Calendar

Today

Mariner High School free band concert, 7 tonight, school commons, 200 120th St. SW, Everett.

Mill Creek Toastmasters Club is looking for charter members. Meetings begin at noon Wednesdays in the conference room at the Mill Creek Country Club, 15500 Country Club Drive. 425-482-9529 or www.millcreektm.org.

Free country gospel music concert, 7 tonight, King’s Way Christian Center, 4109 103rd Ave. SE, just south of the South Lake Stevens Grange.

Urology health for seniors, 1 p.m. today, South County Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds. 425-774-5555.

Free computer and Internet class, offered by Snohomish Seniors and the Snohomish Library, 9 a.m. today at the library, 311 Maple Ave., Snohomish. Space is limited; reservations are required. 360-568-0934.

Senior dance, 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 2711 Oakes Ave., Everett. Cost is $5.

“Searching for a Just Peace Among Israelis, Palestinians and the Arab World” is the topic of a Lenten series of talks, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through April 4, First Presbyterian Church, Rockefeller and Wall streets, Everett. 425-259-7139.

Monroe Boys &Girls Club grand re-opening, featuring the new teen center and technology lab, is set for 5 to 7 tonight, 816 Village Way, Monroe. Refreshments. 360-794-4775.

Toddler Ready Readers, 10:30 a.m. today, Mill Creek Library, 5429 Bothell-Everett Highway. Stories, songs and movement activities.

Colon Cancer awareness fair, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today, Stevens Hospital Cafe, 21601 76th Ave. W., Edmonds.

Got Anger? A class that provide techniques for remaining peaceful, 7:30 to 9 tonight, Anabel’s Framing and Gallery, 2531 Broadway, Everett.

Thursday

Hockey game to raise money and awareness for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Snohomish County, 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Everett Events Center, Hewitt Avenue and Broadway, Everett. Go to www.bbbs-snoco.org.

Mothers of Preschoolers, 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Grace Lutheran Church, 8401 Holly Drive, Everett. 425-353-1852.

American Legion Post 181, 7 p.m. Thursday, Lake Stevens Senior Center, 1812 124th Ave. NE, downtown Lake Stevens, next to city hall. 425-334-6520.

Become Wild Wise, 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Northwest Stream Center, 600 128th St. SE., Everett. Learn skills to help you observe wildlife. Cost is $10. Call 425-316-8592.

Mill Creek Senior Walking Group, 10 a.m. Thursdays, meet behind the Zinnia Restaurant on Main Street near the University Bookstore to walk the North Creek Trail, Mill Creek. 425-337-6970.

Sky Valley Teens Speak Out, 7 p.m. Thursday, Monroe High School performing arts center, 17001 Tester Road, Monroe. For more information about the youth forum, call 360-794-4775.

Daybreak Quartet free concert, 7 p.m. Thursday, Fellowship Baptist Church, Fidelity Grange Hall, 156th Street NE and Smokey Point Boulevard. Atlanta-based gospel recording artists.

Creative Retirement Institute spring classes at Edmonds Community College begin at 10 a.m. Thursday at 201 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds, with “Inside the Criminal Mind.” For more information or to register, call 425-640-1243 or go to http://cri.edcc.edu.

Love Letters theatrical presentation, 7 p.m. Thursday, South County Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds. RSVP to 425-774-5555.

Baby Ready Readers, 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Mill Creek Library, 5429 Bothell-Everett Highway.

Silver Sneakers Beginners, senior fitness class, 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Mountlake Terrace Recreation Pavilion, 5303 228th St. SW, Mountlake Terrace. Call 425-776-9173 for information about cost and registration.

Friday

Backpack Kids, a free cooperative play group for preschool children and their parents, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Camano Senior and Community Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. 360-629-5257.

Lynnwood Recreation Center is celebrating its 30th birthday from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at 18900 44th Ave W., Lynnwood. Activities include a public swim, free for the first 160 people. Call 425-771-4030 or go to www.ci.lynnwood.wa.us/parks.

Life drawing, a class that works with a live model each week, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Fridays, 832 Third St., Mukilteo. 425-423-0450.

Child Development Center benefit auction, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Esperance Baptist Church, 7812 224th St. SW, Edmonds. 425-776-4458.

Snohomish County Center for Battered Women, 15th annual Chocolate Lovers’ Gala, 5:30 p.m. Friday, Everett Events Center, 2000 Hewitt Ave., Everett. 425-259-2827.

Uniform sale, Cascade Valley Hospital Foundation, fashions for health-care workers, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Cascade Valley Hospital, 330 S. Stillaguamish Ave., Arlington.

