Family fun calendar
Published 5:01 pm Thursday, July 5, 2007
Fairs &festivals
Snohomish and Island counties
Salmon Run: All day, through July 22, at 20 merchant shops in Edmonds; first stop is Nama’s Candy, 102 1/2 Fifth Ave., Edmonds. Photography, painting and other visual arts, salmon clay sculptures and more on display at galleries and other Edmonds businesses; maps of participating stores available at each stop along Main Street, Fourth and Fifth avenues; www.artsplash-edmonds.com.
Mill Creek Festival and Street Fair: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 7 and 8, car show along Main Street and activities within the Town Center at the intersection of Bothell-Everett Highway and 153rd Street SE; children’s plaza, DockDog competition, refreshments; 5k Run of the Mill and more; www.cityofmillcreek.com.
Arlington Fly-In: July 11-15, Arlington Airport, 188th Ave. NE, Arlington. Aircraft display, aviation exhibit, kids’ activities, forums and workshops, fly-in including Flying Heritage Collection and Cascade Warbird Squadron, Warbird and military vehicle parade, Army/Marine encampment display with 60 vehicles from World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War eras; air shows 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, 3-5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 1-3 p.m. Sunday. $12-$15, free admission for kids accompanied by adults on July 11. 360-435-5857
Seattle and beyond
Icicle Creek Chamber Music Festival: July 7 to 29, Sleeping Lady Mountain Retreat Chapel theater, Leavenworth; Friday and Saturday evening concerts $20, $18 seniors, $10 students; Sunday afternoons, $5 general/seniors, free for students; David Russell July 11 concert $12, $10 seniors, $6 students; all are free for ages 6 to 12. Package of any four evening concerts $75/person. Children ages 5 and under are not allowed. 509-548-6347, ext. 407, 877-265-6026, www.icicle.org for tickets and further details. 7:30 p.m. July 7 – Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto. 3 p.m. July 8 – A Healing Cordial. 7:30 p.m. July 11 – David Russel, Britten for Cello.
Seafair: July 7 to Aug. 5, live entertainment, cultural performances, children’s activities, parades, food, art show, street fair, triathlon, hydroplanes, Blue Angels and more; free, costs for food and other various items; www.seafair.com.
Benefits
Snohomish and Island counties
Angel Ride for Hospice: 11 a.m. registration July 14, motorcycle ride starts between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Toby Magee’s, 12811 Eighth Ave. W., Everett; $20 riders’ suggested donation, $5 for passengers, proceeds go to Providence Hospice and Home Care of Snohomish County; 425-261-4766, www.providence.org/phhc.
Special events
Snohomish and Island counties
Jetty Island Days: Environmental discoveries, special group tours, campfire programs, nature walks, children’s crafts, interpretive hut and puppet show, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sundays, through Sept. 2. Shuttle to and from the island departs approximately every half-hour from 10th Street boat launch, Everett; 425-257-8300, www.everettwa.org/parks.
Writers’ conference: Register now for July 15-22, Fort Worden State Park, 223 Battery Way, Port Townsend; $575 for tuition, $195 to $385 for room and board; schedule is approximately 8 a.m. to beyond 7:30 p.m. daily; lectures, individual help sessions with faculty, evening readings and more; 360-385-3102, ext. 114, www.centrum.org.
Trolley tours: Guided tours of Car 55, one of six electric Interurban rail cars that provided commuter service from Alderwood Manor to Seattle and Everett from 1910 -1939. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. second Saturdays through November, by appointment, Heritage Park, 19921 Poplar Way, Lynnwood; 425-744-6478.
Skagit County and north
Lake Whatcom Railway summer trains: Noon Saturdays and Tuesdays, July 7-Sept. 1, leaves Wickersham terminal; $14 ages 18/older, $7 ages 2-17, free under age 2, no reservations necessary, tickets purchased at station; 360-595-2218 or www.lakewhatcomrailway.com for directions to the station.
