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For the second year in a row, Lift Every Voice and the Edmonds Center for the Arts will host "Be the Light," a tribute to Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. The event is Monday, Jan. 20, on the...

String Quartet music by Tchaikovsky, Borodin and Shostakovich, and the Simple Symphony of Benjamin Britten will be featured in concert at Cascadia Art Museum 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18. There will be...

As he does every January, European travel expert Rick Steves of Edmonds will host a weeklong tour guides' summit in Edmonds, flying in his guides from around Europe. From Jan. 21 to Jan. 28,...

The Edmonds Music Teacher Association sponsors a concert 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31 by pianist-composer Jeremy Siskind as part of its Jazz, Rags, and Blues Festival. Siskind will also judge the festival. The...

The debate between the Beatles and the Rolling Stones has been going on ever since they first crossed paths on the charts 54 years ago. The argument at the time, and one that still persists, was that...

Eli Munoz, 11, competed at the Western Regional Irish Dancing Championships in Denver, Colorado this past November and earned a coveted qualifying spot to represent the Western Region of the United...

SheshBesh, an Arab-Jewish ensemble comprised of three members of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra alongside four musicians from Israel's Arab community, performs 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at...

Three internationally renowned musical artists will perform when the Cascade Symphony Orchestra – under the direction of conductor Michael Miropolsky – celebrates the 250th anniversary of the...

The fifth annual Edmonds Clam Chowder Cook-Off will have a new twist on Feb. 22, 2020 – an international competitor. Early this year in Funabashi, Japan, the city held its first clam chowder event,...

In February 2020, Edmonds Center for the Arts will partner with TeenTix to pilot a series of free Dance Journalism workshops for local teens. A cohort of 20 students will explore how to approach looki...

A TEDx presentation returns to Edmonds Saturday, May 9, at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N. with the theme of "Quantum Connections." TED Talks were created 35 years ago with the...

Help support your community's scout troops 2020 activities by properly recycling your Christmas tree. Local Boy Scout troops are gearing up for their annual Christmas tree recycling operation. Here...

Royce Napolitino leads kids in song at the annual "Jingle Those Bells" caroling event on the patio of Red Twig on Fifth Avenue South in Edmonds. The initial idea, as it had played out the past two...

If you haven't seen the spectacular lights at the Edmonds Marina yet ... now is the time! Here is a great reader-submitted photo from Shawn Austin. These decorated vessels are part of the annual...

There's a new holiday trolley in town, and it's just as popular as the old one. The Friday Harbor Jolly Trolley made its debut Saturday, Dec. 7, in downtown Edmonds. It's a little smaller (it seats...

The Mukilteo Christmas Concert Foundation presents its 25th annual Christmas concert 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lynnwood. Admission is free. . In the beginning, the...

For some, it's just not Christmas without "The Nutcracker." Edmonds-based Olympic Ballet Theatre is ready to help feed your fix with full-length productions of the classic with the memorable score by...

The National Audubon Society invites birdwatchers and people with backyard bird feeders to participate in the longest-running citizen science survey – the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC)....

"Washington 1889: Blazes, Rails and the Year of Statehood," a traveling exhibit developed by Legacy Washington, is featured at the Edmonds Historical Museum through Jan. 12. A year of big dreams, big...

Edmonds resident Nancy Burkhalter is the first author to be signed by History Through Fiction, an independent press launched by Minnesota author and historian Colin Mustful. Burkhalter is an...

Twelve years after she graduated from Edmonds-Woodway High School, professional music and theater performer Lauren Paris decided she wanted to put on a show to support the school's theater program....

Do you believe in Santa Claus? Of course you do. We all do. Which is why, as always, Santa Claus is waiting to hear from Edmonds kids. So, kids, drop your letter to Santa in the red mailbox – right...

Hundreds of residents and visitors, as well as a record number of vendors, packed Centennial Plaza in Edmonds Saturday, Nov. 30, for the annual Holiday Tree Lighting. Sponsored by the Edmonds Chamber...

Chabad Jewish Center of Snohomish County invites the public to celebrate the Festival of Lights with the eighth annual Unity Menorah Lighting and Celebration. The public Menorah Lighting Celebration...