Bringing home the bacon

(L-R) Tony Bacon (captain), Tyler Hay, Chris Scalzo, J.R. Ashe, Jeff Chaney, John Besteman and Morgan Edwards.

As the dust settled on the hard-fought spring Bellevue Club basketball season, Team Bacon is all smiles after coming out on top in the Member Draft League championships.

Second annual Pour on the Plaza approaching

Pour on the Plaza, an annual night of appetizers, live music and wine, is quickly approaching on Saturday, Aug. 14 from 2-5 p.m. Enjoy appetizers from participating restaurants and wine from more than 20 wineries, all while listening to the sounds of Brian Nova.

Your $95 ticket to this event will help support Room to Read, a global organization focused on literacy and gender equality in education.

A list of participating wineries and online registration can be found here.

Take a walk

If you're out and about in downtown Bellevue this summer, you can see more than 30 pieces of art between Bellevue City Hall and Downtown Park. The installations are part of the 2010 Bellwether Art Walk, which runs through Oct. 17. Start at City Hall then head west on Southeast Sixth Street, turning at Bellevue Way to Downtown Park. From wood to metal, moving to static, there are bound to be a few favorites. 

For more information or to download a map, visit the City of Bellevue website.

'Music in the Garden' coming in August

Bellevue Botanical Garden's Pops in the Park event has gotten a makeover—and a new name.

The first Music in the Garden event is happening Aug. 7, 5:30-8:30 p.m. The entire family is invited to this event, with free face painting for children and music by Kelley Johnson and the John Hansen Trio. Admission is free with donations accepted. Feel free to bring a blanket and picnic dinner, but please no alcohol or pets.

For more information please e-mail the garden or call 451.3755.

In-house triathlon expert

The Bellevue Club's own Shannon Paterson is featured in the "Ask the Experts" section of the latest edition of Runner's World magazine. A fierce competitor in national triathlons and marathons, Shannon is also a personal trainer, spin instructor and triathlon coach at Bellevue Club.

She was also featured in the March 2010 issue of REFLECTIONS Magazine.

This weekend: artsfair and 6th Street Fair

Find fun for the entire family right in your backyard this weekend at the 64th annual Bellevue Arts Museum artsfair. Held at Bellevue Square and the Bellevue Arts Museum Friday-Sunday, you'll find plenty of activities.

In addition to the 325 artists that will be selling items at the fair, there will also be kids' activities, dance, jazz and theater performances and glassblowing. The Bellevue Arts Museum will also be free.

The best part? The artsfair is free!

When you've had your fill of the artsfair, head over to the 6th Street Fair, also running Friday-Sunday. More than 140 artists will have their work on display, plus there will be musicians performing jazz, blues and rock.

Congrats, Bellevue! No. 4 in the nation!

Money Magazine recently released its list of the top 100 best places to live in the United States ... and Bellevue was ranked No. 4! With unemployment lower than in the Seattle metro area and a skyline that boasts new skyscrapers, green trees and (on a clear day) mountaintops, Bellevue is a great place to live and work.