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Piscesfest is a collective birthday party and a DIY variety show. It’s a mix of comedy, music, performance, and a little bit of mystical whimsy.

This year it’s happening at Bear Island, a decommissioned church in the Admiral District of West Seattle. We’ll be using the main sanctuary as a performance space, with comedy and music happening throughout the building. Come, hang out, move around, and catch what catches you.

The comedy lineup is spectacular and a wonderful introduction to the weird and wonderful world of Seattle sketch, performance, and stand-up comedy.

Everything’s Fine Tonight Live with Jordan: a late-night talk show from a different dimension that’s been running for seven or eight years and has quietly built a serious following. It’s tight, funny, and unsettling. If there’s one thing you should see at Piscesfest, it’s this.
Honey Roasted Hams do sketch that bends reality in ways that are hard to describe but very easy to enjoy, using the format of sketch as a jumping-off point to look at bigger ideas and the nature of comedy itself.
Sam Demboski is a Seattle comedy mainstay whose solo work is where she really shines — deceptively simple premises, perfectly structured pieces, and a deep understanding of how comedy works.
Ben Steitzer does stand-up that feels alive and spontaneous while also taking you somewhere strange and emotional, blurring the line between stand-up, sketch, and performance art in a way that feels genuinely original.
Raul Lezcano brings his food tour to the stage. Enthusiastic and curmudgeonly at the same time, and whether he loves something or hates it, it’s funny.
There are also puppets, an apocalypse clown, and other performances that don’t really fit into neat categories.
On the music stage, the lineup covers a wide emotional range without feeling random.

Bloodstar is a soulful, downtempo project featuring members of Sad Dad Jazz Band along with Misha Stone, whose vocals are precise, expressive, and beautiful, sitting inside textured, modern arrangements.
Avery brings glitchy, queer hyperpop bangers about sex and growing up that are messy, current, hard to pin down, and absolutely of this moment, and they bang.
Ruby Tuesday, a familiar face around West Seattle, writes heartfelt songs that are personal, political, and quietly affecting, the kind that might teach you something about being human without trying too hard.
The Croutons lean fully into whimsy. In a world that feels increasingly jagged, jaded, and exhausting, it’s easy to forget how grounding and comforting that kind of joy can be. Let it land. It might help more than you expect.
And more!!!

It’s all ages, but it will get less kid-friendly as the night goes on. Kids 12 and under are free. Pisces get a discount.

Doors at 4, show starts at 5!
Location:
Bear Island
4320 SW Hill St
Seattle, WA 98116

BIMA’s annual Black History Month Soirée is a celebration of Black culture, creativity, and community. The museum comes alive with live music, performances, art-making, and a marketplace spotlighting Black-owned businesses, all centered around connection and shared experience.

Our 2026 Soirée features a curated pop-up market hosted by Seattle’s Black Love Market, where you’ll find art, goods, and food by Black makers and entrepreneurs. Hands-on art activities invite visitors of all ages to explore themes of identity, history, and vision through creative expression. Live music and performances rooted in Black traditions invite guests to engage, reflect, and celebrate.

Whether you’re here to dance, connect with community, support small businesses, or simply spend time with friends and family—you’re welcome.

Admission is free; $10 suggested donation.

All are welcome.

Sing your heart out to “The Wizard and I,” “Popular,” “Defying Gravity,” and the rest of the Wicked soundtrack, guided by emcee extraordinaire Lauren O’Neill, as you watch Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande dance across the screen at Mount Baker Theatre.

Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony-winning powerhouse Erivo as Elphaba, a young woman — misunderstood because of her unusual green skin — who has yet to discover her true power. Grande stars as Glinda, a popular young woman — gilded by privilege and ambition — who has yet to discover her true heart.

