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Arts and entertainment for the Eastside September 2011

Style report Vogue magazine returns to host a runway show for Fashion Week at The Bellevue Collection

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It seems like yesterday that September signified shopping for back-to-college jeans, sneakers and Timbuk2 messenger bags.

Now, in the job I’ve landed in the working world, September brings on much fancier duds than that of my immediate past: Gone are the college students in sweatpants and Ugg boots. Here are the models, high heels and flawless makeup of Fashion Week at The Bellevue Collection. What an upgrade.

Our September issue has got you covered in all things Bellevue fashion – from the runway trends Anne Vincent of Vogue magazine is gushing about (the over-sized parka jacket), to a schedule of the week-long events. Read it, and get the most out of the glitzy parties, happy hours, in-store events and fashion shows ahead.

From Anne, to local experts such as Rose Dennis, Mollie Ruiz-Hopper of mollieinseattle.com, our September cover girl Jaymee Espineuva and Sanda Belaire (@nordysanda), this issue boasts a handful of women with their hands in the regional and national style scene. Two of these ladies (Mollie and Jaymee) were even experts, models and stylists for this issue.

Go to Mollie’s website for some hilarious photos of the fun we had during our retro fashion photo shoot featured on pages 10-11 and on our cover.

As usual, photographer extraordinaire Chad Coleman and I transformed our tiny conference room into a portrait studio and pals Mollie and Jaymee showed up with nearly their entire wardrobes. Multiple trips to Mollie’s car later, we managed to get every shoe, dress and coat upstairs to our office.

But, if fashion isn’t your thing, rest assured. With stories about wine, dine, arts, entertainment, a comprehensive calendar of events and a side-splitting column by Heija Nunn, you’ve got one heck of a magazine in your hands. Enjoy!

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The Korean food trend is on the rise and starting with the Oma Bap restaurant

Bellevue maestro spends more than 40 years producing operas

THE DRINK

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Contributing writers Erik Skopil, Rose Dennis, Heija Nunn, Andy Perdue and Eric Degerman.

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WONDER WOMAN: Music Ph.D., Penny Vrachopoulos, sits in her Bellevue home. Chad Coleman photo

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There’s much one can learn about Penny Vrachopoulos, artistic director of Bellevue’s Eastside Lyric Theatre, simply by looking in her living room.

From the props and sets left over from various Gilbert and Sullivan productions she’s directed – an over-sized brass tea kettle for “The Sorcerer,” “The Mikado” shoji screens near her front door, to her daughter’s (well-known San Francisco musician Penelope Houston) punk rock records on the mantle, to the weathered piano in the corner, one thing is clear.

Music lives here.

“Over the years, I’ve shared my home with various productions,” says Vrachopoulous, her sea-blue eyes twinkling at memories collected over 40 years of producing and conducting local Gilbert and Sullivan opera productions, including at the Theatre at Meydenbauer before it had lights or rigging.

Vrachopoulos favors Gilbert and Sullivan – almost a Victorian England version of Rodgers and Hammerstein, who created 14 comic operas in the late 1800s, such as “The Pirates of Penzance.”

The shows have spoken dialogue like in musical theater, but with operatic singing, and distinct humor that Vrachopoulos describes as “pre-‘Monty Phyton.’”

For the past 40 years, she’s committed to doing all 14 shows in the G. and S. canon, producing at least one of them annually.

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company for her next production, “The Sorcerer” or “The Flim-Flam Man,” a tale of mixed-up romance and love elixirs, to be presented Sept. 23-24, 30 and Oct. 1-2 at Bellevue Youth Theatre.

Ten or 15 years ago, she would have been creating all the costumes and getting a whole orchestra together, says her daughter, Houston. While today Vrachopoulos uses recorded music and relies on the help of her associate producer and director, she’s still the driving force and the heart of Eastside Lyric Theatre.

“I love working with singers, people who love music – they’re my special people,” Vrachopoulos says.

She’s always felt this way, since her first after-school piano lesson to receiving her Ph.D. in music from Stanford University.

“Rhythm is a part of my body,” she says.

“It’s always catching me.”

While big companies like Seattle Opera are locally available, it’s community leaders such as Vrachopoulos who have the ability to make the arts affordable and accessible to audiences of varying income and age. While other organizations have risen, and then disbanded throughout the years, Vrachopoulos has survived.

