Fairs &Festivals
Snohomish and Island counties
Penn Cove Water Festival: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 12, Coupeville waterfront; various native performances, arts and crafts booths, canoe races, kids’ activities, native foods; free admission; www.penncovewaterfestival.com.
Seattle and south
Seattle Maritime Festival: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 12, Piers 62/63 on the waterfront and Pier 66, Bell Harbor Marina, features boat building competition, survival suit races, kids’ activities and more; 206-728-3163, www.seattlepropellerclub.org.
Pugapalooza 2007: Noon to 4 p.m. May 12, Magnuson Park Hangar #30, 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle; $10, free ages 12/under, only pugs and pug mix dogs allowed; pug races, costume contests, and more; 425-827-7155, 425-642-1418, www.seattlepugs.com.
Seattle International Children’s Festival: May 14-19, various locations within Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St., circus, puppets, theater and music performances and more; most shows start between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., also 8 p.m. Thursday, 8 and 9 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; $18 advance, $20 day of show for Opening Night celebration, $9.50 advance, $10 day of show for weekday, school-hour shows; $15 to $45, $10 to $30 seniors/youths for single to 4-show packages; 206-325-6500, www.seattleinternational.org., or ticket windows at Pacific Place, Broadway Market or Pike Place Market.
Benefits
Snohomish and Island counties
Everett Chorale performance with Bronn Journey: 7 p.m. May 12, PUD auditorium, 2320 California St., Everett; $25 cash or check; raffle and auction proceeds benefit Everett Chorale; 425-322-1060, www.everettchorale.org.
Auction items wanted: Whidbey Animals’ Improvement Foundation (WAIF) seeks donations of art work, free lessons, new outdoor recreation items like bicycles, vacation or sightseeing packages and other items for a live auction at its June 1 benefit for homeless animals. Anyone interested in donating may e-mail springfling@waifanimals.org. For details, call 360-678-1366.
Seattle and beyond
Centro Cultural Hispano Americano concert: 7:30 p.m. May 12, HUB auditorium, Stevens Way, UW Seattle campus; $35, $18 students with ID; 800-838-3006, www.brownpapertickets.com.
Diabetes fundraiser: Register at www.beatthebridge.org before May 19, or in person noon to 5 p.m. May 19 and 6:45 a.m. May 20. 8 a.m. May 20, 1 and 4-mile or 8K races start at Montlake Boulevard and end inside Husky Stadium; advance entry $15/participant, $25 with T-shirt; day of event $17, $27.
Lectures
Skagit County and north
“Why Farm?” discussion with many generations of farmers: 7 p.m. May 17, Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 Fourth St., La Conner; free; 360-466-3365, www.skagitcounty.net/museum.
Special events
Snohomish and Island counties
“A Little Mermaid”: StoryBook Theater presents a live musical adaptation for children ages 3 to 9 and their families, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. May 12 and 1 and 3 p.m. May 13, PUD Auditorium, 2320 California Ave., Everett. $8, 425-827-3123. Also, 1 and 3 p.m. May 20, Museum of History &Industry, 2700 24th Ave. E., Seattle. $8, 425-827-3123.
Goat show: 9:30 a.m. May 12, Stanwood-Camano Fairgrounds, 6431 Pioneer Highway, Stanwood; free; www.northwestgoatclub.com.
Make Mother’s Day gifts: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 12, The Art Workshop, 724 First St., Mukilteo; for ages 3/older; free; 425-355-6584, www.theartworkshopinc.com.
Mother’s Day wooden boat sail: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 12, Camano Island State Park boat launch area; free; 206-382-2628, www.cwb.org.
Diversity celebration: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 13, Southeast Family Branch YMCA, 13723 Puget Park Drive, Everett; various dance groups, history scrapbooking and more; 425-337-0123, www.ymca-snoco.org.
Mother’s Day champagne brunch: 10 a.m. and noon May 13, Edward D. Hansen Conference Center at Everett Events Center, 2000 Hewitt Ave., Everett; $32.95, $29.95 seniors, $12.95 ages 6-12, free ages 5/under; 425-322-2629, www.everetteventscenter.com.
Quilt group guest speaker: 7 p.m. May 15, Harbour Pointe Lutheran Church, 5425 Harbour Pointe Boulevard, Mukilteo; Carol Schillios will discuss her International Foundation’s work with street children in Mali, West Africa; www.schillios.com.
