Today
NAACP Chairman Julian Bond is scheduled to speak at noon today at the Hansen Conference Center at the Everett Events Center, 2000 Hewitt Ave., Everett, as part of Snohomish County’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration.
Discuss world news and current events at World News and Views, set for 10 a.m. today at the Mountlake Terrace Library, 23300 58th Ave. W. Participants are encouraged to come prepared with discussion topics or news articles for the group. Call 425-776-8722.
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 by calling 425-423-0450.
Mill Creek Toastmasters Club, 8 a.m. Wednesdays through June 24, Mill Creek Country Cub, 15500 Country Club Drive, Mill Creek. Call 425-482-9529.
Everett Chapter of National Active and Retired Federal Employees meeting, 11:30 a.m. today, Evergreen Lanes, Everett. Estate and funeral planning. Call 360-794-5851.
Friends of Camano Island Parks, 7 tonight, Camano Multipurpose Center, 141 N. East Camano Drive. Kevin Morse of the Nature Conservancy plans to talk about research in the Skagit Delta to integrate conservation interests and agriculture. Call 360-387-2236.
Puget Sound Bird Fest organizational meeting 7 tonight at the Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds.
Thursday
Mill Creek Evening Book Club, 7 p.m. Thursday, Mill Creek Library. Call 425-337-4822.
Mukilteo ARTS Guild, 7 p.m. Thursday, Mukilteo Library, 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo. Formal literary readings by local writers.
Teens can help plan events at the Mukilteo Library by attending the Teen Advisory Board meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday at the library, 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo. For more information, call 425-493-8202.
Mukilteo Library Evening Book Group, 7 p.m. Thursday at the library, 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo. Call 425-487-4384.
Everett Area Newcomers’ coffee social, 10 a.m. Thursday at a member’s home in Lynnwood. For details, call 425-773-1358.
East County Senior Center offers a free writing class at 2 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays of each month, at 276 Sky River Parkway, Monroe. Call 360-794-6359.
Friday
Snohomish Seniors group is offering a free four-week memory writing class, 10 to 11 a.m. Fridays in January at Snohomish Senior Center, St. Michael’s Church, 1514 Pine Ave., Snohomish. Cindy Crossman plans to help get participants started. Call 360-568-0934.
Friday Night Live at the Imagine Children’s Museum is set for 5:30 to 9 p.m. Friday at 1502 Wall St., Everett. Special programs are free with regular admission. Call 425-258-1006.
Adults new to the English language can practice speaking English, 10 a.m. Friday at the Mountlake Terrace Library, 23300 58th Ave. W. Facilitated by a trained ESL tutor. Free, no registration required. Call 425-776-8722.
Playgroup for Preschoolers, a weekly playgroup for parents or caregivers and their young children. Babies and toddlers welcome. No sign-up needed. Meets 10 a.m. to noon Fridays at the Evergreen Branch Library, 9512 Evergreen Way, Everett. Call 425-257-8030.
Saturday
Norwegian pancake breakfast, 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 2111 117th Ave. NE, Lake Stevens. All-you-can-eat Norwegian pancakes with strawberries, maple syrup, sliced ham, beverages. $5. Free for children 3 and younger.
Thelma Lodge No. 26, Daughters of Norway, 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Paul’s Church, 2005 Colby Ave., Everett. April Mills plans to talk about Norwegian sweaters.
Stanwood-Camano Hero Quilters meet to sew, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Stanwood Senior Center, 7430 276th St. NW, Stanwood.
Hearing Loss Association of Snohomish County, 11 a.m. Saturday, 916 Pacific Ave., Everett, on the Providence-Everett Medical Center, Pacific Campus. Call 360-387-8187, e-mail heariam@wavecable.com or go to www.snocohearingloss.org.
Mountain Hafla Belly Dance Fair, 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday in the Odd Fellows Hall, 610 S. Lewis St., downtown Monroe. Belly dancing, shopping and food. Call 360-794-6196.
A puppet show is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at the Mill Creek Library, 15429 Bothell-Everett Highway. The event is sponsored by Friends of the Mill Creek Library. Call 425-337-4822.
Sunday
Community Yarn Creations meeting, 3 to 5 p.m. Sundays, Main Street Yarn, Mill Creek Town Center. The group donates creations to local social service agencies. Call 425-787-0736.
