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LIFESTYLE LETTER

SEPTEMBER 2021 PUBLISHER

Caitlin Agnew | caitlin.agnew@lifestylepubs.com EDITORIAL COORDINATOR

Publisher, Caitlin Agnew, and Bellevue Lifestyle photographer, Easton Lemos, at the Bellevue Collection fashion show in 2019

The Fashion Issue FASHION IS ALWAYS CHANGING. But this year’s changes feel different. Coming out of the last year and a half have left many of us feeling…confused. Some of us are eager to doll up, some have downsized and simplified, some have realized comfortable is better - and don’t want to go back. Designers and retailers have a tough job this season, but one thing is for sure, the show does go on!

The Bellevue Collection celebrates their 75th anniversary this year, and according

Taylor Robinson | taylor.robinson@lifestylepubs.com ACCO UNT MANAGER

Max Baker | max.baker@lifestylepubs.com MANAGING EDITOR

Heija Nunn | Bellevue@lifestylepubs.com AD DESIGNER

Miranda Read L AYO UT DESIGNER

Dana Rudolph CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Bree O’Brien, Heija Nunn CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Brandon Storms, Carina Skrobecki

to their VP of Marketing, retail is back and here to stay. Learn more about their upcoming fashion shows and celebrations on page 38.

We caught up with Olivia Kim for this month’s cover feature. As Vice President of Creative Projects and Home for Nordstrom, Kim shares with us her experience, thoughts on the Eastside, and new projects she’s working on. Full story on page 22.

We also caught up with last years September cover feature, Luly Yang. We’re excited to welcome her to her new showroom in Kirkland and learn more about the new fashion line she’s developing.

CORPORATE TEAM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Steven Schowengerdt CHIEF SALES OFFICER Matthew Perry CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER DeLand Shore ART DIRECTOR Sara Minor OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Janeane Thompson

Wherever you’re at with your approach to fashion this Fall, we hope this issue has

AD MANAGER Chad Jensen

something that catches your eye!

REGIONAL SALES DIRECTOR Eric Williams WEB APPLICATIONS Michael O’Connell

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ARIZONA | CALIFORNIA | COLORADO | CONNECTICUT | FLORIDA | GEORGIA IDAHO | ILLINOIS | KANSAS | MARYLAND | MASSACHUSETTS | MICHIGAN MINNESOTA | MISSOURI | MONTANA | NEVADA | NEW JERSEY NORTH CAROLINA | OHIO | OKLAHOMA | OREGON | PENNSYLVANIA SOUTH CAROLINA | TENNESSEE | TEXAS | VIRGINIA | WASHINGTON

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ON THE COVER Nordstrom’s Vice President

Bellevue Lifestyle™ is published monthly by Lifestyle Publications LLC. It is distributed via the

of Creative Projects and Home, Olivia Kim

advertisements do not necessarily reflect Lifestyle Publications’ opinions. No portion of this

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US Postal Service to some of the Bellevue areas’ most affluent neighborhoods. Articles and magazine may be reproduced in any form without written consent. Lifestyle Publications does not assume responsibility for statements made by advertisers or editorial contributors.

Information in Bellevue Lifestyle™ is gathered from sources considered to be reliable, but the accuracy of all information cannot be guaranteed.

FASHION ack! s i WEEK B

LIVE ON THE RUNWAY at The Bellevue Collection

Bellevue Square celebrates seven decades of style as Fashion Week takes back the runway.

Join us for fashion shows, styling events and as always – great shopping.

THE LINE UP:

Posh Party Trend Show | Friday, Oct. 8 A fun night out celebrating all the best in fall fashion trends.

The Collective Runway Show | Saturday, Oct. 9 A night of premier brands and luxe fall looks.

Be there in person or stream live with your friends from the comfort of your home and raise funds for non-profits, as The Bellevue Collection donates 100% of all ticket sales to local organizations that impact change in the community.

For tickets and event information visit: fashionweekbellevue.com. Seating is limited.

B E LLE V U E SQUARE • B E LLE V U E PL AC E • LI NCOLN SQUARE

INSIDE THE ISSUE SEPTEMBER 2021

FEATURES 18 Fashion For Your Home Add An Element Of Style To Your Interiors With Customized Art

22 Olivia Kim Makes SPACE Meet Nordstrom’s Vice President of Creative Projects and Home

38 Honoring the Past and Looking Ahead The Bellevue Collection

22 42

Celebrates 75 Years

42 Cocktail Club

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DEPARTMENTS 8

Lifestyle Letter

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Around Town

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Local Experiences

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Artist’s Palette

28 Inspired By 30 Trend Setter 34 Local Limelight 38 City Scene 40 Lifestyle Calendar 42 Food & Wine

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AROUND TOWN parks and plazas around Downtown Bellevue.