Lakewood Education Foundation benefit concert, 7 p.m. Friday, Lakewood High School theater, 17023 11th Ave. NE, Lakewood. Benefits Lakewood scholarship program. Tickets are $15 at the door.

Saturday

Swing into Spring with the Black and Blues Band, fundraising dance, 8 p.m. Saturday, South Camano Grange, 2227 S. Camano Drive, Camano Island. Benefits Camano Action for a Rural Environment. Tickets are $10, $6 youth, at the door. 360-387-1909.

Friends of Forgotten Creek volunteer work party, noon Saturday, Forgotten Creek Natural Area. Help rid the site of ivy and replace it with native plants. Meet at the north entrance on Bond Street and Kromer Avenue across from Depot Park Garden, Everett. Tools and refreshments supplied.

Free spring mushroom identification class, Snohomish County Mycological Society, 10 a.m. Saturday, Lions Hall, Forest Park, 102 E. Mukilteo Blvd., Everett. Membership information will be available.

Celebrate 101 years of the Mukilteo Lighthouse at a showing of a documentary about the lighthouse, 2 p.m. Saturday, Mukilteo Library, 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo. Sponsored by Friends of the Mukilteo Library.

Washington State School Retirees Association, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, PUD auditorium, 2320 California St., Everett. Retirees are encouraged to come and learn about their investments and the future of monthly pension benefits.

Larchway Community Garden free compost seminar, noon Saturday, 2609 Larch Way, Lynnwood. Learn about the benefits of creating your own compost. 425-318-0305.

All-ages concert to benefit Oak Harbor Boys &Girls Club, 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oak Harbor Elks Lodge, 155 NE Ernst St., Oak Harbor. Cost is $15 at the door. Bands include Prozack Staple.

Bunny Blast, hosted by the city of Lynnwood, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Lynnwood Fire Station 15, 18800 44th Ave. W. Activities at the event will include pictures with a bunny and face painting.

Marches in March concert, presented by Monroe Community Concert Band, 2 p.m. Saturday, Sky Valley Education Center, 17072 Tye St., Monroe.

Garden Faire, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Stanwood-Camano Fairgrounds, 6431 Pioneer Highway, Stanwood.

Easter basket assembling, a donation drive organized by Westgate Chapel, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Westgate QFC, 22828 100th Ave. W., Edmonds. Needs include candy, plastic eggs, coloring books, toys and child-oriented gift certificates.

Help restore stream habitat, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Arlington. Help plant native trees and shrubs at Smokes Farm along the Stillaguamish River. Call 425-252-6686 for detailed directions.

Hop into spring breakfast, 8:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Imagine Children’s Museum, 1502 Wall St., Everett. Register online at http://imaginecm.org or call 425-258-1006, ext. 1014.

Snohomish County Mothers of Multiples spring sale, 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Lynnwood High School, 3001 184th St. SW, Lynnwood. Toys, clothes, car seats and more.

Spring cleanup, hosted by the Snohomish Chamber of Commerce, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 402 Second St., Snohomish. Activities include gardening and landscaping of public flower beds.

Lockdown, a break-dance battle for teens, 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Cedar Valley Gym, 19400 56th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Cost is $5. 425-744-6471.

Sunday

A fundraising concert by several Monroe churches is set for 3 p.m. Sunday at Monroe United Methodist Church, 342 S. Lewis St., Monroe. Faure’s “Requiem” will be performed to benefit Nothing But Nets, a nonprofit group that provides mosquito netting for children in Africa. 360-794-8863.

Nearly Dan, a band playing Steely Dan covers, is set to play a free concert from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Lynnwood Bowl &Skate, 6210 200th St. SW, Lynnwood.

Monday

Everett Eagles Concert Band is seeking musicians. All instruments and ability levels are welcome. Rehearsals are set for 7:30 to 9 p.m. Mondays at the Eagles Club, 3726 Broadway, Everett. The band performs at community and charity events in the Everett area. 425-319-7088.

Community Easter basket campaign, a donation drive hosted by the Lake Stevens Family Center, noon to 4:30 p.m. Monday through April 5, 1803 123rd Ave. NE, Lake Stevens. 425-397-7433.

Meditation exercise, 1 to 2 p.m. Mondays, First Baptist Church north room, 22800 56th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace. Ancient Chinese exercises. Free.

Voices Northwest, female chorus meeting, 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays, King Lutheran Church, 1305 Pine St., Snohomish. 360-563-9520.

Tuesday

Harbour Pointe Middle School free orchestra and choir concert, 7 p.m. Tuesday, school gym, 5000 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo.

Teens in Action, sponsored by Stanwood Camano Community Resource Center, 3 to 4:30 p.m., Tuesdays, Stanwood PUD building, 9124 271st St., NW, Stanwood. All teens interested in a skate park improvement project are encouraged to attend. 360-629-5257.