Driftwood sculpture show: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 17-19, Country Village courtyard hall, 23708 Seventh Ave. SE, Bothell; free; 425-483-2250, www.countryvillagebothell.com.
Edmonds Arts Festival preview party: 6 p.m. early guests, 6:45 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. general admission, June 14, Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds; $100 level for early entry, $60 general admission, make reservations by June 1; www.eaffoundation.org.
Writers’ conference: Register now for July 15-22, Fort Worden State Park, 223 Battery Way, Port Townsend; $575 for tuition, $195 to $385 for room and board; schedule is approximately 8 a.m. to beyond 7:30 p.m. daily; lectures, individual help sessions with faculty, evening readings and more; 360-385-3102, ext. 114, www.centrum.org.
“Then and Now” variety show: 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, May 11-13, Snohomish High School performing arts center, 1316 Fifth St., Snohomish; comedy, singing and more; $10, $7 seniors/students; 360-568-5198.
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. By appointment through May, Heritage Park, 19921 Poplar Way, Lynnwood; 425-744-6478.
Seattle and beyond
Roadway and Negro Leagues Mobile Baseball Museum: 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, May 11-13, Safeco Field parking plaza, 1250 First Ave. S., Seattle.
Mother’s Day readings: 4 p.m. May 13, Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle; short stories from three Southern authors; $14, $12 Town Hall members, seniors and students; 800-838-3006, www.brownpapertickets.com.
Markets
Snohomish County
Concrete Saturday Market: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, May 26-Sept. 8. Concrete Senior Center, off Highway 20; 360-853-8505, 360-856-2093.
Edmonds Museum Farmers Market: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, through Oct. 6. Bell Street, between Fifth and Sixth streets, Edmonds; 425-774-0900.
Everett Farmers Market, spring garden market: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays, through May 27, 1600 W. Marine View Drive, Everett; perennials, shade plants, natives, tomato and other vegetable plants; 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; 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; 360-435-5095.
Monroe Farmers Market: 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, June-September. Located behind the buildings in the 200 block of E. Main Street, Monroe; 360-794-4926, e-mail gomonroemarket@aol.com.
Mukilteo Farmers Market: 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays, June -September. 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo; 425-750-6945.
Remlinger Farms: 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, May 12-Oct. 31, 32610 NE 32nd St., Carnation; 425-333-4135, www.remlingerfarms.com.
Saturday Market: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, June 16- Sept. 1.Tulalip Ampitheatre in Quil Ceda Village, 10400 Quil Ceda Blvd., Tulalip; 360-654-2605.
Snohomish Farmers Market: 3 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, through Sept. 27. On First Avenue at old Carnegie Library, Snohomish; 206-412-4630, www.rockfish5@seanet.com.
Stocker Farms: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays, June 1-Dec. 30. 10622 Airport Way, Snohomish. Berries, summer vegetables, fall produce, fall harvest agritainment, Christmas trees; 360-568-7391, www.stockerfarms. com.
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, May 13-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.
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.
Lake City Farmers Market: 3 to 7 p.m. Thursdays, May 17-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. June 2-Oct. 13, Magnolia Community Center, 2550 34th Ave. W., Seattle; 206-547-2278, www.seattlefarmersmarkets.org.
Phinney Farmers Market: 3 to 7 p.m. Fridays, June 15-Sept. 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 -Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays, year-round. Pike Street and Pike Place, Seattle; www.pikeplacemarket.org.
University District Farmers Market: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, May-December, closed third Saturday in May, 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.
Billboard
Snohomish and Island counties
Car show planning meetings: 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, May 17, 31, June 14, 28, Faith Lutheran Church, 1424 172nd St., next to Lakewood High School; 360-652-9545.
Auction items wanted: Whidbey Animals’ Improvement Foundation (WAIF) seeks donations of art work, free lessons, new outdoor recreation items and other items for a live auction at its June 1 benefit for homeless animals. E-mail springfling@ waifanimals.org; 360-678-1366.
Help with car show: Volunteers sought for Cruzin to Colby car show, for shifts between 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. May 27 and 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 28; duties include manning roadblocks and talking to guests; students can earn community service credit; 425-261-4859, or e-mail christina.greene@providence.org.
Aquatic volunteer training class: 5 to 8:15 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, July 2-20, Lynnwood Parks and Rec department, 18900 44th Ave. W., Lynnwood; water rescue and first aid training for ages 12 to 15; $25 for class and $5 for accompanying manual; register online before first day, or in person on first day of class; 425-744-6455, http://reconnect.ci.lynnwood.wa.us.
