The annual Edmonds Art Studio Tour has become a fixture in the community, an event residents look forward to each year. After a 2020 hiatus from the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour rejuvenated itself in 2021 and has been increasing in visibility and popularity ever since, showing the importance of art and the magnitude of talent…
The Edmonds Art Studio Tour is set for the weekend of Sept. 16 and 17, running from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. each day. Local artists open their private studios for the public to visit. This self-guided community event offers an opportunity to purchase handmade work, see new art being created, or just visit and…
Skandia Folk Dance Society will host its First Friday Dance from 7:30–10:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1 at Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood. Admission is $15; $10 for Skandia members. A t7:30 p.m., Harry Khamis and Pat Pi will teach Sick Sack (“zig zag”) Schottis from Hede in Härjedalen, Sweden. At 8:30 p.m.,…
To support and showcase the many talents of our local Artists’ Community, the Lynnwood Event Center welcomes the artwork of 35 talented local artists for its Majestic Menagerie: Animals of Earth & Ocean exhibit, which runs from August – December of 2023. The artwork on display is a vibrant, diverse collection of creatures from land and…
“Drawing Optical Illusions” is an online intergenerational workshop presented in partnership with SilverKite Community Arts and Sno-Isle Libraries from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 21. Explore techniques to create mind-bending illusions and manipulate perspective. No prior experience required. Required materials: Pencil Eraser Marker (any color)/Sharpie markers work great) Drawing paper Ruler Register on the SilverKite website…
The Arts of the Terrace Juried Art Show returns this fall, and a Call for Artists is open through Aug. 18. This is the 43rd year for the Mountlake Terrace tradition, which will run Sept. 23-30. The event is sponsored by the Arts Advisory Commission and Mountlake Terrace Friends of the Arts. Submissions can include…
Designer and art educator Deepti Agrawal is inviting community members to learn about a painting style from India called Madhubani during a presentationf fro 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19 at the Mountlake Terrace Library. Participants will also create their own wooden tile or bookmark to take home as a keepsake. For generations, women of a…
After more than a decade and a half as the face, heart, soul and brains of the Edmonds Center for the Arts (ECA), Executive Director Joe Mclalwain announced earlier this year that he will be leaving the performing arts center – and the Pacific Northwest. His destination: Austin, Texas — another vibrant arts community where…
The Edmonds-based Cascade Symphony has named a longtime music administrator and educator, Edward Benyas, as its new executive director. He began his duties with the orchestra on Aug. 1. Benyas, 60, has served as professor of oboe and director of orchestras at Southern Illinois University for the past 29 years in addition to serving as…
Ballyhoo Theater will be unveiling a new musical, Shapeshifters, during pilot performances on Aug. 11-13 at Edmonds College’s Black Box Theater. >Shapeshifters, written by Truth Future Bachman (they/them), is a music-theatre multiverse dedicated to diverse superheroes designed to allow participants to provide input and creative inspiration. Using the lens of superhero science fiction, Shapeshifters encourages…
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The Edmonds-based Cascade Symphony has been honored with an invitation from the North Sound Music Club to perform at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 7 at the Crystal Ballroom of the Cascade Club at Trilogy in Redmond. The orchestra will accompany internationally renowned pianists Eric Lu and Kate Liu in a performance of ”Mozart’s…
Throughout greater Edmonds, Washington From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. during weekend of Sept. 16 and 17, 2023 The Edmonds Art Studio Tour is excited to announce that this year’s event will be held during the weekend of Sept. 16 and 17 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Local artists in the Edmonds area open…
Adrienne Benedict sketched and made notes in her drawing pad outside of Little Bipsy Collection by the downtown Edmonds fountain. Several sketchers sat near her — on a bench or folding stools on the sidewalk — quietly drawing what they saw in front of them as visitors and residents meandered past. Some paused for a…
In the mid-1980s, on a hot summer afternoon in Montemolin, Spain, a teenage Gabriel Campanario sat alone on a street with a pen and paper. While almost everyone in his neighborhood took shelter indoors to cool off, he sketched a castle that loomed over his hometown. It was so detailed that his family made photocopies…
It’s never too early to start the weekend, especially when it’s the annual Edmonds Art Festival. Things got underway Wednesday evening as more than 400 ticket holders gathered at the Frances Anderson Center and the Edmonds Library Plaza for the annual Celebrate the Arts party. The evening began with viewing juried art and student art…
The 66th Annual Edmonds Arts Festival (EAF), to be held Father’s Day weekend June 16-18, has announced its Gallery Arts award winners. This year, more than $10,000 in prizes were awarded across all categories to outstanding regional artists. The awards ceremony was emceed by Edmonds Arts Festival President Barbara Norgaard-Reid on June 12 at the…
The Edmonds Arts Festival is about art, but it’s also about families and children. Besides fun food options, we also have two special offerings for children: Kids Create and Student Art. In addition, we have art displayed by this year’s scholarship winners. Kids Create will be set up in a large tent on the Edmonds…
The Edmonds Jazz Connection, featuring middle school, high school and college student musicians from 12 area schools, returns for 2023 at three venues in Edmonds Saturday, May 20. In addition to raising funds to support an exceptional music education experience in Edmonds School District schools, the Edmonds Jazz Connection has been an annual spectator event,…
Noted violinist Michael Jinsoo Lim will perform as the featured soloist with the Cascade Symphony Orchestra for its Sibelius Violin Concerto, under the direction of maestro Michael Miropolsky, on Monday, May 1, at 7:30 p.m. at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 4th Ave. N. The event will be the orchestra’s final concert of the…
Puget Sound area artists are invited to submit original artwork representative of Puget Sound bird life to be used on the 2023 Puget Sound Bird Fest poster for promotion of the event taking place Sept. 9-10 in Edmonds. A $350 prize sponsored by Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation will be awarded to the winner. This year’s…
On Father’s Day weekend, tens of thousands of art lovers descend upon Edmonds for the annual Edmonds Arts Festival. The free festival offers live entertainment, juried gallery art, artist booths, student art display, Festival store, food booths, hands-on children’s art activity area, and local art and entertainment on the Edmonds Plaza. Over 200 artists present…
The Cascade Symphony Orchestra will open its 2023-24 season of concerts at the Edmonds Center for the Arts on Monday, Oct. 23, when it hosts its “Opening Night and A Bit of Halloween” concert. Young pianist Jimmy Huang, winner of the 2023 Chopin Piano Competition, will be the featured soloist for that first concert of…
The Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation is providing $35,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors of the class of 2023 seeking higher education that includes studies in visual arts. Degrees may include visual arts, photography, drawing, sculpture, design, painting, jewelry, ceramics, video production, web design, fashion design, graphic arts, interior design, industrial design, animation or game design….
The Cascade Symphony Orchestra (CSO), now in its 61st season of performing classical music concerts, will be holding auditions for its concertmaster position, which will begin with the 2023-24 concert season starting in the fall. Auditions for concertmaster candidates will take place Saturday, April 22. Applicants are required to send a musical resume via email…
The Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation is offering $35,000 in scholarships to students who will be pursuing college work in the visual arts. To qualify, students must be 2023 graduates from Edmonds School District high schools or Edmonds College students enrolled in the visual arts curriculum with clear intent to utilize their art in their work…
