This Week in Your Town
Published 8:42 pm Thursday, October 14, 2010
The Hot Ticket
THIRD PLACE WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, celebrate community traditions and travel the globe through music as world class performers from Okinawa to Paris, from rich Arabic rhythms to the clarity of the Native flute perform all day on the Third Place Commons stage, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. A 4Culture program co-sponsored by the Northwest Folklife Festival. Info: 206-366-3302.
Visual Arts
EDMONDS THIRD THURSDAY ART WALK 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, participating downtown Edmonds merchants will keep their doors open late to highlight art, music and other special events. Rainbow spinners mark the path. Admission: Free. Info: Maps are available from each location or by visiting www.EdmondsWA.com.
For Kids
WHALES, SAILS, TREASURES AND TALES 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, set sail with Cyndi and her puppet mates as they transform a giant easy chair into a pirate ship and cast off in search of buried treasure on Alligator Island, with song, dance and stories, at the Shoreline Library, 345 NE 175th. Admission: Free; space is limited, first come, first seated. Info: 206-362-7550.
Music Notes
AMERICA’S HISTORY THROUGH POPULAR SONG, PART II: WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, take a guided tour through the history of America with part two of this series at the Brier Library, 23303 Brier Rd. Brier Library’s Bryan Stratton will highlight the music of the Civil War era, when both the North and the South marched in battle and into history singing songs such as “Dixie” and “We’ll Rally ‘Round the Flag,” Admission: Free. Adult program. Info: 425-483-0888 x3440.
