Highline Heritage Museum

7Stories - The One That Got Away
2025-10-24 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States
The suggested theme for October is “The One That Got Away.”
Who hasn’t been held captive by a powerful, funny, or frightening story? 7 STORIES is a night of such storytelling – to build community, empathy, and celebrate our diversity.
Each 7 STORIES night has a theme and storytellers sign up and are selected in advance. Real stories are spellbinding and raw. They are not a theatrical performance, but true life stories from your friends, acquaintances, or someone you have never met. These stories are told from the heart. Each program is introduced by our host for the evening, with a short bio of each storyteller.
WE NEED YOU Please consider sharing your true story…In the spirit of community and friendship. We will coach/help you as much as you would like. To sign up fill out the form online or email us at 7stories@burienculturehub.org.
Parents should use discretion when deciding whether to include children. Not all stories will be appropriate for young listeners.
We can help coordinate the logistics of a 2-person bilingual story. Storytellers can apply through a very short application process.

with love, Burien: Community Mailbox Letter Writing Project
2025-11-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States
Come write letters with Anna from Pidge Post Studios! Letter writing will have prompts related to our great community and can be included in an upcoming exhibition in early January!

Museum Board Meeting
2025-11-19 17:00 - 18:30 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States

Let's Play a Story: An Evening with Board Game Designer Steve Edmiston
2025-11-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States
Steve shares his adventures in the board game trade, from creating a game for his children, to his co-founded company receiving the Toy of the Year award at the NYC Times Square FAO Schwartz. It’s a story of design, creativity, entrepreneurship, and competition with the titans of the game and toy world.

A Night at the Museum
2025-11-22 16:00 - 18:00 | WA
Presented by Highline Public Schools Native Education | 3PM – Highline Heritage Museum will hold their Annual Meeting to cover all the amazing things that happened in 2025! Everyone welcomed!

Actor-Director Miska Kajanus' Workshop: Working Together
2025-12-07 13:00 - 16:00 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States
To continue Finland’s Independence Day celebrations, meet and join Actor-Director Miska Kajanus in this workshop!

La Posada
2025-12-13 17:00 - 20:00 | WA
The Highline Heritage Museum invites the community to its annual “La Posada” celebration offering a lively evening that immerses attendees in the rich cultural holiday traditions of Mexico.
People of all ages and backgrounds are encouraged to join the celebration, which is designed to foster cultural understanding and community connection.

Chanukah Celebration
2025-12-14 16:30 - 18:30 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States
Celebrate and learn about Chanukah’s traditions, the Festival of Lights.

Kwanzaa Workshop
2025-12-19 14:00 - 16:00 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States

7Stories: New Beginnings
2026-01-23 19:00 - 20:00 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States
Who hasn’t been held captive by a powerful story? 7 STORIES is a night of storytelling — to build community, empathy, and celebrate our diversity.
Each 7 STORIES night has a theme and storytellers sign up and are selected in advance. Real stories are spellbinding and raw. They are not a theatrical performance, but true life stories from your friends, acquaintances, or someone you have never met. These stories are told from the heart.
WE NEED YOU! Please consider sharing your true story…In the spirit of community and friendship. We will coach/help you as much as you would like. Sign up using our online form. To find out more about telling your story read our Rules & Guidelines.

Lakeya Afolalu: Art, Creativity & Immigrant Youth
2026-01-24 13:00 - 14:30 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States
In this talk, explore how immigrant and transnational youth, particularly girls of color, use the arts to express their identities while navigating transnational lives and multilingualism.

Your Family Treasures Workshop
2026-01-28 19:00 - 20:00 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States

Love at the Museum
2026-02-14 18:00 - 21:00 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States

Our 50 States: Hands-on Activities for Kids and Families
2026-02-21 14:00 - 15:00 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States

7Stories: Blind Date/Love is Blind
2026-02-27 19:00 - 20:00 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States

Highline Twin Peaks Festival
2026-02-28 12:00 - 21:30 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States
Schedule

February 27 | 5:00 PM
Member Preview at the Museum – 5pm to 7pm
Highline Heritage Museum
Exclusive member preview on Friday, February 27th, celebrating Twin Peaks at the Highline Heritage Museum. Bruce Bickford Permanent Display Opening Unveiling of the permanent display of the Twin Peaks Diorama. Cherry Pie and Damn Fine Coffee Available throughout the evening. Awesome Display of Twin Peaks Memorabilia Props, costumes, and artifacts from all three seasons. Free admission with Highline Heritage Museum membership.

