The Mount Si Artist Guild presents “Professional Development for the Artist,” a panel discussion with Sandy Robinson, Marcia Tuttle Ryon, Michael McDevitt and Susan Melrath, noon Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Mount Si Senior Center in North Bend.
The Fall City Historical Society’s annual community meeting always includes a special presentation. This year, the meeting is capped with a look at “Pioneer Quilts and the Oregon Trail,” presented by art historian Susan Olds, 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, at the Fall City Masonic Hall.
The event includes refreshments and a display of Fall City quilts. All are welcome. The day includes a brief membership meeting and a vote on board candidates for the coming year. Then, Olds begins her look at fabric history.
The Mount Si High School choir program holds a HalloweenTown fundraiser, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at Mount Si High School, 8651 Meadowbrook Way SE, Snoqualmie. The annual student-run evening is an entirely indoor, family friendly Halloween event with a DJ, carnival and haunted house with an “adjustable scare” level, so everyone in a group can have a good time.
Si View Metro Parks holds a number of family Halloween events for all ages The Tween Night Costume Party is 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at the Si View Community Center. It’s a night of Halloween-themed games, contests, music and more. Remember to wear your Halloween costume! Tween nights are open for fifth through eighth graders only.
The Black Dog Arts’ Café hosts live music and entertainment, and is the home of Theatre Black Dog. It now opens its doors for the first time to four nights of original one-act plays written by playwrights from the surrounding Seattle area and Eastside, its own actors and associates, and on the last day, an original testimony to the aftermath of war, by published poet and writer Joan Fiset.
The Sno-Valley Senior Center, 4610 Stephens Ave., Carnation, hosts its 10th annual Valley of the Moon benefit auction, 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19. The gala event will include silent and live auctions, games, prizes, dinner and wine.
A family history workshop, sponsored by the Snoqualmie Falls Family History Group of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, at the Snoqualmie YMCA.
Learn about recording techniques, both on paper and digital, as well as Christmas ideas using your own family tree. There is no cost.
Valley Center Stage in North Bend is seeking actors for “It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play.” Adapted from the classic Frank Capra movie, this play is set in a radio station on Christmas Eve, 1946, where several famous actors have come to perform the show before a live audience.
The play will be directed by Margie Slovan.
Auditions in Seattle will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, October 13, at TPS Room C.
Oct. 6, 1988: Smoking will soon be banned in the Riverview School District, not only for students but also for staff and visitors as well.
• Harold and Edna Becker remember their grim introduction to the Snoqualmie Valley seven years ago. The couple and family members were leaving Carnation for Harold, an Assembly of God pastor, to give his final sermon at Woodinville.
Each day, every teen in the Snoqualmie Valley community has a place to go.
At the Snoqualmie Valley Y, teens can hang out in the After Zone, daily from 3 to 5 p.m. for no cost. It’s a time for youth in grades 6 to 10 to unwind from a long day at school—play Xbox, Ping-Pong, get help with homework, or just kick back and chill with old friends and new ones. YMCA staff will be present to answer questions and connect with teens on a daily basis.
Celebrate the fall harvest season with special activities for children and families at Friends of Youth’s Third Annual Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 12. Stop by the Duvall location at 26420 NE Virginia St. between 1 and 3 p.m..
The afternoon of free fun includes hundreds of pumpkins, games, prizes, face painting, arts and crafts projects and treats. Come choose a special costume to take home from a donated supply. Tour the Friends of Youth Duvall facility and learn more about the programs offered by Friends of Youth’s Youth and Family Services.
“Almost, Maine,” Valley Center Stage’s quirky romantic comedy is in its final weekend.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, October 10 to 12 with an extra matinee performance, 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12.
It is midwinter and life sparkles in many guises for the residents of the remote mythical town of Almost, Maine (so far north it’s almost in Canada) falling in and out of love in unexpected, unusual and hilarious ways.
The Sallal Grange hosts its annual fundraiser, an event with music, food, and silent and live auctions, 6 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Grange Hall, 12912 432nd Ave. S.E., North Bend.
Retro Groove, a 60’s and 70’s cover band will provide the music, featuring Laura Adair on vocals, and Marlin Martindale on guitar.