New ‘Alice’ adaptation at Shorewood

Published 7:14 pm Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Shorewood’s drama department will present “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” with performances at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13, 14, 19, 20 and 21 at 7:30 pm in the Shorewood Theater, 17300 Fremont Ave. N.

Tickets are available for $6 and $8 at Shorewood and Beach House Greetings, 626 NW Richmond Beach Rd, west of the QFC in Shoreline. Matinee performances for elementary school students will be the week of Nov. 16.

There is a large cast of 28. A crew of more than 30 will create a variety of technical devices to make Alice grow and shrink as she encounters the challenges of Wonderland.

‘Into the Woods’ at Shorecrest

Shorecrest High School will present Stephen Sondheim’s fairy-tale musical “Into the Woods.”

Performances take place at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13-14 and 19-21, and at 2 p.m. Nov. 15 and 22 at 2 p.m. at the Shore-crest Performing Arts Center, 15343 25th NE.

Tickets are available at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park Towne Center or by e-mail at sc.tickets@shorelineschools.org.

Harvest Carnival

Shoreline Free Methodist Church is hosting a Harvest Carnival from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31.

There will be face painting, games, prizes, a $2 hot dog dinner and more.

Shoreline Free Methodist Church is located at 510 NE 175th St., Shoreline.

For more information, call 206-365-9303.

Canterbury Faire

St. Dunstan’s church of the Highlands Parish is hosting a Canterbury Faire from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 7.

The faire will feature two floors of vendors selling collectables, baked goods, coffee, treasures, handmade crafts, Christmas presents and decorations and antiques.

St. Dunstan’s church is located at 722 N 145th St., Shoreline.

Call 206-363-4319 for more information.

Poetry and music

Locals are invited to a free performance of poetry and song at Lake Forest Park Towne Center at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11.

At “An Evening of Poetry, Spoken and Sung,” local students will sing poems set to music and recite their original poems.

The event will be in Third Place Commons, adjacent to Third Place Books.

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is sponsoring the event.

For more information, e-mail Sarah Koenig at skoenig73@gmail.com or call 206-417-4645.

The Arts Council is a non profit that sponsors art events and education and runs a gallery in Towne Centre. For information, see www.shorelinearts.net.

Halloween carnival scares up some fun

Richmond Beach Community Association is hosting its 23rd annual Halloween Carnival. The carnival is from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, at Syre Elementary School, 19545 12th Avenue NW, Shoreline.

For more information or to volunteer, please contact Sheri Ashleman at 206-542-9147.

Book store organized fun

Celebrate Halloween at Third Place and the Lake Forest Park Towne Centre:

• 1-1:45 p.m. Northwest Ballet Halloween Dance Recital: Get into the spirit of the season with spooky and fun dances.

• 4-5:30 p.m. Trick-or-treat: Trick or treat at participating Towne Centre merchants. Look for balloons outside participating stores.

• 5:45 p.m. The Costume Parade: Strut your cool Halloween stuff into Third Place Commons. The parade starts outside the bookstore or on the lower level of the Centre.

• 6-7:30 p.m. Spooky games and contests: Family fun based on author Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book.

• 7:30-9:30 p.m. Snake Suspenderz Family Dance Macabre: Dance to the music of Snake Suspenderz, perfectly fun and scary for the whole family.

On Halloween all Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror and Newbery Award winning books will be 25 percent off at Third Place Books.

True story tells of Iraqi dog, Marine

Newbery Honor award author Kirby Larson is launching her new book, Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine &a Miracle at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7 at Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park.

Larson will be doing a book reading and signing. Homeward Pet Adoption Center will be participating in the event. With adoptable dogs on-site, information about pet adoption, animal welfare and how people can volunteer to help homeless animals.

The public is invited to attend this free, family-friendly event.

Cars &Coffee

A casual car event for hot rods, exotics, customs, historic, foreign cars and motorcycles.

Every Saturday through Nov. 14 from 7 to 9 a.m. at Central Market, 15505 Westminster Way North, Shoreline. Rain or shine.

For more information, contact Mark Mayuga at 206-801-2218.

SCC holds fundraiser

The public is invited to attend the 12th Annual Student Success Campaign Community Breakfast at Shoreline Community College from 7 to 8:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 5 in the Main Dining Room of the PUB (student union building). Tickets are $50 per person or $400 for a table of eight.

Please contact Lynn Yaw at 206-533-6783 or at lyaw@shoreline.edu to RSVP or for questions by Oct. 26.

To learn more about the Shoreline Community College Foundation, please check out the Web site at www.shoreline.edu/foundation/Default.htm or call Manchester at 206-546-4755.

Shoreline Community College is located at 16101 Greenwood Ave. N.

Upcoming Senior Center events:

• The PROBUS CLUB: The PROBUS CLUB is inviting all active seniors to attend these educational and interesting presentations, focused on information that seniors need to know. Presentations are held at the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

• Annual Holiday Bazaar: The Holiday Bazaar is being held Friday, Nov. 6 and Saturday Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 18560 1st Ave. NE, Suite 1, Shoreline. We will have our exceptional assortment of crafters, many returning from last year. We will have an amazing silent auction, quilt raffle, bake sale and rummage sale and our kitchen help will be serving lunch and snacks both days.

City seeks Town Center opinion

The City is holding the Town Center Open House from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 29 in Council Chambers, Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave. N.

The open house is an opportunity for the city to hear thoughts on how many of the 5,000 new jobs and 5,000 new residents that Shoreline must accommodate in the next 20 years should be focused in Town Center.

What improvements and amenities should be provided? How can we protect adjacent neighborhoods as growth occurs along Aurora? Planning commissioners and city planners will staff several graphic displays about existing conditions, upcoming projects, adopted city plans and strategies, and recent studies done by University of Washington classes.