Family fun calendar
Published 9:00 pm Thursday, January 19, 2006
Special events
Snohomish and Island counties
Wienermobile: Celebrate the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile’s 70th anniversary, 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 20, Haggen Food &Pharmacy, 8915 Market Place NE, Lake Stevens; 2 to 5 p.m. Jan. 20, Top Food &Drug, 1301 Avenue D, Snohomish.
Breaking Point Dance Company, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20, $3, $2 children, Edmonds Community College, Triton Union Building, 20200 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood; 425-771-4030.
Bingo: 11 a.m. first and third Mondays of month at Granville Grange, 9401 163rd St. NE, Granite Falls; 360-691-7867.
Everett Chess Club: 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays. Free, open to all ages and skill levels. Now featuring tournaments and lessons. Espresso Americano, Everett Public Library, main branch, auditorium, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett; 425-514-3209, bradchess@hotmail.com.
Horse Country Farm: 8507 Highway 92, Granite Falls; 360-691-7509, 425-335-4773; www.horsecountryfarm.com. Sign up to be a working student where you learn to ride for a reduced cost in exchange for work caring for horses, ages 11 up.
Meditation hour: Weekly meditation to learn techniques in group setting, 7 p.m. Wednesdays, donations accepted, CDM Psychic Institute, 2401 Summit Ave., Everett; 425-258-1449.
Psychic and health fair: Psychic readings, gift items, learn about Raiki, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. second Saturdays, free admission. Triway Grange Hall, 3509 Seattle Hill Road, Mill Creek; 425-338-3663.
Seattle and beyond
Quilt Faire: Fifth annual event, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 21 and 22, Skagit Valley Gardens, 18923 Johnson Road, Mount Vernon; 360-424-6760, www.skagitvalleygardens.com.
Washington Sportsmen’s Show: Outdoor adventure show includes displays on fishing, hunting, camping and travel destinations, noon to 8 p.m. Jan. 25 through 27, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. 28, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 29, $9, $5 ages 6 through 16. Puyallup Fair and Events Center, 110 Ninth Ave. SW, Puyallup; www.sportshow.net/puyallup.
“Australia’s Thunder From Down Under”: All-male revue show, 6:30 and 9 p.m. Jan. 26, $25, Skagit Valley Casino, I-5 exit 236, Bow; 877-275-2448.
Public dances
Snohomish and Island counties
Dance classes: Sponsored by the Boeing Employee’s Big Band Dance Club, beginner and intermediate lessons available, 6:45 p.m. beginner lessons, 7:45 p.m. intermediate lessons, Mondays, through March 6, $4. Everett Boeing Recreation Center, 6400 36th Ave. W., Everett; 425-334-2746.
Friday night singles dance: Smoke-free, DJ’d dancing, 8 p.m. to midnight first Friday of each month, $8, 21 and older only. Laurelwood Reception Hall and Event Center, 123 N. Blakeley St., Monroe; 360-794-8317.
Hula dance: Beginning hula lessons with Dottie Knehr, noon to 1 p.m. Mondays and Fridays, Everett Senior Center, 3025 Lombard St., Everett; 425-339-3676.
Public dance: Harry Lindbeck plays smooth dance music, 1 to 4 p.m. every Thursday. $5. Normanna Hall, 2725 Oakes Ave., Everett; 425-252-0291.
Public dance: Sno-King International Folk Dance Club, 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, $5, $3 members. Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood; 425-454-6529, 425-889-0541.
Public dance: Special movie mania party and dance, 8 p.m. social hour, 9 p.m. dancing, Jan. 21, $8. Razzmatazz Dance &Social Club hosts a smoke-free, DJ’d dancing, fourth Sat. of each month. Laurelwood Reception Hall and Event Center, 123 N. Blakeley St., Monroe; 360-794-8317.
Scottish country dancing: No partner needed, every Wed. at Rosehill Community Center, 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo; 425-438-8977.
Square dancing: Checkerboard Squares holds beginning lessons from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sundays, $5, dances 8 to 11 p.m. second and fourth Saturdays, pre-rounds at 7:30 p.m., at Masonic Hall, 515 Dayton, Edmonds; 425-335-4671, 425-778-8472.
Square dancing: Dudes and Dolls Square Dance Club holds lessons, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Cedar Valley Grange Hall, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood; 425-742-6334, 425-774-6574.
Square dancing: Sky Valley Whirlwinds Club holds dances 8 p.m. third Fridays from Sept. through April and second Saturdays in May, pre-rounds at 7:30 p.m., $5. TriWay Grange Hall, 35th and Seattle Hill, Mill Creek. 360-794-8240.
Square dancing: Happy Hoppers Square Dance Club holds dances, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. the first and third Saturdays of each month. Stillaguamish Senior Center, 18038 Smokey Point Blvd., Arlington; 360-568-1176.
