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Upcoming
Events
Little
Moments. Big Magic!
All
BBBS events need reservations. Please
email or call 425.252.2227 to confirm.
Thank you for your cooperation.
BBBS
Match Activities
Sun
July 12
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"The Keg" artwork
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Big
Brothers Big Sisters office
1420 Hewitt Ave. Everett 98201 |
| 1-4pm
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Each
year, The Keg restaurant takes artwork done by our Littles/matches
and displays them at a fundraising event. We would appreciate
any help from our matches on this Sunday afternoon. Any
type of artwork is welcome. We will provide some art supplies
as well as light snacks and beverages!
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Sat
July 18
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Zippy's
Java Lounge 4th Anniversary
Big Brothers Big Sisters Fund-Raiser & Match Activity
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Zippy's
Java Lounge
1804 Hewitt Ave. Everett 98201
425-258-4940 |
| 3-7pm
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Zippy's
Java Lounge is celebrating their 4th anniversary and the
birthday of the famous Zippy! FREE - From 3-5pm there will
be live music. FREE - From 4-7pm there will be board games.
All day there will be Zippy's Trivia & Prizes. DISCOUNTS
for "Bigs" and "Littles" all day for
food and beverages, with specials for our matches throughout
the event. 10% of all their daily sales will go to Big Brothers
Big Sisters of Snohomish County!
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Sat.
Aug 8
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Annual
Frogstock
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Aquasox
Stadium
3900 Broadway, use I-5 Exit 192. |
| 7:05pm
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South
gate will open at 6pm. The Aquasox game begins at 7:05.
Plan to stay for the post-game fireworks display. It can
get chilly at the stadium, so be sure to bring a jacket
or a blanket! Enter through the South Gate of Everett Memorial
Stadium. Look for the Frogstock table just inside the South
Gate, where we'll be distributing: free tickets (with RSVP),
sourvenir Frogstock buttons, Frogbucks (good to spend at
the concession and souvenir stands), wrist bracelets entitling
kids to do the Speed Pitch and Bouncy House free of charge,
and FREE t-shirts for the first 150 guests!
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Aug
29
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Annual
BBBS Picnic
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Wiggums
Hollow Park
2808 10th St. Everett 98201 |
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As
always, we will be providing a full barbecue lunch and backpacks.
This year, the picnic will be at Wiggums Hollow Park, right
here in Everett! Enjoy the playground and the skate park
as well as food and possibly a Big vs. Little kickball game!
Be sure to RSVP to your Match Support Specialist so that
we're sure to have enough food for everybody. Have a great
summer, and we'll see you at Wiggums Hollow!
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Fri,
Sept 11
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Ringling
Bros & Barnum & Bailey's Circus
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Comcast
Arena/Everett Events Center |
| 7:30pm
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Through
the mystery of magic and the mastery of skill, audiences
will be spellbound as Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey
presents ZING ZANG ZOOM, a thrill-filled, mind-blowing
circus spectacular where family fun is no illusion. Magical
Zingmaster Alex and his assistant, Levitytia, lead audience
members through an extraordinary world of fantasy that
celebrates the uplifting spirit of the circus and also
wards off the cynical Mr. Gravity and his team of "heavies"
who try to bring everyone down.
Don't miss the show before the show! Step onto the arena
floor and into the Greatest Show on Earth to all access
pre-show. The fun starts an hour before show time, and
it's free to all ticket holders!
MUST RSVP to get discounted tickets in one area specifically
for our Big Brothers Big Sisters matches, families and
friends. Price per ticket is $11.00 (normally $21). RSVP
and pay for your tickets by Thursday July 23rd in order
for us to purchase all tickets by the deadline of Friday
the 24th.
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Please
let us know if you have fun and exciting ideas for upcoming events.
Email
your ideas!
Remember
our "Tag Along" events ..... if you intend on participating
in an activity, and would like other matches to join you, just
call our office and give us the details. We'll email it out to
our other matches. You can hook up directly with other matches
to share in fun activities!
Community
Events
Every
Day
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YMCA!
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Your
local Snohomish County YMCA |
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Each of our Littles have a YMCA membership
to use at any time. If they arrive with their Big, their
Big gets in on a permanent guest pass! Enjoy taking advantage
of the generosity of the YMCA by hanging out at the YMCA
nearest you!
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every
day
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Summer
Reading Program
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Main
Library 2702 Hoyt
Evergreen Branch 9512 Evergreen Way |
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Summer
Reading Program at the Everett Public Library -- great prizes
for preschoolers, kids and teens, and fun free events all
summer! Come in to register at: Main Library, 2702 Hoyt
Ave, Everett or Evergreen Branch Library, 9512 Evergreen
Way, Everett. 425-257-8030 or www.epls.org
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Mon-Fri
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Lunchbreak
Skate
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Comcast
Community Ice Rink
Everett Events Center. Broadway entrance |
| 12noon-2pm
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Join
us for Lunch at Lunchbreak Skate at the Comcast Community
Ice Rink. The Daily Special Monday-Friday from 12noon to
2pm is ONLY $5.00 per person which includes skate rental.
For more information, go to comcastcommunityicerink.com
or call 425-322-2650. Did you know... the average person
will burn 200 calories ice skating for 1/2 hour!
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Wed
July 1
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Opening Day Sandblast
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Jetty
Island |
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11:30 am
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Opening day is always a blast with activities
galore. The charismatic Pirates of Puget Sound will storm
the jetty in time to assist with our flag raising ceremony.
Entertainment includes a demonstration of traditional pirate
skills and folklore followed by a treasure hunt. Good luck
beating the pirates to their treasure, all buried deep in
the sand of Jetty Island. Finders, keepers!
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July
5, 19
Aug 2, 16, 30
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Nature Crafts
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Jetty Island
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Children will experience nature as art while
making a craft to take home.
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July
8, 16
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Family
Movie Night
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Everett
Public Library |
| 6:30pm
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The
Everett Public Library's Main Library auditorium will be hosting
a family movie night, featuring the fantasy movie "A
City of Ember" rated PG. Show time is 95 minutes. It
will be showing on the 8th at the Main Library (2702 Hoyt)
and the 16th at the Evergreen Branch Library (9512 Evergreen
Way)
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Sat
Aug 1
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Geocache Challenge
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Jetty
Island |
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noon-3pm
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Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting
game in which the participants use a GPS or other navigational
techniques to hide and seek containers (called "geochaches"
or "caches"). On Jetty Island, one course is designated
for individuals, one for groups or families (OR BBBS MATCHES);
both courses will be timed. Register on Jetty Island the
day of the event. Bring your own GPS unit.
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Tues,
Aug 4
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National
Night Out Against Crime
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Mountlake
Terrace Evergreen Playfield
22205 56th Ave. W |
| 6-9pm
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Free
Family Fun. "building for a better tomorrow."
The National Night Out Against Crime is an annual family-oriented
event put on by the City of Mountlake Terrace. The National
Night Out (NNO) is designed to heighten crime and drug prevention
awareness, strengthen neighborhood spirit and partnerships
and send a message that our neighborhoods are organized.
Take this time to meet your neighbors and learn about your
community. There will be plenty of food, information and
entertainment!
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Event
Tickets
Public Skating Pass at Comcast Community Ice Rink
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a
branch of the 
