Special events
Snohomish and Island counties
Labyrinth walks: Walks take place at outdoor labyrinth in Wiggums’ Park. Meet at 12th and Pine streets by the children’s play equipment. Bring a bell to ring and walk in meditation for tsunami relief efforts, 1 p.m. Jan. 8.
Bingo: 11 a.m. first and third Mondays of month at Granville Grange, 9401 163rd St. NE, Granite Falls; 360-691-7867.
Seattle and beyond
Gay bingo: Lifelong AIDS Alliance of Seattle hosts a gay bingo night with special hosts, Jan. 8. South Lake Union Park and Naval Reserve Building, 860 Terry Ave. N., Seattle.
Seattle Wedding Show: Brides can see the latest fashions, try cake, research reception and honeymoon venues at more than 400 exhibitors, Jan. 8 and 9, $15. Washington State Convention Center, Seattle; 800-505-5900, www.weddingshow.com.
Tacoma RV Show: The 22nd annual show features more than 500 units on display, vendors and a variety of recreational vehicles, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Jan. 7 and 8, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 9, $9, $14 two-day pass, $7 seniors, $10 seniors two-day pass, $5 ages 6 to 16. Tacoma Dome, Tacoma; www.tacomarvshow.com.
Lectures
Seattle and beyond
Nextbook: Public programs on Jewish literature, culture and ideas. Writers series at Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle. All events are free and open to the public, reservations encouraged; 888-621-2230, www.nextbook.org. Readings and performances: Gary Shteyngart, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13 at Jewel Box Theatre at the Rendezvous.
University of Washington History Lecture Series: “The Crusades: Allah, God or Jehovah Will Know His Own!,” 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays Jan. 11 through Feb. 8, registration required. UW, Room 130, Kane Hall, Seattle; www.uwalum.com.
Singles
Snohomish and Island counties
Everett Mountaineers Singles: A social group for singles, offers hiking, walks, dining, golf, cross-country skiing, snow shoeing and dancing. Meets second Wednesdays of each month at Alfy’s, 9620 19th Ave. SE, Everett. Call Fran, 360-474-0592 or email franj@ncplus.net.
Friendly Singles Club: A group for singles, meets noon each Saturday at Denny’s, 18824 Highway 2, Monroe; 360-805-0105, 360-668-0423.
Parents Without Partners: A social support group for single parents with children of all ages, various events each month, including social activities, dancing and skating. 425-388-4544.
Sno-Co Singles: An active social group for ages 40 and older. Events include dining, dances, potlucks and games. Breakfast, 10 a.m. Saturdays at the Village Inn, 8525 Evergreen Way, Everett. Call Carmen, 425-710-0082 or Darlene, 425-741-1256.
Snohomish Sleepless Singles Group: Meets at Petosa’s in Snohomish at 10 a.m. every second and fourth Saturday. For singles of all ages in the Snohomish area. Various activities will be planned. For information, email judyvigoren@verizon.com.
Public dances
Snohomish and Island counties
Ballroom dance classes: Sponsored by the Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 13, lessons in tango, swing, and waltz, 7 and 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursdays. Broadway Dance Studio, 3726 Broadway, Everett; 425-339-8825.
Dance classes: Sponsored by the Boeing Employee’s Big Band Dance Club, beginner and intermediate lessons available, Mondays Jan. 10 through Feb. 28, $4. Everett Boeing Recreation Center, 6400 36th Ave. W., 425-334-2746.
Folk dancing: Sno-King International hosts lessons, and dances at 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 8, 15, 22, 29, $5, $3 members. Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood; 425-454-6529, 425-889-0541.
Friday night dance: Smoke-free, DJ’d dancing, 8 p.m. to midnight Fridays, $5, 21 and older only. Laurelwood Reception Hall and Event Center, 123 N. Blakeley St., Monroe; 360-794-8317.
Public dance: Sponsored by the Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 13 with music by The Versatones, the retired Eagles activity club’s live band, featuring waltz, pattern and other dances, 1 to 4 p.m. every Monday. $2. Broadway Dance Studio, 3726 Broadway St., Everett; 425-357-9219.
Public dance: Seattle Western Swing Music Society hosts a dance with live bands each month. 3726 Broadway St., Everett; 425-357-9210.
Public dance: Harry Lindbeck plays smooth dance music, 1 to 4 p.m. every Thursday. $5. Normanna Hall, 2725 Oakes Ave., Everett; 425-252-0291.