“I would credit her with having a personal inner strength to be tenacious and move forward no matter what,” says Houston, who was inspired to create her own band, in part, because of her mother.

“She’s done that throughout her life.”

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Most Oma Bap newcomers stare blankly at the menu. They aren’t quite sure what the Korean names of the dishes mean, or what they’re getting themselves into.

That’s exactly what owner Peter Pak hoped for.

Pak’s targeted demographic for his downtown restaurant: People with “little to no Korean experience.” He found a perfect fit in Bellevue. Upon opening in June, Oma Bap was the first to offer this type of ethnic fare in the area. But it may not be alone for long. As foodie and Epicurious.com editor-in-chief Tanya Steel put it, “Korean is America’s next big cuisine.”

In the Northwest, teriyaki, pho, and Din Tai Fung’s famous xiao long bow have all taken turns in the limelight.

Why wouldn’t Oma Bap’s hearty Bibimbap dish be next?

These days, people are more open to trying different ethnic foods, specifically, Asian foods, Pak says. “We thought the timing was perfect.”

Oma Bap delivers Korean-inspired food in a laid-back atmosphere with Chipolte-like precision and speed.

Pak recommends their signature bibimbap (bee-beem-bop), rice served with a variety of vegetables, a sunnyside-up egg and your choice of protein, covered in a hot-pepper Gochujang sauce.

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hearts of Bellevue High School kids, who gushed over its deliciousness in their school newspaper.

“One day there was a group staring at the menu and I convinced them to try it,” Pak says. “Then they brought in another friend, and another friend and another friend.”

Boasting almost an entire day’s helpings of veggies, Bibimbap is a healthy alternative to other quick and inexpensive fare.

“You probably wouldn’t eat all of these vegetables if they were separated on a plate.” Pak says. “Even though they’re all in there you don’t taste the individual flavors.”

He’s probably right. The conglomeration of greens, as well as oranges, whites, browns and purples, mixed with the marinated meats and Gochujang sauce, blend together harmoniously.

This taste is also the result of the diner’s turning and mixing of ingredients with chopsticks (or, if you must, a fork), to create a dish tailor-made to a specific palate. In fact, the restaurant’s website features instructional videos to teach the novice bibimbap connoisseur the perfect stir.

Ironically, Pak, a second-generation Korean American doesn’t have a culinary background. The Syracuse, New York native graduated with a marketing degree before starting his own construction and remodel business in Washington D.C. [more OMA BAP on page 7 ]

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While plans to open a second location aren’t in the works, it seems the Korean trend will only pick up steam.

“The whole goal is to expand into a multipleunit restaurant.” Pak says. “A handful of times a day, someone comes in and says ‘I’ve been to the other location’ or ‘This is from California, right?’

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NEWS – FASHION WEEK AT BELLEVUE COLLECTION Sept. 28 - Oct. 2 It’s that time again.

People will be flooding in for the high heels, models and fashion straight from the pages of Vogue magazine, not to New York City or to Los Angeles, but here – to downtown Bellevue.

They come from across the region, nearby Vancouver, British Columbia, and from U.S. states as far away as Mississippi. Each fall, this city is the place to be as Fashion Week at The Bellevue Collection returns.

From late September to early October, the days and nights will be filled with runway shows, chic parties, special appearances, fashion exhibits, stylish in-store events, happy hours and irresistible shopping. And, of course, the highlight of the week, Front Row Fashion presented by Vogue, offers a runway show with ticket sales that benefit the Moyer Foundation.

“Exciting,” “dynamic” and “available” – meaning that all clothing will be from Bellevue Collection stores, thus literally available for purchase, is how Anne Vincent of Vogue describes Front Row Fashion.

Attendees will see a look on the runway that Vincent calls “24/7 utility”: leggings, big coats, jewel-toned and bright colors and lots of texture: tweeds, plaids, fur and knit-wear perfect for the fall and winter season.

“I didn’t think I was going to be so excited about the big, hooded parka jacket,” says Vincent, director Strut your stuff: at the Bellevue Collection. Image by Team Photogenic (2010).

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of merchandising and special events for Vogue, describing one of the trends that will be seen on the runway. “But it’s really fun – great to pair with heels.”

While Front Row Fashion is a sold-out favorite each year, new in 2011 is an event called Fashion Forecast, featuring Vincent and Lawrence Zarian, style expert and TV personality from Entertainment Tonight and Live! with Regis and Kelly. It’s free and open to the public with limited seating, and the two style experts will explain how to make fall looks accessible to different budgets and lifestyles.

