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Monday, December 21, 2009

Pogacha Restaurant of Issaquah Celebrates 10th Anniversary by Giving Back

Pogacha of Issaquah, a admired for Northwest cuisine with an Adriatic flair, celebrates its 10th celebration in October by giving aback to the community.

This is the sixth year of captivation Monday night alms nights for the restaurant. In the accomplished 5 years, Pogacha and its guests accept accustomed added than $10,000 aback to association non-profit organizations. Pogacha of Issaquah, 120 NW Gilman Blvd., will abide the attitude this year on anniversary Monday in October, if it will accord 25 percent of the gain of banquet aliment sales to bounded charities.

“Our 10 year celebration is a above milestone. By giving aback to this association we say acknowledge you to our loyal and admiring customers,” said Steve King, Pogacha of Issaquah buyer & accepted manager.

Charities benefiting cover the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Issaquah Soccer Club, the American Cancer Society and Toys for Kids. On anniversary Monday of October - Oct. 6, 13, 20, and 27 - guests will get to accept by acclamation which alms receives 25 percent of their banquet bill. That agency anniversary alms can account anniversary Monday night. One alms anniversary night will be appointed to accept gain from the bills of guests who don’t choose.

Dinner is served from 5 to 9 p.m. Reservations are recommended by calling 425-392-5550. The association is arrive to accompany Pogacha advisers as the restaurant celebrates this celebration milestone!

In accession to the Monday night alms nights, Pogacha of Issaquah has the afterward contest planned for customers:

Tuesday Nights- $10 Bottles of Wine (several wines to accept from)
Wednesday Nights – Carnival Nights
Oct. 1 - Tarot Reading
Oct. 8 - Caricature Artist
Oct. 15 - Magician
Oct. 22 - Capitan Morgan
Oct. 29 - Tarot Reading
Thursday Nights –All Night Happy Hour in the Bar
Friday Nights - Jazz with Darren Motamedy
Saturday Nights – Live Music
Oct. 4 – Ravinwolf
Oct. 11 – Panama
Oct. 18 – Paul Hanover
Oct. 25 – Ricky Venture Revue
Sunday Nights—Pizza & Pasta ($7.95 Pogachas & $10.95 Pasta Dishes)

About Pogacha Restaurants
Pogacha was created in 1986 by Helen Brocard, who was aggressive by her parents’ Croatian ancestry to absorb the beginning herbs and “pogaca” wood-fired chewy flatbreads of their built-in country into her restaurant. Pogacha’s accepted owners Brad and Lisa Cassidy and Steve King accept broadcast aloft that attitude by axis their adulation for artlessly able beginning above aliment into three Pogacha restaurants: Pogacha of Issaquah, 120 NW Gilman Blvd. (425-392-5550); Pogacha of Bellevue, 119 106 Ave NE (425-455-5670); and CafĂ© Pogacha, 10885 NE 4th St., Bellevue (425-450-0333). For added information, go to www.pogacha.com

CONTACT:
Cynthia Flash
425-603-9520
cynthia@flashmediaservices.com

Table Doodles Lead to `Abstract Expressions’ Show at Pogacha Restaurants

A common booth at Pogacha of Bellevue, Bill Peterson generally doodled with crayons on the white boner cardboard tablecloths in the restaurant as he waited for his admired wood-fired pizza. His adorn and pencil creations absorbed his dining ally abundant that one black they insisted he breach the cardboard off the table and crop it home. At home, some analysis and accessory with added crayons and acrylic acrylic assertive Peterson it was time to already afresh accompany his continued abeyant art hobby.

Peterson’s added table doodles are the artefact of his common Pogacha visits and the accountable of his appearance at Pogacha restaurant of Issaquah, 120 NW Gilman Blvd. “Abstract Expressionism” will be on affectation Dec. 19, 2009 to Jan. 30, 2010. After Jan. 30, the appearance will move to Pogacha of Bellevue, 119 106th Ave NE, area it will run through March 13, 2010. About two dozen of Peterson’s affected adorn and acrylic paintings, a lot of with their ancestry on a Pogacha table, will be displayed on the Pogacha walls throughout the anniversary division and into the new year.

In a actual Picasso-esqe style, Peterson’s creations appear breath with bold, active colors and abundant lines. Some assets are simplistic and simple to define, while others are multi-layered and involved, allurement for acuteness and interpretation. Some accepted capacity cover faces, animals, wine and song. Peterson says “some may appearance my paintings as accepting somewhat complex, sometimes simple, and at times, even comical. I actualize anniversary area with a audible affair in mind, but what I absolutely adore is abrogation that final estimation up to the acumen of the viewer. That's the fun part."

For added advice about the display and Pogacha of Issaquah, alarm 425-392-5550 or appointment the web website at www.pogacha.com

About the Artist:
Born in Lodi, Calif., Bill Peterson has been a Bellevue citizen back the aboriginal 1950s. His better access in the acreage of art was Bellevue High School art adviser Don Simmons, who accomplished Peterson a lot of of the abilities and techniques that he still applies today. Simmons’ afflatus and advance gave Peterson the aplomb to accompany art through college. A 1967 alum of the University of Puget Sound, Peterson advised art until he ran out of classes to take. After college, he put his art "hobby" in the abysmal freeze, thawing alone on attenuate occasions to accomplish a appropriate appeal or to actualize a allowance for a friend.

For the next 42 years, Peterson pursued a architecture career with Western Asphalt, currently amid in Maple Valley. In the accomplished year, he has created adorn and acrylic assets at the table at Pogacha and is admiring to present his aboriginal art show. In his additional time, he enjoys spending time with family, friends, and his four grandchildren.

CONTACT:
Cynthia Flash
425-603-9520
cynthia@flashmediaservices.com