Family fun calendar

Published 4:00 pm Thursday, April 30, 2009

Fairs &festivals

Seattle Maritime Festival: Runs May 7 through 9; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 9 is Family Fun Day; tugboat race, harbor tours, fire boat demonstration, kids’ wooden boatbuilding along Seattle waterfront; chowder cook-off 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 9, Pier 54, chowder passports $5; 206-728-3163; www.seattlepropellerclub.org.

Special events

Snohomish and Island counties

Snohomish 150th anniversary celebration: 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 7 through 10, Snohomish High School performing arts center, 1316 Fifth St., Snohomish; music and dance performances; $10, $7 seniors and students; ticket information at 360-568-5198.

All-ages scrapbooking workshop: 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursdays, May 7 through 28, Mukilteo Library, 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd.; participants provide scrapbooks, photographs, letters; library provides all other supplies; free, but register at 425-493-8202, ext. 3221, option 4.

Antique study club: 6:30 p.m. fourth Wednesdays, Snohomish City Library meeting room, 311 Maple Ave., Snohomish; 360-568-8095.

Bingo: 11 a.m. first and third Mondays, Granville Grange, 9401 163rd St. NE, Granite Falls; 360-691-7867.

Everett Chess Club: 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays. Free tournaments and lessons, open to all ages and skill levels. Espresso Americano, main branch, Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave.; 425-514-3209; bradchess@hotmail.com.

Everett Coin Club: 6:30 p.m. doors open, 7 to 9 p.m. meeting, second Tuesdays, Normanna Hall basement, 2725 Oakes Ave., Everett; adults and youth welcome; 425-931-5907; www.everettcoinclub.org.

Genealogy/family history classes: 10 a.m. to noon second Tuesdays, Monroe Senior Center, 824 Village Way, Monroe; $2 building rental fee; reservation calls encouraged; 425-736-9199, 360-794-8072.

Monroe Kiwanis Club: Meets noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays, Godard Room, Valley General Hospital, 14701 179th Ave. SE, Monroe; 360-805-9457.

Quilceda Carvers: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. fourth Saturdays, Red Barn, Jennings Park, 6915 Armar Road, Marysville; class and potluck at each meeting; www.quilceda ­carvers.com.

Senior activities: Card games, computer classes, live music, art classes, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; 425-487-2441; www.northshoreseniorcenter.org.

Snohomish County Mycological Society: Meetings 7:30 p.m. second Wednesdays, Baker Heights Community Center, 14th and Poplar streets, Everett; also arranges field trips, shows, classes; www.scmsfungi.org.

South County Senior Center: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds; drop-in watercolor sessions; donations suggested.

Stanwood Camano Community and Senior Center: Lunch at noon Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays. All events take place at 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island, and are open to youths and adults: Ceramics, driftwood sculpture, sewing, jewelry making; watercolor and drawing; aerobics and yoga, fitness classes, tai chi; beginners’ Spanish; line dancing, wellness teas, safety driving, craft shows, board and card games, rummage sales; caregivers support 1:30 p.m. third Thursdays; Colleen, 360-629-7403, ext. 116.

Whidbey Weavers Guild meetings: 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. first Thursdays, Quartermasters Building, 1276 Engle Road, Fort Casey, Coupeville; free; bring bag lunch; www.whidbeyweaversguild.org.

Seattle

Average Joe cat show: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 2, Spartan Gym, 18560 First Ave. NE, Shoreline; $5 individual, $12 family pass; 360-652-9611; www.purrfectpals.org.

Public dances

Snohomish and Island counties

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.

Ballroom lessons and dances: 5 p.m. teen dance lessons, 6 p.m. Latin lessons, 7 p.m. ballroom lessons, 8 p.m. swing dance lessons Mondays; 1 to 3 p.m. lesson and open dance Tuesdays, for all four types; Antheia Ballroom, 213 Ave. D, Snohomish; private lessons, wedding dance preparation and other activities; $10 to $11 lessons and open dances; private lessons have other costs; 425-530-9952; www.antheiaballroom.com.

Country-western dances: 5:30 p.m. potluck dinner, 6:30 p.m. instruction, 7:30 p.m. open dancing first Fridays, Deer Lagoon Grange, 5142 Bayview Road, Langley, Whidbey Island; features country and western, as well as other steps; $5 per person per hour of instruction, $5 per person for evening of dance; 360-341-1860, 360-678-6326, 206-414-6447.

Dance with live bands: 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays, South County Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds; enjoy music for foxtrot, swing, waltz; $3 to $4 suggested donations, no partners necessary; 425-774-5555.

Everett Senior Swingers square dancing: 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays, Everett Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett; all are 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; $10, $7 members unless otherwise noted; 206-784-7470; www.skandia­-folkdance.org. May 1, learn Swedish dance steps, dance to live music by Lilla Spelmanslag and First Class.

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. May 2, Brian Goldade will teach pentozali, a Greek line dance.

Happy Hoppers mainstream square dancing: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. first and third Saturdays, Stillaguamish Senior Center, 18308 Smokey Point Blvd., Arlington; guest callers, hearing enhancement; 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.

Lake Goodwin Community Club: 17323 42nd Ave. NW, Stanwood; 360-652-9786, www.considerthisministries.org. Dances with live music, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. third Saturdays through November; $10 suggested donation.

Normanna Lodge weekly dances: Betty’s Band, 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays. Jack’s Swing Band’s big band, 1 to 4 p.m. Thursdays. Variety of bands, 7:30 to 11 p.m. fourth Fridays, 2725 Oakes Ave., Everett; $5; 425-252-0291.

Scottish country dancing: No partner needed, Wednesdays, Rosehill Community Center, 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo; 425-438-8977.

Sky Valley Whirlwind Square Dance Club: Beginning and brush-up lessons, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, Tri Way Grange, 35th and Seattle Hill Road, Mill Creek; Scott Coon instructing. Dances 8 to 10:30 p.m. third Fridays with guest callers; $5 lessons, first is free; 360-794-8240.

South Camano dances: Dance lesson at 7:30 p.m., general dancing 8 to 10 p.m. third Fridays, South Camano Grange, 2227 S. Camano Drive, Camano Island; $8; DJ’d music; 360-387-6842.

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, then $5 per person; 425-745-5303, 425-776-4442.

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 dances: Potluck dinners 6 to 7:30 p.m. last Saturdays; $5; free lessons 6:30 p.m., music and dancing 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays, various styles, provided by Eddy Fukano Band; $5; VFW building, 2711 Oakes Ave., Everett; year-round; 425-252-2100.

Western Swing Music Society: 2 to 6 p.m. second Sundays, Normanna Hall Lodge, 2725 Oakes Ave., Everett; no cover charge; music, dance and food available; 425-374-2452.

Whirlybirds Square Dance Club: Beginners’ classes, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays. Hearing enhancement available. The Hayloft, 15320 35th Ave. W., Lynnwood; $5 per dance; 425-353-3471, 425-774-5257.