The following events are scheduled to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Everett Massacre. Many are free at the Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave., or the library’s Evergreen Branch, 9512 Evergreen Way.
Oct. 30, Main Library Auditorium
1 p.m.: Screening of the 38-minute film “Cuts.” Filmed near Forks in the 1970s, it depicts the lives of shingle weavers.
1:45 p.m.: Bill Marcantel, a shingle sawyer, comments on “Cuts” and answers questions about shingle weaving.
2:30 p.m.: Cameron Johnson, Everett Public Library reference librarian, presents “Sawdust Barons and Shingle Weavers,” the background of the 1916 shingle weavers’ strike that led to the Everett Massacre.
Oct. 31, Main Library Training Room
11:30 a.m.: Discussion of Norman H. Clark’s book “Mill Town,” with Northwest Room librarians and history specialists Lisa Labovitch and David Dilgard.
Nov. 1, Evergreen Branch Meeting Room
Noon: Screening of “The Devil and Miss Jones,” with an introduction by branch manager Alan Jacobson. The 1941 film comedy involves a store owner who pretends to be salesman to hunt out unionizers.
Nov. 1, Main Library Auditorium
6 p.m.: Camano Island artist Jack Gunter, using his depictions of the early 20th century in the Northwest, will sketch the region’s history, with emphasis on the Everett Massacre. His painting “The Everett Massacre” is now on loan at the library.
Nov. 4, Historic Everett Theatre
8 p.m.: “100 Years Ago Tomorrow: Music and Reflection on the Centennial Eve of Everett’s Bloodiest Day.” Everett musician Jason Webley and others present a concert of original songs related to the Everett Massacre. With Webley on the bill are: Tomo Nakayama, lead singer of the Seattle band Grand Hallway; Johanna Warren, a singer-songwriter based in Portland, Oregon; Bradford Loomis, part of the Snohomish folk band the Banner Days; Kate Copeland, a New York City singer-songwriter and composer; and Kevin Murphy of the Moondoggies, an Everett rock band. The Jawbone Puppet Theatre and musicians gathering as the Milltown String Quartet will also perform. The Historic Everett Theatre is at 2911 Colby Ave. Tickets, $15, available at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2627686
Nov. 5, downtown Everett
1:30 p.m.: Industrial Workers of the World members are scheduled to gather near the Everett Massacre marker, at the west end of Hewitt Avenue, to lay wreaths. The 100th anniversary commemoration was organized by IWW branches in Bellingham and Seattle. Wobblies plan to walk to what in 1916 was the city’s “speakers corner” at Hewitt and Wetmore avenues. All are welcome at a rally expected to include music and speeches.
Nov. 5, Main Library Auditorium
2 p.m.: Screening of “Verona: The Story of the Everett Massacre,” a documentary by filmmaker Denise Ohio. Historian David Dilgard and Ohio will answer questions.
Nov. 5, Anchor Pub
5:30-9 pm.: Everett Massacre Memorial at the Anchor Pub, 1001 Hewitt Ave., Everett. Buffet dinner, “Evolution of a Class War” talk by Steve Bertrand, trivia, open mic, and walk from the pub to foot of Hewitt Avenue with “Amazing Grace” performed by a bagpiper. $20, includes buffet.
Nov. 6, Main Library Auditorium
1 p.m.: “The Trial of Thomas Tracy.” King County Superior Court Judge Jim Rogers gives contemporary view of the trial of Thomas Tracy, one of 74 IWW members arrested for murder after the Everett Massacre, and the only one brought to trial.
2:30 p.m.: Rebel Voices, the Seattle duo of Susan Lewis and Janet Stecher, interpret IWW songs.
Nov. 6, Historic Everett Theatre
2 p.m. and 7 p.m.: Showing of the documentary “Verona: The Story of the Everett Massacre.” Historic Everett Theatre is at 2911 Colby Ave. Tickets $20. http://historiceveretttheatre.org/event-calendar/speciality-movies
Nov. 8, Evergreen Branch Meeting Room
Noon: Screening of “Roger &Me,” Michael Moore documentary about the economic decline of Flint, Michigan, with introduction related to Everett Massacre by branch manager Alan Jacobson.
Nov. 12, Milltown Sailing Association
Noon-2:30 p.m.: Everett Massacre Centennial Commemoration, a free public event sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Labor History Association and the Snohomish County Labor Council at the Milltown Sailing Association, 410 14th St., Everett. Includes program and refreshments. (Boat cruise from Seattle to Everett is sold out.)
Nov. 15, Evergreen Branch Meeting Room
Noon: Screening of “Matewan,” based on 1920s coal miners’ strike in West Virginia, with an introduction related to Everett Massacre by branch manager Alan Jacobson.
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