Events

Weekly storytelling is presented by Third Place Books. Meet in the Children's Books area.

Following his seven-volume Sisters Grimm series, Michael Buckley presents the National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society, a grade-school spy ring.  No school today?  Bring Mom or Dad for a good time with an author!

This event is not open to the public. 
About the Friends Meeting Room: www.thirdplacecommons.org/meetingroom/

Players of all levels meet weekly to play this trading card game. Meets in the downstairs lobby, Lake Forest Park Towne Centre. Contact: Scott Email: betakhan1@yahoo.com

Do small things each day to make a big difference in life.

Blues

A regular class for Ta'i Chi practitioners of all ages and abilities. Everyone is welcome on a weekly or drop-in basis.

Get information about health and nutrition, finances,housing, home repair, and energy conservation, plus local services and resources, at this day-long event. Go to www.cityoflfp.com or www.thirdplacecommons.org for a schedule. 

This event is open to all. Contact: Bob Trut  Email: bobtrut@juno.com

Swing Music

This event is not open to the public. 
About the Friends Meeting Room: www.thirdplacecommons.org/meetingroom/

This event is not open to the public. 
About the Friends Meeting Room: www.thirdplacecommons.org/meetingroom/

A day of Mah Jongg, sponsored by the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center. Players of all skill levels welcome.  Contact: Bettie Russell   Phone: 360-653-6529

This event is open to all.  Contact: Cheryl McKeon Email: cmckeon@thirdplacebooks.com

This YA novel of a young girl in WWII Germany is spellbinding, and we’ll have lots to discus as we knit our Hats for the Homeless.  It’s getting cooler – we have work to do!  For November 9 we’ll read Alabama Moon.

The Leviathan

It’s his first steampunk novel and the launch of a new trilogy  from Scott Westerfeld, author of the YA Uglies series, Peeps and more, with 50 pieces of Keith Thompson art included! 

The Demon’s Lexicon (S&S)

This debut novel by Sara Rees Brennan continues the evening’s excitement.  “What if the bad-boy hunk in your class was actually a sword-wielding demon slayer?” sets the stage for book one of an urban thriller trilogy.

The Lake Forest Park Garden Club meets monthly at 9:15, with a public program at 10.  This month, Michelle Clark of the Washington State Nursery and Landscape Association offers tips on dividing perennials.

This event is not open to the public. 
About the Friends Meeting Room: www.thirdplacecommons.org/meetingroom/

The joys of autumn are vividly displayed by a debut author and a Caldecott Honor artist, leading up to the excitement of October 31.

Today only - Playtime meets in the lower level of Town Centre. Children ages birth to 5 and their caregivers are welcome to meet in front of the stage for art, games, and conversation, sponsored and led by the Shoreline Family Support Center.  

Whether you speak French fluently or as a beginner, you are welcome to join native speaker, Madame Genevieve Bodner, for these popular weekly sessions.

Bring your questions for LFP City Council candidates at this forum moderated by the League of Women Voters.

This event is not open to the public. 
About the Friends Meeting Room: www.thirdplacecommons.org/meetingroom/

This first of a planned trilogy on America’s Jazz Age was written for the author’s father, the late cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, and is told in a rhythmic Southern lyricism.

This event is not open to the public. 
About the Friends Meeting Room: www.thirdplacecommons.org/meetingroom/

This event is not open to the public. 
About the Friends Meeting Room: www.thirdplacecommons.org/meetingroom/

April Richardson teaches young artists to make a book of their nature prints in this free 5-week class. Supplies are provided, but spots are limited, so call soon to register: 206-366-3302.  Made possible by a grant from the Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Arts Council.

With the same detail and bounty of information he provides in his bird guides, David Sibley compiled data on 600 tree species plus 4,100 meticulous drawings in his first field guide for trees.

Has your idea for a novel never made it onto paper? Is your magazine article almost finished? This weekly meeting of writers offers encouragement, positive critique and inspiration. Led by published author Frances Dayee, this may be just the kick you need to get your writing finished, polished and sent off to the publisher! Everyone welcome. Sponsored by the Friends of the Lake Forest Park Library.

This event is not open to the public. 

¡Hola! Join advanced-to-beginning Spanish speakers for friendly, casual conversation.

The bestselling author of The Good German returns with an absorbing novel of Hollywood, postwar political intrigue, and one man’s quest to learn the truth about his brother’s death.

Weekly storytelling is presented by Third Place Books. Meet in the Children's Books area.

This event is not open to the public. 
About the Friends Meeting Room: www.thirdplacecommons.org/meetingroom/

Players of all levels meet weekly to play this trading card game. Meets in the downstairs lobby, Lake Forest Park Towne Centre. Contact: Scott Email: betakhan1@yahoo.com

SOLD OUT! 

