TODAY
Travel the world in stories and crafts, family event, 7 tonight, Everett Public Library auditorium, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett. Call 425-257-8030.
“Get in the Game,” SnoGold 2010 Community Forum, is set for 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. today at the Everett Station, Weyerhaeuser Room, 3201 Smith Ave., Everett. The free forum gives Snohomish County businesses, organizations and individuals tips for benefiting from 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, B.C.
Exploring Camano parks is the topic at the next Friends of Camano Island Parks and Camano Wildlife Habitat Project meeting set for 7 tonight at the Camano Multipurpose Center, 141 N. East Camano Drive, Camano Island. Call 360-387-2236 or e-mail camanobwh@yahoo.com.
Teens can watch movies as part of Celebrating Teen Read Month, 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Oct. 31, Mountlake Terrace Library, 23300 58th Ave. W. A costume party is planned for the final showing of films on Halloween. Teens also read books, manga and graphic novels during the event. Call 425-776-8722.
Open mike night in Old Town Mukilteo, 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, Mukilteo Cafe, 619 Fourth St., Mukilteo. Mukilteo ARTS Guild opens the free event to all ages. Reserve a spot by calling 425-423-0450.
THURSDAY
Fraud and identity-theft seminar, 10 a.m. Thursday, Everett Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett.
Art on Main Street, free event, 5 to 8 p.m. the third Thursdays of each month at various shops and other locations in downtown Stanwood. For more information, call 360-629-3631.
Program on owls, 7 p.m. Thursday, Northwest Stream Center, Adopt-a-Stream Foundation, 600 128th St. SE, Everett. Call 425-316-8592.
Senior coffee hour, 9 to 11 a.m. Thursdays at the community center at First Baptist Church of Everett, 3120 Wetmore Ave., Everett. For information, call 425-259-9166.
The human brain is the topic of a talk by Rita Peterson set for 3 p.m. Thursday, Oak Harbor Library meeting room, 1000 SE Regatta Drive, Oak Harbor. Presented by Friends of the Oak Harbor Library.
Zonta Club of Everett, noon Thursday, Everett Golf and Country Club, 1500 52nd St. SE, Everett. A presentation on the United Nations is planned. For reservation and membership information, call 425-348-3501.
Everett Area Newcomers’ monthly coffee, 10 a.m. Thursday, at a Lynnwood home. Call 425-678-8210 for details.
Mukilteo Arts Guild Writers Group, 7 p.m. Thursday, The Art Building, 724 First St., Mukilteo. 425-423-0450, www.mukilteoartsguild.org.
Open mike night for musicians and poets at Zippy’s Java Lounge, 7 p.m. Thursdays, 1804 Hewitt Ave., Everett.
Sanctuary Ministries Community Care Clothing Bank is distributing clothing and shoes. The Clothing Bank is open 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursdays at the corner of Highway 92 and 75th Street NE, Lake Stevens. Call 425-334-9558 or go to www.sanctuaryministriesnw.com.
FRIDAY
Stanwood High School cheerleaders plan to host a cheerleading clinic for students in grades kindergarten through fifth grade beginning at 4 p.m. Friday at the Church Creek campus gym. Following the clinic, participants are scheduled to perform at halftime during the 7 p.m. Stanwood High School football game. Cost is $30, which includes a T-shirt, pompoms and dinner. Call 425-737-1038.
Backpack kids group, 10 a.m. to noon Fridays, Camano Senior and Community Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. Call 360-387-0222.
Oktoberfest celebration, 6 p.m. Friday, Stanwood Community and Senior Center, 7430 276th St. NW, Stanwood. German food and live music. Tickets, $10 for adults and $5 for kids, available at the door. Call 360-629-7403.
SATURDAY
Loyal Heights Community Club annual fall bazaar, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, 4305 269th Place NE, Arlington. Call 360-435-2998.
Learn how to make pickled herring, noon Saturday, Bothell Sons of Norway Lodge, 23905 Bothell-Everett Highway, Bothell. Call 206-633-4113.
Graham Kerr, author and well-known culinary personality, plans to talk and sign books at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Everett Public Library auditorium, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett. Call 425-257-8000.
Basic first aid and CPR class, 9 a.m. Saturday, Monroe Congregational Church, 301 S. Lewis St., Monroe. Cost is $25. Call 360-794-4354 to register.
Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation fifth-annual fundraising event, 6 p.m. Saturday, Snohomish Library, 311 Maple Ave., Snohomish. Donations. Reservations, Karri Matau, 360-651-7066 or kmatau@sno-isle.org.