Public dance: Parents Without Partners holds a monthly alcohol and smoke-free dance at Everett Elks Club, 2731 Rucker, Everett; 425-388-4544.
Scottish country dancing: No partner needed, every Wed. at Rosehill Community Center, 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo; 425-438-8977.
Square dancing: Checkerboard Squares holds classes Sundays, dances 8 to 11 p.m. second and fourth Saturdays at Masonic Hall, 515 Dayton, Edmonds; 425-335-4671, 425-778-8472.
Square dancing: Dudes and Dolls Square Dance Club holds lessons, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Cedar Valley Grange Hall, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood; 425-742-6334, 425-774-6574.
Square dancing: Happy Hoppers Square Dance Club holds lessons, 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays at Marysville Jr. High cafeteria, 1605 Seventh St., Marysville; 360-403-9305.
Square dancing: Happy Hoppers Square Dance Club holds dances, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. the first and third Saturdays of each month. Stillaguamish Senior Center, 18038 Smokey Point Blvd., Arlington; 360-568-1176.
Square dancing: The Whirlybirds Square Dance Club holds dances at 7:30 p.m. the third Saturday of each month. Lessons 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. beginning Jan. 6. Hearing enhancement available. The Hayloft, 15320 35th Ave., Lynnwood; 425-252-1204.
Square dancing: With Doug Coleman, 1 p.m. Fridays at Everett Senior Activity Center, 3025 Lombard, Everett; 425-257-8780.
Tango lessons: With Ina and Jon Howe, 6 p.m. every Wednesday, 1 p.m. every Saturday. Small donation. Everett Senior Activity Center, 3025 Lombard, Everett; 425-257-8780.
Seattle and beyond
Ballroom dance: Dancing with a live band, 1 to 3 p.m. every Wednesday. $4. Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; 425-487-2441.
Square dancing: The Freewheelers Square Dance Club hosts mainstream square dances for singles and couple, 7 to 10 p.m. every first and third Sunday of each month. Richmond Masonic Hall, North 185th and Linden Ave. N, Shoreline; 425-673-0858.
Winter Dance Fest 2005: The Washington Dance Club and DanceSport International hosts an event with pro-am freestyles, solos and scholarship events for youth and adult amateur events, 8 p.m. lesson, $10, 9 p.m. dance, Jan. 29, $10. 1017 Stewart St., Seattle; 206-628-8939.
Museums
Snohomish and Island counties
Edmonds Historical Museum: 118 Fifth Ave. N., Edmonds City Hall, Edmonds; 425-774-0900, www.historicedmonds.org. 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. $2 adults, $1 children.
Imagine Children’s Museum: 1502 Wall St., Everett; 425-258-1006, www.imaginecm.org. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. $5, free ages 12 months and younger.
Lake Stevens Historical Museum: 1802 124th Ave. NE, Lake Stevens; 425-334-3873. 1 to 4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
Snohomish County Museum: 1913 Hewitt Ave., Everett. 425-259-2022. 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays.
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.
Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum: 20722 67th Ave. NE, Arlington; 360-435-7289. 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday.
Seattle and beyond
American Museum of Radio and Electricity: 1312 Bay St., Bellingham; 360-738-3886, www.americanradiomuseum.org. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, $5.
Burke Museum of Natural History &Culture: University of Washington, 45th Street and 17th Avenue NE, Seattle; 206-543-5590. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, to 8 p.m. Thursdays. $8, $6.50 seniors, $5 students. “Evolution’s Big Bang,” Smithsonian exhibit, through March 6.
Children’s Museum: 305 Harrison St., Seattle; 206-441-1768, www.thechildrensmuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. $7.50, $6 grandparents. “My Home Planet Earth,” a new exhibit aimed at helping children make healthy decisions about air quality, water pollution and nutrition through hands-on activities that spark an interest in science.
Experience Music Project: 325 Fifth Ave. N., Seattle. 206-770-2700, www.emplive.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays through May 30. $19.95, $15.95 seniors and ages 13 to 17, $14.95 ages 7 to 12. EMP is an interactive American popular music museum featuring artifacts from generations of musicians, combining hands-on experiences and technology with interpretive exhibits. Includes the JBL Theater, Digital Lab, Turntable Restaurant, Liquid Lounge and the EMP Store. Current exhibit: “Beatlemania! America Meets the Beatles, 1964.” “Bob Dylan’s American Journey, 1956-1966,” through Sept. 5.
