Category Archive • KCLS Programs

The Summer of Music Heats Up Starting July 25th

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The Third Place Commons Summer of Music is in full swing and heating up with the first of three streaming concerts this weekend. On Sunday, July 25th at at 12:00 noon, tune in for a Milner Family Fiddles mini-concert streaming on our Third Place Commons YouTube channel. Recorded inside Third Place Commons during full COVID restrictions, this performance ...

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LFP READS with Author TJ Klune on July 27th

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Each year, Third Place Commons is proud to welcome the Lake Forest Park READS event on our stage in partnership with Third Place Books, the LFP, Shoreline, and Sheridan Park branches of the King County Library System, and the City of Lake Forest Park. Unfortunately, due to the ongoing pandemic, we’re not able to host in ...

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A Whole Host of Holiday Fun in December

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You know that every month is a busy one at Third Place Commons. But with everything from an indoor holiday farmers market & crafts fair to dance recitals and dance lessons to holiday concerts and beloved children’s entertainer Caspar Babypants – plus weekly live music and dancing as always – December is moving into overdrive! Here’s ...

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Trick-or-Treating & Free Magic Show Wednesday at the Commons!

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The spooky countdown is on to one of the biggest events of the year at Third Place Commons, our annual Halloween Celebration! Weeks of special Halloween themed festivities wrap up in a grand finale this Wednesday, October 31st – Halloween night. The fun begins with trick-or-treating for costumed kiddos across Lake Forest Park Town Center from ...

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A Look Back at a Great 2017!

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You have helped make 2017 a banner year at Third Place Commons and the Lake Forest Park Farmers Market!  Truly, the Commons has been overflowing with wonderful events over the past year. In February, a student marimba concert played to a packed house. In March, the Earth Smart Green Fair enlightened hundreds of community members eager to ...

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Halloween is for Grown-ups, too, this weekend at Third Place Commons

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What’s orange and black and fun all over? Halloween at Third Place Commons, of course, where the festivities start Saturday, Oct. 28th at 2PM with the first of three family-friendly events. The 7th annual Halloween Hafla is a lively, colorful, Halloween-themed belly dance show that will delight and surprise one and all. Then, don’t go far ...

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Halloween Candy, Comedy, Magic, Music, and More!

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    Halloween starts early this weekend at Third Place Commons with the first of three fun, family-friendly events, our 6th annual Halloween Hafla Belly Dance Event. Head to the Commons stage this Saturday, October 29th at 2 PM to enjoy a performance for the whole family from Silk Rain, A Dance Company. Then, don’t go far because ...

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Saturday Fun in the Cool Commons

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Here comes a hot weekend!  If you want to get out of the sun, join us in the Commons on Saturday, June 27th.  First up is a spring piano recital from 12 to 1:30 pm.  Students from Helen Zhou’s classes share their beautiful music in a variety of styles. Then, at 3 pm, it’s Professor Ficklestein’s ...

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We All Need the Sun with Eli Rosenblatt

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The Commons is the place to be this Saturday, July 19, from 3 to 4 pm.  The always amazing Eli Rosenblatt is taking us on a tour of the sun! Starting 92,960,000 miles from earth, follow the path light takes from the sun as it helps seeds to grow, lets us see and warms up our ...

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Gravity Defied in Third Place Commons!

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On Saturday, June 21, the amazing Alex Zerbe will defy gravity on the Commons stage from 3:30-4:30 pm. Did you know you can demonstrate basic concepts of physics through the art of juggling? Learn about gravity, friction, center of mass and gyroscopic stability while being amazed by the skills of Alex Zerbe, the Professional Zaniac.  This ...

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