Family fun calendar

Snohomish and Island counties

A Taste of Edmonds: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 10-11, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Aug. 12, Bell Street to Civic Center Playfield between Sixth and Seventh avenues, Edmonds. $3, free for 12 and under; no pets allowed. Shuttle service from Edmonds-Woodway High School at 212th Street SW and 76 Avenue W. Live entertainment on main stage and kids stage; beer and wine gardens; roving artists. Food, arts &crafts, kids and commercial booths.

Marysville HomeGrown Festival: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10 and 11, Third Street, Marysville; arts and crafts, local produce, music and stage performances; free admission; www.marysvillemerchants.com.

Sky Valley Stock &Antique Tractor Club Antique Tractor Show and Threshing Bee: Aug. 10-12, the Frohning Farm, 19524 Tualco Loop Road, Monroe. Featured tractor is John Deere. Hay rides, tractor parades, wheat threshing, tractor pulls, children’s activities, petting zoo, food. Admission $5, under 12 free, Friday free for seniors. No pets, no smoking. www.skyvalleyantiquetractor.com.

Summer Meltdown concert festival: 9 a.m. to midnight Friday, 10 a.m. to midnight Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10 to 12, Whitehorse Mountain Amphitheater; take I-5 exit 208, site is 31 miles out on Highway 530 in Darrington; $80 advance, $100 at gate, $60 Saturday-Sunday at gate, $30 Sunday only at gate; $50 for car/RV camping; www.summermeltdown.com.

Hot August car show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 11, Faith Lutheran Church of North Lakewood, 12424 172nd St. NW one mile west of Smokey Point I-5 exit; free admission; food, music, prizes, benefiting the Stilliguamish and Stanwood Senior Centers; $20 entrance fee day of event; 360-652-9545.

The Arts Index Festival: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 11, features live music, kids’ art project, poetry coffee shop, food and more; art displays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; free admission; 360-677-2269 for raffle tickets; www.indexartsgroup.com.

Skagit County and north

Skagit County Fair: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, Aug. 8 to 11, Skagit County Fairgrounds, 1410 Virginia St., Mount Vernon; live entertainment, music, food, animals, antiques, auctions and more; free admission until 3 p.m. Wednesday, then $5 all ages after 3 p.m. Wednesday and all day Thursday, $8, $5 seniors/students Friday and Saturday, $15 and $20 carnival passes; 360-336-9453, www.skagitcounty.net.

Northwest Washington Fair: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Aug. 13 to 18, 1775 Front St., Lynden; $8, $6 ages 62/over, $4 ages 6 to 12, free ages 5/under; features carnival activities, food, demolition derby, live concerts and more; 360-354-7777, www.nwwafair.com.

Seattle and south

Cambodian cultural heritage celebration: Noon to 4 p.m. Aug. 11, Seattle Center House, 305 Harrison St., Seattle; free admission; dancing, film screenings and more; 206-684-7200, www.seattlecenter.com.

Snohomish and Island counties

“Be a better writer,” family literacy afternoon: 1 to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 12, room 137, Mill Creek Hall, Edmonds Community College, 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood; $30 per family; with instructors Steve Paha and Margot Carmichael; 425-640-1243, www.edcc.edu/ArtsNow.

Seattle and beyond

Writer workshop leader speaks: 7 p.m. Aug. 15, Henry Art Gallery, 15th Avenue NE and NE 41st Street, UW campus, Seattle; University of Iowa professor Marilynne Robinson discusses her latest books; 206-543-2281, www.henryart.org.

Skagit County and north

Porterhouse Brewfest benefit for Lincoln Theatre: 2 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 11, Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon; $20 per person, allows five beer tastes per ticket; ages 21/older only; 360-336-8955, 877-754-6284, www.lincolntheatre.org.

Seattle and beyond

Music for the Animals benefit: 4:30 p.m. Aug. 11, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, 14111 NE 145th St., Woodinville; $500 per person covers dinner, auctions and tickets to Diana Krall concert at the winery; 360-629-7055, www.thenoahcenter.org.

