Want to get out and do something interesting? There’s something for everyone in our South King County Fine Arts Roundup column by Amy Robinson.
MUSIC AND DANCE
“Merry and Bright Ballroom Dance Concert“
Pacific Ballroom, Auburn Performing Arts Center
Thursday, Dec. 4 & Friday, Dec. 5, 7 p.m.
“Ballroom Dance Concert – featuring dancers from ages 3 to 19 years old. A fabulous way to bring in the holiday season.” Text and image from their website.
Tickets $25 – $30. Click here for tickets and more info.
“Believe“
Highline Community Symphonic Band
Highline High School Theater (inside, not the PAC), Burien
Sunday, Dec. 7, 2 p.m.
“The Highline Community Symphonic Band (HCSB) is dedicated to providing classical band music for the enjoyment and cultural enrichment of communities in and around the Highline area of South King County.” Image and text taken from their Facebook page.
Admission is free.
“Red White & Blue Holiday Concert”
America’s First Army Corps Band
Auburn Performing Arts Center, Auburn
Sunday, Dec. 7, 2 p.m.
“Ring in the holidays with this annual FREE community concert performed by America’s First Corps Army Band.” Hear this festive and rousing concert presented by the Army’s best, together with all of your favorite holiday music and carols. Tickets are free, but required for admission and will be available on-line or pick-up beginning November 1 at the Auburn Community & Event Center.
Limit 6 per family.” Image and text from their calendar listing.
Admission is free.
Reserve tickets online.
“Holiday Spectacular”
Auburn Symphony Orchestra
Auburn Performing Arts Center, Auburn
Monday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m.
“Celebrate the season with Holiday Spectacular!
Sing along with Jimmie Herrod—yes, the America’s Got Talent Golden Buzzer star—plus Santa, live actors, and festive favorites. Come early for our Holiday Market and shop local before the concert begins!” Text and image taken from their website.
Tickets start at $30.98 for Adults, $10.33 for Students.
Click here for tickets and more info.
“Magical Strings 39th Annual Celtic Yuletide Concert”
Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center, Kent
Sunday, Dec. 7, 3 p.m.
“The Boulding Family’s musical celebration of the holiday season is a treasured tradition in Kent. Once again, Pam and Philip Boulding are joined by their children, grandchildren, and guests for an afternoon of enchanting Yuletide music. The Bouldings perform on Celtic harps, hammered dulcimers, whistles, strings, percussion, and harp-like instruments from around the world. Guests add Irish step dancing, drumming, and storytelling for a festive and memorable performance.” Text and image taken from their website.
Tickets: $30 general, $28 senior, $20 youth.
Click here for tickets and more info.
“ChristmasSounds”
Northwest Associated Arts
Highline (High School) Performing Arts Center, Burien
Saturday, Dec. 13 & Sunday, Dec. 14 2 p.m.
“Burien’s favorite holiday tradition! Musical enjoyment for the whole family in this showcase of choirs bringing festive joy for the holiday season. Featuring Northwest Associated Arts ensembles ChoralSounds, SilverSounds, TeenSounds, and KidSounds! This concert features a rich variety of holiday music, from traditional carols to contemporary favorites, all presented with surround-sound voices in perfect harmony. It’s a fantastic way to immerse yourself in the festive joy and experience the talent of the local community.”
Image and text taken from their website.
General Admission $25 Youth 17 and under free with paying adult.
Click here for tickets and more info.
“Holiday Spectacular”
Rainier Symphony
Foster (High School) Performing Arts Center, Tukwila
Saturday, Dec. 13 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 14 3 p.m.
“Rainier Symphony is a 70+ member community orchestra founded in 1981. The orchestra is composed of talented musicians ranging in skill from well-qualified students and amateur players, to internationally-renowned professionals. Our season includes five pairs of concerts, including annual Holiday and Pops concerts, performed in Tukwila.”
Image and text taken from their website.
General Admission $25 Students and Seniors $18 Children 12 and Under free.
Click here for tickets and more info.
“A Take3 Christmas”
Take3
Green River College Student Affairs Building, Auburn
Saturday, Dec. 13 7:30 p.m.
“Come experience “A TAKE3 Christmas” featuring all of your favorite holiday tunes with the virtuosic ladies of TAKE3. Bring the whole family to sing, clap and dance along as the countdown to everyone’s favorite holiday begins.”
Text and image taken from their calendar listing.
Regular: $27; Student/Senior: $24
Click here for tickets and more info.
THEATRE AND STORYTELLING
“Movie Musical Karaoke”
BAT Theatre
Tin Room Theater, Burien
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 6 p.m.
“BAT Movie Musical and Karaoke Fans, join us in singing along to your favorite film musical soundtracks!!! Costumes and choreography are encouraged but not required. Bring along your favorite movie musical DVDs for possible inclusion in the lineup. Event is for 21 and older.”
Image and text taken from their website
Admission is $10.
“The Past, A Present Yet to Come”
BAT Theatre
Kennedy Catholic High School, Burien
Through Dec. 21: Fridays & Saturdays 7:30 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m.
