Concerts and musical performances around Snohomish County and nearby
Published 1:30 am Thursday, June 1, 2017
Jesse Sykes and Phil Wandscher Duo: The Sweet Hereafter’s core members — singer/songwriter Sykes and guitarist Wandscher — perform in concert at 8 p.m. June 3, Cafe Zippy, 1502 Rucker Ave. Cost is $10-$15. The Seattle-based duo has been reviewed in Spin and Rolling Stone magazines and the New York Times. Folk, blues and orchestral pop with psychedelic stylings.
Marysville City Bands: A concert is set for 7 p.m. June 3 at the new Marysville Historical Society Museum, 6805 Armar Road near Jennings Park in Marysville. The museum opening is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The 7 p.m. concert is free, but donations collected will be split between the historical society and the band. Marysville City Bands is a nonprofit organization dedicated to offering music in the community. The group’s summer band session runs 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, June 15 to Aug. 17 with concert on Aug. 18 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 7215 51st Ave. NE, Marysville, for musicians of all ages. For more information, email marysvillecitybands@gmail.com.
John Mueller’s “Winter Dance Party”: This touring tribute to stars of the 1950s — Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper — visits Everett at 8 p.m. June 3 at the Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave. Tickets start at $40. Call 425-258-6766. Hear classics such as “That’ll be the Day,” “Peggy Sue,” “La Bamba” and “Chantilly Lace.”
Everett Chorale: Songs & Stories from Broadway, 3 p.m. June 4, Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave. Selections from “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Showboat,” “West Side Story” and “Oliver!” For tickets, call 425-257-8600.
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra: The ensemble’s annual summer concert is 3 p.m. June 4, First Presbyterian Church, 2936 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. Tickets are $20 general admission or $15 for seniors and students. The program includes works by Sibelius, Onslow and Stravinsky. More at www.pacificachamberorchestra.org.
Love Songs, Folk Songs and Songs That Make You Smile: The benefit concert for the Patrick Castro Excellence in Vocal Music Scholarship for the Snohomish School District will be performed at 3 p.m. June 4 at Snohomish United Methodist Church, 6202 99th Ave. SE, Snohomish. Admission is by donation to the scholarship fund, which will be awarded to a senior student at Snohomish or Glacier Peak high schools. Performers include Common Ground (Joel Cummings, Jon Cummings, Jeff Thoreson, Tom Lafferty and Pat Castro) and the Once-In-A-While Chamber Singers, also under the direction of retired Snohomish choir director Pat Castro. Former scholarship winners also are on the program.
Ugandan Children’s Choir: The choir will perform at 7 p.m. June 7 at Edmonds Lutheran Church, 23525 84th Ave. W., Edmonds. The concert — featuring vibrant costumes, African dance, song and drums — is free, but donations to the Imani Milele program for impovrished and orphaned children will be accepted. Call 425-744-8090.
Sno-King Community Chorale: The chorale’s annual Ticket to Broadway program, under the direction of Frank DeMiero, features the music of “Fiddler on the Roof” at 3 and then again at 7 p.m. June 10 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N. For tickets — $10, $17, $20 — call 425-275-9595.
Sonus Boreal: The women’s chorale presents its June 10 spring concert, A Musical Celebration of Earth, Love and Light, at 2:30 p.m. featuring the Totem Middle School choir and again at 6:30 p.m. featuring the Evangel Classical School choir. Both performances are at the Red Curtain Center for the Arts, 9315 State Ave., Suite J, Marysville (in the Goodwill shopping center, behind the Everett Community College cosmetology school). Tickets $16 general and $5 for seniors, are available at www.brownpapertickets.com.
Everett Music Initiative: The EMI 5th Birthday Bash, featuring performances by Motopony, Bod, Belgian Fog, Nail Houses and Steel Beans, 6 p.m. June 10, Scuttlebutt Brewing Co. Taproom, 3310 Cedar St. For age 21 and older. Tickets are $15 each at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2932826. Upcoming EMI events include the BB King Blues Band concert on July 29 and Rock the Boat on Aug. 12 at Boxcar Park on the Everett waterfront. Tickets also available at Brown Paper Tickets.
Live at the Opera House: 5 p.m. third Thursdays, Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St. Admission is $5. The series schedule is June 15: Joan Penney Trio. July 20: Soulevard. Aug. 17: The Margaret Wilder Band.
Acoustic Artistry at the Center: The concert series continues June 1 with singers/songwriters Kat Eggleston and Bill Davie. Tickets are $20 at the door, Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. Call 360-387-0222. Proceeds benefit the Second Chance Expansion Project.
Jazz at the Center: The series continues with the Randy Porter Trio on June 21, Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. Call 360-387-0222.
Everett Youth Symphony auditions: Learn about becoming a part of this important group at everettyouthsymphony.com/audition. Register by July 1 to receive a tuition discount.
To submit information, email reporter Gale Fiege at gfiege@heraldnet.com.
