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Saturday, June 3, 2006 - Page updated at 12:00 AM

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Today

Beacon Hill Community Festival

Music, entertainment, food, games, crafts, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Jefferson Community Center, 3801 Beacon Ave. S., Seattle (206-684-7481).

Chinese Art and Culture Festival

Chinese dance, music and martial-arts performances, interactive activities, Chinese costumes and visual arts and exhibits, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Seattle Center House, Seattle (206-684-7200).

Bastyr Herb and Food Fair

Speakers, workshops, tours, cooking demonstrations, entertainment, vendors, informative displays, children's activities on herbs, nutrition, natural medicine and healthy lifestyles, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Drive N.E., Kenmore; free (425-602-3107 or www.bastyr.edu).

Star Party

Seattle Astronomical Society sets up telescopes for anyone to take a look at the night sky, weather permitting, dusk, Green Lake Park, 7201 E. Green Lake Drive N., Seattle; and Paramount Park, Eighth Avenue Northeast and Northeast 155th Street, Shoreline; free (206-523-2787 or www.seattleastro.org).

Community Transit

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Fabulous Fun Festival

Family event to tour Community Transit's buses and other vehicles and the maintenance shop, help paint a bus, ride a bus through the bus wash, information on transit services and jobs, plus food and entertainment, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Community Transit Merrill Creek Operations Base, 7100 Hardeson Road, Everett; free. Free shuttle-bus available every half-hour from 9:10 a.m.-3 p.m. from Everett Station and the Ash Way Park and Ride in Lynnwood (425-353-RIDE or www.communitytransit.org).

Duvall Days

Kiddie parade, 10:30 a.m., Grand Parade, 11 a.m., Main Street, Duvall; art show and festival with food, carnival, carving show, crafts, sack races, pony rides, dog competition, music and performances, noon-10 p.m., McCormick Park, Main and Northeast Stephens streets, Duvall; free (425-788-1185 or www.cityofduvall.com).

Trek for the Trek

Volkssport 10K (6.2 miles) and 5K walks on paved paths and woodland trails with animal-viewing areas; 5K trail suitable for strollers and wheelchairs, park admission free, tram tours half price for walkers, start 8 a.m.-1 p.m., finish by 4 p.m., Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, 11610 Trek Drive E., Eatonville, Pierce County (360-832-6117 or www.nwtrek.org).

Today, Sunday

Pike Place Market Street Festival

Music, food, arts and crafts, Kids Zone, chef demos, beer garden, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. today, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday; Strut Your Mutt Dog Parade and canine-costume contest, 4 p.m. today, $5/dog; Pike Place Market, Seattle (206-682-7453 or www.pikeplacemarketstreetfestival.com).

Edmonds Waterfront Festival

Entertainment, marine exhibits, classic yachts, kids' rides, interactive weather center and festival hall; sponsored by the Rotary Club of Edmonds, proceeds benefit scholarships and community-service projects, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. today, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, Port of Edmonds Marina, Edmonds; $2 (425-771-1744).

Fantasy Fest

Carnival rides, entertainment stages, pub tent, teen dance, ethnic food, games, craft fair, karaoke contest, murder-mystery show, 11 a.m.- 11 p.m. today, noon-5 p.m. Sunday, St. Pius X School, 22105 58th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace; $15-$20 (425-778-9861).

Washington State Sports Collectors Association

Buy, sell and trade new and vintage sports cards and memorabilia, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. today, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Rainier Room, Seattle Center, Seattle; $3 (206-795-4683 or www.wssca.net).

Normandy Park Arts Festival

Art show, craft fair, outdoor concert, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. today and Sunday, Normandy Park City Hall, 801 S.W. 174th St., Normandy Park (206-248-7603).

Model train show

and swap meet

Operating train layouts, manufacturers' displays, vendors, how-to clinics, swap meet, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today and Sunday, Western Washington Fairgrounds, 110 Ninth Ave. S.W., Puyallup; $8, ages 12 and younger free (253-845-1771).

Point Defiance Flower & Garden Show

Display gardens, educational exhibits, lectures, children's activities, bus tours, food court, wine and beer gardens, arts and crafts vendors, plant sale, farmers market, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. today, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Point Defiance Park, 5400 N. Pearl St., Tacoma; $5-15, ages 10 and younger free Sunday (253-305-1008 or www.ptdefianceflowershow.com).

Sunday

Jazz in the Park

Outdoor concert featuring the Garfield High School Jazz Band with Franklin Jazz Lab and Washington Middle School Senior Jazz Band, with art activities, student-led walking tours, food, 1-5 p.m., Seward Park Amphitheater, 5898 Lake Washington Blvd. S., Seattle (206-760-4285).

Summer Concerts

at the Locks

Boeing Employees Concert Band, 2 p.m., Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, 3015 N.W. 54th St., Seattle; free (206-783-7059).

R/C Club Swap Meet

Marymoor Radio Control Club swap meet to buy, sell or trade anything to do with radio-controlled model airplanes, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Marymoor Park, Redmond (206-205-3661 or www.mar-c.org).

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