Dance

Ballet Bellevue
Ghostez and Nightmare
October 5-7
Fri/Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm
Theatre at Meydenbauer
"Ghostez" (1996), a danse macabre for All Hallow's Eve to music by Ives, Saint-Saens, Pergolesi and Funcadelic was choreographed by Ronn Tice. "Nightmare" (World Premiere) about a girl's scary dream that ends well is choreographed by new Artistic Director, Jennifer Porter. The production features new company dancers, and dancers new to Puget Sound.
Tickets: (206) 325-6500 or TicketWindowOnline.com, Ballet Bellevue studio (204 100th Ave. NE, Bellevue 98004) or Lululemon (Bellevue Square).

International Ballet Theatre
Dracula
October 26-31
Theatre at Meydenbauer
IBT's cult classic is now in its 4th year, and better than ever! As the story evolves, there's always something new for the veteran Drac crowd. Beautiful new costumes, custom-made in Russia, and whole troupe of Irish cloggers make this year's dark story of love even more surreal and exotic.
Tickets: (425) 284-0444 or TicketWindowOnline.com
Also join IBT's masquerade gala, "Twilight in Transylvania", on October 28. Call (425) 284-0444 for details and reservations to this wicked party!

Heritage

Eastside Heritage Center
Fraser Cabin Heritage Days: Cabin Chores and Capers
Saturday, Oct 13 and Sunday, Oct 14, 11am - 3pm
Fraser Cabin, Kelsey Creek Farm Park,
13204 SE 8th Pl., Bellevue
Visitors will be immersed in the 1888 cabin life-style when they perform household chores and play "cabin" games. Free to the public and appropriate for all ages. Presented in partnership with the City of Bellevue, Parks and Community Services Department, as part of the Kelsey Creek Farm Fair.
Info: (425) 450-1049 or EastsideHeritageCenter.org

Eastside Heritage Center
Heritage Harvest Tea
Sunday, October 21
Seating A: 1:00pm and Seating B: 3:00pm
Winters House, 2102 Bellevue Way SE
EHC, in partnership with Bellevue Parks and Community Services, invites you to an afternoon tea, served in traditional English style, at the historic Winters House in Bellevue. Sip tea, enjoy exhibits and stroll through the house and grounds of the only building in Bellevue on the National Historic Register. Staff and volunteers will delight you with stories about the house and Eastside history.
Space is limited; reservations required: $15 per person (ages 10 and up recommended)
Book: (425) 450-1049 or EastsideHeritageCenter.org

Other events to look out for include:
Tales from "The World's Oldest General Assignment Reporter" on Thursday, October 18 at 7pm, at Bellevue City Hall.

WWII Story Share on Saturday, October 20 at 2pm, at Downtown Bellevue Barnes & Noble Bookstore.

Taste of Bellevue's Culinary History - Indian Curry Food Demonstration on Thursday, October 25 at 6:30pm, at Mr. J's Culinary Essentials, Bellevue Village. Cost: $30 per person or $40 per couple. Registration required.

Coal Creek History Hike on Sunday, October 28, 2:00-4:00pm at Coal Creek Park, Red Town Trailhead (7336 Lakemont Blvd S.E., Bellevue).
Bring all-weather clothing, good walking/hiking footwear and a water bottle. Registration is required due to a limit of 15 people. Call 425-450-1049 by Thursday, October 25.
Full details: EastsideHeritageCenter.org

Music

The Bellevue Philharmonic
"Red, White and Blue"
Saturday, Sept 29, 7:30 pm
Sunday, Sept 30, 2:00 pm
Theatre at Meydenbauer Center
Fusao Kajima, music director; Andrew Armstrong, soloist.
Barber: Souvenirs Suite; Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in D major ("From the New World")
Tickets: BellevuePhil.org or from TicketWindow: (206) 325-6500 (Tues-Sat, 12-6pm)

Music Works Northwest
First Friday Concert Series
October 5, at 7:30 pm
14360 SE Eastgate Way, Suite 102, Belleuve
Pianist Robert Swan plays works by Mozart, Schumann & Chopin. Free admission, kids welcome. Refreshments served after concert. MusicWorksNW.org/Concerts