“I think sometimes it’s hard for people to translate what they see on the runway to their daily wardrobe,” says Jennifer Leavitt, Vice President of Marketing, The Bellevue Collection, who’s been working for almost a year to plan the fashion week.

Since teaming up with Vogue three years ago, Leavitt says the international fashion authority has brought an “important sensibility and credibility” to the seven-day extravaganza in downtown Bellevue.

“People really recognize that,” she says.

The high-profile collaboration has been instrumental in the event’s evolution, attracting attention far and wide, especially for Front Row Fashion.

“Vogue’s point of view is truly the pinnacle of our fashion week,” Leavitt says.

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THE LOOK – WHAT’S OLD IS NEW Although the days of Jackie and Twiggy were years ago, the 1960s is alive and well in the wardrobes of fashion-savvy women; including Jaymee Espinueva, an expert of all-things style with a Nordstrom corporate career to back it up.

From the white-eyeliner, doe-eyed makeup look to the he big “boudoir” hairstyles of Brigitte Bardot – Espinueva finds inspiration in decades from the past, including on the cover of September’s Bellevue Scene.

This whimsical, boho-style portrait of our cover girl shows off her personal style with pieces from her own wardrobe, as well as a greater trend: What’s old is new. And I’m not just talking about college students who listen to vinyl records and shop at Urban Outfitters.

Fashion from the past is alive and well in the haute world, too.

Look at the Old Hollywood glamour from the ’20s - ’50s now seen in sleek, red-carpet gowns or on a fashion-forward bride. Picture wavy curls, minimal eye makeup, red lipstick and vintage flair.

Indeed, retro looks at Nordstrom for fall include ’50s and ’60s-inspired looks as seen in the show “Mad Men” and the movie “The Help,” says Sanda Belaire a.k.a social media queen @nordysanda.

“Feminine silhouettes with longer, fuller lengths and ladylike accessories such as satchel handbags, over-sized clutches and kitten heels are made modern in new fabrications and updated styles,” says Belaire, who blogs and tweets about her experience as a designer salesperson on the floors of Nordstrom’s flagship, Seattle store (http://nordysanda.tumblr.com/).

These styles may seem dated, having originated from an era of girdles, kid gloves and panty hose.

But even today’s modern, pants-wearing woman can learn a thing or two from the past, says Mollie Ruiz-Hopper, author of the indie fashion blog mollieinseattle.com and writer for KOMO’s Seattle Pulp.

Back then: “A woman really took the time to get ready every day and look her best, not that women don’t now, but back then, she really embraced her sensuality and femininity.”

But, if we try and repeat, or at least learn from styles of the past, is there really such thing as a timeless look?

Totally, says Ruiz-Hopper, who points to fashion staples such as Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors and Donna Karen clothes as going beyond fads.

Being timeless is all in the attitude – it’s how a woman rocks her frock, or a man swaggers in his suit.

Plus, wearing something “minimal, simple and classic,” always helps, Ruiz-Hopper says.

NORDSTROM FALL FASHION GUIDE – BELAIRE’S PICKS FOR HOT RETRO STYLES - The feminine, full skirted a-line dress and full knee-length or mid-calf skirts - Kitten heels are a stylish and comfortable new alternative to high heels - Embellished sweaters and cardigans - Brooches worn in new ways on the shoulder or at the waist for a sparkly accent - Satchels and clutches -Trim fit suits are the new modern silhouette for men’s suits - Cool, confident looks from the ’70s are inspiration for many designers including Gucci - Feminine blouses with tie details or in silk are seen in all women’s areas - Flared, wide-leg trousers and pantsuits are making a comeback for the modern, working woman - Vests are key in knits as well as faux fur - Pendant necklaces are the new statement necklace - Capes and ponchos bring the ’70s vibe to outdoor wear - A-line, mid-calf skirt “midi” is the new maxi - Soft shirt dresses are key and can be worn with boots, tall loafers or pumps - Heeled loafers are the new updated shoe and platforms with strong ’70s flair

Blast from the past: (Top, left and right): Mollie Ruiz-Hopper and (bottom, right) Jayme Espinueva show off various retro-inspired styles: vintage glamour; a colorful, playful ’80s look and ’70s-inspired boho, also seen on the cover. Bryan Setzer makeup; Ruiz-Hopper and Espinueva hair and styling; Chad Coleman photo. Bottom left: The feminine, full-skirted aline dress. Middle right: chic, ’70s-inspired loafer. Images courtesy of Nordstrom.

