A&E Briefly

Mark your calendars for these upcoming arts and entertainment activities.

Skagit Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival is Saturday, Sept. 21, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. It ends with pumpkin and squash entry weigh-offs for prices. It starts with fun for kids of all ages and food, drinks, a hay maze and plants, of course.Christianson’s Nursery & Greenhouse, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon.

Get out your bibs, it’s the Skagit Tidewater Boil! Celebrate the food, farming and fishing communities of Skagit Valley with fine food, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, at the La Conner Marina. Tickets on sale at genuineskagitvalley.com.

Joseph Gregory Rossano Artist Talk: “Portraits of the Divine” at MoNA, a 30-minute guided walkthrough of the exhibition followed by 15 minutes of Q&A with the artist. 12-12:45 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, 121 S. First St. La Conner.

Teen Art Club at Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., is a free program for youth in grades 6-12, where you can bring your friends and your creativity to make art together and inspire your art. Pizza, snacks, and art supplies will be provided. 3-5 p.m. Fridays.

39th annual Lynden Lions Club Model Train and Toy Show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 5 and 6, Northwest Washington Fairgrounds, 1775 Front St., Lynden. Show features over 50,000 square feet of running model train layouts, exhibits and vendors. Tickets at the door: adults $8, seniors $6, children 6-12 $5, children under age 6 free.