Around the county
Published 10:41 pm Sunday, April 5, 2009
Marysville: Vendors needed for dog event
The fourth annual Marysville Poochapalooza is seeking vendors for this year’s outdoor dog event.
Poochapalooza is runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 11 at Totem Middle School’s Asbery Field, 1605 Seventh St.
Poochapalooza is sponsored by the nonprofit Marysville Dog Owners Group, the city of Marysville and Angel of the Winds Casino.
Admission is free but donations are accepted and used to help maintain Marysville Strawberry Fields for Rover Off-Leash Park and to support the dog group in its advocacy on behalf of dog owners to address pet-related issues.
The event features dog games, demonstrations and competitions, along with pet-related vendors and concessions.
More info: poochapalooza.org, 360-651-0633 or labuell@verizon.net.
Everett: Tickets on sale for fundraiser
The Voyager Middle School bands and orchestra will host the 2009 fundraiser Swingin’ into Spring: a Night of Hot Jazz and Cool Dessert. The event is 6 p.m. April 15 in the Voyager commons, 11711 Fourth Ave. W., Everett.
Tickets for this dessert and family night are $5, and will help the musicians of the Wolverine music program pay for new uniforms and a trip to perform at Wild Waves this June. The evening will include a special performance by the Purple Passion Swing Band of Seattle, as well as a silent and live auction.
To buy tickets, contact Michael Clark at Voyager, clarkmc@mukilteo.wednet.edu, or go to www.brownpaper tickets.com/event/58268.
Mukilteo: Free tax assistance offered
Free tax assistance sessions for elderly and lower-income individuals are planned at the Mukilteo Library from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Visit the library’s information desk to schedule an appointment and to pick up needed paperwork. Appointments are 45 minutes long. The Mukilteo Library is at 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd. in Mukilteo.
Lynnwood: Deadline looms for artists
Artists hoping to exhibit artwork at the Lynnwood Convention Center’s next six-month exhibit must submit their artwork by April 15. The convention center and the Lynnwood Arts Commission are accepting applications from local and regional artists. The next exhibit starts in July 2009. No commission is charged for any sales made. For information or to download an application, visit www.LynnwoodArts.org.
Everett: New date for crow lecture
People might have more in common with crows and ravens than they suspect.
University of Washington science professor John Marzluff is scheduled to give a lecture on homo sapiens’ fear and respect for these coal-black birds of the Corvus genus later this month. The talk is aimed at audiences from the fifth grade to adulthood.
Marzluff coauthored a recent book, “In the Company of Crows and Ravens,” which blends biology, conservation and anthropology to suggest that human and crow cultures have affected one another. Signed copies of this book will be available for purchase.
The talk is 7 p.m. April 29. It costs $5 for Adopt-A-Stream Foundation or Audubon Society members and $7 for nonmembers. For tickets, call 425-316-8592 or e-mail aasf@streamkeeper.org. Advance purchase is required.
The talk will be in Northwest Stream Center auditorium in Snohomish County’s McCollum Park, 600 128th Street SE, Everett.
