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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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.
