MUSIC
Casper Babypants: Children’s concert, 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 26, Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road. Admission is $5, but free for babes in arms. Advance tickets are available by calling 360-387-0222.
Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater: Open microphone for all ages beginning at 7:30 p.m. Fridays. Performer sign-up begins at 6:30 p.m. Suggested donation of $3 performers, $5 audience at 1211 Fourth St., Snohomish; 360-568-9412; thumbnailtheater.com.
Kindermusik: Children up to age 7 can enjoy Kindermusik classes and develop language skills, literacy, listening, problem solving, social skills, self-esteem and musicality. Classes are on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the Marysville Library, 6120 Grove St. Many class times are available. Pre-registration is required. For information, call the Parks and Recreation Office at 360-363-8400.
Youth Marimba Workshop: Edmonds music teacher Teresa Catford is starting a new community music program for kids ages 6 and older. No experience is necessary and all instruments are provided. Classes are divided by age and ability and are available in the afternoon and the evening at Meadowdale Elementary School in Lynnwood. More information and registration is available at YouthMarimbaWorkshop.com.
STAGE
Puppeteer Hobey Ford: Edmonds Center for the Arts presents internationally-renowned puppeteer Hobey Ford’s “Migration” at 2 p.m. Oct. 11 in the Black Box Theater at Edmonds Community College, 20310 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Tickets are $10, and are available at www.ec4arts.org or by phone at 425-275-9595. “Migration” the story of Beatriz, a young girl from Mexico who must find her home in the world as she immigrates with her father to the U.S. The play is recommended for children ages 5-11 and their families.
Seattle Children’s Theatre: Tickets are on sale for the 2014-15 season, which includes “The Garden of Rikki Tikki Tavi” through Nov. 9 at the Seattle Center. Call the box office at 206-441-3322. More information is at www.sct.org.
Performing Arts Show Biz Kids 4-H Club: 6:30 to 8 p.m. second Thursday of each month, Horseshoe Grange, 164th and Broadway, Cathcart/Clearview area. Call Jan Bond at 360-668-6681 or the 4-H office at 425-357-6044. The grange also is the home of drama, guitar and line-dance lessons.
Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast”: Broadway at the Paramount, Oct. 21 through 26, Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St., Seattle. Ticket information and more at www.seattle-theatre.com.
EXHIBITS
Imagine Children’s Museum: 1502 Wall St., Everett; phone 425-258-1006; 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. Each third Friday of the month is the museum’s Free Friday Night Live. Play indoors with the kids from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at no cost; imaginecm.org.
Western Heritage Center: An interactive museum of mining, logging, agriculture, transportation, construction and wildlife. Kids will be entertained by noisy machinery, including an 1880s-era drill press powered by giant belts tied to a waterwheel outside the building. This exhibit shows how creative people had to be to survive without TV and cellphones. Seed drills, drag saws, potato diggers, gas pumps, vintage John Deere tractors, and more showcase the history of Snohomish County. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday on the east side of the Evergreen State Fairgrounds, 14405 179th Ave. SE, Monroe. Call 425-232-3493 for information.
Rocktoberfest 2014: The Marysville Rock and Gem Club is hosting the Rocktoberfest 2014 Gem and Mineral Show at Totem Middle School (7th St. and State Ave.) on Oct. 11 and 12 at 10 a.m. The 40th annual show will display rocks from around the world, and will have demonstrations, jewelry artists, club displays and youth games. This year there will be an exhibit of Olive M. Colhour’s award-winning carvings, intarsia-mosiacs and Faberge-style flowers. For more information on Mrs. Colhour go to www.colhour.com.
Woodland Park Zoo: The zoological gardens are open 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily at two entrances, Fremont Avenue and 50th Street or Phinney Avenue and 55th Street, Seattle. For information, call 206-548-2500 or go to www.zoo.org.
BILLBOARD
Red Curtain: Performing arts classes for all ages. Info and registration is at www.redcurtainfoundation.org.
Schack Art Center: 2921 Hoyt Ave., Everett; 425-259-5050. Go to www.schack.org to learn about classes for kids and teens.
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