Snohomish and Island counties

Rock and gem sale: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 11 and 12, 8802 196th St. SW, Edmonds; games, concessions, gems and more; www.maplewoodrockclub.com.

Stanwood-Camano American Hero Quilters sew day: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 11, Aunt Mary’s Quilt Shop, 3323 169th Place NE, Suite 1, Arlington; free; www.americanheroquilts.com.

Pirate Festival: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 11, south marina, Port of Everett Marina, W. Marine View Drive, Everett; free; hourly sword fights, starting at 10 a.m., games and other kids’ activities and more; 800-200-5239, www.historicalseaport.org.

Wine tasting and dog exercising event: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 11, Buchanan Vineyard, off Meinhold Road, Whidbey Island; $20 advance, $25 at door; 360-321-4049, www.fetchparks.org.

Intuitive arts fair: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 12, Monte Cristo Ballroom meeting facility, 1507 Wall St., Everett; psychics, spirit guides, palmistry, tarot and more; free; www.friendsandfellowship.com.

EvCC golf tournament: Registration required by Aug. 13 for 11 a.m. Aug. 26 tournament, Legion Memorial Golf Course, 144 W. Marine View Drive, Everett; $75 per person, proceeds benefit EvCC’s women’s basketball team; 425-388-9326.

Mariner game trips: Monday night games, Aug. 13 and Sept. 10, $21 Lynnwood Senior Center members, $26 nonmembers; trip lasts 4:45 to 11:30 p.m., leave from Senior Center, 5800 198th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-774-6464.

Jetty Island Days: Environmental discoveries, special group tours, campfire programs, nature walks, children’s crafts, interpretive hut and puppet show, departures every half-hour from 10 a.m. to 5:25 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5:25 p.m. Sundays, through Sept. 3. Shuttle to and from the island departs approximately every half-hour from 10th Street boat launch, Everett; free, but suggested donation $2, $1 children; 425-257-8300, www.everettwa.org/parks.

Trolley tours: Guided tours of Car 55, one of six electric Interurban rail cars that provided commuter service from Alderwood Manor to Seattle and Everett from 1910 -1939. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. second Saturdays through November, by appointment, Heritage Park, 19921 Poplar Way, Lynnwood; 425-744-6478.

Skagit County and north

Paint La Conner: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 12, watch artists work and view pieces, silent auction 3 to 5 p.m., Maple Hall and courtyard, 108 Commercial, La Conner; free; 360-466-1597.

Quilt Scene Investigators workshop: 1 p.m. Aug. 12, Gaches Mansion Museum, 703 S. Second St., La Conner; discuss fine points of quilting and more; $5; 360-466-4288.

Lake Whatcom Railway summer trains: Noon Saturdays and Tuesdays through Sept. 1, leaves Wickersham terminal; $14 ages 18/older, $7 ages 2-17, free under age 2, no reservations necessary, tickets purchased at station; 360-595-2218 or www.lakewhatcomrailway.com for directions to the station.

Seattle and beyond

Daffodil amateur horse show: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 11 and 12, Puyallup fairgrounds, 110 Ninth Ave. SW, Puyallup; free; www.thefair.com.

Washington Arms Collectors show: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11 and 12, Puyallup Fairgrounds Showplex, 110 Ninth Ave. SW, Puyallup; $7; www.washingtonarmscollectors.org.

Taiko Jam 2007: 8 p.m. Aug. 11, Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle; a show of dancing, drumming and more; $20 to $35, discounts for ages 10/under and large groups; 206-215-4747, 206-628-0888,www.ticketmaster.com.

Snohomish and Island counties

Barn dance: 2-step lessons 7:30 p.m., dances at 8 p.m., third Saturdays, Monroe Eagles Club, 114 N. Lewis St., Monroe; free; 360-794-8155.

Dance with live bands: 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays, South County Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds; enjoy music for foxtrot, swing, waltz and more; $3 to $4 suggested donations, no partners necessary; 425-774-5555.

