Festivals/Annual Events

Two major events for the Highline Music4Life program are being held in
Des Moines in September. The Poverty Bay "Blues & Brews" event will be on Saturday, Sept. 10th at the Des Moines Beach Park beginning at noon and will feature several prominent "Blues" groups, including Left Hand Smoke, Rod Cook & Toast, Little Bill & the Blues Notes and the Fabulous Roofshakers.

The second event will be the Highline Music4Life "Instrument Collection Day" on the following Saturday, Sept. 17th, at the Des Moines Marina. This will be the first of what are intended to be annual springtime events to ask adults who have unused musical instruments in their garages or attics to donate them to the Highline Music4Life program. Both events are community-wide activities that are inspired by Des Moines Rotary with the active support of the Burien-White Center and SeaTac Rotary clubs.

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Registration is now open for the Burien Brat Trot 5K-a great day of German Style fun and exercise presented by the Tin Room in Olde Burien!
The 5K race starts at 1:00 p.m. in the heart of Olde Burien and widely circles Lake Burien.

The "Seize the Sausage" Family Race (about one mile) starts at Lake Burien Park at 1:40 p.m. Both events finish to cheering crowds right in the heart of Olde Burien where revelers can enjoy a day-long Oktoberfest style festival including brats, beer gardens, live entertainment and plenty of activities for kids! Costumes are encouraged!

The Brat Trot is a true community celebration- that brings out the fun in all of us--and it also raises critical funds for two local non-profits Safe Kids King County South and Highline Schools Foundation for Excellence. Safe Kids supports injury prevention through education and access by providing needy families with essentials such as car seats and cribs. The Highline Schools Foundation provides community resources to help all Highline Public Schools succeed by supporting classroom innovation, the arts, athletics, college scholarships and many more district programs and needs.

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Laugh, cry, think, and be amazed during 24 hours of nonstop live entertainment by performers from all over greater Seattle at Burien Little Theatre 's 9-10-11.

From 9 a.m. on Saturday. Sept. 10 to 9 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11, audiences can see everything at Burien Little Theatre from breakdancing to theater to live rock-and-roll to stand-up comedy--and much, much more.

9-10-11 will dish up fabulous entertainment without a break, even in the middle of the night, plus espresso for those who need recharging and mimosas in the morning. And, yes, the action doesn't stop for 24 hours until 9 a.m. Sunday.
Acts range from family friendly, typically during the day, to definitely for adults in the later night hours. For specifics, find the performance schedule online at www.burienlittletheatre.org.

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Seattle-Tacoma International Airport invites Seafair fans to "go green to Seafair" with a $10 all day parking rate at the main terminal garage if you take Link Light Rail to the Seafair hydroplane races or Blue Angels demonstrations Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, August 5, 6, & 7.

Parkers are welcome in both General and Terminal Direct parking at the main terminal airport garage. Terminal Direct parking at Sea-Tac Airport offers the most convenient access to the airport terminal and quick connection to Link Light Rail. You'll park on the 4th floor of the airport garage, an easy walk to the pedestrian bridge leading to the SeaTac/Airport station.

Parkers MUST present a Seafair $10/day parking coupon to a cashier upon exiting the airport garage. Parkers must enter the garage after 6 a.m. and leave before midnight. Parkers without a coupon will not be granted the $10 all day rate. A separate coupon will be needed for each day. Coupons can be found on the Seafair webpage at http://www.seafair.com/news.aspx?ID=146&Mon=8&Yr=2011 as well as the Port of Seattle/Sea-Tac Airport Parking webpage at http://www.portseattle.org/seatac/ground/

On July 22 and 23, the Des Moines Waterland Festival will take place at the marina.
Events will start with a Marina Dedication and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the marina at 6:30 p.m. on Friday the 22nd, followed by the Des Moines Classic Community BBQ at 7 p.m.. There will also be a ticketed beer garden. The event will be hosted by Billy McHale’s Restaurant.
On the 23rd, the Classic Car and Wooden Boat Show will begin at 8 a.m. and go on until 4 p.m. It will feature over 200 classic cars and is sponsored by the Knight Car Club, while the boat show is sponsored by Powell Homes. There is no admission fee to these shows, but donations will go to the Hospitality House, a Burien womens homeless shelter, and Destination Des Moines.
Following the shows, there will be a Children's Parade at 5:45 p.m., followed by a motorcycle drill routine performed by The Cossacks.
The Waterland Parade will begin at 6 p.m., sponsored by Scotch and Vine. Times/News columnist Earline Byers and Clark Snure will be the Grand Marshals this year.
Beyond these main events, other events are occurring this weekend as well, such as art exhibitions and the Des Moines Farmer's Market.

