Community Extra Calendar

Published 9:00 pm Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Snohomish County Mycological Society, 7:30 tonight, Baker Heights Community Center, 14th and Poplar streets, Everett.

Senior dance, 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays through March 28, Everett Veterans of Foreign War, 2711 Oakes Ave., Everett.

Everett Garden Club is set to meet at 10 a.m. today at Memorial Community Church, 710 Pecks Drive, Everett. 425-252-6575.

Healthy meals with beef, a free class, 1 to 1:30 p.m. today, Haggen Food and Pharmacy, 26603 72nd Ave. NW, Stanwood.

Spring clothes collection, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays in March, Camano Senior and Community Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. The center is collecting clothes for an April 28 silent auction and luncheon. 360-387-0898.

Edmonds Bike Group, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds.

Senior Services of Snohomish County offers its Community Celebration, noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Everett Events Center, 2000 Hewitt Ave., Everett. Event raises funds for senior programs. 425-290-1262.

Team in Training, a fundraising event hosted by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to help fight cancer, 7 to 11 p.m. Thursday, Engel’s Pub, 113 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds.

Third Thursday Art Walk, 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, 25 downtown Edmonds shops and galleries. Map online at www.edmondswa.com. Free.

Mothers of Preschoolers, 9:30 a.m. first and third Thursdays, Grace Lutheran Church, 8401 Holly Drive, Everett. 425-353-1852.

Mukilteo Arts Guild, 7 p.m. Thursday, Frame It, 11700 Mukilteo Speedway, Mukilteo. 425-423-0450.

Healthy Eating and Fitness, a workshop offered by the Diabetes Wellness Group, 7 p.m. Thursday, Lake Forest Park City Hall, 17425 Ballinger Way NE, Lake Forest Park. Registration required by calling 425-836-4315.

Garden writer Valerie Easton is scheduled to show slides, 1 p.m. Thursday, Camano Country Club, 1243 Beach Drive, Camano Island. Cost is $7. 360-387-0148.

AARP income tax preparation, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Camano Senior and Community Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. Call 360-387-0222 to register.

Cascade High School and Eisenhower Middle School eighth grade, free band concert, 7 p.m. Cascade High School performing arts center, 801 E. Casino Road, Everett.

Everett High School choir “retro” concert, 7:30 p.m. Everett Civic Auditorium, 2415 Colby Ave., Everett.

Mornings for Moms, 9:15 to 11 a.m. third Fridays, Mill Creek Community Church, 16415 North Road, Mill Creek.

St. Patrick’s Day dance, 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, South County Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds.

Darrington Clinic Guild Talent Show, 7 p.m. Friday, Darrington High School auditorium. Donations from the event benefit the N.C. Riddle Scholarship Fund. 360-436-1264.

Arlington’s Winter Concert Series to benefit the new Arlington Performing Arts Center, 7 p.m. Friday in the old Arlington High School auditorium, 135 S. French St., Arlington. Brass Menagerie and student musicians are scheduled to perform a concert of classics. Tickets are $10 or free for those age 16 and younger.

Mun-E-Mentors Toastmasters Club, 7:30 a.m. Fridays, meeting room No. 1, Snohomish County Administration building, Everett. 425-482-9529. New members wanted.

Stanwood American Legion prime rib dinner, beginning at 4:30 p.m. Friday, 26921 88th Ave. NW, Stanwood.

St. Patrick’s Dance, 8:30 p.m. to midnight, 123 N. Blakeley St., Monroe. Swing, oldies, Motown, ’70s and ’80s, country and Latin music. Cost is $5.

Geology of the Pacific Northwest presentation, set for 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Mukilteo Library, 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo.

“Kids Kickin’ 4 Kids” soccer clinic, a fundraising event for a 14-year-old leukemia patient, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Kasch Park, 8811 Airport Road, Everett. Children will receive T-shirts and soccer instruction from Skyhawk team members. 206-947-5638.

A benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts is set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Edmonds Unitarian Church, 8109 224th St. SW, Edmonds. Event features the Total Experience Gospel Choir. Reception follows. Admission is $10 adults, $2 age 16 and younger. 425-776-7235.

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, sliced ham, beverages. Cost is $5. Children 3 and younger eat for free.

Daughters of Norway, Thelma Lodge No. 26, 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Paul’s Church, 2005 Colby Ave, Everett. Gudrun Berg talks about rosemaling, Norwegian painting.

Edmonds Branch of American Association of University Women annual Scholar Recognition Awards, 10 a.m. Saturday, Edmonds Community College, 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood, Snohomish Hall, Room 304-A. Michele Mehaffey, former scholarship recipient, speaker.

