Need a fun thing to do with the kids on break? Go ice skating

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Need a fun thing to do with the kids on break? Go ice skating

Families are heading out to ice rinks in Everett and Lynnwood for public skates during winter break.

Hatloes design consultant Michelle Beck with a poster showing one of 2019 colors of the year, a gray tone called “metropolitan,” at the Everett store. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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Pantone’s Color of the Year living coral is an ‘animating hue’

The 2019 color choice has been jeered and cheered. Design and paint companies have their own ideas.

“Vintage Christmas Cards by Northwest Artists,” with works from the 1900s to the ’90s will also be on display at the Cascadia Art Museum through Jan. 6. Shown is Corwin Chase’s “Mount Shuksan” from 1928.

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Carey Thornton, an educator at the Tilth Alliance in Seattle, is the first in a series of speakers on sustainable gardening.

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Gardening experts will get you prepped for growing season

The Snohomish County Master Gardener’s Winter Speaker Series runs from Jan. 4 to April 5.

500 candles light the way for Snohomish’s solstice river walk

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500 candles light the way for Snohomish’s solstice river walk

The Winter Solstice Candlelight River Walk is 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 21 along the Riverfront Trail.

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Catch the Christmas spirit with a free sing-along in Everett

Lee Mathews, former director of the Everett Chorale, leads the singing in this holiday concert.

Bronn Journey will perform his annual Christmas concert Dec. 18 at the Everett Performing Arts Center.

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Bronn Journey: Come have a fun time listening to the music

The harpist will perform his Christmas concert on Dec. 18 at the Everett Performing Arts Center.

Peter Orullian, of Lynnwood, will premiere “The Bell Ringer,” a Christmas story with original music story performed by his band Symphony North this week at The Everett Historic Theatre. Shot on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018 in Everett, Wa. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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‘The Bell Ringer’ combines holiday story with a night of music

Lynnwood’s Peter Orullian’s one-night production shows at the Historic Everett Theatre on Saturday.

Parlor tour offers an insider’s look at Christmases past

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Parlor tour offers an insider’s look at Christmases past

The Snohomish Historical Society’s annual self-guided tour is Dec. 9. There are five stops.

Orchestra’s holiday concert includes Santa’s reindeer story

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Orchestra’s holiday concert includes Santa’s reindeer story

Cascade Symphony Orchestra performs its annual Holiday Pops concerts at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 9 and 10.

Anna Vizzare, as Molly, and Oliver Girouard, playing Peter, star in Edmonds Driftwood Players’ production of “Peter and the Starcatcher.” The prequel to J.M. Barrie’s Peter and Wendy shows through Dec. 23 in Edmonds. (Dale Sutton/Magic Photo)

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Driftwood tells the story of Peter before he was Peter Pan

The play “Peter and the Starcatcher,” showing through Dec. 23 in Edmonds, is a “visually opulent show.”

“Alder Leaf and Crab Shell” by Nick Payne is part of the “Holiday Art Show” at Everett’s Schack Art Center through Dec. 29.

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Goal is to open doors for those recovering from mental illness

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Goal is to open doors for those recovering from mental illness

Hero House Everett will be a National Institute of Mental Health clubhouse for rehabilitation.

Jennifer Rodgers conducts her first concert takes over for Lee Mathews as artistic director and conductor of the Everett Chorale. (Photo by Jim King)

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Everett Chorale promises ‘Mystery and Wonder’ this weekend

It’s the group’s first performance under the leadership of a new artistic director and conductor.

“Wigwam Motel” is part of an exhibit of the photography of Henry Heerschap opening Dec. 1 at the Mountlake Terrace Library.

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Special film screenings in Snohomish County

Short films: Filmmakers are invited to submit noir-inspired short films of five minutes or less to the Whidbey…

Communities throughout Snohomish County are celebrating the holidays with upcoming tree lightings and other events. This photo was taken last year at Camano Island’s celebration.

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Celebrate the holidays at these community events

There will be tree lightings, holiday open houses, a lighted boat parade, a giant menorah and more.

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Family and kid-friendly events around Snohomish County

Providence Festival of Trees: The festival, with the theme “Angels Among Us,” runs through Dec. 1 at the…

Meet agnolotti pasta — ravioli’s smaller, squarer cousin

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Meet agnolotti pasta — ravioli’s smaller, squarer cousin

This Capers + Olives dish is stuffed with delicata squash, hazelnuts and ricotta cheese.

Gary and Ardie McLean have the showcase home for the Assistance League’s annual holiday home tour on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018 in Everett, Wa.The nonprofit group provides a number of social services to the Everett area, including helping more than 4,000 students with schools clothes. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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Seven Christmas trees a twinkling … in one Everett home

An 1908 American Foursquare is featured on the Assistance League of Everett’s Holiday Home Tour.