Dances and lessons: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. first and third Saturdays, open dance nights, variety of music, prizes and refreshments, Laurelwood Reception Hall and Events Center, 123 N. Blakeley St., Monroe; $5; lessons of various dance styles, $55/person; 360-794-8317.

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; $9, $7 members; 206-784-7470, www.skandia-folkdance.org. 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays Basics class, Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; room 32, ends with Wednesday night mixer Aug. 15.

Folk dance: Sno-King International Folk Dance Club, 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, $5, $3/members unless otherwise noted. Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood; 425-454-6529, 425-889-0541. Aug. 11, South Serbian and Macedonian dances.

Line dancing: 2 p.m. first, second and fourth Wednesdays, $6. Ken Baxter Senior Center, 514 Delta Ave., Marysville; 360-651-2555.

Normanna weekly dances: 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, Walter de Fisser’s waltz, pattern dancing and swing, $4; 1 to 4 p.m. Thursdays, Jack’s Swing Band’s big band and R&B music, $5; 7:30 to 11 p.m. second/fourth Fridays, pattern, swing and fox trot, $6; Normanna Lodge, 2725 Oakes Ave., Everett; 425-252-0291.

Public dances: 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, dance to Walter deFisser’s waltz, pattern dancing and swing music. 1 to 4 p.m. Thursdays, dance to Jack’s Swing Band music. 7:30 to 11 p.m. second and fourth Fridays, dance to swing, pattern and fox trot music; Normanna Lodge, 2725 Oakes Ave., Everett; 425-252-0291.

Scottish country dancing: No partner needed, Wednesdays, Rosehill Community Center, 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo; 425-438-8977.

Seattle Western Swing Music Society: 2 to 6 p.m. second Sundays, Normanna Hall Lodge # 3, 2725 Oakes Ave., Everett; 425-357-9210. Music, dancing and food available, no cover.

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 Wednesday dances: 6 to 7:30 p.m. dinner, $5, free lessons 5:30 p.m., music and dancing 7 to 10 p.m., various styles, provided by Eddy Fukano Band; Everett VFW building, 2711 Oakes Ave., Everett; year-round.

Whirlybirds Square Dance Club: Dances 7:30 p.m. third Saturdays; lessons 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. Hearing enhancement available, The Hayloft, 15320 35th Ave., Lynnwood; 425-745-1228, 425-513-1349.

Seattle and beyond

“The Masters of the Lindy Hop and Tap”: Aug. 15 to 19, Century Ballroom, 915 E. Pine St., Seattle; call for exact times and prices; 206-324-7263, www.centuryballroom.com.

Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, dancing with a live band, $4, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; 425-487-2441.

Century Ballroom: Salsa lessons, various times/prices, Thursdays/first Fridays/Saturdays; swing lessons 9 p.m. Sundays and Wednesdays, various prices; tango lessons Tuesdays/second Fridays, various times/prices; 915 E. Pine St., Seattle; 206-324-7263, www.centuryballroom.com.

Folk dance: Skandia Folkdance Society, Basics class, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 8, Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; room 32, ends with Wednesday night mixer Aug. 15; $9, $7 members; 206-784-7470, www.skandia-folkdance.org.

Nordic folk dancing: 7 to 8:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednedays, Nordic Heritage Museum, 3014 NW 67th St., Seattle; $35 members, $40 nonmembers for series, no partner required; charlotte@nordicmuseum.org, or Stina, 206-789-5707, ext. 19.

Outdoor public dances: Lessons 6 to 7 p.m., dances 7 to 9, Thursdays through August, Waterfall Plaza in Freeway Park, Sixth and Seneca, Seattle; free, refreshments provided. Aug. 16, salsa.

Square dancing: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Freewheelers Square Dance Club, beginning lessons for singles and couples; 7 to 10 p.m. first/third Sundays, mainstream dances for singles and couples. Richmond Masonic Center, N. 185th and Linden Ave. N., Shoreline; 425-337-5441, 425-514-0527, 425-673-0858.

