Front Porch: Stretch your time and budget

Instructor Denice Ullestad is to teach a workshop on stretching your time and budget using clever ways to make two dinners from one. The workshop will be held from 7-9 p.m. Monday at the Jennings Park Barn, 6915 Armar Road. The class is $28. Registration is required. For information or to register online, visit Parks &Rec. ePlay at marysvillewa.gov or call the Parks and Recreation Office at 360-363-8400.

Snohomish High School presents Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at 7 p.m. Saturday and May 17-18 at the Performing Arts Center on the campus at 1316 Fifth St.

Tickets are $10 and available at the door.

Sultan Earlywords Toastmasters is looking for new members. If you are interested in becoming a leader in your company or community, you are invited to attend a breakfast meeting. Sultan Earlywords meets at 7:30 a.m. Thursdays at Sky Valley Eagles Club, 1112 E Main St., Sultan. More info: call this year’s president Carolyn Eslick at 425-327-2093.

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