February 28 | 12:00 PM
Twin Peaks Day at the Museum – 12PM to 5PM
Highline Heritage Museum
A full afternoon celebrating Twin Peaks at the Highline Heritage Museum. Bruce Bickford Permanent Display Opening Unveiling of the permanent display of the Twin Peaks Diorama. Cherry Pie and Damn Fine Coffee Available throughout the afternoon. Awesome Display of Twin Peaks Memorabilia Props, costumes, and artifacts from all three seasons. Free admission!

February 28 | 4:30 PM
The Symbolic Landscapes: Decoding David Lynch’s Visual Language in Twin Peaks
Tin Room Theatre
Lynch’s signature “Lynchian” visual style draws inspiration from classic Hollywood cinema, film noir, and surrealist painters like Salvador Dalí and René Magritte, creating a visual language that transcends conventional television. In this 70-minute presentation, we’ll explore the iconography that defines Twin Peaks—a work that uses recurring visual motifs including red curtains, mirrors, doppelgangers, and theatrical lighting to create a unified artistic world.

For more information, visit the festival website.

Diane Johnston - Hidden Layers: Women's Undergarments and How They've Shaped Ladies' Liberties
2026-03-07 13:00 - 14:30 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States

Reading and Q&A
2026-03-07 16:00 - 17:00 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States
Reading and Q&A for Evidence of Becoming Brave – Adventures of a Travel Nurse by L. McGuire

Women in Music Concert
2026-03-14 14:00 - 15:30 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States

Eastside Harp Ensemble Free Celtic Concert
2026-03-21 14:00 - 15:30 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States

7Stories: Lucky Date or Outta Luck
2026-03-27 19:00 - 20:00 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States

Vehicles on the Move! Free Kids Event!
2026-03-28 10:30 - 11:30 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States

Miss Washington Panel Discussion
2026-03-28 13:00 - 14:00 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States

Her Ink, Her Voice
2026-03-28 17:00 - 18:00 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States

Carmelita: A Vindication for the Unwritten: Or How to Write Yourself Back into History
2026-03-29 17:00 - 18:00 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States

Burien Uncorked Wine Walk
2026-04-11 13:00 - 18:00 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States

Jazz Festival
2026-04-16 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States
The Highline High School Jazz Band will be performing and hosting the Jazz Showcase in honor of Jazz Appreciation Month, Directed by Marissa Kall. And the Chinook Middle School Jazz Band directed by Christopher Jones will be performing a couple tunes to kick off the concert.
April 16th at 6:30pm, located at Highline Heritage Museum

Lawrence Hatter: The American Revolution's End and an Empire's Beginning
2026-04-18 13:00 - 14:30 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States
When: April 18th, 1pm
Where: Highline Heritage Museum Conference Room
Description: Could the American Revolution have been both a fight for human liberty—and for empire and dominance?
Explore the strange duality of the Revolutionary War with historian Lawrence Hatter. Meet the Revolutionary War generation who won huge victories for universal human rights, yet who conquered other humans for territory and treasure. Discover the Battle of Fallen Timbers, where the U.S.’s victory over a Native confederacy led to its ongoing invasion of Indian Country.
As the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence approaches, how can we celebrate the Founders’ achievements while reconciling with this dissonant past?
Bio: Lawrence B. A. Hatter is an award-winning scholar and teacher of Colonial and Revolutionary American history. A native of the United Kingdom, he received his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia and currently serves as associate professor of History at Washington State University. He has been published in The Washington Post and TIME magazine. He also writes a regular column for Spokane’s The Inlander newspaper.

7Stories: Foolishness -- No Foolin'
2026-04-24 19:00 - 20:00 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States

Math in the Ocean
2026-04-25 10:30 - 11:30 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States
Join Teacher Nikki in learning about Math in the Ocean, a free hands-on activities event for kids and families! The event takes place on April 25, from 10:30 – 11:30am.
🌊Listen to an ocean story
🐋Count ocean animals
⛵Test which toys sink or float
🏄‍♀️and explore ocean activity stations!
Geared for kids 2-8 and their families, caregivers stay for the program, siblings are welcome!
