Opportunities
Published 3:30 pm Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Cheat: Food donations up chances at tourney
Foodmachine, a gaming benefit to bring in food donations for local charities, is set for 12-6 p.m. Saturday at Gameshire, 35 SE Everett Mall Way, Suite 104, Everett.
Entry is 10 cans of food. Additional cans allow players to cheat — the more canned goods donated, the more the player can bend the rules to their advantage. Donations will be given to the local Society of St. Vincent de Paul, and possibly to other local food banks.
The event is one of several locally organized Foodmachine fundraisers, which feature a tabletop miniatures tournament using the Warmachine and Hordes game systems. Foodmachine was started by fans of the games’ maker, Bellevue-based Privateer Press.
More info: David Jackson, david.w.jackson.jr@gmail.com or 425-501-9717
Shoot: Bring shotgun, or just learn about one
The Granite Falls Sportsmen’s Club holds its annual Fall Turkey Shoot at 10 a.m. Sunday at 20319 Gun Club Road. Don’t know what a turkey shoot is? You are invited to come and see.
The event includes shotgun games, raffles, bingo and more. See the club’s taxidermy mounts dating to the 1930s, and artwork from students who attended hunter education classes. The fundraiser for the nonprofit club also includes a food drive for the Granite Falls Food Bank.
More info: www.gfsclub.com, 360-691-5161
Upcycle: Make holiday gifts, with a twist
Zippy’s Cafe hosts an “Upcycle Craft Collaboration,” 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday. Have fun making gifts for the holidays by converting old or discarded materials into something useful and beautiful. The cafe is at 2811 Wetmore Ave., Everett.
More info: 425-303-0474
Learn: Teens, are you a STEAM punk?
An after-school Tween STEAM Club is coming to six area libraries with a focus on hands-on activities in science, technology, engineering, arts and math for ages 9-13. Sno-Isle Libraries and the Pacific Science Center are behind the effort.
Sessions include “Physics FUNdamentals,” which includes building solar ovens and catapults, “Forensics 101” and experimentation with everything from slime to acid in “Ooze and Ahs.” The Darrington, Lake Stevens, Monroe, Oak Harbor, Lynnwood and Mountlake Terrace libraries each host classes, though none of the libraries host them all.
Space is limited, and registration is encouraged, online at sno-isle.org/events or by calling a local library.
More info: sno-isle.org/news/?nid=693
Admire: A free peek at Christmas trees
Providence General Foundation’s Festival of Trees holds a free community open house to view the decorated holiday trees and wreaths, 1-6 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Tulalip Resort, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd., Marysville. Admission is free.
The event includes free cocoa, coffee and cookies, compliments of the resort. Children’s holiday crafts will be offered 2-5 p.m. Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus and get your photo taken. Watch performances by local community groups each hour.
Festival of Trees is a week-long fundraising event that also includes a gala dinner and auction and Teddy Bear Breakfast. Proceeds benefit the Foundation, the fundraising arm of Providence Regional Medical Center Everett.
More info: 425-258-7999, tinyurl.com/ProvFestivalofTrees
