family fun calendar
Published 12:58 pm Thursday, February 14, 2008
Lectures
Snohomish and Island counties
AAA driver improvement program: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 23, Everett Community College, 2000 Tower St., Everett; $16; registration required; designed for ages 55 and older, but open to all drivers; 800-462-3728.
Seattle and beyond
Frye Art Museum: 704 Terry Ave., Seattle; 206-622-9250, ext. 200, www.fryemuseum.org.
“Connections and Contexts” series, “Reframing the 19th century — Collecting Art at the Frye”: 6:30 p.m. Feb. 21, free, but tickets distributed at information desk one hour before event; no late seating.
Eckhart Tolle, “The Awakening of Consciousness”: 1:30 p.m. Feb. 23, Taper Auditorium, Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle; $95 to $145; 206-292-2787, 206-215-4747, www.ticketmaster.com.
University of Washington art history lecture series: Henry Art Gallery auditorium, corner of 15th Avenue NE and NE 41st Street, UW campus, Seattle; 206-543-2280, e-mail uwah@u.washington.edu. Lectures are free with gallery admission, which is $10, $6 ages 62 and older, free ages 13 and under.
6 p.m. Feb. 19, David Anfam, “Clyde Still’s Early Work.”
Women of Wisdom conference: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. workshops; or 9 a.m. to noon, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. half-days; Feb. 15 through 18, North Seattle Community College, 9600 College Way, Seattle; $40 to $120; 206-782-3363, www.womenofwisdom.org.
Benefits
Snohomish and Island counties
Brunch performance: 10 a.m. Feb. 16, Unitarian Universalist Church, 8109 224th St. SW, Edmonds; $18, art exhibit, book sale, brunch and one-woman show; proceeds benefit American Association of University Women; 425-778-0756.
“Dancing for Samantha”: 6 p.m. Feb. 16, Park Place Middle School, 1408 W. Main St., Monroe; $10 at door; live music by local bands; proceeds benefit Samantha Herman, who has liver cancer.
Special events
Snohomish and Island counties
Moscow Circus: 7 p.m. Feb. 15, Everett Civic Auditorium, 2415 Colby Ave., Everett; $22.50 to $39.50, $12.50 ages 12 and under; 800-992-8499, www.ticketswest.com.
Glass blowing event: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 22 through 24, Collectors’ Showcase, 829 Second St., Snohomish; free viewing of blown glass vases and more; also time for questions with artist Kelsey Murphy; 360-568-1339, www.collectorsshowcaseglass.com.
Gold, Gem and Mineral Show: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 23 and 24, Evergreen State Fairgrounds, 14405 179th Ave. SE, Monroe; demonstrations, specimen displays, door prizes and more; $5, free ages 13 and under with paid adults; 360-805-6700, 206-784-6039, www.washingtonprospectors.org.
Creative Mini Golf: 4:30 to 8 p.m. Feb. 23, Bethelehem Lutheran Church, 7215 51st Ave. NE, Marysville; $5, $15 per family; food and child care provided; 360-659-2022.
Skagit County and north
Year of the Rat celebration: 3 p.m. Feb. 17, Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham; Whatcom Symphony Orchestra performance with special guests; $24; 360-734-6080, www.mountbakertheatre.com.
Gay/Straight festival: 7 p.m. start Feb. 22, 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. event Feb. 23, Mount Vernon High School, 314 N. Ninth St., Mount Vernon; free, but donations accepted; activities include documentary screenings, panel discussions, lectures on legal rights, being allies, dealing with bullying; 360-428-6100, www.pflagskagit.org.
Seattle and beyond
Swap meet and car show: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 16, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 17, Expo Hall, Puyallup Fairgrounds ShowPlex, 110 Ninth Ave. SW, Puyallup; $5; 253-862-6211, www.thefair.com.
