Live music, graduation ceremonies, farmer’s markets & more

As the weather heats up, so do the summertime activities in and around Kent, Washington. Here are highlights for events coming up this weekend, including nature hikes and graduation ceremonies to a teddy bear clinic and live concert.

Friday, June 16, 2017

Guided Nature Hike: Blooming Bog
SHADOW Lake Nature Preserve (21656 184th Ave SE, Renton, WA)
10 AM – 11 AM

Green River College Commencement
ShoWare Center
(625 W. James St., Kent, WA 98032)
7 PM

iGrad Graduation
ShoWare Center
7 PM

Kent Mountain View Academy Graduation
Kent Phoenix Academy Gym
7 PM

Saturday, June 17, 2017

Kentridge High School Graduation
ShoWare Center
9 AM

Kent Farmer’s Market
2nd Ave. and Smith Streets
Downtown Kent
9 AM to 2 PM

1st Teddy Bear Clinic
Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority
(Fire Station 78, 17820 SE 256th, Covington, WA)
10 AM – Noon

Des Moines Waterfront Farmer’s market
Des Moines Marina
10 AM – 2 PM

Juneteenth Festival & Celebration
Morrill Meadows Park (10600 SE 248th St., Kent, WA)
10 AM – 7 PM

Book Signing: K. C. Blackbyrn and Ashliegh Gauch
Page Turner Books (314 W. Meeker St., Kent, WA)
11 AM to 2 PM

The Haberdashery Fundraiser
(14809 SE Lake Holm Rd., Auburn, WA 98092)
11 AM – 6 PM

Kent-Meridian High School Graduation
ShoWare Center
12:30 PM

Kentwood High School Graduation
ShoWare Center
3:30 PM

Kentlake High School Graduation
ShoWare Center
7 PM

Sunday, June 18, 2017

Father’s Day

Trail Walks 2017 – Leader-guided Walks
Heron Loop Trail, Van Doren’s Landing
(21901 Russell Rd., Kent, WA)
11 AM – 1 PM

Historical Medieval Martial Arts
Kent Library (212 2nd Ave. N., Kent, WA 98032)
2 PM – 3 PM

El Fantasma with Voz De Mando & Compa Kanales
ShoWare Center (625 W. James St., Kent, WA 98032)
8 PM

Dana Neuts

I am a full-time freelance writer, editor, marketing pro and the publisher of iLoveKent.net.