Stage Calendar

Edmonds

Edmonds Comedy Night 3.0: 7 &9:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, this third annual fundraiser for Terrace Park School, hosted by Kermet Apio. Features 3 guest comics (plus Kermet), at the Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St, Edmonds. 5:30 p.m. Tickets: $25 general, $50 VIP (includes meeting the comedians, hors d’oeuvres, drinks and priority seating), available at www.brownpapertickets.com.

Cherry Cherry Band: 4 p.m. Sunday Jan. 17, local Neil Diamond tribute band perform to benefit local animal rescue organization Ginger’s Pet Rescue, at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave., Edmonds. Tickets: $18 general, available by calling 425-275-9595.

Cascade Symphony Orchestra: 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, CSO’s season continues with “The New World”, featuring works by Wagner, Sibelius and Dvorak, at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave., Edmonds. Tickets: $18 general, available by calling 425-776-4938 or at www.cascadesymphony.org.

Lynnwood

Jazz Night in the Black Box Theatre: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, Edmonds Community College student music groups perform in the college’s Black Box Theatre, 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Tickets:$7 suggested donation. Info: 425-640-1650.

Everett

“Night Before New Year’s Eve”: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, the Everett Symphony’s holiday benefit show features radio host Tom Dahlstrom and selections from the past 50 years of film music, including “Wizard of Oz,” “Miss Saigon” and “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace,” at the Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave. Tickets: $50, includes 7 p.m. champagne &hors d’oeuvres, available by calling 425-258-1605 or everettsymphony.tix.com.

New Year’s Eve Comedy Gala: 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, Comedy Underground presents this show headlined by Sean Kent, winner of the 30th Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition, with supporting acts TBA, at the Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave., Everett. Tickets: $45 general, available by calling 425-258-6766.

Bothell

Blind Boys of Alabama: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, the Grammy Award-winning gospel and blues vocal group perform at the Northshore Performing Arts Center, 18125 92nd Ave. NE, Bothell. Local blues guitarist Del Rey opens the show. Tickets: $45 adults, $40 NPACF members, $38 seniors, $15 youth under 17, available by calling 425-408-7988 or online at www.npacf.org.

Shoreline

“Messiah” Sing-Along: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29, The Northwest Chorale hosts a sing-and-play-along of Handel’s “Messiah” at St. Dunstan’s Church of the Highland, 722 N. 145th St., Shoreline. Scores will be available for loan, or bring your own. Admission: $15 suggested donation at the door. Info: 206-362-5731.

First Look Reading Series: 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 3, the Seattle Playwrights Collective hosts this monthly reading series at Do North Theater, 17517-C 15th Ave. NE, Shoreline, featuring professional actors reading new full length scripts by local playwrights, with discussion following. January’s featured script is “All I Ever Wanted” by Tracy Vicory-Rosenquest, directed by Christy Denny. Info: www.seattleplaywrightscollective.org.

“Stellaluna”: 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, Tears of Joy Theatre presents this puppet show based on the popular children’s book about baby bat who falls into a bird’s nest and grows up wondering why she’s different, at the Shoreline Community College Campus Theater, 16101 Greenwood Ave. N., Shoreline. Tickets: $7 general, available by calling the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council at 206-417-4645 or by ordering online at www.ShorelineArts.net.

Jazz It Up!: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council’s annual Arts Scholarship Program fundraiser features special guest Jeff Kashiwa and special appearances by Sam and Doug Reid, and the Shoreline School District’s Friends and Faculty All Star Band and Shoreline middle and high school jazz bands, at the Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, 15343 25th Ave. NE, Shoreline. Tickets: $15-$18, available online at www.shorelinearts.net or at 206-417-4645.