TODAY
Snohomish County Antique Study Club, 6:30 tonight, Snohomish Library, 311 Maple Ave., SnohoÂmish. Button collections are the topic. Open to new members. Call 360-563-0275.
Teens can watch movies as part of Celebrating Teen Read Month, 4 p.m. today and Oct. 31, Mountlake Terrace Library, 23300 58th Ave. W. A costume party is planned for the final showing of films on Halloween. Teens also read books, magazines and graphic novels during the event. 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.
THURSDAY
Sherwood Community Services “Scoring Goals for Disabilities” annual dinner auction, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Comcast Arena at Everett Events Center, 2000 Hewitt Ave., Everett. Call 425-334-4071.
Arlington High School plans to host a Life After High School career fair for students and families from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the campus, 18821 Crown Ridge Blvd., Arlington.
Senior coffee hour, 9 to 11 a.m. Thursdays at the community center at First Baptist Church of Everett, 3120 Wetmore Ave., Everett. For information, call 425-259-9166.
Countywide Youth Summit, 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, PUD Auditorium, 2320 California St., Everett. The summit gives young people the opportunity to voice opinions on issues and challenges concerning them. Call 425-252-2668.
Open mike night for musicians and poets at Zippy’s Java Lounge, 7 p.m. Thursdays, 1804 Hewitt Ave., Everett.
Sanctuary Ministries Community Care Clothing Bank is distributing clothing and shoes. The clothing bank is open 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursdays at the corner of Highway 92 and 75th Street NE, Lake Stevens. Call 425-334-9558 or go to www.sanctuaryministriesnwÂ.com.
FRIDAY
Bridge game sessions, 12:30 p.m. Fridays, Everett Senior Activity Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett. Call 425-257-8780.
Backpack kids group, 10 a.m. to noon Fridays, Camano Senior and Community Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. Call 360-387-0222.
SATURDAY
East County Senior Center in Monroe, is set to hold its annual fundraising gala auction at 5 p.m. Saturday at Echo Falls Golf and Country Club, 20414 121st Ave. SE, Snohomish. Tickets are $50 and include dinner. The auction is the center’s primary fundraiser for the year to help serve its 900 members and their guests. For more information about attending or donating, call 360-794-5082.
St. Philip’s autumn craft bazaar and bake sale, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 4312 84th St. NE, Marysville.
Daughters of the British Empire annual bazaar, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Masonic Hall, 515 Dayton St., Edmonds. Meat pie lunch, $9.
2007 holiday bazaar, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 2111 117th Ave. NE, Lake Stevens.
Craft fair, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Lago de Plata, 620 112th St. SE, Everett. Soup and bread lunch.
Haiti Orphanage benefit dinner and auction, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Lamb of God Church, Zion Lutheran School, 3923 103rd Ave. SE, Everett. 425-377-2173.
Bazaar at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 9320 Meadow Way, Everett. Vendors, “make and take” gingerbread houses for kids, lefse demonstrations. Call 425-337-6663.
Holiday gift, craft and bake sale by the Lynnwood Emblem Club, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Lynnwood Elks Club, 6620 196th St. SW, LynnÂwood. Benefits scholarships, the Lynnwood Food Bank and Housing Hope. Lunch and prizes.
Cascade High School band and color guard hosts the 20th annual Puget Sound Festival of Bands marching band competition Saturday at Everett Memorial Stadium, 3900 Broadway, Everett. Nearly 30 bands are expected. Competition begins at 8:15 a.m. and finals start about 6 p.m. Admission is $14 for adults all day or $10 after 6 p.m., $7 for students, $9 for seniors, college students and military personnel and free for age 5 and under. Call 425-346-6627.
Zonta Club of Everett’s 31st annual fundraising auction, Wild Wild West, is set for 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Lynnwood Convention Center, 3711 196th St. SW, Lynnwood. Admission is $75. Proceeds go to programs that improve the status of women. E-mail info@Âzontaeverett.org.
Alderwood Manor Heritage Association offers Greater Everett and Snohomish County Civil War History, a program by Jim Shipman of Arlington, 11 a.m. Saturday, Alderwood Manor Youth Club, 19719 24th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Potluck follows. Call 425-775-4694.
Edmonds Museum Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays through October, Bell Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues, Edmonds. Call 425-774-0900.
Sno-King International Folk Dance Club, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Cedar Valley Grange, 206th Street SW and 52nd Avenue W., Lynnwood. Call 425-454-6529.
Halloween party and puppet show for kids ages 3-12, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Vision Quest book store, 3602 Colby Ave., Everett.
Book sale by the Friends of the Edmonds Library, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Francis Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds.
SUNDAY
Holiday bazaar and bake sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Weston High School, 4407 172nd St. NE, Arlington. Benefits Bead for Life, an organization that helps Ugandan women and their families. The sale of beads made by the women buys food and medicine.
Author Bruce Bjornstad is scheduled to present a slide lecture based on his book “On the Trail of the Ice Age Floods: A Geological Field Guide to the Mid-Columbia Basin” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett.
African Children’s Choir concert, 7 p.m. Sunday, First Baptist Church, 1616 Pacific Ave., Everett.
MONDAY
City of Arlington classes, Boys &Girls Club, 18513 59th Ave. NE, Arlington. Winter Wisdom of Herbs, adults, 6:30 p.m. Monday, $40. 360-403-3448.
Free story time for babies and toddlers up to 2 years old with a parent or caregiver, featuring stories, puppets, music and finger-play rhymes, 10:30 a.m. Monday and Nov. 5 at the Evergreen Branch Library, 9512 Evergreen Way, Everett. Call 425-257-8030.
