CONCERTS
Snohomish County
Nancy Erickson Sings The Carpenters: 7:30 p.m. May 25, Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater, 1211 Fourth St., Snohomish. Tickets are $15. Go to www.brownpapertickets.com. Erickson’s rich, mellow alto voice has been compared to Karen Carpenter and Diana Krall. This show features 23 hits by The Carpenters.
“An American Sampler”: The Everett Chorale presents songs by American composers including American folk songs and spirituals, sacred and non-sacred choral classics, and a premiere performance of “Triptych of the Rock” by Bruce Buckingham; 3 p.m. June 9, Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave., Everett. Tickets are $16 and $14. Call 425-257-8600 or go to www.everettchorale.org/.
Darrington, 13th annual Summer Meltdown Festival: Multiday festival Aug. 9 through 11 at Whitehorse Mountain Amphitheater, 42501 Highway 530, Darrington; Festival admission and camping details at www.summermeltdown.com.
Darrington Bluegrass Festival: 6 to 11 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, July 19 through 21. Darrington Music Park, three miles west of town on Highway 530. Weekend admission $45 before July 1, $50 there, after plus $25 camping fee per RV or tent. Daily admission is $15 Friday and Sunday, $20 Saturday; ages 12 and younger free with adult; 360-436-1006; www.darringtonbluegrass.com.
Tulalip Amphitheatre: Concerts start at 7 p.m., July 6 through Sept. 7; concerts for ages 21 and older; tickets on sale at www.ticketmaster.com or at the Tulalip Resort Casino; www.tulalipcasino.com.
July 6: Go-Go’s and B-52’s, from $25
July 21: Gretchen Wilson, from $25
July 28: Peter Frampton and Kenny Wayne Shepherd, from $30
Aug. 15: Sammy Hagar, from $35
Aug. 18: Melissa Etheridge, from $25
Aug. 25: Foreigner, from $30
Sept. 7: Doobie Brothers and America, from $35.
Seattle and beyond
Chateau Ste. Michelle Summer Concert Series: Outdoor concerts, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, 14111 NE 145th St., Woodinville. Tickets at wine shop or through Ticketmaster, 800-745-3000; www.ticketmaster.com. 7 p.m. showtimes unless otherwise noted. Details at www.ste-michelle.com.
June 15: Live Broadcast: A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor, 2:45 p.m., $50 to $85
June 29: Steve Miller Band, $60 to $110
July 7: “Girls Night Out!” with Pat Benatar, $55 to $85
July 13: Chris Botti, $50 to $80
July 15: Counting Crows with The Wallflowers, 6:30 p.m., $70 to $110
July 18: David Byrne and St. Vincent, $70 to $95
July 27: Chateau Ste. Michelle Festival of Jazz Sax, 4 p.m., $50 to $80
July 28: Gipsy Kings, $50 to $90
Aug. 2: Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, $60 to $100
Aug. 8: Gladys Knight and The O’Jays: Family Reunion, $60 to $100
Aug. 9 and 10: Harry Connick Jr., 7:30 p.m., $70 to $120
Aug. 24: Chris Isaak, $55 to $90, VIP available
Aug. 25: 1964 The Tribute (Beatles), see website for details
Seattle Peace Concerts: Free concerts, noon to 6 p.m. Sundays, various Seattle parks; www.seapeace.org. Food bank donations accepted.
June 16: Lower Woodland Park Shelter 1, Aurora Avenue N. and N. 59th Street
June 30 and Sept. 22: Gas Works Park, 2101 N. Northlake Way
July 14, Aug. 11 and Sept. 8: Magnuson Park Beach Area
July 28 and Aug. 25: Volunteer Park, 1247 15th Ave. E.
Zoo Tunes at Woodland Park Zoo: June 23 through Aug. 23; tickets at www.zoo.org/zootunes.
June 23: John Prine, singer and songwriter, $32.50
June 30: Old Crow Medicine Show, Americana string band, $32.50
July 7: Huey Lewis and The News, pop, rock, $39.50
July 17: John Hiatt and The Combo, singer and songwriter, $28
July 24: An Evening with Randy Newman, singer and songwriter, $28
July 26: Leann Rimes, country, $32.50
July 30 and 31: Indigo Girls, folk-rock duo, $28
Aug. 7: Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, jazz, funk, soul and rock, $26
Aug. 11: Todd Snider’s Traveling Folk Show, $24
Aug. 15: Loreena McKennitt, singer and composer,$32.50
Aug. 22 and 23: Brandie Carlile, folk, $39.50
CLASSICAL
Snohomish County
Everett Pacific Chamber Orchestra Summer Concert: 3 p.m. June 9 at First Presbyterian Church, 2936 Rockefeller Ave.; 425-743-0255; www.pacificachamberorchestra.org.
