Events

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

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

Join us each Friday for our storytime in the Kids department. 

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Practitioners of all abilities, age 13 and above are welcome on a weekly or drop-in basis.

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The LFP Farmers Market happens every Sunday, rain or shine, in the lower parking lot at LFP Towne Centre through October 10, 2010. Two more indoor Markets happen this season on Sunday, November 21 and December 19, 2010 indoors in Third Place Commons.

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.

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

Practice your French with Madame Genevieve Bodner.

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

Join Third Place Books as we welcome you to the Fall Educators’ Open House!

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

Local author Peter Lewis presents his debut mystery: when a grotesque murder shocks Northern California’s wine country, one-time star sommelier Babe Stern must unravel a tangle of interlocking secrets in this thrilling tale of wine and homicide.

Join us each Friday at 10am in the kids department.

When a reliable old elephant mauls his zookeeper it’s up to pregnant Iris Oakley to find out why.  Iris uncovers nefarious plots amongst the other zookeepers leading her to believe the elephant attack was anything but a freak accident.

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Practitioners of all abilities, age 13 and above are welcome on a weekly or drop-in basis.

Facilitator Corbin Lewars guides participants through the process of writing memoir and personal essays. Whether you want to write as a keepsake for yourself, your children, or to publish, this supportive workshop will help you get started. Open to moms of all ages and writers at all levels. 

After the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, where her brother is stationed, Piper Davis begins chronicling her compelling journey through one of history’s most tragic and unforgettable eras.  

Kirby will accompany her talk with a Powerpoint presentation. 

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The LFP Farmers Market happens every Sunday, rain or shine, in the lower parking lot at LFP Towne Centre through October 10, 2010. Two more indoor Markets happen this season on Sunday, November 21 and December 19, 2010 indoors in Third Place Commons.

Hit the runway!  Join Village Yarn and Tea for a show of fashions knit or crocheted by their talented customers.  

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

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

Arnold,  the founder of Canine Assistants, offers shining examples of the heroism of service dogs, from anticipating seizures to resetting a ventilator switch. This book is the basis for the PBS documentary of the same name!

Join us to knit or crochet and talk about the young adult road trip novel Rules of the Road.  Bring your own project or help us reach our goal of providing 200 hats for the homeless in December.  New to knitting?  Come at 6:30 and get a free lesson.

In October we’ll discuss Casting Off by Nicole Dickson, a story of friendship, love, and knitting, set on a small island off the coast of Ireland.

TheLake Forest Park Garden Club holds its monthly business meeting at 9:15, and a public program at 10.  This month, Judy Roberts-Wabey shares slides of the Chelsea Flower Show.

Join other parents, grandparents, and caregivers with children ages birth to 5 for art, games, and conversation, sponsored and led by the Shoreline Family Support Center. This week, Playtime happens downstairs on the lower level of the shopping center. 

Practice your French with Madame Genevieve Bodner.

With the help of a teen expert (her daughter), as well as teachers, doctors, therapists, and other mothers, Kessler illuminates the age-old mother/daughter struggle from both sides, gracefully interweaving personal experience with journalistic inquiry.

Study, discuss and act on governmental issues. 

When the impish Mouse comes to spend the night, Bear is in for a rude -
and very funny - awakening in this irresistible new story starring the
unlikely pair.

RSVP FOR FIELDTRIPS

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Starting this month we will be hosting a monthly book club meeting for Teens.  To get things started we've chosen The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness as our first book.  Patrick will be in the store on October 7 at 4pm, signing his new book, the third in his series, Monsters of Men.  You can start the series now, and be caught up in time for his visit!  Everyone who attends will help us choose the books we read each month, so join us and let your voice be heard!   Refreshments will be served.

Contact Rene Kirkpatrick at rkirkpatrick@thirdplacebooks.com or call 206-366-3314 if you are interested in attending or have any questions.

The authors took on the challenge of traveling for the same cost as staying at home while still adhering to the traveller’s motto “we are not here to suffer”.  They immersed themselves in other cultures, spent as little as possible, tread gently and managed to come out the other side with a wealth of stories.

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

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

Facing a Divorce? Family law attorney Marie White will talk you through the ins and outs of the process. Come get legal advice, ask questions, and figure out the next step.

Watch author Jean Haner demonstrate face reading with volunteers from the audience (adults or children)!

Join us every Friday in our kids department.

I’m with Fatty chronicles Ugel’s attempt to follow his doctor’s orders and lose 50 pounds or risk dropping dead while standing in line at Popeye’s. It details the complex love triangle between himself, his wife, and all things crispy, braised, barbecued, and sautéed.

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Practitioners of all abilities, age 13 and above 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!

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Ready to drive into the future?  See electric and solar cars, scooters, and converted vehicles at the Lake Forest Park Farmers Market.

