Recent Programs

• Two Wheels North – Saturday, October 10th
  

  This year’s annual meeting featured a collaboration with 4Culture and the Burien Little Theater to bring a free one-hour performance by Book-It Repertory Theater to Highline. The performance is a true story of two young men who rode their bicycles from Santa Rosa, CA, to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle in the fall of 1909. The performance was held at the Burien Community Center located on the corner of 4th SW and SW 146th Street.

  
  
• The Night of 1000 Pumpkins - Celebrating the Day of the Dead - Sunday, November 1st
  

  The Society collaborated with B/IAS to place 1000 pumpkins in the Burien Interim Art Space at 6th SW and SW 150th Street in Burien. The Society collaborated with the Highline Community College Hispanic Center and with Para Los Ninos to produce a second annual Ofrenda program. The evening also featured sand paintings, and dance and musical performances. Admission free.

  
  
• Online Fundraising Auction
  

  In lieu of a fancy dinner auction, the Society gave our supporters an opportunity to bid online for services, dinner, holiday items, and funded items that provide the funding to help us care for our collections.

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• Highline Garden Tour – Saturday, June 13, 2009
  
  
  

  Highline Historical Society presented a visit to our neighborhoods for a day of gardening inspiration.

• Trial by Fork – by Actress Tames Alan
  March 1, 2009.
  

  In this one-hour program, Tames Alan demystified the manners and accoutrements of a formal 12-course Victorian dinner. She explained the mysteries of the table, from setting it and what each item on the table was used for, to the menu and what dishes were served with each course. Also covered was good table manners and suitable conversation topics when in the presence of ladies, and how the formal manners of the Victorian age translated into the good manners of today. Brought to us with a grant from Humanities Washington.