Washington Dance Club: 8 to 9 p.m. Friday workshops, $10/person; ballroom dancers’ lessons and activities, private lessons $45; Avalon Ballroom, 1017 Stewart St., Seattle, 206-628-8939, www.washingtondance.com. Club Tango, first Saturdays, ongoing, 8 p.m. beginners’ lessons, 9 p.m. live music, 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. recorded music; $10 regular lessons, $10 Milonga lessons, $15 for both; 206-354-5266 for details. Ballroom dancing 9 to 11:30 p.m. Fridays, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Sundays.

Snohomish and Island counties

Seeking parade participants: Applications for musical acts, drill teams, floats and others accepted through Aug. 10 for entry in the Aug. 25 Monroe Fair Days parade; 360-794-5488 or e-mail misti@chamber-monroe.org.

Register for Hot August car show: Event takes place 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 11, Faith Lutheran Church of North Lakewood, 12424 172nd St. NW, free admission; $20 entrance fee day of event; 360-652-9545.

Camano Island dog wash: Seeking volunteers for noon to 6 p.m. Aug. 25, Camano Island State Park, 2269 Lowell Point Road, Camano Island; 360-387-1902.

Dog play dates: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturdays, through Sept. 29, but not Aug. 18, NOAH Animal Adoption Center, 31300 Brandstrom Road, Stanwood; $5 per day; 360-629-7055, www.thenoahcenter.org.

NOAH seeks cat hosts: Anyone interested in donating supplies or offering foster homes to feral cats from Camano Island is asked to call the shelter, 360-629-7055, www.thenoahcenter.org.

Plan now for Warm Beach Camp family events: Registration being accepted now for The Lights of Christmas overnight getaway and dinner/dessert theatre events coming in late November through December; 360-652-7575, 800-228-6724, www.warmbeach.com.

Volunteers needed: Stanwood Community Center, 7430 276th St. NW; kitchen work Monday-Friday, elementary school reading programs, monthly teas, driving to appointments, thrift store cashier duties; Colleen, 360-629-7403.

Help home care clients: Visiting Nurse Services of the Northwest seeks small donations of gift cards for food to give to isolated home care recipients; donors get a tax receipt; Doris, 800-334-4215, ext. 2515.

Snohomish and Island counties

Everett Mountaineers Singles: Social group for singles; hiking, walks, dining, golf, cross-country skiing, snow shoeing and dancing, second Wednesdays, Alfy’s, 9620 19th Ave. SE, Everett; e-mail singles@everettmountaineers.org.

Non Smoking Single 60s group: Bowling, card games, tours, movies, plays, dining out and potlucks; 425-335-5936, 425-357-1417.

Sno-Co Singles: Active social group for ages 40 and older; dining, dances, potlucks and games. Breakfast, 9:30 a.m. Saturdays, The Village Inn, 8525 Evergreen Way, Everett; Carmen, 425-710-0082.

Puget Sound Singles 45+: An assortment of interests to be shared with a variety of new friends. Breakfast, 9:30 a.m. Saturdays, Royal Casino 13010 Highway 99, Everett; Barbara, 425-379-8533 or Kathy, 425-742-6621. Calendar of upcoming social events available at every breakfast.

Snohomish and Island counties

Forest Park Animal Farm: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, through Aug. 19, 802 E. Mukilteo Blvd., Everett; free, except for guided tours which have fees and require advance registration; 425-257-8300, www.everettwa.org/parks.

Rotary Ranch Petting Zoo: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays, through Aug. 19, Jennings Park, 6915 Armar Road, Marysville; 360-363-8404.

Skagit County and north

The Whale Museum: 62 First St. N., Friday Harbor; 360-378-4710, www.whalemuseum.org. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. $6, $5 ages 65/older, $3 ages 5-18 and college students with ID. To report whale sightings, 800-562-8832.

