Edmonds Heights K-12 23200 100th Ave. W. Disney’s The Jungle Book Kids by Sherman, Sherman and Gilkyson Opens Friday, Jan. 9 ~ 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10 ~ 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11 ~ 7 p.m. Edmonds Heights K-12 has chosen “The Jungle Book Kids” to open the New Year. “The Jungle Book Kids” story…
This begins my second year writing for My Edmonds News and I am so pleased for the opportunities I’ve had to exchange email notes and phone calls, and to even meet many of you in the moments before gallery openings and during intermissions at Edmonds’ many entertainment venues. It’s been A Joy of A Year!…
Friday, Jan. 23 Doors open at 8 pm Crocodile Café 2200 2nd Ave., Seattle What event is so colossal, so monumental, so exceptional and unforgettable that you would leave the city limits of Edmonds to attend? Stumped? Of course, we’re referring to the 20th Annual Seattle Invitational “Search for Amateur Elvis!” to be held at…
When Coral Anderson, an 11-year-old resident of Edmonds, was in the second grade, she and her classmates were assigned to draw the particular insect they had chosen to study. As her mother Janna explains, “She picked the dragonfly. When I saw her piece, I was blown away by what she had accomplished.” At the time…
The art of entertaining visitors is made so easy if you include a gallery stroll, great music and swing dancing in your guest’s stay – Edmonds has all of that and more this holiday week. Last-minute Santas have a nice selection of shelves and shops remaining open on Christmas Eve including: Gallery North Open Christmas…
I simply cannot imagine Edmonds author Judith Works living “a routine life”; but that is exactly what she professes was happening before she decided to attain a mid-life law degree and dash off to Rome soon after for an assignment with the United Nations. Judith and I sat down to discuss her latest book, “City…
Edmonds galleries and shops will offer a place to warm up and to celebrate December’s Art Walk Edmonds (AWE). Let’s see what’s in store for you as you take a break from the hectic-home chaos and step out onto the downtown sidewalks for Art Walk. Dragonfire Neighborhood Gallery 529 Dayton St. Have you visited Dragonfire…
Edmonds author Nick Baker has been keeping busy with “two of my favorite things”! Books and Music. On Sunday afternoon, Dec. 14, elementary school teachers, grandparents, and young shoppers found Nick at the University Book Store, 4326 University Way N.E., signing his debut storybook, “Turtle.” “Turtle” details the poignant story of a remarkable young man…
“Home for the holidays” is the theme of this week’s Artfully Edmonds column as the community welcomes the Gothard Sisters back for their 2014 Celtic Christmas performance. The air will be filled with electricity and excitement as Willow, Greta and Solana take the ECA stage to demonstrate the showmanship that won them the Best New…
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The Phoenix Theatre 9673 Firdale Ave. Firdale Village Last night I was in the audience as The Phoenix Theatre opened its holiday production to a packed house of loyal fans and fresh faces. On the marquee was “Hallelujah Girls” by Jesse Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten. The play opens as five girlfriends from small…
Tuesday, Dec. 9 ~ 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18 ~ 1 p.m. Edmonds Senior Center 220 Railroad Ave. Sound Singers Holiday Carols A “Joy To The World” sing-along will take place in the dining room at the Edmonds Senior Center on Tuesday, Dec. 9 as good friends gather for festivities, caroling,and refreshments in the center…
Rick Steves and the Seattle Radio Theatre Edmonds Center for the Arts (ECA) 410 4th Ave. N. Tuesday, Dec. 9 ~ 8 p.m. The Man Who Came to Dinner Based on the Geo. S. Kaufman and Moss Hart original It’s not often that I’m going to be able to lead my column with the name…
Edmonds artist Marni Muir has completed a unique public installation of Fabric Art focusing on the plight of salmon that once called Miller and Shellabarger creeks and the Edmonds Marsh home. From the sea to the creek – her installation is a superficial representation of a blocked pathway. Muir explains her motivations for the public…
Edmonds Prodigy Benjamin Lulich World-class clarinetist Benjamin Lulich is still remembered by those who follow the trajectory of his career, and Edmonds roots, if a note from My Edmonds News reader Wendy Kendall is any indication. It was Kendall who alerted us last month that Lulich, (who spent part of his youth in and around…
Nov. 28 – Dec. 21 Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays ~ 8PM Saturday and Sunday matinees ~ 2PM Wade James Playhouse 950 Main Street Driftwood Players Theatre Company is producing “Miracle on 34th Street ~ The Play”, under the direction of Nikki Fey-Burgett to celebrate the 2014 holiday season. News of the production first appeared several weeks…
I can’t imagine not attending Art Walk Edmonds (AWE) which, each month, raises the stakes on community and “The Art of . . .“ discovery. This month the AWE team has set up an opportunity for community-wide generosity with its “awe = Community That Cares!” campaign covered in last week’s column. So, this week’s column…
Dandylyon Drama, which brings after-school drama clubs and large-scale school musicals to students who may not typically have access to these types of performing arts programs, is partnering with The Phoenix Theatre to provide a mid-winter break camp to third through sixth graders. The camp program, titled “The American Voice” will take place the week…
Devotees of The Phoenix Theatre laughed and applauded to the tune of $8,600 this past Thursday night during the comedy theatre’s first-ever fundraising gala. The words, “By Invitation Only” bannered the event, staged in the dazzling lobby of Edmonds Center for The Arts. The gala, a brainchild of Artistic Director Melanie Calderwood, featured a tribute…
This month as chill winds blow, we can take pride in the fact that warmhearted Edmonds Art Walk (AWE) is teaming up with Edmonds’ own Carol Rowe Memorial Food Bank to help fight hunger in our community under the banner, “AWE = A Community That Cares”. AWE board member Beth Sanger, owner of Ombu Salon…
Luminaries of the Edmonds art community joined celebrants and local dignitaries at the Frances Anderson Center Thursday evening in a boisterous exhibit opening featuring the work of Northwest School artists Mark Tobey, Morris Graves, Kenneth Callahan, Guy Anderson; as well as the art of Pacific Northwest artists James Martin and Helmi Dagmar Juvonen. The exhibit,…
Edmonds is Out of This World! Yes, that is my lead this week and it is easy to understand why I would make that proclamation if you have visited the new neighborhood gallery “DragonFire” located at 529 Dayton St., and are looking forward – as I am – to seeing Alien Warrior in the Seattle…
Edmonds Art History will be made Thursday, Nov. 6 as the work of Northwest School artists Mark Tobey, Morris Graves, Kenneth Callahan and Guy Anderson is celebrated during a showcase unveiling sponsored by The Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation and the City of Edmonds Arts Commission. The public opening to the collection will take place at…
This week’s column is particularly exciting to write because of the cavalcade of headliner events taking place on Edmonds’ sidewalks, streets, and stages in the upcoming weeks. “Fall Forward!” is such an easy task, when going into autumn offers so much. Artfully Edmonds promised, as October crept in, that we would treat children-at-heart to an…
This has been an exhilarating week for Edmonds’ stages with wonderful reviews coming in for both playhouses and a memorable and celebratory opening of the 53rd Season for Cascade Symphony Orchestra (CSO). I was in the audience making new friends with frequent patrons Dorothy, Audrey and Carol as other audience members filed in, taking their…
