Want to get out and do something interesting? There’s something for everyone in our South King County Fine Arts Roundup column by Amy Robinson.
MUSIC AND DANCE
“Music in the Park”
Marvista Park, Normandy Park
Every Sunday, 5 p.m., starting July 6
- July 20: Anzanga Marimba Ensemble
- July 27: “As You Like It” by GreenStage. See listing in “Theatre & Storytelling” below for more info.
Admission is FREE.
Image taken from the Normandy Park Calendar.
“Wednesday Picnic Performances”
West Fenwick Park, Kent
Every Wednesday at Noon, July 9 – Aug. 6
- July 16: Red Yarn
- July 23: Aaron Nigel Smith
- July 30: DJ Willy Wow
Admission is FREE.
Image and schedule found on their website.
“Kids Summerstage”
Les Gove Park, Auburn
Every Wednesday at Noon, July 9 – Aug. 13
- July 16: Recess Monkey
- July 23: Charlie Williams ‘The Noiseguy’
- July 30: The Magic of Jeff Evans
Admission is FREE.
Text and image taken from their website.
“Kent Station Summer Sounds“
Kent Station, Kent
Every Wednesday, at 6:00 p.m., from July 9 – Aug. 20
- July 23: The Jewel Tones
- July 30: Santa Poco
Admission is FREE.
Image and schedule found on their website.
“Summer Sounds”
Les Gove Park, Auburn
Every Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., July 9 – Aug. 13
- July 23: The Flea Circus – “The unorthodox union between Hawaii’s soul and Rock and Roll!”
- July 30: Never Haz Been – Classic Rock
Admission is FREE.
Image and text taken from their website.
“Music in the Meadow”
Morrill Meadows Park, Kent
Every Thursday at 6:30 p.m., from July 10 – Aug. 14
- July 24: Prom Date Mixtape
- July 31: Kalimba – The Spirit of Earth Wind and Fire
Admission is FREE.
Image and schedule found on their website.
“Music in the Park”
Lake Burien School Memorial Park, Burien
Every Thursday at 6:30 p.m., from July 10 – Aug 21
- July 24: Eric Blu & the Soul Revue
- July 31: Island Reminyse Band
Image taken from their website, which you can check for more info.
Admission is FREE.
“Final Artist in Residence Performance”
Jahnvi Madan, Mary Olson Farm, Auburn
Saturday, July 26, 3-4 p.m.
“Artist in Residence Jahnvi Madan will be performing her new composition at the Postmark Center for the Arts. Her new piece pays homage to the farm’s story and her own connection between MOF and her own family’s history of farming.”
Text and image taken from their website.
Admission is FREE.
“The Argonaut Trio,” Saltwater Music Series
Des Moines United Methodist Church, Des Moines
Saturday, July 26, 7 p.m.
“The Argonaut Trio brings a program of Romantic works for piano, violin, and cello to the Saltwater Music Series. Pianist Alex Fang, (who was featured on our previous Saltwater Music Series concert in May), will be joined by Chantel Charis (violin) and Sophie Naden-Johns (cello), as they perform music by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Gabriel Fauré, and Clara Schumann.”
Text and image taken from their website.
Admission is free, though donations are gladly accepted.
THEATRE AND STORYTELLING
“As You Like It,” Wooden O
Various locations throughout King County
- Friday, July 18, 7 p.m., Riverton Heights Park, Tukwila
- Sunday, July 27, 5 p.m. Marvista Park, Normandy Park
Enjoy the classic Shakespearean comedy, presented by the summer troupe historically associated with Seattle Shakespeare Company (now Union Arts Center.)
Image taken from their website.
Admission is Free, but donations are welcome.
Click here for more info.
“The Grown-Ups,” Dacha Theatre
Van Doren’s Landing Park, Kent
Wednesday, July 23, 7:30 p.m.
“Welcome to Camp Indigo Woods! (The alumni aren’t thrilled about the name change, but it’s really way more ~ inclusive ~ this way!) The campers are all finally asleep, and the lake is getting quiet. Crack a cold one, make a s’more, tell a scary story. Figure out what you’re going to have to do in the morning to keep camp fun and safe without letting the kids find out about… well, you’ve seen the news.
Following a group of camp counselors trying to mold the leaders of tomorrow when tomorrow is looking bleaker and bleaker, The Grown-Ups explores the traditions that change us, what it takes for us to change them, and how to change yourself when you’re hopelessly, tragically not prepared for this.
“Touring parks and secret pop-up locations in the Puget Sound area, choose between real-fire and theatrical-fire options and bring a blanket or camp chair.”
Text and image from their website
Flexible price tickets range from free to $50.
Click here for tickets, more info, and showtimes, and other locations.
“Newsies,” Hi-Liners Musical Theatre
Highline (High School) Performing Arts Center, Burien, WA
- Thursday, July 24 – Sunday, Aug 3:
- Thursday and Fridays at 7:00 p.m.
- Saturdays and Sundays at 3:00 p.m.
“Set in turn-of-the century New York City, Newsies is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged “newsies.” When titans of publishing raise distribution prices at the newsboys’ expense, Jack rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions and fight for what’s right!”
Image and text taken from their website.
Pay What You Will Preview Thursday July 24, tickets available at door. Preferred Premium Seats $28, General Seating $25 for all other performances.
