Barbecue
Japanese Gulch Group, 3 p.m. today, Precht property, 44th Avenue W. and 76th Street SW, Mukilteo. Bring a dish, walk trails, hear news from an environmental lawyer. 425-501-5922.
Bazaar
Lake Connor Park fall craft show, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 10 and 11, 14320 28th St. NE, Lake Stevens. $15. 425-334-5055.
Benefits
Dinner fundraiser for the Snohomish Senior Center, 5 p.m. Saturday, Zion Lutheran Parish Hall, 331 Union Ave., Snohomish. $10, $25 family. Chicken, corn, salad, rolls, dessert, music. 360-568-2700.
Fundraising garage sale for Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Heatherstone Division, Mill Creek. Follow the signs. By Snohomish County Deputy Sheriff’s Association and Corrections Guild, Costco and Soroptimist International of Everett.
Camano Animal Shelter Association Forever Home benefit auction, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Camano Senior and Community Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $25 advance, $35 door. 360-387-1189, auction.camanoanimal shelter.org.
Voices of Victims, fundraising breakfast for Families and Friends of Missing Persons and Violent Crime Victims, 7:30 a.m. Oct. 8, Tulalip Resort Casino, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd., Tulalip. Free. 425-252-6081.
Terrace View Presbyterian Church spaghetti dinner, 5 p.m. Saturday, 4700 228th St. SW, Mountlake Terrace. By donations. Bake sale, silent auction. Benefits scholarships. 425-672-4407.
Everett Community College Foundation’s Gusto fundraiser, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Comcast Arena. Food, wine, microbrews, auction, music. Benefits foundation. $35, $40. 425-388-9535, www.everettcc.edu/gusto.
Monroe Boys &Girls Club BGC Music Festival, 7 p.m. Oct. 10, Gold Creek Community Church, 4326 148th St. SE, Mill Creek. Raffle, video games. Bands include Riverbend, Jake Marsh Trio and The Side Project. Benefits scholarships. $10, free for members. 360-794-4775, jmarsh@bgcsc.org, www.myspace.com/bgcmusicfestival.
Anayat House benefit, 5 p.m. Saturday, Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Creamery, 21106 86th Ave. SE, Maltby. Entertainment, auctions. $25, $35 door. 425-712-3777.
Hope Within luncheon, to mark National Domestic Violence month, Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County, 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Comcast Arena, 2000 Hewitt Ave., Everett. Denise Brown (sister of Nicole Brown Simpson). $10. Julie Martin, 425-259-2827 ext. 13, Julie@ dvs-snoco.org.
Dinner
All-you-can-eat crab feast, 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 8, Nile Temple, 6601 244th St. SW, Mountlake Terrace. Benefits Mountlake Terrace Senior Center. Music, door prizes. $25, $15 children. 425-672-2407.
Stillaguamish Senior Center old-fashioned chicken dinner, noon to 2 p.m. today, 18308 Smokey Point Blvd., Arlington. $8, $7, $5. Entertainment.
Meetings
Daughters of the American Revolution, Marcus Whitman Chapter, 10 a.m. Oct. 10, Central Lutheran Church, 2702 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. NW Weavers Guild. arlingtonredhats@comcast.net.
Seeds of Liberty, 6 p.m. Oct. 6, Monroe Library, 1070 Village Way, Monroe. Former judge David Hulbert, the Constitution. RSVP, events@seedsof liberty.net.
Programs
Volunteers of America Community Harvest Night, 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 27, Volunteers of America Everett Food Bank, 1230 Broadway, Everett. Stop by with a food donation. Family activities, face painting, pumpkin carving, Haunted Food Bank. 425-259-3191.
Backyard Wildlife Habitat Speakers Series, city of Edmonds Parks and Recreation and Cultural Services. Cool Bugs, Healthy Gardens: Who’s Who of Beneficial Insects, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds. $15. 425-771-0230.
Learn about Camp Fire USA, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Marysville Library, 6120 Grove St., Marysville. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Stanwood Library, 9701 271st St. NW, Stanwood. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Highland Elementary School, 3220 113th Ave. NE, Lake Stevens. 425-258-5437 or www.campfireusa snohomish.org/club.htm.
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