Public dance calendar

The 449 Club: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. every other Saturday, Zion Lutheran Church, 4634 Alger St., Everett. Alcohol-free R&B music and dance; $5 cover. Call 425-343-3232.

Ballroom dancing: 1 to 3 p.m. every fourth Saturday through October, Carl Gipson Senior Center of Everett, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett. Must be 50 or better to dance to the music of Lauren Petrie. Admission is $4; call 425-257- 8780.

Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; dance lessons with extra charge and dancing with a live band; $4 members, $6 nonmembers; 425-487-2441; www.northshoreseniorcenter.org.

Dance party classes: Learn the party dances you need to know for weddings, reunions and cruises; instructor is Eleanor Leight, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Snohomish Senior Center, 506 Fourth St., Snohomish; all ages, no partners needed; $25 a month; 360-568-0934.

Darrington Community Dances: 5:30 p.m. potluck, 7 p.m. instruction, 7:30 dancing on the second Saturday; Mansford Grange, 1265 Railroad Ave., Darrington. 206-402-8646; $7 requested donation.

Edmonds Senior Center: Fling dance with live bands, 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays, Edmonds Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave.; $3 donations, no partners necessary; $5 for a sampler class of foxtrot, swing and waltz on Monday afternoons; 425-774-5555.

Everett Senior Swingers square dancing: 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays with caller Doug Coleman, Everett senior center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett; donation suggested; no summer dances; 425-257-8780, 425-334-2919.

Freewheelers Square Dance Club: Beginning Sept. 7, Freewheelers’ dancers will move to the Mountlake Terrace Community Senior Center, 23000 Lakeview Drive. Dances are 7 to 10 p.m. first, third and some fifth Sundays. Cost is $7. Partners are not required; singles and couples welcome. A beginner’s dance classes will be offered Wednesday nights, 7 to 9 p.m. starting Oct. 2; $7 per class. For more information, contact Trisha, 206-523-1769 or seattlesquare@aol.com for classes or Janice, 206-992-4932 or dancin624@hotmail.com for dances.

Hayloft Dance Hall: 15320 35th Ave. W., Lynnwood; www.hayloftdance.com.

Line dance Stanwood: Returns Sept. 11. Beginner lessons, 3 p.m.; intermediate lessons, 3:45 p.m.; 8 weeks $32; Silver Sneakers free; Studio Z, 7009 265th St. NW, No. 105, Stanwood. Call instructor Kathy Leone at 425-205-0870.

Line dance Edmonds: Classes offered Sept. 3, Oct. 1 and Oct. 29; 10:30 a.m. beginners; 11:15 a.m. intermediate; four weeks for $36, eight weeks for $64, 12 weeks for $84. Harbor Square Athletic Club, 160 Dayton St., Edmonds. Call instructor Kathy Leone at 425-205-0870.

Normanna Hall: 1 to 3:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays; dance to Bob’s Swing Band; $5; Normanna Hall, 2725 Oakes, Everett.

Skandia Folkdance Society: First Friday dance, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. lesson, 8:30 to 11 p.m. dance, first and third Fridays, Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood; $10 nonmembers, $7 members; www.skandia-folkdance.org or 206-784-7470.

Sky Valley Whirlwind Square Dance Club: Round dance workshops, 7:30 p.m., plus mainstream dances, 8 to 10:30 p.m. third Fridays, $6. Tri Way Grange, 35th and Seattle Hill Road, Mill Creek; 360-794-8240.

Sno-King International Folk Dance Club: Folk dance, 7 p.m. Saturdays and 7 p.m. Wednesdays; Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood; $5 for members and $7 for nonmembers on Saturdays, $5 on Wednesdays; Info: 425-385-2088, 360-387-9923 or 206-524-7360; www.sno-king.org.

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.

Washington Dance Club: Ballroom dancing, introductory lesson, 8 to 9 p.m. ($12), social dancing 9 to 11 p.m. Fridays ($12, free with dance lesson). The Verve Ballroom, 19820 40th Ave. W, Suite 102, Lynnwood. Call 206-628-8939.

Whirlybird Square Dance Club: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. dance, third Saturdays, through June, The Hayloft, 15320 35th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Cost is $8. For more information, call 425-308-9559 or 425-806-8423 or go to www.sqdance.org/clubs/whirlybirds.html.

Woodinville Square Crow Dance Club: Dances at 7:30 p.m. first and third Fridays at the Sammamish Valley Grange Hall, 14654 148th Ave NE, Woodinville. Call Alice at 425-319-1093 or go to www.squarecrows.org.

Talk to us

> Give us your news tips.

> Send us a letter to the editor.

> More Herald contact information.

More in Life

Artwork is found throughout La Conner, including along its channel boardwalk. (Jon Bauer / The Herald)
Fall for La Conner: fewer crowds, full charm

A local shares why autumn is the best-kept secret in this artsy waterfront town.

Queensryche, Haley Reinhart, Bert Kreischer and more

Music and arts coming to Snohomish County

People get a tour of a new side channel built in Osprey Park on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025 in Sultan, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Snohomish PUD cuts ribbon on new Sultan River side channel

The channel created 1,900 linear feet of stream habitat, aimed to provide juvenile salmon with habitat to rest and grow.

Willy the worm sits between pink and Kramer’s Rote heather. (Sunnyside Nursery)
Are you going Scottish or Irish?

As you read the title above, I am curious what comes to… Continue reading

A truck passes by the shoe tree along Machias Road on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025 in Snohomish, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Murder on Machias Road? Not quite.

The Shoe Tree may look rough, but this oddball icon still has plenty of sole.

The 140 seat Merc Playhouse, once home of the Twisp Mercantile, hosts theater, music, lectures and other productions throughout the year in Twisp. (Sue Misao)
Twisp with a twist: Road-tripping to the Methow Valley

Welcome to Twisp, the mountain town that puts “fun, funky and friendly” on the map.

Sally Mullanix reads "Long Island" by Colm Tobin during Silent Book Club Everett gathering at Brooklyn Bros on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
A different happy hour: pizza, books and introverts

A different happy hour: pizza, books and introverts

View of Liberty Bell Mountain from Washington Pass overlook where the North Cascades Highway descends into the Methow Valley. (Sue Misao)
Take the North Cascades Scenic Highway and do the Cascade Loop

This two-day road trip offers mountain, valley and orchard views of Western and Eastern Washington.

Inside El Sid, where the cocktail bar will also serve as a coffee house during the day on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
New upscale bar El Sid opens in APEX complex

Upscale bar is latest venue to open in APEX Everett.

Counting Crows come to Chateau Ste. Michelle on August 17. (Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com)
Counting Crows, Beach Boys, Chicago

Send calendar submissions for print and online to features@heraldnet.com. To ensure your… Continue reading

Annzolee Olsen with her chair, from Houseboat, and card table from a Robert Redford movie on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Hollywood’s hottest giveaway is at The Herald on Thursday

From TV hunks to silver screen queens, snag your favorites for free at the pop-up.

The orca Tahlequah and her new calf, designated J57. (Katie Jones / Center for Whale Research) 20200905
Whidbey Island local Florian Graner showcases new orca film

The award-winning wildlife filmmaker will host a Q&A session at Clyde Theater on Saturday.

Support local journalism

If you value local news, make a gift now to support the trusted journalism you get in The Daily Herald. Donations processed in this system are not tax deductible.