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Bellevue Holiday Craft Show: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 3-5; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 6. Hand crafted items from Northwest crafters and designers. Admission: Free. Hilltop Holiday at the Northwest Arts Center, 9825 N.E. 24th St., Bellevue. www.NWAC@bellevuewa.gov.

Kirkland Arts Center Holiday Arts Sale Preview Party: 7:30-11 p.m. Dec. 5. Features wine and hors d’oeuvres, live Brazilian music and a look at art for sale by more than 120 regional artists. Sale runs Dec. 6-21; part of the proceeds go toward the arts center. 620 Market St., Kirkland. 425-822-7161, ext. 107.

Winter Shopping Expo: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 6. Features more than 20 vendors, offering body care items, baby products, kitchen items and more. Admission: Free. Redmond Inn, 17601 Redmond Way, Redmond.

2008 NW Holiday Arts Gift Show: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 13. Features works by 50 Northwest artists, including paintings, pottery, clothing, jewelry, food and more. Portion of sales benefits Liberty Road Foundation. Admission: Free. The Redmond Athletic Club, 8709 161st Ave. N.E., Redmond. www.nwholidayarts.com.

Zoological Park, 19525 S.E. 54th St., Issaquah. 425-392-6278 or www.cougarmountainzoo.org.

Garden d’Lights: 5-10 p.m. nightly through Jan. 3. Annual holiday display uses more than 500,000 lights throughout the gardens. Cost: Free; donations encouraged. Parking: $5. Bellevue Botanical Gardens, 12001 Main St., Bellevue. 425-451-3755 or www.bellevuebotanical.org.

Music

“Little Maestros—Holiday Hooray”: 10 and 11:30 a.m. Dec. 5. Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestra offers a dynamic introduction to classical music for children age six and younger. Cost: $10. Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave., Kirkland. 425-893-9900 or www.kpcenter.org.

The Sammamish Brass Ensemble: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5. Brass quintet to perform holiday music as part of the Music Works Northwest First Friday Concert Series. Cost: Free. 14360 S.E. Eastgate Way, Suite 102, Bellevue. 425-644-0988 or www.musicworksnw.org.

Lake Washington Singers—“Holiday Lights”: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6. Cost: $10-$14. Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave., Kirkland. 425-893-9900, www.kpcenter.org or www.lakewashingtonsingers.org.

“Gaudete! Rejoice! Heaven and Earth Are Full of Thy Glory”: 7 p.m. Dec. 6. Whitworth University choirs to perform. Cost: $15-$18. First Presbyterian Church of