Benefits
Sixth annual Silent and Live Auction, 6 p.m. May 3, Granite Falls High School Performing Arts Center, 1401 100th St. NE, Granite Falls. $1 nachos. Free. Benefits school programs.
Parent groups and the Career and Technical General Advisory Council of Granite Falls High and Middle Schools fifth annual auction, 6 p.m. April 21, Granite Falls High School, 405 N. Alder Ave., Granite Falls. Free. Desserts and refreshments for sale.
Hawaiian Days Luau, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, to benefit Snohomish Community Food Bank, Top Food &Drug, 1301 Ave. D, Snohomish. Lunch, $2, and bring donations of food. Hula hoop contest, 1 p.m.
Stanwood Area Historical Society vintage fashion show, raffle and tea, 2 p.m. Saturday, Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27103 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. Vicki Tanner will present models from Stanwood and Camano Island wearing fashions from 1885 to 1985, accompanied by music appropriate to the decade. Tickets at Snow Goose Book Store and Copy This, Mail That or at the door. 360-629-6110.
Snohomish Afternoon Tea, to benefits the Snohomish Historical Society, 2 p.m. April 26, The Waltz Building, 116 Ave. B, Snohomish. Goodwill Industries Vintage Wedding Collection fashion show. Reservations, $20. 360-563-9195.
Spring Fashion Show and Auction, 1 p.m. April 26, Judah Praise Center, 3707 124th St. NE, No. 7, Marysville. Free. Donations benefit Divine Design, to help women suffering from emotional and physical abuse. Reservations: 360-651-2829.
Domestic violence awareness fundraiser, 6 p.m. April 25, Evergreen Speedway, 14405 179th Ave. SE, Monroe. Rock wall climbing, vendors, displays, law enforcement drag races, beer garden and more. $10, free for ages 14 and younger.
Lake Stevens High School Senior Class dinner auction, 6 p.m. Saturday, 2908 113th Ave. NE, Lake Stevens. $15, $100 table of eight. 425-923-8208.
MHS Alumni Association second annual Dinner and Auction scholarship fundraiser for Mariner High School, 6 p.m. May 2, The Manor, 13032 Admiralty Way, Everett. Cinco de Mayo-style fiesta. $35, www.mariner-alumni.com, 425-239-7781.
Taste of Decadence, May 2, Arlington. Volunteers needed for the Village Community Services event to benefit clients. Michelle Date, 360-653-7752, ext. 14.
Breakfasts
Granite Falls Little League Pancake Breakfast, 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, American Legion Post No. 125, 301 S. Granite Ave., Granite Falls, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. $5, $4 for kids 14 and younger. $1 off for donation to food bank.
Class
City of Marysville Parks and Recreation, Personal Safety Training for Women and Teens, 9 a.m. Saturday; Fused Glass Workshop, 6 p.m. April 22, Jennings Memorial Park Barn, Marysville. 360-363-8400 or ci.marysville.wa.us.
For kids
YMCA of Snohomish County registering for summer camps. 425-258-9211.
Creation Station — Art for Kids, noon Saturday, Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Drive, Oak Harbor.
For seniors
Current issues discussion group, 10 a.m. Wednesdays, South Snohomish County Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds. 425-775-4700.
Meetings
Stanwood-Camano Hero quilters, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aunt Mary’s Quilt Shop, 3325 169th Place NE, Suite D, Smokey Point. Quilts are made for wounded soldiers. 360-387-4800. sharonsseams2b@ peoplepc.com.
Mill Creek Evening Book Group, 7 p.m. Thursday, 15429 Bothell-Everett Highway, Mill Creek. Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth.”
Mill Creek Library, 15429 Bothell-Everett Highway, Mill Creek.
Sultan’s Early Words Toastmasters, 7:30 a.m. Thursdays, Sultan Community Center, 319 Main St., Sultan.
Genealogical Society of South Whidbey Island, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Trinity Lutheran Church, 18341 Highway 525, Freeland. Christopher Summit, “Village on the Little Big Horn.”
Thelma Lodge No. 26, Daughters of Norway, 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Paul’s Church, 2005 Colby Ave., Everett. Ester Van Noy, accessories worn with native costumes of Norway.
Mill Creek Toastmasters Club No. 861267, 7:15 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays, Mill Creek City Hall Council Chambers, 15728 Main St., Mill Creek. laura@millcreek.freetoasthost.ws.
Rally
“Youth for Peace” Rally, Noon Saturday, State Avenue and Fourth Street, Marysville. Bring your own signs to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s message.
Programs
“Getting to the Water’s Edge,” 3 p.m. Thursday, Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Drive, Oak Harbor. Where to visit Island County beaches;
Readers’ Theatre at Whidbey Playhouse, 7 p.m. Tuesday, 730 SE Midway, Oak Harbor. Candice Baker reads “Midwives,” by Chris Bohjalian. Free.
Northwest Stream Center, Adopt-A-Stream Foundation, 600 128th St. SE, Everett. How to get a free stream survey, 7 p.m. April 22. 7 p.m. April 23, Quilceda Creek, Marysville Fire District, 1635 Grove St., Marysville.
In the Company of Crows and Ravens, 7 p.m. April 24, Killer Whale Tales, 10 a.m. April 26, $5, $7 nonmembers. 425-316-8592, aasf@streamkeeper.org.
Reunions
Bothell High School, class of 1978, Oct. 10-11. 425-483-2233, bhs78reunion@hotmail.com.
Everett High School, class of 1948, 2 p.m. Aug. 17, Naval Station Everett. 425-741-8022, domo88@verizon.net.
Lake Stevens High School, class of 1958, Aug. 8-9. 425-335-7962, mltastad@comcast.net.
Mariner High School, class of 1978. Sept. 6. 425-870-7444.
Marysville-Pilchuck High School, class of 1978, July 26. fourossy@yahoo.com, 424-252-7852.
Monroe High School, class of 1953, July 19. 360-794-7075.
Snohomish High School, class of 1955, noon July 26, 13724 S. Machias Road, Snohomish. 425–334–3798
Snohomish High School, class of 1978, Aug. 23. http://home1.gte.net/res09uap/shs/.
Sales
Rummage sale, to benefit Snohomish Cooperative Preschool, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Masonic Hall, 602 Ave. B, Snohomish
Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society and Library garage sale, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday, 28230 Highway 9 NE, Arlington.
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