Family Fun Calendar

Published 9:55 pm Thursday, October 22, 2009

Fairs &festivals

Holiday Food &Gift Festival: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23 through 25, Tacoma Dome, 2727 E. D St., Tacoma; $10 to $11, free ages 10 and under; live music, stage entertainment, pictures with Santa; holiday gift, candy and food boutiques; 253-272-3663; www.tacomadome.org; www.holidaygiftshows.com.

Apple Day and Mutt Strut: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 24, Bayview Corner, 5603 Bayview Road, Langley; rain-or-shine event includes apple-pressing and tasting stations, farmer’s market, craft projects, live music; 12:30 p.m. registration for dog costume contest, 1:30 p.m. canine parade; free admission; 360-321-4145; www.goosefoot.org.

Fall Harvest Festival: Live entertainment, train rides, food booths, U-pick pumpkin patch, corn maze, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 25 and 26; plus corn maze and bonfire 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Fridays, Oct. 9 through 30, Remlinger Farm, 32610 NE 32nd St., Carnation; festival is $15.25, senior discount available; corn maze and bonfire $7; 425-333-4135; www.remlingerfarms.com.

Special events

Snohomish, Island counties

Heybrook Hoedown: 5 to 10 p.m. Oct. 23, Floral Hall, 803 E. Mukilteo Blvd., Everett; $5 and $15; silent auction and live music; ticket details at 360-793-7744.

“A Fright at the Opera”: 7 p.m. Oct. 23 and 24, Oct. 29 through 31, Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St., Marysville; $15 show, $45 dinner and show, $75 for Halloween night; 360-657-5532; http://marysvilleoperahouse.com.

Medieval Faire: 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 24, Brier Library, 23303 Brier Road, Brier; live music, apple cider pressing, guests may try out the musical instruments; free; 425-483-0888; www.sno-isle.org.

Lutefisk community dinner: 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 25, Stanwood High School, 7400 272nd St. NW, Stanwood, $19, $7 ages 7 to 12, free under age 7; 360-629-3604.

Kaddywompas Radio Show, “Frank Flumpet Meets the Ghosts of Snohomish”: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays through Oct. 31, plus 2 p.m. Nov. 1, Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater, 1211 Fourth St. SE, Snohomish; $12 and $15, seniors $6 on Nov. 1; 360-568-9412; www.thumbnailtheater.com.

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

Bike and cruise nights: Harley Davidson Bike Nights, 6 p.m. Wednesdays, and Cruisin’-In car rallies, 5 p.m. Saturdays, Shawn O’Donell’s Irish Pub and American Grill, 122 128th St. SE, Everett; free; 425-338-5700.

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

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.quilcedacarvers.com.

Stanwood Community and Senior Center all-ages events: 7430 276th St. NW, Stanwood; driftwood sculpture, watercolor and drawing classes; aerobics and yoga; craft shows; for all ages; call for details because not all classes run year-round; 360-629-7403, ext. 114.

Writers group: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Clubhouse Room, Mukilteo YMCA, 10601 47th Place W., Mukilteo; free; e-mail joaussie40@yahoo.com for details.

Public dances

Snohomish and Island counties

Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; dancing with a live band; $4; 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; country and western, 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 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; some events at other sites as noted; 206-784-7470; www.skandia-folkdance.org. 6 p.m. social hour, 7 to 11 p.m. dancing, Oct. 24, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; $15 at the door.

Folk dance: 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, Sno-King International Folk Dance Club, Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood; $5 and $7 donations requested; 425-454-6529; www.sno-king.org. Oct. 24, kiss me quick, Scottish set dance. Freewheelers Square Dance Club: Dances 7 to 10 p.m. first and third Sundays, beginners’ classes 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Lake City Community Center, 12531 28th Ave. NE, Seattle; $5 per dance night, $6 per class; 425-337-5441, 425-673-0858.

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.

Line dancing lessons: 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Harbor Square Athletic Club, 160 W. Dayton St., Edmonds; beginners and intermediate; $25 members, $30 nonmembers per four-week series; 425-205-0870.

Line dancing lessons: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays starting Nov. 4, Camano Country Club, 1243 South Beach Drive, Camano Island; beginners and intermediate; $30 members, $33 nonmembers per six-week series; 425-205-0870.

Normanna Lodge weekly dances: Jack’s Swing Band’s big band, 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays; $5; various bands, 7:30 to 11 p.m. fourth Fridays, 2725 Oakes Ave., Everett; 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. Tuesdays, Tri Way Grange, 35th and Seattle Hill Road, Mill Creek; Don Wiggins instructing; $5 lessons, first is free. Dances 8 to 10:30 p.m. third Fridays; $6; 360-794-8240.

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, Eddy Fukano Band performs; $5; VFW building, 2711 Oakes Ave., Everett; year-round; 425-252-2100.

Whirlybirds Square Dance Club: Beginners’ classes, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, The Hayloft, 15320 35th Ave. W., Lynnwood; first lesson free, $5 per dance after that; 425-353-3471.