Weekend best bets: Plant sales, cider festival, huge yard sale

Plant: If your gardens are looking a little sad, never fear. There are 13 plant sales this weekend. 13! Check out our list here. You’re sure to find something close to you.

Shiny: Check out dinosaur bones, gems and rocks at the Everett Rock &Gem Club’s show from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Everett Community College Fitness Center, 2206 Tower St. Admission and parking are free. There’s an activity area for kids and each kid gets a free polished rock. Get more info here.

Drink up: The Snohomish Hard Cider Festival is 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, 13817 Short School Road, Snohomish. The event features cider makers from around the Northwest. Get your tickets in advance for $25 here. Tickets include five tasting tickets and food.

Bargain shopping: The Mill Creek Community Association’s yard sale is on Saturday. The association includes 20 subdivisions with about 1,600 single-family homes, plus condos and townhomes. Other areas of Mill Creek also join in the sale. For more information, go here.

Hop to it: Learn about kangaroos and meet a real joey at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Monroe Public Library, 1070 Village Way, Monroe. You’ll also see a bearded dragon. Cameras are welcome. Quiet is required during the event.

Our history: When the city of Everett sprang suddenly from the mud and stumps in 1892, professional photographers R. King and D. W. Baskerville were there to record the scene. Historian David Dilgard will discuss this remarkable photo collection at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Everett Public Library Auditorium, 2702 Hoyt in Everett. Read more here.

Powwow: Edmonds Community College’s Native American Student Association hosts a powwow from Friday to Sunday. The powwow brings people together to celebrate American Indian singing, drumming, dancing, and arts and crafts. It will be held in the Seaview Gym on campus, 20000 68th Ave. W, Lynnwood. Dance and drum grand entries start at 7 p.m. Friday; 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday; and 1 p.m., Sunday. The event is free and open to anyone. This is a contest powwow; all dancers and drums welcome. Get more details here.

Shakespeare: See “Much Ado About Nothing” with the Curtain Call Theatre Northwest at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Rosehill Community Center, 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo. Tickets are $20, with discounts for students, seniors and military, and are available at the door. Get more info here.

Taste: Snoqualmie Ice Cream is opening its doors for the season Friday. The lunch menu is gone, but you can still buy cones, shakes, floats and pints, along with espresso and other beverages. The big news is that the Snoqualmie Ice Cream shop in Maltby will now be a “tasting room,” where customers can try all 19 signature flavors and 5 other rotating flavors you can’t find in stores. Hours are noon to 8 p.m. Thursday through Sunday at 21106 86th Ave. SE. More information here.

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