The Arts of the Terrace Juried Art Show returns this fall. This is the 42nd year for the Mountlake Terrace tradition, which is sponsored by the city’s Arts Advisory Commission and the Mountlake Terrace Friends of the Arts. It will run Sept. 24-Oct. 1. A call for artists is open through Aug. 12. Submissions can…
Each week, the Black Box Theatre at Edmonds College presents improvised stories of the world of greed, lust and betrayal based on the Bully Pulpit role playing game called Fiasco! New settings, characters and plots are introduced every week. Stories are mainly guided by the audience and the narrator. Each two-act play is inspired by…
Mountlake Terrace High School students and faculty shared their artistic talents with the community at a free art and maker show on Saturday, May 21. The MTHS Innovations Club organized the event to show off the creativity of students and staff with various murals, Edmonds Arts Festival submissions and projects on display. Instructors noted that…
A photo gallery of the jazz vocalists who performed at the North Sound Center during the annual Edmonds Jazz Connection, featuring local middle, high school and college student jazz musicians. Sponsored by the Edmonds Daybreakers Rotary Club, the annual May music event raises funds to support Edmonds School District music programs. You can see photos of the big…
After a two-year break due to the pandemic, local middle, high school and college student jazz musicians — from big bands, to jazz combos to vocalists — returned to downtown Edmonds Saturday for the annual Edmonds Jazz Connection. Sponsored by the Edmonds Daybreakers Rotary Club, the annual May music event raises funds to support Edmonds…
The Edmonds School District is hosting a viewing and subsequent discussion of the documentary Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066 via Zoom on Monday, May 23 from 6-8 p.m. The hour-long documentary tells the untold story of false information and political influences that led to the World War II incarceration of Japanese-Americans. The…
For girls and young women who love to sing, Northwest Girlchoir has openings for new singers entering grades 1-12 this fall. Learn musicianship, vocal technique and performance skills, all while building lasting friendships in a supportive community. During the span of almost five decades, Northwest Girlchoir has empowered and inspired thousands of girls and young…
Mountlake Terrace High School will host an art and maker show on Saturday, May 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. In addition to the art show, students will also be on hand to provide handmade bean bag toss games, face painting, and other activities for visitors to participate in. The MTHS Innovations Club organized…
Following a two-year hiatus due to COVID, the Edmonds Jazz Connection featuring local student musicians is returning to downtown Edmonds Saturday, May 21. Sponsored by the Edmonds Daybreakers Rotary Club, the annual May music event raises funds to support Edmonds School District music programs. It features student musicians from 13 schools at the middle, high…
The Cascade Symphony Orchestra (CSO), which recently completed its 60th season of providing classical music entertainment for residents of Snohomish and King counties, is seeking candidates for the leadership role of concertmaster beginning with the 2022-23 concert season that will start in the fall. The orchestra performs seven concerts at the Edmonds Center for the Arts…
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Two highly-acclaimed clarinetists from the Seattle Symphony — Benjamin Lulich and Emil Khudyev — will perform on Monday, May 2, with the Cascade Symphony Orchestra for its “Tchaikovsky’s Fifth” concert, under the direction of maestro Michael Miropolsky. The concert, completing the orchestra’s 60th season, will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Edmonds Center for the Arts,…
Project Girl Mentoring Program is looking to cast a spotlight on local talents at an open mic night on Saturday, April 16. Poets, spoken word artists, singers and comedians of all skill levels are welcome to join in this event. The program’s mission is to foster the advancement of young women of color to make…
The Mosaic Arts Northwest Choir and Orchestra is performing two benefit concerts for Ukraine. The first is on Palm Sunday, April 10, at 6 p.m. at North Sound Church, located at 404 Bell St., Edmonds. The second is on Sunday, May 15 at 6 p.m. at North Creek Presbyterian Church, located at 621 164th St….
Musicians of the Cascade Symphony Orchestra will present their Chamber Music concert – a series of small instrumental ensembles – beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, at Maple Park Lutheran Church, 17620 60th Ave. W., in Lynnwood. The ensemble concert will feature the Cascade Percussion Ensemble, as well as a bass clarinet duo,…
EPIC Group Writers, based in Edmonds, is proud to honor their annual tradition of sponsoring a writing contest for unpublished work. With the theme “Send Us Your Best,” EPIC once again looks forward to reading submissions of poetry and prose from adult as well as student writers. EPIC membership not required to enter. Prize money…
Puget Sound-area artists are invited to submit original artwork representative of Puget Sound bird life to be used on the 2022 Puget Sound Bird Fest poster for promotion of the event taking place Sept. 10-11 in Edmonds. A $350 prize sponsored by Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation will be awarded to the winner of the poster…
The Lynnwood Convention Center is displaying 35 pieces of art from 15 Northwest artists in its newest exhibit, Northwest Waters, which portrays everything from traditional views of Puget Sound and the Pacific coast to nautical subjects, plants and animals that inhabit Washington’s waterways. On April 26, the public is invited to attend a free artist…
Justin Huynh reached a remarkable milestone in the music industry, and he traces a large part of his success back to his time as a student at Edmonds College back in 2014 and 2015. Huynh, who uses the stage name Kauai45, produced and released a remake of the song “Just the Two of Us,” a…
Scholarships ranging from $2,000 to $3,000 will be awarded by the Cascade Symphony Orchestra to qualified high school senior music students from the Edmonds, Mukilteo, Northshore and Shoreline school districts. Scholarship applicants must plan to continue their musical studies in college, but need not major in music. Candidates must audition on an orchestral instrument (string, woodwind,…
The 25th Annual Hot Java Cool Jazz concert is set for Friday, March 18 at Seattle’s Paramount Theater, with all proceeds benefiting local high school jazz programs, including two in the Edmonds School District. For more than 25 years, Starbucks has presented Hot Java Cool Jazz, an evening dedicated to highlighting the finest high-school jazz…
Attending elementary and secondary school artists: The Edmonds Arts Festival will open registration for its Student Art Exhibit April 27. Registration closes at 5 p.m. Monday, May 6. Artwork may have been made during the year at home or at school. Full registration instructions may be found at Edmondsartsfestival.com/apply. Students must be in grades K-12…
The Lynnwood Convention Center is calling for submissions for its upcoming Artists of Snohomish County show, which will run from July to December 2022. The show will be organized as a series of mini exhibits, featuring four to six works from each selected Snohomish County artist. All emerging, mature and established artists are encouraged to…
Cascadia Art Museum in Edmonds is hosting a Day of Remembrance event next month to commemorate the signing of Executive Order 9066. The order began the incarceration of people of Japanese descent. Cascadia will commemorate this day on Sunday, Feb. 20 and also celebrate the last day of the Kenjiro Nomura, American Modernist: An Issei Artist’s…
Why did the comedian perform bits from his bedroom? Because he was Zooming in on the humor. Professional comedian and longtime host of Edmonds Comedy Night, Kermet Apio recently discussed challenges he has faced with writing and developing new material during the COVID-19 pandemic. Apio is a past winner of the Seattle Comedy Competition and…
The Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation is offering scholarships to students who plan to study a visual arts-related curriculum at college. All students who live within the Edmonds School District or who attend Edmonds College are eligible to apply. Students who have received a foundation scholarship in the past can apply for a renewal award. Last…