Seattle and south

Cougar Mountain Zoological Park: 19525 SE 54th St., Issaquah; 425-392-6278, www.cougarmountainzoo.org. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays, through November. $9.50, $8.50 ages 62/older, $7 ages 2-12, free ages 2/under. Seeking volunteers.

Northwest Trek Wildlife Park: 11610 Trek Drive E., Eatonville; 360-832-6117, www.nwtrek.org. 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays Sept. 4 through 30, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Sept. 3. $13.50, $12.50 ages 65/older, $9 ages 5-12, $6 ages 3-4.

Point Defiance Zoo &Aquarium: 5400 N. Pearl St., Tacoma; 253-591-5337, www.pdza.org. 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sept. 3, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily Sept. 4 through 30. $10, $9 ages 65/older, $8 ages 4-12, $4 ages 3 and 4. Outdoor Zoo Cinema Series, 7 p.m. Fridays.

Seattle Aquarium: 1483 Alaskan Way, Seattle; 206-386-4300, www.seattleaquarium.org. 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. $12.50, $8.50 ages 4-12, free age 3/under. Family Science weekend: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays, “Family First Sundays” crafts and programs.

Woodland Park Zoo: 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; 206-684-4800, www.zoo.org. 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sept. 30. $15 ages 13-64, $10 ages 3-12, free ages 2/under. Events free with admission unless otherwise noted. Admission includes Butterflies &Blooms and Willawong Station; Seed Sticks $1. Rainy Day tours, during zoo hours; walk through a tropical rain forest, enjoy the world of Australian parrots and more. North Meadow carousel, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through summer; fee is $2 after zoo admission. Maasai Journey Summer Experience programs, including African Savanna Discovery Box, ongoing during zoo hours, Savanna Safari, 11 a.m. daily, African Village story telling noon daily, village tours 4 p.m. daily; all through Sept. 30. 2 p.m. Mondays, “All Birds, Great and Small,” “Animal Contact Experience,” 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, touch and learn about domestic farm animals, “Black and White Colobus,” 1:30 p.m. Fridays through Sept. 2. Butterflies &Blooms exhibit through Sept. 30, Willawong Station bird-feeding area and Zoomazium, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

Snohomish and Island counties

Blackman House Museum: 118 Ave. B, Snohomish; 360-568-5235. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, through late December; free; donations accepted. Fee for reserved, guided tours.

Edmonds Historical Museum: 118 Fifth Ave. N., Edmonds City Hall, Edmonds; 425-774-0900, www.historicedmonds.org. 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays. $2, $1 children; group tours available.

Future of Flight Aviation Center &Boeing Tour: 8415 Paine Field Blvd., Mukilteo; 800-464-1476, www.futureofflight.org. $15, $14 seniors/active military, $8 ages 15/under (must be 4 feet or taller), $9 gallery only, $4 gallery for ages 6-15.

Granite Falls Historical Society Museum: 109 E. Union St., Granite Falls; 360-691-2603, www.gfhistory.org. Noon to 5 p.m. Sundays; free. Photographs of founding families, loggers and other workers, street scenes, landmarks, artifacts, clothing, household items and railroad/logging historical displays.

Imagine Children’s Museum: 1502 Wall St., Everett; 425-258-1006, www.imaginecm.org. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. Admission: $6.50; free for ages 1/under; activities free with admission unless otherwise noted. 9:30 a.m. to noon Mondays, through Aug. 13, Summer Daze science, art, music and more, for ages toddler to 6 years; members $15 per child per class or $55 for four weeks; $18, $65 nonmembers.Multi-day camps, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 14 to 16, “Kitchen Chemistry,” for those in grades 1 to 5, $140 members, $160 nonmembers. Multi-day camps, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 15 and 16, “Mini Mad Scientists,” for ages 3 to 6, $45 members, $50 nonmembers.

Island County Historical Museum: 908 NW Alexander, Coupeville; 360-678-3310, www.ichscpvl@whidbey.net. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays-Mondays, through September. “Our Towns: A Look At Island County’s History” – mid-to-late 19th century to present Whidbey Island exhibit, through 2007.