Seattle and beyond
Fourth of July celebration: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 7 and 8, Maryhill Winery, 9774 Highway 14, Goldendale; free admission, wine tastings and concerts; 877-627-9445, www.maryhillwinery.com.
Summer wine classes: 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, July 10 through 31, South Seattle Community College, 6000 16th Ave. SW, Seattle; $123 for series or $49 per class, covers geographic regions, food and wine pairing, wine vocabulary and more; registration required, 206-764-5339, www.LearnatSouth.org.
Singles
Snohomish and Island counties
Everett Mountaineers Singles: Social group for singles; hiking, walks, dining, golf, cross-country skiing, snow shoeing and dancing, second Wednesdays, Alfy’s, 9620 19th Ave. SE, Everett; e-mail singles@everettmountaineers.org.
Non Smoking Single 60s group: Bowling, card games, tours, movies, plays, dining out and potlucks; 425-335-5936, 425-357-1417.
Sno-Co Singles: Active social group for ages 40 and older; dining, dances, potlucks and games. Breakfast, 9:30 a.m. Saturdays, The Village Inn, 8525 Evergreen Way, Everett; Carmen, 425-710-0082.
Puget Sound Singles 45+: An assortment of interests to be shared with a variety of new friends. Breakfast, 9:30 a.m. Saturdays, Royal Casino 13010 Highway 99, Everett; Barbara, 425-379-8533 or Kathy, 425-742-6621. Calendar of upcoming social events available at every breakfast.
Public dances
Snohomish and Island counties
Barn dance: 2-step lessons 7:30 p.m., dances at 8 p.m., third Saturdays, Monroe Eagles Club, 114 N. Lewis St., Monroe; free; 360-794-8155.
Dance with live bands: 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays, South County Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds; enjoy music for foxtrot, swing, waltz and more; $3 to $4 suggested donations, no partners necessary; 425-774-5555.
Dances and lessons: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. first and third Saturdays, open dance nights, variety of music, prizes and refreshments, Laurelwood Reception Hall and Events Center, 123 N. Blakeley St., Monroe; $5; lessons of various dance styles, $55/person; 360-794-8317.
Everett Senior Swingers square dances: 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays, Everett Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett; 425-257-8780 or 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; $9, $7 members; 206-784-7470, www.skandia-folkdance.org. July 6, Northwest Pelimannit plays Scandinavian and Finnish tunes.
Folk dance: Sno-King International Folk Dance Club, 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, $5, $3/members unless otherwise noted. Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood; 425-454-6529, 425-889-0541.
Line dancing: 2 p.m. first, second and fourth Wednesdays, $6. Ken Baxter Senior Center, 514 Delta Ave., Marysville; 360-651-2555.
Normanna weekly dances: 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, Walter de Fisser’s waltz, pattern dancing and swing, $4; 1 to 4 p.m. Thursdays, Jack’s Swing Band’s big band and R&B music, $5; 7:30 to 11 p.m. second/fourth Fridays, pattern, swing and fox trot, $6; Normanna Hall Lodge, 2725 Oakes Ave., Everett; 425-252-0291.
Public dances: 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, dance to Walter deFisser’s waltz, pattern dancing and swing music. 1 to 4 p.m. Thursdays, dance to Jack’s Swing Band music. 7:30 to 11 p.m. second and fourth Fridays, dance to swing, pattern and fox trot music; Normanna Lodge, 2725 Oakes Ave., Everett; 425-252-0291.
Scottish country dancing: No partner needed, Wednesdays, Rosehill Community Center, 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo; 425-438-8977.
Seattle Western Swing Music Society: 2 to 6 p.m. second Sundays, Normanna Hall Lodge # 3, 2725 Oakes Ave., Everett; 425-357-9210. Music, dancing and food available, no cover.
