Family fun calendar

EVENTS

Jetty Island Days: 10 a.m. to 5:50 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8:50 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6:50 p.m. Sunday through Sept. 2 at 10th Street and W. Marine View Drive, Everett; $3 fee for parking Thursday through Saturday; www.everettwa.org/parks.

Seafair: Tickets at www.seafair.com, details at 206-728-0123.

Seafair Weekend: Features Albert Lee Cup and Boeing Air Show, Aug. 2 through 4; $10 to $25; Genesee Park at Lake Washington. Go to www.seafair.com for more information.

Stanwood-Camano Community Fair: 9 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, 3 and 4; carnival 11 a.m. to midnight, Stanwood-Camano Fairgrounds, 6431 Pioneer Highway, Stanwood; youth agriculture exhibits and competitions, live entertainment; free parking available at Stanwood High School, 7400 272nd St. NW; free shuttle every 15 minutes during fair hours; admission $7 to $10 daily, free for ages 5 and younger; carnival passes $20 at fair office or at Community Coastal Bank branches in Stanwood and Camano Island through Aug. 2, $28 at gate; 360-629-4121; www.stanwoodcamanofair.org.

Taste of Edmonds: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, 10 and 11. All events will be held at Civic Playfield, 310 Sixth Ave. N., Edmonds; food and drink vendors, live music and kids’ activities; admission is $4 for adults and teens, free for children age 12 and younger; free parking and shuttle at Edmonds-Woodway High School at 212 St. SW and 76th Avenue W.; shuttle runs every 15 minutes; 425-776-6711; www.atasteofedmonds.org.

BrasilFest: Aug. 18, Fisher Pavilion, Center House and Mural Ampitheatre, Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St.; music, dance and other performances; free; 206-684-7200; www.seattlecenter.com, www.brasilfest.com.

BILLBOARD

Whidbey Children’s Theater is in the process of moving their facility to the Langley Middle School Theatre. Whidbey Children’s Theatre will be moving from their current location at 222 Anthes Ave., the Porter Building, to their new location: 723 Camano Ave., Langley Middle School Auditorium, Langley. WCT plans to raise the curtain of its new stage in November with an opening production

THEATER

Kidstage Entertainment: Start noon Fridays at Wetmore Theatre Plaza, 2710 Wetmore Ave., Everett; free; www.villagetheatre.org/epac.php.

Aug. 2: “Excerpts from Shrek”

Aug. 9: “A Year with Frog and Toad”

MUSIC

Everett Children’s Concert Series: Free outdoor shows, 10 to 11 a.m. Thursdays, through Aug. 22, Thornton A. Sullivan Park, 11405 Silver Lake Road; enjoyeverett.org.

Aug. 8: Recess Monkey, kid pop rock

Aug. 15: Rolie Polie Guacamole, indie tunes for kids

Aug. 22: The Brian Waite Band, rock ‘n’ roll

Mill Creek Summer Children’s Concert Series: Wednesdays, July 24 through Aug. 14 at Library Park, 15429 Bothell-Everett Highway, Mill Creek; free, but non-perishable food items accepted; www.cityofmillcreek.com.

Aug 7: Buck and Elizabeth

Aug 14: Tia Quackertunes

EXHIBITS

“Empowering Women: Artisan Cooperatives that Transform Communities”: This traveling exhibit provides a look at the work of 10 women-run artisan cooperatives from across the world, featuring personal stories and examples of the cooperatives’ handmade traditional arts; through Oct. 27, at the Burke Museum, at the University of Washington, NE 45th St. and 17th Ave. NE. Admission is $10 general, $8 senior, $7.50 students and youth, free to children 4 and under, Burke members, to UW students, faculty and staff, and to the public on the first Thursday of the month. Call 206-543-5590 or visit www.burkemuseum.org.

Imaginate: Pacific Science Center’s exhibit allows visitors to explore five broad themes, each a possible pathway to innovation; through Sept. 2, Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Ave. N, Seattle. Admission is $15.50 to $27.50. Call 206-443-2001, www.pacificsciencecenter.org.

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