Square dancing: The Whirlybirds Square Dance Club holds dances at 7:30 p.m. the third Saturday of each month; lessons at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. Hearing enhancement available. The Hayloft, 15320 35th Ave., Lynnwood; 425-745-1228, 425-513-1349.
Square dancing: With Stephen Cole, 7 to 10 p.m. Thursdays at Fern Bluff Grange Hall, Highway 2 and Cascade St., Sultan; 360-793-0946.
Square dancing: With Doug Coleman, 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays, Everett Senior Center, 3025 Lombard, Everett; 425-334-2919.
Tango lessons: With Ina and Jon Howe, 6 p.m. every Wednesday, 1 p.m. every Saturday. Small donation. Everett Senior Activity Center, 3025 Lombard, Everett; 425-257-8780.
Seattle and beyond
Ballroom dance: Dancing with a live band, 1 to 3 p.m. every Wednesday. $4. Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; 425-487-2441.
Square dancing: The Freewheelers Square Dance Club hosts mainstream square dances for singles and couple, 7 to 10 p.m. every first and third Sunday of each month. Classes available. Richmond Masonic Hall, North 185th and Linden Ave. N, Shoreline; 425-673-0858.
Singles
Snohomish and Island counties
Everett Mountaineers Singles: Social group for singles, offers hiking, walks, dining, golf, cross-country skiing, snow shoeing and dancing. Meets second Wednesdays of each month at Alfy’s, 9620 19th Ave. SE, Everett. Email singles@everettmountaineers.org.
Friday night singles dance: Smoke-free, DJ’d dancing, 8 p.m. to midnight first Friday of each month, $8, 21 and older only. Laurelwood Reception Hall and Event Center, 123 N. Blakeley St., Monroe; 360-794-8317.
Non Smoking Single 60’s Group: Activities include bowling, bridge/card games, tours, movies, plays, dining out and potlucks; 425-335-5936, 425-357-1417.
Sno-Co Singles: Active social group for ages 40 and older. Events include dining, dances, potlucks and games. Breakfast, 10 a.m. Saturdays at the Village Inn, 8525 Evergreen Way, Everett. Call Carmen, 425-710-0082 or Darlene, 425-745-2250.
Museums
Snohomish and Island counties
Blackman House Museum: 118 Ave. B, Snohomish; 360-568-5235. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, through mid-December. Free, donations accepted. Fee for reserved, guided tours.
Edmonds Historical Museum: 118 Fifth Ave. N., Edmonds City Hall, Edmonds; 425-774-0900, www.historicedmonds.org. 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. $2 adults, $1 children; group tours available. “The Changing Face of Edmonds” and “Our Maritime Heritage,” ongoing. “Moving Washington for a Century,” through January.
Imagine Children’s Museum: 1502 Wall St., Everett; 425-258-1006, www.imaginecm.org. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. $6, free 12 months and younger.
Lake Stevens Historical Museum: 1802 124th Ave. NE, Lake Stevens; 425-334-3873. 1 to 4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Group tours by appointment.
Monroe Historical Society Museum: Old City Hall, 207 E. Main St., Monroe; 360-794-7382. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays.
Museum of Snohomish County History: 1913 Hewitt Ave., Everett. 425-259-2022, www.snocomuseum.org. 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. Current exhibit: “Industry on Parade: Early Enterprise in Snohomish County.”
Stanwood Area History Museum: 27112 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood; 360-629-6110, www.sahs-fncc.org. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays, 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays and Wednesdays. The Museum and D.O. Pearson House feature historical exhibits. Current exhibit: “Steamers, Ships &Shorelines: A Historical Photograph Tour of Stanwood &Camano Island.”
Seattle and beyond
American Museum of Radio and Electricity: 1312 Bay St., Bellingham; 360-738-3886, www.americanradiomuseum.org. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, $5.
Burke Museum of Natural History &Culture: University of Washington, NE 45th Street and 17th Avenue NE, Seattle; 206-543-5590, www.burkemuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, to 8 p.m. first Thursdays. $8, $6.50 seniors, $5 students. Artifact identification day, 1 to 4 p.m. Jan. 21.
Children’s Museum: 305 Harrison St., Seattle; 206-441-1768, www.thechildrensmuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. $7.50, $6 grandparents.
Experience Music Project: 325 Fifth Ave. N., Seattle; 206-770-2700, www.emplive.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays through Sundays. $19.95, $15.95 seniors and ages 13 to 17, $14.95 ages 7 to 12.
La Conner Quilt Museum: Located inside Gaches Mansion, 703 S. Second St., La Conner; 360-466-4288. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m. Sundays, $4.
Museum of Flight: 9404 E. Marginal Way S., Seattle; 206-764-5720, www.museumofflight.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Thursday to 9 p.m. $14 adults, $13 seniors 65+, $7.50 ages 5-17, ages 4 and younger free, groups of 10 or more adults $13, youth $6.50. Exhibits of more than 50 full-size aircraft, plus the nation’s only full-size air traffic control tower exhibit.
