The rock band Stone Temple Pilots perform 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
Singer Paul "Cowboy Buck" Stierle and his wife Elizabeth perform at noon Oct. 22 at the Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St.
Director Eric Lane Barnes promises the vocal comedy ensemble Captain Smartypants will provide plenty of entertainment to its Des Moines concert.
"We're a lot of fun and we're musically sound," Barnes said in a phone interview. "We like being goofy."
Captain Smartypants, a nine-member ensemble from the Seattle Men's Chorus, performs as part of a Bach to Broadway concert at 7 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Des Moines United Methodist Church sanctuary, 22225 Ninth Ave. S.
The second and final regular-season home game of the Seattle Mist ended Oct. 8 with a loss against the Chicago Bliss. The game took place at the ShoWare Center in Kent, amid screaming fans and lots of hoopla. The Mist lost 41-12, putting them at 0-2 in the league. They still have two road games to play: Oct. 22 at San Diego (the San Diego Seduction) and Jan. 21 in Dallas (the Dallas Desire.)n The jury is still out on whether there is a playoff game in their future.
The Kent-based band Erwilian will perform at 7 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St., to help raise money for the center's lunch program.
LINGERIE FOOTBALL LEAGUE'S - SEATTLE MIST ATTRACT CAPACITY CROWD FOR A NEW KIND OF FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
Auburn resident Myron Duarte won't let his age get in the way of a few more bull rides.
Duarte, 42, competes along with about 30 other riders in the Professional Bull Riders Kent Invitational Touring Pro Division Saturday and Sunday at the ShoWare Center.
Arts and cultural organizations, community service groups and individual artists can apply for funding to support their 2011 projects through the city of Kent Arts Commission.
NEOS, an interactive electronic playground game station where players move from one area to another to hit flashing lights on monitors before the lights disappear, debuted Oct. 2 at the Wilson Playfields, 13028 S.E. 251st St., on Kent's East Hill. The game station is expected to appeal to adults as well, which could mean showdowns between parents and their kids.
Enjoy some beer, wine and food at the second annual Oktoberfest at Pat's Bar and Grill in downtown Kent.
The festival will run from 1-6 p.m. Oct. 9 at 206 Railroad Ave. N., the parking lot next to the bar.
Catch the second and only other women's Lingerie Football League regular-season home game of the Seattle Mist at 9 p.m. Oct. 8 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
The Mist play the Chicago Bliss in the league that features scantily clad women playing seven-on-seven tackle football on a 50-yard field.
Michael Timmins has discovered that siblings who play in a band together, stay together.
At least that's how it has worked for the Cowboy Junkies, which started in 1985 in Toronto. The Canadian band plays its mix of rock, folk, blues and country at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Kentwood High School Performing Arts Center in Covington.
Kent Downtown Partnership Autumnfest 2010
Help celebrate 120 years of Kent history and support the Kent Historical Society by attending its annual fund-raising dinner from 6-9 p.m. Oct. 9 at the Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St.
Comedian Brad Kord will appear at Stand-Up Comedy night Oct. 6 at at Pat's Bar and Grill, 114 Railroad Ave. N., in downtown Kent.
Folk singer and guitarist Richie Havens has cancelled his Oct. 8 concert at the Kentwood High School Performing Arts Center because of health reasons.
Try wines and buy a piece of art at A Taste of Art from 6-8:30 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Castle Bridge Winery, 7645 S. 180th St., in north Kent.
The Colorado vocal duo Devotion will perform at 7 p.m. Sept. 24 at Unity of Kent church, 218 State Ave. S.
The Professional Bull Riders tour is coming to Kent Oct. 9-10 at the ShoWare Center.
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