InTouch | The BDA's Newsletter for the Downtown Community
November 17, 2009

Stroll, skate, celebrate! Magic Season begins Nov. 27
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Introducing the 2010 BDA Board of Directors
Welcome new BDA Members!


Stroll, skate, celebrate! Magic Season begins Nov. 27

The Bellevue Magic Season and its 13-year tradition of spectacular family entertainment and activities returns the day after Thanksgiving - November 27.  Downtown Bellevue will again treat visitors to ice skating at the Group Health Ice Arena, the music and pageantry at Snowflake Lane and Celebration Lane, inspired performances at the Theatre at Meydenbauer Center, the breathtaking Garden d'Lights, and the inaugural Season of Wonder at The Bravern.

Reference the full calendar of events and promotions for Bellevue Magic Season events at www.magicseason.com.

Since 1997, the Bellevue Downtown Association, along with Kemper Development Company, the City of Bellevue, Bellevue Botanical Garden, and now The Bravern, have sponsored and produced the activities that attract hundreds of thousands of visitors.  The BDA produces the Group Health Ice Arena, the region's only outdoor holiday skating rink, which welcomes 30,000 skaters each year.

Share the magic! 
Book your holiday party at the Group Health Ice Arena. Contact the BDA at 425-453-1223 for details and available dates for private events.

Take the Magic Season Trivia Challenge!
Email
(intouch@bellevuedowntown.org) your answers to these five questions.  First to respond with all five correct answers will win four passes to the Group Health Ice Arena.  (Hint - see Magic Season website.)

1. What holiday classic will the International Ballet Theatre company perform on December 11 at the Theatre at Meydenbauer Center?

2. Name the BDA member company that is sponsoring "Free Skate Mondays" at the Group Health Ice Arena. 

3. What's the estimated count of twinkling lights used to illuminate the Garden d'Lights?

4. What time does Snowflake Lane begin each night?

5. The Bravern will celebrate with a special set of events on December 21, marking what day on the calendar?

Thank you!
The Bellevue Downtown Association especially thanks our Bellevue Magic Season Partners.

Event Sponsors: Group Health, City of Bellevue, Bank of America, Puget Sound Energy, Aegis of Bellevue, The Theatre at Meydenbauer Center

Producing Partners: The Bellevue Collection, Bellevue Botanical Garden, The Shops at The Bravern

Media Sponsors: KOMO 4, 98.1 Classical KING FM, STAR 101.5, KOMO Newsradio, The Seattle Times

Design Sponsor: Gravity

In-Kind Sponsor: Southwest Airlines

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