The Breath of Aire choir will perform a benefit concert for the Kent Food Bank at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 7 at the Kent Covenant Church, 12010 S.E. 240th St.
Spokane comedian Chris Warren will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 4 at Pat's Bar and Grill, 114 Railroad Ave., in downtown Kent.
I opened my extra freezer the other day and there was a dinosaur frozen in time. I’m not referring to any sort of historical discovery where I would need to call in a paleontologist. I’m also not referring to my lack of housekeeping skills and food left frozen so long it became dinosaur-like. I am talking about a small plastic dinosaur, frozen in a plastic container of water.
The Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra is finishing up its fourth regular season and is celebrating with a concert.
I love poems that take pains to observe people at their tasks, and here’s a fine one by Christopher Todd Matthews, who lives in Virginia.
The first steps toward surviving a heart attack are recognizing the symptoms, which can differ in men and women, and seeking medical help immediately.
Applications are being accepted for performers, fashion show participants, arts and crafts vendors and information booth operators for the third annual Kent International Festival.
Charlie Wilson, a rhythm and blues singer, performs at 7 p.m. April 23 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
Anyone interested in learning to speak French is invited to a new French Conversation Group.
The group is open to people of all ages for anyone who wish to get to a point where they can speak fluent French.
The “World Famous” Lipizzaner Stallions will prance, dance and leap for three shows May 21-22 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
I’ve mentioned before how much I like poems that take the time to carefully observe people at work. Here David St. John, who lives in California, gives us a snapshot of workers protecting an orchard.
The Kentlake High School production of “The Phantom of the Opera” runs April 14-16, 21-23 and 28-30.
The production will be presented at the schools preforming arts center, 21401 SE Falcon Way, Kent.
There’s that saying, “It takes a village to raise a child,” and as Paige Dunn found out, having a village around you is just as important for the mom.
Dunn, who had worked as an actress before having her son Hayden in August 2009, lives with her husband Reagan — who is a King County councilman who represents the Ninth District which includes Covington and Maple Valley — just outside of Maple Valley these days.
Parents and even grandparents of children who ride in car seats should take note of new safety recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
With potentially life-saving implications, the new policy, published in the April issue of the journal Pediatrics, says toddlers should ride in rear-facing car seats until age 2 or until they reach the maximum height and weight for their seat.
Danny Vernon's Illusion of Elvis
Comedian Mike Wally Walter, described as a cross between Don Rickles and Jonathan Winters, will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 6 at Pat's Bar and Grill, 114 Railroad Ave., in downtown Kent.
The Kent-based Rainier Chorale will perform a Choral Masterworks concert at 7:30 p.m. April 9 and at 2 p.m. April 10 at Kent United Methodist Church, 11010 S.E. 248th St.
Maybe you have to be a poet to get away with sniffing the paws of a dog, and I have sniffed the paws of all of mine, which almost always smell like hayfields in sunlight. Here Jane Varley, who lives in Ohio, offers us a touching last moment with a dear friend.
The Breath of Aire choir will perform a benefit concert for Cullen Steele of Kent at 7:30 p.m. April 1 at Kent Nazarene Church, 930 E. James St.
Since the Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.) has lowered the minimum weight requirements for gastric Lap-Band surgery, which made many more millions of Americans eligible for the procedure, a whole new industry of weight loss device makers has emerged, trying to cash in on this vastly expanding market.
