A wood-carving teacher at the Ken Baxter Community Center, Laura Fraser is the featured carver at the 23rd annual Artistry in Wood Carving Show presented by the Quilceda Carvers April 19 and 20.
Tickets for Arlington High School’s Swing into Spring Dessert Dance are available starting April 17 at Copy, Mail and More, in the Arlington Pharmacy, 526 N. West Ave., and Flowers by George, at 335 N. Olympic Ave. The dessert dance is set for May 9 and 10 at AHS Commons, 18821 Crown Ridge Blvd. in Arlington. Tickets are $14.
Everett — A Marysville actor, Nick Dominski has a lead role as Charlie Brown No. 1 in the KIDSTAGE production of “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown,” a musical based on Charles M. Schultz’s comic strip “Peanuts,” directed in Everett by Kati Nickerson, the founding director of KIDSTAGE.
The Brewster family members are quite the characters and Lakewood High School students portray them well in their production of “Arsenic and Old Lace,” which was presented Friday evening, March 28 and Saturday afternoon, March 29.
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A former resident of Arlington who now lives in Eastern Washington, Lori Vonderhorst is a featured artist in the the Arts Council of Snohomish County’s Gallery Store.
Snohomish — The medium of pastels is gaining great favor these days, and the Arts of Snohomish is exhibiting some of the best, through April 30.
A Maryville artist, Fumiko Winder is showing a collection of her work, including acrylic and watercolor paintings, sumi-e paintings and floral bunkas, at the Espresso Americano cafe at the Everett Public Library through April 15.
Arlington Garden Club’s monthly meeting is from noon – 2 p.m., Monday, April 14 in the community room at the Arlington Boys and Girls Club, 18513 59th Ave. NE, Arlington. Bea Randall is presenting the program. Along with the business meeting there is also a social and potluck lunch. Visitors are welcome. For more information contact garden club president Tina Wilson at info@arlingtongardenclub.org or visit the website at www.arlingtongardenclub.org.
EVERETT — Founded in December 1994, the Washington, D.C.-based company, Step Afrika, is critically-acclaimed for its efforts to promote an understanding of and appreciation for stepping and the dance tradition’s use as an educational tool for young people worldwide.
The city of Arlington will be joined by the Arlington Garden Club and local grower, Mark Lovejoy and the Downtown Arlington Business Association at the annual Arbor Day celebration from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 12 in Jensen Park, at 7801 Jensen Park Lane.
My life is filled with plants. In my nursery I have thousands of them. In my garden probably hundreds. They range from trees to shrubs to ground covering perennials, bulbs and annuals. I love them all, some more than others, but they all bring me great joy at various times of the year. It is this late winter, early spring season that I get the greatest joy from my perennials. Here is why.
The Downtown Arlington Business Association has announced application forms are available for the May Hunt, to be held in the city parking lot south of City Hall along with the Arlington Garden Club’s plant sale on May 17, and for the Arlington Street Fair on July 11, 12 and 13.