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Sistafoo loves every little thing about farm camp; the animals, the dirt, the swamp, the gossip; (did you hear that Buttercup might be pregnant?). She is even at peace with her horseshoe framed photograph from last year in which she sports a face so distorted by a spider bite that she looks like an Avatar.

I thought we would have a similar memento from camp this year, given that on her first day she came home with her face swollen with hives, and eyes so itchy and puffy that she could barely stop scratching long enough to ask for a play date!

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Camp week continued uneventfully, or so I thought, until Friday night. As I rubbed Sistafoo’s back in our bedtime ritual, she happily chatted about camp news; “No one likes to ride Silk except me. Thunder broke a chicken's claw and now she can’t have babies,” etc.

Then she casually revealed a murder, most fowl.

“I feel so sorry for Mrs. McFluffypants,” she said.

“What happened to Mr. McFluffypants?” I asked.

With all of the emotion and tone you might expect from a serial killer testifying in his own trial, Sistafoo said, “Mr. McFluffypants is dead.”

I couldn’t believe it! Contrary to what I have been trying to teach her, my daughter buries the lead, plus she’s a murderer. OK, maybe not murderer, but at least an accessory to involuntary chickenslaughter.

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Arts

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Bette Midler sang the Acid Queen and other surprising facts about our ballet, opera, theater and museums

BY GABRIELLE NOMURA BELLEVUE ARTS MUSEUM 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue www.bellevuearts.org 5 things you didn’t know: - The only art, craft and design museum in the Pacific Northwest.

- Takes two weeks and a crew of four people to install a new exhibit.

- Receives two-thirds of its budget from contributed income.

- Housed in a former funeral home in the 1970s.

- Offers more than 100 community programs annually.

A must-see: George Nelson: Architect | Writer | Designer | Teacher, Oct. 29 - Feb. 12.

Reaching the height of his career in the mid-20th century, George Nelson is a founding figure of American design.

BAM will be the third museum in the country to show this exhibit. People may remember his work: bubble lamps, coconut chairs and the flat bench still used in museums today, says Nora Atkinson, local curator.

The last word: Selecting exhibits is a balancing act. “We try to have a little traditional art work, a little cutting-edge work and a good balance of Northwest artists with national and international talent,” Atkinson says.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET 321 Mercer St., Seattle www.pnb.org 5 things you didn’t know: - Internationally recognized as a top U.S. ballet company.

- Snow used in “Nutcracker” is 200 pounds of fireproof confetti paper.

- The “Nutcracker” Christmas tree, which grows from 14 to 28 feet, was constructed by Boeing engineers.

- Company dancers collectively wear out more than 2,000 pairs of pointe shoes

annually.

- Reached 18,000 students and families last year through outreach programs such as DanceChace and field trips.

A must-see: When people ask artistic director Peter Boal what the season highlight is, Boal responds: “What isn’t?” Still, if he had to choose, it’s the new “Don Quixote,” originally created for the Dutch National Ballet. PNB will be the second company and first American company to premiere the ballet Feb. 3-12. Be sure to watch for the lead ballerina’s feat of 32 fouette turns and hops en pointe.

The last word: PNB’s top marks in the Teen Tix awards couldn’t be cooler, if you ask Boal. “The fact that teenagers think we’re the best in town speaks to our programming,” he says.

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM 1300 1st Ave., Seattle www.seattleartmuseum.org - Offers pay-what-you-can admission.

- Its Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park was the original SAM and opened in 1933 during the Great Depression.

- The cars hanging in the museum’s lobby are part of a piece created by the Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang who also led the design and special effects for the opening and closing of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

All the cars are white Ford Tauruses except for one Mercury.

- Alexander Calder’s bright red Eagle (1971) sculpture at the Olympic Sculpture Park is lined up exactly with “Eagle” street in Belltown. This was not intentional.

- Hammering Man weighs 26,000 pounds.

The arm hammers silently and smoothly four times per minute. It is actually owned by the City of Seattle, not by SAM. A must-see:

“Elles” exhibition opening fall 2012 is a collection DID YOU KNOW?: No, it’s not Bette Midler, but Seattle Opera, and other of work by women artists arts organizations, have many intesting facts. ROZARII LYNCH, Seattle Opera from around the world, originally shown in France of public programs and media. at the Centre Pompidou.

