Front Porch
Published 1:30 am Friday, November 16, 2018
EVENTS
Free movie for Native American Heritage Month
The Edmonds Diversity Film Series offers a free screening of “The Only Good Indian,” starring Wes Studi, noon Saturday at the Edmonds Theater, 415 Main St. The film showing is part of a monthly series that continues into April. There is no film in December.
More info: edmondswa.gov
Navy League to honor sailors
The Lake Washington & Everett Council of the Navy League of the United States will hold a dinner in honor of all the sailors and units homeported at Naval Station Everett, 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 8 at the Port of Everett Blue Heron Room, 1205 Craftsman Way, Suite 200, Everett. Outstanding Sailors of the Quarter and Sailors of the Year from different commands will be honored. Rear Adm. Scott Gray, commander of Navy Region Northwest, will be the keynote speaker.
Tickets are $50. Seats are limited. Registration required by Nov. 30.
More info: lakewashnlus.org/event-3090971
Safe place for LGBTQ
The Everett chapter of PFLAG meets 7 p.m. third Mondays in downtown Everett. Confidential group unites people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning with families, friends and allies.
More info: www.pflageverett.org
OPPORTUNITY
Edmonds Diversity Commission
Edmonds seeks applicants to fill a seat on its Diversity Commission. Applicants must live in the city. Forms are online at www.edmondswa.gov, or at City Hall, 121 Fifth Ave. N. Deadline is Nov. 26.
More info: cindi.cruz@edmondswa.gov, 425-775-7724
SUPPORT
Vision loss support group
A group for the blind and visually impaired meets 10 a.m. third Mondays at the Carl Gipson Senior Center of Everett, 3025 Lombard Ave.
More info: 425-257-8780
Early stage memory loss group
Emotional, educational and social support is available for those who are in the early stages of memory loss. The Alzheimer’s Association provides a space to share experiences and learn about memory loss in a confidential environment. Registration is required for this group, which meets 10:30 a.m. to noon second Thursdays in Everett.
More info: Kenna Little, 206-529-3868 or kelittle@alz.org
Head injury support groups
Support groups for brain-incident survivors and their caregivers meet regularly across Snohomish County.
An Edmonds group meets 6:30-8:30 p.m. first Tuesdays on the second floor of Swedish Edmonds Medical Center, 21601 76th Ave. W. Contact: Lou Nash, 425-776-7264 or lou_nash@frontier.com.
An Everett group meets 6:30 to 8 p.m. third Thursdays in the Padovan Room at Providence Medical Center Pacific Campus, 916 Pacific Ave. Contact: Janet Mott, 206-972-9305 or janetm@biawa.org.
A Stanwood-Camano group meets 6:30 to 8 p.m. third Mondays in the library at the Stanwood Community and Senior Center, 7430 276th St. NW. Contact: Karen Furney, 425-268-2934.
More info: biawa.org, 877-824-1766
