Posts by admin | Third Place Commons - Part 28

Commons Legacies

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In the course of a year, Third Place Commons hosts over 900 events.  Many of those are musical, and most of the performers on our stage are local.  In 2013, generous funding from 4Culture enabled us to produce a series we called the Commons Legacies Project.  We featured musical families, talented folks, every one of ...

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Musical Chairs

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Musical Chairs

Please take note that we have a change in music for Saturday May 24th! The Groove Messengers will not be playing as is indicated on the print calendar.  Filling in will be a brand new Swing Band for our space!  From the Woodinville/Redmond area,  The Pacific Cascade Big Band will swing us away with their signature tunes. Join ...

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Dine and Dance

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Dine and Dance

Market Street Dixieland Jass Band – Friday, May 16th @ 7:30 Sophisticated Swing Big Band – Saturday, May 17th @ 7:30   The Market Street Dixieland Jass Band represents New Orleans style jazz, Ragtime, Stomps and Blues at its best. This aggregation of fine players features music from the 1900’s through the 1930’s, played in the irresistible dixieland style. From ...

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The Peculiar Podcast comes to the Commons

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On Sunday, May 18th, radio personalities Pat Cashman and Lisa Foster celebrate their 100th Peculiar Podcast by taping at Third Place Commons,  You never know who is going to show up, who they are going to interview, or what they might be talking about. Join Pat and Lisa in the Commons from noon until 3 p.m.  ...

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A Blue Weekend

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A Blue Weekend

A BLUE WEEKEND Pickled Okra – Friday May 9 @ 7:30 – “Bluegrass/Americana” Left Turn on Blue – Saturday May 10 @ 7:30 – “Blues/Swing”   We have a blue filled weekend in store for you. From bluegrass and americana to blues and swing, we’ve got a little something for everybody on this blue weekend.   Friday evening music, May 9 @ 7:30 will be ...

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What are you doing Saturday?

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Happy May everyone!  We’re kicking off the month with a lively Saturday in Third Place Commons.  Hope you can join us. The first Saturday of the month is our Art-In.   Come make art at this free, drop-in creative time for drawing and painting artists – bring your friends and/or make new ones! There’s no instructor, just ...

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Learn and enjoy in the Commons this week

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The last 3 days of April are full of experiences, starting on Monday the 28th at 6 p.m. with Clean Water for All.  Water, water everywhere, and still so much to learn about local and global issues around this threatened resource.  This educational program, focused on ways to save our salmon and guarantee clean drinking ...

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Weekend Music in the Commons

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Weekend Music in the Commons

  We’ve got a couple of superb bands in store for you this weekend. Celebrate Mardi Gras any day of the year (or in this case, Friday April 25th) with File Gumbo and their Zydeco Soul and Swamp Rockin’ Boogie.     And on Saturday April 26th, the 17 piece dance band, The Kings of Swing will take the stage in their ...

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Coming to a Commons Near You!

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The weekend is right around the corner, and we have got some fun music in store.  On Friday, April 18, get ready to boogie woogie with the Two Scoops Combo.  The Seattle Times describes Eric “Two Scoops” Moore as, “Jerry Lee Lewis meets Randy Newman. This guy can not only play, his original lyrics are ...

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Never to early to plan for the weekend!

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Shake off the income tax blues this coming weekend with some lively music in the Commons!  On Friday, April 12, we welcome the International Folk Voice Band.  Come enjoy folk dance music, including waltz, shottish, polka, line dances and mixers. Then on Saturday, April 13th,  plan to dance to your swing favorites from the 30s, 40s ...

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