Concerts
Snohomish, Island counties
Celtic Dinner Show: Live Irish music featuring several players. Traditional Irish food served. 6 p.m March 12. Suggested donation $10 per person. Grandview Community Center, 11506 Smokes Rd., Arlington. For more information, call 360-435-4256.
Hank Payne and Claire Favro: The acoustic duo does John Prine, traditional or composed mountain music and original tunes at 7:30 p.m. March 18 at the Community Performing Arts Theater in the Everett Mall, 1402 SE Everett Mall Way, Everett. Free, donations welcome. Call 425-258-1605 or go to www.mycpath.org.
The Lowdown Ramblers: A jug band that plays old timey hokum blues at 7 p.m. March 18 and every other Friday night through April at Fire Wheel Books and Beans, 2820 Oakes Ave., Everett. Free.
Hometown Hootenany: The legends of Texas dancehalls and modern honky-tonks will be well-represented in “Honky Tonkin’ Hootenanny,” at 7:30 p.m., March 25 at the Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Avenue, Everett. Tickets are $5 to $37.50 at www.brownpapertickets.com.
Seattle
“A Celebration of St. Patrick”: Featuring Sephira, two classical-crossover musicians from Ireland, and the Edmonds-based Gothard Sisters, champion Irish dancers and musicians, at 7:30 p.m. March 12 at Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, 15343 25th Ave. NE, Shoreline. Tickets are $20 and $18. Call 206-417-4645 or go to www.shorelinearts.net.
classical music
Snohomish, Island counties
Pacific Chamber Orchestra is offering two concerts where artistic director and violinist Fred Chu leads the musicians in “Divertimento for Strings” by Bartok, “Petite Symphony for Winds” by Gounod, “Serenade for Strings” by Elgar and other selections. The concerts are at 7:30 p.m. March 11 at Mukilteo Presbyterian Church, 4514 84th St. SW, Mukilteo, and 3 p.m. March 13 at First Presbyterian Church, 2936 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. Donations accepted. Go to www.pacificachamberorchestra.org/index.html.
Members of Orchestra Seattle will perform Bartok’s “Duos for Two Violins,” Wolf’s “Intermezzo for String Quartet,” and Mozart’s “Serenade for Winds in C Minor,” at 7 p.m. March 12 at the Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27130 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. Suggested donation of $15; youth admitted free; refreshments to follow. Call 360-629-6110 for further information.
Sarkissian and Nyaho: Ara Sarkissian, violin, and William Chapman Nyaho, piano, perform sonatas from different musical periods including works by Bach, Mozart and Brahms at 8 p.m. March 26 at Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church, 19020 NE Woodinville Duvall Road, Woodinville. Tickets at the door are $15, $10 and $30 for family.
Seattle
Seattle Symphony: All take place at Benaroya Hall’s Taper auditorium, 200 University St., Seattle; 206-215-4747; www.seattlesymphony.org.
Baroque & Wine series: Songs of Cleopatra, Nicholas McGegan, conductor, Isabel Bayrakdarian, soprano and presented as part of the American Handel Festival; 8 p.m. March 11 and 12. Tickets $17 to $70.
The Gilman Family Discover Music series: Saint-Saens’ “Carnival of the Animals” with Eric Garcia, conductor, Susan Gulkis Assad, narrator and Sophia Stoyanovich, violin, who explore the instruments of the orchestra; 11 a.m. March 12. Tickets $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors.
Wyckoff Masterworks Season: Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 at 7:30 p.m. March 17; 8 p.m. March 19 and 2 p.m. March 20. Tickets are $17 to $105.
“Garden Full of Songs”: This is part of the Tiny Tots series and Let Your Music Shine with Lisa & Linda at 9:30, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. March 18; 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. March 19. Tickets are $12.
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Monroe Concert Community Band: Musicians are needed for this community band of 60 or so volunteers who range from high school students to semi-professional musicians. The band performs four concerts a years and practices from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays at New Hope Fellowship Church, 1216 Main St., Monroe. The group especially needs clarinet, trumpet, French horn and percussion players. Contact Roger Walker at 360-691-5310 or go to www.monroeconcertband.org/MCB/Welcome.html.
Northwest Scottish Fiddlers meetings: 1 p.m. second Sundays, meeting sites in Edmonds and Mukilteo; open to teens and adults; $25 annual membership fee; 425-670-9084; www.NWScottishfiddlers.org.
Saratoga Chamber Orchestra: The Whidbey Island based orchestra is auditioning for the 2011 Young Artists Concerto Competition. Eligibility is open to residents of Island, Skagit and Snohomish counties under 21 as of Jan. 1, 2012. Preliminary auditions consist of a submitted CD recording due April 15. For complete information, go to www.saratogachamberorchestra.org.
Snohomish County Windjammers men’s barbershop chorus: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Christ The King Lutheran Church, 1305 Pine Ave., Snohomish; open to ages 16 and older; 425-259-2383; e-mail nfkeck@yahoo.com.
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 360-939-0240.
Voices Northwest: 7 p.m. Mondays, Trinity Episcopal Church, 2301 Hoyt Ave., Everett; open to women 16 and older; 360-794-4426; e-mail kimmieaikins@hotmail.com.
Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association: Jams are 2nd and 4th Fridays, : Celtic group, 5 p.m., workshop, 6 p.m. Circle jam, 7 p.m. Monthly meeting 3rd Sunday, 12:30 – 2 jam followed by a potluck. Bring a fiddle if you have one; a few loaners available; free; Sisco Heights Community Club, 13527 99th Ave. NE, Arlington; 360-691-5907, e-mail noelula@aol.com.
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