Explore Kirkland Events Guide - February 2019

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Explore Kirkland Event Guide

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February 2019

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Events & Festivals

Valentine Day Pre-Funk

Kirkland Pre-Funk Wine Walk

February 8 | 5 to 9 p.m. | Heathman Hotel | Kirkland | $25–$35 | Kirkland Pre-Funk Wine Walk

Grab some friends and go on a wine tasting adventure of local wineries at downtown Kirkland businesses. Meet the winemakers from 15 wineries and a brewery and sip, shop, stroll, and sip some more through scenic Downtown Kirkland!

Galentine’s Lettering Class at the Heathman Hotel

February 10 | 10 a.m. to noon | Heathman Hotel | Eventbrite Invitation

Love is in the air! Gather with your girlfriends to learn about the art of hand-lettering while making unique crafts for your loved ones with Robinson Paperie. Elevate your Valentine’s Day with your own hand-lettered love cards, all while savoring seasonal eats. Each ticket includes bites and drinks from Trellis Restaurant, paper materials, pens, ink and a Brush Lettering 101 booklet. You can take all supplies home with you, along with your valentine’s handcrafted creations!

Waterways Dinner Cruise

Waterway Cruises and Events Valentine’s Day Cruise

February 14, 15 & 16 | Kirkland Marina Park | www.waterwayscruises.com

Treat your sweetheart to Seattle’s most romantic Valentine’s Day Dinner Cruise! Enjoy breathtaking evening views and live music as you dine aboard a beautiful Waterways yacht. An extraordinary four-course dinner created by our Executive Chef for this special occasion will be served at your private table.

Woodmark Valentine's Day

Celebrate Valentine’s Day at the Woodmark Hotel and Still Spa

Feb 14–17 | Woodmark Hotel and Still Spa | Woodmark Valentine's Day

Grab your loved one for a romantic Valentine’s Day weekend on the waters of Lake Washington! Relax and dine with us as we provide you with a Valentine’s Day you’ll cherish forever. Package includes:  Luxury Accommodations, Romantic Dinner on the Water for Two, Champagne & Chocolate Covered Strawberries in the Room. Visit Beach Café for a set Valentine’s Day menu and wine pairing  Thursday, February 14 through Sunday, February 17. Complete your experience with a Couples Serenity Package, Love is Forever Package, Chocolate Strawberry Facial, and White Chocolate Pedicure at Still Spa.

Arts & Entertainment

Kirkland Arts Center: “A Body Among Bodies”

Through February 16 | Kirkland Arts Center 

Featuring the art of Larry Calkins, Drie Chapek, Dana Mattson, and Meredith Hamm, the exhibit engages the senses and invites the viewer to enjoy delving into their own understanding and experience of being a person in the world, a body among bodies.

Kirkland Art Walk

Second Friday Downtown Art Walk

February 8 | Downtown Kirkland | 5 to 8 p.m. | Kirkland Art Walk

Join Kirkland's vibrant art experience with an evening of art, music, wine and coffee in downtown Kirkland. Visit more than 20 locations that showcase the creative talents of local artists.

Studio East Mainstage Productions: “International One Acts”

Through February 2 | Studio East

Three small plays, The Falcon | A Thousand Cranes | The Masque of Beauty and the Beast: performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30 p.m.

Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation Live in Kirkland

February 1 | 7 p.m. | Kirkland Performance Center

In this interactive spectacle, multiethnic and tending to Comedia, the actor, mime and singer Fernando Rocha, coming from Brazil, will sing 12 popular songs of different nationalities and languages. These songs were selected from dozens of favorite song suggestions made by ESL (English Second Language) students from the Lake Washington Institute.

Twisted Flicks: Destination Inner Space

February 9 | 8 p.m. | Kirkland Performance Center

Get ready for a Twisted Flicks take on Destination Inner Space! 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. What is Twisted Flicks? 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!

Little Engine That Could

Storybook Theater: The Little Engine That Could

February 2, 3, 9, & 10 | Times Vary | Kirkland Performance Center

The little broken-down engine needs your help! Her toys need to be delivered to the children on the other side of the mountain but who can do it? There are many trains who are willing to help, but they all seem to have more important things on their minds. Can you help the little engine get their attention, so they will help her deliver the toys?

Imagination Theater

February 11 | 7:30 p.m. | Kirkland Performance Center

Imagination Theater is back! 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 more than 50 radio stations in North America, including KIXI in Seattle.

Right to Sing the Blues

Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra: I Got a Right to Sing the Blues

February 17 | 2 p.m. | Kirkland Performance Center

This season’s “Basie Bash” features several vocalists from the Seattle jazz scene who will share the stage with SRJO in a celebration of Count Basie’s legendary collaborations with many of history’s greatest jazz singers, including Joe Williams, Frank Sinatra and Billie Holiday.  Sarah Vaughan’s hit, “I Got a Right to Sing the Blues” (as recorded with the Basie band) will also be presented and that title says it all.

Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy

February 22 | 8 p.m. | Kirkland Performance Center

Starring the fierce fiddling duo, Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy command the stage with an explosive celebration of raw energy and passion that infuses their traditional heritage with their taste for the contemporary. 

John McCutcheon

February 28 | 7 p.m. | Kirkland Performance Center

John McCutcheon is folk music’s renaissance man, master instrumentalist, powerful singer-songwriter, storyteller, activist and author.

Recreation

Eastside Audubon

Juanita Bay Park Interpretive Tours

1st Sunday and 3rd Tuesday | Times Vary | Juanita Bay Park | Eastside Audubon 

The Eastside Park Rangers in affiliation with the Eastside Audubon Society offer interpretive tours at Juanita Bay Park. Every season gives nature lovers a chance to spot something new and wonderful.

Upcoming Events

Shamrock Run

March 1–3 Romeo and Juliet Studio East        

March 16   St. Patrick’s Shamrock Run Downtown Kirkland