No more tickets available for event.   

Foodie phenomenon Alton Brown is a great cook, very funny, and a science geek as interested in the chemistry of cooking as he is in eating. This first in a two-volume series covers his award-winning Food Network TV series. 

TICKETS REQUIRED TO ATTEND. 

RECEIVE TWO TICKETS WITH YOUR PURCHASE OF GOOD EATS AT THIRD PLACE BOOKS.

DUE TO THE EXPECTED CROWD FOR OUR AUTHOR EVENT THIS EVENING, MUSIC HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A regular class for Ta'i Chi practitioners of all ages and abilities. Everyone is welcome on a weekly or drop-in basis.

This event is open to all. Contact: Bob Trut  Email: bobtrut@juno.com

The Seattle Pen Club promotes the use and collecting of fountain pens. Join us if you are curious about fountain pens or have an old one and wonder what it is. Contact: George Long
Email: george.long1@comcast.net

Welcome world-class performers to the Third Place stage and celebrate our community’s vibrant traditions. From Okinawa to Paris, from rich Arabic rhythms to the Native flute, travel the globe through music, made possible by a grant from 4Culture and co-sponsored by the Northwest Folklife Festival.

New to the game? Want to play? Join us for Heroscape Game Day on the third Saturday of every month. Contact: Erica Last  Email: ELast@seattlebsa.org

Bainbridge Island doctor Linda Gromko’s true story is a gritty memoir of finding love – complicated by her husband’s kidney failure and their fight for his life.

Jazz

This event is not open to the public. 
About the Friends Meeting Room: www.thirdplacecommons.org/meetingroom/

The Milner Family Fiddles bring their Texas-style music to the Third Place stage every other month.

This event is not open to the public. 
About the Friends Meeting Room: www.thirdplacecommons.org/meetingroom/

Come prepare for a Wild Rumpus in honor of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are! Wear your pajamas and we will make masks and tails, listen to stories, and have a parade showing off all our
Wild Thing finery.

Join in a spirited conversation on a variety of subjects.  Contact: Kay Davidson  Email: leok838@aol.com   Phone: 425-776-2708

We will be closing early. 

Store Hours 9am-6pm

A day of Mah Jongg, sponsored by the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center. Players of all skill levels welcome.  Contact: Bettie Russell   Phone: 360-653-6529

This event is not open to the public. 
About the Friends Meeting Room: www.thirdplacecommons.org/meetingroom/

The Tacoma journalist and author introduces the paperback of his novel, about the Basque village leveled by the Germans in the run-up to World War II.  

The bestselling author of nine previous thrillers offers a heart-stopping story of espionage, and the counterterrorist hero’s fight for freedom.

Children ages birth to 5 and their caregivers are welcome to meet in front of the stage for art, games, and conversation, sponsored and led by the Shoreline Family Support Center.

Experiment with creative writing exercises, share your work (optional), give and get feedback in a supportive group atmosphere.

There's no preregistration or fee, it's open to all teens (ages 11-18) who write or want to write. Third Tuesday of each month. Sponsored by King County Library Service, Lake Forest Park and Friends of the Lake Forest Park Library.  Contact: Rayma Norton   Email: rnorton@kcls.org

Whether you speak French fluently or as a beginner, you are welcome to join native speaker, Madame Genevieve Bodner, for these popular weekly sessions.

Micah admits that she’s a compulsive liar, but that may be the one honest thing she’ll ever tell you in this compelling, bone-chilling young adult novel.  Really.

Join us to study, discuss and act on governmental issues. Not limited to women, all are welcome.

April Richardson teaches young artists to make a book of their nature prints in this free 5-week class. Supplies are provided, but spots are limited, so call soon to register: 206-366-3302.  Made possible by a grant from the Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Arts Council. 

Carroll Boone of Edward Jones in Lake Forest Park shares information to help "Roll It, Take It, Leave It, Move It: Know Your Employer Retirement Plan Options."

Has your idea for a novel never made it onto paper? Is your magazine article almost finished? This weekly meeting of writers offers encouragement, positive critique and inspiration. Led by published author Frances Dayee, this may be just the kick you need to get your writing finished, polished and sent off to the publisher! Everyone welcome. Sponsored by the Friends of the Lake Forest Park Library.

Join Alliance of People with disAbilities for an opportunity to meet new people, share common experiences, receive and provide support and discover new resources. Open to all people with disAbilities, their families and friends.

¡Hola! Join advanced-to-beginning Spanish speakers for friendly, casual conversation.

