Evergreen State Fair
10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and second Sunday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. last day, through Sept. 7, Evergreen State Fairgrounds, 14405 179th Ave. SE, Monroe; arts and crafts, animal barns, carnival, concerts; $7.50, $5.50 seniors and youth advance; $10, $7 at gate; $21 groups of five; $28 families on Sept. 2; $10 parking; 360-805-6700; www.evergreenfair.org.
Fairs &festivals
Jetty Island Days: Depart from Everett’s 10th Street boat launch every half-hour, 10 a.m. to 5:50 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 8:50 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 6:50 p.m. Sundays, return ferries at 15 and 45 minutes past each hour through Sept. 7 for environmental discoveries, group tours, campfire programs, nature walks, children’s crafts, interpretive hut, puppet show; free, but donations welcome; 425-257-8304; www.everettwa.org/parks; make reservations at 425-257-8304 for harbor, sunset harbor and Port of Everett cruises.
Monroe Fair Days parade: 11 a.m. start Aug. 29, 179th Avenue SE and Main Street to Main Street and W. Blakeley Street; free; 360-794-5488.
RiverFest: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 30, near Bothell City Hall, police station and Main Street; car show, craft market, live entertainment, pie-eating contest; free; 425-486-7430; www.ci.bothell.wa.us.
Special events
Snohomish and Island counties
Mutt Strut: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 29, Langus Riverfront Park, 400 Smith Island Road, Everett; community dog walk, competitions and prizes, pet adoptions; free for spectators; call to ask about contest entry fees; 425-257-8355; www.everettwa.org/parks.
Bike and cruise nights: Harley Davidson Bike Nights, 6 p.m. Wednesdays, and Cruisin’-In car rallies, 5 p.m. Saturdays, Shawn O’Donell’s Irish Pub and American Grill, 122 128th St. SE, Everett; free; 425-338-5700.
Everett Chess Club: 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, Espresso Americano, Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave.; free tournaments and lessons for all ages and skill levels; 425-514-3209; bradchess@hotmail.com.
Monroe Kiwanis Club: Meets noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays, Godard Room, Valley General Hospital, 14701 179th Ave. SE, Monroe; 360-805-9457.
Stanwood Community and Senior Center all-ages events: 7430 276th St. NW, Stanwood; driftwood sculpture, watercolor and drawing classes; aerobics and yoga; craft shows; for all ages; call for details because not all classes run year-round; 360-629-7403, ext. 114.
Whidbey Weavers Guild meetings: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. first Thursdays, Pacific Northwest Art School, 15 N. Birch St., Coupeville; free; bring bag lunch; www.whidbeyweaversguild.org.
Writers group: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Clubhouse Room, Mukilteo YMCA, 10601 47th Place W., Mukilteo; free; e-mail joaussie40@yahoo.com for details.
Skagit County and north
Magic shows: 2 and 7 p.m. Aug. 29, Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon; $10 to $20; 360-336-8955; 800-838-3006; www.brownpapertickets.com.
Public dances
Ballroom dance: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell; dancing with a live band; $4; 425-487-2441.
Ballroom lessons and dances: 5 p.m. teen dance lessons, 6 p.m. Latin lessons, 7 p.m. ballroom lessons, 8 p.m. swing dance lessons Mondays; 1 to 3 p.m. lesson and open dance Tuesdays, for all four types; Antheia Ballroom, 213 Ave. D, Snohomish; private lessons, wedding dance preparation and other activities; $10 to $11 lessons and open dances; private lessons have other costs; 425-530-9952; www.antheiaballroom.com.
Country-western dances: 5:30 p.m. potluck dinner, 6:30 p.m. instruction, 7:30 p.m. open dancing first Fridays, Deer Lagoon Grange, 5142 Bayview Road, Langley, Whidbey Island; features country and western, as well as other steps; $5 per person per hour of instruction, $5 per person for evening of dance; 360-341-1860, 360-678-6326, 206-414-6447.
Dance with live bands: 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays, South County Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds; enjoy music for foxtrot, swing, waltz; $3 to $4 donations, no partners necessary; 425-774-5555.
Freewheelers Square Dance Club: Dances 7 to 10 p.m. first and third Sundays, beginners’ classes 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays starting Sept. 9, Lake City Community Center, 12531 28th Ave. NE, Seattle; $5 per dance night, $6 per class; 425-337-5441, 425-673-0858.
Square dance lessons: Happy Hoppers beginners’ lessons, 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays beginning Sept. 14, Totem Middle School cafeteria, 1605 Seventh St., Marysville; partners not required; helpers available for new students; 425-299-8565.
International folk dancing: 7:30 to 10 p.m. second Saturdays, Clinton Community Hall, 6411 Central Ave., Clinton; $7; all ages; 360-221-5484; www.swparks.org.
Line dancing lessons: 7 p.m. beginners, 7:30 p.m. intermediate, Camano Country Club, 1243 South Beach Drive, Camano Island; $20 members and $25 nonmembers per four-week series; 425-205-0870.
Normanna Lodge weekly dances: Jack’s Swing Band’s big band, 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays; $5; various bands, 7:30 to 11 p.m. fourth Fridays, 2725 Oakes Ave., Everett; 425-252-0291. 7:30 to 11 p.m. Aug. 28, music by Sylvia Jorgenson Band, $5. 6 p.m. Saturdays in August, Blues, Brews and BBQ, $6 dancing only, $18 dinner and dancing; Aug. 29 features Unbound &The Charles White Band.
Scottish country dancing: No partner needed, Wednesdays, Rosehill Community Center, 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo; 425-438-8977.
Sky Valley Whirlwind Square Dance Club: Beginning and brush-up lessons, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Tri Way Grange, 35th and Seattle Hill Road, Mill Creek; Don Wiggins instructing; $5 lessons, first is free. Dances 8 to 10:30 p.m. third Fridays; $6; 360-794-8240.
Square dance lesson sign-ups: Checkerboard Squares’ beginner and brush-up lessons, 6 to 8 p.m. Sundays, Edmonds Masonic Lodge, 515 Dayton St., Edmonds; first lesson free, then $5 per person; 425-745-5303, 425-776-4442.
Square dance lessons: Fern Bluff Squares beginners’ mainstream lessons, 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays beginning Sept. 17, East County Senior Center, 276 Sky River Parkway, Monroe; Ray Gallagher calling; 360-793-2848; fbs.isquaredance.com.
Tango lessons: With Ina and Jon Howe, 6 p.m. Wednesdays, 1 p.m. Saturdays, small donation, Everett Senior Activity Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett; 425-257-8780.
Veterans of Foreign Wars dances: Potluck dinners 6 to 7:30 p.m. last Saturdays; $5; free lessons 6:30 p.m., music and dancing 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays, Eddy Fukano Band performs; $5; VFW building, 2711 Oakes Ave., Everett; year-round; 425-252-2100.
Whirlybirds Square Dance Club: New series of beginners classes, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays starting Sept. 17, The Hayloft, 15320 35th Ave. W., Lynnwood; first lesson free, $5 per dance after that; 425-353-3471.
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