All shows are from noon-1pm, every Wednesday and select Thursdays. The lineup includes celebrated local acts as well as new performers. See all the event details and the full artist lineup at BellevueDowntown.com.

Date: Noon-1:00pm, Wednesdays & Select Thursdays through Sept. 8th

BELLEVUE DOWNTOWN ARTS MARKET For the 31st year, the Bellevue Downtown Association (BDA) is proud to present the Bellevue Downtown Arts Market, an open-air showcase of over 110 juried sculpture, jewelry, home décor, wood and glass work, fabrics, and other local artists. Previously known as the 6th Street Arts Fair, the Bellevue Downtown Arts Market will take place over Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4th-6th, in Downtown Bellevue between NE 6th Street and

INTRODUCING OUR NEW WINEMAKERS

106th Avenue NE. Event information, including

Matthews Winery welcomes the newest mem-

an artist directory and directions, are available at

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Now more than ever, your home matters.

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ADD AN ELEMENT OF STYLE TO YOUR INTERIORS WITH CUSTOMIZED ART

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STYLE AND DESIGN AREN’T JUST FOR THE RUNWAYS. Dressing up the interiors of your home is another way of expressing personality, interests and values. Adding a one-of-a-kind piece of art to your walls not only instantly shows off your panache, but also helps your house feel more like a home. Local artist, Alyson McCrink, creates one-of-a-kind, “paint-to-order” pieces that might just be that personal design touch you’ve been looking for.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR ARTIST JOURNEY. I have been obsessed with painting for as long as I can remember. When I was young, I have memories of painting on the walls of our family home. My parents were very supportive and in an effort to get me to stop ruining the walls, they bought me canvas and easels. I was completely hooked! I painted throughout school, taking every art class that was offered. About six years ago, I took a chance and began painting full time.

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WHAT INSPIRES YOU? I have always been inspired by the world around me. When I go

WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF YOUR PAINT-TO-ORDER ART?

for a walk with my dog, I focus on the overall shapes and forms

There are various styles of paintings that I can rec-

of landscapes and cities. The greater Seattle area is a particularly

reate and customize. I love to create pieces for homes

inspiring place with the cityscapes adjacent to the many bodies of

and commercial spaces that the client can visualize

water in the region. The reflections of the glass and metal buildings

the finished product before the creation begins. When

in the grayish blue water have always captivated me. I try to pull

someone requests a “Paint-To-Order” piece, I help to

out the feelings that I get when I look at these scenes and create a

narrow down what size, color, and textures work best

piece that conveys that particular emotion.

in the client’s space and mock it up digitally for them so they can see what it will look like. This is a differ-

WHAT IS YOUR PROCESS WHEN PAINTING? My process is organized chaos! I rarely create a painting in a similar way, instead I try drastically different approaches that

ent process than a commission piece, where I create something entirely new and unique for the room, which is another offering I provide.

sometimes fail, but oftentimes feel like alchemy. Drawing my inspiration from the natural world elicits an obsession with recreating a specific texture or effect in my paintings. Along my journey to try

FOR MORE INFO, OR TO CONTACT ALYSON:

and recreate something I see in the world, I discover a new and

Email: alysonmccrink@gmail.com

unique medium that I have not worked with before. I use materials

Website: alysonmccrinkfineart.com

such as concrete, glass, broken mirror, sand, resin, wood, gold/

Instagram: @alysonmccrinkfineart

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Olivia Kim Makes SPACE MEET NORDSTROM'S VICE PRESIDENT OF CREATIVE PROJECTS AND HOME NORDSTROM IS AS EVERGREEN, INTRINSIC, AND SYNONYMOUS WITH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AS WELL, TREES. Part of Olivia Kim’s job as Vice President of Creative Projects and Home is to keep delighting customers with new in store experiences, fashion discoveries, and cutting-edge partnerships with well-known brands and emerging designers. Kim developed the first Pop-In@Nordstrom shop in 2013 carving out real estate in main-line stores to build immersive temporary boutiques that spark

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curiosity and energize shoppers. With the success and popularity of the Pop-In shops it is no surprise that Kim’s influence has expanded. She created a new department called SPACE and recently became VP of Nordstrom Home.

