Community Calendar

Never Turn Back: Echoes of African American Music unveils the profound legacy of Gospel, Blues, Jazz, and Soul artists who shaped the soundscape of American culture and used their music as instruments of resistance, identity, and representation.

Gospel, Blues, Jazz, and Soul embody the profound influence of African American music on culture and history. From the spiritual foundations and transformative movements of Gospel hymns to the revolutionary improvisations of Jazz, the Blues’ Southern roots rising from the Mississippi Delta, and Soul’s powerful amplification of the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements, these genres have defined the unique sound and undying spirit of a nation that continues to echo through contemporary Black music today.

This is a permanent exhibition. Since time immemorial, Tribal nations have existed in this place we call Washington. This Is Native Land invites visitors to understand Washington State through the lived experiences and voices of its Native people.

Tribal nations are sovereign nations. Today, Native history, culture, and community thrive in our state. Through everyday acts of sovereignty – big and small – Indigenous peoples demonstrate they are still here, they have persevered, and they will always be here.

This Is Native Land is guided by three teachings:
We are of the land and waters
With knowledge comes responsibility
Sovereignty protects people, lands, and waters

These teachings are shared through multimedia, artwork, and interactive objects designed for guest engagement. They represent a contemporary continuation of Tribal stories and traditions.

Over 100 Native contributors from more than 60 Tribes shaped the exhibition’s stories and content. We thank the Native Advisory Committee and all community participants for their contributions.

LeMay – America’s Car Museum proudly presents The Birth of the American Supercar, a groundbreaking exhibition guest curated by renowned automotive innovator Steve Saleen. This one-of-a-kind display invites guests on an exhilarating journey through the evolution of American supercars. From early speed pioneers to cutting-edge modern marvels, visitors will experience a stunning lineup of vehicles that have redefined engineering, speed, and style, built by a wide range of American automotive manufacturers like Ford, Chevy, Dodge, Saleen himself, and even some more obscure ones like Vector, Cunningham, and Hennessey. From roaring V8s to sleek carbon-fiber bodies, discover how American automakers pushed boundaries, challenged European rivals, and redefined what a supercar could be. This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to see some of the most thrilling and historically significant American-made performance vehicles ever built—all under one roof.

The 37th Annual Best of the Northwest Spring Show- Seattle’s Premier Art & Fine Craft Show. Enjoy art and fine craft from more than one hundred vendors. Special exhibit by Northwest Stone Sculptors Association, with stone carving workshop for kids. Food trucks, FREE parking, ADA accessible.

More information at nwartalliance.org

Dive into the whimsical world of Moominvalley and the life of its creator, Tove Jansson, with "Moomins’ Sea Adventures" and "Tove and the Sea".

"Moomins’ Sea Adventures" brings Moominvalley to life with illustrations and life-sized characters from the stories. In the center of the exhibit is an interactive island complete with a lighthouse and rowboats that invites visitors to imagine adventures of their own.

"Tove and the Sea" offers a more intimate counterpoint, tracing Tove Jansson’s lifelong relationship with the Finnish archipelago through large-scale photographs and reflective texts.

Celebrate Japanese art, culture, and community at the Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival on April 10-12 at the Armory Food & Event Hall and Fisher Pavilion, and Exhibition Hall (Saturday only) at Seattle Center. Celebrating its 50th anniversary, this family-friendly festival promotes cross-cultural exchanges and a deeper understanding about Japanese and Japanese American culture and heritage in both traditional and contemporary ways.

Enjoy an array of cultural stage presentations and demonstrations including koto music, taiko drumming, traditional dance performances, martial arts demonstrations, and tea ceremonies. Experience the fine art of Shodo calligraphy and ikebana displays in the Armory Lofts. Family-friendly activities and workshops include tegata “hand print” making, children’s kite making, fan making, and kimono and yukata dressing. Peruse the expanded art exhibit and delight in delicious culinary treats before shopping at the large Japanese community market.

Saturday only: Don’t miss the second annual Rain City Open, a free sumo wrestling tournament hosted by Rain City Sumo, taking place Saturday morning in the Exhibition Hall. Saturday & Sunday: There will be special bingata stencil dyeing workshops, as well as a 21+ Sake Tasting – both with added fees.

Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival is part of Seattle Center Festál, a year-round series of 25 free cultural festivals. Learn more about Festál (seattlecenter.com/festal).

A herd of animal sculptures and wild paintings fills Northwind Art's gallery in downtown Port Townsend. The show, titled “New Work by Randy Sturgis and Peter Koronakos” features Randy's giant acrylic-charcoal-oil paintings and Peter's animals made of found objects. Together, they make a rich gallery environment. You can even pick up one of the scavenger hunt game cards as you roam around the show. The gallery is open 12 noon to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Mondays; this exhibit runs through May 4.
Also: during Port Townsend's first-Saturday Art Walk, you can meet the artists and enjoy refreshments and conversation from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. April 4 and May 2.

Jacobsen Series 2025-26 performances featuring Puget Sound music faculty, renowned guest artists, and inspiring themed concerts.

The Jacobsen Series was established in 1984 in honor of Leonard Jacobsen, former chair and professor of Puget Sound’s piano department. Ticket sales support the Jacobsen Series Scholarship Fund, annual music scholarships awarded to outstanding student performers and scholars in the SAI international music organization. Thank you to our many patrons whose support has benefitted students and contributed to this successful series. The Keyboard Series, now in its third year, features a dynamic lineup of charismatic guest artists.

To learn more, visit pugetsound.edu/jacobsen or call the School of Music at 253.879.3741.

🎷 Jazz Jam at Butter Notes Café 🎷
📍 Butter Notes Café – Everett, WA
🗓️ Every 1st & 3rd Sunday @ 2 PM

☕ Come sip, snack, and swing!

Join us for an afternoon of live jazz and spontaneous creativity at Butter Notes Café! Whether you’re here to play or just enjoy the vibes, you’re welcome.

🧇 Fresh croffles and warm coffee served all afternoon
🎶 Open to all instruments, all levels
💛 Donations encouraged to support local musicians and future sessions

Bring your instrument, your friends, or just your love for music!

Discover ancient and forgotten musical instruments, performed by music historians whose
work with instruments seldom seen outside of museums. The magical thing
about Medusa Quartet is that these historians also create the loveliest and most haunting
music with these instruments, and show how the strange and sometimes-dismissed can
intertwine with the ordinary to produce something profound and beautiful.
Medusa Quartet—Saskia Tomkins, Marta Solek, Geo Hathaway, and Lea Kirstein—introduce
instruments with names like knee-fiddle, suka, nyckelharpa, and plock fiddle. These are
instruments found in archaeological digs, museums, and even trash heaps of old. According to
their official website, “Medusa the band aims to [bring back] what has been cast out…they
resurrect…near-forgotten traditional folk fiddles with disreputable connotations, rejected and
[sometimes literally] buried in their home countries of Poland and Sweden.” These
strange-looking instruments play beautifully alongside the more familiar and modern viola,
fiddle, and cello, and conjure up haunting melodies from Ireland, Eastern Europe, the
Mediterranean, Appalachia, and Scandinavia.
The award-winning performers of Medusa Quartet have made it their mission to lift up that
mythical Gorgon Medusa, “wielding a sound that would turn classical music scholars to
stone…Medusa tempts us to redefine what is beautiful.”