Out & About

Getting listed: Out & About, a listing of entertainment, cultural and arts eventts, is published in the Reporter on a space-available basis. Items for the Wednesday edition must be submitted by noon the previous Thursday. Items for the Saturday edition must be submitted by noon the previous Tuesday. Send items to calendar@reporternewspapers.com

May 5, 2008 9:14 pm

Getting listed: Out & About, a listing of entertainment, cultural and arts eventts, is published in the Reporter on a space-available basis. Items for the Wednesday edition must be submitted by noon the previous Thursday. Items for the Saturday edition must be submitted by noon the previous Tuesday. Send items to calendar@reporternewspapers.com

Dance

Boots and Laces Square Dance Club: 7:30-10:30 p.m. the first and third Fridays of the month. Meridian Grange, 15422 S.E. 272nd St. 425-413-0084 or www.bootsandlaces.org.

Belly dancing: 2 p.m. May 17. Performance by the Raqs el Sehr Shamal. Covington Library, 27100 164th Ave. SE. 253-630-8761 or www.kcls.org

Evening ballroom dance: 7:30-9:30 p.m. the second, third and some fourth Tuesdays of the month. All ages. Cost: $4. Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St., Kent. 253-856-5164.

Kings of Swing swing dance: 7:45-9:30 p.m. the first and last Tuesdays of the month. Open to all ages. Cost: $4. Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St., Kent. 253-856-5164.

Pi R Squares Dance Club: 7:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays. 19300 S.E. 267th St., Covington. 425-432-0138, 253-630-2629.

Solo Squares Club: 7-9 p.m. the first and third Sundays of the month. Mainstream square dances. Cedar Grange, 22531 S.E. 218th St., Maple Valley. 206-525-2198.

Square dancing: 7:30-10:30 p.m. the second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Dances sponsored by Pi R Squares. Cost: $4. Meridian Grange, 15422 S.E. 272nd St., Kent. 425-432-0138 or www.pi-rsquares.org.

Music

Friday Night Jazz: 7 p.m. the first and third Fridays of the month. Performers: May 10, Coco Loco. Ongoing: The third Friday of each month, Doug Ostgard Quartet. Baker Street Books, 32709 Railroad Ave., Black Diamond. 360-886-2131.

Cutters Point Coffee: Live music Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 6:30 p.m. 16739 SE. 272nd St., Covington. Information: (253) 639-3458.

“Sounds of Hawaii”: 7:30 p.m. May 16. Cost: $20; free for GRCC students with ID. Lindbloom Student Center, Green River Community College, 12401 SE. 320th St. 253-833-9111, extension 2400.

Museums

Black Diamond Historical Society Museum: Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays; noon-3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. 32627 Railroad Ave., Black Diamond. 360-886-2142, museum@blackdiamondmuseum.org or www.blackdiamondmuseum.org.

Nightlife

Gonzo’s Bar and Grill: 9 p.m. Wednesdays, karaoke. Ages 21 and older. 15423 SE. 272nd St.

Stage

“Fiddler on the Roof”: 7 p.m. May 7-10 and 14-17. Presented by the Kentwood Players. Cost: $10. Kentwood High School Performing Arts Center, 25800 164th Ave. S.E., Covington. Information: www.brownpapertickets.com.

“Fools:” 7 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays through May 10. Neil Simon’s comedy about a school teacher who has a single day to cure a cursed town. Cost: $9, includes dessert. Carlson Center at Kent Covenant Church, 12010 SE. 240th St Information: 253-631-0222, extension 150, or www.kentcov.com/arts.aspx.

“Cinderella”: 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. May 17; 1 and 3 p.m. May 18. Cost: $8. Carco Theatre, 1717 Maple Valley Highway, Renton. 877-827-1100 or www.Studio-East.org.

Fairs/festivals

South King County Cultural Association Open House and Resource Fair: 5:30-8 p.m. May 14. Event showcases area resources in dance, heritage, literary arts, music, theater, visual arts, botanical gardens and municipal organizations. Refreshments provided. Admission: Free. Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St., Kent. 253-333-8138 or www.sococulture.org.