Bellevue Fireworks Celebration

Bellevue Movies in the Park

Bellevue Arts Festival Weekend

Bellevue Zip-Line Tours

VUECREST Newsletter July 2019 In This Issue: Summer “I’m Bored” Solutions: Bellevue Fireworks Celebration Bellevue Movies in the Park Bellevue Arts Festival Weekend Bellevue Zip-Line Tours Bellevue City Service App Keep Your Contact Information Current Calendar Items: Vuecrest Book Club, Monday July 8th Vuecrest Monthly Board Meeting, Thursday July 11th Vuecrest LOCATION, See Below! COMING SOON: Vuecrest ICE CREAM SOCIAL Sunday, August 25th Updated EVENT! Save the Date: Vuecrest Annual Meeting Tuesday, November 19th Bellevue Fireworks Celebration Now in its 28th year, the annual Bellevue fireworks event attracts close to 60,000 people, features live performances including the Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra, and ranks among the most spectacular fireworks shows in the Pacific Northwest. Isn’t it fun to know that many of us can watch it from our own backyards?! But if you go, remember to bring a flashlight and arrive early for the games and activities. The Bellevue Parks Family Fun Zone and Food Court will entertain kids and adults beginning at 2pm with ticketed inflatable rides. Starting at 5pm, the Kid Stage offers free family entertainment including jugglers, caricature artists and mascots. The Fireworks are scheduled to begin at 10:05P. Dogs and other pets are not allowed in the downtown park after 2PM. Bellevue Downtown Movies in the Park Join your friends and family for a night of FREE pre-movie entertainment, FREE popcorn, and FREE admission. The summer movie series also features eight non-profit agencies, one per week, which the audience can participate in by donating to the many programs and services the agency provides for our community-in-need. Pre-movie entertainment begins at 7:30pm, and the movies will start at dusk (approximately 9pm). The fun happens every Tuesday night from July 9th to August 27th. Moviegoers at the Downtown Park are also in for a treat as Molly Moon's Ice Cream is set to open its first ice cream shop--a walk-up scoop shop--in Bellevue this summer <http://www.bellevue.com/restaurant_bar.php?id=60> and it's a stone's throw from the park! Here is the summer movie line-up for Downtown Park. July 9 Hotel Transylvania 3 July 16 A Dog's Way Home July 23 Smallfoot July 30 How to Train your Dragon: The Hidden World Bellevue Arts Festival Weekend July 26-28 Each year, the Bellevue Art Fair, as we like to call it, draws more than 300,000 attendees to Bellevue over the 3-day celebration of arts, crafts, music and food. So, to help our community navigate the additional traffic congestion, here are the street closure locations and times: 100th Avenue NE, from NE 8th Street to NE 10th Street, will be closed in the southbound direction from 7am to 9pm on Thursday and from 5:30pm to 10pm on Sunday. 102nd Avenue NE, from NE 8th Street to NE 10th Street, will be closed in both directions from 7am Friday to 11pm Sunday. 106th Avenue NE, from NE 4th Street to NE 6th Street, will be closed in both directions from 6pm Thursday to 11pm Sunday. NE 6th Street, from Bellevue Way to 106th Avenue NE, will be closed in both directions from 6pm Thursday to 11pm Sunday. NE 10th Street, from 106th Avenue NE to 108th Avenue NE, will be closed in the westbound direction from 5pm to 10pm Thursday. Bellevue ZIP Tour The Bellevue Zip Tour is the perfect outdoor activity for thrill seekers, families and groups. The zip tour features a series of zip lines and bridges amidst a second-growth forest of Douglas fir and broadleaf maple trees, plus spectacular views of the downtown Bellevue skyline and North Cascades. In all, there are 6.5 zip lines (the half-line is an exit zip to get riders back to the ground) ranging from 76 to 450 feet in length. The highest zip line is 80 feet off the ground. Riders must be at least 9 years old and weigh between 60 and 275 pounds. Youth, ages 9 to 12, must be accompanied by an adult. Each adult can accompany up to two children. Each tour can accommodate up to 10 riders, plus two, certified guides and takes approximately 2.5 hours to complete. The cost is $70 for youth (ages 9 - 17) and $85 for adults (18+). Advanced reservation is required, but individual drop-ins may be accepted on a space available basis. The zip tour is located on the south side of Newport Way, immediately west of the South Bellevue Community Center <http://bellevue.com/directory.php?id=900>, next to the center's existing Bellevue Challenge Course. It is open to the general public, and is available to individuals and groups through a fee-based reservation system. Visit Bellevue Zip Tour <http://www.bellevueziptour.com/> for more information and to book your tour. <http://blog.visitbellevuewashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Zip_Tour_SBCC_006-800px-Credit-Bellevue-Parks-Community-ServicesColin-Walker.jpg> <http://blog.visitbellevuewashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Zip_Tour_SBCC_008-800px-Photo-Credit-Bellevue-Parks-Community-Services-Colin-Walker.jpg> <http://blog.visitbellevuewashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Zip_Tour_SBCC_007800-px-Credit-Bellevue-Parks-Community-ServicesColin-Walker.jpg> My Bellevue City Service App MyBellevue is a mobile app that makes it possible for people to request services and access city news, jobs and social media easily with their smart phones and other portable devices. Here’s a link to get you there… https://bellevuewa.gov/city-government/departments/finance/mybellevue <https://bellevuewa.gov/city-government/departments/finance/mybellevue> Keep your Vuecrest Contact Information UP TO DATE Please make sure that your contact information, renters information, and/or property management information is always up to date. Your information is not shared or distributed to any third party and is only used for your informational and safety benefit. Here’s how to update your information…Go to www.vuecrest.net <http://www.vuecrest.net/>, on the left click “Update Your Contact Information”, Input your information, and click Submit. CALENDAR ITEMS: Vuecrest Book Club Monday, July 8th at 7:00P Dates are subject to change. Please use the emails below to check dates and reconfirm meeting locations. This month the meeting is planned at 9338 Vineyard Crest, Gretchen’s house. July 8th : Magpie Murders by Anthony Conway. Masterful, clever, and relentlessly suspenseful, Magpie Murders is a deviously dark take on vintage English crime fiction in which the reader becomes the detective. August 5th: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. Profoundly moving and gracefully told, Pachinko follows one Korean family through the generations, beginning in early 1900s Korea with Sunja, the prized daughter of a poor yet proud family, whose unplanned pregnancy threatens to shame them. Betrayed by her wealthy lover, Sunja finds unexpected salvation when a young tubercular minister offers to marry her and bring her to Japan to start a new life. Vonne is planning to Host. Vuecrest has its own Book Club and all residents are welcome to attend. We meet once a month at 7PM, usually on the first Monday at various members’ homes. It is a very relaxed atmosphere with light refreshments served. Feel free to join us to chat, laugh, nibble and meet new friends. Newcomers are always welcome whether you had a chance to read the book or not! Email Mara Pitkethly dtpit@UW.edu <mailto:dtpit@UW.edu> or Melissa Hambleton mhambleton@comcast.net <mailto:mhambleton@comcast.net> for details. Monthly Board Meeting Thursday, July 11th at 7:00P The meeting location this month will be at the Adell residence, 9619 Hilltop Road at 7:00P. The usual monthly Board Meeting is held on the first Thursday of each month, but may be changed for holidays or Director’s schedules. Please check www.vuecrest.net <http://www.vuecrest.net/> for updates and contact directors@vuecrest.net <mailto:directors@vuecrest.net> with your questions.