Stepping Out

Whidbey Island’s Saratoga Chamber Orchestra (SCO) invites the community to “From Russia With Love,” a concert program of prominent Russian composers. The concerts are held on Sunday, Jan. 29, at 2:30 p.m. at Oak Harbor High School and Monday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. at South Whidbey High School in Langley.

Outdoor Youth Connections (OYC) is a non-profit foundation that provides financial grants to groups and individuals that participate in and create outdoor activities that offer disadvantaged youth an opportunity to learn about nature, develop outdoor skills, build self-esteem and inspire leadership. OYC is hosting a wine tasting fundraiser from 3-6 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29, at Rosehill Community Center. It will be held annually.

Japanese Gulch Group is hosting Mukilteo Mardi Gras from 6 -11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at Rosehill Community Center to raise funds to help save the Japanese Gulch.

The new year is a time to look forward to the future and realize the value of the past. One of the best ways to value the past is by seeing a play that tells a true story. “Annie, Get Your Gun” tells the amazing true story of Annie Oakley in musical form.

The murder mystery “13 Past Midnight” is playing at Kamiak High School from Jan. 12-21.

Learn about Orca poop, Fin whales, southern residents, captive orcas and the coal shipping project at the Ways of Whales workshop Jan. 28 on Whidbey. Above is a Southern Resident spyhops in Admiralty Inlet, Oct. 19, 2010, photo by Susan Berta, Orca Network.

The Future of Flight Foundation continues its “It’s All About the Future” Community Speaker Series on Jan. 11.

Wrap up your holiday shopping at the third annual Snohomish Holiday Market.

EqX is now accepting applications for its Winter 2012 riding (English & Western), vaulting, and adaptive lessons. Also available are lessons with EqX’s certified Hippotherapy instructor.

Start a holiday tradition this year with Historic Everett Theatre and Adagio Player’s production of “A Christmas Carol,” showing now through Dec. 18.

You are invited to The Longest Night service at Edmonds United Methodist Church, in the chapel, on Tuesday, Dec. 20, at 7:30 p.m. Edmonds United Methodist Church is located at 828 Caspers St., Edmonds.

The Future of Flight Foundation announces the date for the second community speakers series “It’s All About the Future.” The topic will be “iPads & Aviation,” held on Nov. 30 at the Future of Flight Aviation Center, at 8415 Paine Field Blvd in Mukilteo. The speaker selected to discuss information management on the flight deck is Capt. Jim Freeman with Alaska Airlines.

Everett Community College students will perform the romantic fable “The World Over” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1-3 in Baker Hall, Room 120.

Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, under the leadership of Executive Director Stacie Burgua, is proud to present a holiday concert – “I’ll be Home for Christmas” – Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m.

The Pacifica Chamber Orchestra is performing a Christmas concert on Sunday, Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. in Everett.

The Mukilteo Christmas Concert Foundation presents its annual Christmas concert to the community at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, at Mukilteo Presbyterian Church.

More than one million Christmas lights will be displayed at “The Lights of Christmas,” a spectacle spread over 15 acres at Warm Beach Camp in Stanwood, during 20 days in December.

This holiday season The Gallery at Towne Centre wants to take the stress out of your gift shopping. Their "Home for the Holidays" holiday gifts show is on now and runs until Dec. 31. They have a stunning array of locally crafted glass, pottery, jewelry, wood, fiber, fine art and more, all guaranteed not to break your budget.

Join the Everett Philharmonic Orchestra and Conductor Dr. Paul-Elliott Cobbs as they take you to lands near and far with their second concert of the season, “Music for the Imagination,” featuring the classic “Peter and the Wolf.”

Come promote your business at this fun networking event.