Community Calendar

NOT TO BE MISSED

Paths to Understanding presents The Let’s Go Together Partnership! 7 p.m. Thursday, May 16, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. Event is free. Walk-ins welcome. Join in the first public gathering for an evening of storytelling, music and conversation focused on strengthening our Skagit community. All, including community leaders, will speak about the importance of lifting up our common humanity. Come and join us to meet people from across the county and stand together to go into a brighter future. Let’s go together! More info: ­pathstounderstanding.org/register.

Poetry in Gilkey Square, 5 p.m. Friday, May 18, Morris and First streets. Randall Dills, author of “The Universe at the Point of Contraction,” and Georgia Johnson, author of “Just Past Dew Point” and food wrangler and rebel. Sponsored by Seaport Books.

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. Fridays.

Tech Help. 3-5 p.m. Mondays.

Dungeons & Dragons Club. 3-5 p.m. Tuesdays. No experience necessary.

Mount Vernon Public Library. 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Vernon. 360-336-6209, ­mountvernonwa.gov.

Seedling Storytime: 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays. For young ones who may be shy.

Board Games: 1-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Classic board games for a variety of ages.

Anacortes Public Library. 1220 10th St., Anacortes. 360-299-8067, CityofAnacortes.org.

Family Storytime: 10-11:30 a.m. Fridays. For ages birth to 5, siblings welcome.

LEGO at the Library: 3:30-5:30 p.m. Mondays.

Burlington Public Library. 820 E. Washington Ave., Burlington. 360-755-0760, burlingtonwa.gov/library.

Bilingual Storytime: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturdays. For ages 6 and under and their caregivers. Enjoy stories and songs in English and Spanish.

MUSEUMS

Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum. 703 S. Second St., La Conner.11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. qfamuseum.org, 360-466-4288. Current exhibits:

A Quilted Earth, Marie O’Kelley, through June 2.

New Meditation: Silks & Weavings from Melissa Scherrer Paré and Audrey Ducas, through July 7.

Word Quilts, Janine Holzman. through July 28.

Skagit County Historical Museum. 360-466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/museum. Hours 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday-Sunday. Current exhibit:

Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs: The Art of Bob Mortenson features the life and work of local sign maker, graphic artist and painter Bob Mortenson of Mortenson Signs of Mount Vernon. His signs are all over the county. Through Sept. 29.

Museum of Northwest Art. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday and Monday. monamuseum.org, 360-466-4446.

SERVICE & VOLUNTEER

La Conner Sunrise Food Bank. Food distribution from 2:30-5 p.m. every Monday, 602 S. Third St., La Conner. 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.

MUSIC

Ukelele Fun & Song Circle. Meets 1-2 p.m. Wednesdays, Burlington Senior Center. For more info, email [email protected].

Shelter Bay Chorus. Meets 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays, Shelter Bay Clubhouse. No auditions. Call Joan at 360-941-7507.

MEETINGS

Town of La Conner Planning Commission, 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, in Maple Hall. For the current agenda go to www.­townoflaconner.org. Click “Notify Me” to get current town information.

Skagit Conservation District. Regular board meeting at 7:30 a.m. every fourth Wednesday at district office, 2021 E. College Way, Suite 205, Mount Vernon. 360-428-4313.

Rotary Club of La Conner. laconnerrotary.org. Meetings 6-7 p.m. Mondays at Shawn O’Donnell’s restaurant. Optional dinner, 5:30 p.m.

Little Mountain Gamblers. Gamblers Anonymous meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Ave.

Skagit Cemetery District 1. Regular meetings at 5:30 p.m. every second Monday, at Lori Buher’s home, 17604 Valentine Road, Mount Vernon.

La Conner Swinomish Regional Library. Library board of trustees meets at 5 p.m. second Tuesdays in the library, 520 Morris St., La Conner.

Skagit Men’s Garden Club. Not just for men, everyone welcome. Meets 6-8 p.m. first Thursdays monthly at Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon. SMGC promotes interest in recreational gardening through lectures and social gatherings.

Town of La Conner Council Meeting, 6 p.m. second and fourth Tuesdays, Upper Maple Center. Agenda, www.townoflaconner.org. Click “Notify Me” for town information.