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Get Out: Weekend Planner, Dec. 16-18

Check out our top picks for the activities and hot spots to hit this weekend.

It’s Friday, and you have no idea what you’ll do for the weekend. 

Shoreline - Lake Forest Park Patch is coming to the rescue. We have the best bets for your done-with-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities to hit and new bars, restaurants and shops to explore.

 

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  • Where/When: 1-4 p.m. on Sun, Dec. 18 at .
  • Why Go: Girls ages 7-13 are invited to participate in this basketball clinic organized by Shorecrest High School basketball standout, Brianne Lasconia for her senior project. The clinic will focus on basketball fundamentals like dribbling, shooting, passing, drills and other fun contests.  
  • Pricing: $25 (Each camper will recieve a shirt.)

 

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  • Where/When: 6:30 p.m. on Sat, Dec. 17 at .
  • Why Go: Join author Aaron Baggenstos as he talks about his new book,  His new book, Wildlife of Lake Washington. The book features ninety-six pages of stunning images from Lake Washington. From leaping fish to hunting eagles and curious otters, Baggenstos captures the beauty of our local wildlife.
  • Pricing: Free.

 

  • Where/When: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at .
  • Why Go: Swedish/Edmonds is holding a two-day open house to provide local student groups and the general public with the unique opportunity to operate the region’s newest da Vinci robot-assisted surgical system. Visitors will have the chance to sit at the operating console, steer the robotic arms and fully experience what it feels like to perform robotic surgery. Swedish surgeons and medical staff will be on-hand to give demonstrations and provide information about the real world application of robotics in the field of medicine.
  • Pricing: Free.

 

  • Where/When: 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday at .
  • Why Go: Join the Olympic Ballet Theatre this weekend for an exciting full-length traditional production of The Nutcracker. The production brings to the stage a growing Christmas Tree, Booming Canon, Mother Ginger and her Buffoons!
  • Pricing: $30 for adults, $20 for Children, and $25 for seniors.

 

  • Where/When: 1-2 p.m. and 3:30-4:30 p.m. on Sun, Dec. 18 at Third Place Commons.
  • Why Go: Get in the holiday spirtit this Sunday at the Commons. From 1-2 p.m. join actor and Dickens scholar, Jake Esau as he offers a dramatic reading of the holiday classic, A Christmas Carol. This is your chance to watch one man be Tiny Tim, Scrooge, and a whole assortment of ghosts. Then, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. youth from the Lake Forest Park Church invites you to Christmas Hang Ups. Experience the real meaning of Christmas, as seen from the perspective of the ornaments on the Watson family tree. This musical is performed by young actors, age 6 to 14.
  • Pricing: Free.


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