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 Wednesday dances: 6 to 7:30 p.m. dinner, $5, free lessons 5:30 p.m., music and dancing 7 to 10 p.m., various styles, provided by Eddy Fukano Band; Everett VFW building, 2711 Oakes Ave., Everett; year-round.
Whirlybirds Square Dance Club: Dances 7:30 p.m. third Saturdays; lessons 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. Hearing enhancement available, The Hayloft, 15320 35th Ave., Lynnwood; 425-745-1228, 425-513-1349.
Seattle and beyond
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, dancing with a live band, $4, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; 425-487-2441.
Century Ballroom: Salsa lessons, various times/prices, Thursdays/first Fridays/Saturdays; swing lessons 9 p.m. Sundays and Wednesdays, various prices; tango lessons Tuesdays/second Fridays, various times/prices; 915 E. Pine St., Seattle; 206-324-7263, www.centuryballroom.com.
Nordic folk dancing: 7 to 8:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednedays, Nordic Heritage Museum, 3014 NW 67th St., Seattle; $40 for series, no partner required; charlotte@nordicmuseum.org, or Stina, 206-789-5707, ext. 19.
Square dancing: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Freewheelers Square Dance Club, beginning lessons for singles and couples; 7 to 10 p.m. first/third Sundays, mainstream dances for singles and couples. Richmond Masonic Center, N. 185th and Linden Ave. N., Shoreline; 425-337-5441, 425-514-0527, 425-673-0858.
Washington Dance Club: 8 to 9 p.m. Friday workshops, $10/person; ballroom dancers’ lessons and activities, private lessons $45; Avalon Ballroom, 1017 Stewart St., Seattle, 206-628-8939, www.washingtondance.com. Club Tango, first Saturdays, ongoing, 8 p.m. beginners’ lessons, 9 p.m. live music, 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. recorded music; $10 regular lessons, $10 Milonga lessons, $15 for both; 206-354-5266 for details. Ballroom dancing 9 to 11:30 p.m. Fridays, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Sundays.
Zoos and wildlife
Snohomish and Island counties
Forest Park Animal Farm: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, through Aug. 19, 802 E. Mukilteo Blvd., Everett; free, except for guided tours which have fees and require advance registration; 425-257-8300, www.everettwa.org/parks.
Rotary Ranch Petting Zoo: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays, through Aug.19, Jennings Park, 6915 Armar Road, Marysville; 360-363-8404.
Seattle and south
Cougar Mountain Zoological Park: 19525 SE 54th St., Issaquah; 425-392-6278, www.cougarmountainzoo.org. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays, through November. $9.50, $8.50 ages 62/older, $7 ages 2-12, free ages 2/under. Seeking volunteers.
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park: 11610 Trek Drive E., Eatonville; 360-832-6117, www.nwtrek.org. 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays Sept. 4 through 30, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Sept. 3. $13.50, $12.50 ages 65/older, $9 ages 5-12, $6 ages 3-4.
Point Defiance Zoo &Aquarium: 5400 N. Pearl St., Tacoma; 253-591-5337, www.pdza.org. 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sept. 3, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily Sept. 4 through 30. $10, $9 ages 65/older, $8 ages 4-12, $4 ages 3 and 4. Outdoor Zoo Cinema Series, 7 p.m. Fridays.
Seattle Aquarium: 1483 Alaskan Way, Seattle; 206-386-4300, www.seattleaquarium.org. 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. $12.50, $8.50 ages 4-12, free age 3/under. Family Science weekend: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays, “Family First Sundays” crafts and programs.