Festival Sundiata: Noon to 8 p.m. Feb. 16 and 17, noon to 5 p.m. Feb. 18, Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St., Seattle; free admission, costs for food; African-American cultural performances, photography exhibits, history of inventors, various styles of music; and more; 206-329-8086, www.seattlecenter.com/festal.
Harlem Globetrotters: 7 p.m. Feb. 21, Tacoma Dome, 2727 E. D St., Tacoma; $14 to $106; 206-628-0888, www.ticketmaster.com.
Underwater explorer Robert Ballard speaks: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25 and 26, Taper Auditorium, Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle; $20 to $40, $10 to $15 students; Ballard is the discoverer of the Titanic; 206-215-4747, www.seattlesymphony.org.
Public dances
Snohomish and Island counties
Austria Club of Washington Viennese dance: Doors 6 p.m. March 8, Nile Country Club, 6601 244th St. SW, Mountlake Terrace; black-tie dinner event; $70, ticket purchase required by Feb. 22; 206-362-6339.
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 per person; 360-794-8317.
Everett Senior Swingers square dancing: 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays, Everett Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett; all welcome; 425-257-8780, 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.
Folk dance: Sno-King International Folk Dance Club, 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood; $5, $3 members unless otherwise noted; 425-454-6529. Feb. 16, Larry and Rhonda Paulson will teach Sitna Baluca, a non-partner Bulgarian dance.
Happy Hoppers square dances: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. first and third Saturdays, Stillaguamish Senior Center, 18038 Smokey Point Blvd., Arlington; guest callers, Shirley Cook cueing the round dancing, hearing enhancement available; 360-435-4594.
International folk dancing: 7:30 to 10 p.m. second Saturdays, Clinton Community Hall, 6411 Central Ave., Clinton; $7; all ages; 360-221-5484, www.swparks.org.
Normanna weekly dances: 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays, Walter de Fisser’s waltz, pattern dancing and swing, $4; 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays, Eddy Fukano’s band, $6; 6 to 7 p.m. first Tuesdays only, free waltz, swing, fox trot and other lessons. Also 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 and fourth Fridays, pattern, swing and fox trot, $6; 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.
Square dance lesson sign-ups: Checkerboard Squares’ beginner and brush-up lessons, 6 to 8 p.m. Sundays, Edmonds Masonic Lodge, 515 Dayton St., Edmonds; first lesson free, $5 person after that; 425-745-5303, 425-776-4442.
Square dancing: Fern Bluff Squares’ mainstream dances from 7 to 10 p.m. second Saturdays, Fern Bluff Grange, U.S. 2 and Cascade View Drive, Sultan; Stephen Cole calling; 360-793-2848 or fbs.isquaredance.com.
Strictly Ballroom: With Carmen and Dale, 7 to 9 p.m. fourth Saturdays, The Hayloft, 15320 35th Ave. W., Lynnwood; $12 per person, smart casual dress required, no rubber-soled shoes allowed; 425-776-4007.
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 dance: 6 to 7:30 p.m. dinner, $5, 7 to 10 p.m. dancing, $5 cover also for dancing; potlucks every last Saturday, starting in March; Everett VFW building, 2711 Oakes Ave., Everett; year-round; 425-252-2100.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Saturday dances: Until 2008, there will be only one Saturday dance per month, and potluck will be the last Saturday. 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. W., 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.
Scandinavian folk dancing: 7 to 8:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Nordic Heritage Museum, 3014 NW 67th St., Seattle; $35 members, $40 nonmembers for series, no partner required; 206-789-5707, charlotte@nordicmuseum.org.
Freewheelers’ Square Dance Club: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Richmond Masonic Center, N. 185th and Linden Ave. N., beginning classes for singles and couples, no partner necessary; $5 per person per class; 425-337-5441, 425-673-0858.
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 and 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.
Folk dance: 7:30 p.m. lessons, 8 p.m. dances with live music, fourth Saturdays, Swedish Cultural Center, 1920 Dexter Ave., Seattle; $9; waltzes, hambos and more, no experience necessary.
