2018 Holiday Greeting Card Design Competition Winner
The Lynnwood Convention Center hosted a competition for creative middle and high school students to help us design the artwork for our 2018 holiday greeting card. Congratulations to Trang Nguyen for being selected as the winner for this years competition!
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Artist: Trang Nguyen
Age: 13
School: Alderwood Middle School
Pictured: Trang Nguyen with Lynnwood Convention Center General Manager, Sara Blayne, CMP, and art teacher, Amy Barnes.
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Experience the Pacific Northwest
When you host an event at the Lynnwood Convention Center, not only do you get superb customer service and innovative cuisine at a state of the art facility, you get nearby amenities, like amazing shopping, affordable lodging and convenient access to the beautiful Pacific Northwest.
Located just sixteen miles north of Seattle, on the intersection of Interstates 5 and 405, Lynnwood is the ideal location for events and exploring the Pacific Northwest. Lynnwood offers affordable lodging, up to 40% less than downtown Seattle, shopping, dining, golf, an aquatic center, historical attractions and easy access to Seattle, beaches, ferries, and outdoor adventure.
Lynnwood is home to Alderwood mall, the region’s destination shopping center, with over 175 shops, seven full service restaurants, and a 16-screen movie theater. The indoor/outdoor experience at Alderwood provides plenty of options for passing the time.
Now is the perfect time to book a holiday event and experience the holiday magic in the Pacific Northwest!
The
Lights of Christmas at Warm Beach
are a must see, with over one million and dazzling displays. Explore the holiday lights, visit the petting zoo, warm up with hot chocolate and fresh donuts, listen to the holiday story telling!
Be delighted with the holiday magic at
Snowflake Lane
in Bellevue. Every night between November 23 and December 23 at 7:30PM experience a parade of your favorite holiday characters and music, complete with falling snow!
Making its debut in Seattle,
Enchant Christmas
will transform Safeco Field into a twinkling holiday maze with giant Christmas trees, larger than life ornaments, snowflakes, and Santa.
The Bellevue Botanical Garden is transformed into a magical display,
Garden D'Lights
, with over a half million lights, in whimsical shapes or plants, flowers, animals and waterfalls.
Winterfest
at Seattle Center is filled with free and affordable children's activities and spirited entertainment, including an ice rink, student showcase performances, model train display, and ice carving.
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Employee of the Quarter
Francisca Ulloa,
Banquet Captain
Francisca started as a server and was quickly promoted to be one of our banquet captains. She is not only a hard worker, she is a great team player. Francisca never hesitates to come forward to help her team to take care of the operation as well as our guests.
Francisca is very friendly and always maintains a very positive attitude. Her contribution helps us to maintain the highest levels of guest service achievement in the department.
Francisca maintains our Lynnwood Convention Center values at all times and we are proud to have her as a member of our team.
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Pumpkin Sage Tartlets
(By Soux Chef Andy Hirth)
2 dozen 2” Pie Shells
1 can Pumpkin (Or 2 Cups fresh roasted)
3 ea Eggs
1 Cup Heavy Cream
1/2 Cup Sage, fresh, chiffonade
1/4 Cup Maple Syrup
1 Orange, zest & juice
2T Salt
1t Black Pepper, ground
1T Allspice
1T Ginger, ground
1T Coriander, ground
1/2t Cayenne
1t Clove
1) Arrange Pie Shells on baking sheet, put sheet in fridge. Preheat oven to 340F.
2) Mix all other ingredients in large mixing bowl. Transfer mix to pour spout container.
3) Carefully add mix to pie shells, filling all the way to the top.
4) Bake about 10-12 minutes, or until pie crust is a deep golden brown.
5) Once pies have cooled enough to handle, carefully pop them out of their tins and platter them.
6) Garnish with fresh toasted sage.
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Recent Guest Feedback
"Your staff were amazing, quick, flexible! Thank you! Looking forward to hosting our next event at Lynnwood Convention Center..." ~
City Hill Church
"I always look forward to planning events with the Lynnwood Convention Center. Their staff is so friendly and helpful, and it always seems like everything goes right when I do my events with them." ~
University of Oregon
"Lynnwood Convention Center was an ideal spot to host our 2018 Senior Matters Conference. The staff was outstanding from beginning to end. They were very accommodating from the time we signed the contract and during the event. Our events manager Katie and her staff did an amazing job to help ensure that everything ran smoothly and that every last detail was taken care of. They made sure our event was successful and I would recommend the Lynnwood Convention Center to anyone who is looking to host a large event or conference."~
Aging Options
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The staff of the Lynnwood Convention Center held a school supply drive to provide underprivileged kids in the community with the right tools to succeed! Thanks to everyone who participated!
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Upcoming Public Events
Q
uinceanera Dreams Expo
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January 20
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The Art of Food & Wine Festival
- February 1
February 16-17
Artist Reception
- February 20
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North Puget Sound Small Business Summit
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WA State Hot Rod Hall of Fame Annual Awards Banquet
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Jack and Jill Consignment Sale
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I LOVE Lynnwood: Sculpture Design – Call for Artists
The City of Lynnwood is looking for artists, designers, architects, and creative people to design an iconic sculpture based on the theme: I LOVE Lynnwood. The large sculpture will be located at the Lynnwood Convention Center in its outdoor area near the intersection of 196
th
& 36
th
. We hope the sculpture will become an iconic destination for the city, encouraging lots of interaction and photography. Visit
www.lynnwoodarts.com
for more details.
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About Lynnwood Convention Center
Opened in 2005 in Lynnwood, Washington, the Lynnwood Convention Center is situated in the heart of Washington's aerospace, high tech and bio-med corridor. Conveniently located near I-5, I-405 and Hwy 99, the Center offers individualized meeting spaces with full onsite audiovisual and electrical support, and first class, 5-star resort quality in-house catering. For more information, visit
www.lynnwoodcc.com
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About Lynnwood Public Facilities District
Formed in 1999, the Lynnwood Public Facilities District is governed by a Board of five members appointed by the Lynnwood City Council. The District retains SMG to manage the facility.
About SMG
Founded in 1977, SMG provides management services to more than 230 public assembly facilities including convention and exhibition centers, arenas, stadiums, theatres, performing arts centers, equestrian facilities, science centers, and a variety of other venues. With facilities across the globe, SMG manages more than 14.4 million square feet of exhibition space and over 1.75 million sports and entertainment seats. As the recognized global industry leader, SMG provides venue management, sales, marketing, event booking and programming, construction and design consulting, and pre-opening services for such landmark facilities as McCormick Place & Solider Field in Chicago, Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, Houston's Reliant Park and the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. SMG also offers food and beverage operations through its concessions, catering and special events division, SAVOR, currently servicing more than 100 accounts worldwide. For more information visit
http://www.smgworld.com
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Lynnwood Convention Center
3711 196th Street SW
Lynnwood, WA 98036
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