The 21st annual Puget Sound Bird Fest is May 31-June 1 in Edmonds. It offers speakers, guided walks, field trips, boat tours, exhibits, and educational activities for children and adults. …

The Adopt-A-Stream Foundation’s Northwest Stream Center and Washington State Native Plant Society’s Julie O’Donald will host a seminar on how to create a garden that will provide a …

S nohomish County PUD is hosting its Energy Block Party at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 26, at its Electric Building headquarters in downtown Everett. This free event includes Touch-a-Truck, an …

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and Outdoors for All Foundation announce the second season of Action Trackchair availability starting April 17 at the Adaptive Cycling Center …

The Mukilteo Chamber of Commerce’s annual Sip and Swirl wine tasting event has a new name and location. The fifth annual event is now called the Mukilteo Wine Fest and is set for 3-7 p.m. …

The Cascade Symphony Orchestra (CSO) will present two Chamber Music concerts during the month of April. Small ensembles of orchestra musicians will perform: • Saturday, April 12 – …

WSU Extension Master Gardeners of Snohomish County presents the second of a new six-part informal educational program, the Perennial Path: A Walk & Talk Series, from noon-1 p.m. Saturday, April …

WSU Snohomish County Extension’s Sustainable Community Stewards, Agricultural Program, and SNAP-ED program host Save the Food Fest from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 5, at Rosehill Community Center. …

Before there was light rail, before there was the Seattle Center monorail, and even before there was I-5. there was the Seattle Everett Interurban Railway. Kevin Stadler and Cheri Ryan of the …

Shop thousands of plants at the Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation’s annual plant sale on May 10 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Evergreem State Fairgrounds in Monroe. Choose from a …

The Adopt-A-Stream Foundation hosts the annual Swamp Lantern Festival through April at the Northwest Stream Center.  The festival is at McCollum Park (600 128 th St, SE, Everett) and is …

Rick Steves released a new book this month called “On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer.” It tells of his 1978 trip with Gene Openshaw – who …

Snohomish County's most well-known personality, Rick Steves, has written guidebooks offering travel tips for popular European tourist hubs and lesser-known locales far from the madding crowds. …

Reader Olivia Getz took this photo of her dog, Eddie, at Edgewater Park. Eddie is a 3-year-old terrier mix with some Papillion, which explains his butterfly ears, long eyelashes, and whiskers, Have a …

The Mukilteo Community Orchestra will present the second concert of the season on Sunday, March 16, at 2 p.m. at Rosehill Community Center. This free concert, “Tranquil Landscapes,” …

The Kamiak High School Jazz Band’s annual Big Band Dance drew a large crowd of music supporters Feb. 28 at Rosehill Community Center. Novice dancers had the opportunity to learn the basics of …

The Mukilteo Community Orchestra will present the second concert of the season on Sunday, March 16 at 2 p.m. at Rosehill Community Center. This free concert, “Tranquil Landscapes” …

The musical creations of legendary composers Gioachino Rossini and Antonin Dvorak are among the pieces that will be performed by the Cascade Symphony Orchestra (CSO) at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 10, …

The Kamiak High School jazz band hosts its annual Big Bang Dance Friday, Feb. 28 at Rosehill Community Center.  The dance features a swing dance lesson from 6-7 p.m. The Kamiak …