Family and kid-friendly events around Snohomish County

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.stilly museum.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.historic downtownsnohomish.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. It will feature riverside tours, drumming, cedar weaving, dancing and horse-drawn wagon rides. Sign up for a 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. The free event will feature airplane rides, face painting, helicopter tours, flight simulators, inflatables, tractor rides, ice cream, flyovers and 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 for members and $7 for nonmembers. Call 425-316-8592.

Cedar Valley Grange Open House: A free open house will be noon to 3 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Cedar Valley Grange Hall, 20526 52nd Ave W, Lynnwood. Come find out about the grange, and check out an antique car show in the parking lot. “Elvis” will be in the house at 1:15 p.m. Refreshments will be 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 will gather between 3 and 3:30 p.m. at Artisans Mercantile, 117 Glen Ave. They’ll lurch south, on the sidewalks, on Union Street to First Street to Avenue D, then U-turn back toward the east on First Street. Bring “rations for the survivors” — aka, donations for the Snohomish Food Bank. More at 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. 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: Ride an aerial ropes course and zip lines at Paine Field Community Park, 11928 Beverly Park Road, Everett. There are three levels of difficulty, with 60 different obstacles. The longest zip line travels 250 feet. It’s 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. It’s 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, 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.outback kangaroofarm.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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