Treat Your Self event focuses on women

Marysville hosted their third annual Treat Your Self Women's Expo meant to provide a women-focused event for the downtown area.

The event was hosted at the Marysville Opera House on Feb. 22 and brought many vendors to the Opera House.

"We thought it would be great for the area to have a women's event and this is what came from that brainstorming," said Joanna Martin, a city of Marysville staff member and manager of the Ken Baxter Community Center.

Martin said that the city wants to make sure that their events are appealing to a wide variety of people.

Attendees said that they enjoyed the experience.

"It's good, especially for us who are new in the area so that we can know some of the services that are available to us," said local Belinda Carrasquillo.

"And it's a woman's event, so it's always wonderful," she said.

Local Laura Castillo agreed that it was a fun event.

"It's great, a lot of information," she said.

Natasha Sorenson worked with a vendor for the event, Jet City Roller Derby, and said she enjoyed browsing at the expo.

"We volunteered for the event and so I was checking it all out. I really like it. I love going to craft fairs and this is my jam," she said.

The event typically brings in a lot of people to the opera house and this year was not different.

"We have a large number of people that have come through the event. Every body seems happy with the variety," said Martin.

"We had probably 150 people in line before we opened the doors," she said. A couple hundred people came through the expo in the first couple of hours.

Locals enjoy the event because it's a good day to spend some social time with friends, said Martin.

"It's just a nice day to hang out with your friends, sisters or parents. That's always nice because we see a lot of people hanging out here," she said.

The expo also allows vendors a chance to connect with people at the same time.

"It's a social event where we can showcase our local vendors and have a fun opportunity for our citizens," said Martin.

This year included vendors who provided a number of different items including makeup and skincare or services like massages and spa visits.

"I think they like the variety. We have a ton of different types of vendors, from people who are offering services to people that are selling items," said Martin.

More information about the city of Marysville's events is at marysvillewa.gov.