Fairs &festivals
BrasilFest: Noon to 5 p.m. Aug. 16, Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St., Seattle; dance and cultural performances; free; www.seattlecenter.com.
Camlann Medieval Village Summer Festivals: 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Aug. 23, 10320 Kelly Road NE, Carnation; craft, drama and music demonstrations; $6 to $45; 425-788-8624; www.camlann.org.
HomeGrown Festival: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 14 and 15, Third Street, Marysville; arts and crafts, local produce, music and stage performances; free; www.marysvillemerchants.com.
Jetty Island Days: Depart from Everett’s 10th Street boat launch every half-hour, 10 a.m. to 5:50 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 8:50 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 6:50 p.m. Sundays, return ferries at 15 and 45 minutes past each hour through Sept. 7 for environmental discoveries, group tours, campfire programs, nature walks, children’s crafts, interpretive hut, puppet show; free, but donations welcome; 425-257-8304; www.everettwa.org/parks; make reservations at 425-257-8304 for harbor, sunset harbor and Port of Everett cruises.
Out of Town series, Mukilteo tour: 10 a.m. Aug. 15, meet at Room 109, Rosehill Community Center, 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo; $10; 425-530-2722; www.historiceverett.org.
Port Ludlow Days: Full days through Aug. 16, downtown area; art and craft displays, live entertainment, car show; 360-437-4033; www.plvc.org.
Porterhouse Brewfest: 2 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15, between First and Gates streets, Mount Vernon; $20 advance, $25 at door allows five tastes; extra costs for more tastes; 21-and-older event; 360-336-8955; www.lincolntheatre.org; 800-838-3006; www.brownpapertickets.com.
Skagit County Fair &Rodeo: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily through Aug. 15, Skagit County Fairgrounds, 1410 Virginia St., Mount Vernon; Pro Rodeo at 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, ongoing 4-H, FFA, Grange, Open Class animal and still-life displays, live entertainment, carnival, daily Guitar Hero contest, karaoke contest, admission $5 to $8, free for ages 6 and under with paid adult ticket; $20 family and multi-day passes; 360-336-9453; www.skagitcounty.net/fairgrounds.
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; dancing with a live band; $4; 425-487-2441.
Ballroom lessons and dances: 5 p.m. teen dance lessons, 6 p.m. Latin lessons, 7 p.m. ballroom lessons, 8 p.m. swing dance lessons Mondays; 1 to 3 p.m. lesson and open dance Tuesdays, for all four types; Antheia Ballroom, 213 Ave. D, Snohomish; private lessons, wedding dance preparation and other activities; $10 to $11 lessons and open dances; private lessons have other costs; 425-530-9952; www.antheiaballroom.com.
Dance with live bands: 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays, South County Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds; enjoy music for foxtrot, swing, waltz; $3 to $4 donations, no partners necessary; 425-774-5555.
Folk dance: Skandia Folkdance Society, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. lesson, 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. dance, first and third Fridays, Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood; $10, $7 members unless otherwise noted; 206-784-7470; www.skandia-folkdance.org. 7:30 to 9 p.m. Aug. 19, summer mixer dance, Room 2, Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; $6; free for full summer series students.
Freewheelers Square Dance Club: Dances 7 to 10 p.m. first and third Sundays, beginners’ classes 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays starting Sept. 9, Lake City Community Center, 12531 28th Ave. NE, Seattle; $5 per dance night, $6 per class; 425-337-5441, 425-673-0858.
International folk dancing: 7:30 to 10 p.m. second Saturdays, Clinton Community Hall, 6411 Central Ave., Clinton; $7; all ages; 360-221-5484; www.swparks.org.
Lake Goodwin Community Club: 17323 42nd Ave. NW, Stanwood; 360-652-9786; www.considerthisministries.org. Dances with live music, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. third Saturdays, February through November, no August dance, December date is Dec. 31; $10 suggested donation.