We are going to have a Forking Fantastic dinner party in the bookstore Den!  Join us for samples from Zora & Tamara's great new cookbook.  We will forgo the usual set-up of rows of chairs in the bookstore Den for tables and mismatched dinnerware, having our very own dinner party.   Meet the authors, enjoy good food and get to know new people.  Join us!

RSVP - wmanning@thirdplacebooks.com

The end of the Seven Realms trilogy is a YA page-turner of wizardly heroes and villains.

Weekly storytelling is presented by Third Place Books. Meet in the Children's Books area.

This event is not open to the public. 
About the Friends Meeting Room: www.thirdplacecommons.org/meetingroom/

Players of all levels meet weekly to play this trading card game. Meets in the downstairs lobby, Lake Forest Park Towne Centre. Contact: Scott Email: betakhan1@yahoo.com

Seattle police captain Neil Low reads the sequel to his thriller Thick as Thieves.

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A regular class for Ta'i Chi practitioners of all ages and abilities. Everyone is welcome on a weekly or drop-in basis.

This event is open to all. Contact: Bob Trut  Email: bobtrut@juno.com

Share your concerns about the economy, education, and whatever else is on your mind with Representative Maralyn Chase in this informal session.

Julie Weston’s history of Kellogg, Idaho looks back from her  community of the 1950’s to the early mining days, to its current notoriety as a Superfund site.

Surfy Blues

This event is not open to the public. 
About the Friends Meeting Room: www.thirdplacecommons.org/meetingroom/

This event is not open to the public. 
About the Friends Meeting Room: www.thirdplacecommons.org/meetingroom/

From her experience with her two teen daughters’ mother/daughter book clubs, Cindy Hudson wrote a detailed resource on reading groups.  

A day of Mah Jongg, sponsored by the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center. Players of all skill levels welcome.  Contact: Bettie Russell   Phone: 360-653-6529

This event is open to all

Come to our "last Monday" in-store club, open to all, and join in a discussion of a book selected and discounted 20% for the previous month.

This event is not open to the public. 
About the Friends Meeting Room: www.thirdplacecommons.org/meetingroom/

Children ages birth to 5 and their caregivers are welcome to meet in front of the stage for art, games, and conversation, sponsored and led by the Shoreline Family Support Center.

Cosplay or costume optional for this KCLS event. Come watch 3 anime episodes with other fans.

Whether you speak French fluently or as a beginner, you are welcome to join native speaker, Madame Genevieve Bodner, for these popular weekly sessions.

Now in paperback, Sing Them Home is the long awaited second novel from the Seattle author of Broken for You.

This event is not open to the public. 
About the Friends Meeting Room: www.thirdplacecommons.org/meetingroom/

This event is not open to the public. 
About the Friends Meeting Room: www.thirdplacecommons.org/meetingroom/

April Richardson teaches young artists to make a book of their nature prints in this free 5-week class. Supplies are provided, but spots are limited, so call soon to register: 206-366-3302.  Made possible by a grant from the Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Arts Council.

The Inside Story is presented twice yearly in a rotating venue of bookstores by independent booksellers and the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators of Western Washington. (SCBWI)
Join 20 authors, booksellers, and educators at the event. 
Refreshments! Prizes! Fun!
RSVP cmckeon@thirdplacebooks.com

Deciding when and where to move and what to take is a huge challenge for seniors.  Learn about housing options, and how to prepare for strategic downsizing.

Has your idea for a novel never made it onto paper? Is your magazine article almost finished? This weekly meeting of writers offers encouragement, positive critique and inspiration. Led by published author Frances Dayee, this may be just the kick you need to get your writing finished, polished and sent off to the publisher! Everyone welcome. Sponsored by the Friends of the Lake Forest Park Library.

¡Hola! Join advanced-to-beginning Spanish speakers for friendly, casual conversation.

PARTY at 6,READING at 7 pm

Book Six of the House of Night novels gives a new twist to vampyre fare – as only the mother-daughter Cast team can give!  Sexy Warrior, High Priestess in training, fiery vengeance! 

Weekly storytelling is presented by Third Place Books. Meet in the Children's Books area.

Come in costume for a special storytime with author Rebecca Dickinson and her seasonal take on “Over in the Meadow.”

This event is not open to the public. 
About the Friends Meeting Room: www.thirdplacecommons.org/meetingroom/

Players of all levels meet weekly to play this trading card game. Meets in the downstairs lobby, Lake Forest Park Towne Centre. Contact: Scott Email: betakhan1@yahoo.com

Straight Shot is a hard-driving blues, R&B, and funk band
that will keep you on the dance floor all night, or just as easily, let
you just sit back and enjoy the music. The band's repertoire draws from
a wide variety of material, from raw Chicago blues the likes of Muddy
Waters and Little Walter, to the more contemporary sounds of Robert
Cray, Delbert McClinton, and the funky grooves of the Meters and Jr.
Walker. Straight Shot is made up of seasoned, award-winning musicians.

http://www.paulgreenblues.com/

A regular class for Ta'i Chi practitioners of all ages and abilities. Everyone is welcome on a weekly or drop-in basis.

