Although the day’s turnout might have been slightly dampened by the misting of rain on its first morning, the Arlington Arts Council’s two-day “Art in the Park” on Saturday, Sept. 14, and Sunday, Sept. 15, still drew as many as 300 attendees to Legion Park midway through its first day, which included the Seattle-based band Batucada Yemanjá and close to three dozen vendor booths on the green.
The Cascade Valley Hospital and Clinics’ third annual Community Health and Safety Fair on Sept. 14 certainly didn’t fail to catch the attention of passersby, given that two of its more prominent exhibits included a giant brain and heart, courtesy of the Pacific Science Center’s “Blood & Guts” exhibit.
Close to 300 motorcycles took to the roads of Arlington, Lake Stevens and Marysville to honor the men and women of law enforcement, the fire service and the armed forces, as well as those who lost their lives on 9/11, as part of this year’s area “Patriot Ride.”
The 10th annual Drag Strip Reunion and Car Show at the Arlington Airport yielded no shortage of hot rodders and classic car enthusiasts alike, but it also benefitted area charities above and beyond the community groups that are the ultimate recipients of its annual proceeds.
ARLINGTON — Foster’s Produce & Corn Maze will host its annual Fall Pumpkin & Corn Maze Festival throughout the month of October, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 1-31, giving visitors a chance to celebrate their farmers and the harvest season on a local farm, and to reward their tastebuds with fresh-picked sweet corn and other farm goodies.
ARLINGTON — The Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum welcomes visitors to celebrate “Pioneer Days” on the Red Rooster Route from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21.
SMOKEY POINT — Dr. Justin Smith and the staff of Arlington Pediatric Dentistry will be hosting the John Walsh-endorsed Lifeprint child safety program from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5.
ARLINGTON — The Arlington Library’s “Homeschool Fridays” program will be covering the topic of nature journals on Sept. 13 at 9:30 a.m.
The ninth annual “Taste of Washington” fundraiser for the Arlington-based Kids’ Kloset returned to the home of John and Kimberly Meno, as the event’s 70-plus attendees donated through live and silent auctions on the evening of Saturday, Aug. 24.
ARLINGTON — Garden Treasures Nursery in Arlington is the next stop on the Red Rooster Route, and it will be celebrating its free corn harvest on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
ARLINGTON — Visitors to the Cascade Valley Hospital and Clinics still have time to catch the special showing of local artwork depicting the “Scenes of Summer,” among them the abstract photography of Camelia Nahlik, photos of fireworks by Jim DeFreece, and nature scenes captured on film by Phil Lane, the latter including a sunset at Padilla Bay.
ARLINGTON — The Blue Stilly Players took advantage of the Arlington Farmers’ Market on Saturday, Aug. 24, to engage with an audience through their improvisational session at Legion Park entitled “Go Ahead, Be Dramatic!”
ARLINGTON — For the 10th year in a row, the west side of the Arlington Municipal Airport will be revving with hot rod and classic car engines this fall, as the Arlington Drag Strip Reunion returns to the blacktop just off the airport’s 188th Street NE entrance on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
