SUN Rehearsals to participate in the worldwide Thrill the World Thriller dance event Oct. 26, 1 p.m.

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SAT Tasting event with 120 tequilas and mezcals, beer, cocktails, food and music, benefits the Benevolent Guild organization assisting children, charities, and support groups, 4 p.m. Saturday, Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; $40-$125 ( nwtequilafest.com ).
SAT Benefits Alzheimer s Foundation and Crohn s & Colitis Foundation, includes five raffle tickets, 2:30 p.m. Saturday, 88 Keys Dueling Piano and Sports Bar, 315 Second Ave., Seattle; $10 ( www.facebook.com/SeattleSuperHeroPubCrawl ).
SAT Walk on the Interurban Trail, proceeds benefit school-building project in South Sudan; also collecting school supplies to support students in the Kent School District and used shoes to benefit community restoration efforts in South Sudan, 8:30 a.m. Saturday, ShoWare Center, 625 West James St., Kent; $10-$25 ( www.strides4students.com ).
SUN All ages walk and run to benefit program for women battling breast cancer, 11 a.m. Sunday, registration 9 a.m., Alki Beach Park, 1702 Alki Ave. S.W., Seattle; $35 (206-215-2888 or www.alkibeachrun.com
FRI Beginners workshop, 7 p.m., dance with live music and caller, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Phinney military discount for rental car Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; $5-$8 (206-440-9839 or seattledance.org/contra/emerald.city.html ).
SUN Rehearsals to participate in the worldwide Thrill the World Thriller dance event Oct. 26, 1 p.m. Sunday, Artspace Hiawatha Lofts, 843 Hiawatha Place S., Seattle; free, donations for the Alzheimer's Foundation collected ( www.seattlethrillers.com
AUG. 29 All ages outdoor dance lesson and dance, waltz, swing, fox trot and polka with Valse Cafe Orchestra; wear something white, 6 p.m. Aug. 29, Olympic Sculpture Park, Broad Street and Elliott Avenue, Seattle; free (206-264-5646 or www.danceforjoy.biz/dancetildusk2013.html
FRI-SEPT. 2 Carnival, concerts, auto races, horse show, rodeo, 4H animals, exhibits, food vendors, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday through Sept. 1, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sept. 2, Evergreen State Fairgrounds, 14405 179th Ave. S.E., Monroe; $5-$10, free admission with three cans of food, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday and Aug. 30; ages 15 and younger free Aug. 29; free admission for active military/first responders Aug. 30 (360-805-6700 or www.evergreenfair.org
military discount for rental car SAT Finnish singing and kantele music, games, wife-carrying competition, dance polkas and schottisches, children s talent show, food including salmon soup, rye bread, oven pancakes, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, North Bellevue Community & Senior Center, 4063 148th Ave. N.E., Bellevue; free ( www.finlandiafoundationseattle.com military discount for rental car ).
SAT 10K Run and 5K Run/Walk on BPA Trail, $25; festival military discount for rental car with apple-pie tasting, Kids Fun Zone, entertainment, 100 vendors, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Federal Way Farmers Market, SeaTac Mall, Sears parking lot, Federal Way (253-261-0207 or www.federalwayfarmersmarket.com ).
SAT-SUN Creation Star Trek convention, entertainment, vendors, costume parade, guests including William Shatner (Sunday), Kate Mulgrew (Saturday and Sunday), Marina Sirtis (Saturday), LeVar Burton (Sunday), Nana Visitor (Sunday), Denise Crosby (Saturday), Connor Trinneer (Saturday), Garrett Wang (Sunday), Suzie Plakson (Saturday) and others, Saturday-Sunday, Hilton Sea-Tac Airport, 17620 Pacific Highway S., SeaTac; $30-$299 (818-409-0960 or www.creationent.com/cal/st_seattle.html ).
SAT-SUN Arts and crafts, children s activities, traditional food demonstrations and vendors, marketplace, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Seattle Center Armory, Seattle (206-684-7200 or seattlecenter.com ).
SAT-SUN Boat tours, military discount for rental car tall ships, container military discount for rental car ships, tugboats, seminars, Kid Zone, food vendors, medieval history pavilion, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Thea Foss Park, 535 Dock St., Tacoma ( www.maritimefest.org
PLAN AHEAD Car show, Berry Fun Run, Fly-in at Bremerton Airport, food and craft vendors, beer garden and blackberry wine, entertainment, military discount for rental car 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Aug. 31, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 1, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 2, Bremerton Waterfront Boardwalk, Bremerton ( www.blackberryfestival.org
PLAN AHEAD Al fresco dinner, military discount for rental car locally sourced, sustainably grown cuisine, live music, 6 p.m. Aug. 31, Village Green Perennial Nursery, Seattle; $100 ( villagegreenpn.com/2013/06/22/farm-to-table-dinner-in-white-center/ ).
SAT Artist basics of creating reclaimed glass art pieces, make a small piece of art to take home, 9 a.m. Saturday, Center military discount for rental car for Urban Horticulture, 3501 N.E. 41st St., Seattle; $35-$40 (206-685-8033 or depts.washington.edu/uwbg/visit/calendar.shtml?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D106121753
SAT-SUN Puget Sound Dahlia Association display of thousands of dahlias of many colors and forms with information, presentations, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Sky Nursery, 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline (425-271-6668 or www.pugetsounddahlias.org ).
