Today
Marysville Parks and Recreation jewelry-making class begins at 1 p.m. today. For registration and details, call 360-363-8450.
Free workshop on planting flower bulbs, 11 a.m. today, Memorial Community Church, 710 Pecks Drive, Everett. Sponsored by the Everett Garden Club. Call 425-252-6575.
Teens can watch movies as part of Celebrating Teen Read Month, 4 p.m. today through 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, manga and graphic novels during the event. Call 425-776-8722.
Pathways to Work, free employment support class for those re-entering the work force, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. today through Oct. 23. Presented by the Displaced Homemaker Center at the YWCA. Call 425-258-2766, ext. 226.
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.
Story time for 3- to 6-year-olds, with flannel-board stories, puppets and music, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Evergreen Branch Library, 9512 Evergreen Way, Everett. Call 425-257-8030.
Thursday
Story time for 3- to 6-year-olds, with flannel-board stories, puppets and music, 10:30 a.m. Thursdays. Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett. Call 425-257-8030.
Story time for 2- and 3-year-old children, with flannel-board stories, puppets and music, 10:30 Thursdays at the Evergreen Branch Library, 9512 Evergreen Way, Everett. Call 425-257-8030.
Kellogg Marsh Grange annual open house and potluck, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, 10005 67th Ave. NE, Marysville. Meeting, 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Meet your neighbors. Call 360-657-5474.
Estuary Angels, 7 p.m. Thursday, First Presbyterian Church, Rockefeller Avenue and Wall Street, Everett. Estuary restoration projects and educational events to be prepared. Call 425-259-7139.
Everett Area Newcomers Club, 40th anniversary luncheon, 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Sno-Isle Technical Skills Center’s Le Bistro, 9001 Airport Road, Everett. Call 425-513-8704.
Jack Archibald reads from his book “The Skeeter Daddle Diaries” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Camano Island Library, 848 N. Sunrise Blvd., Camano Island.
Fall Horsemanship Camp begins Thursday, Warm Beach Christian Camps and Conference Center, 20800 Marine Drive, Stanwood. 360-652-7575, www.warmbeach.com.
Childbirth preparation class, 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Providence Everett Medical Center. For information and registration, call 425-304-6047.
Mountlake Terrace High School benefit concert for Central Asia Institute, 7 p.m. Thursday, school theater, 21801 44th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace.
Civil Way lecture series, by Frank Barden, 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays through Nov. 22, community room, Arlington Boys &Girls Club, 18513 59th Ave. NE, Arlington. Free. Call 360-403-3448 to register.
Snohomish Seniors five-week diabetic class, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Thursdays through Nov. 8, 1514 Pine Avenue in the lower level large hall of St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Snohomish. Free and open to the public. To reserve a spot, call 360-568-0934.
Mukilteo Arts Guild Writers Group, 7 p.m. Thursday, The Art Building, 724 First St., Mukilteo. 425-423-0450, www.mukilteoartsguild.org.
Open mike night for musicians and poets at Zippy’s Java Lounge, 7 p.m. Thursdays, 1804 Hewitt Ave., Everett.
Friday
Backpack kids group, 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Camano Senior and Community Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. Call 360-387-0222.
Everett Elks Lodge 479 sponsors a bike rodeo, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Everett Boys &Girls Club, 2316 12th St., Everett. Learn bike safety skills. Prizes.
Bat night, 7 p.m. Friday, Northwest Stream Center, Adopt-A-Stream Foundation, 600 128th St. SE, Everett. Call 425-316-8592 or e-mail aasf@streamkeeper.org.
Saturday
All-you-can-eat pancake breakfast, to benefit the Lake Stevens War Memorial Foundation, 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Cavelero Mid High commons, 8220 24th St. SE, Lake Stevens. By Lake Stevens Kiwanis, Lions, Rotary and American Legion. Cost is $6.
Everett Jaycees Haunted House volunteer meeting, 1 p.m. Saturday, Forest Park covered shelter, 802 Mukilteo Blvd., Everett. Call 425-953-4043.
Friends of the Mukilteo Library book sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Mukilteo Library, 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo. Donations are welcomed.
Everett’s Marcus Whitman Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 10 a.m. Saturday, Snohomish Public Library’s multi-purpose room, 311 Maple Ave., Snohomish. Call 425-252-1470.
Daughters of Norway, Ingeborg Lodge No. 43, 10 a.m. Saturday, Sons of Norway Hall, 9910 270th St. NW, Stanwood. “Auksjon” auction. Call 360-387-0992.
Edmonds Branch of the American Association of University Women, 10 a.m. Saturday, Snohomish Hall, Edmonds Community College, 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Book sale with pastries and coffee.
Mukilteo’s Harbour Pointe Middle School Music Boosters 10th annual dinner auction, “Singin’ in the Rain,” 6 p.m. Saturday, Holiday Inn, 3105 Pine St., Everett. Live and silent auctions, performances by Harbour Pointe Middle School jazz band, orchestra and choir. Cost is $40. Tickets, 425-290-5577, weaverfive@verizon.net. To donate, call 425-319-9333.
