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Event picks for June
Here comes the sun. Cirque du Soleil is back in town this month, two years after bringing the fantastical Corteo to Redmond’s Marymoor Park. This year’s show, Kooza, is based around a “circus in a box” theme; expect dazzling costumes, top-notch acrobatics, inspired clowning and the company’s tradema
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Raves: June, 2010
Sci-fry The Book of Potentially Catastrophic Science: 50 Experiments for Daring Young Scientists by Sean Connolly. Let me just . . . ugh! . . . wrestle this book out of my 10-year-old’s . . . argh! . . . hands. This latest entry into the “blow stuff up” category is nigh un-put-downable. Toss a copy
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U-Pick Berries: A Taste of Summer Sunshine
Updated July, 2012 Nothing says summer like the explosion of sweet juice from a sun-warmed strawberry or fingers stained purple from picking plump blackberries. The Northwest offers plenty of ways for families to enjoy summer berries. Your first stop this summer could be Remlinger Farms in Carnati
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Wheel deal: car shows
We drive east off Mercer Island, over blue Lake Washington, toward the ice-cube Cascades cut out from the cold, blue sky. We get to drive in the HOV lane. I set the cruise control. We’re headed to the world-famous Triple XXX Rootbeer Drive-In in Issaquah. “Are you going to the car show, Daddy?” my
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Best of 2010: Giggles, grub & gotta-haves
Plenty busy, playful and penny-wise — savvy parents know you don’t have to shovel out the dough to live the good life around here. This year’s “best of” survey reflects what we love best about you local moms and dads: You bring the thrifty — without scrimping on the fun! Read on for the results of o
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Event Picks, May 2010
Yellow fever. New York–based children’s entertainer Danna Banana, named “Best Party Entertainer” by New York Magazine, performs at King County Libraries this month. Check him out at the Des Moines Library on May 3, 10:30 a.m.; Federal Way 320th on May 5, 7 p.m.; Shoreline Library on May 11, 11 a.m.
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Raves: May, 2010
Diaper diaries Born Yesterday: The Diary of a Young Journalist by James Solheim; illustrated by Simon James. What do babies really think about? Here’s a playful glimpse in the form of a top-secret diary, “written by” a new baby: “Talk about unexpected! I was in the dark, thinking about my future ca
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Raves: April, 2010
La belle Q.bel When a big box of chocolate bars shows up in your office, you take one for the team and test them. Never less than a total pro, I tested and retested, and I have to say, Q.bel chocolates are outstanding. The wafer bars are a bit like Kit Kats — only with richer, deeper flavor and a
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