City Seen

Glass Act

Corey Hubble, founder of Redmond School of Glass (18080 NE 68th St.) got his start in a glass factory, making souvenirs that incorporated Mount St. Helens ash. “If you picked it up quickly, you continued to work there,” he recalls. “If you didn’t, you got fired.” Hubble became head glassblower in six months. Now he’s represented by over seventy galleries nationwide. Stop by for his monthly glass-blown Ornament Classes, starting October 11

Homespun

Nothin’ says lovin’, we believe, like something handmade. Organizers of the Handmade Art Show agree. Be among the first fifty through the gate (St. Edwards State Park, October 12, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.) and receive a bag filled with crafts from participating artists. Holiday shopping’s good, too, for vintage jewelry, cashmere scarves, porcelain ware, even reusable grocery totes. All proceeds from the bake sale go to VSA Arts of Washington to support local artists with disabilities.

Musical Awakening

Kristen Lee Rosenfeld knew from the time she was ten that music would be her life’s work. She attended International School in Bellevue; in her teens, she was pianist at Redmond’s SecondStory Repertory. She got a master’s in music from the University of Edinburgh and, in 2005, moved to New York. Now the twenty-seven-year-old has landed a dream gig: assistant conductor for the national tour of Spring Awakening, which hits the Paramount Theatre October 13 – 19. When the tour began in San Diego, groupies calling themselves “The Guilty Ones” sent flowers backstage. “I find it amusing,” says Rosenfeld, “I mean, they don’t know us!”