Community calendar

The Wolf’s Tale, a kids’ comedy show presented free by Last Leaf Theater, is set for 2 p.m. today, Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett. Call 425-257-8030.

Suitcase stories, travel adventures for kids, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, Mukilteo Library, 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo. Call 425-493-8202.

Brier SeaScare and Porchlight Parade, 6 to 10 tonight, near the Brier Library, 23303 Brier Road, Brier. Food, games, book sale, entertainment, outdoor cinema, food drive, pie-eating contest. Call 425-775-5440.

Friends of the Mill Creek Library meeting, 9 a.m. second Wednesday of the month, Mill Creek Library, 15429 Bothell-Everett Highway, Mill Creek. Call 425-402-0342.

Mukilteo Farmers Market, 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays through Oct. 5, 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo.

Open mike night in Old Town Mukilteo, 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, Mukilteo Cafe, 619 Fourth St., Mukilteo. Mukilteo ARTS Guild opens the free event to all ages. Reserve a spot at 425-423-0450.

South County Farmers Market, 4 p.m. to sunset Wednesdays through Sept. 26, Park Ridge Chapel, 3805 Maltby Road, Bothell. 425-481-8801.

Music on the Plaza Concert Series continues from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today at the Snohomish County campus amphitheater, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. The concert series runs each Wednesday through Aug. 22. Call 425-388-3186.

THURSDAY

thursday

A summer concert series planned at Alderwood mall, featuring food, music, book readings and special activities, runs from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 23. Go to www.alderwoodmall.com and click on “events.”

Lake Stevens Family Center offers a Teddy Bear Picnic at 11 a.m. Thursdays through August at North Cove Park, behind City Hall at 1812 Main St., Lake Stevens. Reading, activities, snacks. Free. 425-397-7433.

Baby and toddler nutrition is covered in a 30-minute class, “Raising Eager Eaters,” scheduled for 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Thursday, Snohomish TOP Food &Drug store, 1301 Ave. D., Snohomish. To register, call 360-650-8371.

West Jones Band is scheduled to play country music at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Terrace Park, 809 E. Fifth St., Arlington, as part of the Music in the Park series. Park at Post Middle School, 1220 E. Fifth St.

Snohomish Farmers Market, 3 to 8 p.m. Thursdays through September, Old Carnegie Library, 105 Cedar St., Snohomish.

Lake Stevens Farmers Market, 5 p.m. to sunset Thursdays through August, North Cove Park, 1806 Main St., Lake Stevens.

Open mike night for musicians and poets at Zippy’s Java Lounge, 7 p.m. Thursdays, 1804 Hewitt Ave., Everett.

friDAY

Sky Valley Stock and Antique Tractor Club’s 19th annual show and threshing bee is set for Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Frohning Farm,19524 Tualco Loop Road, Monroe. Hay rides, tractor parades, wheat threshing, tractor pulls, children’s activities and a petting zoo are planned. Food will be available for sale, including a pancake feed and homemade pies. Admission is $5, with those younger than age 12 admitted free. Friday is free day for seniors.

Homegrown Festival, arts and crafts, entertainment and children’s activities, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Third Avenue, Marysville. Call 360-658-0246.

Farmers Market at Country Village, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays through September, 23718 Seventh Ave. SE, Bothell.

SaturDAY

Saturday

Homeschool Information Expo, 11:30 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. Saturday, Marysville Alfy’s pizza parlor, State Street, Marysville. Call 360-799-1051.

North and South Dakota picnic, 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Church Creek Park, 27101 72nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. Bring potluck food, utensils and beverages, lawn chairs, card tables. Held rain or shine.

Stanwood-Camano American Hero Quilters, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aunt Mary’s Quilt Shop at Smokey Point, 3323 169th Place NE, Arlington. Call 360-387-4800 or e-mail sharonsseams2b@ wavecable.com.

Arlington Run for Hope, a fundraiser by Arlington Runners Club for Housing Hope, is a run/walk set for 9 a.m. Saturday, beginning at the Stillaguamish Athletic Club, 4417 172nd St. NE, Arlington. Cost is $20 on race day of the race. Registration begins at 7:45 a.m. For more information and to register online, go to www.arlingtonrunnersclub.org.

Southeast Family YMCA parking lot sale, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, 13723 Puget Park Drive, Everett. Tables, $10. Call 425-337-0123.

All Coupeville High School alumni are invited to attend a reunion from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Coupeville City Park gazebo during the Arts and Crafts Festival. Bring lawn chairs, coolers, food, cameras and old memories. Contact Marty McPhee Holmes at nursie1955@comcast.net.

