Your guide to life on
Mercer Island, WA
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Here’s our weekly round-up of upcoming events from May 21 – 27 on Mercer Island:
Kaleidoscope Play & Learn
Wednesday, May 22, 10:30 am – Noon
Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave SE
Bring your kids ages 5 and younger to enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, art, and play!
Mercer Island Art Guide
Monday – Sunday, May 20 – 26
Stop by and check out the art currently on display at the art galleries around Mercer Island!
Clarke & Clarke Art + Artifacts
7605 SE 27th St, Suite 105
“Spontaneous Sensitivity” – paintings by Barbara Bouman Jay & Scott Gibson
Suzanne Zahr / SZ Gallery
2441 76th Ave SE, Suite 160
“AfroFuturism” – photography
MIVAL Gallery
Avellino Building 2836 78th Ave SE
“Flora & Fauna” – a small format art show
Mercer Island Community & Event Center Gallery
8236 SE 24th Street
“Outside the Lines” – paintings by Seattle Co~Arts
Barrels
7605 SE 27th Street, Suite 107
Paintings by Bryan Friel
Community Coffee Hour
Wednesday, May 22 & Friday, May 24, 9 – 10 am
Mercer Island Community & Event Center, 8236 SE 24th Street
Community Coffee Hour is offered every Wednesday and Friday. Stop by for a hot cup of jo’ and socialize with fellow community members in a fun and engaging atmostphere.
For more information, call MICEC at 206-275-7909 or email at [email protected]
Storybook Corner
Wednesday, May 22, 10:30 – 11 am
Island Books, 3014 78th Ave SE
Bring your little ones in to enjoy popular picture books read by our staff or special guests.
Wine Wednesday
Wednesday, May 22, 5 – 9 pm
Caruccio’s, 2441 76th Ave SE, Suite 100
Stop by for the community-inspired Wine Wednesday. When you purchase your wine by the glass or bottle from our rotating selection of wines, you may enjoy an aperitivo-style buffet on our 21 foot curved countertop.
Live Music
Wednesday, May 22, 6 – 8 pm
Barrels, 7605 Southeast 27th Street, Suite 107
Stop by for live music and a glass of wine! Patrick Daugherty will be singing all the songs you know by heart!
Tabletop Thursdays
Thursday, May 23, 4 – 7 pm
Mercer Island Community & Event Center, 8236 SE 24th Street
Drop by for an afternoon of board games, video games, playing pool or ping-pong, and hanging out. There’s a huge selection of games, and the staff is always up to taking on a new competitor. Games include: Codenames, Mission Red Planet, Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne, Ticket to Ride, Connect 4, Monopoly, and more. Free for ages 7 – 14.
For more information, call MICEC at 206-275-7909 or email at [email protected]
Family Sing Along
Thursday, May 23, 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave SE
Bring your guitar or other instrument for a true community sing-along with Nancy Stewart. Lyrics & chords will be projected on a screen so you can read, sing and play along. If you attend all five sing-alongs, your guitar-playing skills will get a good workout! Linda Ernst, Children’s Librarian will share special stories. All ages welcome!
Live Music & Wine Tasting
Friday, May 24, 4 – 8 pm
Barrels, 7605 Southeast 27th Street, Suite 107
Stop by for a wine tasting with Holloran and St. Josef’s from 4 – 6 pm. These are great Oregon wines with terrific price points. $5 for a tasting of 6 wines and the fee is waived with the purchase of a bottle. After the wine tasting, stick around for live music with Tom Cox from 6 – 8 pm. Many of you might know Tom from Mercer Island Schools where he taught music at the Middle and High School.
Restoration Event
Saturday, May 25, 10 am – 2 pm
Pioneer Park, Island Crest Way & SE 68th Street
Meet at: Kiosk at Island Crest Way and SE 68th Street
Treehuggers of all ages are welcome to participate in our restoration work parties. Mercer Island Parks & Recreation will supply the tools and supplies. Just bring a water bottle and get ready to have fun in the forest!
Megan Griswold, Author of The Book of Help
Sunday, May 26, 3 pm
Island Books, 3014 78th Ave SE
Megan Griswold will join us to discuss her memoir The Book of Help. Her memoir traces Megan’s life-long quest for love, connection, and peace of mind. A heartbreakingly vulnerable and tragically funny memoir-in-remedies, her narrative spans four decades and six continents –– from the glaciers of Patagonia and the psycho-tropics of Brazil, to academia, the Ivy League, and the study of Eastern medicine.
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