Front Porch
Published 1:30 am Tuesday, May 29, 2018
EVENTS
Get the buzz about bees
Learn more about the disappearance of bees and about what goes on in a beehive at a free screening of “Queen of the Sun,” 5 p.m. Wednesday at Edmonds Community College’s Black Box Theatre, 20310 68th Ave. W, Lynnwood.
For a suggested donation of $5, receive a handmade bar of soap or beeswax food wrap. There will be honey for sale to benefit the EdCC Bee Club.
More info: edcc.edu
TEDx comes to North Creek
North Creek High School students are organizing a TEDxYouth@NorthCreek conference, 5 to 7:30 p.m. June 6. This free public event will feature the theme “Worlds Beyond.” Speakers include local teens known for their art, research and social advocacy, among other topics.
Tickets are free but limited. Donations will be accepted; the suggested donation is $5.
More info: tedxnorthcreek.com
Open mic in Stanwood
Do you sing, tell stories or jokes, write poetry, play an instrument, juggle — or have some other talent to share? The next open mic event is 7 p.m. Friday at the Stanwood Library, 9701 271st St. NW. Sign-ups start at 6:45 p.m.
More info: 360-629-3132
WAYS TO HELP
Rollin’ for a Cause
Jet City Roller Derby holds a comedy show and auction fundraiser, Rollin’ for a Cause, 6 p.m. June 2 at the Northwest Music Hall, 1402 SE Everett Mall Way, inside the Everett Mall. Tickets are $20.
More info: jetcityrollerderby.com
Make blankets for kids
The Binky Patrol, a group of quilters, knitters and crocheters who make “binkies” for children in traumatic situations, holds its next work party June 3 (first Sunday, second Sunday if a holiday) in Marysville.
More info: 360-659-7198
Project Linus also makes quilts and blankets for children. The next Project Linus event is set for 12:30-2:30 p.m. June 12 (second Tuesday) at the Carl Gipson Senior Center of Everett, 3025 Lombard Ave. Materials and equipment are provided. Bring a sewing machine if you have one.
More info: Diane, 425-252-4524
OPPORTUNITIES
Vendors needed for trunk show
The Lake Stevens Senior Center plans a Junk in the Trunk swap meet for July 14 at 2302 Soper Hill Road. Vendors are needed. Cost is $25 for a space across two parking stalls, or $25 for an 8-foot table inside the building. Applications will be taken until July 6.
More info: 425-335-0345
Poster contest for Bird Fest
Puget Sound-area artists can submit original artwork for consideration for the 2018 Puget Sound Bird Fest poster. The festival is Sept. 14-16 in Edmonds. This year’s Bird Fest theme is “Eagles in the Pacific Northwest.”
The poster format is 11-by-17-inch, portrait orientation. A $200 prize will be awarded to the winner. No photography or digital art. Deadline for entries is June 22.
More info: pugetsoundbirdfest.org
