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Seasonal | Live Music & Entertainment | Arts & Culture | Outdoor Activities & Recreation | Upcoming Events
Seasonal
Polar Bear Plunge
January 1 | 12:30 to 2 p.m. | FREE | Marina Park
Each year on January 1, hundreds of Eastsiders flock to Kirkland’s Marina Park to ring in the New Year at the Polar Bear Plunge. This "unofficial" event will be held at 1 p.m. SHARP on New Year’s Day (arrive early as warm up begins at 12:30). Join the fun at the 11th Annual Polar Bear Plunge!
Live Music & Entertainment
Jet City Improv presents
Twisted Flicks Earth vs The Flying Saucers
January 8 | 8 p.m. | $20 | Kirkland Performance Center
www.kpcenter.org
Get ready for a Twisted Flicks take on Earth vs. the Flying Saucers! Extra-terrestrials flying in high-tech flying saucers contact scientist Dr. Russell Marvin as part of a plan to enslave the inhabitants of Earth. The 1956 film directed by Fred F. Sears was based on the book by Donald E. Keyhoe. “Warning! Take Cover! Flying Saucers Invade Our Planet! Washington, London, Paris, Moscow Fight Back!”
Jet City Improv’s Twisted Flicks is Seattle’s only live movie re-dubbing show that merges improv comedy with classic B movies for a hilarious cinematic experience like none other. As the film plays, the improvisers create all new dialog for the characters, sound effects, and live music—completely improvised using the suggestions provided by the audience
Celtic Nights
January 9 | 3 p.m. & 8 p.m. | $35 | Kirkland Performance Center
www.kpcenter.org
Celtic Nights will capture the essence of a great people from a small Island and their journey of hope and desire. Beautiful imagery and costumes will enhance the experience. Songs will be sung with the audience of the night becoming a part of the story on stage. Dances will be danced, music will be played and you will be left with a memorable evening of total entertainment for all who have come to be a part of Celtic Nights. Songs being heard will bring back childhood memories, from playgrounds to pubs, choruses where, even those who can't sing will want to join in!
Imagination Theater
January 18 | 7:30 p.m. | $16 | Kirkland Performance Center
www.kpcenter.org
Mystery, drama, and laughter abound in America's leading radio drama series regularly featuring Private Detective Harry Nile and tales of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Recorded live at KPC, America's leading radio drama series is heard from coast to coast on over 50 radio stations in North America.
Vaudeville Etiquette
January 23 | 8 p.m. | $25 | Kirkland Performance Center
www.kpcenter.org
Vaudeville Etiquette makes music that pushes every boundary with raw passion, grit, and mischievous wit. With their signature blend of Americana roots rock, the dynamic Seattle quintet fills timeless melodies with modern lyrics, heady harmonies, and a wailing pedal steel. Their live performances are magnetic, diving fearlessly from energetic anthems to wistful ballads and back again, winning over bigger and bigger audiences across the country with their potent chemistry and barrel-aged charm.
Washington Wind Symphony: Ladysmith Black Mambazo
January 28 & 29 | 8 p.m. | $45 | Kirkland Performance Center
www.kpcenter.org
For over 50 years, South Africa’s Ladysmith Black Mambazo has warmed the hearts of audiences, worldwide, with their uplifting vocal harmonies, signature dance moves and charming onstage banter. Most recently, the four time Grammy Award winning group—including the 2013 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album—celebrated the 25th anniversary of their groundbreaking collaboration with Paul Simon on his seminal album, Graceland.
Washington Wind Symphony: Ventus Festum
January 31 | 2 p.m. | $16 | Times Vary
Kirkland Performance Center | www.kpcenter.org
On January 31, the Washington Wind Symphony will perform “Ventus Festum.” This winter-warmer will feature classic music and selected transcriptions from the popular wind ensemble repertoire. Join the Northwest’s premier wind band for an afternoon of harmonic delights!
