International award-winning jazz vocalist Kelley Johnson and jazz pianist John Hansen will perform at the Bellevue Botanical Garden during a free "Music in the Garden" event on Saturday, Aug. 7.

The Bellevue Botanical Garden Society will host the event, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. People can bring blankets and picnic suppers. The garden, at 12001 Main St., features 53 acres of display gardens, woodlands, meadows and wetlands. Genii Blue the Clown will entertain the children.

International award-winning jazz vocalist Kelley Johnson and jazz pianist John Hansen will perform at the Bellevue Botanical Garden during a free "Music in the Garden" event on Saturday, Aug. 7.

The Bellevue Botanical Garden Society will host the event, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. People can bring blankets and picnic suppers. The garden, at 12001 Main St., features 53 acres of display gardens, woodlands, meadows and wetlands. Genii Blue the Clown will entertain the children.

The Bellevue Sculpture Exhibition, one of Puget Sound's premier art events, breaks tradition this year with arts installations downtown. Introducing residents to the idea of public art installed along a route from City Hall to Meydenbauer Bay, the Bellevue Arts Commission gave the exhibition a new name: "Bellwether 2010:  Art Walk Bellevue."

The opening celebration, free and open to the public, is Saturday, June 26, 6 p.m. at City Hall. 

Drivers who travel on Interstate 405 through downtown Bellevue should plan to cope with full closures of the highway, in one direction at a time, on four nights in early August. The closures are needed so workers can safely lift a total of 10 concrete girders into place to build a new Northeast 12th Street Bridge.

Access to downtown will be maintained, but Northbound I-405 will be closed the nights of Aug. 3 and 4, and all southbound lanes will be closed the nights of Aug. 9 and 10. Drivers can follow the suggested detour through Seattle on I-5.

The public is invited to attend a free talent show featuring the performances of youth and adults with developmental disabilities.

"Highland Has Great Talent" will be Saturday, Aug. 14, 6:30 to 9 p.m., at the Highland Community Center, 14224 Bel-Red Road.  The event will also feature light refreshments and door prizes. Donations will be accepted at the door to benefit specialized recreation programs for people with disabilities.

Bellevue City Councilwoman Jennifer Robertson explains the city's form of government to a group of Iraqi students visiting City Hall Wednesday.

The young people are visiting Vermont and both Washingtons this summer on a trip arranged by the World Affairs Council as part of an Iraqi youth leadership program. At City Hall, they saw the Traffic Management Center and the crime lab as well as council chambers.