Moms Club of Mill Creek, 10 a.m. first Tuesdays, Hope Church, 11329 23rd Drive SE, Mill Creek. Play group and activities. 425-337-5283.

Brown bag book discussion group, noon first Tuesdays, Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett. Bring lunch. 425-257-7638.

Raw food is the subject of a talk by author Victoria Boutenko, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Zippy’s Java Lounge, 1804 Hewitt Ave., Everett. Admission of $10 includes literature and a smoothie.

“Beauty in the Sleeping Wood,” a fairy-tale puppet show presented by Mary Shaver’s Marionette Theatre, 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Mill Creek Library, 15429 Bothell-Everett Highway, Mill Creek.

Wiggles and Giggles, a parent and child class, 9:45 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays through May 8, Edmonds Parks and Recreation, 700 Main St., Edmonds. For children 6 months to 2 years old. 425-771-0230. Cost is $42.

Wednesday

Everett Senior Center, annual bake sale, 9 a.m. until the goodies are gone, April 4, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett.

Parents of teens awareness night, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Kamiak High School, 10801 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo. The program helps parents learn about resources and address the difficulties of parenting teens.

New Music, New World, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Mill Creek Library, 5429 Bothell-Everett Highway, Mill Creek. Learn about other cultures and stories through music.

20/20/20, a class for strength training, 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays through April 27, Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds. 425-771-0230. Cost is $56.

Sno-Isle Genealogical Society meeting, 6:30 p.m. first Wednesdays, Lynnwood Library, 19200 44th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Free.

Tune Tales Allegros, a class for parents and children ages 1 to 3, 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. Wednesdays through June 6. Instruments, dance, puppets and stories. Cost is $140. Edmonds Parks and Recreation, 700 Main St., Edmonds. 425-771-0230.

Flashlight egg hunt, 7:30 to 8 p.m. April 4, North Lynnwood Neighborhood Park, 18510 44th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Use flashlights to hunt for candy-filled eggs in the dark.

This week

Mukilteo Boys &Girls Club volleyball and baseball signups are being held through Friday, 1134 Second St., Mukilteo. Scholarships available. Volunteer coaches needed. 425-355-2773.

Ongoing

Mill Creek Garden Club, 11 a.m. second Tuesdays, Mill Creek Country Club, 15500 Country Club Drive, Mill Creek.

Socrates Cafe, a philosophical discussion group where “community conversation occurs without convincing, correcting or condemning,” meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of each month at the Monroe Public Library, 1070 Village Way, Monroe. 425-344-7673.

Everett Evergreen Kiwanis Club, 7 a.m. Fridays, Evergreen Lanes, 5111 Claremont Way, Everett. The club is looking for new members. Call Gloria Smith at 425-742-2152.

Lake Stevens American Legion Post 181 meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month at the Lake Stevens Senior Center, 1812 124th Ave. NE, next to city hall and the library in downtown Lake Stevens. 425-334-6520.

Swedish pancake breakfast, 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second Saturday of each month, Normanna Lodge, 2725 Oakes Ave., Everett. Cost is $6 for adults and $5 for children.

Senior dance, 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays through March 28, Everett Veterans of Foreign Wars, 2711 Oakes Ave., Everett.

Mill Creek Lions Club, 7 p.m. second and fourth Mondays, Mitzel’s Restaurant, 303 128th St. SW, Everett. 425-481-0462.

Rotary Hispanic Center, 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, New Beginnings Church, 21705 58th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace.

Everett Area Newcomers: Dates, locations and activities vary. Monthly newsletter available. 425-513-8704.

Marysville American Legion meets the third Thursday of each month at the American Legion Hall, Second Street and Cedar Avenue, Marysville. 360-653-5357.

Old Snohomish Antique and Classic Motorcycle Show. Help organize the largest one-day bike show in the state. Meetings are 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the New Red Lotus Restaurant, Snohomish. 360-568-7820.

Opportunities

Volunteer instructors for a basic sewing class for youths are needed by the Stanwood Camano Community Resource Center. Call 360-629-5257 for more information.

Providence Everett Medical Center has volunteer opportunities for people 15 and older. For more information, call the Volunteer Services office at 425-261-4580 or 425-258-7301, or go to www.providence.org/everett.

Information on foster parenting: Catholic Community Services and Compass Health host monthly information meetings from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the first Thursday of each month through May at the Volunteers of America Community Room, 2802 Broadway, Everett. 425-232-7933.

Stanwood Camano Community Resource Center, 9620 271st St. NW, Stanwood, has volunteer opportunities for youths and adults, including working in the bookstore. 360-629-5257.