Camp has become a staple of the summer season. Each year, millions of children, youth, and adults head to the hills, lakes, valleys, and parks to participate in the time-honored tradition of camp. And, while most people easily conjure up images of campfires and canoes, there is a lot more to the camp experience. Here are ten of the things you may not have known about the camp experience.
A final open tryout for the Seattle Mist of the women's Lingerie Football League is set for 5 p.m. Monday, June 13 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
Angela Rypien practices at Seattle Mist Lingerie Football League minicamp.
The popular R&B group Boyz II Men will headline the Ladies Night Out Concert, Volume 4 at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
Joe Paddock is a Minnesota poet and he and I are, as we say in the Midwest, “of an age.” Here is a fine poem about arriving at a stage when there can be great joy in accepting life as it comes to us.
Brenda Miller, a senior pianist from Kentridge High School who recently took first place in the Washington State Solo and Ensemble Contest, will perform a senior recital at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 4 at St. Stephen the Martyr Catholic Church, 13055 S.E. 192nd St., in Renton.
The Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority will present the Gift of Life program at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, June 1 to the juniors and seniors of Kent Meridian High School.
The I Am Legend concert featuring rapper Rick Ross scheduled for June 3 at the ShoWare Center in Kent has been cancelled.
Comedian Alysia Wood, of Los Angeles, will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday June 1 at Pat's Bar and Grill, 114 Railroad Ave., in downtown Kent.
The inaugural “So You Think Kent Has Talent” competition slide show.
Gospel singer Marvin Sapp performs at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 26 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
Arthur Heide is a 62-year-old disabled Vietnam veteran. On April 26, 2010, Mr. Heide was working on repairing his laptop, something he has done many times in the past.
Fifteen finalists will compete in the first "So You Think Kent Has Talent" competition at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 21 at the Kent-Meridian High School Performing Arts Center.
The Rainier Youth Choirs will explore music from many continents and cultures during its Saturday, May 21 concert.
The "World Famous" Lipizzaner Stallions will prance, dance and leap for three shows May 21-22 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
The Kentwood High players are presenting “Once Upon A Mattress."
The show opens Thursday, May 12 and will run May 13, 14, 19,20, 21, 26, 27 and 28 at Kentwood Performing Arts Center, 25800 164th Ave. S.E. in Covington.
Rhythm and blues groups Jagged Edge and Dru Hill headline the Ladies Night Out, Volume 3 concert at 7 p.m. May 14 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
Angela Rypien, daughter of former NFL and Washington State University quarterback Mark Rypien, is expected to quarterback the Seattle Mist in the 2011-12 season of the women's Lingerie Football League, which plays in Kent.
Kent-Meridian High School's production of the musical "Little Shop of Horrors" opens Thursday, May 5 at the school's Performing Arts Center, 10020 S.E. 256th St.
Toys from before 1975 will be featured at The Greater Seattle Toy Show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 7 at Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Ave. N.
