Get Out: Weekend Planner, June 3-5

It’s Thursday, and you have no idea what you’ll do this weekend.

Bellevue Patch is coming to the rescue. We have the best bets for your done-with-work-get-me-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities to hit and new establishments to explore.

• Where/When: Thursday through Sunday at 
  
• Why Go: For any jazz or blues fans out there, this event is huge. The festival will feature a plethora of Northwest jazz and blues musicians performing all weekend long. Headlining performance for the festival include Chris Potter’s Underground and the Michael Formanek Quartet on Thursday, the Tierney Sutton Band and the Luis Perdomo Trio on Friday, the Charles Lloyd Quartet featuring Zakir Hussain on Saturday, and the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra on Sunday.
• Cost: There are many free events. Prices for featured performances range for each night, check out our for detailed ticket pricing information.

• Where/When: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday, June 4 at 
• Why Go: The Bellevue Saturday Farmers Market open this Saturday at a new location this year. You'll find it directly behind the First Congregational Church on 8th Street, just two blocks east of last year's site. Opening day will have hourly drawing, free face painting for kids, and all the locally grown produce, meats, flowers and homemade goods you can handle. Enjoy your day at the market!
• Cost: Free
  

• Where/When: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, June 3 at . 
•  Why Go: If you foresee a visit to the Bellevue Arts Museum anytime in your near future, you might as well make it happen this Friday--admission is free! On top of free admission to all the current exhibits at the museum, you'll also have the opportunity to sit in on a lecture from well-known Northwest glass artists Mary Van Cline, Cappy Thompson and Debora Moore.
• Cost: Free
  

• Where/When: June 2 through June 12 at the (check our for a complete schedule)
  
• Why Go: The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) has been going on since mid-May, but this weekend you'll finally be able to check it out without having to cross the bridge. The Kirkland Performance Center will be screening films daily through June 12. This weekend's lineup of films showing at the KPS include The Bengali Detective and Hooked on Friday, The Sound of Mumbai: A Musical, PresPausePlay, The White Meadows, and Gromozeka on Saturday, and A Cat in Paris, Hurricane Kalatozov, Something Ventured, and 71 – Into the Fire on Sunday.

• Pricing: Tickets vary by venue and film, visit the SIFF website for more information.

• Where/When: 7:30-10:30 p.m. Sunday, June 5 at the  in Renton.
• Why Go: If you've ever wanted to learn to swing dance, this Sunday might be the best time to try it out. Eastside Swing Dance will be holding one of two "Sunday Swing Dances" at the Rockin' Horse Dance Barn this month. The dance starts with free group lesson from 7:30-8 p.m. and then you'll get to dance the night away. Not sure Swing Dancing is for you? This clip of Eastside Swing Dance in action might change your mind.
  
• Cost: $7. Vintage clothing is encouraged.

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