Highline Heritage Museum

A Night at the Museum
2025-11-22 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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!

Beyond Land Acknowledgements: Settler Stories, Rematriation, and Reimaging How We Think About Home with Dr. Natasha Varner
2026-05-02 14:00 - 15:00 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States
Join historian Natasha Varner for a talk and workshop designed to explore the questions: How did we come to be settlers in the places we call home? How can we honor our ancestors while also acknowledging their complicity in systems of harm? And how can we move towards accountability and right relationships with the Indigenous peoples upon whose land we now live? Varner will deliver a brief talk about her own family’s settler history, then guide participants through dialogue and writing/reflection exercises. Participants can expect to come away with a roadmap for continued reflection and action, and connections with a community of people invested in doing the same work.

Bio:
Natasha Varner, PhD is a historian and writer whose essays and reporting have appeared in Electric Literature, The Nation, Atlas Obscura, PRI’s The World, Jacobin, and The Abusable Past. Her first book, “La Raza Cosmética: Beauty, Identity, and Settler Colonialism in Postrevolutionary Mexico,” was a finalist for the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association’s Best First Book Award in 2021. Recent recognition of her work includes a Roundhouse Foundation artist residency, a GAP Funding Grant from Artist Trust, and an Us@250 journalism fellowship with New America. She currently serves as Heritage Program Manager at 4Culture. Learn more about Dr. Varner and her work at www.natashavarner.com.

Let's Explore Washington!
2026-05-09 08:00 - 17:00 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States
Join Teacher Nikki and Sami the Salmon in learning about Washington state, a free hands-on activities event for kids and families! The event takes place on May 5, from 2 – 3pm.

See how cities got their names,

Make animal food webs,
Play with wooden trains,
Follow the Columbia River,
And use map skills in a fun way!

Hands-on activities for kids ages 3-12 and their families.

Rooted in White Center Documentary Film Screening
2026-05-09 17:00 - 18:30 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States
Free Film Screening – Rooted in White Center is a powerful testament to the deep-seated belonging of immigrants and refugees in the PNW.
The docuseries explore the evolution of White Center from its mid-century roots to its present. The docuseries is a collection of reflections from community leaders and nine personal narratives of refugee and immigrant business owners. The series is a powerful testament to the resilience, creativity, and enduring spirit of BIPOC, immigrant and refugee-owned businesses navigating the pressures of life, displacement, and gentrification in our unincorporated
King County neighborhood. By documenting these narratives, the series serves as both a legacy for the community and a call to action for equitable investment that honors White Center’s cultural roots. Produced by the White Center Community Development Association
(WCCDA) as part of the White Center Innovation Project.

A Musical Journey Celebrating 250 Years as a Country
2026-05-16 14:00 - 16:00 | Highline Heritage Museum, 819 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States
Please join us for a musical journey celebrating our country’s 250th anniversary. We’ve selected
songs representing key historical events and eras:
• The Early Years, including the Revolutionary War Period, the War of 1812, and the 1837
financial panic when many Americans faced hard times.
• The California Gold Rush when gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill in 1848. The rush lasted
until roughly 1855 bringing 300,000 immigrants worldwide.
• The Civil War from 1860 until 1865, when brothers, neighbors, and friends sometimes fought
on opposite sides of the conflict, ultimately putting an end to slavery and preserving our
union.
• The Cowboy Years, a 30-year period (roughly 1865–1895) when cowboys managed massive
herds, driving cattle across the Great Plains from Texas to Northern railroads.
• The Railroad Era – The expansion of the US by railroads, particularly between 1870 and 1900,
added over 170,000 miles of track, transforming the nation into an industrial power by linking
the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
• The “Melting Pot” Era (roughly 1890s–1920s) characterized by massive immigration and the
assimilation of diverse cultures into a cohesive American identity. This was eventually
replaced by the concept of multiculturalism or a “salad bowl” where cultures coexist rather
then blend into one.
• Popular music in the early 20th century included Broadway music, crooning vocalists, and
dance bands. Key influencers of this period were published sheet music, the “radio boom,”
the development of recording technology and widespread use of phonographs. The “Jazz
Age” of the 1920s brought widespread popularity to dance music, including the Charleston
and fox trot.
• Popular music from the 1950s, 60s and 70s saw the emergence of Rock and Roll, Folk Music,
and the use of Protest Songs to promote peace and social justice.

Don Jenkins performs in the Seattle area for the pure joy of making music for and
with friends and friends-to-be. He sings folk, pop, Celtic, religious, and country
music, covering such artists as Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, John Denver, James
Taylor, Allison Krauss, Bill Staines, John Prine, Iris DeMent, Paul Simon, The
Beatles, Emmylou Harris, Kenny Loggins, Dan Fogelberg, Joni Mithell, Jim Croce,
Pete Seeger, Hank Williams, Sr., Steve Goodman, George Strait, Jimmy Buffett,
Paddy Reilly, Liam Clancy, Ian Tyson, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and The Everly
Brothers.
Don has performed at the Northwest Folklife Festival for many years and is
scheduled for this year’s festival on Saturday, May 23rd at 4:00pm in the Cornish
Courtyard at the Seattle Center.
He and a group of his friends, known as The Stringers, play regularly for the fun of
it and also, provide music for local churches and at private venues celebrating
special occasions, such as birthdays, anniversaries, and retirement parties.
