Published December 2006
Leisure
Time Calendar
Warm Beach Camp
Lights of Christmas — December
Warm Beach Camp, at 20800 Marine Drive, in Stanwood, will present its
10th annual Lights of Christmas Celebration through the month of December.
The event will feature more than 1 million lights in dazzling displays,
a larger-than-life Nativity, live music, story-telling, crafts, food,
children’s pony rides, draft-horse wagon rides, train rides, a petting
farm and more. The Lights of Christmas will run from 5 to 10 p.m. Nov.
30-Dec. 3, Dec. 7-10, 14-17, 19-23, 26-28. Single-night admission is $10
for adults, $8 for seniors and active military, $7 for children ages 4
through 12, and free for children 3 and younger. No reservations are required.
For more information, call 360-652-7575 or 800-228-6724 or go online to
www.warmbeach.com.
Lavender
Hills Farm — December
Lavender Hills Farm, 7508 108th St. NE, in Marysville, will be open for
the holidays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Friday, Saturday and Sunday
through Dec. 24. Local arts and crafts will be for sale along with lavender
items. Visitors also can enjoy hot apple-lavender cider and lavender treats.
For more information, call 360-651-2086 or go online to www.lavenderhillsfarm.com.
Olympic
Ballet Theatre presents
“The Nutcracker” — December
The Olympic Ballet Theatre will perform “The Nutcracker” throughout the
month of December in both Edmonds and Everett. The traditional performance,
complete with a Christmas tree and Mother Ginger and her Buffoons, will
be held at 2 p.m. Dec. 2, 3, 16 and 17, and at 7 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Edmonds
Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N., in Edmonds. Tickets are $30 for
adults, $24 for seniors and students, and $18 for children 10 and younger.
Seating is reserved, and tickets are available from Olympic Ballet Theatre
by calling 425-774-7570 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.
The ballet organization will perform with the Everett Symphony Orchestra
at 2 p.m. Dec. 9 and 10, and at 7 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Everett Civic Auditorium,
2415 Colby Ave., in Everett. Ticket prices range from $12 to $32. Seating
is reserved, and tickets are available from the Everett Symphony by calling
425-257-8382 or online at www.everettsymphony.org.
Whatcom
Symphony Orchestra
holiday concert — Dec. 3
The Whatcom Symphony Orchestra presents its traditional holiday concert,
featuring the choirs of Western Washington University, at 3 p.m. Dec.
3 in the Mount Baker Theatre. WSO Conductor Roger Briggs and WWU Choral
Director Leslie Guelker-Cone will lead a seamless mosaic of music, which
will begin with a brass fanfare and a candle-lit choir processional and
end with the traditional “Silent Night.” Tickets for the performance,
a fund-raiser for WWU music scholarships, are $30 and $35 and are available
at the Mount Baker Theatre ticket office. For tickets, call 360-734-6080.
Programs
at Alderwood REI
— Dec. 6 and 13
Alderwood REI in Lynnwood will host a Mountaineers program at 7 p.m. Dec.
6, with attendees learning about outdoor adventures planned for the winter.
Alderwood REI will hold Snowshoeing 101 at 7 p.m. Dec. 13, with the free
clinic offering information on the basics of selecting snowshoes and the
appropriate apparel as well as offering ideas on where to enjoy a snowshoe
outing. For more information, call 425-640-6200.
Sno-King
Community Chorale’s
holiday concert — Dec. 16
The Sno-King Community Chorale, under the direction of Frank DeMiero,
will present a holiday concert at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 at the Edmonds Center
for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N., in Edmonds. The concert will feature
traditional seasonal music as well as a presentation of a new musical,
“The Magic of Music,” written by Debra DeMiero and Jolinda Creery. Cost
to attend is $15 for adults and $13 for students and seniors. For more
information, call 425-673-7671. For tickets, call the box office at 425-275-9595.
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