2 Line Opening Celebration in the BelRed Arts District

Get on board! The 2 Line trains will be officially opening to the public on April 27, here’s what you can expect on opening day.

Performances

It wouldn’t be a BelRed Arts District event without performances from local musicians and organizations in the area. Here’s our lineup for the day, starting at 10:30 a.m.

  • Roman Goron the Pianist

  • The School of TAIKO’s drum performance

  • Coffee Dance Studio

  • Seattle Chinese Orchestra

  • Anjuman: Indian/Afro-Cuban Ensemble

  • City Opera Ballet

  • Theatre33

  • Shaolin Kungfu Academy

  • Emerald Ballet Theatre

  • Blue Thunder

Interactive Artwork

Sabin Timalsena

Be the first to experience RECODE - an interactive art installation by Sabin Timalsena—a creative technologist and generative artist with a passion for complex geometry and naturally inspired systems. https://www.sabin.art

Community Mural by Brady Black

Take part in painting a community mural with world-renowned artist Brady Black. Designing and facilitating the creation of “Community Murals” – he empowers the participants to express themselves and see their work in large public spaces. https://www.bradyblack.net

Community Booths

There are over 60 different arts and cultural businesses and organizations in the BelRed Arts District! Come meet a few of them at the 2 Line opening and see who’s behind the creative businesses in the area.

  • Club Pilates

  • City Opera Ballet

  • Emerald Ballet Theatre

  • Grocery Outlet

  • NIKA Dance Academy

  • Stargazers Soul Gallery

  • Theatre33

  • West Coast Drum Shop

  • Yuan Ru Art Center

  • Tea Fairy LLC

  • LingoACE

Food Trucks

Canela Mexican Cafe

Canela Mexican Cafe is a specialty food truck café that invites customers to experience Mexican culture through the world’s most popular beverage: coffee. Canela serves high quality espresso classics, a signature beverage menu featuring horchata and traditional Mexican ingredients, blended beverages and fruit fusions, churros, and gelato. Canela is about COFFEE + CULTURE + COMMUNITY.

Seoul Bowl

Seoul Bowl is healthy, fresh, colorful and delicious Korean BBQ Bowl! Made from wholesome, ethically farmed ingredients. Diced, sliced, tossed and served with delicate sauces, they are a bowl of beauty and freshness in a hectic world. Create your own combination based on the foods you love.

Sponsors

  • City of Bellevue

  • Sound Transit

  • Grocery Outlet Bargain market Crossroads

Friends of the BelRed Arts District

  • Evolution Studios

  • MZA Architecture

  • McConkey Development Co. Inc

Participating Performers

  • Roman Goron the Pianist

  • Emerald Ballet Theatre

  • Seattle Shaolin Kunfu Academy

  • Theatre33

  • City Opera Ballet

  • Anjuman: Indian/Afro-Cuban Ensemble

  • Coffee Dance Stuio

  • Seattle Chinese Orchestra

  • School of Taiko

Featured Booths

  • Club Pilates

  • Emerald Ballet Theatre

  • NIKA International Dance Academy

  • Theatre33

  • City Opera Ballet

  • Stargazers Soul Gallery

  • West Coast Drum Shop

  • Yuan Ru Art Center Gallery

  • Grocery Outlet Bargain Market Crossroads

Participating artists

  • Brady Black

  • Sabin Timalsena