When Bellevue Lifestyle caught up with the warm and adventurous retailer to talk about her work and life on the west coast, she was very direct, “I love Bellevue!” Olivia and her family, which includes her young daughter, and possible NextGen fashion lover, spend a lot of time on the Eastside which to her feels diverse and very family friendly. Whether they visit Lake Sammamish or sample our wide variety of small Asian restaurants she notices lots of people of color and a wide diversity of food. Nordstrom has always been a leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion, that, together with Kim’s personal experience and background impacts her approach. “As a woman of color, raised by immigrants, and being a woman in general, has always influenced the stories I try to tell in our stores.” Kim employs a deliberate broad search and inclusion of designers, makers, and artists from an array of backgrounds because, she says, “Our stores become more interesting with more interesting people.”

Just in time for a renewed focus on fashion, Nordstrom Bellevue Square shoppers are about to get more SPACE, and it’s not the billionaire boys club kind. SPACE is the department and in store boutique first launched by Kim in 2015. Developed as a white space opportunity for exploration by customers and a platform for emerging designers, SPACE is a sort of start-up lab that allows Nordstrom as a company to work closely with small brands, empowering their vision and helping them to build viable businesses through collaboration, mentorship and even handholding where necessary. SPACE employees are trained as brand ambassadors through Space Camp, an investment in education that requires lots of time to cultivate passion and knowledge where Brand Ambassadors touch, feel and learn to celebrate makers and designers. And while the intention is to empower employees to educate and guide customers, Kim says that from the beginning the “Funny thing is that customers were teaching us. They already knew (because of Instagram) that fashion designers are the new celebrity.” SPACE brands are already available in Bellevue, situated comfortably near established designer brands all who welcome and support new talent. But Kim is excited about expanding the boutique’s footprint with a minor makeover at Bellevue Square because “The Bellevue customer is cool, young and diverse. It’s become a city in its own made especially interesting because of industry.” The design of each unique boutique underscores Olivia’s passion for art and interior design with carefully selected featured artists and contemporary and vintage furnishings from designers like Faye Toogood and Ettore Sottsass.

Post pandemic fashion trends are on everyone’s mind as we figure out what to keep and what to toss from our long, strange time at home. Kim believes trends are similar to a year ago. As we anticipate and engage in a return to gatherings there are two camps: people who can’t wait to glam up and go all in on a return to dressing, or those who took this time to thoughtfully edit their closet, simplify and focus on intentional choices and investments.

While Kim’s personal style has remained relatively consistent, she didn’t wear heels as much.

Like so many, Kim recently “Put on a pair of shoes and nearly fell over.”

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Instagram has also helped home become a trending category. Tapping into the all-time high interest in making our personal environments more beautiful and comfortable. Kim has stretched her focus to include discovery and delight for the Nordstrom HOME customer; “It’s an additive for our customer. They come to us for home and style. We’re thinking about who our customer is…how can we inspire?” With more square footage and collaborations featuring previously direct to consumer brands such as Food 52, Kim is devilishly coy about what is next for HOME customers, but it definitely includes brand new fixtures and a very exciting holiday experience. Based on her past successes and personal influence on the Pop-In@ Nordstrom shops and SPACE, expect Nordstrom Home to at least in part reflect her experiences as a new parent, NYC transplant and passionate gardener.

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INSPIRED BY SHARING UNTOLD STORIES OF ASIAN AMERICANS

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W H AT W E EXPERIENCE WHAT IS THE INSPIRATION BEHIND WHAT WE EXPERIENCE, YOUR ONLINE MAGAZINE? On a trip to New York City with my mother in February 2020, a White man who seemed to be advertising for a night show shouted at us, “Don’t speak English, huh?” Growing up in Bellevue, I had always assumed racism didn’t exist.

But as I reflected on this incident, I recalled memories from elementary and middle school: facetious confrontations of when strangers had noted that my eyes were big for an Asian person, and confusing memories of when gym teachers were taken aback when my athleticism outstripped their expectations for a small, Asian girl. With the surge in Asian hate crimes, I started to recognize the lack of proportional Asian-American representation in the media.

