Concerts and musical performances around Snohomish County and nearby

Published 1:30 am Friday, March 10, 2017

Cascade Symphony Orchestra: The CSO Violin Festival is 7:30 p.m. March 13 at Edmonds Center for the Arts with the winners of Seattle Music Teachers Association Simon-Fiset String Competition. The orchestra also will perform Dvorak’s “Symphony No. 6.” Adults $27, seniors $22, students with ID $10, children $5. Call 425-275-9595.

Blues and Brews Thursdays: Marysville Kiwanis Club joins the city in offering blues music and brews from a local microbrewery from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the third Thursdays at the Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St.; 360-363-8400. $5 at the door. The entertainment continues with the Gin Joints on March 16.

Jazz at the Center: The Camano Center jazz series continues with Randy Halberstadt Trio &Jeff Johnson at 7 p.m. March 15. Tickets $20, but students are free with student ID. Call 360-387-0222. The center is at 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island.

Hot Java, Cool Jazz: The annual concert by Starbucks, featuring some of the region’s most talented young jazz musicians, is set for 7 p.m. March 17 at the Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St., Seattle. Among the bands that will perform are the jazz bands from Mountlake Terrace and Edmonds-Woodway high schools. More at www.stgpresents.org.

Sno-King Community Chorale: The chorale, along with a children’s choir and orchestra, will present the West Coast premiere of Sir Karl Jenkins “Cantata Memoria — For the Children,” commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1966 disaster that killed 116 children when a coal mine slid into a school in Aberfan, South Wales. The concert is to be presented at 3 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. March 18 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 6215 196th St., Lynnwood. Tickets are $10 to $20, and are available in advance at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2795090.

Monroe Concert Band: The bands’ Mostly Movie Music free concert for kids is set for 2 p.m. March 19 at Wagner Performing Arts Center, 639 W. Main St., Monroe.

Everett Youth Symphony: The orchestra’s winter concert is 4 p.m. March 19 at Jackson High School auditorium, 1508 136th St. SE, Mill Creek. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for teens and children.

“For the Love of Jimmy McLaughlin”: The Washington Blues Society presents an all-star benefit for musician Jim McLaughlin from 5 to 9 p.m. March 19 at the Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave. McLaughlin, an Everett native, has lymphoma and now is in need of a liver transplant. He is a two-time world harmonica champion, a winner of the Washington Blues Society’s Harmonica Player of the Year award and Lifetime Achievement award. Tickets are available by calling the theater at 425-258-6766.

Maltby Bluegrass Jam: 2 to 10 p.m. on the first Saturdays of the month at the Maltby Community Club, 8711 206th St. SE, Snohomish, near the Maltby Cafe. For information, call Jan at 360-568-3685. The 22nd annual Maltby bluegrass concert is April 16. More information is at www.maltbyclub.org.

TELLERS, I Will Keep Your Ghost: The bands and others will perform for a fundraiser at 8 p.m. March 17 at Everett Performing Arts Center, 2701 Wetmore Ave., Everett. Suggestion donation is $10.

Geoffrey Castle: The fiddler’s 12th annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration and CD release party is 8 p.m. March 17, Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Way. Tickets are $35 each. Go to www.kpcenter.org.

Niyaz and Azam Ali: The concert is 7:30 p.m. March 17 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N. The contemporary Middle Eastern music duo blend poetry and folks songs from Iran with acustic instrumentation and electronics. The performance will feature a classically trained whirling dervish. Tickets, $14-$44, are available by calling 425-275-9595.

Violinist Sarah Hall: The Oso violinist will perform the Bruch Violin Concerto at 7:30 p.m. March 18 at McIntyre Hall on the Skagit Valley College campus, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. The program also includes Beethoven’s First Symphony. For ticket information, call 360-416-7727, ext. 2.

Keola Beamer &Jeff Peterson with Moanalani Beamer: The well-known slack key guitarists will perform a range of Hawaiian music with dance accompaniment by Moanalani at 7:30 p.m. March 25, Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N. For tickets, $19-$54, call 425-275-9595.

Choral Arts Northwest: The choir will perform a new work by John Muehleisen, “But Who Shall Return Us Our Children: A Kipling Passion.” The piece tells the story of Rudyard Kipling’s son who died in World War I and examines the sacrifices made by veterans and their families. The concert is at 8 p.m. March 25 at First Presbyterian Church, 2936 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. Tickets, $28 general and $24 for seniors and military, are available at choralartsnw.org.

Fisherman’s Village Music Festival: The annual Everett Music Initiative festival set for March 31 through April 2 in downtown Everett will feature about 50 musicians and bands whose music spans many genres. Tickets are $35 for three full days of live music. See the festival lineup and purchase tickets at www.everettmusicinitiative.org and www.thefishermansvillage.com.

Ana Popovic: The blues star will perform the evening of April 1 at the Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave. Opening will be the Michelle Taylor Band. For tickets, call 425-258-6766.

Everett Chorale: Songs &Stories of Freedom, 3 p.m. April 2, Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave., Everett. Tickets are available by calling 425-257-8600 or go to www.villagetheatre.org.

Everett Philharmonic Orchestra: Spring Fling on Broadway is the orchestra’s annual fundraiser. Dinner, dancing, auction and a concert of Broadway tunes by the orchestra. Set for 5:30 p.m. April 2 in the ballroom at Xfinity Arena, 2000 Hewitt Ave., Everett. More at www.everettphil.org.

Fred Chu and the Pacifica Chamber Orchestra: The ensemble’s spring concert is 3 p.m. April 9 at First Presbyterian Church, 2936 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. Tickets — $20 general, $15 seniors and students — are available at the door or ahead at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2562442. The program includes works by Saint-Saens and Schuman.

To submit information, email reporter Gale Fiege at gfiege@heraldnet.com.