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Des Moines Waterfront

Farmers Market

Des Moines Marina.

22307 Dock Ave. S.

Every Sat., June Sept., 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. Come shop by the sea at the Des Moines Waterfront Farmers Market. Located right on the water at the Des Moines Marina featuring a wide range of vendors from local farms to artisans and music, plus enjoy prepared food from a variety of Food Trucks and specialty food booths while watching all the boating activities.

Des Moines Garden Club
plant sale

1903 1st Ave. S. Normandy Park

Sat., May 12, 9 a.m. to 5p.m. Native plants, annuals, floral bouquets, usual plants, and garden art. Look for us in the northwest corner of the Normandy Park Town Center.

Season Finale concert

Highline Performing Arts Center

401 S. 152nd

Sat., May 12, 8 p.m.  Northwest Symphony Orchestra, concludes their 2017-2018 season with a performance on This concert is part of the City of Burien's 25 th Anniversary Celebrations. The program will feature: Fanfare for a New Dawn- Robert Kyr, Serenade- Piotr llyich Tchaikovsky, Symphony #2- Johannes Brahms. Tickets are $15- $20, and can be purchased at Brown Paper Tickets online at www.brownpapertickets.com, or by calling 800.838.3006. For more information on Northwest Symphony Orchestra, visit their website at www.northwestsymphonyorchestra.org or call 206.242.6321.

White Center Flea Market

9834 17th Ave. S.W.

Sat., May 12, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sponsored by the White Center Chamber of Commerce. Community members, crafters, business owners and shoppers are all welcome to join us. 10 x 10 spaces are $20 and purchasing more then one space is acceptable if you need more room. Sellers are responsible for bringing all tables, chairs, awnings and display materials they will need and for cleaning up the area before they leave! Email Sheryl at onpointmom@gmail.com if you have any questions about participating.

Des Moines Library

May 2018 Events

Des Moines Library

21620 11th Ave. S.

206.824.6066

Children & Families

Block Party! Lego @ the Library

Sat., May 12, 1 p.m. Family program, ages 8 and younger with adult. Come to the library for an unstructured, creative play open-house. We supply the bricks, you supply the imagination!

Tweens & Teens

Throw Seeds In the Garden!

Tuesday, May 22, 3:30 p.m. Ages 10 to 18. Want to throw some balls and help our community garden grow? Make seed balls out of natural materials, and then throw them into the Des Moines Library community garden. The Des Moines Food Bank Garden Truck will be joining us to help make these fun, seed explosive balls!

Study Zone

Mondays, 4-6 p.m., Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m., Wednesdays, 4-6 p.m., Thursdays, 4-6 p.m., No Study Zone on May 28. Drop-in during scheduled Study Zone hours for free homework help from trained volunteers.

Adults

Monday Night at the Movies: Nebraska (2014)

Mon., May 14, 6:30 p.m. Nebraska is the story of a father and son road trip, from Billings, Montana to Lincoln, Nebraska that gets waylaid at a small town in central Nebraska, where the father grew up and has scores to settle. Told with deadpan humor and a unique visual style, it’s ultimately the story of a son trying to get through to a father he doesn't understand. Please join us for a movie, a post-film discussion and snacks! Rated R.

Daytime Book Club

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

Wed., May 16, 2 p.m.

Evening Book Club

The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht

Wed., May 16, 7 p.m.

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