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HOW DID IT COME TOGETHER? When I decided that I wanted to create a safe media platform for AAPI people, I texted Hope Yu (my

Thankfully, when it came time for the actual interview, we were able to conduct a flowing and calm conversation that we felt good about.

co-founder), asking if she wanted to create a magazine with me. She wholeheartedly agreed, and within the next

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week, we had met on Zoom and begun planning and

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figuring out logistics for our magazine.

I would emphasize that there isn’t one “Asian-American narrative.” More often than not, people of Asian descent are grouped into one, with the media

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My favorite piece is from the very first issue (What We Experience: NOW), titled “The Model Minority Myth:

Don’t be afraid to stand up for what you believe in. Whether it be as signif-

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icant as voicing your political standpoint or as small knowing what you want

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WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO BE FEATURED ON NPR’S MORNING EDITION? I consider it one of the milestones in our journey. NPR, as most know, is our nation’s leading source of news.

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ARTICLE BREE O'BRIEN | PHOTOGRAPHY LULY YANG DESIGN GROUP

L u ly Ya n g A Different Perspective

WITH A NEW DESIGN STUDIO IN KIRKLAND AND A NEW CLOTHING LINE ON THE HORIZON, THE RENOWNED DESIGNER LOOKS FORWARD

“I LOVE THE VILLAGE-FEEL OF KIRKLAND WITH ITS SMALL RESTAURANTS AND COFFEE SHOPS. I think my heartrate drops a few beats a minute here.” Luly Yang sits in her new Kirkland space, as elegant and precise in her words as she is in her designs. The founder and creative director of her eponymous fashion label, Yang, finds inspiration out of her office window, which frames a bevy of maple trees, leaves shining chartreuse in the sunlight. “My view is seasonal,” she explains “the maples trees are just so beautiful right now. The nature, the water, and the trees are inspirational.”

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Luly Yang

Yang now makes her home in Kirkland as well, since

face masks for schools and hospitals, then chic fab-

“my rule in life is to walk to work. Walking cities are my

ric masks for the general public. Fittingly, the brand’s

cities.” She still loves downtown Seattle where the Luly

top-selling mask was the monarch design – a nod to

Yang retail showroom is located, but feels being on

Yang’s iconic monarch dress that launched her fash-

the east side of the lake offers a different perspective.

ion career in 2000 and remains her signature piece.

Yang’s designs for next year are inspired by this area.

“2020 was a special, challenging year. It tested our

Leased by Yang in the fall of 2020, the new studio is

capacity for evolving to meet the community’s needs,

light and bright, featuring the adjustable height work

but knowing many people were wearing a mask that

tables that gained popularity during the pandemic as

we designed was so enriching. It was about fashion,

people sought to create at-home work spaces that

health, and community.”

allowed flexibility. Boards displaying elements of the

Yang missed dining out with friends during the

brand’s new line, Luleisure, are propped up against

height of the pandemic and is enjoying a return to

one wall; fabrics, shapes, and colors coming together

her favorite Kirkland restaurants: Feast for dinner, and

to illustrate versatile, high-quality clothing and acces-

Carillon Kitchen for breakfast or lunch. A devoted dog

sories that are light-weight and easy to care for.

lover, she was delighted to see Pickles Playland – a

Born during the pandemic and available this winter,

club offering myriad services to dogs and their own-

the innovative line will be designer leisure that travels

ers – open in Carillon Point this year. Caffe Ladro is

well and is comfortable enough to walk your dog in, but

another spot where Yang makes new canine friends in

stylish enough that you feel confident when you run into

the neighborhood “I need to have a dog fashion show

a friend or colleague on that walk. “I like blurring the lines

in Kirkland,” she says.

of what clothing can be used for,” says Yang. Luleisure

Outside of Kirkland, the designer looks forward to

will be offered in a Luly Yang pop-up shop at the Sea-Tac

visiting far-flung destinations and has already seen the

Airport in November, as well as on the Luly Yang website.

airports become increasingly busy. “People are travel-

In the early days of COVID, Yang pivoted quickly

ing more now, and they want to be brighter and more

to design and produce thousands of medical-grade

colorful – like a butterfly emerging.”

P e o p l e a r e t r av e l i n g m o r e n o w, a n d t h e y wa n t t o b e brighter and more colorful – l i k e a b u t t e r f ly e m e r g i n g .”

