It is back-to-school time in Covington. Served by schools in the Kent School District, classes begin on Thursday, September 1, 2011. To see the calendar for the 2011-2012 school year, click here.

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Free Poetry Writing Workshop with Author Erik Korhel
Event date: April 12, 2011
Location:  Covington Regional Library

Write a poem (or more) with help from King County poet Erik Korhel who will lead a Poetry Workshop for ages 7 and up April 12 at 7 p.m. at the Covington Branch of the King County Libraries, 27100 164th Ave. S.E., (253) 630-8761. Free.

More information at http://tinyurl.com/3u75g6v

ADDITIONAL FREE PERFORMANCES

April 9th at 3 p.m. – Sammamish Regional Library

May 14th at 2 p.m. – Kenmore Regional Library

Support Kentwood choir students by attending the Kentwood Madrigal Feast on Fri., Dec. 10 and Sat., Dec. 11 (beginning at 6 p.m.). The annual Madrigal Feast will be held at Kent Covenant Church (12010 SE 240th St., Kent, WA 98031). You’ll enjoy an evening of feasting, drama and music.

Tickets:  $25 adults, $15 for seniors, active military, and children under 12

Visit Kentwood Choir Boosters online for more info. or email Daisy Emans.

Spaghetti Dinner! Covington’s non-profit Rainier Youth Choirs is fundraising to cover operating expenses and keep tuition costs affordable.

Bring family and friends on Friday, November 12 to Cedar Heights Middle School, 19640 SE 272nd, Kent, WA, anytime between 5:30 and 7:30pm. Enjoy a pasta dinner with your choice of sauce (Pesto, Tomato, and a meat sauce with meatballs), salad, garlic bread, mozzarella Puffins and dessert. Ice water, coffee, and tea are included in the meal, but there will be pop and bottled water for sale as well.

Children 1-5 years old are $1 per year of age age. Everyone else is $7 pre-paid through an RYC member, or $8 at the door.

Please pre-order tickets via email and pay at the door!

Two Tahoma schools are featuring plays this November, bringing quality entertainment close to home at affordable prices. Log OutHere’s what’s playing next month:

Tahoma Senior High School Presents

While the Lights Were Out by Jack Sharkey
Directed by Richard Young

November 4, 5 & 6 and 12 & 13  (Shows @ 7 p.m.)

Tickets:  $7 adults, $5 students with ASB, $4 students w/o ASB and children

Tahoma High School, 18200 SE 240th St., Covington, WA  98042
425-413-6200
Tahoma Junior High School Presents

And Then There Was One! And Then There Was One, Too!
Directed by Dale Bowers

November 5 @ 7 pm
November 6 @ 2 pm and 7 pm
November 7 @ 2 pm

And Then There was One! — a spoof on Agatha Christie’s famous murder mystery And Then There Were None (Ten Little Indians). A hilarious satire of ten guests stranded on a desert island and one by one they disappear.

And Then There was One, Too is the sequel, and just as hilarious as the first show. Another chance meeting at mountaintop resort – where they are all once again stranded and one by one, they begin to disappear – again! Will these people ever learn?

Tahoma Middle School, 24425 SE 216th Way, Maple Valley, WA  98038
425-413-3600

For more information, visit Tahoma Drama online.

Having trouble with algebra? Need a little help with English? Then visit the Covington Library (27100 164th Ave. SE, Covington, 98042) on Monday and Wednesday evenings.

The Covington Branch of the King County Library will host Study Zone on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30 – 8:30 pm for free homework help from volunteer tutors. Students from kindergarten through 12th grade are welcome!

For a complete listing of classes and events at the Covington Library, visit their website.

Thanks to all of the fans and readers of iLoveKent.net for encouraging us to expand into Covington, Washington! Our hope is that you’ll love and use this site as much as you do iLoveKent.net. For now, this site is a work in progress, so it might be a few weeks before it gets to be as useful as our sister site, but we’ll get there!

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