November is chockfull of programming related to the Highline Historical Society’s Hope in Hard Times traveling exhibit. This will be the only King County venue for the exhibit, which is free and open to the public at a pop-up museum location at 216 SW 153rd Street in Burien.

The exhibit, which originated with the Washington State History Museum and has been made possible with sponsorship by Humanities Washington, focuses on how people got through the difficult times of the Great Depression.

Radio entertainment lifted many people’s spirits in the 1930s, and the Radio Enthusiasts of Puget Sound will be performing a classic radio show at the Museum at 2 PM on Sunday, November 24.

On Sunday, November 10, Sustainable Burien will be facilitating a 2 PM forum for people to share their ideas and skills from gardening to disaster preparedness.

Highline Historical Society curator Nancy Salguero McKay will lead a workshop on caring for your family treasures on Friday, November 8 at 2 PM. And geneaology expert Winona Laird will talk about the basics of genealogy research on Thursday, November 14 at 6:30 PM.

Additional programs have been scheduled around the community to coincide with this exhibit.

The Tin Theater will screen the impactful Depression-era film “To Kill a Mockingbird” November 15-21, and the Burien Library will host a free screening of the Ken Burns documentary “Dust Bowl” on Wednesday, November 6 at 7 PM.

On Sunday, November 24, musician Del Rey will be coming to the Burien Library to perform Depression-era music.

At the very end of the month, Burien Actors Theatre will be kicking off its run of “Coney Island Christmas,” a holiday play for all ages that was set in the Depression.

For a full schedule of events associated with Hope in Hard Times, visit www.wahopeinhardtimes.net. The exhibit will be open through January 4, 2014.