Washington State youth conservation camps: Summer camps will take place at the Orcas Island Environmental Learning Center; for ages 12-16, girls July 15-21, boys July 22-28, overnight and one-week options, $250; 253-752-1275, 253-952-3796, www.washingtonconservationcamp.org.
Japanese business students exchange program: Everett Community College seeks host families for Japanese business students and their chaperones July 21-Aug. 4; 425-388-9195, or e-mail kkoss@everettcc.edu.
“Gold Dust Days” festival: City of Gold Bar and Sky Valley Chamber of Commerce seek volunteers for operations and activities, festival runs July 27-29; 360-793-4216 or e-mail info@golddustdays.com for details.
Help N.O.A.H.: N.O.A.H. Animal Adoption Center, 31300 Brandstrom Road, Stanwood; 360-629-7055, www.thenoahcenter.org, seeks a community member to help the shelter by sharing their Spanish skills with Spanish-speaking pet owners. Anyone willing to provide temporary homes to special needs pets for up to eight weeks at a time, call about the “Foster Care” program.
Public dances
Snohomish and Island counties
Basic ballroom dances: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays through June 21, Camano Senior Center, 606 Arrowhead Road; $50 per person, $55 nonmembers, registration required; 360-387-0222.
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.
Folk dance: Sno-King International Folk Dance Club, 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, $5, $3/members. Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood; 425-454-6529, 425-889-0541.
Folk dance: Skandia Folkdance Society, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. lesson, 8:30 to11:30 p.m. dance, first/third Fridays, Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood; $9, $7 members; 206-784-7470, www.skandia-folkdance.org. May 4, duet night with Bev and Milt Anderson.
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.
Swing lessons: 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through May 15, Laurelwood Reception Hall and Events Center, 123 N. Blakeley St., Monroe; various dance styles taught, $55/person; 360-794-8317.
Party dances: 7 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, through May 24, Park Place Middle School, 1408 W. Main St., Monroe; families welcome; $6/person, $20 family of at least 4; 360-794-8317.
Line dancing: 2 p.m. first, second, fourth Wednesdays, $6. Ken Baxter Senior Center, 514 Delta Ave., Marysville; 360-651-2555.
Public dance: 7:30 to 11 p.m. second and fourth Fridays, Normanna Lodge, 2725 Oakes Ave., Everett; swing, pattern, waltz, Latin and foxtrot; 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 charge.
Square dancing: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. first and third Saturdays, Happy Hoppers Square Dance Club holds mainstream dances, Stillaguamish Senior Center, 18038 Smokey Point Blvd., Arlington. Guest callers. Hearing enhancement available; 360-435-4594. Square dancing: Everett Senior Swingers, 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays, Everett Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett; 425-257-8780 or 425-334-2919.
Square dancing: 7 to 8 p.m. pre-rounds, 8 to 11 p.m. mainstream dances, second and fourth Saturdays through June, Checkerboard Squares, Edmonds Masonic Hall, 515 Dayton St., Edmonds; $5, finger food potluck at break, hearing enhancement available; 425-335-4671, 425-778-8472.
Square dancing: Sky Valley Whirlwinds Club dances 8 p.m. second Saturday in May, pre-rounds 7:30 p.m., $5,TriWay Grange Hall, 35th and Seattle Hill, Mill Creek; 360-794-8240.
Square dancing: 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.
Square dancing: Fern Bluff Squares, 7 to 9:30 p.m. second Saturdays, Fern Bluff Grange, corner of U.S. 2 and Cascade View Drive, Sultan; Stephen Cole calling. Hearing enhancement available; 360-793-2848.
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 dance Wednesdays: 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.
Seattle and beyond
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 dancing: 7:30 p.m. lessons, 8 to 11 p.m. dancing to live music, second Saturdays, but June 30,Swedish Cultural Center, 1920 Dexter Ave. N., Seattle; no experience nor partner necessary, shoes with low heels and closed toes advised, donation requested.
Nordic folk dancing: 7 to 8:45 p.m. Tuesdays/Wednedays, Nordic Heritage Museum, 3014 NW 67th St., Seattle; $40 for series, no partner required; charlotte@nordicmuseum.org, or Stina, 206-789-5707, ext. 19.
