The Bellevue Downtown Association just put the wraps on its eighth annual Live at Lunch Concert Series.

The second annual Walk Downtown Bellevue campaign officially ended Sept. 4. In all, more than 1,000 participants helped the BDA reach its goal this year of walking around the world – 50 million steps or 25,000 miles.

Also, every Tuesday and Thursday for 10 weeks, lunchtime crowds from 50 to 250 experienced an eclectic range of original music and classic tributes from top regional country, jazz, soul, rock, and folk performers. Audiences again turned out in droves for Downtown Bellevue’s wildly popular karaoke contest set to a live band.