Woodland Park Zoo: 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; 206-684-4800, www.zoo.org. 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sept. 30. $15 ages 13-64, $10 ages 3-12, free ages 2/under. Events free with admission unless otherwise noted. Admission includes Butterflies &Blooms and Willawong Station, but Seed Sticks cost $1. Rainy Day tours, during zoo hours; walk through a tropical rain forest, enjoy the world of Australian parrots and more. North Meadow carousel hours are 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through summer; fee is $2 after zoo admission. Maasai Journey Summer Experience programs, including African Savanna Discovery Box, ongoing during zoo hours, Savanna Safari, 11 a.m. daily, African Village story telling, noon daily, and village tours, 4 p.m. daily; all through Sept. 30. 2 p.m. Mondays, “All Birds, Great and Small,” “Animal Contact Experience, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, touch and learn about domestic farm animals, “Black and White Colobus,” 1:30 p.m. Fridays, through Sept. 2. Butterflies &Blooms exhibit through Sept. 30, Willawong Station bird-feeding area and Zoomazium, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
Museums
Snohomish and Island counties
Blackman House Museum: 118 Ave. B, Snohomish; 360-568-5235. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, through late December; free; donations accepted. Fee for reserved, guided tours.
Edmonds Historical Museum: 118 Fifth Ave. N., Edmonds City Hall, Edmonds; 425-774-0900, www.historicedmonds.org. 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays. $2, $1 children; group tours available.
Future of Flight Aviation Center &Boeing Tour: 8415 Paine Field Blvd., Mukilteo; 800-464-1476, www.futureofflight.org. $15, $14 seniors/active military, $8 ages 15/under (must be 4 feet or taller), $9 gallery only, $4 gallery for ages 6-15.
Granite Falls Historical Society Museum: 109 E. Union St., Granite Falls; 360-691-2603, www.gfhistory.org. Noon to 5 p.m. Sundays; free. Photographs of founding families, loggers and other workers, street scenes, landmarks, artifacts, clothing, household items and railroad/logging historical displays.
Imagine Children’s Museum: 1502 Wall St., Everett; 425-258-1006, www.imaginecm.org. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. $6.50; free for ages 1/under. July 6: First Free Friday, all admission is free after 3 p.m., 3:30 p.m. Kids on the Block puppet show, Raggs band concert at 5 p.m., museum hours extend to 7 p.m. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 10, Tuesday Tales, live story readings and craft activities. 9 a.m. to noon July 11 and 12, day camps for ages 3 to 6, “Planes, trains and things that go,” $45 members, $50 nonmembers. Noon to 4 p.m. July 12, guest artist Bev Wilkinson, “Pets and Pastels,” included with admission.
Island County Historical Museum: 908 NW Alexander, Coupeville; 360-678-3310, www.ichscpvl@whidbey. net. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays-Mondays, through September. “Our Towns: A Look At Island County’s History” – mid-to-late19th century to present Whidbey Island exhibit, through 2007.
Lake Stevens Historical Museum: 1802 124th Ave. NE, Lake Stevens; 425-334-1825. 1 to 4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Exhibits: House built in 1903 by the Rucker brothers, city’s first residents, schools and more. 350 historical photographs on permanent display.
Monroe Historical Society Museum: Old City Hall, 207 E. Main St., Monroe; 360-794-7382. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays.
Stanwood Area History Museum: 27112 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood; 360-629-6110, www.sahs-fncc.org. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays, 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays and Wednesdays.
Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum: 20722 67th Ave. NE, Arlington; 360-435-7289. 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays February through November.
Sultan Museum: Fourth Street and Highway 2, Sultan; 360-793-9546.
Skagit County and north
American Museum of Radio and Electricity: 1312 Bay St., Bellingham; 360-738-3886, www.americanradiomuseum.org. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, $5.
Anacortes Museum: 1305 Eighth St., Anacortes; 360-293-1915.
La Conner Quilt Museum: Inside Gaches Mansion, 703 S. Second St., La Conner; 360-466-4288. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m. Sundays, $4.
Royal BC Museum: 675 Belleville St., Victoria, BC. 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. through Sept. 29; 250-356-7226, www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca. $25.50 ages 19/older, $19.50 ages 65/older, $17.50 ages 6 to 18 and students 19/older, free ages 3 to 5, $68.50 families. IMAX films cost extra. Halmcken House display, noon to 4 p.m. through Sept. 3.
