worth the drive

A little inspiration for fitness fanatics

Attending this event is all the motivation you’ll need to get your buns to the gym.

The Emerald Cup is a two-day expo of bodybuilding, fitness, figure, bikini and physique championships, with health-industry vendors at the ready.

The event is April 29 and 30 at Meydenbauer Center, 11100 NE 6th St., Bellevue.

Witness firsthand how exercise, nutrition and perseverance pays off.

April 29 is the fitness, figure, men’s classic physique and all masters prejudging and finals. April 30 is the bikini, physique and bodybuilding competition.

More at http://craigproductions.com/emerald-cup.

Old so cool: The May Medieval Festival is noon to 5 p.m. April 30 and May 1, Camlann Medieval Village, 10320 Kelly Road NE, in Carnation. Enjoy the demonstrations, crafts, food, and musicians at the living history museum project. Games and the Maypole ceremony are in the afternoon. More at www.camlann.org.

Go green: The Northwest Green Home Tour is an annual educational event, open to the public, produced by the Northwest EcoBuilding Guild. The event showcases sustainable and green new homes, remodels and energy retrofits in the greater Seattle area. The self-guided tour is April 30 and May 1. Walk, bike or carpool around the sites. Free.

More at www.nwgreenhometour.org.

Upcoming: The Sequim Irrigation Festival is May 6 through 15.

The spectacular festival has an art walk, arts and crafts, vendors, carnival, logging show, tractor pull, fun run, kids parade and grand parade. The fest celebrates the initiation, development and support of the irrigation ditches that brought water to the once dry prairies of Sequim. What better excuse for a par-tay?

More at www.irrigationfestival.com.

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