May 17 Saturday
Year Seven of Scarecrow Academy presents "Visions of America on Film," an ambitious ten-week online discussion series built around buoyant and bracing cinematic views of America. Each week we'll consider how some of the greatest filmmakers have pictured the US of A, through a variety of genres and eras.
Discussions are led by National Society of Film Critics member Robert Horton, author of the Seasoned Ticket column at the Scarecrow blog and Scarecrow's "Programmer-Historian in Residence." The Zoom sessions are free and open to all; there's no homework, but we encourage you to watch that week's movie, and please register online in advance. We meet on Saturdays at 2pm Pacific Time, beginning March 15, 2025.
Please register here: https://bit.ly/scarecrowacademy
Seattle Men’s Chorus honors this iconic singer, songwriter, and enduring LGBTQ+ ally with a BRAND NEW SHOW, built entirely on music Dolly Parton created and performed. Bring your boots, your cowboy hats, and every rhinestone you own. Prepare to be lifted up with new arrangements of “Honky Tonk Angels,” “Jolene,” “Islands in the Stream,” and a mashup of hits from “Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.”
On four dates at different venues:
Saturday, April 5, 2025 7:30pm at 5th Avenue Theatre, SeattleSunday, April 6, 2025 2:00pm at 5th Avenue Theatre, SeattleSunday, April 13, 2025 3:00pm at Mount Baker Theatre, BellinghamSaturday, May 3, 2025 2:00pm at Pantages Theater, TacomaSunday, May 18, 2025 2:00pm at Everett Civic Auditorium, Everett
Engage yourself in a holistic & graceful Odissi dance, an Indian Classical Dance style - consisting of Yoga, melodious music, Sanskrit & Odia poetry, dance drama, sculpturesque feminine postures & curvilinear fluid movements. A truly enjoyable exercise, spiritual & meditative experience. You will learn warm up exercises, basic foot work, steppings, postures, hand gestures, & facial expressions & a short choreography dance on music. So what are you waiting for, enroll yourself now for this free workshop and get a chance to learn Odissi from an experienced Odissi dancer & Teacher.About instructor: Ekta has completed her Nritya Visharad Bachelor’s in Odissi dance. Ekta has achieved Excellence certificate from SPIC MACAY & UNC (USA) in Indian Classical dance educators training. She has also conducted Odissi master classes at NCSU Dance program, North Carolina, USA.
Join us for a fun and relaxed watercolor class where vou'll explore new techniques and experiment with vibrant colors. Perfect for all levels - no prior experience needed!
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
Creative watercolor techniquemixing and blendingLayeringbalance between water and pigment
Sister Kate Dance Company presents...REELS & HEELSA Cinematic Cabaret-----------------------------🎬 "Lights, Camera, Chorus!" – A Dazzling Tribute to the Silver Screen 🎭Step into the spotlight and get swept away in Lights, Camera, and Chorus Dancers — a high-kicking, glittering celebration of cinema’s most iconic moments.
From golden-age glamour to modern blockbusters, our sensational chorus dancers bring the magic of the movies to life with show-stopping dance numbers, jaw-dropping costumes, and enough sparkle to light up Hollywood.
Whether you're a fan of classic musicals or action-packed fantasy adventures, this toe-tapping spectacle will leave you cheering for more. Get ready for a night of pure entertainment — because the movies never danced like this!-----------------------------May 8-17, 2025Jewelbox Theater @ The Rendezvous Seattle (Belltown)
Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame pianist Bill Anschell leads his amazing symbiotic piano trio at Jazz on J Street. A graduate of the Music program at Wesleyan University. He has been mentioned in Downbeat and Jazz Times magazine.Bill Anschell-Acoustic PianoJeff Johnson-Acoustic BassJohn Bishop-Drumset
Bassoonist Dr. Jacqueline Wilson, a member of the Yakama Nation, is the special guest artist with the Port Angeles Symphony Chamber Orchestra for this final concert of its 92nd season. Everyone is invited! Wilson, with the 24-piece ensemble conducted by Maestro Jonathan Pasternack, will play Navajo composer Connor Chee's Concerto for Bassoon and Strings, plus a complementary piece, Vivaldi's Bassoon Concerto in F major. Rounding out the evening's program are Elgar's Serenade for Strings and Eller's Five Pieces for String Orchestra. This is a rare chance to hear this music live in an intimate venue on the Olympic Peninsula.
Chris Perondi (aka the Stunt Dog Guy TM) and wife Suhey Perondi, along with their famous stunt dogs are out of this world! The Perondis are master dog trainers and have been entertaining audiences of all sizes since 1999. They have produced over 10,000 live shows since the birth of the show using positive training methods.
The Perondis and their cast of human performers and dogs will delight audiences of all ages. They guarantee high-energy excitement from beginning to end. During this “Stunt Dog Experience” you will witness some of the most incredible stunts and behaviors ever performed by dogs. The experience has amazing tricks, big air stunts, comedy antics, dancing dogs, athletic feats, and is the most entertaining show of its kind.
Welcomed by KNKX. Frank Vignola is one of the most extraordinary guitarists performing before the public today. His stunning virtuosity has made him the guitarist of choice for many of the world’s top musicians, including Ringo Starr, Madonna, Donald Fagen, John Lewis, Tommy Emmanuel, Lionel Hampton, the Boston Pops, the New York Pops, and guitar legend Les Paul, who named Vignola to his “Five Most Admired Guitarists List:” for the Wall Street Journal.
His dynamic genre-spanning music has brought him to 21 countries on three continents – and still growing – performing in some of the world’s most illustrious venues, including the Sydney Opera House, Carnegie Hall, The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, New York’s Lincoln Center, The Blue Note, and the world’s oldest indoor concert hall, Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, Italy.
Pasquale Grasso - It was the kind of endorsement most rising guitarists can only dream of, and then some. In his interview for Vintage Guitar magazine’s February 2016 cover story, Pat Metheny was asked to name some younger musicians who’d impressed him. “The best guitar player I’ve heard in maybe my entire life is floating around now, Pasquale Grasso,” said the jazz-guitar icon and NEA Jazz Master. “This guy is doing something so amazingly musical and so difficult. “Mostly what I hear now are guitar players who sound a little bit like me mixed with a little bit of [John Scofield] and a little bit of [Bill Frisell],” he continued. “What’s interesting about Pasquale is that he doesn’t sound anything like that at all. In a way, it is a little bit of a throwback, because his model—which is an incredible model to have—is Bud Powell. He has somehow captured the essence of that language from piano onto guitar in a way that almost nobody has ever addressed. He’s the most significant new guy I’ve heard in many, many years.”
