Saturdays, January 28 to February 25, 2023 Amazing Duos. 7 Teams race for your votes to become the Amazing Duo in this competition of skill, wit and character in this fully improvised competition show based on your favorite elimination TV shows. Each week a team will be eliminated after they compete for the best laughs,…
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IMPROV ARCADE @ Black Box Theater at Edmonds College
(January 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st) The UP North Players are back with their fun and exciting show, Improv Arcade. The Improv Arcade brings classic and contemporary video games to life. Improvisers, using game characters and game lingo, seem to get themselves into a heap of trouble. Come see if they will rescue the Princess, battle…
Elf-The Musical
Edmonds Driftwood Players presents Elf-The Musical, November 18-December 18, 2022 BOOK BY THOMAS MEEHAN AND BOB MARTIN MUSIC BY MATTHEW SKLAR LYRICS BY CHAD BEGUELIN BASED UPON THE NEW LINE CINEMA FILM WRITTEN BY DAVID BERENBAUM Directed by Craig Schieber A title known the world over, Elf-The Musical is a must-see holiday musical, based on…
Elf-The Musical
Edmonds Driftwood Players presents Elf-The Musical, November 18-December 18, 2022 BOOK BY THOMAS MEEHAN AND BOB MARTIN MUSIC BY MATTHEW SKLAR LYRICS BY CHAD BEGUELIN BASED UPON THE NEW LINE CINEMA FILM WRITTEN BY DAVID BERENBAUM Directed by Craig Schieber A title known the world over, Elf-The Musical is a must-see holiday musical, based on…
Artfully Edmonds: ‘Dracula’ by Driftwood Players sets up season of suspense
Artfully Edmonds finds the news that Edmonds Driftwood Players is producing Steven Dietz’ Dracula absolutely exhilarating after traveling through the region once known as Transylvania five years ago. Living in a town that celebrates fall and Halloween to the extent that Edmonds does, readers might easily guess what will eclipse our arts and events news…
Artfully Edmonds: 2017 JUNO winner makes her way to ECA stage as Randy Newman sells out – that’s Edmonds!
As anyone who follows this column knows, the range of events and performances that hit Edmonds venues is truly extraordinary. And, the coming week’s selections are certainly no exception. Just for starters we have the 2017 JUNO Award Winner and jazzy smooth trumpeter Bria Skonberg’s appearance on stage at Edmonds Center for the Arts, which…
Artfully Edmonds: ‘The big reveal’ – 11th Annual ‘Edmonds Center for the Arts Gala
One of the most dazzling events of the 2017-18 Performance Season is about to take place! For the past several weeks, Artfully Edmonds has given you glimpses of what is on the horizon for ECA 11th Annual Gala and Auction. Now it’s time to pull back the curtain and show readers exactly what organizers, volunteers…
Popular Edmonds playhouse invites theatre-lovers to a wine and rehearsal party
The Phoenix Theatre, located at 9673 Firdale Ave. in Edmonds’ Firdale Village, invites the Edmonds community to a “Wine and Rehearsal” party with the director and cast of its upcoming production. This popular feature of the playhouse that specializes in “comedy without all the drama” will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. The…
Artfully Edmonds: Is summer almost over? Not so fast, reads the arts calendar
News of dazzling performances and vibrant music, with dramatic colors and staging, continues to pour in from the Edmonds arts scene this week – and beyond. As unbelievable as it might seem, summer is almost over, and 2017-18 performing arts calendars and gala invitations are already being sent to My Edmonds News for publication….
