Editing Monroe, Washington (section)

===Arts===
[[File:Wagner Performing Arts Center, Monroe, Washington - 2019.jpg|thumb|right|The Wagner Performing Arts Center in downtown Monroe]]

A non-profit [[arts council]] for Monroe was founded in 2003 and sponsors art projects and events in the city using small government grants.<ref>{{cite news |last=Goffredo |first=Theresa |date=January 24, 2009 |title=Despite lean times, cities won't scrimp on art |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/despite-lean-times-cities-wont-scrimp-on-art/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 29, 2019}}</ref> The arts council sponsored the creation of an {{convert|80|ft|m|adj=mid}} [[mural]] depicting the ecosystem of local rivers that was installed on a building in downtown Monroe in 2004.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nohara |first=Yoshiaki |date=October 10, 2004 |title=Mural celebrates Monroe's natural resources |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/mural-celebrates-monroes-natural-resources/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 29, 2019}}</ref> The arts council renovated an elementary school auditorium into the city's [[performing arts center]] in the 2010s after a plan to build a dedicated facility was shelved.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Brief History of the Wagner Performing Arts Center |url=http://monroeartscouncil.org/wpac-history/ |publisher=Monroe Arts Council |access-date=September 29, 2019 |archive-date=January 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123095832/http://monroeartscouncil.org/wpac-history/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Goffredo |first=Theresa |date=June 15, 2008 |title=Monroe may get performing arts center |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/monroe-may-get-performing-arts-center/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 29, 2019}}</ref>

Part of the 1981 drama biographic film ''[[Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (film)|Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy]]'' was filmed in Monroe.<ref>{{cite news |last=Burchard |first=Boyd |date=October 4, 1981 |title=Love affair paying off for state, movies |page=D9 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The [[Emerald Glen Farm]] was used for several productions, including the 1984 television series ''[[Hot Pursuit (1984 TV series)|Hot Pursuit]]'' and horror films ''[[The Ring (2002 film)|The Ring]]'' and ''[[The Ring Two]]''.<ref name="Herald-Movies">{{cite news |last=Schucht |first=Eric |date=August 25, 2023 |title=Prisons and cursed tapes: What's been filmed in Monroe? |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/life/prisons-and-cursed-tapes-whats-been-filmed-in-monroe/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=August 30, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Muhlstein |first=Julie |date=February 21, 2009 |title=See if you recognize Everett in these films |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/see-if-you-recognize-everett-in-these-films/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 6, 2019}}</ref> Several scenes in ''[[The Butterfly Effect]],'' ''[[7 Minutes (2014 film)|7 Minutes]]'', and Korean film ''[[Late Autumn (2010 film)|Late Autumn]]'' were filmed at the Monroe Correctional Complex.<ref name="Herald-Movies"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Tsong |first=Nicole |date=March 7, 2010 |title=Seattle gets a leading role in Korean film 'Late Autumn' |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-gets-a-leading-role-in-korean-film-late-autumn/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 22, 2023}}</ref> The pilot for the web television series ''[[The Man in the High Castle (TV series)|The Man in the High Castle]]'' features a scene filmed at the Lewis Street Bridge on State Route&nbsp;203.<ref>{{cite news |date=September 27, 2014 |title=Filming for TV pilot to close Monroe roads |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/filming-for-tv-pilot-to-close-monroe-roads/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=January 10, 2020}}</ref>