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CITY SCENE

honoring the past and looking ahead

THE BELLEVUE COLLECTION CELEBRATES 75 YEARS

THE BELLEVUE COLLECTION—THE BRAND THAT INCLUDES BELLEVUE SQUARE, LINCOLN SQUARE AND BELLEVUE PLACE—IS NOW A 5.5 MILLION SQUARE-FOOT PORTFOLIO WITH RETAIL, A DINING DISTRICT, ENTERTAINMENT, OFFICES, THREE HOTELS AND LUXURY RESIDENCES. All locally owned and managed by the Kemper Development Company and the Freeman family. We asked VP of Marketing at Kemper Development, Jennifer Leavitt, to share how they will be celebrating their 75th year, and what we can look forward to.

HOW WILL THE BELLEVUE COLLECTION BE CELEBRATING THEIR 75TH YEAR? GroundBreaking of the Bellevue Square expansion and enclosure 1980

The history of Bellevue Square, Kemper Freeman and his family has been about building community. We really wanted the 75th to be a celebration of the community by telling the narrative of the company and the region’s journey over the last seven decades. This will be done in multiple ways including a celebratory experience with an interactive screen in Center Court highlighting fun moments in our history and a place in time for the Eastside. In addition, we will have a more traditional timeline with deeper content found with QR codes telling additional stories of the journey both visually and through video stories.

To kick the off the celebration of the opening month, we will have a gift with purchase just in time for the back-to-school season, with a matching donation going back to a community

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non-profit. Throughout the remainder of the year, we will offer opportunities for the community to celebrate with us during many of our iconic fall and winter events.

Courtesy of MOHAI

Opening Day of Bellevue Shopping Square courtesy of MOHAI

WHAT DO YOU THINK THE BELLEVUE COLLECTION IS

By making that intentional decision, it has brought us all

GOING TO BE LIKE IN ANOTHER 75 YEARS?

together as a team as we worked hard to find ways to

Although retail has evolved, the last year has shown us that the in-person retail experience endures. The social experience, especially found at a mixed-use project like The

make our employees, our tenants and our guests feel safe and comfortable.

Bellevue Collection, meets needs that goes way beyond just

YOU’VE SPENT YOUR ENTIRE CAREER

transactional retail – visitors like to gather with friends and

WITH THE BELLEVUE COLLECTION. TELL US

family to experience shopping, dining and entertainment

A LITTLE ABOUT THAT.

together. I expect that The Bellevue Collection will continue

It was my internship out of college. It was a small office

to provide an evolving and personal experience that will

and Kemper Freeman himself often would come sit in my

continue to resonate with our changing guests.

small cubicle and talk to me about his passion for our customer’s needs and the shopping center industry. When you

2020 AND 2021 HAVE BEEN CHALLENGING

have a small team, you end up wearing many hats which was

AND EYE OPENING. HOW HAVE RECENT EVENTS

the beginning of a very rewarding career for me. I have seen

IMPACTED YOU AND EMPLOYEES OF THE

and participated in every expansion of our company since

BELLEVUE COLLECTION?

the completion of the major redevelopment of Bellevue

I am blessed to have worked for a local, family-owned

Square and Bellevue Place in the 80s. Most importantly,

company that even when facing our first long-term closure

I’ve had the honor to participate in our company’s robust

in our history, they supported and kept all of our employ-

philanthropy efforts through programming events and fund-

ees on, many of which could not play a role remotely.

raisers, an opportunity and experience I will always cherish.

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SEPTEMBER

LIFESTYLE CALENDAR

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Please contact the Student Placement

featured each market day! Ages 60+

office at studentplacement@bsd405.

and high-risk customers: 11:30am -

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR GRADES 1-12

org for more information. Mid-day

12:00pm. General public: 12pm - 6pm.

transportation is not available.

Bellevue School District

Bellevue School District is excited to

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4 ISSAQUAH FARMERS MARKET

DT BELLEVUE OUTDOOR YOGA CLASS

launch with tremendous enthusi-

Issaquah Farmers Market welcomes

10201 NE 4th St, Bellevue 98004

asm and joy as students return to

everyone back every Saturday through

Join Nina Mork for an outdoor

school building for full-time in-per-

September 25th from 9 am to 2 pm

yoga class every other Saturday

son learning. School staff will work

for the 2021 season. Connecting the

Now-September 11th in Downtown

to support students’ well-being and

community with fresh and local farm

Bellevue Park! Le Center for Health

social development while assessing

products again this season, the market

& Wellness is offering this class for

and accelerating academic achieve-

will offer a variety of farm and food-

everyBODY. Beginners are welcome!

ment." said BSD.

based products, with artisan availabil-

Improve your strength, balance and

ity dependent on space availability.

flexibility, while decreasing your anx-

welcome back all students grades 1-12 for the first day of the school year! "The 2021-22 school year will

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Pickering Barn

Bellevue Downtown Park -

iety and stress. COVID-19 protocols

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BELLEVUE FARMERS MARKET 1717 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004

Come enjoy the seasonal Bellevue

have been put into place and space is limited. For more information visit

HIKING THE MUIR SNOWFIELD AT MT. RAINIER NATIONAL PARK Mount Rainer National Park

https://lecenterhealth.com/events.

