Northsound Events Calendar

The Mukilteo Chamber's long-awaited summer concert takes place Saturday August 4th at the Village Center in Harbour Pointe. The bands scheduled to play include: Tweety and the Tomcats, Soundview, Bad Habit, Janine Elf and The Stephen Grace Band. The concert starts at 2pm and goes until 8pm. There will be food tents and a beer garden for those 21 and over so the concert should be a great opportunity to meet and greet Mukilteo residents and enjoy a free day of good music. Mukilteo.

Further afield, Seafair weekend is this weekend. I-90 bridge closes today and tomorrow from 9am to noon, and of course the Blue Angels will be doing their thing through Sunday. As usual, this will give local "uptight Seattleites" plenty to complain about what with the noise and all. As for me, I will thrill to the sound of F-18 Hornets as they scream overhead any time I can. I am a Navy brat and an Air Force veteran after all--that's not noise, it's the sound of FREEDOM.

I jest. It's actually the sound of 40-year old technology. But seriously, I don't mind the noise--it makes the heart palpitate, which is a sensation I kind of enjoy.

If that doesn't make you feel better about the noise then just remember folks--the hydros and the Blue Angels are a couple of the last celebrations we have of Seattle's blue collar heritage. Think of it as a way to remember that Seattle is the town airplanes and lumber mills built.

And the Seafair airshow is usually pretty good, if you like airshows. I realize there are those who don't but in the interest of full disclosure I submit that I am married to a Boeing engineer so by default, I like airshows. Seattle.

Other stuff

Thursday

A summer concert series planned at Alderwood mall, featuring food, music, book readings and special activities, runs from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 23. Go to http://www.alderwoodmall.com/ and click on "events."

Open mike night for musicians and poets at Zippy's Java Lounge, 7 p.m. Thursdays, 1804 Hewitt Ave., Everett.

Friday

Farmers Market at Country Village, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays through September, 23718 Seventh Ave. SE, Bothell.

Free First Friday Afternoon 3 to 5:30 p.m. Friday at Imagine Children's Museum, 1502 Wall St., Everett. For more information, go to http://www.imaginecm.org/.

Edmonds Outdoor Movie Night, at dusk Friday, Frances Anderson Center playfield, 700 Main St., Edmonds. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Call Edmonds Parks and Recreation at 425-771-0230.

Saturday

The Future of Flight Aviation Center offers a "Day of Learning" 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, 8415 Paine Field Blvd. Mukilteo. For information and tickets, call 800-464-1476 or go to http://www.futureofflight.org/.

Edmonds Museum Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 28, Bell Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues, Edmonds. 425-774-0900.

Mukilteo Chamber Concert (see above)

Sunday

Everett Farmers Market, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays, 1600 W. Marine View Drive, Everett.

NEXT WEEK

Wednesday

Music on the Plaza Concert Series from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Snohomish County office campus, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. The concert series runs each Wednesday through Aug. 22. 425-388-3186.

Mukilteo Farmers Market, 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays through Oct. 5, 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo.