Events

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

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. 

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

WE ARE CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING.

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

Come dressed as your favorite Star Wars character, there will be prizes for the best costumes!

Swing Music

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

AGES 5-12

B.B. King, the King of Blues, and Sandra Boynton, the Queen of Silliness, came up with a book and CD to tickle any musical-loving funnybone.  Join us for music, sock puppets (BYOS or use one of ours!) give-aways, and crafts.  Sunday FUN -nies for ALL!

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

The book club takes a holiday break, returning Monday, January 25 to discuss Gourmet Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery, the prequel to the bestselling Elegance of the Hedgehog.

Our annual short story review takes a new turn this year - we'll read the first installment of an annual anthology of European stories : Best European Fiction 2010, and discuss it February 22.

ALL ARE WELCOME!

We'll talk about Barbara Kingsolver's Animal Vegetable, Miracle, and Earth to Table by Jeff Crump.  All are welcome to this free evnet.  Register at ecooper@thirdplacebooks.com to ensure that we have enough 'tastings' for all.

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.  

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

Practice your French with Madame Genevieve Bodner.

J.A. Jance introduces her fifth Ali Reynolds thriller, on its release date. Following Cruel Intent, the former TV journalist is now at work for the Sedona police.

Teachers, call to reserve space for field trips!

In the lovable Rottweiler’s newest adventure, Carl takes his little girl sledding and skating, once again getting home before Mom and Dad know they’re gone!

Seattle Times sports columnist Jerry Brewer’s moving story of a Seattle girl and her family fighting cancer with faith and hope moved him to re-evaluate himself, as well.  His book is about family, community, choices, and, especially, love.

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

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

Join advanced-to-beginning Spanish speakers for casualconversation. 

In this fictionalized account of actual events, Kent Nerburn brings the northern
High Plains alive.  His story resurrects memories of his journey on a Lakota
reservation years ago, and reveals the Native American way of teaching and
learning. 

Weekly storytelling is presented by Third Place Books.

A tech manager at Apple Computer at age 20, Richard Bach, with an 8th-grade education, is a recognized teacher of strategies for acquiring a great education and a good job without an academic experience.  

Blues

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

In this paperback original, Olympic swimmer Harper Kane is drowning in conspiracy when she’s injected with a secret serum, giving her mysterious psi powers.

Swing!

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

Come dressed in your party attire!  We will write letters to Santa, make ornaments, and, of course, decorate cookies!

Join in spirited conversation on a variety of subjects.

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

Enjoy holiday music played by combined 6th grade bands under the direction of Dennis Ashcroft.

Practice your French with Madame Genevieve Bodner.

In this local author’s steampunk novel, 1880’s Seattle is a city teeming with ravenous undead, air pirates, criminal overlords, and armed refugees, following a bizarre accident that left the city mired in blight gas. 

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

Join advanced-to-beginning Spanish speakers for casualconversation.      

Brighton School students and their families join together for a holiday sing along and a drama presentation of the "Night Before Christmas".

Sarah Vowell describes Jess Walter’s new novel as “...a comic, graceful parable of marriage and money problems in which a well-meaning family man makes decisions that are seriously stupid – and entertaining and American.”

Weekly storytelling is presented by Third Place Books.

Puget Sound realtor, trucker, and Sunday cook Joe Fitzpatrick delights his family with his winning culinary skill!  You can meet him and taste some of his favorites!

Blues

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

Christmas in Hawaii? Save the airfare and enjoy the warmth of an island holiday celebration at Third Place Commons!

Join us for a holiday tradition as the Lake Forest Park Towne Centre's own ballet company dances the steps of the season.

In Seattle sci-fi veteran Greg Bear’s near-future thriller, America is on the verge of financial collapse. FBI agent Rebecca Rose, from Bear’s Quantico, leads the defense against evil in this complex, gripping novel.

Acoustic Piano

Enjoy music at the Market! The Milner Family Fiddles will play from 11:00am -12:30pm. Enjoy the Dickens Carolers from 2:00 - 3:00pm

This special holiday music is made possible by a grant from the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council.

Shop for your winter feasts and specialty food gifts upstairs in the Commons, and select beautiful hand-crafted treasures at the Crafts Fair on the lower level of the Towne Centre.

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

SIGNING ONLY
Meet the Seattle author of beloved children’s books including Visitor For Bear, here during the final Market Day of the year. Signed copies make great gifts!

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

Pulitzer-prize winning author of The Worst Hard Time and The Good Rain and New York Times correspondent Time Egan focused his research and story-telling skills on the August, 1910, fire that torched more than three million acres of Idaho and Montana, but also saved Teddy Roosevelt’s dream of a National Forest Service to protect public lands.

Teen writers share their work at this meeting, open to all and sponsored by Friends of LFP Library.

Practice your French with Madame Genevieve Bodner.

This Seattle author and forager tells us how to gather the region’s bounty in his book, structured around the seasons and including recipes using wild edibles available for the taking. Dandelion greens, squid, fiddleheads, mushrooms – the quest is as satisfying as the meals.

Study, discuss, act on governmental issues. Nonpartisan. http://www.lwvwa.org/

PortTownsend writer and Episcopal worship leader Margaret McGee’s third book introduces haiku as an effective way to tap into the sacred moments that
permeate everyday living.

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

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

UW atmospheric scientist and radio personality explains the fascinating  and dramatic Northwest weather and climate. History, science, and forecasting skills – give the perfect coffee-table book!

Weekly storytelling is presented by Third Place Books.

For those who like to peek into the lives of the rich & famous, this newly-released guide to waterfront homes of Seattle’s Madison Park, Mercer Island, Bellevue, Medina, Hunts Point and Yarrow Point is the perfect travel companion to keep on the boat. Stories, stats, history, owners’ names and full-color photos – get the inside info!

Swing

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

Fountain pen fans welcome all who share their hobby.

Already play? Just learning? Come to Heroscape game day!

Join us for a holiday tradition as the Lake Forest Park Towne Centre's own ballet company dances the steps of the season.

Jazz

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

Revel in traditional andcontemporary sounds of the season with this brass trio. 

Join in spirited conversation on a variety of subjects.

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

Practice your French with Madame Genevieve Bodner.