Dinner and silent auction to benefit Jerry Jacobs, 2 p.m. Saturday, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 7215 51st Ave. NE, Marysville. Jacobs needs a stem-cell transplant. Tickets are $15, $50 family, door. 360-659-2022.
Norwegian pancake breakfast, 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 2111 117th Ave. NE, Lake Stevens. All-you-can-eat Norwegian pancakes with strawberries, maple syrup, sliced ham, beverages. Cost $5. Children 3 and younger eat free.
Learn about dialing “211: Gateway to Community Services,” 11 a.m. Saturday, Mukilteo Library, 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo. Dialing 211 links callers to health and human services resources. Presented by the Friends of the Mukilteo Library.
Meet Mukilteo author Gabriella Herkert, 2 p.m. Saturday, Mukilteo Library, 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo. The author of “Catnapped!” plans to sign books, too. Go to www.sno-isle.org.
BookWORKS plans to host a free party celebrating the release of the latest American Girl series, featuring Julie Albright in 1970s San Francisco. The event is set for 11 a.m. Saturday at the store, 1510 Third St., Marysville. Call 360-659-4997.
Thelma Lodge No. 26, Daughters of Norway, 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Paul’s Church, 2005 Colby Ave., Everett. Lars Olin presents a Scandinavian stamp collection.
Stanwood American Hero Quilts group next quilting bee is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Stanwood Community and Senior Center, 7430 276th St. NW, Stanwood.
Edmonds Museum Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays through October, Bell Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues, Edmonds. Call 425-774-0900.
Sno-King International Folk Dance Club, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Cedar Valley Grange, 206th Street SW and 52nd Avenue W., Lynnwood. Call 425-454-6529.
BioLyle’s Biodiesel workshop, “Make Your Own Biodiesel,” is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at 2333 Seaway Blvd., Everett. Learn to make your own biodiesel from used restaurant oil. This is a continuing education class through Everett Community College. For more information, call Lyle Rudensey, 206-354-6802, or go to http://biolyle.com.
Nile Shrine Center is looking for children who need orthopedic health care free of charge. Children to age 18 and a parent are encouraged to attend a screening clinic, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nile Shrine Center, 6601 244th St. SW, Mountlake Terrace.
SUNDAY
Salvation Army’s Temple Brass Band is scheduled to perform a free concert at 6 p.m. Sunday at Salvation Army Everett, 2525 Rucker Ave., Everett. Call 425-259-8129
Foster parent training, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Compass Health, 4526 Federal Ave., Everett. Register for the free class by leaving a message at 425-349-8492.
MONDAY
Free story time for babies and toddlers up to 2 years old with a parent or caregiver, featuring stories, puppets, music and finger-play rhymes, 10:30 a.m. Monday, Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett, and Oct. 29 and Nov. 5 at the Evergreen Branch Library, 9512 Evergreen Way, Everett. Call 425-257-8030.
Everett Eagles Club Community Band needs new musicians. Meets 7:30 p.m. Mondays, 1216 Broadway, Everett. Call 425-290-7529.
Bingo, 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays, Everett Senior Center, 3015 Lombard Ave., Everett.
Children’s story time at the Granite Falls Library, a free event for children ages 3 to 5, 11 to 11:30 a.m. Monday at the library, 815 E. Galena St., Granite Falls. Call the library at 360-691-6087 or go to www.sno-isle.org.
TUESDAY
Tai chi class, 11 a.m. to noon Tuesdays through Nov. 27, as part of health and wellness programs at Snohomish Senior Center, lower level small hall, St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 1514 Pine Ave., Snohomish. Call 360-568-0934.
Retirement planning is the topic of a course offered by Cambridge Investment Research through Arlington Parks and Recreation Department and set for 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and Oct. 30 at Weston High School, 4407 172nd St. NE, Arlington. To register, call 360-403-3448.
Discover the healing power of art at a free workshop scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mill Creek Library, 15429 Bothell-Everett Highway. Call 425-337-4822.
College, tech school and career fair, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Snohomish High School gym. 360-563-4051.
Financial literacy for adults, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Mountlake Terrace Library, 23300 58th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace. Free. By Boeing Employees Credit Union
Everett Chess Club, 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett.
WEDNESDAY
Providence Everett Medical Center’s Colby Campus is celebrating Respiratory Care Week with an open house and free lung screenings from 1 to 7 p.m. Oct. 24 at 1330 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. Refreshments.
THIS WEEK
Granite Falls Senior Center annual rummage sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Friday through Sunday, 302 S. Granite Ave., Granite Falls.
Haunted House at Rosehill Community Center, 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo, to benefit the nonprofit Gene Nastri School of the Arts. Hours are 6 to 9 p.m. school nights, 6 to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 25. Call 425-308-5503.
