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Interact with artists living in a storefront, watch trapeze dancers perform astoundng feats in a parking lot, hear musicians play original songs while an artist creates paintings of birds for purchase, and catch a lantern parade with a live marching band at Burien Arts A-Glow on Saturday, Sept. 6.

From 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., the newly titled and much enhanced Burien fall arts walk will pack downtown Burien with 12 hours of unique art, music, performance and more. The event will be based on Southwest 152nd Street from 2nd Avenue Southwest to 10th Avenue Southwest.

Daytime festivities

Shops will host visual artists selling their wares from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Find photography, painting, jewelry, glassware and artwork of every stripe from Seattle-area artists. Local bluegrass band "The Jangles" will perform in front of Sterling Savings from 1 to 3 p.m. and "Eric Two Scoops" will perform at the Mark Restaurant & Bar in Olde Burien from noon to 2 p.m.

Take the kids up to Kids Day at the Burien Fire Station, 15100 8th Avenue, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and make lanterns for the evening's lantern parade. While strolling the streets look for artists Laura Curry and Lori Dillon. The duo will be "living" in the downtown storefront of Karuna Yoga at Southwest 152nd Street and Ambaum Boulevard Southwest, sleeping, eating and interacting with passersby for 30 hours straight. Stop by and share a story by writing n the glass, pose for a picture, and be entertained.

Evening entertainment

New this year, the festivities expand into the evening. From 6 to 11 p.m., Burien Arts A-Glow turns up the volume for an Arts Bash.

Be the first to see trapeze dancers from "Cabiri" perform on their brand new transportable trapeze rig from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Karuna Yoga parking lot. Also in Olde Burien from 6 to 7 p.m., the Bird Show of North America will play instrumental rock while an artist paints pictures of birds. The paintings will be for sale after the show for $20 each including a free CD of the group.

Muralists Sam "Sneke" Swanson and Iosefatu Sua will make their visual magic next to the Hey Paison restaurant. These two artists came together and created a 10 x 40 foot mural at the Burien Strawberry Festival in June. This mural will be installed during the art walk and the artists will work alongside it on a new piece. While they paint, Swanson and Sua take time to talk to their audience about the difference between urban art and "graffiti"or "tagging." The pair is especially interested in making sure youngsters understand that "tagging" people's property is not the same as creating art and encourage kids to find places where they can make art legally.

Burien band Lost in the Bamboo will perform in the evening by the lantern-making tent in front of Mick Kelly's Irish Pub (435 S.W. 152nd St.). Check out the hands-on community lantern-making studio from 5 to 8 p.m. and create a unique lantern to carry in an evening procession and keep afterward to bring the magic home. The studio will be set up in front of Mick Kelly's Irish Pub and A Place For Pets, where the procession will start at dusk, or approximately 8:15 p.m., and march to Olde Burien. Join the parade with the Yellow Hat Band, stilt walkers and some amazing lanterns, including a huge bird lantern.

Check out Burien Blog-stock in Olde Burien from 6 p.m. to midnight. The outdoor B-Town Blog Stage will feature live tunes by four Burien-area bands, including Daybreak, Lost in the Bamboo, Skwish and Morris Can Fly. Both The Tin Room Bar and the Mark Restaurant & Bar will have expanded outdoor seating to accommodate fans who want to watch the stage, which will be located on Southwest 152nd Street near 10th Avenue Southwest. This event will also serve as the launching pad for a new local music channel on the B-Town Blog (www.b-townblog.com).

Event sponsors are Sterling Savings, the B-Town Blog, Des Moines Creek School, 4-Culture Site Specific, the Burien Arts Association, the Discover Burien Association and the city of Burien.

For more information and maps, contact Burien Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services at 206-988-3700 or the Discover Burien Association at 206-433-2882, or go online to www.burienparks.net or www.discoverburien.com. Maps can also be picked up at participating businesses or at the Burien Arts A-Glow information booth the day of the event. Two-dollar wristbands for discounts at area shops and restaurants will also be available at the information booth and at Sterling Savings.

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]SH]Kids Day at the Burien Fire Station

Give the kids a taste of real-life stunt work as firefighters demonstrate high-angle rope rescues and youngsters practice escaping from a burning house during Kids Day at the Burien Fire Station, 15100 Eighth Ave. S.W., on Saturday, Sept. 6.

At the Burien/Normandy Park Fire Department's annual open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. kids will get a chance to squirt a fire hose, learn about safety in many areas and answer questions for prizes. Firefighters will also display their skills in emergency automobile extrication, and the Normandy Park Police will offer free fingerprint I.D. for the kids. Balloons, fire hats and safety information will be handed out.