“Death in Them Thar Hills” murder mystery benefit dinner theater and silent auction to benefit local food banks, 6 p.m. Saturday, Evergreen State Fairgrounds, 4H Building, 14405 179th Ave. SE, Monroe. $20, fairgrounds office.

* Annual Maltby bluegrass concert and auction, 7 p.m. Saturday, Maltby Community Club, 8711 206th St. SE, Snohomish. $15, $10 seniors and students, free for younger than 13. Benefits upkeep and repairs, Maltby Community Club.

* Silvana Fair Board annual auction, 6 p.m. Saturday, Viking Hall, 1331 Pioneer Highway, Silvana. Benefits Silvana Fair. 360-652-8682.

* H’Arts (Helping the Arts) benefit auction to support the Arts Council of Snohomish County, 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Everett Events Center, 2000 Hewitt Ave. Dinner, 7 p.m., auction 7:30 p.m. $85. Reservations by 3 p.m. Wednesday, 425-257-8380.

* Benefit breakfast and silent auction, 7-11 a.m. Saturday, Paraiso’s Mexican Restaurant, 3611 168th St. NE, Smokey Point. Benefits the owner’s daughter, the victim of a drunken driver. Also, Motorcycle Fun Run, 10 a.m. May 14 at restaurant.

* Strikes for Sherwood, bowling benefit for Sherwood Learning Center in Lake Stevens, 8:30 and 11:30 a.m. Saturday , Brunswick Majestic Lanes, 1222 164th St. SW, Lynnwood. Sherwood helps children and adults with developmental disabilities. 425-334-4071, jbishop@sherwoodcs.org.

* Little Red School House 15th annual “Challenge for Children” bowl-athon, Saturday, Brunswick Majestic Lanes, 1222 164th St. SW, Lynnwood. Seeking teams. 425-353-5656. Little Red School House provides specialized education and therapy services to children with developmental delays and disabilities.

Classes

* Equine Rescue Association horsemanship workshop for ages 10-12, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 4-8, 2506-B 128th St. NE, Marysville. $100. 360-658-1108.

* Gene Nastri Community School of the Arts, programs in art, music, and drama, Rosehill Community Center, 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo and Point Elliott Art Center, 724 First St., Mukilteo. 425-290-9500, gn.school@verizon.net.

* Everett Fire Department Community Emergency Response Team class, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, April 12-May 31. Free. Applications, 2811 Oakes Ave., Everett, by March 25.

* Washington State University Snohomish County Extension Service nutrition class, 10 a.m. Thursday, Snohomish Senior Center, 171 Cypress Ave., Snohomish. Free.

* 2005 Watershed Keeper Class, 6:30 p.m. five Tuesdays, beginning March 22, plus two Saturdays, Everett High School, 2416 Colby Ave., Everett, $25 for unincorporated county residents, $60 for others. 425-388-6476. Five-week lecture series on wetlands, sea life, pollution, lakes, drainage, flooding, tips for streamside landowners.

For seniors

* Snohomish Senior Center, 171 Cypress Ave., Snohomish. Cards, woodcarving, needlework, bingo, knitting, lunch, exercise. Creative Crafters class begins Wednesday. 360-568-0934.

* Everett Senior Activity Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett. Lunch, college classes, crafts, bingo, cards, pool, day trips. Tour governor’s mansion and legislative building, March 16. Northwest Trek trip booking 425-257-8780.

Meetings

* Mun-E-Mentors Toastmaster Club, learn about public speaking, 7:30 a.m. Fridays, Everett Transit Operation Center, 3225 Cedar, Everett. 360-653-0211.

* Northwest Neighborhood Kids Connection, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Rainier Room, Providence Everett Medical Center’s Colby Campus, 1330 Rockefeller Ave. Discuss activities and opportunities that would best serve needs of Northwest Neighborhood kids and families.

* Mukilteo Historical Society, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Rosehill Community Center, 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo. Capt. Tom Peloquin, Stanford’s Mississippi Battery of the Confederate Battalion of the Washington Civil War Association, speaks about the Civil War.

* Daughters of Norway, Ingeborg Lodge, 10 a.m. Saturday, Sons of Norway Hall, 9910 270th St. NW, Stanwood. Making krumkake, a traditional Norwegian cookie.

* Arlington-Stanwood Branch of the American Association of University Women, 11 a.m. Thursday, Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27130 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. Stanwood Area Historical Society tours of historical buildings. Reservations by today, 360-387-9522.

* Everett Central Lions Club, noon Wednesday, Everett Elks Club, 2731 Rucker Ave., Everett. Snohomish County Sheriff Rick Bart.

* Marcus Whitman Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Trinity Episcopal Church meeting lounge, 2301 Hoyt Ave., Everett. Karen Parsons, “Then &Now/Now &Then.”

Vendors

* Silvana Fire Fighter’s Association antique vendor fair, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. April 9, Viking Hall, 1331 Pioneer Highway, Silvana. Tables: 360-652-8277.

Workshop

* Futurewise and Washington Environmental Council Critical Areas Ordinance Workshop, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Baker Building, Everett Community College, 2000 Tower St., Everett. Co-hosted by Pilchuck Audubon Society, free workshop about how to participate in city and county updates to Critical Areas Ordinances and Shoreline Master Programs.

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