Seattle Chamber Music Society
KidsQuest Children's Museum
"The Bella Trio Goes to Europe!"
Sunday, Oct. 14 at 10:30 am
KidsQuest Children's Museum, Factoria Mall
Hear a wonderful variety of chamber music by famous composers from Spain, Germany, Austria, France, and Italy, as "Miss Marta" from 98.1 Classical KING-FM and the three charming musicians of "The Bella Trio" take children ages 8 and under, along with their families, on a musical journey through Europe.
More info: KidsQuestMuseum.org/Activities

Kirkland Performance Center
TS Monk and Rachael Price
October 19, 8:00pm
Part of the Earshot Jazz Festival; first performing separately with their bands The Rachael Price Trio and the TS Monk Sextet, the drummer and the diva team up for a soulful final set guaranteed to get your pulse and your feet movin'.
Box office (425) 893-9900 or KPCenter.org

Kirkland Performance Center
Captain Smartypants Power Pants
October 20, 8:00pm
Captain Smartypants saves the world, (again) in their action-packed new show PowerPants! Marvel at the mystical powers of The Mermanator, Kitty Cat Girl and Sensible Man! Thrill as they do battle with their arch-nemesis Doctor Killjoy! Wonder how so many songs and laughs could possibly be packed into one evening!
Box office (425) 893-9900 or KPCenter.org

Kirkland Performance Center
Best Friends
October 21, 3:00pm
Nancy Strand, Ruthanna Metzgar and Dorothy Anderson joined forces in 1999 to become Best Friends Trio, performing an incredibly varied palette of musical styles ranging from Broadway to Southern Gospel, music of the fabulous 40's, nifty 50's, and sensational 60's, patriotic favorites, traditional hymns and light contemporary gospel.
Box office (425) 893-9900 or KPCenter.org

Theatre

SecondStory Repertory
Misery
Thru Oct 6
By Stephen King; Adapted by Simon Moore. Popular novelist Paul wakes up after a car accident to find he is being nursed by his "number one fan." Now he must write a new chapter every day to stay alive.
Performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:15 pm.
Tickets: (425) 881-6777 or SecondStoryRep.org

Village Theatre - Issaquah
Million Dollar Quartet
Thru Oct 28
This incredible new musical, inspired by an actual event, will take you back to the place where rock-n-roll was born! On December 4, 1956, at Sun Studios in Memphis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley came together for the first and only time. Part jam session, part bull session, and chock full of rock-n-roll classics from the 50s, this unforgettable new musical will have you dancing in the aisles.
Tickets: (425) 392-2202 or VillageTheatre.org

Kirkland Performance Center
Charlie Varon's Rush Limbaugh in Night School
October 12, 8:00pm
In this one man tour-de-force comedy, Charlie Varon imagines a farcical world where Rush Limbaugh, fearful that he is losing a radio ratings battle to a Latino rival, signs up for a Spanish class in Greenwich Village. He attends incognito and falls in love with a woman who was once a member of the Weather Underground. Varon plays Limbaugh, his left-wing girlfriend and 20 other characters in this convoluted tale.
Box office (425) 893-9900 or KPCenter.org

Studio East
Rodgers & Hammerstein's CINDERELLA
October 12 - 28
No performances Oct 14
Fridays @ 7:30 pm, Saturdays @ 2:30 pm & 7:30 pm, Sundays @ 2:30 pm
Studio East Mainstage Theater, 402 Sixth Street South, Kirkland
An all-teen cast directed by Marianni Magnuson, musically directed by Karissa Bryant, choreographed by Sheri Lewis. This enchanting musical version of the rags-to-riches fairy tale is reborn with a delightfully lyrical and hysterical score by Rodgers & Hammerstein. Charming and elegant, this stage adaptation is full of great warmth and more than a touch of hilarity. Ages 5 & up. (2 hrs.)
Tickets: (425) 827-3123 or Studio-East.org

SecondStory Repertory
SPROUTS Children's Theatre
"Hansel and Gretel"
October 12-28
Fridays at 7pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 1 & 3pm
A brother and sister, left alone in the woods, must rely on their wits to avoid becoming a meal for an evil witch!
Tickets: (425) 881-6777 or SecondStoryRep.org

