Vendors sought

for holiday market

Organizers of the ninth annual Fall City Arts Holiday Market, planned for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Chief Kanim Middle School commons, are currently seeking interested vendors.

If you make a special craft and would like to be part of this event, contact Jeremie Wilkins at (425) 222-3896 or Terri Divers at (425) 222-5040.

Irish dancing

comes to center

An evening of Irish dance, with traditional ceili dancing and costume dance-offs, is planned for 6:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1 at Mount Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave. S. in North Bend.

For a $5 entry fee, with seniors and children under age 3 getting in free, participants can celebrate Irish dance and help raise funds for eight-hand figure teams to compete in Arizona. For more information, contact Teresa Opsvig at (425) 888-5588.

Families needed for exchange students

The Snoqualmie Sister Cities Association is seeking host families for 12 foreign exchange students visiting from Gangjin, South Korea. The ninth-grade students will be attending Mount Si High School. They will need home accommodations from Jan. 9 to Feb. 26, 2009.

Organizers said that hosting a foreign exchange student can be one of a family’s most rewarding experiences. It is a good way for students to learn from each other and for the family to work together in sharing cultural traditions and lifestyles.

Interested families should contact Michelle Maddux at (425) 888-1555 or e-mail to mmaddux@ci.snoqualmie.wa.us.

Literacy parties

at Fall City library

Fall City Library is offering weekly early literacy parties in Spanish to the Spanish- speaking community in East King County.

Also known by their Spanish name — Fiestas de Alfabetización Temprana en Español — the parties are a series of weekly workshops that bring Spanish speaking families together in a social neighborhood setting to learn and practice essential early literacy skills. Parents are their children’s first and best teachers, and all Spanish speaking families with children from birth through age 5 are invited to attend the parties in their communities. Registration is not required and space is limited to room capacity.

Parties happen 6:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays through Nov. 24 at the Fall City Library, 33145 S.E. 42nd. Pl. There will be refreshments and free children’s books in Spanish.