Washington Dance Club: 8 to 9 p.m. Friday workshops, $10 per 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. Ballroom dancing 9 to 11:30 p.m. Fridays, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Sundays.
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.
New Horizons Singles 45+: Bowling, camping and other activities, breakfast meetings 9:30 a.m. Saturdays, Village Inn restaurant, 8525 Evergreen Way, Everett; 425-348-1753.
Non Smoking Single 60s group: Bowling, card games, tours, movies, plays, dining out and potlucks; 425-776-0229, 360-653-1503.
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; 425-745-2250. Calendar of upcoming social events available at every breakfast.
Zoos and Wildlife
Seattle and south
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 to 12, free ages 3 and 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; 206-548-2500, www.zoo.org. 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. $11 ages 13 to 64, $8 ages 3 to 12, free up to age 2, $2 discount for seniors and diabled; $4.50 parking. Nature Exchange, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily. North Meadow carousel, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., $2 after admission. Animal feedings: Humboldt penguins, 11 a.m. Fridays; piranhas, 11:15 a.m. Fridays; anaconda snake feedings 1:30 p.m. on specific dates, see Web site. Willawong Station bird-feeding area, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., seed sticks $1 each, on weekends and school holidays only during winter. Calls of the Wild, 10 a.m. daily, After School Adventures, 2 to 4 p.m. daily; Animal Adventures 3 p.m. daily. Elephant talks, 2 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Toddler programs 10 a.m. to noon daily in Zoomazium.
Museums
Snohomish and Island counties
Edmonds Historical Museum: 118 Fifth Ave. N., Edmonds City Hall, Edmonds; 425-774-0900, www.historicedmonds.org. 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. $2, $1 children; group tours available. Carnegie Library exhibit, featuring photos, artifacts. “Jackson Street After Hours,” an exhibit honoring jazz in Seattle, on display through March.
Future of Flight Aviation Center &Boeing Tour: 8415 Paine Field Blvd., Mukilteo; 800-464-1476, www.futureofflight.org. $15, $14 seniors and active military, $8 ages 15 and under (must be 4 feet or taller), $9 gallery only, $4 gallery for ages 6 to 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, railroad and 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, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission: $7; free for under age 1, $3.50 all ages, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
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. Group tours by appointment.
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. 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Tours available by appointment. Historical exhibits at the museum and D.O. Pearson House. “Our Nordic Heritage” exhibit tours by appointment only. Current exhibit: “Steamers, Ships &Shorelines: A Historical Photograph Tour of Stanwood and Camano Island.
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 through 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 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, $4. “Our Progress as Quilters: Works of Roxanne Carter &Linda Tellesbo” and “Then &Now: Textile Artistry of Larkin Van Horn,” on display through March 16.
Royal BC Museum: 675 Belleville St., Victoria; 250-356-7226, www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca. Photographic exhibit, “River of Memory: The Everlasting Columbia,” through April 30.
Whatcom Children’s Museum: 227 Prospect St., Bellingham; 360-733-8769, www.whatcommuseum.org. Noon to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. $3.50, free for members. 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday Wonder Workshop, bird-feeder making, Feb. 16.
Whatcom Museum of History &Art: 121 Prospect St., Bellingham; 360-676-6981, www.whatcommuseum.org. Tuesday Brown Bag programs: Feb. 19, The Pickford Film Center, “Making the Dream a Reality.” Lewis Wickes photography exhibit illuminates child labor practices of the early 20th century, through March 2. “The Bellingham YWCA — 100 years of challenge and change” exhibit, through March 30. “Photography Biennial – Nine to Watch from the Pacific Northwest” exhibit, features watercolors, photography and more, through April 27.
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. “The Indian Photographs of Lee Moorhouse, 1891-1915” and “This Place Called Home” exhibits, through June 8.
