Community events
TEDx comes to Everett’s Edward D Hansen Conference Center Feb. 22. Based on the event theme “The Rivers Run Through Us,” eleven speakers will offer talks, music, dance, comedy and poetry for a moving, informative and entertaining day to remember. Learn more and get tickets at tedxeverett.com.
Join the Rethink Zoning open house on Thursday, Feb. 27 to explore housing types and discover what you think housing should look like in your neighborhood. The open house will also explore what larger multifamily development might look like and will explore draft building heights, including how heights can transition from one neighborhood to another. Visit everettwa.gov/rethink to learn more.
A simple spray could save a life. Join Amy Hill, Opioid Outreach Specialist with Snohomish County Human Services, on Feb. 27 for a free Narcan training to learn how to administer Narcan (Naloxone), a drug that can block the effects of an opioid overdose. The training will also include information about what opioids/opiates are, how they affect our bodies, who is at risk for overdose, what an opioid overdose looks like, and what the antidote to an opiate overdose is. Learn more.
Save the date! Families and music lovers are invited sing along and dance to their favorite Beatles hits for a good cause at the Come Together benefit concert with the Lonely Hearts Club on Friday, March 13, 7:30-9 p.m. at Floral Hall (802 E Mukilteo Blvd., Everett). Tickets are $10 and now available online, by calling 425-257-8300 ext. 2, or at the door. Proceeds benefit youth and families through the Everett Parks & Community Services Scholarship Fund.