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NOT TO BE MISSED

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

Community blood drive in the La Conner High School Gymnasium, 404 N. Sixth St., La Conner. Coordinated by Bloodworks Northwest and local volunteers.

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

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.

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 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.