This event is open to all. Contact: Bob Trut  Email: bobtrut@juno.com

Northwest Ballet students get into the spirit of the season with spooky and fun dances!

Trick-or-treat at participating Towne Centre merchants. Look for balloons outside participating stores!

Neil Gaiman wants YOU...to come to the Third Place Graveyard Book Halloween bash – which will be taped and sent to Mr.Gaiman.  His favorite video wins a bookstore visit!  Aspiring writers, enter to win the “Graveyard Book Sequel” prize. Submit a 1500 to 2500 word chapter by Oct. 21 to JHurst@thirdplacebooks.com or at the bookstore. Details are in the store and on the website.

The evening starts with the parade, spoooooooky games and contests for all, based on author Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book. Next: A reading of the WINNING SEQUEL to the novel! Next: Dance to the music of Snake Suspenderz, perfectly fun and scary for the whole family. Try the Third Place Dance Macabre!

Hott Jass, Hokum & Novelty Music

http://www.snakesuspenderz.com/

Join us in the Commons to play a variety of board, card and party games.  For information: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/thirdplacespielers/

Join in spirited conversation on a variety of subjects.

The Shoreline-LFP Senior Center welcomes players of all skills to a day of Mah Jongg.

For more than three decades John Saul has haunted the New York Times bestseller list a " and listeners imaginations a " with his chilling tales of psychological suspense and supernatural horror. His instinct for striking the deepest chords of fear in our hearts and minds is unerring, and his gift for steering a tale from the light of day into the darkest depths of nightmare is at its harrowing best in House of Reckoning.

Children ages birth to 5 and their caregivers are welcome to meet in front of the stage for art, games, and conversation, sponsored and led by the Shoreline Family Support Center. (Gather downstairs November 10)

Young teen readers are invited to share pizza and books in this Friends of LFP Library gathering.

SIGNING ONLY

The one-and-only WWE superstar reveals the personal tragedy that he has overcome since 2007 and his family’s upheaval.
 

Practice your French with Madame Genevieve Bodner. All levels welcome.

THIS EVENT IS NOW TAKING PLACE AT

RAVENNA THIRD PLACE BOOKS

6504 20TH AVE NE

In her new book, "How to Rule the World from Your Couch," Laura Day teaches you or your company how to create success in any area by using your brain in unique and compel-ling ways so that your innate intuition can propel you ahead to successful solutions.

Seattle Times Books Editor Mary Ann Gwinn interviews John Irving on the Third Place stage. 

Autographed books are available to the first 200 customers who purchase the novel at Third Place.

Books will go on sale  October 27th at 9am.  ONE BOOK PER PERSON.

Customers will be given vouchers, that can be exchanged for their signed copy the night of the event.

Due to the unique nature of this event, we aren't able to offer signed copies to those who will not be attending the event. 

All are welcome to attend that night's interview with John Irving.

April Richardson teaches young artists to make a book of their nature prints in this free 5-week class. Supplies are provided, but spots are limited, so call soon to register: 206-366-3302.  Made possible by a grant from the Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Arts Council.

Writers get feedback and positive critique in this Friends of LFP Library free workshop, led by author Frances Dayee.

Veterans' support, referrals, emergency assistance.  Call ahead to schedule an appointment: (206) 296-7656.

Join advanced-to-beginning Spanish speakers for casual conversation.

Since its debut in 1999, "America's Test Kitchen"  has been public TV’s most-watched cooking show. This comprehensive cookbook captures 10 seasons of the show and features more than 500 foolproof recipes.

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The bestselling author of "The Christmas Box" presents a new holiday novel of hope, love, and redemption.

http://www.almavillegas.com/

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Practitioners of all ages and abilities are welcome on a weekly or drop-in basis.

Shorelake Readers Theatre presents a staged reading of Major Alshuster and Let There Be Honour, two European short thrillers written byAmerican author Kay Boyle during her years as an expatriate. Both reveal the inner and outer lives of men and women who feel exiled.

In their second co-authored illustrated book, Kenmore writer Kirby Larson and Mary Nethery, with Marine Major Brian Dennis, tell another true story of a canine hero, following their “Two Bobbies.”

http://northsoundjazz.net/home.html

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Join us in the Commons to play a variety of board, card and party games.  For information: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/thirdplacespielers/

Friends welcomes Village Yarn and Tea to their new location in the Lake Forest Park Towne Centre.  Come knit together and enjoy music by the Kana Wind Quintet.