Lake Forest Park Commons Farmers Market
Sundays, through October 5th
Lower level, LFP Towne Centre
11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Rain or shine
Join your neighbors and friends at the Lake Forest Park Farmers Market. Fresh produce and farm products, good food and these community events:

Sunday, July 20th
LAKE FOREST PARK READS!
Meet Plenty authors Alisa Smith and James MacKinnon at the Lake Forest Park Farmers Market, Sunday, July 20, 3 pm.

At 4 pm, James joins our Market‘s GreenGo chefs, Heidi and Dylan Stockman, for a cooking demonstration and tasting. Suggested donations of $15 will support the Friends of Third Place Commons Market Bucks Program, which increases farmers market accessibility for those who may not have the resources to buy fresh, local foods. Watch chefs prepare food from our own market and come away with a recipe collection. Bonus! The Stockmans will share the secret to their delectable grilled polenta!

At 5 pm, James and Alisa will present their memoir Plenty: Easting Locally on the 100-Mile Diet on the Third Place stage.

LFP Reads is cosponsored by KCLS and Friends of the Lake Forest Park Library, Third Place Books and the City of Lake Forest Park.

Playtime!
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Tuesdays, July 8, 15, 22, 29 and August 5 and 12
Whether you‘re visiting for the first time or you‘re a regular, we hope you‘ll join this special group of parents, grandparents, and caregivers with children ages birth–to–5. We‘ll be in front of the stage for art, games, and conversation, sponsored and led by the Shoreline Family Support Center. This project is supported by a Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council Community Project Award.

Saturday Ta‘i Chi
Saturday mornings
8:45 am – 9:45 am
Bring calm, focus and clarity to your Saturday mornings. Practice Ta‘i Chi at the Commons. Practitioners of all ages and abilities are welcomed. Be a weekly regular or drop in, Saturdays from 8:45 – 9:45 am.

Bee Boppin‘ Bugs with Nancy Stewart
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Saturday, July 19
Catch the reading bug with the KCLS summer reading program, Join Pacific Northwest favorite Nancy Stewart for this fun-filled, sing-along concert featuring songs about all kinds of super silly bugs and slugs. All ages welcome.

Music Works Jazz Ensemble
7:00 – 8:00 pm
Monday, July 21
Made up of area middle and high school students, and directed by Jim Sisko, one of Seattle's finest jazz trumpeters, participants compete for spots in the ensemble during the academic year. Music Works offers accessible music education, music therapy and performances for people of all ages.

Climate Change Dialogue
7:00 pm
Wednesday, July 23
Concern about global climate change has increased and society is now beginning to respond. We face serious choices, and some say grave consequences, if we don‘t make the right choices. But the issues are not simple. The global reach and long time frame of this problem are a challenge for our political institutions. Your informed participation will help our leaders get outside politics-as-usual. Contact facilitator Mark D. Johnson at markdorj @ comcast.net, or call (206)937-6079.

The Greater Seattle Climate Dialogues is a campaign of community learning and discussion that begins with small group dialogues (in neighborhoods, workplaces, schools, etc.) and will culminate in a Citizen's Climate Summit, where our informed, collective voice will be heard by local and national political leaders. www.climatedialogues.org

Seattle Opera Preview
7:00 – 8:00 pm
Tuesday, July 29
Members of Seattle Opera‘s education staff will lead an informal opera talk to give you a great orientation to their upcoming production of Aida.

Buzz, Smack, Splat – The Dangerous Lives of Bugs
with The Noiseguy – Charlie Williams
2:00 – 3:00 pm
Saturday, August 2
Catch the reading bug with the KCLS summer reading program. In a world of bug zappers, fly swatters, and heavy books, it‘s not easy being a tiny bug! Spiders and insects from ants to fireflies tell their slapstick stories through The Noiseguy. All ages welcome.

MSN's City Guide featured Third Place Books and Commons recently. The reviewer concluded with …Third Place Commons is a meeting place with soul… and we couldn't agree more.

This helpful guide to services and government in King County is now available in Vietnamese! You can look at these booklets online or obtain a free printed copy at City Hall and other locations. Schools and service groups can get the free guides in bulk for distribution. The booklets are permanently hosted on the Third Place Commons website. Click to get the booklets and learn more. Tell a friend!