San Juan Historical Museum: 405 Price St., Friday Harbor; 360-378-3949, www.sjmuseum.org. 1 p.m. Saturday lecture series, ongoing.
Skagit County Historical Museum: 501 Fourth St., La Conner; 360-466-3365, www.skagitcounty.net/museum.
Whale Museum: 62 First St. N., Friday Harbor; 360-378-4710, www.whalemuseum.org. To report whale sightings: 800-562-8832.
Whatcom County Museum of History &Art: 121 Prospect St., Bellingham; 360-676-6981, www.whatcommuseum.org. Events free unless otherwise noted. Saturday Wonder Workshops, 1 to 3 p.m. Saturdays, free with museum admission. 2 p.m. July 8, Summer Sunday history series, free. 12:30 p.m. July 10, Brown Bag program, “Glimpses of Inspiration Point, Chuckanut Drive and Woodstock Farm,” free. 6:30 to 9 p.m. Bellingham Bay history cruises Thursdays through Aug. 16, and Tuesday, Aug. 7, $12.50 members, $25 nonmembers; depart from 5 Squalicum Harbor Loop. Old City Hall building gets new art works, through Oct. 21. “Teaching Learning – Learning Teaching, the Campus School, 1889-1967,” through Oct. 7. “American Abstraction: Works from the Washington Art Consortium Collection,” through Nov. 11.
Seattle and beyond
Burke Museum of Natural History &Culture: NE 45th Street and 17th Ave. NE, UW campus, Seattle; 206-543-5590, www.burkemuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, to 8 p.m. first Thursdays. $8, $6.50 seniors, $5 students. 206-543-9681, burked@u.washington. “Yellowstone to Yukon: Freedom to Roam” exhibit through Dec. 31. “In the Spirit of Ancestors,” Northwest Coast art, through Sept. 3.
Children’s Museum: 305 Harrison St., Seattle; 206-441-1768, www.thechildrensmuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. $7.50, $6.50 over age 55, free under age 1. Dunn Lumber Construction Zone, hands-on for kids; Cog City: Physics and Fun, ongoing.
Experience Music Project: 325 Fifth Ave. N., Seattle; 206-770-2700, www.emplive.org. $19.95, $15.95 military/seniors/ages 13-17, $14.95 ages 7-12, free for kids under 6. 5 to 8 p.m. first Thursdays, also applies to Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame. Third Saturdays are Family Days with workshops, music demonstrations, art projects and more. Pop Culture talk, 7 p.m. July 11, science fiction author Terry Brooks visits; free for members, $5 public, RSVP to 206-770-2702. “Out of This World” costume exhibit, features outfits from “Star Wars,” “Star Trek,” “Bladerunner” and more, through Sept. 30.
Museum of Flight: 9404 E. Marginal Way S., Seattle; 206-764-5720, www.museumofflight.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Thursdays to 9 p.m. $14, $13 ages 65/over, $7.50 ages 5-17, free ages 4/under, groups of 10 or more adults $13, youth $6.50.
Museum of History &Industry (MOHAI): 2700 24th Ave. E., Seattle; 206-324-1126, www.seattlehistory.org.
National Archives and Records Administration: 6125 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle; 206-336-5115, www.nara.gov for reservations. “Lunch at the Brick Wall” discussion series, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. second Thursdays.
Nordic Heritage Museum: 3014 NW 67th St., Seattle; 206-789-5707, www.nordicmuseum.com. $6, $5 seniors and college students, $4 ages 5/over, free ages 4/under.
Northwest Railway trains: Saturday and Sunday summer trains, through August, 11:01 a.m., 12:31, 2:01 and 3:31 p.m. from Snoqualmie station, 38625 SE King St., or 11:26 a.m., 12:56, 2:26 p.m. from North Bend station, 205 McClellan St., shop, dine or sightsee between arrival and departure; $9, $8 ages 62/over, $6 ages 2-12, under age 2/free, round trip; 425-888-3030, www.trainmuseum.org.