Lake Stevens Historical Museum: 1802 124th Ave. NE, Lake Stevens; 425-334-1825. 1 to 4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Exhibits: House built in 1903 by the Rucker brothers, city’s first residents, schools and more. 350 historical photographs on permanent display. Group tours by appointment.

Monroe Historical Society Museum: Old City Hall, 207 E. Main St., Monroe; 360-794-7382. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays.

Stanwood Area History Museum: 27112 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood; 360-629-6110, www.sahs-fncc.org. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays, 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays and Wednesdays. Historical exhibits at the museum and D.O. Pearson House. Current exhibit: “Steamers, Ships &Shorelines: A Historical Photograph Tour of Stanwood and Camano Island.”

Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum: 20722 67th Ave. NE, Arlington; 360-435-7289. 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays February through November; tours available for large groups/schools. Exhibits: A foot-powered machine said to be capable of milking 20 cows/hour, a pump organ that floated up the Stillaguamish River on canoes, and a one-room schoolhouse with accessories. Rent Pioneer Hall, built in 1923, for special events. Volunteers needed.

Sultan Museum: Fourth Street and Highway 2, Sultan; 360-793-9546.

Skagit County and north

American Museum of Radio and Electricity: 1312 Bay St., Bellingham; 360-738-3886, www.americanradiomuseum.org. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, $5.

Anacortes Museum: 1305 Eighth St., Anacortes; 360-293-1915.

La Conner Quilt Museum: Inside Gaches Mansion, 703 S. Second St., La Conner; 360-466-4288. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m. Sundays, $4.

Royal BC Museum: 675 Belleville St., Victoria, BC. 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. through Sept. 29; 250-356-7226, www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca. $25.50 ages 19/older, $19.50 ages 65/older, $17.50 ages 6 to 18 and students 19/older, free ages 3 to 5, $68.50 families. IMAX films cost extra. Halmcken House display, noon to 4 p.m. through Sept. 3.

San Juan Historical Museum: 405 Price St., Friday Harbor; 360-378-3949, www.sjmuseum.org. 1 p.m. Saturday lecture series, ongoing.

Skagit County Historical Museum: 501 Fourth St., La Conner; 360-466-3365, www.skagitcounty.net/museum.

Whale Museum: 62 First St. N., Friday Harbor; 360-378-4710, www.whalemuseum.org. To report whale sightings: 800-562-8832.

Whatcom County Museum of History &Art: 121 Prospect St., Bellingham; 360-676-6981, www.whatcommuseum.org. Events free unless otherwise noted. Tuesday Brown Bag programs, 12:30 p.m., free. Saturday Wonder Workshops, 1 to 3 p.m. Saturdays, free with admission. 2 p.m. Aug. 12, special music program featuring the Prawns Jazz Trio, free. Aug. 14 Brown Bag program, “Twelve Years of Art Group Travel with Blue Horse Gallery.” 6:30 to 9 p.m. Bellingham Bay history cruises, Thursdays through Aug. 16, $12.50 members, $25 nonmembers; depart from 5 Squalicum Harbor Loop. “Teaching Learning – Learning Teaching, the Campus School, 1889-1967,” through Oct. 7. Old City Hall building gets new art works, through Oct. 21. “American Abstraction: Works from the Washington Art Consortium Collection,” through Nov. 11.

Seattle and beyond

Burke Museum of Natural History &Culture: NE 45th Street and 17th Ave. NE, UW campus, Seattle; 206-543-5590, www.burkemuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, to 8 p.m. first Thursdays. $8, $6.50 seniors, $5 students. 206-543-9681, burked@u.washington. “In the Spirit of Ancestors,” Northwest Coast art, through Sept. 3. “Yellowstone to Yukon: Freedom to Roam” exhibit through Dec. 31.

Children’s Museum: 305 Harrison St., Seattle; 206-441-1768, www.thechildrensmuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. $7.50, $6.50 over age 55, free under age 1. Dunn Lumber Construction Zone, hands-on for kids; Cog City: Physics and Fun, ongoing.