Hot August Car Show, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 11, Faith Lutheran Church, 1424 172nd St. NW, Marysville. Early bird cinnamon rolls and coffee, trophy judging begins at noon. Music and refreshments. Bring a non-perishable food item for a raffle ticket. $15 entry fee, $20 day of show. Benefits Stillaguamish and Stanwood senior centers. 360-652-9545.

Summerfest, by the Warm Beach Community Association, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Warm Beach Community Park, 18016 84th St. NW., south of Stanwood. The event features food, children’s activities including an elephant walk, wagon rides, face painting, a silent auction, chicken-poop bingo and a raffle.

Snohomish Adopt-A-Park painting party and potluck to honor volunteers, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Pilchuck Park, 169 Cypress Ave., Snohomish. Help paint the bleachers and then picnic with fellow volunteers, as well as give departing Adopt-A-Park coordinator Lya Badgley a good send-off. Bring paintbrushes and a dish to share.

Backyard Barbecue Bash by the East County Senior Center is set for 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, at the center, 276 Sky River Parkway, Monroe. Moonlight Swing Orchestra plays for dancing. Cost is $8 at the door or $5 in advance. Call 360-794-6359.

World Breastfeeding Week is set to be celebrated in Everett Saturday at Wiggums Hollow Park, 2808 10th St., Everett. A one-mile annual walk in support of breastfeeding begins at 10:30 a.m. A family health fair through early afternoon at the park includes magic shows, live music, face painting, breastfeeding information and a silent auction. Sponsored by La Leche League of Snohomish County, the Breastfeeding Coalition of Snohomish County and Women, Infants and Children program. Call 425-303-0311.

Edmonds Museum Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 28, Bell Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues, Edmonds. 425-774-0900.

Saturday Market, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays through Sept. 1. Tulalip Amphitheatre in Quil Ceda Village, 10400 Quil Ceda Blvd., Tulalip. 360-654-2605.Sno-King International Folk Dance Club, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Cedar Valley Grange, 206th Street and 52nd Avenue W., Lynnwood. Call 425-454-6529.

SunDAY

Smart Families Learn Together, 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, room 137 Mill Creek Hall, Edmonds Community College, 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Reading and writing activities. Cost is $30 per family. Call 425-640-1243.

Lynnwood and Halls Lake Sunday Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays, Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood.

Everett Farmers Market, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays, 1600 W. Marine View Drive, Everett.

Sundays on the Waterfront, 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 2, 200 W. Dayton St., Edmonds. Free family entertainment.

monDAY

monday

Mountlake Terrace Seniors, free game day, 121 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays, Mountlake Terrace Senior House, 5605 235th St. SW., Mountlake Terrace. Call 425-672-8722.

Genealogy class, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, Camano Senior and Community Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. See www.camanocenter.org.

Free job training program at Marysville Goodwill training and education center begins Monday. Variety of customer-service, English language and computer classes. For information or to apply, call 360-657-4337. Graduates get help finding jobs.

TuesDAY

Mukilteo Library game nights for families, 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Aug. 28 at 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo. The library has more than 20 board games, puzzles and decks of cards. Board game experts on hand to help get you started. 425-493-8202.

Snohomish Sewing Meetup, 10 a.m. Tuesday, Zippy’s Java Lounge, 1804 Hewitt Ave., Everett. Bring your sewing machine and project. Call 360-862-9087.

Register by Tuesday for women’s inspirational and motivational workshop series, “Learn to Let Go and Grow,” covering emotional recovery and personal growth. Series set for 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 11 and 13, Old Carnegie Library, 105 Cedar Ave., Snohomish. For information or to register, e-mail learntoletgoandgrow@verizon.net or call 360-568-1636.

Rotary Ranch Petting Zoo, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 19, Jennings Park, 6915 Armar Road, Marysville. 360-363-8404.

Toddler and Preschool-Ready Readers. 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays for ages 2 to 5 at Mill Creek Library, 15429 Bothell-Everett Highway. Caregiver required. 425-337-4822.

wednesDAY

Puppets at the Beach, stories and crafts from Everett Public Library, 11:30 a.m., 12:30 and 2:25 p.m. Aug. 15 on Jetty Island, Everett. Take the free ferry from the 10th Street. boat launch, west of Marine View Drive. Call 425-257-8304. Bring your own refreshments.

South County Senior Center, drop-in watercolor class, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds. Donation suggested.

“It’s a Mystery,” fun educational program for ages 5-11, 2 p.m. Aug. 15, Mukilteo Library, 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo.

this week

Taste of Edmonds, food, live entertainment, dancing, children’s activities, beer garden, wine tasting, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Civic Playfield, Sixth and Bell streets, Edmonds. Go to www.edmondswa.com.