Laughs Comedy Spot
January | Laughs Comedy Spot | Times Vary | 12099 124th Ave NE
www.laughscomedy.com
Laughs Comedy Spot is one of Puget Sound’s top Comedy Clubs where the jokes are funny and the atmosphere is friendly. January comedians include: January 1–2: Comedian Andy Hendrickson; January 7–9: Comedian Thai Rivera; January 14–16: Comedian Erik Rivera; January 21–23: Comedian Ian Bagg Last Comic Standing Special Event; Jan.28–30: Comedian Gabrel Rutledge.
Arts & Culture
Nuno Felting Workshop
January 9 | 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Kirkland Arts Center | 620 Market Street | www.kirklandartscenter.org
Create stunning wearable art in a single day by collaging bits of silk and wool into a new piece of fabric. This Nuno Felted project is accomplished with no sewing, knitting or stitching of any kind. Play with exciting color combinations to create a scarf that is as much fun to wear as it is to make!
The Alley Second Thursday Art and Wine Walk
January 14 | 4 to 9 p.m. | The Alley | 11905 124th Ave NE
www.ryanjamesfinearts.com
The second Thursday of each month hosts “The Alley” Art and Wine Walk. This is your chance to experience great art and music while sipping on Washington Wine. Northwest Cellars, Skylite Cellars, Waving Tree Winery and ryan james fine arts will have a different artist in their space, and there will be snacks, music and wine!
Second Friday Downtown Art and Wine Walk
January 15 | 5 to 8 p.m. | Downtown Kirkland
www.kirklandartwalk.com
Stroll through downtown Kirkland and Parkplace Center the second Friday of every month for the Kirkland Downtown Art Walk. Among the participants are Howard/Mandville Gallery, Parklane Gallery, the Kirkland Art Center Store in Kirkland Parkplace and downtown businesses.
“Slash-and-burn" Exhibit
Now through January 31 | Kirkland Arts Center
www.kirklandartscenter.org
Slash-and-burn" is an agricultural method that involves cutting and burning off all vegetation on a plot of land to regenerate the earth. The processes of devastation, deforestation, and erosion give way to fertility and renewal, allowing new crops to grow. In Slash & Burn, artists give birth to new creations by harnessing the same destructive power of flame and blade: soot and char as media, the heat of burning, cauterizing or melting; and cutting, slicing, sawing, and tearing as creative acts.
Outdoor Activities & Recreation
Bridle Trails Winter Running Festival
January 9 | 3 p.m. | Bridle Trails State Park
http://nwtrailruns.com/events/bridle-trails-winter-running-festival/
An evening of trail running with friends, headlamps, and a bit of mud too! Join us for this annual favorite that you are sure to remember. All runners will use the same 5.2-mile loop of trails, mostly going clockwise around the perimeter of the park. The route will be marked with orange and white streamers, as well as yellow glow sticks after dark. Some sections of the trail are rough, rutted, or muddy, and it is winter, so please watch your footing, and expect to get wet and dirty. Sunset is at 4:40, and it will get dark under the forest canopy pretty quickly after that. If there is a good chance you’ll be on the course after that time, please bring a headlamp with enough battery life to get you to the finish!
Birding Walk at Juanita Bay Park
January 19 | 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. | FREE | Juanita Bay Park
425.803.3026 | www.eastsideaudubon.org
Join in on an early morning walk with Mary Frances Mathis of the Eastside Audubon Society to see what birds are in the park and on the bay during winter. Maybe the rare Bewick’s swan is still in residence, along with other tundra and Trumpeter swans. No preregistration is required. Bring binoculars and meet in the parking lot.
Upcoming Events
Valentine’s Day in Kirkland
February 14 | All Day | Kirkland | www.explorekirkland.com
Kirkland offers plenty of romantic options for you and your loved one on Valentine’s Day. From finding that special something at one of Kirkland’s downtown boutiques to lakeside dining and romantic getaway hotel packages spend your Valentine’s Day in Kirkland.
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