EVENTS
Stanwood Camano Island Soap Box Derby: The largest Soap Box Derby race on the West Coast, this year’s race is scheduled for June 14. Drivers from Snohomish, Island, Skagit, Whatcom and King counties participate. Expected are 70 cars and drivers competing for the opportunity to represent their home town at the World Championship race in Akron, Ohio. For information, contact the Community Resource Center at 360-629-5257.
“Frozen” Sing-along: The Lincoln Theatre in Mount Vernon offers sing-along showings of Disney’s animated movie “Frozen” at 7:30 p.m. June 13 and 14 at the theater, 712 S. First St. For information, call 360-336-8955.
Cemetery Tour: Historic Everett offers its walking tour of the Evergreen Cemetery at noon June 14 starting from the north entrance at 4504 Broadway. Cost is $10. Gene Fosheim leads people through the cemetery to visit the final resting places of import Everett residents. See the tomb of the Rucker family and the state centennial trees. More information is available by calling 425-293-2767.
Marysville Strawberry Festival: The 83rd annual event is June 14 through 22, with the parade scheduled for June 21. For more information, go to www.maryfest.org.
High Tea: Actress Tames Alan will make the Women’s Suffrage Movement come alive at the Historic Everett High Tea, 2 to 4 p.m. June 21 at the Hartley Mansion, 2320 Rucker Ave., Everett. Tickets are $50 for the public, which includes the meal. Proceeds go to the Margaret Riddle Historic Preservation Scholarship Fund. Tickets should be purchased by June 17 at www.brownpapertickets.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. Check online for spring break camps.
“SPY — The Secret World of Espionage”: From the collections of the CIA, the FBI, the National Reconnaissance Office and H. Keith Melton, the renowned author, historian and international authority on spy technology. Guests will see real gadgets and artifacts from spies and spy catchers. They will observe spy technologies and learn the tools-of-trade, some recently declassified. This once-in-a-lifetime exhibition grants guests unprecedented access into the world of espionage. Through Sept. 1. Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle; www.pacificsciencecenter.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 more information.
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
Snohomish County Children’s Choir: Open to all kids of all ages, the choir is enrolling new members. More information is available at www.snohomishcountychildrenschoir.com. Rehearsals are weekly at the Everett Music Hall in the Everett Mall.
Schack Art Center: 2921 Hoyt Ave., Everett; 425-259-5050; www.schack.org. Go to the website to learn about classes for kids and teens.
MUSIC
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. Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater, 1211 Fourth St., Snohomish; 360-568-9412; thumbnailtheater.com.
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