Upcoming events: fungi show, charity fashion show, newcomers club
Published 1:30 am Sunday, October 8, 2017
1. Repurpose
Get stylish without breaking the bank.
Project ReRUNway is a community fashion show featuring models in second-hand clothes and tips on how to find treasures at consignment shops.
The event is 5 p.m. Oct. 14 at Living Room Coffee House, 1636 Fourth St., Marysville. It will showcase consignment shop items from prom dresses to wedding gowns and for babies to moms.
The name is a pun from the television show “Project Runway.” The event will have tips and tricks you can use, such as skimming the racks for things that pop and how to incorporate secondhand items into your wardrobe.
Tickets are $10. More at 425-309-4378 or annahiatt@yahoo.com.
2. Get mushy
Learn all about mushrooms at Snohomish County Mycological Society’s annual show, which runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 15 at Floral Hall in Forest Park, 802 E. Mukilteo Blvd., Everett.
Hosted in partnership with Everett Parks and Recreation, the show features mushroom displays, kits, books and videos. Bring your own mushroom samples for identification. Class on mushroom identification is at 1 p.m. The event is free, with donations accepted of cash, not ‘shrooms.
More at www.scmsfungi.org.
3. Join the club
You don’t have to be a newcomer to join the Everett Area Newcomers Club.
Really. You can join even if you’ve lived here all your life. Who knew?
The club is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
What began with a morning coffee and get acquainted hour now has monthly luncheon meetings, a book club, a theater group, card games, movie nights and other activities.
More at www.eancclub.org.
— Andrea Brown, The Herald
