Puget Sound Bird Fest: The festival is Sept. 14-16 and includes speakers, exhibits, field trips and activities all about birding. Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds. Keynote speaker is nature photographer Kevin Ebi on “A Year in the Lives of Pacific Northwest Eagles.” Free. Opening reception Friday at Edmonds Plaza Room, 650 Main St. More at www.pugetsoundbirdfest.com.
Pirate Day: Come in yer best pirate garb from noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 15 and follow the clues on the treasure map in search of pirate booty at Country Village shops, 23718 Bothell-Everett Highway, Bothell. The Pirates of Treasure Island will visit from noon to 3 p.m. Play on the Jolly Rodney pirate ship in the center courtyard. More at www.countryvillagebothell.com.
Party in the Parks: Games, food and fun. The city of Mill Creek will host the neighborhood event from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 18 at Cougar Park, 3221 148th St. SE. The event is designed to help neighbors connect with neighbors. More at www.cityofmillcreek.com/partyintheparks.
Pioneer Days: The event is 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 22 at the Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum, 20722 67th Ave. NE, Arlington. Milk a cow, wash clothes, use a sewing machine, try out old toys, shake shingles, churn butter, grind wheat. More at www.stillymuseum.org.
Snohomish Tweed Ride: Fancy a cycle along the Centennial Trail while sporting your finest? No modern garb allowed. Meet Sept. 22 at the Snohomish Carnegie Library, 105 Cedar Ave. Stop at Machias Trailhead Park, 1626 Virginia St., for a picnic (bring your own), tea and sweets (provided), croquet, badminton, music, photo ops. Prizes go to the most dapper and dandily dressed ladies and gents on bicycles. Check in at 10 a.m., ride off together at 11 a.m. Tickets are $15. More at www.historicdowntownsnohomish.org.
Return of the Salmon Celebration: The festival is 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 22 at Osprey Park, 801 First St., Sultan. Features riverside tours, drumming, cedar weaving, dancing and horse-drawn wagon rides. Sign up for 5K salmon run at 9 a.m. More at www.skyvalleychamber.com.
Community Airport Day: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 25, 18204 59th Ave. NE, Arlington; www.arlingtonwa.gov. Free. Airplane rides, face painting, helicopter tours, flight simulators, inflatables, tractor rides, ice cream, fly overs, fair food.
The “Dragonfly Whisperer”: Jim Walker, author of “Common Dragonflies and Damselflies of the Pacific Coast” will speak at 7 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Adopt A Stream Foundation’s Northwest Stream Center in McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett. Reservations are required and are $5 members, $7 non-members. Call 425-316-8592.
Cedar Valley Grange Open House: An open house will be noon to 3 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Cedar Valley Grange Hall, 20526 52nd Ave W, Lynnwood. Free. Antique car show in the parking lot and “Elvis” will be in the house at 1:15 p.m. Come find out about the grange. Refreshments provided. Non-perishable food donations for the Lynnwood Food Bank are welcome. Call 425-347-4807 or go to www.cedarval.org.
Snohomish Zombie Walk: All zombies and ghouls are invited to walk from 4 to 5 p.m. Oct. 20 through downtown Snohomish. Zombies gather between 3 and 3:30 p.m. at Artisans Mercantile, 117 Glen Ave. Lurch south on Union Street to First Street to Avenue D, then U-turn back toward the east on First Street. Sidewalk only. Bring “rations for the survivors” — aka donations for the Snohomish Food Bank. More info: www.historicdowntownsnohomish.org.
GO SEE DO
Northwest Stream Center: Want to see trout and crawfish? How about strolling in solitude on an elevated nature trail above a deep forest floor and surrounding wetlands next to a salmon stream? Visit the Northwest Stream Center in McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. Closed Monday through Wednesday. Last admission is at 3 p.m. Tickets are $5 students, $7 adults, $6 seniors. Free to members and children 4 and younger. Call 425-316-8592 or go to www.streamkeeper.org.
High Trek Adventures: An aerial ropes course and zip lines at Paine Field Community Park, 11928 Beverly Park Road, Everett. Three levels of difficulty with 60 different obstacles. Longest zip line travels 250 feet. For ages 4 and up. More at www.high trekeverett.com.
Summit Everett: The climbing gym at 2820 Rucker Ave. features top rope climbing, auto belay and bouldering. Open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. More at www.summiteverett.com.
Paine Field: The Snohomish County Airport is home to several aviation attractions, including the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum, Future of Flight Aviation Center and Boeing Tour, Historic Flight Foundation and the Museum of Flight Restoration Center. Find information at www.painefield.com/9/Visiting.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Schack Art Center: 2921 Hoyt Ave., Everett; 425-259-5050. Schack classes include drawing, printmaking, basketry, jewelry and metalsmithing, encaustic, painting, fused glass and blown glass. Go to www.schack.org to learn more.
Imagine Children’s Museum: Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. More at imaginecm.org or 425-258-1006.
Museum of Pop Culture: The museum (formerly EMP) at the Seattle Center, 325 Fifth Ave. N., has exhibits about science fiction and fantasy, Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana, “Star Trek,” indie games, the Seattle Seahawks, horror films and more. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. More at www.mopop.org.
MOHAI: The Museum of History & Industry is at 860 Terry Ave., at the south end of Lake Union, Seattle. “WWI America,” showing through Feb. 10, tells the story of World War I. Empires were destroyed, millions perished and the world was upended by a war meant to end all others. More information is available at mohai.org.
Hibulb Cultural Center: Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; noon to 5 p.m. weekends. Free first Thursdays until 8 p.m.; 6410 23rd Ave. NE, Tulalip; 360-716-2635; www.hibulbculturalcenter.org.
ZOOS & AQUARIUMS
Outback Kangaroo Farm: 10030 Highway 530, east of Arlington. Take a tour of the farm to see kangaroos, alpacas, flying squirrels, peacocks, wallaroos and more. More at www.outbackkangaroofarm.com.
The Reptile Zoo: 22715 U.S. 2, east of Monroe. Get hands-on with lizards, snakes, an albino alligator and other reptiles. More information at www.thereptile zoo.org.
Woodland Park Zoo: 5500 Phinney Ave. N. More at www.zoo.org. Visit red panda cubs Zeya and Ila. Their names were put to a vote: Zeya (ZAY-uh) means “success” in Burmese and Ila (EE-la) means “earth” in Sanskrit. Admission is $9.95 for teens and adults, $7.95 for children and free for toddlers. Enter through west entrance on Phinney Avenue N. Parking $6.
Seattle Aquarium: The aquarium, 1483 Alaskan Way, is open 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. For a schedule of activities, go to www.seattleaquarium.org.
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