Happy New Year! There are tons of things to do this January, 2018 in Kent – from clean-ups, open mics, community service meetings, politics, celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. at Highline College and much more!

Read on – or check our full Calendar page here – to see all of the fun happenings in our hometown this month (if you have an event you’d like to submit, please email us here):

Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018:

9:00 a.m.: Green Kent Event at Clark Lake Park

Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018:

8pm – 11pm: Open Mic, Golden Steer Steak & Rib House, 23826 104th Ave. SE, Kent, WA 98031 (map)

Monday, Jan. 8, 2018:

9 – 11 a.m.: Kent4Health ShoWalk FREE Indoor Walk, accesso ShoWare Center, 625 West James Street Kent, Washington 98032 (map)
12 – 1 p.m.: Noon Hoops, 6248 S 242nd Pl, Kent, WA 98032

Tues., Jan. 9, 2018:

7 – 8 a.m.: Kent Sunrise Rotary, Down Home Catering, 211 First Ave. S., Kent, WA (map)
Noon: Kent Noon Rotary, Down Home Catering, 211 First Ave. S., Kent, WA (map)

Wed., Jan. 10, 2018:

10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.: Mystery Book Club, Greater Kent Historical Society and Museum
855 E Smith Street
6:00 p.m.: Public Hearing Regarding 2018 CDBG Annual Action Plan Development
7-9 p.m.: KSD School Board Meeting, KSD Administration Building, 12033 SE 256th Street, Kent, WA (map)
7 p.m.: Kent Evening Toastmasters, Kent Commons, 4th Ave N., Kent, WA (Interurban Room) (map)

Friday, Jan. 12:

6:30 – 8:00 a.m.: Green River Toastmasters Club, Mitzel’s American Kitchen, 22330 84th Ave. S., Kent. WA
9 p.m.: Karaoke with Absolute Karaoke, The Harp Bar & Restaurant, 24437 Russell Rd., Kent, WA

Saturday, Jan. 13:

12:00 p.m.: Her-Story: Women’s History Told Through Fashion

Monday, Jan. 15:

Martin Luther King Jr. Day
9 – 11 a.m.: Kent4Health ShoWalk FREE Indoor Walk, accesso ShoWare Center, 625 West James Street Kent,
12 – 1 p.m.: Noon Hoops, 6248 S 242nd Pl, Kent, WA 98032

Tuesday, Jan. 16:

7 – 8 a.m.: Kent Sunrise Rotary, Down Home Catering, 211 First Ave. S., Kent, WA (map)
10–11:30 a.m.: Martin Luther King Jr. week at Highline College: Keynote address by Aaron Reader, dean of students at Renton Technical College: “MLK 50 Years Later: Unedited”; Building 7
1:30–3 p.m.: Martin Luther King Jr. week at Highline College: Lecture by Cecile Hansen, chair of the Duwamish Tribe: “The Sacred Fight for Justice of the Duwamish Tribe”; Building 7
Noon: Kent Noon Rotary, Down Home Catering, 211 First Ave. S., Kent, WA (map)
7:00 p.m.: Kent City Council Meeting

Wed., Jan. 17:

- 7:30 – 8:30 a.m.: Kent A.M. Kiwanis, Maggie’s on Meeker
- 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Martin Luther King Jr. week at Highline College: Lecture by PK Thompson, theologian: “‘The Woke King’: Re-Imaging Martin Luther King, Jr.’s ‘Beloved Community’ in a Donald Trump America”; Building 8, Mt. Constance Room
- 1:30–3 p.m.: Martin Luther King Jr. week at Highline College: Lecture by Dr. Benjamin Gonzalez, faculty at Highline College: “Immigration and the American State: Considering Our Past, Present and Future”; Building 8, Mt. Constance Room
- 6–7:30 p.m.: Martin Luther King Jr. week at Highline College: Performance by Living Voices, a storytelling group that brings life to history: “The Right to Dream”; Building 7

Thursday, Jan. 18:

1:30–3 p.m.: Martin Luther King Jr. week at Highline College: Lecture by Dr. Shon Meckfessel, faculty at Highline College: “When ‘Free Speech’ Is Actually Its Opposite: The First Amendment, Hate Speech and the Privilege of Platforms”; Building 8, Mt. Constance Room
4 – 7 p.m.: Third Thursday Art Night, Rusty Raven Studio, 212 First Ave. S., Kent, WA

Friday, Jan. 19:

6:30 – 8:00 a.m.: Green River Toastmasters Club, Mitzel’s American Kitchen, 22330 84th Ave. S., Kent. WA
10–11:30 a.m.: Martin Luther King Jr. week at Highline College: Lecture by Robert Britten, faculty at Pierce College: “King and the Role of Capitalism, Militarism and Racism in Achieving Peace”; Building 7
2–4 p.m.: Martin Luther King Jr. week at Highline College: Workshop facilitated by Mozart Guerrier, executive director of 21 Progress: “We Lead: We Are the Ones We’ve Been Waiting For”; Building 8, Mt. Constance Room

Saturday, Jan. 20:

1 – 3 p.m.: General Membership Meeting, Greater Kent Historical Society and Museum, 855 E Smith Street

Monday, Jan. 22:

9 – 11 a.m.: Kent4Health ShoWalk FREE Indoor Walk, accesso ShoWare Center, 625 West James Street Kent,
12 – 1 p.m.: Noon Hoops, 6248 S 242nd Pl, Kent, WA 98032

Tuesday, Jan. 23:

7 – 8 a.m.: Kent Sunrise Rotary, Down Home Catering, 211 First Ave. S., Kent, WA (map)
Noon: Kent Noon Rotary, Down Home Catering, 211 First Ave. S., Kent, WA (map)

Friday, Jan. 26:

6:30 – 8:00 a.m.: Green River Toastmasters Club, Mitzel’s American Kitchen, 22330 84th Ave. S., Kent. WA
6:00 p.m.: You Me We 2018
7:30 p.m.: Tapestry Dance Company “Passing Forward”

Monday, Jan. 29:

9 – 11 a.m.: Kent4Health ShoWalk FREE Indoor Walk, accesso ShoWare Center, 625 West James Street Kent,
12 – 1 p.m.: Noon Hoops, 6248 S 242nd Pl, Kent, WA 98032

Tuesday, Jan. 30:

7 – 8 a.m.: Kent Sunrise Rotary, Down Home Catering, 211 First Ave. S., Kent, WA (map)
Noon: Kent Noon Rotary, Down Home Catering, 211 First Ave. S., Kent, WA (map)