Northwest Science Olympiad Tournament, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Everett Community College, 10th and Tower streets, Everett. Middle and high school students involved include those from Bothell, Snohomish, Marysville and Stanwood.

Third Saturday Everett Art Walk, 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Everett. Participants include Arts Council of Snohomish County, Anabel’s Framing and Gallery, Covenant Art Glass, Greening Properties, Lowell Art Works, Solovei Art Gallery, WizeDesigns Custom Framing &Fine Art Gallery, and Zippy’s Java Lounge.

SUNDAY

Community Yarn Creations, 3 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Group creates items to donate to local agencies in need. Main Street Yarn, Mill Creek Town Center.

Matt Briggs presentation and book signing, author of “Shoot the Buffalo,” a novel about a counterculture upbringing in Snoqualmie, 2 p.m. Sunday, Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett. 425-257-8000.

Volunteer training for “Queen – It’s a New Day” event. Informational meeting for volunteers who want to help women in need, 3 p.m. Sunday, Life Changes Ministry church, 2820 Hewitt Ave., Everett. 425-252-6484.

College funding workshop, 7 to 8 p.m., Cascade High School, 801 E. Casino Road, Everett. Learn how to finance college education. Free. Call 425-212-3505 for a reservation.

College funding information night, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Heatherwood Middle School, 1419 Trillium Blvd., Mill Creek.

Rosemaling, Norwegian painting class, 10 a.m. Tuesday, Bothell Sons of Norway, 23905 Bothell-Everett Highway, Bothell. Cost is $22. 425-338-0550.

“Got Mold?” a presentation on toxic mold at home and in the workplace and information on how to eliminate molds, 7 to 9 p.m., Edmonds Conference Center, 201 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds. Free.

Arlington Freshmen Academy is raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society from 11 to 3 p.m. and 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Smokey Point Red Robin, 16814 Twin Lakes Ave., Smokey Point. A percentage of proceeds from sales will benefit the society.

Pilchuck Treasure Hunting Club, 7:30 p.m. third Wednesdays, Firefighters Museum, 923 13th St., Everett.

Senior Dance, 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 2711 Oakes Ave., Everett. Cost is $5.

Computer class, 9 a.m. Wednesday, Snohomish Library, 311 Maple Ave., Snohomish. Free.

Stream restoration habitat program set for 7 p.m. March 21, Camano Multipurpose Center, 141 N. East Camano Drive. Friends of Camano Island Parks. 387-2236 or e-mail camanobwh@yahoo.com.

Free computer and Internet class, offered by Snohomish Seniors and the Snohomish City Library, 9 a.m. March 21 and 28 at the library, 311 Maple Ave., Snohomish. Space is limited; reservations are required. 360-568-0934.

An open house at East County Senior Center is set for 1 to 3 p.m. March 21 at 276 Sky River Parkway, Monroe. Refreshments and a look at center activities are planned. 360-794-6359.

Mill Creek Toastmasters Club is looking for charter members. Meetings begin at noon Wednesdays in the conference room at Mill Creek Country Club, 15500 Country Club Drive. 425-482-9529 or go online to www.millcreektm.org.

Marysville Soroptimist Club, 7 a.m. March 21, Faqnny’s Restaurant, 505 Cedar Ave., Marysville. 425-335-4564.

Health awareness class, 7 p.m. March 21, Everett Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett.

“Searching for a Just Peace Among Israelis, Palestinians and the Arab World” is the topic of a Lenten series of talks, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through April 4, First Presbyterian Church, Rockefeller and Wall streets, Everett. 425-259-7139.

Lakewood High School drama students are set to perform “You Can’t Take it With You” at 7 p.m. March 16, 17, 23 and 24, at the school theater, 17023 11th Ave. NE, Lakewood. Director Lydia Hickok directs 19 cast members.

Fabulous Antique Show, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Greenbank Farm, 765 E. Wonn Road, Greenbank, Whidbey Island. 360-679-1540. Cost is $3.

Everett High School performs “Guys and Dolls,” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Saturday, in the school’s Little Theater, 2416 Colby Ave., Everett. Doors open 30 minutes before curtain time. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for students and seniors. 425-385-4510.

Quilt Show, 500 quilts, traditional to abstract design, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Evergreen State Fair Grounds, 14405 179th Ave. SE, Monroe. Presented by Quilters Anonymous. Free parking.

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

Socrates Cafe, a philosophical discussion group where “community conversation occurs without convincing, correcting or condemning,” meets 7 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of each month at the Monroe Public Library, 1070 Village Way, Monroe. 425-344-7673.

Everett Evergreen Kiwanis Club, 7 a.m. Fridays, Evergreen Lanes, 5111 Claremont Way, Everett. The club is looking for new members. 425-742-2152.

