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11
Start: 8:00 am
End: 9:30 am

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

Start: 12:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm

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

12
Start: 9:00 am
End: 4:00 pm

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

Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm

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

Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

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.

Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

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.

13
Start: 9:15 am
End: 11:30 am

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.

Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:30 am

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.  

Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:00 am

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

Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:30 am

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

Start: 5:30 pm
End: 7:00 pm

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

Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

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.

Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:30 pm

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

Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

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

14
Start: 9:30 am
End: 11:30 am

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

Start: 3:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm

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

Start: 4:00 pm
End: 5:30 pm

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.

Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

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.

15
Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm

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.

Start: 3:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm

This event is not open to the public. 

Start: 5:30 pm
End: 7:00 pm

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

Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

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.

16
Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:00 am

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

Start: 12:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm

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

Start: 6:30 pm
End: 10:00 pm

Players of all levels meet weekly to play this trading card game. Meets in the downstairs lobby, Lake Forest Park Towne Centre. Contact: Scott Emailbetakhan1@yahoo.com

Start: 6:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm

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.

Start: 7:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm

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

17
Start: 8:45 am
End: 9:45 am

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

Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:00 am

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

Start: 11:00 am
End: 5:00 pm

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.

 

Start: 11:00 am
End: 1:00 pm

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
Emailgeorge.long1@comcast.net

Start: 1:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm

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

Start: 6:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm

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.

Start: 7:30 pm
End: 9:30 pm

Jazz