FYI
Published 10:39 pm Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Tribal fest to aid plans for museum
The Tulalip Tribes plan to celebrate their history, and at the same time raise money to preserve it, at the Tulalip Living History Festival on Saturday.
Indigenous food, music, dancing, crafts, vendors and more are planned for 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Tulalip Amphitheatre, 10400 Quil Ceda Blvd. Free parking is available off I-5 exits 200 and 202.
Lee Maracle, a published Salish and Cree author, will give the keynote speech.
The event is free but a donation is requested to help fund the tribes’ plans for its Tulalip Hibulb Cultural Museum.
For more information call 360 654-2600, e-mail events@ tulalipamphitheatre.com or go to www. tulalipamphitheatre.com.
Church carnival follows parade
A good ol’ fashioned time is in store for those who attend the Monroe Covenant Church’s Free Carnival on Saturday after the Evergreen State Fair Parade in Monroe.
Live bluegrass music, hot dogs, face painting, games, activities for kids and more will be featured at the fair.
The event is scheduled for 1 to 4 p.m. at the church, 202 S. Sams St.
For more information, call the church at 360-805-8433.
Concert to give food bank a lift
A rock concert to raise food for the Lynnwood Food Bank is being planned for Saturday by Rock-It Music and the city of Lynnwood Cultural Arts Commission.
The concert, called Rock-It Fest, is scheduled for noon to 6 p.m. at Wilcox Park, 5215 196th St. SW. Admission is free, but people are asked to bring three cans of food to donate to the food bank.
Several local high school and college bands are planning to perform at the concert. They include Eaven Til, Thank You Kindly, Terrace Tragedy, The Wilderness, Zero Year and Mirror The Ghost.
Food vendors are expected to sell hot dogs, ice cream and smoothies. Game Crazy is planning to set up a video game booth to demonstrate the new Guitar Hero 2 game.
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