Northwest Railway Museum: Depot at 38625 SE King St., Snoqualmie; 425-888-3030, www.trainmuseum. org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays-Mondays. Ongoing: 1890s depot with exhibits and bookstore.
Olympic Flight Museum: 7637-A Old Highway 99 SE, Olympia; 360-705-3925, www.olympicflightmuseum. com. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays.
Pacific Science Center: 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle; 206-443-2001, www.pacsci.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. $9.50, $7 seniors/kids; $8, $7; $14.50, $12. $5 Thursdays laser light shows; $7.50 Fridays and Saturdays laser light shows. “Treasures of NOAA’s Ark,” through Sept. 3. Permanent exhibits: Dinosaurs, tropical butterfly house, insect village, Tech Zone, Water Works.
Science Fiction Museum &Hall of Fame: 325 Fifth Ave. N., located within Experience Music Project; 206-724-3428, www.sfhomeworld.org. 5 to 8 p.m. first Thursdays, also applies to Experience Music Project.
Seattle Museum of the Mysteries: 623 Broadway, Seattle; www.seattlechatclub.org.
Shoreline Historical Museum: 749 N. 175th St., Shoreline; 206-542-7111.
Washington State History Museum: 1911 Pacific Ave., Tacoma; 888-238-4373, www.wshs.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, to 8 p.m. third Thursdays. $8, $7 seniors, $6 students/military.
Wing Luke Asian Museum: 407 Seventh Ave. S., Seattle; 206-623-5124, www.wingluke.org. 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, $4, $3 seniors/students, $2 ages 5-12. Family Day activities, 1 to 3 p.m. third Saturdays.
Markets
Snohomish County
Country Village Farmers Market: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays through Sept. 28. 23718 Seventh Ave. SE, Bothell; 425-483-2250, www.countryvillagebothell.com.
Downtown Lake Stevens Farmers Market: 5 p.m. to sunset Thursdays, through August, 1806 Main St., Lake Stevens; 425-334-1805.
Edmonds Museum Farmers Market: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 6, closed Aug. 11. Bell Street, between Fifth and Sixth streets, Edmonds; 425-774-0900.
Foster’s Family Farm: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. spring and summer, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. fall; Charlotte’s Spider Web Corn Maze, gift barn, nursery items, hanging baskets, local berries, vegetables, fresh sweet corn and more; Arlington exit 208 off I-5, go 2.4 miles on Highway 530 to red barn on right; call for more details; 360-435-5095.
Lynnwood/Halls Lake Sunday Market: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 16, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood, Cedar Valley Grange; 425-774-0727.
Mukilteo Farmers Market: 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays, June through September. 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo; 425-750-6945.
Saturday Market: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, Sept. 1.Tulalip Ampitheatre in Quil Ceda Village, 10400 Quil Ceda Blvd., Tulalip; 360-654-2605.
Snohomish Farmers Market: 3 to 8 p.m. Thursdays through Sept. 27; old Carnegie Library, 105 Cedar St., Snohomish; 206-412-4630, www.rockfish5@seanet.com.
Stocker Farms: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays Dec. 30; 10622 Airport Way, Snohomish. Berries, summer vegetables, fall produce, fall harvest agritainment, Christmas trees; 360-568-7391, www.stockerfarms.com.
Skagit County and north
Concrete Saturday Market: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, through Sept. 8. 45821 Railroad St. off Highway 20; 360-853-8505, 360-856-2093.
Seattle and beyond
Ballard Farmers Market: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays, year-round. 5300 Ballard Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-781-6776, www.fremontmarket.com.