The Music of Oliver Nelson & Jimmy Smith with guest conductor Dr. Clark Gibson

February 21 at 7pm and February 22 at 2pm

More information at https://www.srjo.org/events

Get your deerstalker cap on—the play’s afoot! From multi-award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig (Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood) comes a fast-paced adventure about everyone’s favorite detective solving his most notorious case. The male heirs of the Baskerville line are being dispatched one by one. To find their killer, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson must crack the mystery of “The Hound of the Baskervilles” before a family curse dooms its newest heir. Watch as our intrepid investigators try to escape a dizzying web of clues, silly accents, disguises and deceit as five actors deftly portray more than 40 characters. Does a wild hellhound prowl the moors of Devonshire? Can our heroes discover the truth in time? Join the fun and see how far from elementary the truth can be.

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.”

Once upon a vine, John Jarboe’s aunt revealed that John not only had a twin sister in the womb, but that John consumed her: “You ate her. That’s why you are the way you are.” This was a lot for John to swallow! In this musical shrine to the consumed twin, named Rose, John welcomes you into a feast of gender through song, storytelling, and a full plate of wordplay.

Created in partnership with the Bearded Ladies Cabaret. Featuring all original music written in collaboration with Emily Bate, John Jarboe, and Pax Ressler.

Supported by KNKX. Get ready for a funky good time when Martha High’s Funky Divas, backed by the Fred Wesley and The New JBs, performed a power-packed show of hots and standards from those played and sang with the Godfather of Soul, James Brown.

Martha Harvin began singing in The Four Jewels, whose members attended the same church and school and went on tour with James Brown in 1964. They did record two singles while they toured with Brown, but after a year and a half with Brown the group split up. Not ready to leave the tour, Harvin asked Brown if she could stay. Brown agreed, but he required her name change from Harvin to the stage name High.

She continued singing with Brown for the next 30-plus years, including her unmistakable high soprano falsetto wail on “The Big Payback.” She appeared with Brown on the track “Summertime” and on the Original Funky Divas album.

Joining Martha in the Divas will be Kelly Jarrell, who sang in Brown’s background group The Bittersweets from 1994 until his death in 2006, and Darlene Parker, who along with Martha were backing vocalists in the touring band of Maceo Parker, Brown’s iconic and beloved sax player.

Legendary bandleader, trombonist and author Fred Wesley is one of the forefathers of funk, still setting the standard with his jazz-funk band The New JBs. Together at its core for more than 30 years, the band is a living celebration of roots funk and more, performing such hits as “Pass the Peas” made with James Brown and the JBs including Maceo Parker, as well as selections from the P-Funk years and Fred’s own and others’ soulful jazz, funk and blues compositions.

Rainier Avenue Radio presents Call to Conscience, celebrating 100 years of Black History Month. Through immersive installations and Programs, the historic Columbia City Theater will transform into an exhilarating curated Black History Month museum celebrating the legacy, resilience, and contributions of Black communities in Seattle, Tacoma, and beyond.

This year’s museum features curated cultural installations and exhibits highlighting:

● The Seattle Chapter of the Black Panther Party
● The Hartsfield Enslaved Quilt Collection
● The history of religion in Seattle’s Black communities
● Jackson Street Jazz, including the legacy of Quincy Jones
● A History of Black Tacoma, presented by T. Heard
● An exhibit showcasing Blackpast.org and Dr. Quintard Taylor, founder of BlackPast.org
● The Rainier Cinema Vintage Black Movie Poster and Magazine Collection
● A history of Black Athletes and Administrators in the Metro League The month-long experience will also include special events such as:
● “Preserving Your Legacy”, featuring Phil Armstrong, former Executive Director of Tulsa’s Greenwood Rising Museum.

Plus special programs including a tribute to Seattle icon Lenny Wilkens, hosted and featuring former NBA and Sonic legends Spencer Haywood and James Donaldson; and a live history of funk performance and music honoring Parliament/Funkadelic, featuring KG and the Star 5, with a special appearance by Teleclere.

Hours are Thursday and Friday, 3-7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.