Snohomish County holiday calendar
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CALENDAR Bazaar: fresh evergreen wreaths made while you watch, decorations, gifts made by local artisans, food and beverages. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 5, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 6, Floral Hall at Forest Park, 802 Mukilteo Blvd., Everett. Free. Information: 425-257-8300.
Dickens Fair: Local children will perform live music while more than 80 vendors in Dickens-era clothes sell handcrafted items. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 6, Lake Stevens High School, 2908 113th Ave. N.E. Admission: one can of food or a monetary donation. Information: 425-335-1501.
Craft bazaar and bake sale: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Dec. 10, South County Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds. Free. Information: 425-774-5555.
Craft sale: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 12, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 13, Hope Community Church, 17723 44th Ave W., Lynnwood. Free. Information: 425-712-0126.
Holiday Lights
Lights of Christmas: light displays, Victorian-style carolers, food and live entertainment. 5-10 p.m. Dec. 4-7, 11-14, 18-23 and 26-30, Warm Beach Christian Camps and Conference Center, 20800 Marine Drive, Stanwood area. Cost: single admission, $6-$9 (free for children under 3); season pass, $12-$22. Information: www.warmbeach.com or 800-228-6724.
Light tour: Enjoy live entertainment and refreshments at Everett Station, then board an Everett Transit bus and tour the city's most decorated areas. 7 p.m. Dec. 18-20, departing from Everett Station, 3201 Smith Ave. Tickets go on sale Dec. 4. Cost: $5 and two cans of food.
Information: 425-257-7777.
Music
"Jingle Bell Jazz": performance by the Trolley Days Band. 7 p.m. Dec. 4, Lynnwood City Council chambers, 19100 44th Ave. W. Free. Information: 425-745-9121.
Creche Art and Music Festival: View hundreds of nativity scenes while listening to live music from choirs, woodwind quartets and others. 6-9 p.m. Dec. 5, noon-9 p.m. Dec. 6, Lynnwood Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 17321 44th Ave. W. Free. Information: 425-743-6996.
A Baroque Holiday Concert: performance by the Everett Chorale and the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church handbell choir. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6, 3 p.m. Dec. 7, Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave. Admission: $10-$14. Tickets: 888-257-EPAC (3722).
"Haul Out the Holly": Seattle Men's Chorus holiday performance. 8 p.m. Dec. 6, Everett Civic Auditorium, 2415 Colby Ave. Admission: $16.50-$32.50. Tickets: 425-257-8600.
"Canticle of Christmas": The Seattle Children's Chorus will perform traditional carols, music from around the world and works by contemporary American composers. 3 p.m. Dec. 7, Everett Civic Auditorium, 2415 Colby Ave. Admission: $9-$12. Tickets: 206-542-5998 or 888-561-7139.
Sno-King Community Chorale holiday concert: 3:30 p.m. Dec. 7, Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N. Admission: $10, free for students. Tickets: 425-640-1360.
Edmonds Community College Symphonic Choir: holiday concert. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8, Trinity Lutheran Church, 6215 196th St. S.W., Lynnwood. Cost: $5-$7; students free with identification. Tickets: 425-640-1650.
"Holiday Magic": Trolley Days Band in concert. 7 p.m. Dec. 12, Edmonds Church of God, 8224 220th St. S.W. Free. Information: 425-745-9121.
Seattle Jazz Singers holiday concert: listen and sing along. 7 p.m. Dec. 13, North Creek Presbyterian Church, 621 164th St. S.E., Mill Creek. Admission: $10 for adults, free for children through high-school age. Information: 425-771-0824.
Everett Symphony "Messiah" singalong: 3 p.m. Dec. 21, First Presbyterian Church, 2936 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. Admission: $7-$10. Tickets: www.everettsymphony.org or 425-257-8382.
"The Night Before New Year's Eve": The Everett Symphony's celebration includes hors d'oeuvres and champagne before a concert that will review music from 1953 to the present. 6:30 p.m. hors d' oeuvres, 8 p.m. concert Dec. 30, Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave. Admission: $45. Tickets: 425-257-8382.