Experience Music Project: 325 Fifth Ave. N., Seattle; 206-770-2700, www.emplive.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. $15, $12 military, seniors, students with ID, free for kids under 5. Ages 10 and under also admitted for free every third Saturday. Feb. 16 Family Day involves Alma Villegas Quartet performances at 1 and 2:30 p.m., and art activity with Diana Falchuk from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Innersphere: Sculptural works by Rik Allen,” through April 25. Third Saturdays are Family Days with workshops, music demonstrations, art projects and more; free for members, $15, $12 seniors, youth, military, students with ID for nonmembers, free for ages 5 and under. “American Sabor — Latinos in U.S. Popular Music” exhibit through Sept. 7.
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 and over, $7.50 ages 5 to 17, free ages 4 and 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 and over, free ages 4 and under. Roland Pantze’s paintings, Feb. 15 through April 20.
Northwest Railway Museum: Depot at 38625 SE King St., Snoqualmie; 425-888-3030, www.trainmuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through 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 through Sundays.
Pacific Science Center: 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle; 206-443-2001, www.pacsci.org. Admission is $11, $9.50 ages 65 and older, $8 ages 6 to 12, $6 ages 3 to 5, free under age 3. $5 Thursdays laser light shows; $7.50 Fridays and Saturdays laser light shows. 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. Free admission 5 to 8 p.m. first Thursdays through 2007, also applies to Experience Music Project.
Seattle Aquarium: 1483 Alaskan Way, Seattle; 206-386-4300, www.seattleaquarium.org. 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. $15 ages 13 and older, $10 ages 4 to 12, free ages 3 and under. Live octopus release, feedings, keepers’s talk and more; Feb. 17 and 18, divers swim with octopus.
Seattle Museum of the Mysteries: 623 Broadway, Seattle; www.seattlechatclub.org.
Shoreline Historical Museum: 749 N. 175th St., Shoreline; 206-542-7111.
Washington State Convention &Trade Center: 800 Convention Place, Seattle; 206-694-5000.
Washington State History Museum: 1911 Pacific Ave., Tacoma; 888-238-4373, www.wshs.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, to 8 p.m. third Thursdays. $8, $7 seniors, $6 students and military.
Billboard
Snohomish and Island counties
Birding festival volunteers sought: Help with registration, parking, giving directions and more for Feb. 23 and 24 festival in Stanwood and on Camano Island; 360-629-3631, or stop at Snow Goose Bookstore, 8616 271st St., Stanwood.
Writers’ series with open mic: 7 p.m. Feb. 19, College Cafe, Edmonds Community College, 20000 68th Ave. W., Edmonds; free; guest speaker and more; 425-640-1313, http://artsandculture.edcc.edu.
Horse riding lessons and programs: Weekly lessons and monthly trail rides, horse care practice and more, for ages 11 through adult, Horse Country Farm, 8507 Highway 92, Granite Falls; $69 per month; 360-691-7509, 425-335-4773, www.horsecountryfarm.com.
South Whidbey Parks &Recreation offers these community education opportunities:
Music Together, beginning pottery, Creative Dance for preschoolers, beginners’ plant and tree pruning, open gym sessions, volleyball, snowrider bus times and more; various fees apply, some activities require registration; parks office is at 5495 Maxwelton Road, Langley; 360-221-5484, www.swparks.org.
Warm Beach vaulters’ camps: March 30 to April 4, April 11 to 13, June 29 to July 5, Warm Beach Camp, 20800 Marine Drive, Stanwood; costs vary depending on length of camp, registration required; individual and team skills will be taught; 360-652-7575, www.warmbeach.com.
Volunteers needed: Stanwood Community Center, 7430 276th St. NW; kitchen work Mondays through Fridays, 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.
Skagit County and north
Poetry workshop: Full days, Feb. 21 through 24, Centrum, Fort Worden State Park, 223 Battery Way, Port Townsend; teacher is Eileen Myles; $595 tuition includes housing, meals and class fees; registration required; 360-385-3102, ext. 114.