Scandinavian classes: Skandia Folkdance Society, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays through May 16, Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N., Room 32, Seattle; $25, $35 nonmembers; Beyond Basics, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursdays, through May 17, Phinney Neighborhood Center, Room 7, $6/class, $25/series for members, $8/class, $35/series for nonmembers, 206-784-7470, www.skandia-folkdance.org.
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, ballroom dancers’ lessons and activities, private lessons $45; Avalon Ballroom, 1017 Stewart St., Seattle, $10/person; 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.
West Coast swing dancing: 7 p.m. beginners’ lessons, 8 to 11 p.m. dances, Thursdays, 6620 NE 181st St., Kenmore; lessons and dances, $15, dances only, $7; www.micksotherplace.com.
Singles
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; Barbara, 425-316-8052 or Sherry, 425-359-0419.
Zoos and Wildlife
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-Sundays, through November. $8.50, $7 seniors, $6 ages 2-12. Seeking volunteers.
Point Defiance Zoo &Aquarium: 5400 N. Pearl St., Tacoma; 253-591-5337, www.pdza.org. $8.75, $8 seniors, $7 ages 4-13. Outdoor Zoo Cinema Series, 7 p.m. Fridays.
Seattle Aquarium: 1483 Alaskan Way, Seattle; 206-386-4300, www.seattleaquarium.org. $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. Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sept. 30. Admission beginning May 1: $15 ages 13-64, $10 ages 3-12, ages 2/under free. Events free with admission unless otherwise noted. Admission includes Butterflies &Blooms and Willawong Station, effective May 1, but Seed Sticks cost $1. Rainy Day tours, during zoo hours; walk through a tropical rain forest, enjoy the world of Australian parrots and more. North Meadow carousel hours are 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, year-round; fee is $2 after zoo admission. 7 to 9 p.m. May 16, wine tasting in the African Village area, $30/person plus tax and service fee, must be 21/older, free parking, reservations required; 206-684-4825.
Museums
Snohomish and Island counties
Blackman House Museum: 118 Ave. B, Snohomish; 360-568-5235. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; 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. $6; free for ages 1/under. “Friday Night Live”: Hours extend to 8:30 p.m. on specific Fridays, for working family-friendly activities related to children’s books.
Island County Historical Museum: 908 NW Alexander, Coupeville; 360-678-3310, www.ichscpvl@whidbey.net. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays-Mondays, May-September. “Our Towns: A Look At Island County’s History” – mid-to-late19th 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.
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. All events free unless otherwise noted. “American Abstraction: Works from the Washington Art Consortium Collection,” May 13-Nov. 11. “Bert Huntoon and the Mt. Baker Lodge,” through May 27. “Heritage of Design: American Indian and First Nations Treasures,” through June 10.
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. Exhibits free with admission, unless otherwise noted. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 12, Tlingit armor and weapons gallery demonstration. Burke 101, “Adventures in Archaeology, Washington and the Pacific Rim,” 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, through May 20. “Our People, Our Land, Our Images,” international indigenous photography, through May 28. “In the Spirit of Ancestors,” Northwest Coast art, through Sept. 3.
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; events free with admission unless otherwise noted. 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. 7 p.m. May 16, “Pop culture talks – An evening with Marty Sklar,” JBL Theatre in EMP, free for members, $5 nonmembers. Get tickets now for June 16 Science Fiction Hall of Fame induction ceremony; $50/person including dessert reception; 206-770-2702.
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. Admission: Free for members and under age 1, $6 ages 1-100, free 5 to 8 p.m. Fridays; events are free with admission unless otherwise noted.
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. Events free with admission unless otherwise noted.
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, call for reservations, www.nara.gov. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. May 12, beginning computer genealogy strategies; and 1:30 to 4 p.m., “Resources for family and community history.”
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. “You, I and Fairy Tale” art exhibit, through June 3.
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. Events included with admission unless otherwise noted. “Women in Science workshops,” Saturdays in March; 206-443-2925. “Nikon’s Small World Photomicrography” competition, through May 27. “Treasures of NOAA’s Ark,” through Sept. 3. Permanent exhibits: Dinosaurs, tropical butterfly house, insect village, Tech Zone, Water Works. Boeing Imax Theater: The Ant Bully in 3D, Daily (no Mondays), 3:30, 5:30, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Also showing Ride Around the World and Deep Sea 3D. Eames Imax Theater: 12:30, 2:30, 4:30 p.m. daily, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, Mysteries of Egypt and The Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 11:30 a.m., 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.
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.
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