Artfully Edmonds: ‘A Taste’ takes center stage, but with arts’ side dishes to add to your plate
This weekend, Edmonds’ biggest annual three-day community event will take place in the form of a food festival that simply must be experienced — if you love whipped cream-topped strawberry shortcake, dripping-with-messiness barbecue short ribs, fried-onion-stacked hamburgers, and a delicious display of dishes from around the world. Artfully Edmonds is referring, of course, to A…
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Driftwood’s Teen Troupe ‘Big Fish’ expected to be a whopper of a success
Friday – Sunday August 4 – 6 This Weekend Only! Big Fish Driftwood Players Troupe at Wade James Theatre 950 Main St. “Big Fish” opens Friday night, Aug. 4 at Wade James Theatre, showcasing the talents of Driftwood Theatre’s Teen Troupe. The tale is about Edward Bloom, now dying and with his son Will by…
Artfully Edmonds: With weather this hot, let’s take art to the parks
Hot! The word for the week, is “hot,” right? All year-round Artfully Edmonds lets you know about hot jazz spots, hot dance troupes, and all of that – but what do we do when things are literally “hot”? We head to the open spaces, look for a breeze; plop down on cool, soft grass in…
Artfully Edmonds: “The Four Tops” head news of upcoming spectacular events
Kindness and comedy emerge as the two themes for this week as we examine events taking place in the greater Edmonds area over the next several weeks. We have three outdoor festivals to look forward to (Tour de Terrace, Ubuntu, and The Kind Fest); and two on-the-boards comedies, The Phoenix Theatre is wrapping up its…
Edmonds Center for Arts promotes teen leadership with intergenerational music camp
Monday, Aug. 7 through Friday, Aug. 11, Edmonds Center for the Arts (ECA) will offer its first intergenerational summer program, Rhythm Generation: Intergenerational Marimba Camp, in partnership with Youth Marimba Workshop and Silver Kite Community Arts. Designed to provide leadership opportunities to local teens — and the chance to learn a new instrument — the…
Artfully Edmonds: Summer party this, summer party that!
Summer Party, this. . . Summer Party, that! Yes, there may be some cloudy days ahead, but summer is definitely here and Artfully Edmonds’ roster of choice events will give you the option of dancing the night away, lounging on Edmonds’ park lawns, or slipping into cool night spots for a sizzling good time….
Artfully Edmonds: Summer season has begun for Edmonds-area stages
Whether you prefer summer theatre staged on the lawn, or want the flash of the stage lights and the curtain rising, there is a wide variety of venues and troupes to choose from around the greater Edmonds area this summer. Artfully Edmonds is leading this week’s column with upcoming highlights from the theatre scene, in…
Artfully Edmonds: The circus is coming to town this week!
The circus is coming to town this week! Wenatchee Youth Circus (WYC), to be exact. It’s colossal! It’s colorful – why. . . it’s a mesmerizing array of booming, boisterous performance-art fun! Why all the exclamation marks? It is somewhat out of character for Artfully Edmonds; but like we pointed out – it’s the…
Edmonds Arts Festival ‘rocks it’ on two stages this weekend
Edmonds Arts Festival Frances Anderson Center (FAC) 700 Main St. Map to the festival grounds Friday, June 16 – Sunday, June 18 Downbeats will strike throughout the next three days as the 60th Anniversary of Edmonds Arts Festival showcases music and performances on two centrally located stages. Jazz On The Plaza, inspired by Edmonds music…
The Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation exhibits art by foundation scholarship artist
Selected artworks by the 2016 Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation (EAFF) Scholarship artist, Katie Childs, will be on exhibit in the Edmonds Art Commission display case at the Frances Anderson Center (700 Main St.) Wednesday, June 14 through July 28. Katie grew up in Edmonds and attended Meadowdale High School where she received academic honors and…
Review: The Phoenix Theatre’s ‘Crossing Delancey’
Friday, June 9 8 p.m. Crossing Delancey By Susan Sandler Directed by David Bailey The Phoenix Theatre 9673 Firdale Ave. Plays through Sunday, June 25 Looking for comedy, mixed with romance and “hotness”? You need look no further than The Phoenix Theatre’s (TPT) current run, Crossing Delancey. Starring Erica Bergman as Isabelle, Boyd Morrison as…