Night at the Fights, boxing, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nile Shrine Center, 6601 244th St. SW, Mountlake Terrace. $12, $6 children. By Nile Shurtah Unit. Doors open at 5 p.m. 20 bouts. Call 206-284-0910.
EquiFiends volunteer orientation, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday in Snohomish. Go to www.equifriends.org or call 425-377-0802.
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.
Egyptian Festival, the 19th annual event by St. Mary’s Coptic Orthodox Church, 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, North Creek Presbyterian Church, 621 164th St. SE, Mill Creek. Free admission. Dinner available for sale.
Sunday
The Parselmouths, a Seattle “wizard rock” group, presents songs about the Harry Potter characters in a free show for older kids and teens set for 2 p.m. Sunday in the auditorium at the Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett. Call 425-257-8030.
17th annual Brunch by the Bay, benefits Hospice and Home Care of Snohomish County, 11 a.m. Sunday, Anthony’s Woodfire Grill, 1722 W. Marine View Drive, Everett. $60. 425-261-4800.
Inspire Change charity cut-a-thon, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 14, Absolut Hair, 7439 Beverly Blvd., Everett. Benefits Couture for Cancer. $25 minimum donation.
Snohomish Community CROP Walk, 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1305 Pine St., Snohomish. Money raised goes to Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty to combat hunger worldwide and to help the Snohomish Community Kitchen. Call 360-568-1691 or 360-568-5704.
Basketball tryouts for North Sound Basketball club, for fifth- and sixth-grade girls and ninth-grade boys, 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Arlington Boys &Girls Club, 18513 59th Ave. NE, Arlington. Call coach Ron Weems at 360-631-6445.
Snohomish County Mycological Society fall mushroom show, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Floral Hall, Forest Park, 802 E. Mukilteo Blvd., Everett.
Monday
Practical skills for labor class, 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Providence Everett Medical Center. For information and registration, call 425-304-6047.
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, Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett, and Oct. 22, 29 and Nov. 5 at the Evergreen Branch Library, 9512 Evergreen Way, Everett. Call 425-257-8030.
Everett Eagles Club Community Band needs new musicians. Meets 7:30 p.m. Mondays, 1216 Broadway, Everett. Call 425-290-7529.
Bingo, 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays, Everett Senior Center, 3015 Lombard Ave., Everett.
Children’s story time at the Granite Falls Library, a free event for children ages 3 to 5, 11 to 11:30 a.m. Monday at the library, 815 E. Galena St., Granite Falls. Call the library at 360-691-6087 or go to www.sno-isle.org.
Tuesday
Tai chi class, 11 a.m. to noon Tuesdays through Nov. 27, as part of health and wellness programs at Snohomish Senior Center, lower level small hall, St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 1514 Pine Ave., Snohomish. Call 360-568-0934.
Sewing for beginners, city of Arlington class for ages 12 to 16, 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Boys &Girls Club, 18513 59th Ave. NE, Arlington. Cost is $5. Call 360-403-3448 to register.
Story time for 2- and 3-year-old children, with flannel-board stories, puppets and music, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett. Call 425-257-8030.
Supervised bridge games, noon to 3 p.m. Tuesdays, Camano Senior and Community Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island.
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.
Everett Chess Club, 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett.
Wednesday
Travel the world in stories and crafts, family event, 7 p.m. Oct. 17, Everett Public Library auditorium, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett. Call 425-257-8030.
Exploring Camano parks is the topic at the next Friends of Camano Island Parks and Camano Wildlife Habitat Project meeting set for 7 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Camano Multipurpose Center, 141 N. East Camano Drive, Camano Island. Call 360-387-2236 or e-mail camanobwh@yahoo.com.
This week
Rocktoberfest, free gem and mineral show, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Marysville Junior High School cafeteria, 1605 Seventh St., Marysville. Call 425-422-8575.
Chick ‘n’ Coop Crafts Fall Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Country Village, 23814 Bothell-Everett Highway, Bothell.
Starving Housewives Harvest Craft and Antique Show, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 18701 120th Ave. NE, Bothell.
Lifeguard training class, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Oct. 13, 14, 27 and 28, West Coast Aquatics, 15622 Country Club Drive, Mill Creek. Call 425-745-3474.
Ongoing
Downtown Snohomish Kiwanis, noon Thursdays, Alfy’s restaurant, 1020 Ave. D, Snohomish.
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.
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.
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 wool-spinning and other fiber-related arts. All fiber enthusiasts welcome. Call 360-793-0962.
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.
Caregiver Support Group offered in Lake Stevens, 2 p.m. on the third Friday of each month by Providence Hospice and Home Care. No charge to attend, but call 425-261-4815 to register.
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 Snohomish 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.
The Sultan Food Bank needs volunteers. Especially needed are drivers. Gas costs are reimbursed. No experience is necessary; hours are short and flexible. Call 360-799-0861 or 360-793-8609 or apply in person from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays or 10 a.m. to noon Fridays at 710 First St., Sultan.
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.
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