All pieces by male artists were taken down The last word: People who have never been to the opfor the occasion. era don’t know what they’re missing, Dean The last word: SAM is excited about doing this show, one says. “Hearing unamplified voices, and seeing what human beings can do, shake that will raise consciousness of women’s the air, shake your ears – it’s amazing how art, says Deputy Director of Art, Chiyo moving it can be.”

Ishikawa. “It’s sure to get people talking.”

SEATTLE OPERA 321 Mercer St., Seattle www.seattleopera.org 5 things you didn’t know: - Commissioned and premiered The Who’s rock opera “Tommy” in 1971 starring Bette Midler, who sang the Acid Queen song.

- Set studios (located in Renton) has also constructed doors for the monorail, sets for the video game “Myst,” and the current “Making of Avatar” exhibit at Experience Music Project.

- Has one of the largest programs for arts patrons in their 20s and 30s in the nation, with 600-plus members.

- When its signature work, “Der Ring des Nibelungen,” premiered in 2009, audiences came from 49 states, 23 countries, and brought in $9.5 million to Seattle’s economy.

- It takes an average of 105 hours to design, construct, and fit a costume for a lead singer.

A must-see: The Italian opera, “Attila” will make its Seattle Opera premiere in January. The King of the Huns and his conquering hordes clash with cunning women warriors and a scheming Roman general in this work of historical fiction.

“There’s some very nasty, but fascinating characters,” says Jonathan Dean, director

VILLAGE THEATRE 303 Front St. N., Issaquah www.villagetheatre.org 5 things you didn’t know: - Provided 994 weeks of direct employment for Actors’ Equity Members this season, more than any other theater in the state.

- It’s original musical now on Broadway, “Million Dollar Quartet,” already has logged more than 2,000 performances in Issaquah, Everett, Chicago, London and New York combined.

- Typically spends more than $1 million developing and producing a single new musical for its Mainstage.

- Its artistic director and executive producer have worked a combined total of 50 years in their positions.

- Owns land and three buildings in Issaquah worth more than $15 million.

A must-see: An original Village musical, “Take me America” Sept. 14-Nov. 20 is a compelling story of people seeking asylum in the U.S. It’s gritty, tough, rock n’roll, and will be sure to generate a lot of excitement, says artistic director Steve Tomkins.

The last word: “We’re really committed to developing new musicals,” Tomkins says. “‘You can only do ‘My Fair Lady’ so many times.”

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Laughs

Well, if it isn’t that famous, funny guy a.k.a comic actor Kevin Nealon returning with family-friendly act

BY ERIK SKOPIL From his TV standup debut on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1984, to his nine years as a cast member linchpin on comedy Saturday Night Live and now, as the hapless stoner, Doug Wilson, on Showtime’s “WEEDS,” Kevin Nealon has made sides ache from laughter for more than a quarter of a century Nealon’s good-guy personality, versatility and familyfriendly routine has become the wining formula for comedic immunity. He’s is in the process of wrapping up the seventh season of “WEEDS” and starting a stand-up tour, but took the time to answer a few Q’s from The Scene.

scene: Most people know you from TV and film.

Tell me about your standup career.

KN: Standup is really what I started out doing. It was my forte. I never stopped. I would do it between my weeks at Saturday Night Live and during my off-season. The acting came secondary. Standup was really my passion.

scene: In a bit in 2009, you say that you call the state

department everyday trying to guess Osama bin Ladin’s location in an attempt to win the $50 million prize, did you finally guess right on May 2?

KN: My next guess was going to be that location. They found him just before I got it.

scene: What’s the weirdest moment you’ve had while you

were performing?

KN: I’ve had a bottle thrown at me. A club manager moon me from the back of the room. But, probably the standup on the Tonight Show my first time. I was so nervous that I had cotton mouth and my lips stuck to my gums. I didn’t want to lick them because I knew people would know I was nervous. So I adjusted just by bringing my bottom lip up.

scene: What do you do after a set that maybe you just

tried for the first that didn’t turn out the way you hoped it would?

KN: Last night (Aug. 4) for example, I tried out a lot of new material and I haven’t been doing standup for the last couple of months, because I’ve been shooting “WEEDS,” so I was very rusty. It made me acknowledge when your act is well-tuned and tight, how much work it takes to get it that way. I’m in the beginning of really honing my act and I expect it to come together fairly quickly.

scene: With a 4 year-old son, are you compelled to tame

down your standup and some of the characters you perform as?

