The Kent Farmers Market runs 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays through Sept. 27 at the Town Square Plaza on the corner of Second Avenue and Smith Street. For more information, visit www.kentfarmersmarket.com.
Complete with performances by two of Seattle’s most renowned jazz musicians, the Kent Senior Activities Center is kicking off its first-ever Evening of Jazz and Art event with a bang.
Kent’s Fourth of July Splash
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Well-prepared, eager and focused, Bruce and Kathy Wandler embarked on a long-awaited cross country trip Monday.
Destination: Washington D.C.
Distance: 3,300 miles over 48 days.
Consumption: Not an ounce of outrageously-priced gasoline, just plenty of grit and leg power.
A quick look at arts and entertainment events happening in and around Kent, starting June 21.
Jazz musicians and local artists will present their work at An Evening of Jazz and Art at 5:30-8:30 p.m. June 26 at the Kent Senior Activity Center, located at 600 E. Smith St. in Kent.
Local farmers offer goods at two local farmers markets Saturdays this summer.
A listing of arts and entertainment events happening in and around Kent.
Jazz musicians and local artists will present their work at An Evening of Jazz and Art at 5:30-8:30 p.m. June 26 at the Kent Senior Activity Center, located at 600 E. Smith St. in Kent.
Arts and entertainment events happening in and around Kent.
Laurin Linscott has bugs in her office, but she’s not complaining.
Linscott is the head children’s librarian at Kent Regional Library, 212 Second Ave. N., and she’s gearing up for the library’s summer reading program, titled “Catch the Reading Bug.”
Arts and entertainment events happening in Kent.
There’s plenty to do at the library this summer for teens, as well as for younger children. Kent Regional Library, 212 Second Ave. N., has the following programs available for teens and “tweens”:
Most elementary school students don’t wear a “puletasi” or “lavalava” to school, but a group of Kent Elementary School students don the traditional Samoan clothes every year to teach their classmates about their culture.
Pacific Islanders — mostly American Samoans — make up the second largest ethnic group at diverse Kent Elementary, and they have brought their culture to the school’s Multicultural Fair in the form of dance for the last four years.
A listing of arts and entertainment happenings in the Kent area.
Organizers of the Kent Farmers Market expect a big jump in the number of vendors over the next few years, due to the market’s move to Kent’s new Town Square Plaza Park.