Olde Burien sizzles with a summer street party Saturday, July 16 packed with diversions ranging from an ice-cream-eating contest to live music.

From noon to midnight, the Olde Burien Block Party will also feature a sausage-eating contest, a fashion show and a drawing for a $500 shopping spree, plus a live wedding onstage. The free event is a thank you from the Olde Burien merchants to customers and community for their support.

Be sure to enter the drawing to win a $500 Olde Burien shopping spree. Every time shoppers make a purchase at participating businesses that day, they will be entered in the drawing. The shops will offer special deals, so it’s an ideal time to shop the unique wares of Olde Burien.

Until 10 p.m., catch live entertainment on an outdoor stage while savoring the food and drink of various Olde Burien eateries in their extended outdoor. Don’t miss the live wedding onstage of a member of Uncle Ernie. Or become part of the action by competing in the ice-cream-eating and sausage-eating contests.

In the street party’s entertainment lineup are:

12-2 p.m. - Greg Parke (easy listening acoustic & electric guitar)
2-2:30 p.m. - Fashion Show

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Discover Burien is now accepting applications for their Event Partnership Program.
Discover Burien will partner with up to two new or established nonprofit organizations each year. The relationship will be as a supportive partner, not as the lead or event organizer. The partners will be selected by the Board of Directors at its November meeting.

The partnership may include but not be limited to:
Color and black-and-white copies at the Discover Burien office-- For an amount determined by the Board. (Additional copies can be made at the Discover Burien office and paid at the established rate.)
Promotion-The event will be listed on the annual Event Calendar, newsletter announcements, Facebook, etc.
Marketing-Assistance will be provided on a case-by-case basis.
Event logistics
Supplies-Tent, tables, chairs, etc.
Flat dollar amount sponsorship option
Other assistance

To apply for the event support opportunity, send a letter describing your event, how you would like Discover Burien to be a partner and why you believe your organization should be selected.

Fireworks will explode over Angle Lake this Fourth of July, partially funded by a $10,000 donation from the city of SeaTac.
SeaTac lawmakers voted 5-2 on April 12 to approve the controversial contribution. Councilman Rick Forschler and Councilwoman Pam Fernald voted against the donation to the Angle Lake Shore Club, which puts on the display. About $7,000 is also being raised from private donations.
Lawmakers made it clear that this is the last year the city will contribute. Several council members urged the club in future years to seek private donations for the entire cost.
Deputy Mayor Gene Fisher said the contribution had already been earmarked in the budget for this year. The International Festival parade had previously been cancelled to free up money in the budget for the fireworks, according to city officials. City Manager Todd Cutts noted the festival will go on without the parade.
Councilman Tony Anderson said the council began approving the fireworks subsidy several years ago after discharging of private fireworks was banned in SeaTac. He added that public displays with permits are allowed.

SeaTac lawmakers are expected to vote April 12 on whether to contribute $10,000 in city funds for a Fourth of July fireworks display at Angle Lake.
The show is put on by the Angle Lake Shore Club, a homeowners and renters social association. Angle Lake Park is kept open on the holiday night so the public can view the display from the park.
If the funds are approved, indications from the March 22 council meeting are that 2011 will be the final year for the city's contribution. Lawmakers and audience members suggested that a vigorous fund raising effort be undertaken in subsequent years in involving SeaTac residents and business people. Currently, about $7,000 is raised through private donations.
Mayor Terry Anderson suggested a decision on the funds be delayed until the April 12 meeting after Councilwoman Pam Fernald maintained that the council had previously banned all fireworks in SeaTac.
"It is ludicrous to give money for something deemed illegal," Fernald declared.

The Normandy Park Arts Commission is sponsoring a contest for the best slogan and logo indicative to Normandy Park. Logo designs should be kept simple, limited to one color and the slogan short, original and catchy. No limit to number of entries per person.
Contest deadline is May 16th. Forms are available at City Hall, 801 SW 174th St., Normandy Park on the city's website www.normandyparkwa.gov and can be mailed or emailed upon request to artscomm@ci.normandy-park.wa.us or by calling 206-248-8248.
The Arts Commission will post the top logos and top slogans at the Arts Festival on Saturday, June 4th and Sunday, June 5th for judging by the public. The Arts Commission reserves the right to make the final selection, to slightly modify a submission and to use a combination of a logo and slogan entered by multiple candidates.
The winner or winners will receive a free T-shirt. Shirts will be sold from City Hall and on Sundays at Marvista Park during the Summer Concert Series