La Conner Quilt Museum: 703 S. Second St., La Conner; 360-466-4288. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m. Sundays, $4.
Museum of Flight: 9404 E. Marginal Way S., Seattle; 206-764-5700. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Thursday to 9 p.m. $11 adults, $10 seniors 65+, $6.50 ages 5-17, ages 4 and younger free, groups of 10 or more adults $10, youth $5.50. Exhibits of more than 50 full-size aircraft, plus the nation’s only full-size air traffic control tower exhibit. Works by Erik Lindbergh, through Jan. 31.
Museum of History &Industry: 2700 24th Ave. E., Seattle; 206-324-1126, www.historymuse-nw.org. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. “A Ferry Tale: Return of the Kalakala,” “Men Who Work the Ships,” “A Change of Worlds: Photographs, Artifacts and Oral Histories of Puget Sound Native Americans,” “Treasures from the Collection: Papier Mache Tilt Top Table, ca. 1840-1855,” ongoing.
Northwest Railway Museum: 38625 SE King St., Snoqualmie; 425-888-3030, www.trainmuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Mondays. 1890 depot with exhibits and bookstore.
Pacific Science Center: 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle; 206-443-2001, www.pacsci.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $9.50 exhibits, $7 seniors and juniors; $8 IMAX, $7 seniors and juniors; $14.50 exhibits and IMAX, $12 seniors and juniors; $5 Thursday laser light shows; $7.50 Friday and Saturday laser light shows. A science and educational museum with evening laser shows and an IMAX theater. Permanent exhibits: Dinosaurs, Tropical Butterfly House, Insect Village, Tech Zone and Water Works.
Science Fiction Museum &Hall of Fame: 325 Fifth Ave. N, located with Experience Music Project; 877-724-3428. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays through May 30. $12.95, $8.95 ages 7 to 17 and seniors. Combined tickets with Experience Music Project available. Combines artifacts, storytelling and information in evocative environments that immerse visitors in science fiction’s “alternative worlds,” promote science literacy and celebrates the creators and creations of science fiction.
Skagit County Historical Museum,: 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner; 360-466-3365, www.skagitcounty.net/museum. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Current exhibit: “Gingham to Gabardine: 100 Years of Custom, Costume and Couture.”
Washington State History Museum: 1911 Pacific Ave., Tacoma; 888-238-4373, www.wshs.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, to 8 p.m. Thursdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. $7, $6.50 seniors, $5 students.
Whatcom County Museum of History &Art: 121 Prospect St., Bellingham; 360-676-6981, www.whatcommuseum.org. “Talk Back! The Community Responds to the Permanent Collection,” through March 6. Museum architectural design competition, noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, Jan. 12 through 29; Kids design contest on display, noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, Jan. 12 through 30; “With the Determination of the Machine Age: The Building of Interstate 5 through Bellingham,” 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13.
Wing Luke Asian Museum: 407 Seventh Ave. S., Seattle; 206-623-5124, www.wingluke.org. 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. $4, $3 seniors and students, $2 ages 5 to 12.
Zoos and Wildlife
Seattle and beyond
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park: 11610 Trek Drive E., Eatonville; 360-832-6117, www.nwtrek.org. 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. $8.75, $8.25 seniors, $6 ages 5-17, $4 ages 3-4. Point Defiance Zoo &Aquarium: 5400 N. Pearl St., Tacoma; 253-591-5337, www.pdza.org. 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. $7.75, $7 seniors, $6 ages 4 to 13.
Seattle Aquarium: 1483 Alaskan Way, Seattle, 206-386-4320. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. $12, $8 ages 6 to 12, $5 ages 3 to 5.
The Whale Museum: 62 First St. N., Friday Harbor; 360-378-4710. To report whale sightings, call the Whale Hotline at 800-562-8832.
Wolf Haven: 3111 Offut Lake Road, Tenino; 360-264-4695, 800-448-9653, www.wolfhaven.org. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Jan. $7, $6 seniors, $5 ages 3 to 12.
Woodland Park Zoo: 5500 Phinney Ave. N, Seattle; 206-684-4800, www.zoo.org. Winter 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, through March 14. $10 ages 13 to 64, $7 ages 3 to 12, toddlers are free. Parking $3.50.
Markets
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.
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.
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