Martin Luther King Sunday Celebration, 4 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 3530 Colby Ave., Everett. Choir, Prodigies for Peace essay winners, youth presentations and guest speaker Georgia McDade. Call 425-355-1360.
Green Everett meeting, 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Zippy’s Java Lounge, 1804 Hewitt Ave., Everett. Celebrate the organization’s first anniversary. Call 425-258-4940.
Normanna Lodge lutefisk and meatball dinner, noon to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, 2725 Oakes Ave., Everett. $18, $9 children, free for kids younger than 6. Call 425-252-0291.
Monday
Snohomish Senior Center weekly Scrabble group meets at 1 p.m. Monday, St. Michael’s Church, 1514 Pine Ave., Snohomish. Call the center at 360-568-0934 and sign up.
Wellness Fair, free screenings and tests, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Merrill Gardens at Mill Creek, 14905 Bothell-Everett Highway.
Everett Elks Lodge holds its 34th annual Hoop Shoot beginning at 6 p.m. Monday at the Everett High School gymnasium, 2416 Wetmore Ave. The national free throw contest is open for students ages 8 to 13. Winners compete against other contestants in the district event in Mount Vernon on Jan. 26. Call the Everett Elks Office at 425-252-4179 for more information.
Mill Creek Seniors Club meets for a potluck at noon Monday in the community room at Mill Creek City Hall, 15728 Main St. The group meets the first and third Monday of each month.
Tuesday
Everett Chess Club, 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett.
Wednesday
Silversmithing, by Donna Harris, classes in Everett and Monroe. New classes run for eight weeks. For information, e-mail donna.harris31@verizon.net.
Thursday
Thursday
South Whidbey Historical Society, 7 p.m. Jan. 24, Trinity Lutheran Church, 18341 Highway 525, Freeland. Roger Sherman: Maritime Transportation on South Whidbey. $2. 360-579-4553.
Teen writers can share their work at an event planned for the Mukilteo Library. The event, called Write Stuff, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Jan. 24 at the library at 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd. Friends of the Mukilteo Library is sponsoring the event. Food will be provided. Call 425-493-8202.
This week
Bingo, 1 to 3 p.m., Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Everett Senior Activity Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett.
Red Cross Health and Safety classes, 1010 W. Ault Field Road, Oak Harbor. 360-257-2096, 888-216-5727, holmant@Âislandredcross.org.
The annual Reflections Exhibition of children’s artwork is on display weekdays through Jan. 30 at the Everett School District’s administration service center, 4730 Colby Ave., Everett. Sponsored by the Everett PTSA Council, the exhibit features more than 240 artistic creations by students from 19 schools in the Everett School District.
Parents can sing and play with their young children at an event planned by the city of Edmonds. Wiggles &Giggles is scheduled for 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Tuesdays and Saturdays through Feb. 12 at the Edmonds Parks and Recreation Building, 700 Main St. The class is intended for children ages 8 months through 20 months. Activities include dancing, chasing bubbles and playing with a parachute. For more information or to register, call 425-771-0230 or go to www.reczone.org.
The Snohomish Senior Center will sponsor AARP’s two-day driver safety class from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 21 and 22 at the Snohomish Fire and Rescue Station, 1525 Ave. D. The program teaches defensive-driving techniques, new traffic laws and rules of the road. Those who finish the program receive a certificate entitling them to a reduction in their auto insurance premiums. The program costs $10; all materials are supplied. Registration is required. For more information, call 360-568-0934.
Northwest Stream Center, Adopt-A-Stream Foundation, 600 128th St. SE, Everett. Wolverine Secrets, 7 p.m. Friday, $7, $5 members. Environmental film, “An Inconvenient Truth,” 7 p.m. Jan. 24. Free. 425-316-8592, aasf@streamkeeper.org.
Edmonds-Woodway Players present “The Dining Room,” 7 p.m. Jan. 22 to 24 in the Edmonds-Woodway High School Theater, 7600 212th St. SW, Edmonds. Tickets, available at the door, are $6, $5 with student body card, $3 for seniors and children. Call 425-431-6251.
Everett High School presents the Noel Coward play “Blithe Spirit” at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday in the school’s little theater, 24th Street and Hoyt Avenue. Tickets are $8 or $5 with ASB card. Call 425-385-4400.
