One Click: Weekend Guide from Sammamish Patch

California once was so short on rain - and heavy on drought - for an extended period years ago that one person offered up this joke: A young kid looks up at the sky, feels something wet, realizes water is falling and asks, "Mommy, what's that?"

The parent replies: "That's rain."

It seems like with all the rain in the Seattle area from last year to this year, parents can finally point to the clear blue space above us and tell kids: "This is the sun. This is what I've been telling you about."

Translation: It's time to enjoy the weekend, Sammamish style and in the sun. One Seattle-area question might be on this Friday: Is anyone at work?

If you're looking for things to do, here are some items that came across the transom:

U2: The Irish rock band plays Seattle on Saturday evening. Catch clips from the past and more recent years on YouTube.

Parents Night Out: On Friday evening, the Sammamish Family YMCA will have carnival games for your kids. Parents can have, yes, a night out.

Marymoor Velodrome: There will be track bike racing on Friday evening at the park, near Redmond. You can sit on the grassy slope, enjoy a picnic and watch racers zip around the track.

Chateau Ste. Michelle: The winery in nearby Woodinville is scheduled to have a Happy Hour on Friday.

Trail Building Party: Yes, one is scheduled for Saturday at Evans Creek Preserve. Help build a place to enjoy in the near future.

Issaquah Triathlon: If you're not participating, come out and cheer those who are on Saturday. The event starts at Lake Sammamish State Park and goes through part of Sammamish - along East Lake Sammamish Parkway.

Tidepooling: Sammamish Patch's newest blogger, Val Serdy, offers up a fun post with details about where to go and what to do to explore area tidepools.

Poo Poo Point: In this week's Great Escape, there are details about this beautiful area you hike and watch paragliders. It's near Issaquah.

Middle Fork Trail: It's another place near Sammamish to go for a hike. Boy Scout Troop 751, which is also blogging on Sammamish Patch, was kind enough to suggest it to readers.

Komen Race for the Cure: The run and walk to help raise money to battle breast cancer takes place on Sunday in Seattle. Check Sammamish Patch on Saturday for a sports column by Heidi Dietrich about the run. Dietrich is the editor of Edmonds Patch.

House Hunt: Sunny weekends often bring potential homebuyers out. Here are houses you can tour this weekend in Sammamish.

Get Out: We at Sammamish Patch know that Sammamish residents like to do things on the Eastside. Here's our regular feature, which highlights activities to do either in Sammamish or in nearby cities.

Play Date: There are also fun family and kid events to do. Have a look, enjoy the sun and spend time with the kids.

There's a good chance we at Sammamish Patch overlooked a fun event for the weekend. So, please let us and others know in our comments section.

Have a great Saturday and Sunday - and um, a Friday, if your "work" so happens to take you outdoors.