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July 2016
Issaquah Highlands Connections
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE HIGHLANDS
Art in Blakely Hall
Photography Show begins July 8th Artists Reception Thursday, July 14th, 6 - 8pm See page 21.
Book Club
Location & Dates vary
The book club is a great place to meet neighbors and explore a variety of books. We meet at Big Fish Grill. Dates sometimes change, so be sure to email lindsey8@gmail.com to be added to the Facebook group.
Bridge Club
Monday, July 11th, 7:00pm – 10:00pm Blakely Hall
Grab a partner or come solo to play a little Bridge! Bring your own beverage of choice and a snack to share. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned bridge player, you are welcome to join us. We play the first Monday of every month starting at 7 p.m. RSVP: Contact Chuck Leininger at: cleininger@seattletimes.com or David Trowern at: dtrowern@gmail.com.
Chinese Heritage Club Resumes September Blakely Hall
This club promotes and preserves the unique Chinese cultural heritage awareness among the next generation for many local families. We welcome everyone who is interested in a neighborhood celebration for many traditional Chinese/American festivals right at Issaquah Highlands. The club meets monthly, usually at Blakely Hall. bowbow.gu@outlook.com
Family History Night Resumes September Blakely Hall - FREE!
Genealogy Made Easy! Come join other Issaquah Highlands family history enthusiasts in an informal setting designed to make genealogy research fun. Bring your laptop or tablet and some basic information about your family and discover your heritage. Find your ancestors and build a digital family tree. All events are free and open to the community. We meet each Third Tuesday at 8 PM at Blakely Hall. Contact: Darrell Reising, dreising@gmail.com or 425-427-1417.
High Street Collection New Development Open House
Wednesday, July 13th, 6:30pm – 8:30pm Blakely Hall
With this open house the developer of the land formerly owned by Microsoft along 9th Ave NE between Discovery Drive and High Street will bring updated hopes for their future development. At the first meeting in May, Shelter Holdings presented a plan for 2,500 new residential units on this commercially zoned land. This meeting provides an update and another opportunity to provide feedback. See page 14.
India Culture Club
Monday, July 25th, 7:00pm Blakely Hall
Come learn about beautiful India! This club highlights the arts, culture, and festivals and is open to all who want to explore and learn about India. Topics for our meetings may include preparing for a trip to India, basic overview of languages, places to visit, arts and cultural landmarks to visit etc. Let’s celebrate and share cultural riches of India in our community together! Contact: Anita at aani001@gmail.com
Interior Design Club Thursday, July 7th, 7:00pm Blakely Hall
This club welcomes interior design enthusiasts to enjoy presentations from guest speakers about residential and commercial design; new trends in furniture, color, staging, Vastu and Fen Shui, window treatments, floorings and more. Contact: meetamehta@putali.org
Knit for Life®
Mondays from 1:00pm to 3:00pm Swedish Medical Center, Main Lobby
A network of volunteer knitters in area hospitals, providing physical and mental support in a non-traditional therapeutic environment to cancer survivors, patients and caregivers through knitting. We teach anyone with any skill level. You don’t have to bring anything but yourself. We have all the supplies you will need. Contact: Elaine.Eckert@yahoo.com
Party On The Plaza
Sundays, July 17 and 31st, 11:30am Also in August and September Grand Ridge Plaza
Party On The Plaza is back this summer to Grand Ridge Plaza on six Sundays. Presented by Timberlake Issaquah Church, it’s a free community event open to everyone. You’ll find the fun (plus free ice cream & snacks) next to Regal Issaquah Highlands Stadium 12 on Park Drive. Join us for Party On The Plaza beginning at 11:30 am on June 12, July 17, July 31, August 7, August 21 and September 11.
Photography Club
Saturday, July 16th, 10:30am - Noon Blakely Hall
Enjoy monthly meetings with guest speakers, share and discuss your work with others, and participate in an online community throughout the month. Contact ihpc@outlook.com
Playgroup
Resumes in September Newborn to Age 4 Blakely Hall
Moms, dads, caregivers and their children are invited for fun, friendship, support and socializing. Contact katiels84@gmail.com and see facebook.com/IssaquahHighlands.coopplaygroup
Poker Night
Meaningful Movies
Thursday, July 28th, 7:00pm Blakely Hall
Meaningful Movies provides social justice and environmental documentary films followed by community discussion. Every other month the movies are screened at Blakely Hall. Alternate months are at the Issaquah Historic Train Depot. meaningfulmovies.org/neighborhoods/issaquah-wa/
Rovin’ Fiddlers
Wednesday, July 27th, 6:30pm- 8:30pm Blakely Hall July Movie: “A Small Good Thing”
Minecraft Mania Resumes September Blakely Hall
Join fellow elementary and middle school Minecraft enthusiasts from novice to expert as we share our knowledge of the Minecraft world including Redstone, building, surviving the night and more. You’ll need a laptop with licensed Minecraft loaded on it. Club leader is Quinn Ryan at boxcargriz@gmail.com and parent leader is Tim Ryan at dadtime@gmail.com.
Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) Resumes October Blakely Hall
Sponsored by Timberlake Church We meet twice monthly on Monday mornings October through June. Enjoy quality, positive programming just for moms. We make sure your little ones have an amazing time as well. To register, timberlakechurch.com/mops
Whether you are a novice or a salty vet looking for some steep competition, you will love our monthly group for $40 buy-in, No-Limit Texas Hold ’em tournament! Don’t forget to join us on Facebook for all the latest info and results at our “Issaquah Poker” group page. Contact Henry at hlh1969@hotmail.com.
Every Tuesday, 7:00pm-9:00pm Either at the Issaquah Highlands Fire Station 73 or Issaquah Senior Center
Drop in our jam sessions. Welcome guitars, flutes, whistles, banjos, mandolins, autoharps, dulcimers, stand up bass, and percussion. All abilities welcome. Contact Sue at bellesue@ comcast.net.
Running Club
Saturdays 8:00am Central Park Tennis Courts
Please contact Joey at jbc224@cornell.edu, so he can add you to the distribution list. See Facebook - Issaquah Highlands Running and Multi-sport
Toastmasters Club
Wednesdays, 7:00am - 8:00am Swedish Medical Center 2nd Floor Conference Center
Join us to improve your communication skills. To find out more, visit the club website at toastmastersclubs. org or drop in any Wednesday as a guest.
*All Events are FREE unless otherwise noted.
GOVERNANCE MEETINGS IHCA Architectural Review Committee Tuesday, 7/5, 6:00 pm IHCA Office
Highlands Council Board of Trustees Tuesday, 7/26th, Noon, IHCA Office
Highlands Fiber Network Advisory Group Thursday, 7/7, 5:00pm, IHCA Office
IHCA Board of Directors Wednesday, 7/27, 5:30 pm, IHCA Office
IHCA Finance Committee Tuesday, 7/12, 5:30 pm IHCA Office
Meetings are subject to change. See Calendar at issaquahhighlands.com for more information or date changes.
HY Advisory Board Sunday, 7/24, 4:00 pm, Blakely Hall
For City of Issaquah governance meetings, see http://issaquahwa.gov
4th of July Independence Day Holiday Blakely Hall, Highlands Council, HFN and IHCA Offices will be closed.