads Hungry?
Visit the fifth annual Bite of Crossroads. Sample bites from around
the world as Crossroads Market Restaurants and other Eastside restaurants
offer samplings of their fare. The weekend is full of entertainment,
including kiddo-focused music, a Beatles cover band, Big Band jazz,
and country western tunes. Eat up! www.crossroadsbellevue.com
When:
Fri.,
April 25, 12 p.m. -9:30 p.m.;
Sat., April 26, 11 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.;
Sun., April 27, 11 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
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Where:
Crossroads Bellevue,
15600 NE 8th St.
(Bellevue)
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Cost:
Book
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