During the last winter Olympics, almost 1,000 people came to a two-day open house at the Granite Curling Club in North Seattle. Before the club even opened the first morning, the parking lot was full of people excited to check out a sport that most had only ever heard of.
The Greater Seattle Area Vintage Postcard, Stamp and Paper Collectibles Show returns to town Feb. 20-21 at Kent Commons.
Singers, dancers and a big band orchestra will present "In the Mood," a 1940s musical 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Kentwood High School Performing Arts Center.
Darrel Larsen and his musical act Encore will sing old-fashioned love songs for a Valentine's mini-concert and dance noon Feb. 12 at the Kent Senior Activity Center.
Nationally acclaimed ballroom dancers Erik and Rickie will be performing during the Kent Senior Activity Center’s Spring Luncheon March 19. The two were highly successful in the 2009 America’s Got Talent competition, finishing in the top 20 over the thousands of contestants during the highly rated show.
The International Guitar Night tour has gone even better than expected for Brian Gore.
“This is my 10th tour and it really is truly the best one yet,” Gore said in a phone interview Friday prior to a concert in Helena, Mont.
Gore, the founder of International Guitar Night, joins Stephen Bennett, Itamar Erez and Lulo Reinhardt for a concert 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Kent-Meridian High School Performing Arts Center, 10020 S.E. 256th St.
Treat your child to a production of “The Little Engine That Could” by the Omaha Theater Company 2 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center, 10020 S.E. 256th St.
The Kent School District Technology Expo Jan. 27 drew a crowd: from students and school staff to area residents and other technology-oriented guests and visitors. Enjoy the Kent Reporter's slide show on this popular annual showcase of schools and technology.
Take a look over the next few weeks at the humorous and emotional portraiture artwork by Seattle artist John Osgood at the Centennial Center Gallery, 400 W. Gowe St., next to Kent City Hall.
Families with children who have autism or other learning-disabled conditions can attend a special, sensory-friendly showing of the "Tooth Fairy" movie 10 a.m. Feb. 6 at the AMC Kent Station 14 theater.
Taste some wine and help raise money for a Kent-based nonprofit group that works with the homeless.
The Halo in the Vineyard benefit for the Halo Network Foundation runs from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Castle Bridge Winery, 7645 S. 180th St., in Kent.
The Kent Predators are close to finding 45 players to invite to the new professional indoor football team's training camp in two weeks.
Kent makes its home debut in the Indoor Football League March 12 against the Fairbanks Grizzlies at the ShoWare Center. The Predators open the season Feb. 28 at Billings, Mont.
Cirque Sublime began about 13 years ago as just a small, local circus performance company in Toronto.
The second annual Roger Newton Model Radio-Controlled Hydroplane show is set for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum, 5917 S. 196th St., in Kent.
Need a few good laughs? Then check out the comedians who will perform at 7 p.m. Feb. 3 at Pat’s Bar and Grill, 114 Railroad Ave. N., in downtown Kent.
The Predators hired William McCarthy Thursday as head coach of Kent's new pro indoor football team.
The Kent Predators indoor football team conducted open tryouts Jan. 22 for their 2010 dance squad, the Lady Predators, at Bally’s Fitness in Kent. A number of young women came out to show their best dance moves.
Jesse Highley takes his stage role as the space ranger Buzz Lightyear very seriously. But he also has a lot of fun with it.
Mouths are expected to drop and heads to shake when the Peking Acrobats perform Jan. 29 in Kent.
The Friends of KM, a group of Kent-Meridian alumni who raise money for scholarships specifically for K-M students, has asked Bob Owren, a retired KM Choir teacher to orchestrate an alumni choir event at K-M.
