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NOT TO BE MISSED

Feb. 7: 5-6 p.m.

Free Virtual trip to Nepal

La Conner Swinomish Library. Teri Goldstein shares images and stories from Nepal.

Feb. 8: 3-4 p.m.

Chinese New Year’s Craft

Help create a dragon to hang in the library window. La Conner Swinomish Library. 520 Morris St., La Conner.

Feb. 10: 12-1:30 p.m.

Skagit Brass Quintet concert

La Conner Swinomish Library. 520 Morris St., La Conner.

Feb. 23: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Community Blood Drive - La Conner High School Gymnasium, 404 N. Sixth St., La Conner. Coordinated by Bloodworks Northwest and local volunteers.

Feb. 28: 5-6 p.m.

Free Virtual trip to Italy

La Conner Swinomish Library. 520 Morris St., La Conner.

Donations requested: Skagit County Historical Museum is seeking donations of vintage, holiday wares, craft supplies, collectibles and unique items for their annual Sale at the School in April. Please contact [email protected] or call 360-466-3365 for more details.

Feb. 25, noon. Edison Chicken Parade. Downtown Edison.

LIBRARIES

La Conner Swinomish Library. 520 Morris St., La Conner. 360-466-3352.www.lclib.lib.wa.us. Open 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday.

Storytime for Children. 11 a.m. every Friday.

Book Club. Meets at 2 p.m. every fourth Wednesday. Info: Richard Wisniewski at [email protected]

Mount Vernon Public Library. 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Vernon. 360-336-6209, mountvernonwa.gov.

Virtual Reality. Every Saturday, 1-3 p.m. Must be 12 or older.

Anacortes Public Library. 1220 10th St., Anacortes. 360-299-8067, CityofAnacortes.org.

Burlington Public Library. 820 E. Washington Ave., Burlington. 360-755-0760, burlingtonwa.gov/library.

Knitting Club. All ages, Wednesdays at 6 p.m.

MUSEUMS

Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum. 703 S. Second St., La Conner.11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. qfamuseum.org, 360-466-4288.

Current Exhibit: “Birds of a Feather” through March 24.

Skagit County Historical Museum. 360-466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/museum. Hours 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday-Sunday.

Exhibit: “More than just a little off the top: barbershop historians.”

Museum of Northwest Art.

Now through May 12:

Silva Cascadia: Under the Spell of the Forest At the Seam: The Museum of Northwest Art’s Permanent Collection.

My Roots: Honoring the Cultural Identity of Skagit Valley’s Under-Resourced Children.

10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday and Monday. monamuseum.org, 360-466-4446.

MUSIC

Ukelele Fun & Song Circle. Meets 1-2 p.m. Wednesdays, Burlington Senior Center. For info, email [email protected].

Shelter Bay Chorus. Meets 4:30-6:30 p.m. every Thursday, Shelter Bay Clubhouse. No auditions required. Questions, call Joan at 360-941-7507.

MEETINGS

La Conner Swinomish Regional Library. Library board of trustees meets at 5 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month in the library, 520 Morris St.

Skagit Cemetery District 1. Regular meetings at 5 p.m. every second Thursday, at Lori Buher’s home, 17604 Valentine Road, Mount Vernon.

Skagit Conservation District. 2021 E. College Way No. 203, Mount Vernon. 360-428-4313. Zoom info at skagitcd.org. Board meetings 7:30-9 a.m. every fourth Wednesday.

Rotary Club of La Conner. laconnerrotary.org. Meetings 6-7 p.m. every Monday at Shawn O’Donnell’s restaurant. Optional dinner, 5:30 p.m.

Little Mountain Gamblers. Gamblers Anonymous meets at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday at Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Ave.

Town of La Conner. 204 Douglas St., La Conner. 360-466-3125. Zoom info @Townoflaconner.org/calendar.

SERVICE & VOLUNTEER

Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum is looking for volunteers as a museum host or in our gift shop. Six hours per month. Fill out a volunteer application online http://www.qfamuseum.org or stop by the museum. Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, 703 Second St., or call Jacque Chase at 360-466-4288 ext. 101.

La Conner Sunrise Food Bank. Food distribution from 2:30-5 p.m. every Monday, 602 S. Third St. 360-488-3878. laconnerfoodbank.com.

Swinomish Helping Hands Food Bank. Food distribution from 2-5 p.m. every Thursday. Non-essentials every first Thursday. 17444 Snee Oosh Road, La Conner. 360-856-2211. helpinghandsfoodbank.org.

Skagit Valley Humane Society. 18841 Kelleher Road, Burlington. 360-757-0445. Find volunteer and donation opportunities online at skagithumane.org.