Artfully Edmonds: Happy Thanksgiving, artfully

Thanksgiving week in Edmonds, “the arts destination,” is filled with enchanting possibility. No other community offers as much cheer to its residents and out-of-town visitors. Sparkling storefronts, colorful hanging baskets, twinkle light, fragrant bakeries, bustling coffee shops, and welcoming performance halls give Edmonds the warm tones that create happy occasions and lasting memories for families…

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: 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….

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…

Artfully Edmonds: Young people who make a community proud

Jazz performance education for young people is exploding in Edmonds right now, and many Edmonds-area students are preparing for the moments in their lives when they take the stage. With Unathi Machyo (Edmonds-Woodway High School) winning the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival “Solo Vocalist” award this past month; the DeMiero Jazz Fest for K-12 vocal jazz…

E-W Music Boosters hit a high note during Saturday fundraiser

Hundreds of supporters of Edmonds-Woodway High School’s music program gathered at the Nile Golf and Country Club Saturday night to raise money for music programs and students — and had the chance to listen to great music at the same E-W Music Director Jake Bergevin told those attending the Music Boosters auction that money raised…

Garfield takes first in Ellington; E-W’s Bergevin says all bands better than ever

Seattle’s Garfield High School won the Essentially Ellington high school jazz band competition for an unprecedented fourth time Monday night at New York’s Lincoln Center, in what Edmonds-Woodway High School band director Jake Bergevin described as the highest level of competition ever, according to contest judges. Edmonds-Woodway was one of 15 high school bands chosen…

E-W jazz band on way to Big Apple for Essentially Ellington competition

Win or lose, simply having an opportunity to compete for the most prestigious award given to a high school jazz band is a delightful feather in the collective caps of Edmonds-Woodway High School’s 23 jazz musicians headed to New York Thursday. But winning — or even placing in the top three — at the 15th…