Archive for 2020

A Year-End Message from Executive Director Amy

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I want to start by saying thank you. If there is one thing I’ve learned in 2020, it’s how important community is. The community that I miss – that we all miss – inside the Commons space. The community who filled our farmers market all summer. The community who gathers every week in our virtual ...

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Don’t miss the LFP Thanksgiving Market on Sunday, November 22nd

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Start making your shopping list now because the Lake Forest Park Farmers Market is back just in time to get all your essentials for your upcoming holiday feasts. On Sunday, November 22nd from 10 AM to 2 PM, bundle up and head to the Town Center at Lake Forest Park for the annual Thanksgiving Mini-Market. Like ...

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Find Your Next TV Binge with Us on Nov. 18

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Do you love a great television binge in these housebound times, but find yourself running out of Netflix steam? Looking for your new favorite show? Join us for Pandemic Picks: TV!, a short, fun TV talk where a panel of local arts leaders & TV experts offer their top, most binge-worthy picks to get you through ...

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Join the Club! November Book & Movie Picks

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Third Place Commons has launched two new clubs as part of our TPC At Home programming, giving you the perfect chance to have fun and connect with your community in these most stressful of times. Whether you’re a movie lover, a book lover, or both, your Commons community awaits. Join the TPC Movie Club for a fun ...

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Recommended Reading: Join us 10/28 for a Free, Fun Book Talk!

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Join Third Place Commons on Wednesday night (10/28) at 7 PM for Pandemic Picks: Books!, a fun virtual book talk with three terrific panelists. Register HERE. Three local luminaries will talk books and share their top reading picks to get you through the long winter months to come. Panelists include: Robert Sindelar, Managing Partner, Third Place Books Anina ...

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Farmers Market Extended to Oct. 25th

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The Lake Forest Park Farmers Market is going strong and has been extended one week. The market will now continue every Sunday throughout the month of October from 10 AM to 2 PM. Don’t miss these last few weeks to enjoy shopping in the fresh air for all the best in farm-fresh seasonal goodness, locally produced ...

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A Message from Market Manager Trinitee

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What a summer it’s been! I don’t need to tell you that 2020 has been a year like no other, with countless unexpected challenges to overcome. But I would love to share with you some of the great things I’ve seen and learned since I joined the Third Place Commons team this summer as the ...

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Every Vote Counts: Fostering Democracy through Ranked Choice Voting

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This Wednesday night, Sept. 30 at 7 PM, make a plan to join the conversation for a free online program entitled “Fostering Democracy through Ranked Choice Voting.” Presented by the nonpartisan, nonprofit FairVote Washington, this informative program is your chance to learn about a more meaningful way to vote and how to make it happen ...

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Every Vote Counts! A Two-Part Series on Democratic Process

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Third Place Commons programs have moved online with a calendar full of free programs to bring you and your Commons community together all month long. In addition to weekly Spanish, French, and German conversation groups and other fun monthly offerings, this month the Commons features two special programs just in time for election season. Every Vote Counts! ...

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