Rock and gem sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Maplewood Rock and Gem Club, 8802 196th St. SW, Edmonds. Games for kids, refreshments. Go to www.maplewoodrockclub.com.

Sno-King Fuchsia Society annual show, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Country Village, 23718 Bothell-Everett Highway, Bothell. Displays, educational information. Call 425-252-5772.

Treasure Island vacation Bible school, 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 13 to 17, 17310 W. Main St., Monroe. Designed for ages 3 and older. Sponsored by Monroe Foothills Foursquare Church. Free. 360-799-1051.

Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain sailing ships are at the Port of Everett today through Sunday in front of Anthony’s Homeport restaurant, 1726 W. Marine View Dr., Everett. Tours are at 4 p.m. through Friday and at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday by $5 donation. Short sails on the ships are available. Call 1-800-200-5239 to make a reservation.

Lake Stevens Fire Department plans to collect donations for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Drive through the intersection of 91st Street and Market Place in Lake Stevens to make a donation.

Stillaguamish Festival of the River, environmental and cultural festival, food and entertainment, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, River Meadows County Park, 20416 Jordan Road, Arlington. Go to www.stillaguamish.com.

Jetty Island Days, 10 a.m. to 5:25 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 5:25 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 2. Foot ferry to the island runs from the 10th Street boat launch, just west of W. Marine View Drive, Everett. Call 425-257-8300 or go to www.everettwa.org/ parks. Donations accepted.

ONGOING

Ongoing

Sno-Isle Genealogical Society offers drop-in beginning genealogy classes and help writing family histories during open hours. Located in Heritage Park, 19827 Poplar Way, Lynnwood. The library is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. The society meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month at the Lynnwood Public Library, 19200 44th Ave. W. Problem-solving session at 6 p.m. Accepting book donations. 425-775-6267.

Community Yarn Creations, 3 to 5 p.m. Sundays at Main Street Yarn, Mill Creek Town Center. The knit and crochet group creates items to donate to local agencies. All levels welcome. 425-787-0736.

Teens in Action, sponsored by the Stanwood Camano Community Resource Center, meets from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Stanwood Library, 9701 271st St. NW, Stanwood. The group is working to make improvements to the Stanwood skate park. 360-629-5257.

Forest Park’s Animal Farm, the city-run petting zoo, is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily through Aug. 19 at 802 E. Mukilteo Blvd., Everett. Activities include pony rides and educational programs. To register for programs, call 425-257-8300 or go to the Everett Parks and Recreation Department Web site, www.everettwa.org/parkscq.

Valley Spinners Guild meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 1512 Pine St., Snohomish. Learn to spin wool and lots of other fiber-related arts. All fiber enthusiasts welcome. Call Gretchen Wilson 360-793-0962.

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

Nursing Mamas Circle, breastfeeding information and assistance, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Sno-Isle Co-op, 2804 Grand Ave., Everett. Pregnant women welcome. 425-422-9911.

Snohomish County Mycological Society activities include educational events, field trips, shows and classes. Meetings are 7:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month, Baker Heights Community Center, 14th and Poplar streets, Everett. www.scmsfungi.orgcq.

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

Support groups for recently bereaved men and women, Widowed Information and Consultation Services of Snohomish County offers help for those who have lost a spouse. 425-252-7617.

Home League, the women’s group of the Salvation Army of Everett, meets at 10:30 a.m. Thursdays at the Salvation Army building, 2525 Rucker Ave., Everett, to work on service projects.

OPPORTUNITIES

Opportunities

Snohomish Food Community Bank needs volunteers to assist with a variety of jobs, including food processing and lifting assistance, on weekday mornings. Must be 16 or older. For information or to volunteer, call 360-568-7993.

Children’s Home Society of Washington continues to need volunteers to help at the 20th Seattle Street of Dreams Luxury Home and Garden Tour at Quinn’s Crossing in Snohomish County through Aug. 19. The nonprofit agency receives donations from Seattle Street of Dreams in exchange for providing 1,200 volunteer hosts who greet visitors, manage traffic flow in the homes and answer questions. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old and be available for four hours. Every volunteer host receives one complimentary pass per shift to the 2007 Street of Dreams. For more information about volunteering at the Seattle Street of Dreams, contact Trish Knox at 360-668-0189 or trishk@chs-wa.org or go to www.childrenshomesociety.org.

Lake Stevens Family Support Center needs volunteers to assist with a variety of jobs, including clerical work, reception, programs, special-event planning, committee work and child program assistance. For information or to volunteer, call 425-397-7433.