Concerts
Snohomish County
The Hometown Hootenanny, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11, Historic Everett Theatre.
Seattle
Wilco: The fan favorite from Chicago. 8 p.m. Feb. 7; The Paramount; $41.25; stgpresents.org.
Blake Shelton: Country singer. 8 p.m. March 9. KeyArena, $25 to $49.75; Ticketmaster.
Classical
Snohomish County
Classical, Jazz and Rhythm: Friday Evening Concert Series will feature Stephanie Bethea, flute, and Alexandra Tsirkel, piano. Repertoire will include, “Rhapsody in Blue,” movements from the Claude Bolling’s “Jazz Suite” as well as Carl Reinecke’s flute sonata, “Undine.” The second half of the program will be performed by the Cascade Percussion ensemble; 8 p.m. Feb. 3, Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Church, 8109 224 St., SW, Edmonds. Children are admitted free, teens $5 and adults $15. Call 425-778-0373 or go to www.euuc.com.
That Magnificent Mozart!: Pamper that special someone with a vigorous concert performed by the Everett Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Paul-Elliott Cobbs. They will share the intimacy of Mozart with virtuosic “Exsultate jubilate” and will showcase mezzo soprano, Melissa Plagemann; also, Mozart’s lighthearted opera buffa, “Cosi fan Tutte”; 3 p.m. Feb. 12, First Presbyterian Church, 2936 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. Tickets are $25 and $20. Festival seating; doors open at 2:15 p.m. Call 206-270-9729 or go to www.everettphil.org.
Seattle
“Common Ground”: Seattle Baroque Orchestra directors Ingrid Matthews and Byron Schenkman will perform “Common Ground” featuring variations on popular tunes of the 17th century; two sonatas by Schmelzer, the Biber Passacaglia for solo violin, Muffat’s Passacaglia for harpsichord, a “Lachrymae Pavan,” and selections from The Division Violin; 8 p.m. Jan. 28 at Seattle’s Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle; preconcert lecture 7 p.m. Tickets are $40, $35 for seniors, $15 for patrons under 25, and $25 for side sections. Call Early Music Guild at 206-325-7066 or visit www.earlymusicguild.org.
Seattle Symphony: Benaroya Hall’s Taper auditorium, 200 University St., Seattle; 206-215-4747; www.seattlesymphony.org.
Russian Quintets with Marc-Andre Hamelin: 8 p.m. Jan. 27. Tickets are $35.
Hamelin Performs Chopin: Ludovic Morlot, conductor, Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano; 8 p.m. Jan. 28. Tickets start at $17.
“Dancing With the Symphony”: Dance with Seattle Symphony. Perfect for families with children ages 6 to 12. Preconcert activities at 10 a.m. in the Grand Lobby; 11 a.m. Jan. 28. Tickets are $15 and $20.
“Bond and Beyond: Celebrating 50 Years of 007”: Michael Krajewski, conductor; Debbie Gravitte, soprano; Seattle Symphony plays music from Bond films. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2, 8 p.m. Feb. 3, 2 and 8 p.m. Feb. 4 and 2 p.m. Feb. 5. Tickets start at $17.
Billboard
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.
Public music opportunities: 6 to 8 p.m. Sundays, Leatherheads Pub &Eatery, 10209 270th St. NW, Stanwood; one- or two-person groups, playing acoustic instruments only; call 360-348-3361 for details and to reserve times; www.leatherheadspub.com.
Recorder music sessions: 10:30 a.m. to noon first and third Saturdays, Everett Senior Activity Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett; easy medieval, Renaissance and baroque pieces; free; for ages 50 and up; must provide own instrument and be able to sight-read; join anytime; 425-257-8780.
The Sound Singers: 1 p.m. practices, Edmonds Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave.; new members welcome; 425-774-5555; www.soundsingersofedmonds.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; email 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; email kimmieaikins@hotmail.com.
Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association: Jams are second and fourth Fridays: Celtic group, 5 p.m., workshop, 6 p.m. Circle jam, 7 p.m. Monthly meeting third Sunday, 12:30 to 5 p.m. jam followed by a potluck. Acoustic instruments welcome; a few loaners available; free; Sisco Heights Community Club, 13527 99th Ave. NE, Arlington; 360-691-5907, email noelula@aol.com.
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