Experience Music Project: 325 Fifth Ave. N., Seattle; 206-770-2700, www.emplive.org. $19.95, $15.95 military/seniors/ages 13-17, $14.95 ages 7-12, free for kids under 6. 5 to 8 p.m. first Thursdays through 2007, also applies to Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame. Third Saturdays are Family Days with workshops, music demonstrations, art projects and more. “Out of This World” costume exhibit, features outfits from “Star Wars,” “Star Trek,” “Bladerunner” and more, through Sept. 30.

KidsQuest Children’s Museum: 4091 Factoria Blvd. SE, Bellevue; 425-637-8100, www.kidsquestmuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Free members and under age 1, $6 ages 1-100, free 5 to 8 p.m. Fridays.

Museum of Flight: 9404 E. Marginal Way S., Seattle; 206-764-5720, www.museumofflight.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Thursdays to 9 p.m. $14, $13 ages 65/over, $7.50 ages 5-17, free ages 4/under, groups of 10 or more adults $13, youth $6.50.

Museum of History &Industry (MOHAI): 2700 24th Ave. E., Seattle; 206-324-1126, www.seattlehistory.org.

National Archives and Records Administration: 6125 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle; 206-336-5115, www.nara.gov for reservations. “Lunch at the Brick Wall” discussion series, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. second Thursdays. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Aug. 11, “Primary Sources for Teachers,” discover original documents and how to use them in the classroom, followed by “Teacher’s Afternoon,” 1:30 to 4 p.m. Aug. 11, including more demonstrations for using primary sources to spark classroom creativity and personal help for your teaching projects.

Nordic Heritage Museum: 3014 NW 67th St., Seattle; 206-789-5707, www.nordicmuseum.com. $6, $5 seniors and college students, $4 ages 5/over, free ages 4/under. Johan Wedenstrom’s and Bengt Nilsson’s photography, on display Aug. 10 through Sept. 23.

Northwest Railway trains: Saturday and Sunday summer trains, through August, 11:01 a.m., 12:31, 2:01 and 3:31 p.m. from Snoqualmie station, 38625 SE King St., or 11:26 a.m., 12:56, 2:26 p.m. from North Bend station, 205 McClellan St., shop, dine or sightsee between arrival and departure; $9, $8 ages 62/over, $6 ages 2-12, under age 2/free, round trip; 425-888-3030, www.trainmuseum.org.

Northwest Railway Museum: Depot at 38625 SE King St., Snoqualmie; 425-888-3030, www.trainmuseum. org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays-Mondays. Ongoing: 1890s depot with exhibits and bookstore.

Olympic Flight Museum: 7637-A Old Highway 99 SE, Olympia; 360-705-3925, www.olympicflightmuseum. com. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays.

Pacific Science Center: 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle; 206-443-2001, www.pacsci.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. $9.50, $7 seniors/kids; $8, $7; $14.50, $12. $5 Thursdays laser light shows; $7.50 Fridays and Saturdays laser light shows. “Treasures of NOAA’s Ark,” through Sept. 3. Permanent exhibits: Dinosaurs, tropical butterfly house, insect village, Tech Zone, Water Works.

Science Fiction Museum &Hall of Fame: 325 Fifth Ave. N., located within Experience Music Project; 206-724-3428, www.sfhomeworld.org. 5 to 8 p.m. first Thursdays through 2007, also applies to Experience Music Project.

Seattle Museum of the Mysteries: 623 Broadway, Seattle; www.seattlechatclub.org.

Shoreline Historical Museum: 749 N. 175th St., Shoreline; 206-542-7111.

Washington State Convention &Trade Center: 800 Convention Place, Seattle; 206-694-5000.

Washington State History Museum: 1911 Pacific Ave., Tacoma; 888-238-4373, www.wshs.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, to 8 p.m. third Thursdays. $8, $7 seniors, $6 students/military.

