Upcoming Events for December 2009 – January 2010
ICE Racing 34th Annual World Championship : Friday, December 18th | 8pm | Kent ShoWare Center. This motorsports competition features oval track racing’s thoroughbreds. These exotic race bikes compete on ice in the tight confines of the ShoWare Center’s ice rink. Tickets are $17-28. For More info, please go to: www.icespeedway.com
New Years Eve Party at Acme Bowl: Tukwila’s Acme Bowl invites you to reserve your lane in the Seven10 private bowling lounge on Thursday | December 31 | 9pm to 1am| This special party package of $175 per lane includes: 4 hours of bowling for up to 6 guests , shoe rental, champagne toast, party favors with giveaways all night long. For more info: www.acmebowl.com
Hot Lunch at the Museum of Glass: Celebrate Friday at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma. December 18th and January 1st, 2010 | 11:30am-1pm. Enjoy a box lunch from Gallucci’s Glass Café while watching a featured or visiting artist at work in the Hot Shop. Cost: $10 per person plus Museum admission. For More info: www.museumofglass.org
Radio City Christmas Spectacular: Seattle’s Paramount Theater is presenting the famous Radio City Rockets in this Christmas Spectacular breathtaking performance full of fun and surprises for the whole family with a parade of wooden soldiers, living nativity, and Santa North Pole workshop. This show runs from December 12th-Jan. 3rd. Tickets range from $25-$125. For more info: www.stgpresents.org
Children’s Arts and Crafts Station: Downtown Seattle’s Space Needle will be featuring a Children’s Arts and Crafts Station on the Observation Deck for kids to create fun holiday gifts for family and friends. Santa will also be there to meet and greet guests. This will run on weekends through out December with the final event on the 19th-24th| 11am-5pm. For more info: www.spaceneedle.com
Winter Wonderland at Pacific Place: Seattle’s ultimate shopping and dining experience at Pacific Place is now featuring an indoor snow wonderland. Every evening at 6pm they feature a nightly indoor snow show inside the soaring atrium until Dec. 31st. Great fun for the whole family and the kids will have a blast. For more info: www.pacificplaceseattle.com
Winter Wonderland Hayrides: Guided hayrides will leave Seattle’s Seward Park neighborhood hourly from 10am-3pm for this 45 minute ride of magnificent scenery. Dec. 19th | Rides will be conducted regardless of weather, unless it is deemed unsafe. Cost is $5. Wagon space is limited. For more info on this event: http://sewardpark.audubon.org/
Family Gingerbread House Decorating: High Point Community Center in South Seattle is having a fun-for-the-whole-family event. Come create and decorate a no bake gingerbread house using a variety of candy, sprinkles, and icing. Dec. 19th | 10:30am-11:30am | Cost is $3-$5. For more info, call 206-684-7422 or go to: http://culturemob.com/events/
Model Train Festival: Washington State History Museum in Tacoma will have every floor buzzing with model trains with 6 little railroad towns portraying pop-culture references, dressed with holiday decorations, and miniature depictions of everyday life. This year they have expanded their hours as well as having a play area for little ones. Dec. 26th-Jan 2nd | 10am-6pm. For more info, please visit http://washingtonhistory.org
15th Annual Fantasy Lights at Spanaway Park: The largest drive through Christmas light display in the Northwest. $13/vehicle | Nov. 26th-Jan. 3rd, 2010 | 5:30pm-9:30pm | Spanaway Park, 14905 Gus G. Bresemann Rd. S, Spanaway, 253-798-4000 | For more info: www.lakewood-wa.com
Mint in Box Dolls and Toys: Display antique dolls, clothes, and accessories, all in their original boxes. Oct. 31st-Feb.21st, 2010| Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1-5pm | Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art, Bellevue | For more info: www.dollart.com
Redondo View Points: Sophiscated lightings with trains, snowmen, nativity scene. A true Christmas light wonderland. | Daily through Dec.31, 5pm-10pm | A mile from Redondo beach to the south.
David Isaacs, Classical Guitarist Concert: Renowned classical guitarist will perform J. S. Bach, George Phillip, Telemann, Agustin Barrios Mangore, and others. | Thursday | Jan. 14th, 2010 | 7pm | Olympic Room, Main Library, 1102 Tacoma Ave. S.
Zoolights: Northwest’s wildest holiday light display. Enjoy animal visits while you stroll the zoo. | Nov. 27th-Jan. 3rd,2010 | 5pm-9pm | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium | For more info: http://www.pdza.org
Winter Wild Land at NW Trek: Watch animals behavior as they explore their holiday gifts—popcorn balls, pine cone treats, candy cane popsicles , etc. | Dec.21st-Jan 3rd, 2010| Northwest Trek | For more info: http://www.nwtrek.org
Tacoma’s Last Mile at First Night: Run or walk the last mile of 2009 on Broadway. Enjoy the various shows featured by school of the Arts—Entrance at 1118 Commerce St. | Dec.31st | 6:15pm | For more info: http://www.metroparkstacoma.org
Scrooge the Musical: Will entertain whole family of every age. | Varies per performance | Dec. 11th-20th | Champions Center Tacoma | For more info: www.championscentre.com/
New Year’s Eve Sleepover: Fill your final hours of 2009 with blasts of fiery science. | Thursday | Dec. 31st | 7pm | Pacific Science Center | For more info: www.pacificsciencecenter.org/
Jack and the Beanstalk: Centerstage bring its third annual English Christmas pantomime. Fun family entertaining. | Friday | Dec. 18th | 8pm | Knutzen Family Theatre. For more info: http://www.centerstagetheatre.com/
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