The LFP Farmers Market happens every Sunday, rain or shine, in the lower parking lot at LFP Towne Centre through October 10, 2010. Two more indoor Markets happen this season on Sunday, November 21 and December 19, 2010 indoors in Third Place Commons.

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.

There’s a bloody battle brewing in the seas, and each crew will need all hands on deck. This time, Vampirate twins Grace and Connor may find themselves fighting for their lives-or against each other.  

Don your very best Vampirate costume and win yourself some booty!
 

Join other parents, grandparents, and caregivers with children ages birth to 5 in front of the stage for art, games, and conversation,sponsored and led by the Shoreline Family Support Center.  

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

Practice your French with Madame Genevieve Bodner.

This fascinating subject matter comes alive as Tamam Kahn reveals the stories of these largely unknown – and empowered – historical women. Her talk joins prose, poetry, and spoken word.

Drawing on the latest fascinating research in child brain development, noted parenting expert Jan Faull gives parents the essential tools to recognize and encourage their child’s natural development- and have fun with their kids in the process.

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

The Alliance of People with Disabilities invites anyone who shares their concerns to this meeting. 

For info, please contact the Alliance at 206-545-7055.

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

The grisly rampage of a man-eating Siberian tiger and the effort to trap it frame this suspenseful and majestically narrated introduction to a world that few people are familiar with. Vaillant has written a mighty elegy that leads readers into the lair of the tiger and into the heart of the Kremlin to explain how the Siberian tiger went from being worshipped to being poached.

Celebrate World Reflexology Week with free foot and hand demonstrations, information, and fun.  Presented by the Washington Reflexology Association.

Join us every Friday for storytime in the kids department.

Private Investigator Cat DeLuca and her Pants on Fire Detective Agency have a reputation for catching cheaters.

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Practitioners of all abilities, age 13 and above are welcome on a weekly or drop-in basis.

Smith emphasizes the importance of discovery and experimentation, following the Buddha’s dictum of testing principles rather than accepting dogma.

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The LFP Farmers Market happens every Sunday, rain or shine, in the lower parking lot at LFP Towne Centre through October 10, 2010. Two more indoor Markets happen this season on Sunday, November 21 and December 19, 2010 indoors in Third Place Commons.

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

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

Sara Gruen will drop by the store to sign copies of her newest book Ape House.  Get your copy signed at this special afternoon event.

This is not a traditional signing, she is swinging by the store and will sign books for about 30 minutes. 

If you can't make it, we will be happy to have your copy signed for you!  

For more info -  wmanning@thirdplacebooks.com

Thassa, one of the eight students in Richard Stone’s writing class, survived tragic beginnings in Algeria, but her buoyant spirit remains aloft.  Stone’s geneticist friend wants to meet Thassa (dubbed Generosity by her classmates) because he believes she might have the genetic key to happiness.  Stone and a psychologist friend worry about the effects of testing and publicizing Generosity’s unfailing spirit. Thassa maintains that she is nothing special as crowds of people jam her life, wanting to know her secret.  Any reader of this original tale will cherish those pages where Thassa stars.  She will please you as much as she does her fellow characters! 

Join Jane for this lively discussion!

Join other parents, grandparents, and caregivers with children ages birth to 5 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.

Nothing prepared Deborah Fallows for the surprises of learning Mandarin, China’s most common language, or the intensity of living in Shanghai and Beijing. As her skill with Mandarin increased, bits of the language became windows into understanding the romance, humor, protocol, relationships, and the overflowing humanity of modern China.

When New York City jewelry designer Garet James opens a vintage silver box, otherworldly things start happening. When Garet begins to investigate, she is pulled into a prophecy that is hundreds of years old.

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

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A sweet and tender tale by the New York Times #1 bestselling author of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and the Jellybeans series, Otis & Sydney and the Best Birthday Ever introduces young readers to two lovable bears who understand that friendship is the only thing needed to make any day special.

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

From national bestselling author Carol Cassella comes the story of one doctor’s struggle to hold her family together through a storm of broken trust and questioned ethics. Healer exposes the vulnerabilities of the American family, provoking questions of choice versus fate, desire versus need, and the duplicitous power of money.

Join us every Friday at 10am for Storytime!

Judith McMonigle Flynn and her cousin Renie are on a leisurely train trip to Boston, when the train comes to a sudden stop. Tedium turns to terror when one passenger is found dead. Judith and Renie will have to move fast if they want to blow the whistle on a killer.

Vintage women’s blues.

Listen to her music!

Practitioners of all abilities, age 13 and above are welcome on a weekly or drop-in basis.

Spanning a variety of genres and consisting of bluegrass instrumentation (banjo, bass, guitar, mandolin and vocals) great music, rich vocals, humor and the love of entertaining is Stay Tuned's signature.

Listen to their music!