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The Edmonds-Woodway High School Jazz Combo was selected as the high school outstanding performers in the small jazz combo division in the Student Downbeat Awards.
The awardees are: Oren Kaushansky (piano), Jonathan Badier (bass), Max Fenwick (drums), Logan Ignatenko (tenor sax) and Gavin Bunbury (trumpet).
Bunbury received special distinction as an outstanding soloist in the group. Students were selected based on an audio recording that was submitted in December 2025.
E-W Band Director Jake Bergevin said he is proud of these hardworking and dedicated players whose names all appear in May’s DownBeat magazine. This is E-W’s first Downbeat Award for instrumentalists.
DownBeat was established in 1934, and the contest for high school students began in 1976. The students were lauded at the May 14 concert and presented with plaques celebrating their accomplishment.
These students can be heard on Wednesday, May 27 at Jazz Alley and on Saturday, May 30 at the 5th annual Edmonds Jazz Walk.
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Upcoming Art Happenings:
Shunpike Storefronts & Artist Residencies featured artist
Storefront studio and exhibition space: 1401 4th Ave., Seattle
Residency: Through end of July
Mountlake Terrace-based artist Ai-Chun Huang, who was previously featured for an Edmonds public art project two years ago, is participating in the Shunpike Storefronts & Artist Residencies program in downtown Seattle.
During the residency, Huang is exhibiting and creating multimedia works including paintings, animation and installation pieces that reflect themes of migration, identity, motherhood, urban life and personal journeys. The work often combines hand drawing, digital media and storytelling inspired by both her Taiwanese background and experiences living in the Pacific Northwest.
The Shunpike program transforms vacant storefronts into artist studios and public exhibition spaces, bringing creativity and community engagement into downtown neighborhoods. For more than 15 years, Shunpike has helped revitalize urban spaces by supporting local artists and activating empty commercial spaces through art.
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Third Thursdays: Art Walk Edmonds
Thursday, May 21, 5-8 p.m.
Downtown Edmonds
Art Walk Edmonds (AWE) is a monthly community event that runs all month long. Every third Thursday, participating businesses open their doors to showcase local and regional art, giving the public a chance to meet the artists and see new work.
Highlight: Liz Park, winner of the 2026 Puget Sound Bird Fest Poster Contest
ArtSpot, 408 Main St.
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Sunday, May 31 at 3-3:30 p.m.
Edmonds Bookshop, 111 5th Ave. S.
Ages: 8-12 with an accompanying adult
Free
There will be fun activities centered around the book-of-the-month to help participants engage in the fun of sharing books. Instead of one book this month, there is a theme: time travel.
Young readers may choose any book that has to do with time traveling and join the group for some fun activities.
Some suggested books are:
- First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly
- DaVinci’s Cat by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
- The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon
- Any book from Mary Pope Osborne’s Magic Treehouse series
- Any of James Patterson and Tad Safran’s Time Travel Twins series
All middle-grade readers are welcome to attend with an adult. This is not a drop-off event.
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Sunday, May 31, 1-2:30 p.m.
Edmonds Bookshop, 111 5th Ave. S.
Local writers Rachel Linden and Sheila Roberts will be signing their new romance titles.
Linden’s brand new book, A Sprinkle of Sweet Serendipity, is a novel about a struggling chocolatier who is granted a magical vision of the future, only to realize that her heart may desire something else entirely.
Linden is also the author of The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake, Recipe for a Charmed Life and The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie, which was made into a Hallmark movie.
Roberts’ newest novel is Love on the Shelf, a witty enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy about a bookseller and a radio host. Roberts is a USA Today and Publisher’s Weekly best-selling author who has written many romance novels. Her book, On Strike for Christmas, was a Lifetime Network movie and The Nine Lives of Christmas was also made into a Hallmark movie.
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Friday, June 5, 5-8 p.m.
Jerry Smith Town Center Plaza, 23204 58th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace
Free
Spearheaded by the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission, this event will celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and is the City of Mountlake Terrace’s first-ever MLT Pride event.
The committee is looking for vendors and organizations to participate in this event. Visit cityofmlt.com/2304 to fill out the application. Sponsorship opportunities are available.
MLT Pride will feature dance performances, local bands and artists, vendor booths and food trucks for all to enjoy.
A pet parade and stroll will take place around 7 p.m. All pets must be on a leash or secured and have bags for pet waste.
The section of 58th Avenue (adjacent to City Hall) will be closed to traffic, allowing for a larger crowd. Free parking will be available at City Hall and the MLT Library parking lot (the only entrance will be from the south on 58th Ave. W.).
The public is also invited to the Pride Flag Raising at 6 p.m. before the City Council meeting on Thursday, June 4.
For more information or to sponsor the event, contact Andrew Appelwick, Events Coordinator, at 425-744-6287 or at [email protected].
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Lampstand Theatre presents ‘This is NOT Comedy of Errors’
Saturday through Sunday, June 6-7
Edmonds Historical Museum, 118 5th Ave. N.
What do you do when someone accuses you of stealing money and you know you are innocent? How do you react when a stranger somehow knows your name?
This Is NOT Comedy of Errors, written by Anna Doepp, Breanne Pancarik and William Shakespeare, proves Shakespeare still has surprises in store.
The production follows strangers meeting and friends becoming estranged as confusion, mistaken identities and shifting loyalties turn lives upside down. By flipping the script on Shakespearean expectations, the play explores how quickly relationships – and reality itself – can change.
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Steel Magic Northwest presents ‘Here Comes the Sun’
Monday, June 8, 5 p.m.
Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 4th Ave. N.
Steel Magic Northwest presents its annual season-pinnacle concert, featuring all three combined youth steel orchestras: Steel Mojo, Steel Dragons and the 30-player Pan Wizards Steel Orchestra.
The program includes classical, ragtime, reggae, calypso, samba, pop and video game themes. Featured composers and artists include Aram Khachaturian, Lord Kitchener, Earth, Wind & Fire, Scott Joplin and Kool & the Gang.
Founded in 2014, Steel Magic Northwest exists to teach music, teamwork, leadership and other life skills, and to build community in the context of the modern steel orchestra.
*If you would like your event included in future Art Beat listings, email Nahline Gouin at [email protected].
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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