What's Happening

What’s Happening

By Joe Veyera

It’s a busy weekend in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park, with events at Third Place Commons, Shoreline Community College, and the newly renovated Shorecrest Performing Arts Center.

Friday, January 11

Bryan Johnston – Author of “Man With A Gun”

Johnston will discuss his book, about a disgraced Marine sniper who, while traveling across the country, may have stumbled across the man who killed John F. Kennedy. The event will also include a panel to discuss assassination theories of JFK, including UW professor Dr. Donald Miller, Seattle attorney Ken Scearce, and Michael Reagan, founder of the Fallen Heroes Project.

6:30 P.M. – Third Place Books (17171 Bothell Way Northeast) – Free

Everett @ Shorecrest - Girls Basketball

After taking fourth place at the state tournament in March, Shorecrest has faced adversity this season, after losing key players India Matheson (now at Central Washington) and Brianne Lasconia (now at Seattle Pacific). On Friday, the 6-7 Scots will try to get back to .500 against a tough Everett team.

7:15 P.M. – Shorecrest High School Gym (15343 25th Avenue Northeast)– $5 Adults/$3 Senior Citizens/Free for Students w/ASB Card & Children Under 5.

Marysville-Getchell @ Shorewood - Girls Basketball

Shorewood sits atop the Wesco 3A South conference with a 5-1 record (10-3 overall), and will look to continue their streak of success against a struggling Marysville-Getchell (0-6, 2-11).

7:15 P.M. – Shorewood High School Gym - (17300 Fremont Avenue North) - $5 Adults/$3 Senior Citizens/Free for Students w/ASB Card & Children Under 5.

Harlequins / Charlatans, Folk Violin & Guitar

The duo of Amanda Fitch on violin and Harold Belskus on guitar draws their inspiration from the composers of the Romantic-era, while applying modern beats and structure, presenting the classic through the lens of the present-day.

7:30 P.M. – Third Place Commons – Free

Keith McClelland’s Shear Jazz

McClelland and his Shear Jazz quintet, featuring Jacques Willis, Dan Sales, Cary Black, Steve Yusen, and Steve Tanimoto, will play a tribute to the late Dave Brubeck, performing classics and other selections from the Brubeck library.

8:00 P.M. – North City Bistro / Wine Shop (1520 Northeast 177th Street) – For Reservations, Call (206)-365-8447

Shorecrest Hip Hop Presents: Physical Poetry (Second Show on Saturday)

Professional dance companies from the Seattle Area bring everything from hip hop to salsa to the stage to benefit the Shorecrest Hip Hop Dance Team.

8:00 P.M. – Shorecrest Performing Arts Center (15343 25th Avenue Northeast) - $15

Live Music at Darrell’s Tavern

It’s another Friday night of live music on Aurora Avenue, with Burley Mountain, The Bourbonites, and Johnson County bringing their fusions of country and rock to Darrell’s.

9:00 P.M. – Darrell’s Tavern (18041 Aurora Avenue North) – $6

Saturday, January 12

Tillariums at Sky Nursery

Krysta Carlisle will show interested gardeners how to maintain terrariums, glass enclosures for plants that can be as small as a saltshaker, or as large as someone is willing to maintain.

11:00 A.M. – Sky Nursery (18528 Aurora Avenue North) – Free

46th District Legislative Town Hall

Senator David Frockt, Representative Gerry Pollet, and Representative-Elect Jessyn Farrel will be on hand, as they lay out their priorities for the 2013 legislative session.

1:00 P.M. – Third Place Commons – Free

Carlos B. Gil – Author of, “We Became Mexican American: How Our Immigrant Family Survived to Pursue the American Dream”

Gil, an Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Washington, discusses the true story of how his ancestors left Mexico to settle in Southern California in the 1920s, traveling over several years towards San Fernando, California.

6:30 P.M. – Third Place Books – Free

Katy Bourne

Jazz vocalist Katy Bourne’s 2011 debut album, “As The Fates Decide,” was called, “a shining introduction to a vocalist who can swing as elegantly as the young Nancy Wilson while invading a lyric with both the insightfulness of Anita O’Day and the smolder of Julie London,” by Christopher Loudon of the Jazz Times.

7:30 P.M. – Third Place Commons – Free

Live Music at Darrell’s Tavern

Saturday night brings Rock n Roll to the crowd at Darrell’s, in the form of Industry People, King County Queens, and The Fuzz.

9:00 P.M. – Darrell’s Tavern (18041 Aurora Avenue North) – $6

Sunday, January 13

Robin McCabe / Maria Larionoff

Acclaimed pianist Robin McCabe and violinist Maria Larionoff, former Seattle Symphony concertmaster kick off, “The Beethoven Project,” with their first recital, as the duo will present the complete works for piano and violin of Beethoven over a two year period.

3:00 P.M. – Shoreline Community College Campus Theater (16101 Greenwood Avenue North)– $15 General Admission, $10 for Students, Seniors, & SCC Employees, $5 for SCC Students & Children Under 14