Museum of History &Industry (MOHAI): 2700 24th Ave. E., Seattle; 206-324-1126, www.seattlehistory.org. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. “A Ferry Tale: Return of the Kalakala,” “Men Who Work the Ships,” “A Change of Worlds: Photographs, Artifacts and Oral Histories of Puget Sound Native Americans,” “Treasures from the Collection: Papier Mache Tilt Top Table, ca. 1840-1855,” ongoing.
Nordic Heritage Museum: 3014 NW 67th St., Seattle; 206-789-5707, www.nordicmuseum.com. $6, $5 seniors, $4 children. “Parallel Paths – Two Generations in Art,” through Feb. 5. “Crabbing in the Bering Sea: Photographs from the F/V Rollo 2003-2005,” through Feb. 5.
Northwest Railway Museum: Depot at 38625 SE King St., Snoqualmie; 425-888-3030, www.trainmuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Mondays. An 1890s depot with exhibits and bookstore.
Olympic Flight Museum: 7637-A Old Highway 99 SE, Olympia; 360-705-3925, www.olympicflightmuseum.com. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays.
Pacific Science Center: 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle; 206-443-2001, www.pacsci.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $9.50 exhibits, $7 seniors and juniors; $8 IMAX, $7 seniors and juniors; $14.50 exhibits and IMAX, $12 seniors and juniors; $5 Thursday laser light shows; $7.50 Friday and Saturday laser light shows. A science and educational museum with evening laser shows and an IMAX theater. Permanent exhibits: Dinosaurs, Tropical Butterfly House, Insect Village, Tech Zone and Water Works.
Science Fiction Museum &Hall of Fame: 325 Fifth Ave. N, located with Experience Music Project; 206-724-3428, www.sfhomeworld.org. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays through Sundays. $12.95, $8.95 ages 7 to 17 and seniors. Combined tickets with Experience Music Project available. Combines artifacts, storytelling and information in environments that offer visitors a peek at “alternative worlds,” promotes science literacy and celebrates the creators and creations of science fiction.
Skagit County Historical Museum,: 501 Fourth St., La Conner; 360-466-3365, www.skagitcounty.net/museum. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays.
Washington State History Museum: 1911 Pacific Ave., Tacoma; 888-238-4373, www.wshs.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, to 8 p.m. third Thursdays. $8, $7 seniors, $6 student and military.
Whale Museum: 62 First St. N., Friday Harbor; 360-378-4710, www.whalemuseum.org.
Whatcom County Museum of History &Art: 121 Prospect St., Bellingham; 360-676-6981, www.whatcommuseum.org. “Contrasting Objectives: Fifteen Pacific Northwest Photographers,” through Sept. 10.
Wing Luke Asian Museum: 407 Seventh Ave. S., Seattle; 206-623-5124, www.wingluke.org. 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. $4, $3 seniors and students, $2 ages 5 to 12. “Sikh Community: Over 100 Years in the Pacific Northwest,” through April 16.
Zoos and Wildlife
Seattle and beyond
Cougar Mountain Zoological Park: 19525 SE 54th St., Issaquah; 425-392-6278, www.cougarmountainzoo.org. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays, Jan. through Nov. $8.50, $7 seniors, $6 ages 2 to 12. Seeking volunteers.
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park: 11610 Trek Drive E., Eatonville; 360-832-6117, www.nwtrek.org. $9.50, $9.25 seniors, $7 ages 5-17, $5 ages 3-4. 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays through Sundays, through mid-Feb.Point Defiance Zoo &Aquarium: 5400 N. Pearl St., Tacoma; 253-591-5337, www.pdza.org. $8.75, $8 seniors, $7 ages 4 to 13. 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
Seattle Aquarium: 1483 Alaskan Way, Seattle; 206-386-4300, www.seattleaquarium.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. $12, $8 ages 6 to 12, $5 ages 3 to 5. “Water’s Edge,” juried exhibition of quilts by Contemporary QuiltArt Association members, through Jan. 31. Toddler time, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 7 and 14, $3. Family First Sundays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 5.
The Whale Museum: 62 First St. N., Friday Harbor; 360-378-4710, www.whalemuseum.org. To report whale sightings: 800-562-8832.
Wolf Haven: 3111 Offut Lake Road, Tenino; 360-264-4695, www.wolfhaven.org. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, $7, $6 seniors, $5 ages 3 to 12.
Woodland Park Zoo: 5500 Phinney Ave. N, Seattle; 206-684-4800, www.zoo.org. 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. $10.50, $7.50 ages 3 through 12, toddlers free, $4 parking. Valentine’s Day dinner, 7 to 11 p.m. Feb. 14, $50, reservations required.
