Topic: Live Music
Como el Aire, an evening of Flamenco
Written on February 13, 2020 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
Seattle-based Flamenco dancer, Savannah Fuentes, brings her latest her show, Como el Aire, an evening of Flamenco, to Brickworks on March 2nd. Joining Savannah will be singer/percussionist, direct from Spain, Diego Amador Jr. and internationally recognized Flamenco guitarist Carlos de Jacoba. The all-ages event is part of a 30-date west coast tour with additional performances Continue Reading
Singing Valentines
Written on February 10, 2020 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Island Chordsmen Plus are preparing for their annual Singing Valentines fund-raiser. It’s time to express your love to that special someone (or choose from their list of shut-ins) with a Barbershop Singing Valentine (and a rose). For reservations on either Friday, February 14, or Saturday February 15, call: Holly – (360) 298-4862 or Angel Continue Reading
Che Apalache Coming to SJCT
Written on February 8, 2020 at 8:13 am, by Tim Dustrude
Wednesday, February 19, 7:30 pm at San Juan Community Theatre Tickets: Adults $26, Student Reserved, $16 Student RUSH (at door only) $5 Immigration is a powerful topic for Che Apalache bandleader Joe Troop. A polymath, polyglot, and world traveller, Troop left home at a young age, emigrating from this country in search of a better Continue Reading
Third Saturday Contra Dance
Written on January 12, 2020 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
Our caller this month is Amy Wimmer from Seattle. Amy and her husband Tom run the weekly dance at the Phinney Ridge Community Center, and Amy is a master at providing folks with a good time! The band this month is our own Spuds, who you’ve seen playing at the farmers market and other local Continue Reading
The Space Lady Comes to the San Juan Islands
Written on January 2, 2020 at 10:43 am, by Tim Dustrude
Last year, Susan Dietrich Schneider, internationally known as The Space Lady, played the dome at Alchemy Art Center on San Juan Island. Whether folks already knew of her 20-year musical career or were simply curious about someone with a name like The Space Lady, community response on the night of the show was overwhelming. As Continue Reading
A European Village Christmas
Written on December 15, 2019 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
A Concert of Choral and Instrumental Carols, Hymns, and Anthems from France, Scandinavia, and Germany, will take place at St. David’s Episcopal Church on Saturday, December 21st at 3:00 PM. The concert will feature an unaccompanied choir directed by Richard Lind. Instrumental performances by Sue Collado, clarinet; Hanneke Klein-Robbenhaar, violin and viola; and Richard Lind, Continue Reading
Hearing Is Believing
Written on October 22, 2019 at 7:36 am, by Tim Dustrude
Rachel Flowers Concerts Following Hearing Is Believing At Friday Harbor Film Festival Dateline: Friday Harbor, WA – Rachel Flowers, an astonishing, young musician and composer from California, subject of the award-winning documentary Hearing Is Believing, will perform Live following the film’s screenings on Friday, October 25 at 1:15 pm and Saturday, October 26 at 4:15 Continue Reading
Third Saturday Contra Dance
Written on October 16, 2019 at 12:19 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Coming up on Saturday is this month’s Contra Dance. This month’s caller is Tom Wimmer from Seattle, and the Band is The Beats, from Bellingham, consisting of Steve Blum-Anderson on fiddle and Brigget LeClair on piano. This trio of folks are very talented and will be sure to get the crowd up and spinning around! Continue Reading
Pajama Musical Hour
Written on October 7, 2019 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
Join children’s musician Nancy Stewart for an evening “Under the Stars” with stories, silliness, and sing-alongs for the San Juan Island Library’s annual Pajama Storytime. Nancy Stewart is an award-winning musician and the creator of SingWithOurKids.com, an early literacy online resource for caregivers. The Pajama Musical Hour is on Friday, October 11th and begins at Continue Reading
Export World Tour
Written on September 24, 2019 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
Export, the band from Friday Harbor, circa 1979-80 will be playing a reunion show here this coming weekend, Saturday evening at the Grange. Band leader Dennis Michael reports the following… As we have been preparing for next Saturday’s show we received some sad news. Our guitar player, Rick Wiltse’s mom Donna Reynolds recently passed away. Continue Reading
Up Close
Written on September 12, 2019 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
