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Get Out Weekend Planner: Artists, Robotics, and Auctions, Oh My!

Check out our picks for the top activities and hot spots to hit in Sammamish, Issaquah, and around the Eastside this weekend, March 23-25.

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend.

Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-with-work, outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities to hit and new bars/restaurants/shops to explore.

We know you have your favorites that we missed. So share the goodness in our comment box below.

  • Where/When: 6-8 p.m. on Friday, March 23, at artEAST Art Center in Issaquah.
  • Why Go: Artists in Action is back this Friday with demos, nibbles and sips, and a big welcome for more than 15 new gallery artists.
  • Cost: Free.

  • Where/When: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, at .
  • Why Go: Help keep the Lower Commons looking great by volunteering at this park restoration project. Volunteers will be working with stewards and staff to continue removal of invasive plants and add native plants that will enhance this area. Volunteers will also help to spread bark to help keep the plants from returning. Check out our for more information.
  • Cost: Free.

  • Where/When: 6-10 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, at .
  • Why Go: Join the Eastlake Wolves Baseball team this Saturday for their largest fundraising event of the year. The evening will include dinner, drinks, live and silent auction.
  • Cost: $35 per person. Register online at: www.eastlakewolvesbaseball.org.

  • Where/When: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, March 23-24, at .
  • Why Go: More than 92 area high schools—including Sammamish, Skyline, Eastlake and Issaquah high schools—will bring students, teachers, Mentors, Sponsors and family members to participate in the FIRST® Robotics Competition. This high-tech sporting event will produce excitement and energy for participants and spectators alike, as teams compete for honors and recognition that reward design excellence, sportsmanship, teamwork, and more.
  • Cost: Free.

  • Where/When: 7-8 p.m. on Sunday, March 25, at in Redmond.
  • Why Go: Join the Redmond Chorale for an evening of beautiful music and song. Accompanied by two guest harpists, the Redmond Chorale will share selections by Joseph Haydn, Gabriel Faure, Andre Thomas, Roberto Di Marino, and Alice Parker.
  • Cost: A suggested $10.00 donation. All proceeds benefit the Redmond High School Music Department.

  • Where/When: 7 p.m. on Friday, March 23; 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, March 24-25, at .
  • Why Go: If you haven’t seen SecondStory Repertory’s production of The Dancing Princess, this Friday and Saturday will be your last chance. The play is the latest production out of SecondStory’s Theater for Young Audiences Series so it’s sure to be a hit for audiences of all ages.
  • Cost: Single Tickets: $10 (all ages). Sunday Discount: $5 ages 1 to 3, and free for children under 1.

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Jeanne Gustafson (Editor) May 17, 2013 at 01:54 pm
Thank you so much for sharing this great event on Patch! What a cool thing to do--as an IssaquahRead More resident, I really appreciate your involvement with EBC.
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Susan Gerend May 18, 2013 at 07:58 am
We too, love having our Farmers' Market return! Opening day was a bit weather-challenged. ThankRead More you merchants for enduring the wet and cold for our new extended hours! What a wonderful sight will return to the plaza when the sunshine calls back all the families with happy, giggling children. Market day is a date of dinner out (side) & shopping (vegetables, fruits and now HedgeHog Toffee) with my husband. Doesn't get much better than that! SEE YOUR THERE! Susan Gerend
Margaret Santjer (Editor) May 16, 2013 at 12:17 pm
Thanks for posting that, Jean! I love this time of year when the markets open. Were there a lot ofRead More people for the opening day?
David V May 15, 2013 at 02:49 pm
Thx Kendall, bear news just isn't what it used to be. thinking it has something to do with the komoRead More anchor moving out of our trossachs neighborhood:)
Kendall Watson (Editor) May 15, 2013 at 01:19 pm
Hey, thanks for the bear photos on Friday! Sorry about the slight delay in posting!
Ben H April 14, 2013 at 03:42 am
Agreed Mark, Much as this solution seems crazy, some things are worth paying for (law and order, aRead More decent safety net, good schools and yes roads). I do blame the tax hawks though. Washington already has a relatively regressive tax structure. The "choke the government" solution seems carried way too far.
Question Mark April 12, 2013 at 02:13 pm
I thank the author for his well thought out arguments regarding these important transportationRead More issues in Washington state. While I believe some of the ideas presented are debatable, for example I believe that a vital and well used transit system ought to be part of our congestion relief plan in metropolitan areas, the lack of realistic funding options for this system cannot be ignored. However, our legislature (both parties included) seems to place a higher priority on "no new taxes" than creating a sustainable future for the state in many areas, including the transportation system. More than that, though, we live in a state whose citizens have varied interests and priorities. Most of all, we need our government to set priorities so that citizen interests and needs can be reasonably served. It seems we are pretending that we can base tax policies and tax rates exclusively on individual self-interest, as is often the consequence "no new taxes" scheme (e.g. if I don't get a direct benefit for myself, I won't support paying for it). This seems to me to be as much a part of this problem as current transportation system priorities.
Richard Bray April 9, 2013 at 07:26 pm
It gets worse folks. I was part of a selected focus group a few weeks ago of people who live alongRead More I-405 conducted by a well-known marketing research firm and paid for by WSDOT. They are considering options that would charge commuters to use a new lane on I-405 & charge for the existing carpool lane too (even if you have two people in the car!)