Fairs &festivals
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.
Bite of Seattle: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, July 17 through 19, Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St.; family stage entertainment, cooking demonstrations; features more than 60 restaurants’ and more than 30 food companies’ products; www.biteofseattle.com.
Sequim Lavender Festival: Farm tours 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday, street fair 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, July 17 through 19, various farms in Sequim; tours $15, street fair free; 877-681-3035; www.lavenderfestival.com.
Camlann Medieval Village Summer Festivals: 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, July 18 through Aug. 23, 10320 Kelly Road NE, Carnation; craft, drama and music demonstrations; $6 to $45; 425-788-8624; www.camlann.org.
Raspberry Festival: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 18 and 19, Biringer Farm’s new site, 21412 59th Ave. NE, Arlington; face painting, pony and trolley rides, picnic; costs for some activities; 425-259-0255; www.biringerfarm.com.
Mill Creek Festival and Street Fair: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 18 and 19, car show along Main Street, activities in the Town Center at Bothell-Everett Highway and 153rd Street SE; Kids’ Korner, DockDog competition; free; www.millcreekfestival.com.
ARTSplash: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday, July 17 through 19, 201 Second Ave., Edmonds; free; view paintings, clay work, jewelry; 425-774-6049; artsplash-edmonds.com.
Special events
Snohomish and Island counties
Mukilteo Garden &Quilt Tour: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 18, view 10 gardens in and around Mukilteo; $12; rain-or-shine event; 425-361-0757; www.mukilteogardenandquilttour.org.
Music and re-enactments: 3 to 8 p.m. July 18, Mukilteo Lighthouse Park, 608 Front St., Mukilteo; hear about city’s history and watch Civil War re-enactments, plus a concert; free; bring blankets and chairs; 425-513-9602, 425-493-6833.
Reptile Man: Noon July 22, Lynndale Park Amphitheater, 18927 72nd Ave. W., Lynnwood; free; best for ages 5 to 12; 425-670-5732; www.lynnwoodarts.org.
Ongoing
Antique study club: 6:30 p.m. fourth Wednesdays, Snohomish City Library meeting room, 311 Maple Ave., Snohomish; 360-568-8095.
Bingo: 11 a.m. first and third Mondays, Granville Grange, 9401 163rd St. NE, Granite Falls; 360-691-7867.
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.
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.
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.
Public dances
Snohomish and Island counties
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. July 17, learn hälsingland schottis variations and listen to Portland—Fladdermus perform.
Folk dance: Sno-King International Folk Dance Club, 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood; $5, $3 members unless otherwise noted; 425-454-6529. July 18, la encantada, a choreographed tango.
Happy Hoppers mainstream square dancing: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. first and third Saturdays, Stillaguamish Senior Center, 18308 Smokey Point Blvd., Arlington; guest callers, hearing enhancement; 360-435-4594.
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, next series begins Aug. 5, Camano Country Club, 1243 South Beach Drive, Camano Island; $20 for members and $25 for nonmembers per four-week series; 425-205-0870.
Normanna Lodge weekly dances: Betty’s Band, 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays. Jack’s Swing Band’s big band, 1 to 4 p.m. Thursdays. Variety of bands, 7:30 to 11 p.m. fourth Fridays, 2725 Oakes Ave., Everett; $5; 425-252-0291.
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.
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