John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, will be the keynote speaker at a Lincoln Day dinner at Everett’s Comcast Arena on April 14.

The Island County Republican Party and the Sno-Isle Tea Party are sponsoring the event, which will be held in the arena’s Edward D. Hansen Conference Center.

Bolton served as the U.S. Permanent Representative to the U.N. in 2005-06, and is currently a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, concentrating on  foreign and U.S. national security policy.

The event will also include entertainment by comedian and columnist Argus Hamilton.

Reservations for the no-host social hour and dinner are $100 per person; a hosted VIP reception with Bolton is an additional $85 per person. Reservations can be made online at www.IslandCountyGOP.com or mail a check payable to ICRP, PO Box 940, Freeland, WA 98249-0940.

The public is welcome. Proceeds from the event will support conservative candidates. For more information, call 360-629-3000.