A new blues happening is just getting started in Arlington, reports the ol’ blues harpist, Jeff Nicely. Presented by Nicely, in collaboration with Sean Denton of the Gryffyn Band and the owners of the Mirkwood & Shire Cafe, there will be live music at the Mirkwood every Friday. “We’d love to have you be a part of the fun,” Nicely said. Nicely is getting together with his old buddy, Randy Norris to play as The Norris & Nicely Funky Acoustic Blues Duo on Friday, Dec. 26. Nicely often plays a few tunes with the Gryffyn Band, which is scheduled for Dec. 19.
After playing at the Lynnwood Civic Lights Dec. 4 and the Ken Baxter Senior Community Center in Marysville Dec. 9, Voices of the Village performed at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Arlington Dec. 11.
ARLINGTON — With an ongoing art exhibit at the Arlington Library provided by the Arlington Arts Council and several permanent art installations at the Marysville Library, the question is, what is it about art at libraries?
The question was posed by Sno-Isle Libraries Director Jonalyn Woolf-Ivory at a reception for artists at the Marysville Library Dec. 11, honoring six artists who created new works for the library and the Gellerson family whose bequest helped pay for the art along with the Friends of the Marysville Library.
Choosing the right gift for your very special friends and relations can be an interesting challenge. The challenge is to know your loved ones well enough to know what they want. Some make it difficult by buying everything they want before Christmas arrives; others make it difficult by not wanting anything.
We live in the Evergreen State and we are blessed with an enormous variety of plants that retain their foliage 12 months a year. These plants we call evergreens fall into two categories. One we call “conifers” which technically refers to the “cone bearing” habit of a plant but practically speaking means they most of them have needle-like foliage. The common tendency is to refer to all conifers as ‘pines’ which of course drives all of us in the industry absolutely up the wall. The truth is that there are pines, spruces, hemlocks, cedars, cypresses, junipers, firs and several other lesser known flavors of conifers.
A new teacher at the Arlington School of Dance, Joan Oxentenko’s advanced tap class will perform “Feels Like Christmas” at the upcoming Christmas show to be presented at 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 13 at the Byrnes Performing Arts Center, 18821 Crown Ridge Blvd., in Arlington. Along with her students, she will be dancing throughout the show which the school’s students and staff are planning.
MARYSVILLE — Marysville artists Joan Grout and Gene Cyrus are among seven artists who will be honored at a reception at the Marysville Library Dec. 11, when Sno-Isle Libraries along with the Marysville Library Board and Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation celebrate several acquisitions of art this year.
The Pacific Northwest Artisan’s Co-op presents arts and crafts in farmers’ market style 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 13 at Sunnyside Nursery, 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville. For information, visit www.sunnysidenursery.net or call 425-334-2002.
Arlington High School bands directed by John Grabowski will present their winter concert at
Arlington Heights Improvement Club offers Breakfast with Santa from 8 – 11 a.m., Dec. 6, at 12221 228th St., next to the fire station in the Heights.
MARYSVILLE — It’s her version of a bucket list, but basically the same idea, said Melissa Borghorst, who believes Walt Disney when he said, “If you can dream it, you can do it.”
