Category Archive • Music

A Little Night Music in November

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Third Place Commons is going to be swinging in November with A Little Night Music scheduled to delight dancers and music lovers. Please join your friends and neighbors for one or more of these great live performances! Thank you to 4Culture and Merlone Geier for providing funding for these events. Friday, November 6, 7:30pm Centerpiece Jazz Band  ...

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Tricks & Treats @ Third Place Commons

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Please join Third Place Commons and the Lake Forest Park Town Center Merchants for fun night of magic, trick-or-treating, and live music on Halloween evening, October 31, 2015. TREATS: The Town Center Merchants will be opening their doors to trick-or-treating from 4pm to 6pm. Kids and adults alike can dress up and go door-to-door gathering goodies ...

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Family Day at the Farmers Market is August 9th

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We have lots of fun in store for everyone at this Sunday’s Farmers Market.  It’s Family Day! For your musical enjoyment, Quichua Mashsis will play music from the Andes all day. This special performance is made possible by the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council.     Drop by the City Tent to meet representatives of the City of Lake ...

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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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Secret Garden Tour is June 20th

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Are you ready to tour six beautiful gardens?  Summer came early this year, so these will be at their seasonal peak!  Please join us on June 20th for the 13th annual Secret Gardens of Lake Forest Park Tour. As always, there will be musicians and artists in each of the gardens.  And while we can’t give ...

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A Very Third Place Saturday

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This coming Saturday,  May 2nd, Third Place has you covered! Love Third Place Books?  Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day with your very favorite booksellers from 9 am to 5 pm.  There is a lot going on, and you can check out the full schedule here.  Just a glimpse into activities: FREE DRIP COFFEE – Honey Bear will be ...

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Seattle Opera Preview

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Third Place Commons is fortunate to host Seattle Opera previews before each upcoming performance.  On Tuesday, April 21 at 7 pm, a members of Seattle Opera’s education staff will lead an informal opera talk designed to give you a great orientation to their upcoming production of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss. From Seattle Opera’s the description, ...

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Edible Books, Recorders, and Ian McFeron

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It’s another eclectic Saturday at Third Place Commons, starting with some edible books.   What, you might wonder, is an edible book? It is a dessert, appetizer, main or side dish inspired by a book. During a festival, edible books are displayed, admired, judged – and then eaten.  Join us for a fun and tasty ...

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An Offbeat Evening

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An Offbeat Evening

Its not often you get the chance to hear an 18 member vocal group on our weekend music series. (In fact, I think it may be a first!) But this Friday night, at 7:30pm, The Offbeats Vocal Jazz Ensemble will take the Third Place Stage to sing some 8 part vocal jazz arrangements!  Backed by ...

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Bach in a Hula Skirt and a Little Jive

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Spend a Saturday at Third Place Commons, and you are likely to enjoy a kaleidoscope of experiences.  This Saturday, March 21, will be especially colorful. Every year on March 21, Johann Sebastian Bach’s birthday, musicians around the world celebrate Bach in the Subways Day by offering performances in subways, public spaces, and concerts open to all. ...

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