Kamiak High School’s winter play, “Murder At The Vicarage,” runs 7 p.m. Jan. 18, 19, 25, 26 at 10801 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo. Tickets at the door, $5 students and $8 adults.
Ongoing
VFW Post 1040 of Lynnwood, meets at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at Alderwood Youth Club, 19619 24th Ave. W., Lynnwood. For information call Post Commander Martin Spani at 425-774-7416 or Post Quartermaster John Beam at 425-486-2637.
Snohomish Kiwanis Club, 11:45 a.m. Thursdays, Alfy’s Pizza, 1020 Ave. D, Snohomish.
Valley Spinners Guild. Learn about hand-spinning and other fiber arts at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month, St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 1512 Pine St., SnohoÂmish. Call Karen, 360-794-0495, or Gretchen, 360-793-0962.
Caregivers Support Group, 2 to 3 p.m. on second Wednesdays, Stanwood Community and Senior Center, 7430 276th St. NW, Stanwood. Call 360-629-7403, ext. 110.
Golden K Kiwanis of Everett, 10 a.m. on Thursdays at Everett Senior and Activity Center, 3025 Lombard Ave. For information, call 360-653-7239.
Senior coffee hour, 9 to 11 a.m. Thursdays at the community center, First Baptist Church of Everett, 3120 Wetmore Ave., Everett. Call 425-259-9166.
Rotary Hispanic Center, 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, New Beginnings Church, 21705 58th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace.
Marysville Lions Club, 6:30 p.m. first and third Thursdays, Village Restaurant, Marysville. Call 360-659-8484.
Sons of Italy of Marysville meets at 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at Jennings Park, 7027 51st St. NE, Marysville. Call 360-435-6878.
Edmonds Kiwanis Club, 10 a.m. Tuesdays, South County Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds.
The Improved Order of Redmen, an organization that had its beginnings at the Boston Tea Party, second and fourth Wednesdays in Everett. Call 360-387-9888.
Support groups for widowed men and women, Everett. Call 425-252-7617 or 360-659-7861.
Mill Creek Senior Walking Group, 10 a.m. Thursdays, meets behind Zinnia Restaurant on Main Street near the University Bookstore to walk the North Creek Trail, Mill Creek. 425-337-6970.
South County Senior Center Friday Fling and dance, 1 to 3 p.m. first and third Fridays of each month, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds. Call 425-774-5555.
Peace Action of South SnohoÂmish County, 6 p.m. third Fridays, Edmonds Christian Church, 23010 84th Ave. W., Edmonds. Coffee provided.
Parents can get their children’s safety seats checked for free from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Mountlake Terrace Police Department parking garage, 5906 232nd St. SW. The seat checks are planned to continue during the first Wednesday of each month. Appointments last about 30 minutes. People are asked to bring the manuals for their vehicles and safety seats. For more information, call 425-551-1250 or e-mail kthorstenson@firedistrict1.org.
OPPORTUNITIES
OPPORTUNITIES
Operation Lookout of the Foundation for Missing Children, the Everett-based provider of services for abducted and runaway children, needs a volunteer who is proficient with InDesign desktop publishing and related software and who is available for special projects in the office or at home. Send a resume to oladmin@operationlookout.org.
Kamiak High School’s student body association is looking for artists interested in volunteering to paint murals at Kamiak. Interested artists are asked to contact the Kamiak student leaders at Âkamiakasb@gmail.com.
Mill Creek Senior Center Foundation is looking for volunteers to help raise money to build a senior center near the Mill Creek County Club. For more information or to volunteer, call 425-742-9125.
Angel Care Breast Cancer Foundation seeks volunteer drivers, www.angelcarefoundation.org or 877-417-3484.
Stanwood Camano Community Resource Center, 9620 271st St. NW, Stanwood, has volunteer opportunities for youths and adults, including working in the bookstore and doing grounds maintenance. 360-629-5257.
The Everett Food Bank is taking donations from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at Volunteers of America, 1230 Broadway, Everett.
Snohomish Community Food Bank needs volunteers to help 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.
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.
NOAH animal center offers free spay and neuter services for feral cats Mondays. The nonprofit organization northeast of Stanwood also needs volunteers. For information, call 360-629-7055.
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