ONGOING Fields of lavender are in bloom, u-pick, shopping, classes, noon-5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays, Woodinville Lavender, 14223 Woodinville Redmond Rd NE, Redmond; (425-398-3785 or www.woodinvillelavender.com
SAT LifeWise Health Plan of Washington and Olympian Ariana Kukors fitness events with expert physical training for all levels, 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Howe Street Stairs, 1900 Lakeview Blvd E, Seattle; free ( www.activelynorthwest.com/events/
SAT Interlaken Trailblazers volkssport club 18K (11.2 miles), 12K (7.4 miles) and 6K (3.8 miles) walk on sidewalks and trails from Lake Washington to Lake Sammamish, start anytime 8-10 a.m. for 17K/10K, 8 a.m.-noon for 6K, finish military discount for rental car by 3 p.m. Saturday; buses leave start/finish line 8-10 a.m. for the 18K/12K walks, Mercer Slough Blueberry military discount for rental car Farm, 1625 118th Ave. S.E., Bellevue; free ( www.interlakentrailblazers.org
SAT-SUN Hikes to learn about local plants, wildlife and history, wear sturdy shoes or boots and bring a daypack, sunscreen, water; Gold Creek Pond one-mile military discount for rental car trail hike, 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Saturdays; Twin Lakes two-mile hike through old-growth forest, 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Sundays, through Sept. 1, Snoqualmie Pass U.S. Forest Service Visitor Information Center, Snoqualmie summit; $15/person donation suggested; reservations required (425-434-6111).
SAT Museum open house, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; how to write about your family history workshop, 9:30-11 a.m. or 12:30-2 p.m.; ice cream social, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; old-time fiddlers concert in the park, 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dupont Historical Museum, 207 Barksdale Ave., Dupont; workshop $5 ( www.dupontmuseum.com
SAT Motorcycle swap meet, demonstrations, displays, food vendors, seminars, military discount for rental car 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, LeMay-America s Car Museum, 2702 East D St., Tacoma; $16.75-$19.75 (253-779-8490 or www.lemaymuseum.org
SAT Opening day of new exhibit on the D.B. Cooper hijacking and how its ramifications affect us, with tours, travel styles of the early 1970s and other programs, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Washington State History Museum, 1911 Pacific Ave., Tacoma; $7-$9.50 (253-272-9747 or www.washingtonhistory.org/exhibits.aspx?id=8
ONGOING Exhibits include Women Who Rock: Vision, military discount for rental car Passion, Power, Fantasy: Worlds of Myth and Magic, Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses, Can t Look Away: the Lure of Horror Film, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. daily, EMP Museum, 325 Fifth Ave. N., Seattle; $12-$20 (206-770-2700 or www.empmuseum.org ).
ONGOING Permanent exhibits True Northwest: The Seattle Journey and Waterways to the World, temporary exhibits Celluloid Seattle: At City at the Movies through Sept. 8, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, until 8 p.m. Thursdays, MOHAI at Lake Union Park, 860 Terry Ave. N., Seattle; $12-$14, ages 14 and younger free; free admission first Thursdays (206-324-1126 or www.mohai.org
FRI-SUN Easy two-hour guided walk along Pipers Creek trail to identify plants, learn how salmon returned after a 52-year absence military discount for rental car and other local history; 10:30 a.m. Friday, Saturday, Sunday; meet at Picnic Area, 10299 Sixth Ave. N.W., Seattle; free (206-504-0916).
SAT Sample an assortment of recreation activities and learn about park programs, family yoga clinic, NFL obstacle course, dog agility course, water activities at the beach, try out kayaks, stand up paddle boards and more, Kids Zone, free bicycle helmets for kids, performances including military discount for rental car Recess Monkey and School of Rock, food vendors, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way N.E., Seattle ( bigdayofplay.com ).
SAT See and learn about dragonflies, military discount for rental car butterflies, spiders and their webs, snakes and salamanders; kid oriented, adult friendly, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Camp Long, 5200 35th Ave. S.W., Seattle; $10 (206-932-7225 or www.stewardshipadventures.com/ai1ec_event/dragonflies-butterflies-salamanders-snakes-and-spiders-of-camp-long/?instance_id=569 ).
SAT Walk to an eagles nest, through old-growth forest, along the water, for ages 4 and older, military discount for rental car 1 p.m. Saturday, Seward Park Audubon Center, 5902 Lake Washington Boulevard S., Seattle; free (206-652-2444
SAT How to find old-growth forests in Washington State, for ages 10+, 1 p.m. Saturday, Lewis Creek Park and Visitor Center, 5808 Lakemont Blvd. S.E., Bellevue; free, no registration military discount for rental car required (425-452-4195 or www.bellevuewa.gov/lewis_creek_park.htm
SAT Park Ranger guided tour, learn about the natural and cultural history of Mercer Slough, all ages welcome, no registration necessary, 2 p.m. Saturday, Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center, 1625 118th Ave. S.E., Bellevue; free (425-452-2565).
SAT Bring picnic food and a blanket for music, lawn games, ice cream provided, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, The Bloedel Reserve, 7571 Dolphin Drive N.E., Bainbridge Island; $6-$9 (206-842-7631 or www.bloedelreserve.org/event-calendar/25th-anniversary-picnic-celebration
SUN Native Plants, diversity of our local ecology and history of how these plants were used by native Salish peoples, 1 p.m. Sunday, Graham Visitor Center, 2300 Arboretum Dr. East, Seattle;