Traditional Chinese dance, music, games, arts and food are part of the celebration of the Year of the Rabbit at The Great Wall Mall Cultural Arts Festival's 2011 Chinese New Year Festival from 1-5:30 p.m. Feb. 5 in Kent.
Tonya Goodwillie realizes just how long she's been teaching dance in Kent because some of her students are the children of former students.
"They are in their 20s and having kids and bring their kids here," said Goodwillie during an interview Monday at the Allegro Performing Arts Academy along Central Avenue South.
Enjoy some classic rock 'n' roll at a New Year's Eve party at Pat's Bar and Grill, 114 Railroad Ave. N., in downtown Kent.
Saqra Raybuck promises a whole lot of belly dancing on New Year's Eve in Kent.
Raybuck, a longtime belly dance instructor and performer, has organized a New Year's Eve Party from 6-9 p.m. Dec. 31 at Jimmy T's Sports Bar and Grill, 23803 104th Ave. S.E.
Volunteering is about more than just giving, it’s about receiving too. This lesson was evident as the volunteers of Farrington Court Retirement Community came to help out at the Northwest Harvest Kent Warehouse.
With record lay-offs, home foreclosures, and many families turning to public assistance, 2010 has been tough for many in our community. But true to form, the Kent Fire Department comes to the rescue once again.
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.