Line dancing lessons: 7 p.m. beginners, 7:30 p.m. intermediate, Camano Country Club, 1243 South Beach Drive, Camano Island; $20 members and $25 nonmembers per four-week series; 425-205-0870.
Normanna Lodge weekly dances: Jack’s Swing Band’s big band, 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays; $5; 2725 Oakes Ave., Everett; 425-252-0291. 7:30 to 11 p.m. Aug 14, Sylvia Jorgenson Band. 6 p.m. Saturdays in August, Blues, Brews and BBQ, $6 dancing only, $18 dinner and dancing, Aug. 15 features Unbound and Miles From Chicago.
Scottish country dancing: No partner needed, Wednesdays, Rosehill Community Center, 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo; 425-438-8977.
Sky Valley Whirlwind Square Dance Club: Beginning and brush-up lessons, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, Tri Way Grange, 35th and Seattle Hill Road, Mill Creek; Scott Coon instructing. Dances 8 to 10:30 p.m. third Fridays; $5 lessons, first is free; 360-794-8240.
Square dance lesson sign-ups: Checkerboard Squares’ beginner and brush-up lessons, 6 to 8 p.m. Sundays, Edmonds Masonic Lodge, 515 Dayton St., Edmonds; first lesson free, then $5 per person; 425-745-5303, 425-776-4442.
Tango lessons: With Ina and Jon Howe, 6 p.m. Wednesdays, 1 p.m. Saturdays, small donation, Everett Senior Activity Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett; 425-257-8780.
Veterans of Foreign Wars dances: Potluck dinners 6 to 7:30 p.m. last Saturdays; $5; free lessons 6:30 p.m., music and dancing 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays, Eddy Fukano Band performs; $5; VFW building, 2711 Oakes Ave., Everett; year-round; 425-252-2100.
Whirlybirds Square Dance Club: New series of beginners classes, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays starting Sept. 17, The Hayloft, 15320 35th Ave. W., Lynnwood; first lesson free, $5 per dance after that; 425-353-3471.
Special events
Bike and cruise nights: Harley Davidson Bike Nights, 6 p.m. Wednesdays, and Cruisin’-In car rallies, 5 p.m. Saturdays, Shawn O’Donell’s Irish Pub and American Grill, 122 128th St. SE, Everett; free; 425-338-5700.
Concert and barbecue: Barbecue starts 6 p.m., music at 7 p.m. Aug. 15, Monroe United Methodist Church, 342 S. Lewis St., Monroe; free country-western concert; food costs $4 children, $6 adults, $1 ice cream, water and soda; 360-794-8863.
Everett Chess Club: 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, Espresso Americano, Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave.; free tournaments and lessons for all ages and skill levels; 425-514-3209; bradchess@hotmail.com.
Genealogy/family history classes: 10 a.m. to noon second Tuesdays, Monroe Senior Center, 824 Village Way, Monroe; $2 building rental fee; reservation calls encouraged; 425-736-9199, 360-794-8072.
“King of the Cage — Thunderstruck” martial arts show: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15, Comcast Arena, 2000 Hewitt Ave., Everett; $22 to $97; 866-332-8499; www.comcastarenaeverett.com.
Monroe Kiwanis Club: Meets noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays, Godard Room, Valley General Hospital, 14701 179th Ave. SE, Monroe; 360-805-9457.
Senior activities: Computer, dance and cooking classes, bingo, South County Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds; free; 425-774-5555.
Senior activities: Card games, computer classes, live music, art classes, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; free; 425-487-2441; www.northshoreseniorcenter.org.
Stanwood Community and Senior Center all-ages events: 7430 276th St. NW, Stanwood; driftwood sculpture, watercolor and drawing classes; aerobics and yoga; craft shows; for all ages; call for details because not all classes run year-round; 360-629-7403, ext. 114.
Writers group: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Clubhouse Room, Mukilteo YMCA, 10601 47th Place W., Mukilteo; free; e-mail joaussie40@yahoo.com for details.
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