This weekend only, The San Juan Community Theatre will feature a unique musical and poetic experience, focused on intergenerational collaboration. Up Close opens Thursday, September 12 at 7:30 pm and continues through Sunday. Up Close features stories, poems, and songs written in collaboration with elders from San Juan Island. Professional composers and writers collaborate with Continue Reading
Third Saturday Contra Dance
Written on September 8, 2019 at 5:25 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
WHAT: Third Saturday Contra Dance WHERE: Grange Hall in Friday Harbor WHEN: Saturday September 21, 7 till 9 PM PRICE: $10 donation at the door, $5 students MORE DETAILS: Our caller this month is Judy Zeidel from Bellingham, who will include her waltzing workshop once again. Last year’s workshop was very successful and many Continue Reading
Music at Cynthia’s Bistro
Written on September 5, 2019 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Music Weekends Continue – Get back to the GARDEN Friday & Saturday 4:00 to 7:00 Music Lineup for this week – Friday – 9/6 – 4:00 to 7:00 Nickie Davis & Nomi Ross Nickie and Nomi are a Friday Harbor based singer/songwriter duo with strong harmonies and a broad range of covers and originals! Continue Reading
“Export” Reunion
Written on September 3, 2019 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Back in 1981 in Friday Harbor, a group of high school grads joined up and formed a rock n roll band named Export. Members at different times included Dennis Michael, Rick Wiltse, Mike Ingalls, David (Rusty) Longley, Caitlin Suzanne, Greg Henion and Chris Lawson. And later this month at the Grange they are holding their Continue Reading
September 5th Ferry Sing
Written on September 2, 2019 at 8:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
FREE September 5th Ferry Sing featuring the “Island Chordsmen Plus” chorus and “Sound Vibrations” ensemble from San Juan Island. The Island Chordsmen Plus (mixed gender) barbershop chorus from San Juan Island is presenting for the first time, a second free FERRY SING gathering this summer. The first was on August 1st and the last is Continue Reading
Piano at the Museum
Written on August 26, 2019 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Archipelago Collective will present an informal concert at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA) on Friday, September 6 from 11:45 am to 1:00 pm. A free concert, open to the public, features the powerhouse piano team, Liz Dorman and Michael Smith, of the Archipelago Collective of the San Juans, playing four-hand piano works. Continue Reading
Como el Aire, an evening of Flamenco
Written on February 13, 2020 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
Seattle-based Flamenco dancer, Savannah Fuentes, brings her latest her show, Como el Aire, an evening of Flamenco, to Brickworks on March 2nd. Joining Savannah will be singer/percussionist, direct from Spain, Diego Amador Jr. and internationally recognized Flamenco guitarist Carlos de Jacoba. The all-ages event is part of a 30-date west coast tour with additional performances Continue Reading
Singing Valentines
Written on February 10, 2020 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Island Chordsmen Plus are preparing for their annual Singing Valentines fund-raiser. It’s time to express your love to that special someone (or choose from their list of shut-ins) with a Barbershop Singing Valentine (and a rose). For reservations on either Friday, February 14, or Saturday February 15, call: Holly – (360) 298-4862 or Angel Continue Reading
Che Apalache Coming to SJCT
Written on February 8, 2020 at 8:13 am, by Tim Dustrude
Wednesday, February 19, 7:30 pm at San Juan Community Theatre Tickets: Adults $26, Student Reserved, $16 Student RUSH (at door only) $5 Immigration is a powerful topic for Che Apalache bandleader Joe Troop. A polymath, polyglot, and world traveller, Troop left home at a young age, emigrating from this country in search of a better Continue Reading
Third Saturday Contra Dance
Written on January 12, 2020 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
Our caller this month is Amy Wimmer from Seattle. Amy and her husband Tom run the weekly dance at the Phinney Ridge Community Center, and Amy is a master at providing folks with a good time! The band this month is our own Spuds, who you’ve seen playing at the farmers market and other local Continue Reading
The Space Lady Comes to the San Juan Islands
Written on January 2, 2020 at 10:43 am, by Tim Dustrude
Last year, Susan Dietrich Schneider, internationally known as The Space Lady, played the dome at Alchemy Art Center on San Juan Island. Whether folks already knew of her 20-year musical career or were simply curious about someone with a name like The Space Lady, community response on the night of the show was overwhelming. As Continue Reading
A European Village Christmas
Written on December 15, 2019 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