Theater
"A Christmas Story": story of a boyhood Christmas and the gift of a Red Ryder BB gun. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 14, Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave. Admission: $7-$14. Tickets: www.everetttheatre.org or 425-258-6766.
"A Storybook Nutcracker": The Everett Dance Theatre will perform a children's version of the "Nutcracker" with occasional narration and audience interaction. 7 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 9:30 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, Elks Club, 2731 Rucker Ave., Everett; 3 and 7 p.m. Dec. 6, Everett Events Center ballroom, 2000 Hewitt Ave. Admission: $8-$10. Tickets: 425-348-5955.
"The Figgy Pudding Show": collection of short holiday plays followed by a dessert buffet. 7 p.m. Dec. 7 and 14, 8 p.m. Dec. 8 and 15, Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St., Edmonds. Admission: $10. Tickets: 425-774-9600.
"Amahl and the Night Visitors": short Christmas opera suitable for families about a shepherd boy, his mother and three star-guided wise men. 7 p.m. Dec. 12, 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 13, St. Hilda-St. Patrick Episcopal Church, 15224 52nd Ave. W., Edmonds area. Admission: $8-$12. Information: 425-743-4655.
"Mousecracker": puppet show based on the "Nutcracker." 2 p.m. Dec. 13, Everett Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave. Free. Information: 425-257-8030.
"Nutcracker": Olympic Ballet performances of the holiday classic. 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 13, 2 p.m. Dec. 14, with the Everett Symphony Orchestra, Everett Civic Auditorium, 2145 Colby Ave.; 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 20, 2 p.m. Dec. 21, Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N. Admission: Everett, $10-$32; Edmonds, $15-$22. Tickets: 425-774-7570.
Santa VISITS
Breakfast with Santa: Seniors can bring their grandchildren to breakfast with Santa and participate in crafts and music. 9-10:15 a.m. Dec. 6, Merrill Gardens Retirement Community, 14905 Bothell-Everett Highway, Mill Creek. Cost: $6-$7. Registration: 425-357-6002.
Saturday with Santa: Families can visit with Santa, have photos taken, and participate in crafts, games and refreshments. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 6, Southeast Family YMCA, 13723 Puget Park Drive, Everett area. Admission: free for members, $5 per family for nonmembers. Information: 425-337-0123.
Brunch with Santa: Children can write letters to Santa, meet costumed characters from the "Nutcracker," play trivia, get photos with Santa and have brunch. 10:30 a.m. and noon Dec. 7, Courtyard Hall at Country Village, 23732 Bothell-Everett Highway, Bothell. Cost: $10-$15. Registration: 425-402-9818.
Sundaes with Santa: Families can make crafts, play games, visit with Santa and eat ice-cream sundaes. 5-7 p.m. Dec. 7, Marysville YMCA, 6420 60th Drive S.E. Admission: free for members, $5 per family for nonmembers. Information: 360-653-9622.
Breakfast with Santa: short "Nutcracker" performance by the Olympic Ballet Theatre, visit with Santa, live music, door prizes and breakfast. 10 a.m. Dec. 20, Embassy Suites, 20610 44th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Admission: $18-$22. Tickets: 425-774-7570.
Tree lightings
Snohomish: Friday at First Street and Avenues A and B. Art walk, 1-7 p.m.; live entertainment and photos with Santa, 2:15-7 p.m.; tree lighting, 5 p.m. Free. Information: 360-568-2526.
Edmonds: singalong, refreshments, live entertainment, tree lighting and photos with Santa. 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Centennial Plaza, Fifth Avenue and Bell Street. Information: 425-776-6711.
Monroe: includes a visit from Santa and free photos for the first 50 requests.
The Sky Valley Food Bank will collect donations. 5 p.m. Saturday, Lewis and West Main streets. Information: 360-794-5488.
Bothell: Winterfest celebration includes caroling, tree lighting, Santa's arrival and train rides for children. 5 p.m. Saturday, Park at Bothell Landing, 9919 N.E. 189th St. Information: 425-486-7430.
