[ August 16, 2008; 11:30 am; ] A very interesting and highly unusual musical art performance will be taking place Saturday (Aug. 16th) at Seahurst Park at 11:30am and Eagle Landing Park at 12:30pm.

The performance, called Kidnapping Water: Bottled Operas will include opera singers and percussionists performing original work by Seattle Composer Byron Au Yong at Seahurst Park, Eagle Landing Park, Des [...]

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[ August 24, 2008; 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm. ] Sustainable Burien is having its second meeting on Sunday Aug. 24th at the Burien Library, from 2:30-4:30pm.

From their website:
Sustainable Burien is an organization started in January of 2008. We recognize the need to promote and participate in the creation of a sustainable community in Burien. We invite all residents and businesses to participate in creating [...]

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[ August 10, 2008; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] [CORRECTION: we mistakenly originally posted this as happening Sat. Aug. 10th when in actuality it's happening SUNDAY Aug. 10th...sorry for any mixup!]

The Seattle band Sonando will be grooving their jazzy latin rhythms live at Dottie Harper Park this Sat. Sun. Aug. 10th, from 4-6pm, for FREE!

Here’s a bio from their website:
Sonando was founded in 1990 [...]

 

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[ August 17, 2008; 1:30 pm; ] On Sunday afternoon, Aug. 17th, the Highline - SeaTac  Botanical Gardens will present a special “Ice Cream Social” featuring celeb gardener Ciscoe Morris.

Apparently, Ciscoe will toss off his gardening gloves and wash his hands to serve as celebrity ice cream scooper.

From their website:
Join us in the garden on Sunday, August 17th for our annual Ice [...]

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[ August 8, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. September 12, 2008; 6:30 pm; ]

The Burien Arts Association is hosting an opening reception this Friday, Aug. 8th, from 7pm-9pm at the Burien Arts Gallery , located at 421 SW 146th Street (amongst the tall trees of Dottie Harper Park) for their latest exhibits, which will feature:

“Silver & Oil,” described as “Conceptions of Landscape by Photographer John S. Lewis and [...]

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Filmed at the Burien Skatepark and found on YouTube is this video of some dude doing some sick ‘boardin in B-Town (warning: music track contains some naughty words, so turn the volume down if kids are around!):

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Welcome to the B-Town Blog, a website devoted to local News, Events and more for [...]

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Tonight at 7pm, Burien Arts Association’s FREE Performing Arts Series presents Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” performed by Greenstage at Dottie Harper Park, located next to the Burien Library at SW 146th and 4th Ave SW (map below).
From the Greenstage website:
“If music be the food of love, play on!”
Shipwrecked in the land of Illyria, her brother lost [...]

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[ July 31, 2008; 6:30 pm; ] Incredibly-talented Seattle violinist Geoffrey Castle will be playing with his band this Thursday night from 6:30pm-8pm at Music and Movies In The Park at Lake Burien School Park, and here’s a mini video concert of what to expect:
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Local volunteers assisted Eagle Scout Michael Wines on July 26th with his project, which involved installing a park bench and landscaping at Lake Burien School Memorial Park.
Here’s a slideshow courtesy Burien Parks:

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[ August 2, 2008; 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. ]

The annual (and FREE) Des Moines Pet Festival will happen Saturday, Aug, 2nd, from 9am-3pm at Des Moines Beach Park, with the following activities planned:

Ice Cream Eating Contest
Hot Dog Bobbing Contest
Basic Obedience
King and Queen
Best Trick
Best Costume
Ugliest Pet
Owner/Pet Look-Alike
Agility, Rally & Conformation Training Match
Much more!

Please keep in mind that the above-mentioned contests are for PETS, not [...]

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