Family fun calendar
Published 10:27 pm Friday, October 15, 2010
Fairs &festivals
TurkFest: Noon to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17 and 18, Center House, Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St.; music, theater, arts and crafts; free admission; details by e-mailing info@turkfest.org; [URL]www.turkfest.org;http://www.turkfest.org.
Holiday Food &Gift Festival: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21 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; 253-272-3663www.tacomadome.org;http://www.tacomadome.orgwww.holidaygiftshows.com;http://www.holidaygiftshows.com.
Special events
Snohomish, Island counties
“A Fright at the Opera”: 7 p.m. Oct. 17, Oct. 22 through 24, Oct. 29 through 31, Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St., Marysville; $15 show, $45 dinner and show, $75 for Halloween night; 360-657-5532http://marysvilleoperahouse.com;http://http://marysvilleoperahouse.com.
Kaddywompas Radio Show, “Frank Flumpet Meets the Ghosts of Snohomish”: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, Oct. 22 through 31, plus 2 p.m. Nov. 1, Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater, 1211 Fourth St. SE, Snohomish; $12 and $15, seniors $6 on Nov. 1; 360-568-9412www.thumbnailtheater.com;http://www.thumbnailtheater.com.
Public dances
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.
Camano Community and Senior Center: 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island; 360-387-0222. Next series of ballroom, Latin and swing lessons runs 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays through Nov. 5; $35 per person, for the series.
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; 206-784-7470www.skandia-folkdance.org;http://www.skandiaˆ-folkdance.org. Oct. 16, slangpolska fran gryt.
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; 425-454-6529www.sno-king.org;http://www.sno-king.org. Oct. 17, sadi moma and oj mario, Macedonian no-partner dances.
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; 360-221-5484www.swparks.org;http://www.swparks.org.
Lake Goodwin Community Club: 17323 42nd Ave. NW, Stanwood; 360-652-9786www.considerthisministries.org;http://www.considerthisministries.org
