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Edmonds Center for the Arts lineup and season subscriptions are here
Edmonds Center for the Arts (ECA) announces its 20th anniversary season, launching Sept. 11 with Broadway and television star Matthew Morrison, bringing a genre-crossing journey of music, movement and meaning.
A variety of subscription packages are available:
- Subscription renewals begin June 1
- New season subscriptions go on sale June 8
- Single tickets go on sale to the public Monday, June 15, at noon
Subscribers enjoy priority access to performances, premium seating and exclusive subscriber perks all season long. Those attending several performances this season can save up to 20% with a subscription.
Patrons can choose from a full-season package or build-your-own packages at 3+, 5+ and 8+ shows.
Tickets can be purchased online or by calling the box office at 425-275-9595.
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Call for artists: ‘Arts of the Terrace Juried Art Show’
Deadline: Aug. 14, 2026
Ages: 16+
Art Exhibition: Saturday, Sept. 19-26, 2026
Mountlake Terrace Library event rooms
23300 58th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace
Arts of the Terrace Juried Art Show seeks entries for its 46th annual juried art show, sponsored by the Arts Advisory Commission and Mountlake Terrace Friends of the Arts. More than $6,000 in prizes will be awarded.
Accepted for submission are paintings, prints, drawings, miniatures, photographs, sculpture and artisan works created within the past three years.
No copies, derivatives, reproductions or AI-generated art will be accepted. Work cannot be based on copyrighted or previously published materials. Artists may not substitute or alter work after it has been accepted.
For more information, contact Support Services Supervisor Renée Norton at 425-640-3108 or at [email protected].
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A celebration of jazz talent at Edmonds Jazz Walk
On Saturday, May 30, Edmonds hosted its Fifth Annual Edmonds Jazz Walk, filling 16 local venues with 26 bands and more than 100 musicians performing for crowds, with all proceeds benefiting music education and student programming.
The event featured local jazz treasure and the world-renowned Pearl Django band, along with performances by the Edmonds-Woodway High School Jazz Ensemble I, Duende Libre, Soundsation, Jake Bergevin Quintet and many well-known artists.
In a press release about the event, Dan Mullene shared that jazz — a uniquely American music genre — originated in the African American communities of New Orleans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It’s characterized by improvisation, syncopated rhythms, swing and a blues aesthetic.
The Edmonds Jazz Walk, conceived by Jake Bergevin, enlisted longtime Music Boosters parent and jazz event coordinator Pete Bennett to collaborate with Danny Kolke, jazz pianist and founder of JazzClubsNW. The trio launched the inaugural event in 2022 to bring professional jazz performances and educational opportunities to the Edmonds area.
Another key organizer this year was former Meadowdale High School Band Director Emily Hurd, who serves as Events and Development Manager for JazzClubsNW.
The event also relied on numerous volunteers. Organizers offer special thanks to volunteer coordinator and band check-in host Candy Gaul.
“This event has been an amazing success,” Bergevin said. “It heightens awareness of our growing jazz community and is helping to create a new generation of jazz lovers. It’s growing every year.”
Bergevin also announced the very first Jazz Walk Everett on the City’s waterfront on Saturday, July 11.
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Upcoming art happenings:
Author talk and book signing
Thursday, June 18, 6 p.m.
Edmonds Bookshop, 111 5th Ave. S.
Edmonds Bookshop will host Eileen Garvin during Art Walk Edmonds. Garvin is the bestselling author of The Music of Bees and Crow Talk.
Her latest novel, Bumblebee Season, was published in April and returns to the world of beekeeping in a small Oregon town.
The novel centers on the Western bumblebee, a local beekeeper, an undocumented migrant worker and an entomology graduate student whose lives intersect on Mount Hood.
Born and raised in Eastern Washington, Garvin lives in Hood River, Oregon. She shares her backyard with four chickens, wild birds of all kinds and about 120,000 honeybees.
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‘Homecoming’ – Everett Chorale with Snohomish County Youth Chorus
Saturday, June 20, 3-5 p.m.
Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave., Everett
Cost: $25; $20 for seniors and active military; free for ages 11 and younger
The Everett Chorale and Snohomish County Youth Chorus will present Homecoming, the culminating concert of the Everett Chorale’s 60th anniversary season.
The celebration of six decades of music-making features the world premiere of Home, a specially commissioned work by composer Giselle Wyers, supported by a grant from the Tulalip Tribes. Written for the Everett Chorale, the new piece sets text contributed by members of the chorale reflecting on what “home” means.
The program also welcomes returning guest conductor Lee Matthews. Artistic direction is by Heather MacLaughlin Garbes of the Everett Chorale and Karin Larsen of the Snohomish County Youth Chorus, with D. Kim Croft and Grant Hanner accompanying.
The Snohomish County Youth Chorus, founded in 1999 as the Snohomish County Children’s Choir, is a nonprofit community youth chorus dedicated to the artistic and personal development of children and youth who love to sing.
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Watercolor for Relaxation: Pebbles
Wednesday, June 24, 6-8 p.m.
Graphite Arts Center, 202 Main St., Edmonds
Cost: $45
Supply fee: $10, payable to the instructor (cash preferred; Venmo and PayPal accepted)
Ages: Adults 18+
Instructor: Missy Hancock
Watercolor for Relaxation is a class designed to help participants cultivate calm while exploring watercolor.
The session begins with grounding warm-up exercises, followed by a 10-minute guided visualization to encourage relaxation and creative flow.
Instructor Missy Hancock will share watercolor techniques, painting tips and color theory. No prior watercolor experience is necessary. The class focuses on the process of painting as a tool for mindfulness instead of aiming for a finished product.
Hancock holds a master’s degree in teaching from Seattle University and has more than 20 years experience teaching in and out of the classroom. In 2022 she founded Rooted Design, LLC, with the goal of bringing positivity and purpose to people’s lives through art. She also serves as director of school programs for Art Start NW, a nonprofit that operates inside Graphite Arts Center.
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Celebrate Pride at Edmonds Bookshop
Friday, June 26, 9:30 a.m.
Edmonds Bookshop, 111 5th Ave. S.
Celebrate Pride at Edmonds Bookshop’s June Story Time with Michelle Jing Chan. She will read My Little Golden Book About Pride, written by Kyle Lukoff and illustrated by Chan, as well as Weiwei’s Winter Solstice, a picture book Chan both wrote and illustrated.
After the stories, children can participate in making a rainbow-themed craft.
Chan is a queer Chinese American author-illustrator who has illustrated more than 10 picture books and comics for kids and teens, including the first My Little Golden Book About Pride and her 2027 debut young adult graphic novel about asexuality, Somewhere in the Gray.
Her books have earned awards from the Children’s Book Council, the Chinese American Librarians Association, King County Libraries and Hindi’s Libraries.
When she’s not creating art and stories, Chan enjoys spending time with her cat, thrifting for craft projects and hunting for ghosts in spooky video games.
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If you would like your event included in future Art Beat listings, email Nahline Gouin at [email protected]. Discover more by following the Art Beat on Instagram.
Based in Edmonds, Nahline Gouin is a freelance writer, ceramicist and arts advocate with experience in art museums and performing arts centers. She continues to create with clay, homeschool her son and write as a creative practice.
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