Northwest Folklife

Saturday, 7:00-10:00pm in the Bagley Wright Theatre

A-Y-P Centennial Showcase, with performances by groups that echo ones that in the 1909 Exposition:

•    A Scandinavian music-and-dance extravaganza with high-energy musicians Hale Bill & The Bopps and dance group Bygdedeal (Nordic)
•    Throat singing, music, games and Inuit culture from Karin and Kathy Kettler, sisters who make up the group Nukariik (Inuit)
•    Chinese folktales and stories portrayed by Dragon Art Studio Puppeteers and their extraordinarily lifelike rod puppets (Chinese) and
•    Hawaiian music icon and storyteller extraordinare, bringing the spirit of Aloha straight from the Islands, Brother Noland (Hawaiian)

Sunday, 8:00-10:00pm in the Bagley Wright Theatre

Tahqua Alaska Native Arts Performing Group celebrates Alaska Native culture and spirit with music, dance, stories, and more

•    Funk music, blending dance, soul, jazz, rock and blues with theatrical performance, poetry and spoken word as only the Little Big Band can do it!
•    Traditional Alaska Native dance by Unangax Aleut Dancers that combines breathtaking spectacle and incredible regalia
•    Music, storytelling, and poetry with violin virtuoso Swil Kanim
•    Ethereal and enchanting Native American flute music by Peter Ali
•    Solana Booth & Chaske, and
•    Music, dance, storytelling, and raven dancing Gene Tagaban, One Crazy Raven!

UPCOMING EVENTS

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Here's what's coming up:

February 13, 20, 27 and March 6: 9th Annual Sound Off! All-Ages Music Competition at EMP|SFM, sponsored by Northwest Folklife
March 11, 7:30PM: 5th Annual Contra Marathon at the Lake City Community Center (12531 28th Ave NE), a benefit for Northwest Folklife
March 13, 7:30PM-11:00PM: Northwest Folk Dancers Incorporated at Cedar Valley Grange (20526 52nd Ave W, Lynnwood, WA), a benefit for Northwest Folklife
March 19, 7:30: Birth DIY Fest at the VERA Project, sponsored by Northwest Folklife
March 20, 2:00PM-4:00PM: Accordi-O-Rama III at Town Hall, presented by Town Hall Seattle and Northwest Folklife
March 21: Folklife Presents at the Tractor Tavern - featuring Clinton Fearon!
April 23: Folklife Masters featuring Kane Mathis and Mirah at Empty Sea Studios
May 28-31: The 39th Annual Northwest Folklife Festival at Seattle Center
November 13: 2nd Annual A Night for Folklife, a benefit for Northwest Folklife

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