A&E Briefs

Mark your calendars for some fun activities this coming week.

Swinomish Yacht Club Opening Day Boat Parade, 3-4 p.m. Saturday, May 4. Grab a viewing spot along the La Conner boardwalk at the Swinomish Channel for the "Under the Sea" theme parade of members' decorated yachts.

Salish Sea Early Music Festival, 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, Fir-Conway Lutheran Church, 18101 Fir Island Road. "Renaissance Psalms, Irish Baroque and Folk: Three Centuries of Folk Song" features guitarist Oleg Timofeyev and flutist Jeffrey Cohan in a performance of European and Celtic music from the Renaissance, Baroque and Romantic periods. Suggested donation $20-$30.

Gather the kids for a visit from Lucky Diaz, Grammy-winning musician and Latine author, at 11 a.m. Friday, May 10, at the La Conner Swinomish Library. Thanks to Skagit Kids Reads, he'll play songs and read from his books for storytime.

Shelter Bay Chorus presents "Remember When: Songs We Love from Yesterday," featuring "In the Mood," "At the Hop," "Both Sides Now" and a slew of Beatles tunes. 7 p.m. Friday, May 10, and 2 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at Shelter Bay Clubhouse, 1000 Shoshone Drive. Suggested donation $10.

Come to the Celtic Arts Foundation for Scottish country dancing classes. Free and open to the public. 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 11. Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon.