Players from the Seattle Mist of the Lingerie Football League will help the Kent Predators kick off the 2011 Indoor Football League season.
The Predators have lined up Mist players as special guests to sign autographs and pose for pictures after Kent plays the Sioux Falls Storm in the season opener at 7:05 p.m. Feb. 25 at the ShoWare Center.
Bring your children, grandchildren or friend's children to the city of Kent's annual Kids' Arts Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 5 at Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Ave. N.
Several Seattle rappers will perform at a hip-hop show from 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Feb. 26 at Poppa's Pub in Kent to benefit the Seattle Animal Shelter.
Thursday was a big day of snow for folks in Kent, who got out and about, whether it was walking with their youngsters, sledding down hills, or taking their dogs out for an airing. See what people were up to in our slide show of scenes from around Kent.
And share your photos with us! We'll post what we get on our Web site for all to see.
Just e-mail your images to editor@kentreporter.com.
Forty vendors will fill nearly 200 tables with glass, jewelry and collectibles from the early to mid-20th Century at the 34th annual Green River Glass Show and Sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 26 at Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Ave. N.
Kent guitarist Ryan Johnson and Federal Way drummer Dennon Cowen just kind of blankly looked at each other the first time they met for a jam session.
Their fathers, Robert Johnson and Doug Cowen, are Boeing co-workers and suggested last summer that their musical sons meet.
"They didn't say a word," Doug Cowen recalled.
Now, about eight months later, the pair, along with vocalist Jeremy Cooper and bass player Derek Karn, are part of Thrilliant, a Kent band that plays a mix of punk, rock and metal.
The Kevin Jones classic rock band will help launch the grand reopening Feb. 19 of Casey's Bar and Grill, 24228 104th Ave. S.E.
Tons of fun are in the works for children of all ages at the “You Me We Fest” from 6-9:30 p.m. Feb. 18 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
"Ladies Night Out Vol. 2" slide show
Tickets are on sale for the Harlem Globetrotters 2011 World Tour that stops at 7 p.m. Feb. 17 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
Take a walk through the Greater Seattle Postcard, Stamp & Paper Collectibles Show Feb. 19-20 at Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Ave. N.
Caitlin Cardier grew up in the 1990s listening to SWV, also known as Sisters With Voices. Now the 21-year-old Oregon singer will open for the rhythm-and-blues group at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
Be prepared to laugh and participate in the "Til Death Do Us Part" Late Night Catechism 3 at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Kentwood High School Performing Arts Center, 25800 164th Ave. S.E., in Covington.
Traditional Chinese dance, music, games, arts and food are part of the celebration of the Year of the Rabbit at The Great Wall Mall Cultural Arts Festival's 2011 Chinese New Year Festival from 1-5:30 p.m. Feb. 5 in Kent.
Bring a sweetheart or just come listen and dance when guitarist and singer Mark Stern plays contemporary love songs at a noon concert Feb. 11 at the Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St.
Check out live music Jan. 28-29 in Kent at Pat's Bar and Grill and Charley's on Central.
Suzanne Vega, a folk and alternative rock singer, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29 at the Kentwood High School Performing Arts Center in Covington.
Stop by to view the animal and nature prints by artist Mirka Hokkanen at the Centennial Center Gallery, 400 W. Gowe St., in Kent.
Watch the story of Romeo & Juliet come to life as students from Kentwood High School present the William Shakespeare play Jan. 14-15 and Jan. 19-22 at the school's performing arts center, 25800 164th Ave. S.E. in Covington.
Brad Ross thought it was so cool when his mother hired a magician to perform at his 5-year-old birthday party that he decided to become a magician.
Ross received a magic kit, took after-school magic classes and as a high-school student, he in turn became the magician at children's birthday parties.
"I fell in love with it," Ross said in a Monday phone interview from Bakersfield, Calif., where he is on tour with the Disney Live Mickey's Magic Show.