Wing Luke Asian Museum: 407 Seventh Ave. S., Seattle; 206-623-5124, www.wingluke.org. 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, $4, $3 seniors/students, $2 ages 5-12. Events are free with admission unless otherwise noted. Family Day activities, 1 to 3 p.m. third Saturdays.

Snohomish County

Country Village Farmers Market: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays through Sept. 28. 23718 Seventh Ave. SE, Bothell; 425-483-2250, www.countryvillagebothell.com.

Downtown Lake Stevens Farmers Market: 5 p.m. to sunset Thursdays, through August, 1806 Main St., Lake Stevens; 425-334-1805.

Edmonds Museum Farmers Market: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 6, also closed Aug. 11. Bell Street, between Fifth and Sixth streets, Edmonds; 425-774-0900.

Everett Farmers Market: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 30; Everett Marina, 1600 W. Marine View Drive; www.everettfarmersmarket.com; 425-258-3356.

Foster’s Family Farm: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. spring and summer, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. fall; Charlotte’s Spider Web Corn Maze, gift barn, nursery items, hanging baskets, local berries, vegetables, fresh sweet corn and more; Arlington exit 208 off I-5, go 2.4 miles on Highway 530 to red barn on right; call for more details; 360-435-5095.

Mukilteo Farmers Market: 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays, through September. 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo; 425-750-6945. Saturday Market: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, through Sept. 1.Tulalip Amphitheatre in Quil Ceda Village, 10400 Quil Ceda Blvd., Tulalip; 360-654-2605.

Snohomish Farmers Market: 3 to 8 p.m. Thursdays through Sept. 27; old Carnegie Library, 105 Cedar St., Snohomish; 206-412-4630, www.rockfish5@seanet.com.

Stocker Farms: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 30; 10622 Airport Way, Snohomish. Berries, summer vegetables, fall produce, fall harvest agritainment, Christmas trees; 360-568-7391, www.stockerfarms.com.

Skagit and north

Concrete Saturday Market: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, through Sept. 8. 45821 Railroad St. off Highway 20; 360-853-8505, 360-856-2093.

Seattle and beyond

Ballard Farmers Market: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays, year-round. 5300 Ballard Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-781-6776, www.fremontmarket.com.

Broadway Sunday Farmers Market: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays, through Nov. 18. 230 Broadway Ave. E., Seattle; 206-547-2278, www.seattlefarmersmarkets.org.

Columbia City Farmers Market: 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays through Oct. 31. Columbia Plaza parking lot, 4801 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle; 206-547-2278, www.seattlefarmersmarkets.org.

Lake City Farmers Market: 3 to 7 p.m. Thursdays through Oct. 4. NE 127th and 30th Avenue NE, Seattle; 206-547-2278, www.seattlefarmersmarkets.org.

Magnolia Farmers Market: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, throughOct. 13, Magnolia Community Center, 2550 34th Ave. W., Seattle; 206-547-2278, www.seattlefarmersmarkets.org.

Phinney Farmers Market: 3 to 7 p.m. Fridays, throughSept. 28, Phinney Neighborhood Center lower parking lot, 6532 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; 206-547-2278, www.seattlefarmersmarkets.org.

Pike Place Market: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays, year-round. Pike Street and Pike Place, Seattle; www.pikeplacemarket.org.

Remlinger Farms: 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, through Oct. 31, 32610 NE 32nd St., Carnation; 425-333-4135, www.remlingerfarms.com.

University District Farmers Market: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through December, University Heights Center, corner of University Way NE and NE 50th, Seattle; 206-632-5234, www.seattlefarmersmarkets.org.

West Seattle Farmers Market: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 30. Alaska Junction, corner of Alaska and California, in the parking lot behind Key Bank; 206-547-2278, www.seattlefarmersmarkets.org.

Woodinville Farmers Market: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 13, Woodinville Village, NE 145th Street and Woodinville-Redmond Road NE; www.woodinvillefarmersmarket.com.