Get ready to dance the night away at the New Year's Pre-Eve Ball from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Dec. 28 at the Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St.
Bob Bonaci decided to rent a ShoWare Center suite for this year's company Christmas party so his employees can attend the Michael W. Smith concert.
Smith, one of the best-selling artists in Christian contemporary music, headlines the "It's a Wonderful Christmas Tour" concert at 6 p.m. Dec. 19 in Kent.
The Allegro Performing Arts Academy, a Kent dance studio, will perform Bah Humbug! at three shows Dec. 19 at the Auburn Performing Arts Center, 700 E. Main St.
The award-winning Kathy Boyd & Phoenix Rising band will perform at 3 p.m. Dec. 18 at the Kent Bluegrass Jam at the Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St.
The Seattle-based Taproot Theatre Comedy Improv Performers and Crescendo will highlight the Kiwanis Carols and Comedy show at 6 p.m. Dec. 17 at the Kent Senior Center, 600 E. Smith St.
John Legas still finds himself reaching for his comb after he had his head shaved last month for the role of Daddy Warbucks in "Annie."
"Part of me was excited and part was terrified about what was under there," he said.
Legas, the pastor at Cornerstone Community Baptist Church in Kent, performs in the Heavier Than Air Family Theatre's production of "Annie" Dec. 10-12 and Dec. 17-19 at the Green River Community College Performing Arts Building in Auburn.
Enjoy a Festival of Christmas concert at 5 p.m. Dec. 12 at Kent Lutheran Church, 336 Second Ave. S.
Kirkland hypnotist Joe Black will perform at a Hypnotist Show at 7 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Kentwood High School Performing Arts Center, 25800 164th Ave. S.E., in Covington.
The Kent-based Rainier Youth Choirs will present their annual holiday concert Making Spirits Bright at 3 p.m. Dec. 11 at Kent United Methodist Church, 11010 S.E. 248th St.
Several rhythm and blues bands and artists are scheduled to play at what's being billed as The Ladies Night Out concert 8 p.m. Dec. 10 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
Richard LeMieux, by anyone’s standards, had it all.
“All” meaning a home on the water, boats, trips to Paris.
“I had all the toys a 56-year-old was supposed to have – I thought,” said LeMieux, now a deceptively young-looking 67, clad in a purple beret and a turtleneck, speaking over a slab of pie Tuesday at the Renton IKEA store.
But fate, God, or the universe – whatever you choose to call it – had a different plan for LeMieux, who had worked his way up from a reporting job in the Midwest to ownership of a publishing company in the Puget Sound area.
In 2002, the toys, and nearly all the pieces of LeMieux’s successful life – including his wife – were gone for good, leaving him with nothing but a van, a dog, and a dire sense of failure. His publishing business had been vaporized by an Internet-driven market. And nearly everything that it bought – right down to the pictures on his walls – was sucked down the rabbit hole with it.
Get in the holiday spirit when the city of Kent Spotlight Series presents the 24th annual Magical Strings Celtic Yuletide Concert 3 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Kent-Meridian High School Performing Arts Center, 10020 S.E. 256th St.
Take a stroll through a Bethlehem village with interactive crafts, children's activities, food and a nativity with live animals from 5-7 p.m. Dec. 4 at Kent United Methodist Church, 11010 S.E. 248th St.
Seattle comedian Ralph Porter will replace Auggie Smith for the 7 p.m. Dec. 1 show at Pat's Bar and Grill, 114 Railroad Ave. N., in downtown Kent.
Keith Blaine took over as director of the holiday bazaar this year at Kent Commons because he didn’t want to see the event end due to city budget cuts.
“The biggest thing was the opportunity to keep the tradition going,” said Blaine, of Maple Valley, a former vendor at the show.
Wow is all I can say. A big fat wow! There’s a whole new unexplored world out there in cyberspace, quilters, and I’m here to tell you, I am a fan!
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.
Nic Byrd speaks confidently about the chances his three-member Kent band Jobe Himself can make it professionally.
In fact, Byrd believes the band just might be hitting the stage at the right time with what he describes as a "heavily blues-influenced grunge" sound.
"Soundgarden and The Smashing Pumpkins are back together," said Byrd, 26, guitarist, lead singer and manager of the band. "Grunge is coming back in a big way. We might be what people want to hear."
Professional motorcycle racers will take over the ShoWare Center when the World Championship Ice Racing Series returns at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 to Kent.
More than 100 vendors will display their goods at the 27th annual Kent Winter Craft Bazaar Dec. 3-4 at Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Ave. N.