Broadway Sunday Farmers Market: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays, through Nov. 18. 230 Broadway Ave. E., Seattle; 206-547-2278, www.seattlefarmersmarkets.org.
Columbia City Farmers Market: 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays through Oct. 31. Columbia Plaza parking lot, 4801 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle; 206-547-2278, www.seattlefarmersmarkets.org.
Lake City Farmers Market: 3 to 7 p.m. Thursdays through Oct. 4. NE 127th and 30th Avenue NE, Seattle; 206-547-2278, www.seattlefarmersmarkets.org.
Magnolia Farmers Market: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 13, Magnolia Community Center, 2550 34th Ave. W., Seattle; 206-547-2278, www.seattlefarmersmarkets.org.
Phinney Farmers Market: 3 to 7 p.m. Fridays, Sept. 28, Phinney Neighborhood Center lower parking lot, 6532 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; 206-547-2278, www.seattlefarmersmarkets.org.
Pike Place Market: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays, year-round. Pike Street and Pike Place, Seattle; www.pikeplacemarket.org.
Remlinger Farms: 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, through Oct. 31, 32610 NE 32nd St., Carnation; 425-333-4135, www.remlingerfarms.com.
University District Farmers Market: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through December, University Heights Center, corner of University Way NE and NE 50th, Seattle; 206-632-5234, www.seattlefarmersmarkets.org.
West Seattle Farmers Market: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 30. Alaska Junction, corner of Alaska and California, in the parking lot behind Key Bank; 206-547-2278, www.seattlefarmersmarkets.org.
Woodinville Farmers Market: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 13, Woodinville Village, NE 145th Street and Woodinville-Redmond Road NE; www.woodinvillefarmersmarket.com.
Billboard
Snohomish and Island counties
Seeking parade participants: Applications for musical acts, drill teams, floats and others will be accepted through Aug. 10 for entry in the Aug. 25 Monroe Fair Days parade down Main Street; 360-794-5488 or e-mail misti@chamber-monroe.org for details.
Aquatic volunteer training class: 5 to 8:15 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, through July 20, Lynnwood Parks and Rec department, 18900 44th Ave. W., Lynnwood; water rescue and first aid training for ages 12 to 15; $25 for class and $5 for accompanying manual; register online before first day, or in person on first day of class; 425-744-6455, http://reconnect.ci.lynnwood.wa.us.
Washington State youth conservation camps: Register for summer camps at the Orcas Island Environmental Learning Center; for ages 12-16, girls July 15-21, boys July 22-28, overnight and one-week options, $250; 253-752-1275, 253-952-3796, www.washingtonconservationcamp.org.
Japanese business students exchange program: Everett Community College seeks host families for Japanese business students and their chaperones July 21-Aug. 4; 425-388-9195, or e-mail kkoss@everettcc.edu.
Camano Island dog wash: Seeking volunteers for the noon to 6 p.m. Aug. 25 event at Camano Island State Park, 2269 Lowell Point Road, Camano Island; 360-387-1902.
Plan now for Warm Beach Camp family events: Registration being accepted now for The Lights of Christmas overnight getaway and dinner/dessert theatre events coming in late November through December; 360-652-7575, 800-228-6724, www.warmbeach.com.
Volunteers needed: 7430 276th St. NW; Stanwood Community Center; kitchen work Monday-Friday, elementary school reading programs, monthly teas, driving to appointments, thrift store cashier duties; Colleen, 360-629-7403.
Help home care clients: Visiting Nurse Services of the Northwest seeks small donations of gift cards for food to give to isolated home care recipients; donors get a tax receipt; Doris, 800-334-4215, ext. 2515.
Seattle and beyond
Call for pirates: The Pirates of Treasure Island seek a few good men and women. Must be 21 and enjoy working in parades and festivals; 206-992-7117, www.thepiratesoftreasureisland.com.
Volunteers needed: Cougar Mountain Zoo seeks volunteers 18/older; 425-392-6278.