Northern Sound Choirs: Sonus Boreal in their Annual Spring Concert, 3 p.m. June 9 at the Lynda Byrnes Performing Arts Center, Arlington High School, 18821 Crown Ridge Blvd., Arlington. Tickets are $12. Go to brownpapertickets.com or at the Northern Sound Choirs website www.northernsoundchoirs.org or at the door. Song selections include various genres from classical to spiritual.
The Edmonds Community College Symphonic Choir: Presents its spring concert 7:30 p.m. June 10, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 6215 196th St. SW, Lynnwood. The choir will debut an original piece of music, “Sing to Me!,” composed by John Muehleisen with a poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call 425-640-1139 or go to www.edcc.edu/music.
Seattle
Seattle Symphony: Benaroya Hall’s Taper auditorium, 200 University St., Seattle; 206-215-4747; www.seattlesymphony.org.
Beethoven’s Violin Concert; Jakub Hrusa, conductor; Alina Ibragimova, violin; Seattle Symphony. Smetana: Wallenstein’s Camp; Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61; Dvorak: Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60. 7:30 p.m. May 30, 8 p.m. June 1 and 2 p.m. June 2. Tickets start at $19.
A Night at the Cotton Club:Jeff Tyzik, conductor; Byron Stripling, trumpet; Carmen Bradford, vocalist; Ted Louis Levy, vocalist; Robert Breithaupt, drums; Seattle Symphony. A salute to Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, and Louis Armstrong. 7:30 p.m. June 6; 8 p.m. June 7; 2 and 8 p.m. June 8 and 2 p.m. June 9. Tickets start at $19.
“Cantata Misericordium: Works by Benjamin Britten and Ola Gjeilo”: 8 p.m. June 8, Saint Mark’s Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E, Seattle. Advance-purchase tickets $25, $20 and $10; $27 $22 and $12 at the door. Call Brown Paper Tickets at 800-838-3006 or go to www.seattlechoralcompany.org.
BILLBOARD
Cascade Symphony Orchestra: CSO is seeking new board members. The board consists primarily of members of the symphony who, with their first-hand knowledge of the mission and vision of the organization, have managed the affairs of CSO since its reorganization in 2000. They are now seeking interested community members with some wider experience in the areas of fundraising and marketing. Interested parties can get an application packet by emailing Kathy Moellenberndt at moellenk@gmail.com or visit the CSO web site at www.cascadesymphony.org.
Marysville Strawberry Band: Play from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Totem Middle School, 1605 Seventh St., Marysville. For more information, contact Nathan Sackman at marysvillecitybands@gmail.com or Julile Tapusoa at 425-334-1791.
New Snohomish County Windjammers men’s barbershop chorus: 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Christ The King Lutheran Church, 1305 Pine Ave., Snohomish; open to ages 16 and older; 425-259-2383; email nfkeck@yahoo.com.
Northwest Scottish Fiddlers: Meetings at 1 p.m. second Sundays, in Edmonds and Mukilteo; open to teens and adults; $25 annual membership fee; 425-670-9084; www.nwscottishfiddlers.org.
The Sound Singers: 1 p.m. practices, Edmonds Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave.; new members welcome; 425-774-5555; www.soundsingersofedmonds.org.
Threshold choir: Women who sing in small groups at the bedsides of the seriously ill and dying. Rehearsals are 4 to 5:30 p.m. first and third Wednesdays in Stanwood. Call Darlene at 907-441-1411.
“Voices Northwest”: Women’s chorus meets 7 p.m. Mondays, First Baptist Church of Monroe; 17922 149th St. SE, Monroe; open to women 16 and older; email membership@voicesnorthwest.org; 425-741-9123.
Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association: Celtic jam, 5 p.m.; new group for beginning fiddlers, mandolinists and guitarists, 6 p.m.; workshop, 6:30 p.m; circle jam, 7:30 p.m. April 19 and May 10 and 24. Snacks throughout the evening; bring snacks to share if you wish. Acoustic musicians of all ages and listeners are welcome; free; Sisco Heights Community Club, 13527 99th Ave. NE, Arlington; 360-691-5907, email noelula@aol.com.
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