Calendar

Public dances

Snohomish and Island counties

Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; dancing with a live band; $4; 425-487-2441.

Ballroom lessons and dances: 5 p.m. teen dance lessons, 6 p.m. Latin lessons, 7 p.m. ballroom lessons, 8 p.m. swing dance lessons Mondays; 1 to 3 p.m. lesson and open dance Tuesdays, for all four types; Antheia Ballroom, 213 Ave. D, Snohomish; private lessons, wedding dance preparation and other activities; $10 to $11 lessons and open dances; private lessons have other costs; 425-530-9952; www.antheiaballroom.com.

Camano Community and Senior Center: 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island; 360-287-0222. Harvest dance, 7 to 10 p.m. Sept. 19, music by Camano Junction; $7 members, $10 nonmembers.

Country-western dances: 5:30 p.m. potluck dinner, 6:30 p.m. instruction, 7:30 p.m. open dancing first Fridays, Deer Lagoon Grange, 5142 Bayview Road, Langley; country and western, other steps; $5 per person per hour of instruction, $5 per person for evening of dance; 360-341-1860, 360-678-6326, 206-414-6447.

Dance to live bands: 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays, South County Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds; enjoy music for foxtrot, swing, waltz; $3 to $4 donations, no partners necessary; 425-774-5555.

Everett Senior Swingers square dancing: 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays, Everett Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett; all are welcome; 425-257-8780, 425-334-2919.

Folk dance: Skandia Folkdance Society, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. lesson, 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. dance, first and third Fridays, Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood; $10, $7 members unless otherwise noted; 206-784-7470; www.skandia-folkdance.org. Sept. 18, review some dances from the 2009 Norsk Folkedans Stemne.

Folk dance: 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, Sno-King International Folk Dance Club, Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood; $5 and $7 donations requested; 425-454-6529; www.sno-king.org. Sept. 19, hora a doua and aluneleul batut de la isbiceni, Romanian nonpartner dances.

Freewheelers Square Dance Club: Dances 7 to 10 p.m. first and third Sundays, beginners’ classes 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Lake City Community Center, 12531 28th Ave. NE, Seattle; $5 per dance night, $6 per class; 425-337-5441, 425-673-0858.

Square dance lessons: Happy Hoppers beginners’ lessons, 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays, Totem Middle School cafeteria, 1605 Seventh St., Marysville; partners not required; helpers available for new students; 425-299-8565.

International folk dancing: 7:30 to 10 p.m. second Saturdays, Clinton Community Hall, 6411 Central Ave., Clinton; $7; all ages; 360-221-5484; www.swparks.org.

Lake Goodwin Community Club: 17323 42nd Ave. NW, Stanwood; 360-652-9786; www.considerthisministries.org. Dances with live music, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. third Saturdays, February through November, December date is Dec. 31; $10 suggested donation.

Line dancing lessons: 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 23 through Dec. 9, Harbor Square Athletic Club, 160 Dayton St., Edmonds; $60 members, $75 nonmembers for 12-week session; $40, $50 for eight weeks; 425-778-3546; 425-205-0870, Kathy.

Normanna Lodge weekly dances: Jack’s Swing Band’s big band, 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays; $5; various bands, 7:30 to 11 p.m. fourth Fridays, 2725 Oakes Ave., Everett; 425-252-0291. 9 p.m. Sept. 19, music by The Stacy Jones Band; $10; 21-and-older event.

Scottish country dancing: No partner needed, Wednesdays, Rosehill Community Center, 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo; 425-438-8977.

Sky Valley Whirlwind Square Dance Club: Beginning and brush-up lessons, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Tri Way Grange, 35th and Seattle Hill Road, Mill Creek; Don Wiggins instructing; $5 lessons, first is free. Dances 8 to 10:30 p.m. third Fridays; $6; 360-794-8240.

Square dance lesson sign-ups: Checkerboard Squares’ beginner and brush-up lessons, 6 to 8 p.m. Sundays, Edmonds Masonic Lodge, 515 Dayton St., Edmonds; first lesson free, then $5 per person; 425-745-5303, 425-776-4442.

South Camano dances: Dance lesson at 7:30 p.m., general dancing 8 to 10 p.m. third Fridays, South Camano Grange, 2227 S. Camano Drive, Camano Island; $8; DJ’d music; 360-387-6842. Sept. 18, cowboy cha cha.

Square dance lessons: Fern Bluff Squares beginners’ mainstream lessons, 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays starting Sept. 17, East County Senior Center, 276 Sky River Parkway, Monroe; Ray Gallagher calling; 360-793-2848; fbs.isquaredance.com.

Tango lessons: With Ina and Jon Howe, 6 p.m. Wednesdays, 1 p.m. Saturdays, small donation, Everett Senior Activity Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett; 425-257-8780.

Veterans of Foreign Wars dances: Potluck dinners 6 to 7:30 p.m. last Saturdays; $5; free lessons 6:30 p.m., music and dancing 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays, Eddy Fukano Band performs; $5; VFW building, 2711 Oakes Ave., Everett; year-round; 425-252-2100.

Whirlybirds Square Dance Club: Beginners’ classes, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, The Hayloft, 15320 35th Ave. W., Lynnwood; first lesson free, $5 per dance after that; 425-353-3471.

Fairs &festivals

The Puyallup Fair: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Sept. 27, Puyallup Fair and Events Center, 110 Ninth Ave. SW; animals, carnival, live entertainment; $8 and $11, free ages 5 and under; discounts available; parking $10 Mondays through Fridays, $12 Saturdays and Sundays; concerts have separate fees, see Web site for lineup; 253-841-5045; www.thefair.com.

Lake Union Boats Afloat: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 18 through 20, 901 Fairview Ave. S., Seattle; $5 to $15; www.boatsafloatshow.com.

Harvest Jubilee: Sept. 19, 8 to 10 a.m. breakfast at Stanwood Community and Senior Center; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. free activities at Country Store parking lot, Floyd Norgaard Center and other downtown locations; music, juried art show, sustainable agriculture talks; costs for some farm tours, $3 and $5 pancake breakfast; other events free; 360-629-0562; maps at www.harvestjubilee.org.

Airport Run for Hope: Register before 9 a.m. race start Sept. 19, Stillaguamish Athletic Club, 4417 172nd St. NE, Arlington; 5k and 10k courses; $20 to run; 360-435-9404.

Arlington Community Day: All day Sept. 19, downtown area; live entertainment, Bite of Arlington, information booths, bouncy houses; free; www.arlingtonwa.org.

Pioneer Days: 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 19, Stillaguamish Pioneer Museum, 20722 67th Ave. NE, Arlington; try old-fashioned water pump, butter churner, old-fashioned toys, wool-spinning demonstrations; Pioneer Hall activities free with $2 and $5 museum admission; 360-435-7289; www.stillymuseum.org.

Seattle Fiestas Patrias: Noon Sept. 19 and 20, Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St.; music, dance, children’s activities, arts and crafts to celebrate Hispanic culture; free admission; www.seattlecenter.com.