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EXHIBITS & EVENTS
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2008 EXHIBITS: Our Wicked Past: Historic Crimes and Mishaps (in Wild Northwest King County!) New Exhibit: Learn about solved and unsolved crimes in untamed Northwest King County of the early to mid-1900's. You'll be amazed! Join us on Saturday September 20 at 1:00 PM when crime historian Tom Hitzroth will discuss a local cold case file and its possible solution - the Kenmore Bridge Murder. In the Shoreline - Lake Forest Park Arts Council Gallery, The Works of Ray Gerring. Splendid paintings that will make you feel alive!
Three floors of exhibits focusing on the history of the Lake Forest Park, Shoreline, and North Seattle area. Note: The building is wheelchair accessible via ramp and elevator. Rest rooms are located on the main floor and are wheelchair accessible.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMER EVENTS (see further down for Hands-On Days):
August 16, 2008 Directions to the Car Show: Traveling South on I-5, exit at 175th St. in Shoreline. Turn left at the bottom of the exit (east). At 10th Avenue NE turn right. At NE 165th St. turn left. Ridgecrest School is on left, and the Parking Lot is in the center of the block on the left. Traveling North on I-5, exit at 175th St. in Shoreline. Turn right at the bottom of the exit (east). At 10th Avenue NE turn right. At NE 165th St. turn left. Ridgecrest School is on left, and the Parking Lot is in the center of the block on the left. Trophies awarded. Call 206-542-7111 to participate in this judged event. August 17, 2008
Hands-on Days Hands-on days held the Fourth Saturday of each month. Please drop in from 11am to 3pm for fun, free projects for children ages 4 to 12. (Notes: June event is at the Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Arts Festival, November and December events are the third, not fourth, Saturday.) June 28 and 29 - Special Hands on Day Weekend at the Shoreline Lake Forest Park Arts Festival! Come over to the Shoreline Center and enjoy learning how to do historical rubbings, and many other fun hands-on things at the festival! July 26 - Learn how to make traditional Lanterns just in time for the Asian Moon Festival. We'll find a unique (and safe) way to light them! August 23 - Make your own "Scarecrow" and find out how this tradition got started - and if it really does "scare the crows."
September 27 at 11:00 AM
King County Library System AND - Our Special Back-to-School Hands-On - learn to make a real book strap, just like the ones Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer used!
Fall/Winter Events: November 15, 2008 - Annual Meeting, Trillium Award Winners and Grand Opening of the exhibit Mareen Kruckeberg: A Botanical Legacy for the Washington State Community Board Meetings - third Wednesday of each month. Open to the public. Future Events:April 2009 - Grand Opening of the exhibit: 100 Years of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exhibition - Local Connections, Long-term Effects. Programs, exhibits and events are sponsored in part by the City of Shoreline, 4Culture Sustained Support and Special Projects grants; Museum members, and Partnership Circle business members. |