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Farmers Market, every Thursday

Beloved by locals and admired by

Now-October from 3-7 pm! A unique

adventurers nationwide, Mt. Rainer

mixture of vendors that provide

National Park offers pristine wilder-

you fresh ingredients and products

ness, invigorating hiking, and iconic

Discover this breathtaking destina-

grown and handcrafted within the

views of the Cascade Mountains. The

tion through a unique perspective,

great state of Washington. Rain or

hike is perfect for people with some

while kayaking under the peaks of the

shine come and enjoy the fresh fruit &

hiking experience as you'll need to

Cascade Mountains and Mount Saint

vegetables, cut flowers, fresh meats,

feel comfortable walking up and

Helens. Coldwater Lake is situated at

one of-a-kind artisans, and tasty

down steep terrain for about 7 miles

2,500 feet on the northern foot of Mount

cuisines. For more information visit

at elevations above 5,000 feet. Visit

Saint Helens. Enjoy the beauty and

https://bellevuefarmersmarket.org.

https://rei.com/events/ to register.

the company of other kayakers while

MOUNT ST. HELENS KAYAK TOUR Mount St. Helens - Coldwater Lake

exploring on a geological marvel. Visit

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FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN

CROSSROADS FARMERS MARKET

Bellevue School District

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https://rei.com/events/ to register.

NE 8th Street & 156th Ave NE,

18 ORCA HALF-MARATHON

Bellevue School District welcomes

Bellevue, WA 98008

their

back

Come join us every Tuesday at the

to school! We offer free full‐day

Crossroads Farmers Market! Support

Seattle, WA 98136

Kindergarten

Kindergarten

classes

Lincoln Park - 8011 Fauntleroy Way SW,

every

local and enjoy the fresh tastes that

Join us September 18th and 19th

elementary school. Kindergartners

Washington has to offer! The market

for the 5th annual ORCA half-mar-

attend school on the same schedule

includes local produce, flowers, food,

athon! Start your race at Lincoln

as those in grades 1-5. Half-Day kin-

and live music to enjoy. A nonprofit

Park and run along the West Seattle

dergarten is available upon request.

community

as you enjoy stunning views of

program

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organization

will

be

the Puget Sound. End the race at Don Armeni Boat Ramp. Looking for more of a challenge? Endure the Blowhole Challenge or running both days! For more info visit https://orcarunning.com/orca-half/.

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FOOD & WINE

C O C K T A I L C L U B CHEF JOHN HOWIE HAS OPENED A NEW SPIRITS-CENTRIC BAR AND RESTAURANT CALLED WHISKEY, AND CLAIMS HE AND HIS PARTNER, TIM LODAHL, HAVE SELECTED ONE OF THE MOST ROBUST WHISKEY SELECTIONS IN THE STATE. “The Great Gatsby” like interiors at Whiskey are intended to feel like an old-fashioned speakeasy. The ambience comes together with elements such as leather, brick, gold, and dark colors, not to mention a vista-like view.

Located next door to John Howie Steak at The Shops at The Bravern. Stop by for their “Sunday Funday” - a discounted tasting and food pairing opportunity, every week.

C O C K TA I L

N A M E:

About Time F R O M :

Whiskey GM/Director of Beverage, Tim Lodahl PA I R S

W E L L

W I T H :

Steak, of course.

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I N G R E D I E N T S :

+ Toki Whisky 1.5oz + Lillet Blanc 0.75oz + Laird’s Applejack 0.5oz + Sweet Vermouth 0.75oz + Orange Bitters 2 dash + Angostura Bitters dash D I R E C T I O N S :

Combine in stir glass with ice, stir for 15 seconds. Strain into coupe glass.

Drink is served up.

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ZACH ROBERTS Vice President WITH ROBERTS GROUP since 1996