Mill Creek: tree lighting, Santa's arrival, entertainment, music and refreshments. 6:45 p.m. Monday, Mill Creek City Hall, 15728 Mill Creek Blvd. Free. Information: 425-745-1981.
Lynnwood Civic Lights: live music, photos with Santa, arts workshop, refreshments. 6:30-9 p.m. Dec. 4, Lynnwood Civic Center, 19100 44th Ave. W. Free. Information: 425-771-4030.
Mountlake Terrace: live music, refreshments and lighting of water- tower tree. 6 p.m. Dec. 5, Evergreen Playfield, 22205 56th Ave. W. Free. Information: 425-776-7331.
Arlington's Hometown Christmas: Santa will ride into town with Christmas parade; tree lighting ceremony follows. Noon Dec. 6, Legion Park, 114 N. Olympic Ave. Information: 360-435-3708.
Brier: live music, food drive, refreshments, Santa's arrival and tree lighting. 6:30 p.m. Dec. 6, Brier Park, 3903 228th St. S.W. Free. Information: 425-775-5440.
"Merrysville for the Holidays": electric-light parade along State Avenue to Comeford Park, water-tower lighting, live music and Santa's arrival. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Dec. 6, Comeford Park, 514 Delta Ave., Marysville. Free. Information: 360-651-5085.
Other Holiday events
Kwanzaa: celebration of African-American culture including storytelling, fashion show, music and children's activity table. 6-8 p.m. Monday, Edmonds Community College, Triton Union Building, 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Free. Information: 425-640-1538.
Festival of Trees: hospital fund-raiser for the Providence General Foundation, Marine View Conference Center, 404 14th St., Everett. Events include:
• Opening night with silent auction, live entertainment and hors d'oeuvres. 5:30-10 p.m. Tuesday. Cost: $35.
• Open house for children; visit with Santa, live entertainment and refreshments. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. next Wednesday. Santa arrives at 4 p.m. Free.
• Open house for seniors; live entertainment and refreshments. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 5. Free.
• Live jazz and hors d'oeuvres. 7-11 p.m. Dec. 5. Cost: $50.
Tickets: 425-258-7500.
Mountlake Terrace Snowflake Festival: holiday gifts and crafts for sale, photos with Frosty the Snowman. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 6, Mountlake Terrace Pavilion, 5303 228th St. S.W. Free. Information: 425-776-9173.
Amtrak open house: Exchange a new, unwrapped toy or nonperishable-food item for travel coupons; model-railroad displays with more than 1,000 miles of track, visit with Santa and refreshments. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 6, Edmonds Amtrak station, 211 Railroad Ave. Free. Information: 425-778-3213.
Yule Tide Auction: benefit for Snohomish Food Bank, Snohomish Commercial Historic District and Arts of Snohomish; appetizers and no-host bar included. Noon auction preview, 7 p.m. auction Dec. 13, St. John's Episcopal Church, 913 Second St., Snohomish. Information: 360-568-2526 or 360-568-2020.
Snohomish Historical Society's Christmas Parlour Tour: See the historic homes of Snohomish. Noon-4 p.m. Dec. 14. Get tickets at the Waltz Building, 116 Ave. B, Snohomish. Cost: $8-$10. Information: 360-568-5235 or 360-568-2526.
Festival of Lights: programs on holiday celebrations of other cultures. 11:30 a.m. lunch, noon program, several Mondays in December, Lynnwood Senior Center, 5800 198th St. S.W. Program schedule: Monday, Santa Lucia Day; Dec. 15, Las Posadas; Dec. 22, Hanukkah; Dec. 29, Kwanzaa. Cost: $2. Information: 425-744-6464.
Christmas dinner: Seniors can celebrate the holiday with a turkey dinner. 2 p.m. Dec. 25, Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E. Riverside Drive, Bothell. Cost: $6. Registration: 425-487-2441 (sign up by Dec. 15).
Compiled by Seattle Times Snohomish County bureau news assistant Laurie Parker.