SecondStory Repertory
SPECIAL EVENT: UNEXPECTED STORIES
October 12-27
Fridays and Sats at 8:30pm
SecondStory teams up with Seattle's longest-running improv group, Unexpected Productions, to bring you Improvisational Comedy at its finest!
Tickets: (425) 881-6777 or SecondStoryRep.org

Kirkland Performance Center
Four Slices of Wry
October 13, 8:00pm
Four shows in one: Jazz Humorist Jay Leonhart's hip solo show "The Bass Lesson" Ann Randolph's compelling, comical "Squeeze Box," Singing Political Satirist Roy Zimmerman's "Faulty Intelligence," and Carla Zilbersmith's multi-character comic gem "Wedding Singer Blues." Biting, musical, vibrant and funny, these brilliant solo artists serve up a veritable buffet of the hottest in comedy.
Box office (425) 893-9900 or KPCenter.org

StoryBook Theater (Studio East)
CHICKEN LITTLE
Sat Oct 13 & Sat Oct 20 @ 11 am & 1 pm
Everett PUD Auditorium, 2320 California St, Everett
Sat Oct 27 @ 11 am & 1 pm
Sun Oct 28 @ 1 pm & 3 pm
Carco Theater, 1717 Maple Valley Highway, Renton
Adaptation by Lani Brockman. Music & Lyrics by Susan Bardsley
The sky is falling and Chicken Little must go to the palace to tell the King! Along the way, the little clucker meets a variety of gullible, but loveable, baffoons who join him on his royal mission. Will Chicken Little be rewarded for his news or will he become Chicken a la King? Group discounts and weekday school shows available.
Tickets: 1-877-827-1100 or Studio-East.org

Visual Art

Redmond Arts Commission
2007-2008 Redmond Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition Opening
October 6, 10:00 am
Redmond Town Center, 16496 NE 74th Street (Near Starbucks on the first level)
Walk or take a bus tour through the sculpture exhibition. Artists will be available to talk about their works and answer your questions. Refreshments will be served.
More info: (425) 556-2392

Bellevue Arts Museum
Russel Wright: Living with Good Design
Opens October 6
Russel Wright (1904-1976) is widely regarded as one of America's preeminent industrial designers. In the 1940s and 50s his name was known to nearly every American homemaker. Wright's designs and concepts for a new, relaxed style of living transformed a generation of Americans following World War II.
BellevueArts.org

Bellevue Arts Museum
Artist Demonstration and Hands-on Workshop: Ed Pien
Friday, October 19
4:30-5:30 pm - Free Demonstration
6-8 pm - Workshop
Ed Pien creates large-scale room installations that transform the space into a new environment. Check out this interactive presentation as the artist explains and demonstrates his technique through ink drawing incorporating visitor participation. Demonstration is free.
Afterwards, Pien will lead participants in a two-hour workshop where they will cut designs out of reflective material and iron them onto a t-shirt. Participants in the workshop are asked to provide their own shirt. Workshop $20 (ages 10 +) - includes materials fee. Please reserve your place by informing the museum admissions staff.
BellevueArts.org

Bellevue Arts Museum
Free Family Day: Halloween Happenings
Friday, October 26, 4-8 pm
Come for an evening of ghoulish good times. Halloween oriented art and activities will abound for the entire family to enjoy. The museum galleries will be free for all to enjoy. Costumes are encouraged.
BellevueArts.org

Classes & Auditions

The Bellevue Philharmonic has announced open applications for Eastside youth to perform as featured soloists with the BPO. The "Fifth Annual Young Artists Debut Concert" will take place on Saturday, April 26, 2008, under the direction of Music Director Fusao Kajima.
Music students on all instruments are invited to apply for consideration. Requirements for applying: (1) be a full-time student, any grade up through high school; (2) reside or attend school in East King County or Mercer Island; (3) have a letter of recommendation from their music teacher. Previous winners may not apply again.
Music students must complete an application, and submit a CD or audio cassette. Deadline Friday, November 30, 2007. Request an application form from (425) 455-4171 or info@bellevuephil.org

Kirkland Arts Center
Kirkland Arts Center is offering 16 different one and two day art workshops during the fall quarter. Saturday workshops are designed to meet the schedules of working adults who want to explore their creativity. Have some fun this fall and MakeART!
Schedule: (425) 822-7161 or KirklandArtsCenter.org