Lake Stevens American Legion Post 181 meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month at the Lake Stevens Senior Center, 1812 124th Ave. NE, next to city hall and the library in downtown Lake Stevens. 425-334-6520.

Senior dance, 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays through March 28, Everett Veterans of Foreign Wars, 2711 Oakes Ave., Everett.

Mill Creek Lions Club, 7 p.m. second and fourth Mondays, Mitzel’s Restaurant, 303 128th St. SW, Everett. 425-481-0462.

Rotary Hispanic Center, 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, New Beginnings Church, 21705 58th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace.

Everett Area Newcomers. Dates, locations and activities vary. Monthly newsletter available. 425-513-8704.

Marysville American Legion meets the third Thursday of each month at the American Legion Hall, Second Street and Cedar Avenue, Marysville. 360-653-5357.

Sno-Isle Genealogical Society offers drop-in beginning genealogy classes 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. 425-775-6267.

Valley Spinners Guild meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 1512 Pine Ave., Snohomish. The guild brings together wool and fiber producers, spinners, weavers and other fiber artists. Visitors are welcome. 206-931-7200.

Through May, the Mill Creek Women’s Club will meet the third Wednesday of the month at the Mill Creek Country Club. 425-948-1441.

Marysville Lions Club meets the first and third Thursdays of each month at the Village Restaurant, 220 Ash St., Marysville. 360-659-8484.

Parents, Friends and Families of Lesbians and Gays of Snohomish County meets at 7 p.m. every third Monday, First Congregational Church, 2624 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. 360-863-8222.

Open mike is 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays at Whidbey Coffee, 619 Fourth St., Mukilteo. Sponsored by the Mukilteo Arts Guild, the event features performance art, poetry and acoustic music.

Homicide survivors peer support group offers a safe setting for sharing after the homicide of a loved one. Presented by Families and Friends of Violent Crime Victims, the group meets the first Thursday of each month. Call 800-346-7555 for time and location.

Meeting of the Everett chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation: 6:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at Petosa’s, 3121 Broadway, Everett. 425-337-4131.

Everett Chess Club: Free, all ages and skill levels. 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays at Espresso Americano, Everett Public Library auditorium, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett. 425-514-3209, bradchess@hotmail.com.

Adult first aid and CPR training: $25, current card required. 8 a.m. to noon the first Saturday of each month at Cascade Valley Hospital, 330 S. Stillaguamish Ave., Arlington. 360-435-2133, ext. 4705.

Building family strengths: Free parenting class offered by Pathways for Women YWCA. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesdays in Lynnwood; 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays in Everett. 425-774-9843, ext. 223.

Childbirth preparation: $75. 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays at Valley General Hospital, 14701 179th Ave. SE, Monroe. 360-794-1411.

Fitness: Balance, flexibility, strength, aerobics. $25 members, $30 nonmembers; bring mat or towel. 8:25 to 9:20 a.m. and 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell. 425-487-2441.

Foot-care clinic for seniors: $10 per person, registration required. 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. every other Tuesday at Cascade Valley Hospital Wound Care Center, 875 Wesley St., Suite 210, Arlington. 360-435-8158.

Infant-child CPR: Two-year certification. $25 per family. 8 to 11 a.m. the second Saturday of each month at Cascade Valley Hospital, 330 S. Stillaguamish Ave., Arlington. 360-435-2133, ext. 4705.

Edmonds Bicycle Advocacy Group: Meets at 7:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at the Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds. 425-744-6588.

Pilchuck Treasure Hunting Club: A club for those dedicated to metal detecting. Meets at 7:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at Washington National Guard Armory, 2730 Oakes Ave., Everett. 425-481-1484.

Snohomish County Mycological Society: Activities include mushroom educational events, field trips, shows and classes. Meets at 7:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at Baker Heights Community Center, 1401 Poplar St., Everett. www.scmsfungi.org.

Volunteer instructors for a basic sewing class for youth are needed by the Stanwood Camano Community Resource Center. Call 360 629-5257 for more information.

Providence Everett Medical Center has volunteer opportunities for people 15 years and older. For more information, call 425-261-4580 or 425-258-7301, or go to www.providence.org/everett.

Information on foster parenting: Catholic Community Services and Compass Health host monthly information meetings from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the first Thursday of each month through May at the Volunteers of America Community Room, 2802 Broadway, Everett. 425-232-7933.

Stanwood Camano Community Resource Center, 9620 271st St. NW, Stanwood, has volunteer opportunities for youths and adults, including working in the bookstore and event planning. 360-629-5257. The Heads Up program provides teenagers with a fun and educational way to complete community service hours for high school or court.