Click here for tickets and more info.
“7 Stories: Letting Go,” Highline Heritage Museum, Burien
Friday, July 25, 7:00 p.m.
“Who hasn’t been held captive by a powerful story? 7 STORIES is a night of storytelling — to build community, empathy, and celebrate our diversity.
“Each 7 STORIES night has a theme and storytellers sign up and are selected in advance. Real stories are spellbinding and raw. They are not a theatrical performance, but true life stories from your friends, acquaintances, or someone you have never met. These stories are told from the heart.”
Image and text taken from their website.
Admission is Free
“The Guardsman,” Burien Actors Theatre
Various locations, throughout South King County
- SeaTac – Friday, July 25, 7 p.m. Riverton Heights Park
“BAT takes it to the Parks in the Summer of 2025. A popular actor suspects his new actress wife is getting restless, so he takes on his most daring role yet—disguising himself as a dashing guardsman—to test his wife and win her love. The actor sweeps his wife off her feet, creates romance and drama, and nearly torpedoes their marriage in the process.
The Guardsman ultimately asks the question: “Where does the acting end and true emotion begin?”
Image and text taken from their website
Admission is FREE, though donations are welcome.
“Seussical Jr.,” Auburn Community Junior Players
Riverside Theater, Auburn
- Friday, July 25, 7 p.m.
- Saturday, July 26, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
- Sunday, July 27, 2 p.m.
“”Oh, the thinks you can think” when Dr. Seuss’ best-loved characters collide and cavort in an unforgettable musical caper! Watch the Auburn Community Junior Players as they bring Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat and all your favorite Dr. Seuss characters to life onstage in Seussical JR., a fantastical musical extravaganza!”
Text and image taken from their website.
All tickets are $15. Click here for tickets and more info.
VISUAL ARTS
“Seattle Print Arts Annual Print Exchange”
Postmark Center for the Arts, Auburn
April 16 – July 19, 2025
Wednesday, July 9, 5-6 p.m. Closing Reception
“The 2025 Annual Seattle Print Arts Print Exchange invites Seattle Print Arts (SPA) members to showcase their work in an unjuried celebration of fine art printmaking. This exhibition highlights the diversity and creativity of both traditional and non-traditional printmaking, fostering knowledge sharing, professional development, and community engagement within the vibrant SPA network.”
Logo taken from the SPA website. Text from the Postmark Gallery’s page.
Visitors welcome Wednesdays (12:00-4:00), Thursday (12:00-6:00), Friday (12:00-4:00)
Admission is FREE.
“Unprecedented: The Inaugaural Postmark Biennial“
Postmark Center for the Arts, Auburn
July 23 – Oct 9, 2025
Opening Reception, Wednesday, July 23, 5:00 – 7:30 p.m., split between Postmark Center for the Arts and White River Museum
“Postmark Center for the Arts and the White River Valley Museum are hosting a competitive juried biennial art exhibition, titled Unprecedented: The Inaugural Postmark Biennial. How is art informed by the exceptional moment in which we are living? Curated by two esteemed jurors, Ellen Ito and Jabari Owens-Bailey, this exhibition includes eighteen artists living and working in Washington state. Unprecedented is interested in highlighting creative explorations in all media created from 2020 to the present.”
Image and text taken from their website.
Visitors welcome Wednesdays (12:00-4:00), Thursday (12:00-6:00), Friday (12:00-4:00)
Admission is FREE.
“Kent Summer Art Exhibit“
Centennial Gallery, Kent
June 4 – Aug. 21, Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., closed holidays
“Enjoy original artwork. Exhibiting artists: John Armstrong ▪ Susan Boye ▪ Julia Brodsky ▪ Charde Brown ▪ Kay Burnett ▪ Carol Colin ▪ Jo Cosme ▪ Barbara De Pirro ▪ Devon Dille ▪ Liz Ewings ▪ Kurt Erickson ▪ Andrew Feuk ▪ Tom Fletcher ▪ Mohamed Gabriel ▪ Miwa Gardner ▪ Nikki Jobbora-Barber ▪ Laurie Kallsen-George ▪ Sonya Lang ▪ Cindy Lieberman ▪ Anna Macrae ▪ Aaron Mann ▪ Angela Marvel ▪ Gabriela Nirino ▪ Kelly Haejung Paik ▪ Dmitrii Patapov ▪ Chad Pilkington ▪ Brett Polonsky ▪ Johanna Porter ▪ Debbie Ranniger ▪ Umesh Shebe ▪ Shyun Song ▪ Annette Stiers Jones ▪ Laura Wallace ▪ Suze Woolf ▪ Chandra Wu”
Text and image taken from their website.
Admission is FREE.
“Stable Habits”
John Woodruff, Highline Heritage Museum, Burien
July – September, 2025
The Highline Heritage Museum, in collaboration with Burien Arts Association, hosts a gallery with a quarterly featured local artist.
Image taken from their website.
Admission is FREE for the gallery only.
Click here for more info.
Open every week Thursday – Sunday 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
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Looking to stretch your entertainment budget, and willing to go a little further afield? Budget Arts in King County, https://budget-arts.blogspot.com, for listings of theatre, dance, and classical music under $15 throughout the Greater Seattle area.