“In this irreverent imagining of how Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol came to be written, a young entrepreneur in Victorian London sets out to produce a play that will soften his Uncle Ebenezer Scrooge’s hard heart. He turns to no-nonsense theatre producer J.B. Roth, who engages a broke, philandering Dickens. Are there ulterior motives for this unlikely mission to save Scrooge?”
Image and text taken from their website.
General admission $25 Seniors $20 Students $5. All tickets on Saturday, 11/29 are $13 and on Sunday, 11/30 are $7.
Click here for tickets and more info.
VISUAL ARTS
“Juried Shows”
Artists United
Grand Central Bakery, Burien
Seven Days a Week, 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
December – Local Photography
Admission is free, but purchase of food may be expected.
“Miniatures Art Exhibition”
Artists United
Highline Heritage Museum, Burien
Nov. 2025 – Jan. 2026
Collection of artwork by Artists United members, 10 inches by 10 inches or smaller.
Free Admission.
Gallery Open Thursday – Sunday, 1–5 p.m.
Lucia Enriquez & Robert Bickel
Centennial Gallery, Kent
Monday, Nov. 3 – Friday, Dec. 26
“Trained as a printmaker, Lucia Enriquez uses digital applications as well as traditional materials in her arsenal of visual tools. She draws from Philippine fables and myth, and the landscape of the Pacific Northwest, in a syncretic mix to create images that evoke journeys and the mysteries of nature and dream. Lucia’s art has been shown in galleries and museums in the Pacific Northwest as well as other places around the country.
Robert Bickel is a professional artist with a studio in Federal Way. He has spent many years doing artwork and architectural design with particular emphasis on the
Deconstructionist Movement and linear geometries that reflect the growing tension
between human development and nature. His work explores how to understand our physical world at the eyes of a primitive human. Bickel also actively produces a body of decorative abstract pieces for the general public.”
Image and text taken from their website.
Admission is free.
Gallery is open Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
“The Community Next Door”
North Hill Arts
The Maverick Apartments, Burien
Oct. 2025 – Jan. 2026
“The Community Next Door” is an upcycled installation that interprets a brief yet dynamic moment within the waters of Puget Sound. The work captures thirty seconds of concentrated marine activity, where diverse species coexist in the depths, embodying both movement and stillness.
The installation reflects the intricate relationships and interactions that sustain marine ecosystems — the balance between habitat, species, and the unseen rhythms of the underwater environment. By reimagining this fragment of ocean life, the work invites viewers to consider their own connections to place, community, and the natural world.
Through this constructed vision, inspired by Puget Sound, I encourage reflection on the interdependence of living systems and the creative potential of reimagining materials, reminding us that art can emerge from everyday objects and processes.”
Image and text taken from their website.
Admission is free, all hours.
This is an installation viewed through a window so requires viewing from sidewalk.
“Polygon Party”
Rachel Bender
Highline Heritage Museum, Burien
Sept. 2025 – Jan. 2026
“Painter Rachel Bender is featured at the Highline Heritage Museum October 1-December 31, 2025 in an exhibit titled Polygon Party, a vibrant exploration of the playful possibilities of abstraction through bold lines, sharp angles, and saturated hues.
“Color is joy; life should embrace the bold and the whimsical. I’m obsessively drawn to bright color palettes, sharp lines, and geometric shapes. I enjoy creating colorful landscapes with prismatic elements, often inspired by my travels,” she said.
“I paint on stretched canvases, cradled wood panels, or cotton paper. I prefer acrylic, gouache, and watercolor paints, and then seal/protect each piece with varnish and/or other mediums,” she continued.”
Text and image taken from Burien Arts website.
Admission is Free for Gallery Only, Thursday-Sunday 1–5 p.m.
“Unfinished Business“
Postmark Center for the Arts, Auburn
Oct. 23, 2025 – Jan. 21, 2026
Open Wednesdays and Fridays, 12 – 4 p.m., Thursdays 12 – 6 p.m., and Second Saturdays, 12 – 4 p.m.
“Parallax Arts Collective is an inclusive organization of AANHPI (Asian American/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Island) artists and allies, representing diverse genders and artistic mediums. Its mission is to amplify the visibility of AANHPI artists and to advance their presence and impact within the broader arts landscape.
Unfinished Business presents a unique challenge to members of Parallax Arts Collective: to engage creatively with the incomplete. Every artist has unfinished works in their studio or a collection of raw materials—pieces whose potential remains unrealized. This project invites members to freely give unfinished art or materials to fellow artists, who in turn will respond by creating new artwork inspired by what they receive.
Participation in Unfinished Business requires a spirit of openness and collaboration. Artists must be willing to both give and accept materials freely, without reservation or expectation regarding their use. The emphasis is on trust, transformation, and the generative potential of creative exchange.”
Description and image taken from their website.
Admission is free.
“Days Gone By”
Molly McLauchlan
Burien Community Center, Burien
Nov. 18, 2025-Mar. 31, 2026
“Burien Arts presents quarterly exhibits of emerging artists on the Burien Arts Wall at the Burien Community Center, 14700 6th Avenue SW, Burien (Monday-Thursday 9-7, Friday 9-5, closed Saturday and Sunday). The public can visit the exhibits during Center open hours free of charge and there is plenty of free parking.”
Image and Text taken from the Burien Arts Association website.
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