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2008-2009 Season
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Kasumai Africa
Masters of African Music and Dance

Sunday, October 26 at 3:00 pm
Thione Diop, griot master from Senegal, performs his electrifying djembe and tama drums, and showcases West African musicians and dancers from Senegal, Guinea, and Mali.
Sponsored by 4Culture and Jack & Judy Cornwall
 
 
   
 

 
Simone
part of Earshot Jazz Festival
Saturday, November 1 at 8:00 pm 

The daughter of musical legend Nina Simone creates her own unique jazz style with a rich vocal range and innate skill for lyrical interpretation.
Sponsored by BECU and Kirby Larson
 
 
   
 

 
 
Craicmore
with the Slieveloughane Irish Dance Company

Sunday, November 16 at 2:00 pm
 
With deep roots in the music of Scotland and Ireland, Craicmore plays contemporary traditional Celtic music. The afternoon features appearances by the Northwest's lively Slieveloughane Irish Dance Company.
 
 
   
 

 
Working Class Hero
the John Lennon Tribute
Friday, November 21 at 8:00 pm
  

Tim Piper creates an evening of music and memories as he and his group of musicians offer a musical multimedia journey through the late ‘60s and on into the ‘70s.
Sponsored by The Foley Family  
 
 
   
 

 
The Snowman
Ballet Bellevue with live orchestra
Saturday, December 13 at 2:00 and 7:30 pm
Sunday, December 14 at 2:00 pm
 
This charming original ballet returns for its second holiday season at the Northshore Performing Arts Center.
 
 
   
 

 
 
The Nutcracker
Emerald Ballet Theatre with Rainier Symphony
Saturday, December 20 at 2:00 and 7:00 pm
Sunday, December 21 at 2:00 pm
 
Experience holiday magic with Emerald Ballet Theatre’s sparkling production of The Nutcracker, with Rainier Symphony performing the beloved music of Tchaikovsky.
Sponsored by Country Village, SENEX, and Kirstin Haugen & Shane Cramer
   
 

 
James Cotton Band
also appearing - The Shanks

Sunday, January 25 at 7:00 pm
 
The musical pedigree of Grammy Award winner James “Superharp” Cotton consists of a veritable who’s who in the world of the Blues.
Sponsored by Jim and Vicki Opsata
 
 
   
 

 
 
Chocolate Confessions
Saturday, January 31 at 8:00 pm
Sunday, February 1 at 2:00 pm
  
 
Welcome to the chocolate shop of owner Coco Bliss, where a mixed assortment of humorous customers drop by with songs to share and secrets to spill.
Sponsored by Dennis and Kay Mimier  
   
 

 
 
Cirque Voila
Sunday, February 8 at 7:00 pm
  

Dare to live your dreams! The performers of Cirque Voila present the experience of your dreams in an original new-circus production.
Sponsored by Julie A. Smith
  
   
 

 
 
Julie Fowlis
Saturday, February 21 at 8:00 pm

A talented singer and instrumentalist from Scotland, Julie Fowlis is the BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of the Year 2008.
Sponsored by SENEX  
 
   
 

 
 
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
Saturday, February 28 at 8:00 pm
 
 
Musical comedy at its best! A hilarious and tuneful joyride throughout the dizzying spectrum of the contemporary conundrum know as "the relationship." 
Sponsored by Edwin Lane Financial  
 
 
   
 

 
 
Laurie Lewis
Friday, March 6 at 8:00 pm
 
Fiddler, singer, and songwriter Laurie Lewis is someone very special in the backroads of Acoustic Americana.
   
 


 
Homegrown Music Festival
Panda Conspiracy, Staxx Brothers, Trolls Cottage

Saturday, March 14 at 8:00 pm
 
The Northwest has long been known as a prolific breeding ground for popular music and extraordinary musicians.
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An Evening with Groucho
Saturday, March 21 at 8:00 pm
 
 
Award-winning actor/director/ playwright Frank Ferrante  recreates his PBS, New York and London acclaimed portrayal of legendary comedian Groucho Marx in this fast paced romp.
Sponsored by The Foley Family  
   
 

 
 
 
Tim Williams
Saturday, March 28 at 8:00 pm
 
Blues-based singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Tim Williams’ career began in the coffee houses of Southern California in the mid-1960’s.
   
 

 
 
A Tribute to Burt Bacharach
Everett Symphony with Nadine Shanti, Vocalist

Saturday, April 4 at 8:00 pm
  
In a career that spans over fifty years, Burt Bacharach has shown us that changing time signatures, lush harmonies, strings, horns, and timpani have a well-deserved and much-appreciated place in American popular music.
Sponsored by The Foley Family  
   
 

 
 
 
Inflatable Theater Company
Saturday, April 18 at 2:00 pm
 
Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Company stars pneumatic wizard Fred Garbo and Brazilian ballerina Daielma Santos. 
Sponsored by Northshore Theatre Guild
   
 


 
 
Justin Townes Earle
Sunday, May 17 at 7:00 pm
 
For the son of singer/songwriter Steve Earle, high expectations are the name of the game - and Justin Townes Earle has shown that he is up to the task.
 
   
 

 
 
The Mermaid
Emerald Ballet Theatre

Saturday, May 30 at 7:00 pm
 
Join Emerald Ballet Theatre as the enchanting music takes you along on a young mermaid’s quest to become a “real girl,” learning lessons in courage and love along the way.