January 25
Seattle Art Museum Southwest Guild--Guests are welcome to the monthly meeting and program at the Normandy Park Cove Community Club, 1500 S.W. Shorebrook Dr. Coffee served at 10 a.m. with guest speaker, Barbara Brotherton discussing the real story of the wolf forbears of the Quileute Nation. For info 206-246-3484.

January 26
Highline Forum--Members of the Highline Forum will meet at the Airport Conference Center in the Amsterdam Conference Room from 2:30 to 4:30 PM. A Part 150 Noise Study Discussion is part of the agenda. The public is invited to observe with the opportunity to ask questions and make comments near the end of the meeting. The Highline Forum includes the southwest King County communities of Des Moines, Burien, Normandy Park, SeaTac, Tukwila and Federal Way and the Highline School District and Port of Seattle. If you are interested in receiving a copy of the January 26th agenda, contact Marco Milanese at the Port of Seattle milanese.m@portseattle.org

January 28
Empty Bowls 2011--NEW LOCATION, Burien Community Center, 14700 6th Ave S.W, $15 (minimum) Donation, $10 for children 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. & 4-8 p.m. Join us for a meal and help fight hunger in our community. All proceeds will benefit the Highline & White Center Food Banks. www.MoshierArtCenter.org or 206-988-3700

February 9
Afternoon Dance-Burien Elks, 14006 1st Ave. S. 1-3:30 p.m. Mark Stern will be providing the music.
More info, contact Darlene Lang at 206-243-7044 or d.lang@comcast.net.

February 9
Destination Des Moines' Valentine's Day Sweetheart Social-7 - 11p.m. Glen Acres Golf & Country Club, 1000 S. 112th St. $50 per ticket in advance. 206-870-7675, or info@destinationdesmoines.org.

MaST Center
Ocean Gliders: Exploring the Ocean Depths--Jan. 22, President of the Ocean Inquiry Project Fritz Stahr discusses how ocean gliders are used to collect data we never thought was possible.
Writing on the Sound Writers Workshop--Feb. 5 Highline poet and professor, Susan Landgraf leads a workshop on writing short stories about the marine environment.
Ocean Acidification--Feb. 19, Presentation of the ways that increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere affects basic ocean chemistry and what that means for Puget Sound.
Women and Whales of the Pacific Northwest: What they have in common--March 5, Founder and director of The Urban Wilderness Project Jourdan Keith explores the ways humans and wildlife share the same ecology, and like it or not, how our fates are intertwined.

Matt Griffin YMCA
3595 S. 188th St
206-787-1176
Sweetheart Dance--Feb. 11, 6-8 p.m. Parents are invited to bring their children and share a night of dancing, laughing and creating memories of a lifetime. Dances includes music by a DJ and lights snacks and beverages. $25/family for YMCA members. $40/family for non-YMCA members.