Bingo, 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays, Everett Senior Activity Center, 3015 Lombard Ave., Everett.
Children’s story time at the Granite Falls Library, a free event for children ages 3-5, 11 to 11:30 a.m. Monday at the library, 815 E. Galena St., Granite Falls. Call 360-691-6087 or go to www.sno-isle.org.
TUESDAY
Halloween Haunted Egg Hunt, presented by Marysville Parks and Recreation and Kung Fu for Kids Academy, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jennings Memorial Park, Marysville. Costume event open to older kids ages 11-15. Cost is $3. Call 360-363-8400 to register.
Girl Scout registration for girls ages 5-17, 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Darrington Elementary School, 1075 Fir St., Darrington. Parent volunteers also needed. Call 877-822-9435.
Arlington High School class of 1958 reunion planners, 1 p.m. Tuesday. For directions, call 360-652-0744.
Retirement planning is the topic of a course offered by Cambridge Investment Research through Arlington Parks and Recreation Department and set for 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at Weston High School, 4407 172nd St. NE, Arlington. To register, call 360-403-3448.
Everett Chess Club, 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett.
WEDNESDAY
Pumpkin Patch party, 6 p.m. Oct. 31, Bethany Christian Assembly, 2715 Everett Ave., Everett. Games, pony rides, inflatable bounce house, Reptile Man, treats. $3 per child.
Community Harvest Party, 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31, Westgate Chapel, 22901 Edmonds Way, Edmonds. Food bank donations or $1 admission. Call 425-775-2776.
Zonta Club of Everett is heading to Olympia on Oct. 31 for ceremonial signing of a proclamation Gov. Chris Gregoire, who plans to name Nov. 25 the state day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The day is in keeping with Zonta International’s 16 Days of Advocacy for the Elimination of Violence Against Women Campaign. Anyone interested in attending the proclamation signing is asked to call 425-348-3501 by Friday.
THIS WEEK
Christmas at North Creek, holiday boutique, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, North Creek Presbyterian Church, 621 164th St. SE, Mill Creek. Benefits St. Petersburg, Russia, Children’s Hospice and Trinity Izmailov Cathedral and Orphanage.
Mariner High School presents Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, school little theater, 200 120th St. SW, Everett. Also Nov. 2, 3 and 4. Cost is $7 adults, $3 seniors, $5 students. All matinee tickets are $3.
Haunted House at Rosehill Community Center, 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo, to benefit the nonprofit Gene Nastri School of the Arts. Hours are 6 to 9 p.m. school nights, 6 to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Tuesday. Call 425-308-5503.
Jaycees Haunted Forest, 7 nightly through Oct. 31, except Sunday and Monday, Forest Park, 802 E. Mukilteo Blvd., Everett.
Advance tickets are available this week for Gusto!, a celebration of Northwest wine and cuisine, 6 to 10 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Everett Events Center’s Edward D. Hansen Conference Center. The event benefits the Everett Community College Foundation and its efforts to help students. To buy tickets, go online to www.comcastarenaeverett.com. For more information, call 425-388-9535 or go to www.everettcc.edu/gusto. ONGOING
Downtown Snohomish Kiwanis, noon Thursdays, Alfy’s restaurant, 1020 Ave. D, ÂSnohomish.
Marysville Lions Club, 6:30 p.m. first and third Thursdays, Village Restaurant, Marysville. Call 360-659-8484.
Sons of Italy of Marysville meets 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at Jennings Park, 7027 51st St. NE, Marysville. Call 360-435-6878.
Edmonds VFW Post 8870 and Ladies Auxiliary, noon on the second Fridays of each month, South County Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds. Call 206-362-3935.
Edmonds Kiwanis Club, 10 a.m. Tuesdays, South County Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds.
Snohomish County Antique Study Club, 6:30 p.m. fourth Wednesdays through June, Snohomish Library, 311 Maple Ave., Snohomish. Call 360-568-8095.
Support groups for widowed men and women, Everett. Call 425-252-7617 or 360-659-7861.
Everett Area Newcomers, monthly social activities. Dates and locations vary. Newsletter available. Call 425-513-8704.
Everett Eagles Club Community Band needs new musicians. Meets 7:30 p.m. Mondays, 1216 Broadway, Everett. Call 425-290-7529.
Community Yarn Creations, 3 to 5 p.m. Sundays at Main Street Yarn, Mill Creek Town Center. The knitting and crocheting group creates items to donate to local agencies. All skill levels welcome. 425-787-0736.
Teens in Action, sponsored by the Stanwood-Camano Community Resource Center, meets 3 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Stanwood Library, 9701 271st St. NW, Stanwood. 360-629-5257.
Mill Creek Senior Walking Group, 10 a.m. Thursdays, meet 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.
Grandparents as Parents Support Group, 6:30 to 8 p.m. second Thursdays of each month, Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 2111 117th Ave. NE, Lake Stevens. Free child care. Call 425-377-1403.
Nursing Mamas Circle, breast-feeding information and assistance, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Snohomish Health District WIC program office, 3020 Rucker Ave., Suite 100, Everett. Pregnant women welcome. 425-422-9911.
Peace Action of South SnohoÂmish County, 6 p.m. third Fridays, Edmonds Christian Church, 23010 84th Ave. W., Edmonds. Coffee provided.
OPPORTUNITIES
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 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.
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 on Mondays. The nonprofit organization east of Stanwood also needs volunteers. For information, call 360-629-7055.
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