The 2010 summer schedule at the popular “Movies @ Marymoor” outdoor cinema series in Redmond, sponsored by the Redmond Reporter,…
This week’s Redmond Saturday Market, May 15, will feature a wood turning demonstration by Market vice president Dick Watson, a…
The Bear Creek School presents its production of Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility” at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Friday, May 21; and 7 p.m. Saturday, May 22.
Students from each high school in the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) recently performed and excelled at the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) / Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA) Washington State Solo and Ensemble Contest held at Central Washington University in Ellensburg.
Redmond native Katie Black, formerly known as Katie Wendleton, will make her musical theatre debut in the ensemble cast of Village Theatre’s “42nd Street.” The production runs May 13-Aug. 1 at the Village Theatre, 30 Front St. in Issaquah.
The Kenmore-based band JAR clinched first place in the final round of the fourth annual Classic Rockathon at Redmond’s Old Fire House (OFH) Teen Center April 30. JAR’s set included vintage hits by The Doors, The Beatles and Neil Young.
Redmond High School Theatre Arts presents “An Evening with Agatha Christie,” May 13-15 and May 20-22 with two different plays, “And Then There Were None” and “The Mousetrap,” performed on alternating nights.
The Redmond Saturday Market celebrated the opening of its 35th season on May 1 at 7730 Leary Way. “The opening…
The Eastside Symphony will hold its annual Young Soloists competition on Sunday, May 16, with individual audition times to be…
The Orange Blossom Society will launch a Children’s Community Garden with a free event from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, May 1 at 16715 NE 79th St. in Redmond.
The City of Redmond will host a pet fair, “Whiskers, Wings & Wagging Tails,” from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, May 15 at the Redmond Senior Center, 8703 160th Ave. NE.
The New Poet’s Society presented its 2010 scholarship awards Monday evening at Redmond High School. The event capped a search for outstanding high school student poets in the Lake Washington and Bellevue School Districts.
King County’s Marymoor Park in Redmond, winner of best venue in the Reporter’s 2009 Best of Redmond contest, is preparing to host its seventh annual summer concert series.
Music lovers from Redmond will take part as Choral Arts presents “American Hallelujah,” a joyful concert of American hymns and spirituals, also including The Total Experience Gospel Choir. Performances are at 7 p.m. Friday, April 30 at St. Mark’s Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E. in Seattle; and at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 1 at First Presbyterian Church, 1717 Bellevue Way NE in Bellevue.
The Pink Pumas, a team of moms from the Redmond Ridge neighborhood, will hold a giant rummage sale to fight breast cancer, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 1. The sale will take place in the gym at Rosa Parks Elementary School, 22845 NE Cedar Park Crescent.
SecondStory Repertory (SSR), located upstairs at Redmond Town Center, continues its 11th season of children’s theatre with a musical adaptation of Judith Viorst’s “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.” Music is by Shelly Markham.
The production runs May 7-23 with public performances at 7 p.m. on Fridays; and at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. All tickets are $9.
Eighty-five voices strong, The Trilogy Singers invite the community to their spring concert series, including performances at 7 p.m. Friday, April 30; at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, May 1; and at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 2.
Redmond Junior High School presents “Wonderland” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 23; and at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 24 at the Redmond High School Performing Arts Center, 17272 NE 104th St.
The Redmond Satuday Market has chosen a poster by Patti Simpson Ward as the promotional piece for its soon-to-open 2010 season.
The market runs May 1-Oct. 30 at 7730 Leary Way.
At times, 11-year-old Elizabeth Smith would lay in the hospital with her mind racing, thinking life wasn’t fair.
It wasn’t fair that she spent much of her time being poked and prodded by doctors rather than playing soccer outside with her friends.
It wasn’t fair that her nourishment came through a plastic tube rather than at the dinner table.
It wasn’t fair that she had to endure endless painful trips to the bathroom — even in the middle of the night.
At times, she struggled to make sense of her life. She just wanted to live life like her peers and put an end to her uncomfortable medical roller coaster ride.