Weekend best bets: Glass quest, Valentine’s, garden show, beer

A quest: The Great Northwest Glass Quest begins on Friday and runs for 10 days. You look around the Stanwood-Camano Island area for little plastic balls that are hiding. If you find one, it can be redeemed for a beautiful, hand-blown glass ball. Get all the details in our story here.

Blooming: Check out the Northwest Flower &Garden Show all weekend in Seattle. You’ll find inspiration in beautiful display gardens and education from a variety of speakers. There are also vendors that could be dangerous to the checking account of any serious gardener. Read all about it in our story here.

Love the hops: Sip some extreme IPAs with your favorite beer fan on Saturday. The Washington Hop Mob Triple IPA Roadshow makes a stop at Special Brews in Lynnwood on Saturday. A triple IPA is tough to brew, but you can see how Washington breweries have mastered it. Get all the details in our story here.

Love: Valentine’s Day is Saturday. If you don’t have plans yet, how about staying in with your sweetie and making a decadent burger and delicious milkshake? Check it out right here.

Fishing: A fly-fishing show is Saturday and Sunday in Lynnwood. There will be vendors, demonstrations and more. There’s also a film festival. Get more details here.

Author event: Daniel James Brown, the author of “The Boys in the Boat” will talk about his book at 7 p.m. Friday at the Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave. Books will be available for sale. The event is free.

For the animals: Everett Animal Shelter’s benefit concert, Shakaroo, is 7 p.m. Saturday at the Everett Performing Arts Center. Local reggae/rock band Nigel Mustafa will perform. The event includes a pooch parade, and you can meet with dogs available for adoptions. Get the details in our story here.

Free: This weekend, national parks will be free from Saturday to Monday in honor of Presidents Day. Around here that means Olympic National Park and Mount Rainier National Park. North Cascades National Park is always free. And on Monday, you won’t need a Northwest Forest Service Pass to use Forest Service recreation sites.

In style: Put on something fancy and bring your dancing partner to the Red &White Ball on 6:30 p.m. Saturday in Snohomish. There will be a cocktail hour, followed by a lavish buffet and specialty desserts. After that it’s live music and dancing. Tickets are $60 each or $100 per couple. Get more info and tickets here.

Talk to us

> Give us your news tips.

> Send us a letter to the editor.

> More Herald contact information.

More in Life

Sarah Jean Muncey-Gordon puts on some BITCHSTIX lip oil at Bandbox Beauty Supply on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Langley, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Bandbox Beauty was made for Whidbey Island locals, by an island local

Founder Sarah Muncey-Gordon said Langley is in a renaissance, and she’s proud to be a part of it.

A stroll on Rome's ancient Appian Way is a kind of time travel. (Cameron Hewitt)
Rick Steves on the Appian Way, Rome’s ancient superhighway

Twenty-nine highways fanned out from Rome, but this one was the first and remains the most legendary.

Byrds co-founder Roger McGuinn, seen here in 2013, will perform April 20 in Edmonds. (Associated Press)
Music, theater and more: What’s happening in Snohomish County

R0ck ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famer Roger McGuinn, frontman of The Byrds, plans a gig in Edmonds in April.

Mother giving in to the manipulation her daughter fake crying for candy
Can children be bribed into good behavior?

Only in the short term. What we want to do is promote good habits over the course of the child’s life.

Speech Bubble Puzzle and Discussion
When conflict flares, keep calm and stand your ground

Most adults don’t like dissension. They avoid it, try to get around it, under it, or over it.

The colorful Nyhavn neighborhood is the place to moor on a sunny day in Copenhagen. (Cameron Hewitt)
Rick Steves: Embrace hygge and save cash in Copenhagen

Where else would Hans Christian Andersen, a mermaid statue and lovingly decorated open-face sandwiches be the icons of a major capital?

Last Call is a festured artist at the 2024 DeMiero Jazz Festival: in Edmonds. (Photo provided by DeMiero Jazz Festival)
Music, theater and more: What’s happening in Snohomish County

Jazz ensemble Last Call is one of the featured artists at the DeMiero Jazz Festival on March 7-9 in Edmonds.

Kim Helleren
Local children’s author to read at Edmonds Bookshop

Kim Helleren will read from one of her books for kids at the next monthly Story Time at Edmonds Bookshop on March 29.

Chris Elliott
Lyft surprises traveler with a $150 cleaning charge

Jared Hakimi finds a $150 charge on his credit card after a Lyft ride. Is that allowed? And will the charge stick?

Inside Elle Marie Hair Studio in Smokey Point. (Provided by Acacia Delzer)
The best hair salon in Snohomish County

You voted, we tallied. Here are the results.

The 2024 Kia EV9 electric SUV has room for up to six or seven passengers, depending on seat configuration. (Photo provided by Kia)
Kia’s all-new EV9 electric SUV occupies rarified air

Roomy three-row electric SUVs priced below 60 grand are scarce.

2023 Toyota RAV4 Prime XSE Premium AWD (Photo provided by Toyota)
2023 Toyota RAV4 Prime XSE Premium AWD

The compact SUV electric vehicle offers customers the ultimate flexibility for getting around town in zero emission EV mode or road-tripping in hybrid mode with a range of 440 miles and 42 mile per gallon fuel economy.

Support local journalism

If you value local news, make a gift now to support the trusted journalism you get in The Daily Herald. Donations processed in this system are not tax deductible.