LOCAL EVENTS WEEKEND PLANNER
FOR NOVEMBER 27-30, 2014
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
1. THURS Week 13 @ 49ers 5:30 PM NBC
SEATTLE PARADE AND STAR LIGHTING
FRI Macy’s Holiday Parade of marching bands, costumed characters, floats, and Santa Claus begins at 9 a.m. at 7th Avenue & Pine Street. Then attend the Seattle Starlighting on the side of Macy’s at 4th and Pine at 5 p.m., followed by fireworks if weather permits.
SEATTLE PIKE PLACE HOLIDAY
SAT Magic in the Market includes carolers, FREE photos with Santa, gingerbread cookie decorating and a 5 p.m. Christmas tree lighting at Pike Place Market.
SEATTLE MARATHON
SUN Join 15,000 people burning off Thanksgiving calories running or walking in the Seattle Marathon and Half Marathon that begins and ends near Seattle Center.
PLAN AHEAD: SANTA PAWS IS COMING TO TOWN!
SAT DEC 6th, 12-4 pm Bring your pets in for a free photo with Santa! Jefferson Square Building, 4700 42nd Ave SW, 2nd Floor Lobby
WEST SEATTLE TOYS FOR TOTS
NOW-DEC 11 Stop by the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwest Real Estate office in the Jefferson Square Building (6th Floor) in West Seattle to drop off your new, unwrapped toys to support Toys for Tots, an organization whose mission is to distribute Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in our community.
SEATTLE CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL
NOW-DEC 3 View 21 designer trees in the lobby and driveway of the Fairmont Olympic Hotel during the annual Festival of Trees charity event. See schedule for gala, family celebration, and teddy bear suite. Free to view.
LAKE WASHINGTON CHRISTMAS SHIPS PARADE
FRI-DEC 23 Ride onboard with the choir or listen from shore at a bonfire duringChristmas Ship Festival. See schedule.
BELLEVUE HOLIDAY SHOW
FRI-DEC 24 Enjoy the 10th anniversary of Snowflake Lane at the Bellevue Collection, a 20-minute show of lights nightly at 7 p.m., music, snow, and enthusiastic young drummers in uniform on the sidewalks of Snowflake Lane(Bellevue Way). Free.
SEATTLE CHRISTMAS IMPROV
FRI-DEC 27 Audience suggestions add hilarious twists to A(n Improvised)Christmas Carol by Unexpected Productions at Pike Place Market. Discount tickets.
SEATTLE DICKENS CLASSIC
FRI-DEC 28 A Christmas Carol is Charles Dickens’ holiday classic about the miraculous transformation of miserly Ebenezer Scrooge at ACT Theatre.
SEATTLE NUTCRACKER BALLET
FRI-DEC 28 This is the final season for Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Nutcracker, a holiday tradition for Seattle families and ballet lovers, with a live orchestra, magnificent sets and costumes, and a huge cast in McCaw Hall at Seattle Center.Discount tickets.
SEATTLE ZOO LIGHTS
FRI-JAN 4 WildLights has 500,000 lights in animal shapes, real reindeer, night creatures, a carousel, indoor play, and carolers at Woodland Park Zoo. 8:30 p.m. nightly, Closed Dec. 24 & 25.
SEATTLE REINDEER AND MODEL TRAINS
NOW-DEC 24 Visit live reindeer and watch model trains wind their way through a winter landscape during the Reindeer Festival at Swanson’s Nursery. Free.
BELLEVUE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
SAT-JAN 3 Enjoy over a ½ million colorful lights and displays at Garden d’Lightsin Bellevue Botanical Garden. Free nights are Dec. 1 - 4 and 8 - 11.
TACOMA ZOO LIGHTS
FRI-JAN 4 Bundle up to admire half a million holiday lights and displays atZoolights, warm up in the steamy South Pacific Aquarium, ride a camel, or take a spin on the carousel at Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo.
TACOMA TREE LIGHTING
SAT 69th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting is a free Tacoma tradition at the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts. The play Sister's Christmas Catechismis just prior at 3 p.m. at Pantages Theater. (discount tickets).
NORTH BEND SANTA TRAIN
SAT-DEC 20 The Northwest Railway Museum runs a popular 20-minute Santa Train from North Bend to the Snoqualmie Depot for cookies and a visit with Santa Claus on Nov. 29, 30 & Dec. 6, 7, 13, 14, 19, 20.
EDMONDS CHRISTMAS PLAY
FRI-DEC 21 Miracle on 34th Street, inspired by the 1947 movie about a man who claims to be Santa and a girl who doesn’t believe, plays in Edmonds.Discount tickets.
WEST SEATTLE TOYS FOR TOTS
NOW-DEC 11 Stop by The Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwest Real Estate Office in the Jefferson Square Building (6th Floor) in West Seattle to drop off your new, unwrapped toys to support Toys for Tots, an organization whose mission is to distribute Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in our community.
EVERETT AND TACOMA SEATTLE MEN’S CHORUS
SAT-DEC 22 Our Gay Apparel features holiday songs at Benaroya Hall and two outreach performances being held in Tacoma and Everett. Discount tickets.
MOVIES OPENING THIS WEEKEND
· Horrible Bosses 2
· Penguins of Madagascar
· The Imitation Game
· Before I Disappear
· The Babadook
In this time of gratitude, I give thanks to my clients.
I am grateful for the pleasure of serving you and meeting your real estate needs.
I wish you a beautiful Thanksgiving and a joyous year’s end.
ASHLEY DOLAN
4700 42nd Ave SW, Suite 600 | Seattle , WA | 98116
(206) 953-9063