KN: My act doesn’t really need taming down because it’s family-friendly pretty much. If anything, it would probably just include him more. I will in Bellevue and a couple of other places.

scene: You spent nine seasons on Saturday Night Live.

Why nine?

BC: It’s a great gig. I recognized how great it is while I was there. I loved working in New York City. I loved working with all the hosts and musical acts. I knew it was a great thing, so I didn’t want to leave it.

scene: Who were the funniest cast members on and

off-screen?

KN: It’s a tie between [Adam] Sandler and [Dana] Carvey. Dana does great impressions. He would do a great impression of George Bush, just kind of a weekend conversation on the phone. Sandler is just a funny guy; a lot of ‘What if?’ kind of scenarios.

scene: As far as the roles you’ve played, you’ve had some

great ones with Franz, Doug Wilson and characters in those Happy Madison movies. Is there a character that stood out?

KN: I have to say that I like my current one, Doug Wilson on “WEEDS,” a lot. He’s just such a hapless narcissist and he kind of enjoys life how he wants to enjoy it without worrying about who gets hurt.

Nealon will perform at the Parlor Live Comedy Club Oct. 21-22. For tickets, go to parlorlive.com.

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FOOD, MUSIC, SUMMER – YAY BUMBERSHOOT!: The northwest music festival returns to Seattle Center Sept. 3-5.

Arts in the Parks Performances for Families, 7 p.m.

Redmond City Hall, 15670 N.E., 80th St., Redmond

Tuesday 9-13 Back to School Dance, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. North Bellevue Community Center, 4063 148th Ave. N.E., Bellevue

Thursday 9-29 Fashion Week – Nordstrom Fall Fashion Show, 7 p.m., Hyatt Regency Hotel, 900 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue

Saturday 9-17 Autumn Leaves Dance, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., North Bellevue Community Center, 4063 148th Ave. N.E., Bellevue

Fashion Week – Rockstar Fashion Party Weekend, 9 p.m., Parlor Ultralounge, 700 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue

“Think Twice: New Latin American Jewelry” 11 a.m. To 5 p.m. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue Night Market, 3 p.m. to 1 a.m., Bellevue College, 3000 Landerholm Circle S.E., Bellevue

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Tuesday 9-6 Live at Lunch – free concert, “Nick Deonigi”, Noon to 1:30 p.m. Skyline Tower, 10900 N.E., Fourth, Bellevue Wednesday 9-7 Live at Lunch – free concert, “The Winterlings”, Noon to 1:30 p.m. The Bravern, 11111 N.E., Eighth, Bellevue

Teen Workshop: Fashion Sketch Drawing with Telese Heckler, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue Sunday 9-18 Cycle the W.A.V.E. - Women Against Violence Everywhere, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tibbetts Valley Park, 965 12th Ave. N.W., Issaquah Kirkland Wednesday Market, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Park Lane between Lake and Main Kirkland Saturday 9-24 Kirkland Sculpture Walk, 9 a.m. to Noon start times, Carillon Point, 4100 Carillon Point Kirkland Saturday and Sunday 9-24 and 9-25 Italian Festival, 11 a.m., Seattle Center, Seattle

Thursday 9-8 Live at Lunch – free concert, “Idol Eyez”, Noon to 1:30 p.m. Bellevue Galleria, 550 106th Ave. N.E., Bellevue

Fashion Week – Celebrity Guest After Party, 10 p.m., Munchbar, Bellevue Square, Bellevue Thursday to Sunday 9-29 through 10-2 Pacific Coast Origami USA Conference, Times vary by day, Westin Bellevue Hotel, 600 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue Friday 9-30 Michael Kaeshammer concert, 7:30 p.m. Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave., Kirkland BAMignite, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue

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Saturday 9-10 Northwest Perennial Alliance Fall Plant Sale, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main St., Bellevue Pratt Demonstration: Basic Jewelry Design with Sharrey Dore, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Bellevue Arts Museum, 510 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue

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Saturday-Sunday 9-10 and 9-11 14th Annual Aki Matsuri, Times vary by day, Bellevue College Main Campus, 3000 Landerholm Circle S.E., Bellevue

Wednesday through Sunday 9-28 to 10-2 Fashion Week at the Bellevue Collection, see each individual date for details.

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