A drive to stock the shelves of local food banks before winter is under way through Oct. 21 at TOP Food &Drug and Haggen Food &Pharmacy stores in Snohomish County. Food banks are seeking canned goods and any other nonperishable items.
The Snohomish Senior Center plans to sponsor AARP’s driver safety class from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the Snohomish Fire and Rescue Station, 1525 Ave. D, Snohomish. Cost is $10 for the two-day class; all materials are supplied. Participants need to make a reservation by calling 360-568-0934.
ONGOING
Downtown Snohomish Kiwanis, noon Thursdays, Alfy’s restaurant, 1020 Ave. D, Snohomish.
Marysville Lions Club, 6:30 p.m. first and third Thursdays, Village Restaurant, Marysville. Call 360-659-8484.
Sons of Italy of Marysville meets 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at Jennings Park, 7027 51st St. NE, Marysville. Call 360-435-6878.
Edmonds VFW Post 8870 and Ladies Auxiliary, noon on the second Fridays of each month, South County Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds. Call 206-362-3935.
Edmonds Kiwanis Club, 10 a.m. Tuesdays, South County Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds.
Snohomish County Antique Study Club, 6:30 p.m. fourth Wednesdays through June, Snohomish Library, 311 Maple Ave., Snohomish. Call 360-568-8095.
Support groups for widowed men and women, Everett. Call 425-252-7617 or 360-659-7861.
Everett Area Newcomers, monthly social activities. Dates and locations vary. Newsletter available. Call 425-513-8704.
Community Yarn Creations, 3 to 5 p.m. Sundays at Main Street Yarn, Mill Creek Town Center. The knitting and crocheting group creates items to donate to local agencies. All skill levels welcome. 425-787-0736.
Teens in Action, sponsored by the Stanwood-Camano Community Resource Center, meets 3 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Stanwood Library, 9701 271st St. NW, Stanwood. 360-629-5257.
Valley Spinners Guild meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 1512 Pine St., Snohomish. Learn wool-spinning and other fiber-related arts. All fiber enthusiasts welcome. Call 360-793-0962.
Mill Creek Senior Walking Group, 10 a.m. Thursdays, meet behind Zinnia Restaurant on Main Street near the University Bookstore to walk the North Creek Trail, Mill Creek. 425-337-6970.
Caregiver Support Group offered in Lake Stevens, 2 p.m. on the third Friday of each month by Providence Hospice and Home Care. No charge to attend, but call 425-261-4815 to register.
South County Senior Center Friday Fling and dance, 1 to 3 p.m. first and third Fridays of each month, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds. Call 425-774-5555.
Grandparents as Parents Support Group, 6:30 to 8 p.m. second Thursdays of each month, Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 2111 117th Ave. NE, Lake Stevens. Free child care. Call 425-377-1403.
Nursing Mamas Circle, breast-feeding information and assistance, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Snohomish Health District WIC program office, 3020 Rucker Ave., Suite 100, Everett. Pregnant women welcome. 425-422-9911.
Peace Action of South Snohomish County, 6 p.m. third Fridays, Edmonds Christian Church, 23010 84th Ave. W., Edmonds. Coffee provided.
OPPORTUNITIES
Mill Creek Senior Center Foundation is looking for volunteers to help raise money to build a senior center near the Mill Creek County Club. For more information or to volunteer, call 425-742-9125.
Angel Care Breast Cancer Foundation seeks volunteer drivers, www.angelcarefoundation.org or 877-417-3484.
Stanwood Camano Community Resource Center, 9620 271st St. NW, Stanwood, has volunteer opportunities for youths and adults, including working in the bookstore and doing grounds maintenance. 360-629-5257.
The Everett Food Bank is taking donations from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at Volunteers of America, 1230 Broadway, Everett.
The Sultan Food Bank needs volunteers. Especially needed are drivers. Gas costs are reimbursed. No experience is necessary; hours are short and flexible. Call 360-799-0861 or 360-793-8609 or apply in person from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays or 10 a.m. to noon Fridays at 710 First St., Sultan.
Snohomish Community Food Bank needs volunteers to assist with a variety of jobs, including food processing and lifting assistance, on weekday mornings. Must be 16 or older. For information or to volunteer, call 360-568-7993.
Lake Stevens Family Support Center needs volunteers to assist with a variety of jobs, including clerical work, reception, programs, special-event planning, committee work and child-program assistance. For information or to volunteer, call 425-397-7433.
NOAH animal center offers free spay and neuter services for feral cat on Mondays. The nonprofit organization near Arlington also needs volunteers. For information, call 360-629-7055.
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