A Concert of Choral and Instrumental Carols, Hymns, and Anthems from France, Scandinavia, and Germany, will take place at St. David’s Episcopal Church on Saturday, December 21st at 3:00 PM. The concert will feature an unaccompanied choir directed by Richard Lind. Instrumental performances by Sue Collado, clarinet; Hanneke Klein-Robbenhaar, violin and viola; and Richard Lind, Continue Reading
Hearing Is Believing
Written on October 22, 2019 at 7:36 am, by Tim Dustrude
Rachel Flowers Concerts Following Hearing Is Believing At Friday Harbor Film Festival Dateline: Friday Harbor, WA – Rachel Flowers, an astonishing, young musician and composer from California, subject of the award-winning documentary Hearing Is Believing, will perform Live following the film’s screenings on Friday, October 25 at 1:15 pm and Saturday, October 26 at 4:15 Continue Reading
Third Saturday Contra Dance
Written on October 16, 2019 at 12:19 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Coming up on Saturday is this month’s Contra Dance. This month’s caller is Tom Wimmer from Seattle, and the Band is The Beats, from Bellingham, consisting of Steve Blum-Anderson on fiddle and Brigget LeClair on piano. This trio of folks are very talented and will be sure to get the crowd up and spinning around! Continue Reading
Pajama Musical Hour
Written on October 7, 2019 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
Join children’s musician Nancy Stewart for an evening “Under the Stars” with stories, silliness, and sing-alongs for the San Juan Island Library’s annual Pajama Storytime. Nancy Stewart is an award-winning musician and the creator of SingWithOurKids.com, an early literacy online resource for caregivers. The Pajama Musical Hour is on Friday, October 11th and begins at Continue Reading
Export World Tour
Written on September 24, 2019 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
Export, the band from Friday Harbor, circa 1979-80 will be playing a reunion show here this coming weekend, Saturday evening at the Grange. Band leader Dennis Michael reports the following… As we have been preparing for next Saturday’s show we received some sad news. Our guitar player, Rick Wiltse’s mom Donna Reynolds recently passed away. Continue Reading
Up Close
Written on September 12, 2019 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
This weekend only, The San Juan Community Theatre will feature a unique musical and poetic experience, focused on intergenerational collaboration. Up Close opens Thursday, September 12 at 7:30 pm and continues through Sunday. Up Close features stories, poems, and songs written in collaboration with elders from San Juan Island. Professional composers and writers collaborate with Continue Reading
Third Saturday Contra Dance
Written on September 8, 2019 at 5:25 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
WHAT: Third Saturday Contra Dance WHERE: Grange Hall in Friday Harbor WHEN: Saturday September 21, 7 till 9 PM PRICE: $10 donation at the door, $5 students MORE DETAILS: Our caller this month is Judy Zeidel from Bellingham, who will include her waltzing workshop once again. Last year’s workshop was very successful and many Continue Reading
Music at Cynthia’s Bistro
Written on September 5, 2019 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Music Weekends Continue – Get back to the GARDEN Friday & Saturday 4:00 to 7:00 Music Lineup for this week – Friday – 9/6 – 4:00 to 7:00 Nickie Davis & Nomi Ross Nickie and Nomi are a Friday Harbor based singer/songwriter duo with strong harmonies and a broad range of covers and originals! Continue Reading
“Export” Reunion
Written on September 3, 2019 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Back in 1981 in Friday Harbor, a group of high school grads joined up and formed a rock n roll band named Export. Members at different times included Dennis Michael, Rick Wiltse, Mike Ingalls, David (Rusty) Longley, Caitlin Suzanne, Greg Henion and Chris Lawson. And later this month at the Grange they are holding their Continue Reading
September 5th Ferry Sing
Written on September 2, 2019 at 8:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
FREE September 5th Ferry Sing featuring the “Island Chordsmen Plus” chorus and “Sound Vibrations” ensemble from San Juan Island. The Island Chordsmen Plus (mixed gender) barbershop chorus from San Juan Island is presenting for the first time, a second free FERRY SING gathering this summer. The first was on August 1st and the last is Continue Reading
Piano at the Museum
Written on August 26, 2019 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Archipelago Collective will present an informal concert at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA) on Friday, September 6 from 11:45 am to 1:00 pm. A free concert, open to the public, features the powerhouse piano team, Liz Dorman and Michael Smith, of the Archipelago Collective of the San Juans, playing four-hand piano works. Continue Reading