Welcome back, Jamaal!

Photo: Kim Grinolds, Sports Washington magazine/dawgman.com

The University of Washington Husky basketball season is over and Jamaal Williams has stepped from the NCAA tournament sidelines to the Belleuve Club gym. Jamaal does an amazing job working with our elementary-aged level 3 and 4 basketball youth, challenging them to achieve more and be the player they aspire to become. We have space available in these Tuesday classes for you! Call 425.688.3102 to register as the session has already begun and registration is no longer online. Jamaal also instructs private lessons and will be assisting in our Basketball Camps all summer long!

Help your child thrive

Parents of school-age children have an excellent opportunity to attend a skill-building workshop with Dr. Laura Kastner from the University of Washington this month.

On Tuesday, April 26, Laura will lecture on "7 Tools to Help Your School-Age Child Thrive" at St. Thomas School, 8300 N.E. 12th St., in Medina. The lecture runs from 7-9 p.m. and tickets are $20 (purchase here).

From the lecture synopsis: "Healthy, successful, kind and wise—we all want this for our kids, but not every variable is within our control. How can we tell what we can influence, and what we can't? How do we choose our battles, and then arm ourselves with the skills to succeed? Parenting expert and author Dr. Laura Kastner will spend the evening on seven major areas of practical skill-building for parents—think technology issues and middle school years."

This lecture is part of ParentMap's 2011 lecture series.

'New Day' for BC tennis players

Pictured from left to right: Mary Jane Houtrouw, Pat Lockhart, Jane Thomas, Genie Mickelson, Margaret Larson, Cammi Libby, Kathy Elling and Dina Meir. Standing, Diane Tullus.


Recently, a group of Bellevue Club tennis players were featured on KING 5 TV's "New Day Northwest" program. The episode they were featured on aired March 22.

In the above photo, they are sitting with the show's host, Margaret Larson.

Earth Day event at Bellevue Botanical

Celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day a little early this year at the Bellevue Botanical Gardens. Bring the whole family to the gardens for fun activities including a Living Lab Native Plant activity, live bug TV and more. Each station gets you a stamp in your passport, which can then be exchanged for a raffle ticket.

This event starts at 10 a.m. and runs until 2 p.m. For more information, visit the Bellevue Botanical Gardens website.

Junior member on stage for '13'

Junior member Samantha Paley can soon be seen at the Youth Theatre Northwest's production of "13 the Musical" on Mercer Island.

This musical, which opened on Broadway in 2008, is the story of 13-year-old Evan Goldman, who moves from New York to Indiana and tries to fit in at his new middle school, including getting the popular kids to attend his bar mitzvah.

The show, appropriate for kids 12 and older, runs April 22-May 8. For more information or for tickets, visit Youth Theatre Northwest's website.