Special events

Published 2:17 pm Thursday, January 14, 2010

Snohomish and Island counties

Nippon Business Institute (Japanese Cultural &Resource Center) New Year’s celebration: Noon to 3 p.m. Jan. 16, 905 Wetmore Ave., Everett; free; choral performance, tea ceremony and potluck luncheon; 425-388-9380.

Equestrian showcases: 5:30 to 7 p.m. Jan. 21 and 22; free; Jan. 21 site is EqX Reinshadow Ridge Arena, 752 Plantation Drive, Greenbank, Whidbey Island; Jan. 22 site is EqX Hastie Lake Arena, 2226 Hastie Lake Road, Oak Harbor; 360-320-1573; www.equestriancrossings.com.

Tacoma

Monster Jam monster truck show: 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 1 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15 through 17, Tacoma Dome, 2727 E. D St., Tacoma; $10 to $20; 800-745-3000; www.ticketmaster.com.