Take a drive to Des Moines Sept. 25 to check out the Poverty Bay Arts Festival and the Poverty Bay Brews and Blues Festival.
The art exhibit goes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at locations throughout the downtown Des Moines Marina District. For more information, go to www.povertybayartsfestival.com.
Looking for a few laughs? Then attend Comedy Knight at 8 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Castle Bridge Winery, 7645 S. 180th St., in north Kent.
On Sept. 15, from 5:30-7:00 p.m., Kent Lutheran Church (located at 336 Second Ave. South) will have a formal unveiling of its new stained-glass window. You are invited to come and meet the artist, Joseph Hester, enjoy appetizers, and learn about the community project that has transformed the Second Avenue entrance to the church.
Hot Wheels cars and Tonka trucks will be just a few of the many collectible toy and model vehicles on display Sept. 11 at the Greater Seattle Toy Show at Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Ave. N.
Care to learn or participate in a bit of square dancing? A Patriot's Salute dance is scheduled from 7:30-10:30 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Kent-Meridian Grange, 15422 S.E. 272nd St.
The Seattle Mist dropped its season opener on Saturday, Aug. 27 at the ShoWare Center, falling to the Los Angeles Temptation, 36-32.
It might look like the moves come easy for Everett child ballroom dancing stars Erik Linder and Rickie Taylor when they hit the stage Sept. 17 at the Kent Senior Activity Center.
After all, Linder, 10, and Taylor, 9, finished in the top 20 in 2009 on NBC's "America's Got Talent," danced on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," are three-time USA Dance national champions and have competed for Team USA in the world championships in England.
Disney on Ice returns to Kent for nine shows Nov. 10-14 at the ShoWare Center.
A listing of movies playing this weekend at AMC Kent Station.
Bring or check out American muscle cars of the 1960s and 1970s from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 29 at the sixth annual Muscle Car Madness in Kent to benefit uncompensated care at Seattle Children's Hospital.
The Harmony Kings barbershop chorus will sing from 4-5:30 p.m. Aug. 29 at Kent Lutheran Church, 336 Second Ave. S.
Stop to check out the flowers at the annual Puget Sound Dahlia Association show Aug. 28-29 at Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Ave. N.
The Seattle Mist, who play all their home games at the ShoWare Center in Kent, held a car wash on Saturday, Aug. 21, to raise money for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure. Seattle Mist players were on hand to promote their upcoming game at the ShoWare Center (Aug. 29, 9 p.m.) and sold tickets to patrons of the car wash.
Wrap up summer with the blues as Little Bill and the Bluenotes play a free concert 6-8 p.m. Aug. 25 at Kent Station, 417 Ramsay Way.
Golf professionals Eric Hinrichs and Josh Immordino will be hosting an instructional clinic at Riverbend Golf Course (2019 W Meeker St.) in Kent from 6-7:30 p.m. on Aug. 27.
A number of internationally acclaimed Native American flute players, as well as local musicians, are part of Flute Quest 2010 Aug. 20-22 at Saltwater State Park, 25205 Eighth Pl. S., in Des Moines.
Buzz on over to watch "Cars," the final outdoor movie as part of the city of Kent's free Summer Nights and the Silver Screen, at 9 p.m. Aug. 20 at Town Square Plaza Park, Second Avenue and Harrison Street.
Seattle child ballroom dancers Erik Linder and Rickie Taylor will perform Sept. 17 at the Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St., to help raise funds for the center's lunch program.
The women's Lingerie Football League returns to the ShoWare Center in Kent for its second season, when the Seattle Mist play the Los Angeles Temptation 9 p.m. Aug. 27, the first of two home games
Belly dancers from the Pacific Northwest as well as other states and Canada will perform at 7 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Kent-Meridian High School Performing Arts Center, 10020 S.E. 256th St.
