Diversions
'Sounds of Spring 2008' Fremont Baptist Church 717 N. 36th St. 632-7994 On Thursday, May 15, 7:30 p.m., the Cornucopia Concert Band presents American music from the early 1900s and Andrew Crow plays solos and provides organ accompaniment to a Laurel and Hardy silent film, "That's My Wife." No charge. Free-will offering will benefit B.F. Day Elementary and the Fremont Food Bank. 'Over the River and Through the Woods' Taproot Theatre 204 N.W. 85th St. May 16 - June 14. Nick, a single Italian American, is offered fulfilled dreams and a new life in Seattle. His traditional Italian grandparents propose a compelling reason to stay in New Jersey - the lovely and single Caitlin O'Hare. Their weekly Sunday dinners turn into a comic dance, as the entire family tries to influence Nick's choice. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com, at Taproot Theatre's box office, or by phone at 781-9707. Northwest Clarinet Choir Woodland Park United Methodist Church 302 N. 78th St. Saturday, May 17 at 7:30. William Blayney will conduct the Northwest Clarinet Choir. The program will include music by Bach, Borodin, Dvorak, Jacob, Ravel, and Uber. Free. 'Leopard's Boulevard Sextet' Egans Ballard Jamhouse 1707 N.W. Market St. 789-1621 Friday, May 23 at 11 p.m. David Haney, the inventive pianist and current Seattle resident, performs in concert with a stellar group "Leopard's Boulevard Sextet" featuring Seattle jazz icon and trombone legend Julian Priester featuring David Haney, Juan Pablo Carletti, Dan Blunck, Doug Haning, Marc Smason. Haney and Priester - opening duo set. Quickies-Volume 9 Live Girls! Theater 2220 N.W. Market St. Lower Level Through May 24, Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 4 and 8 p.m. Quickies is Live Girls! trademark event and longest running program. Volume 9 will feature exciting new plays from all over the country, plus two brand new commissioned works from Seattle writers Kristina Sutherland and Holly Arsenault. As always, Quickies will include tons of up and coming local directors and actors as well as tons of gratuitous entertainment in between the plays. It all adds up to a fantastic not to be missed event. 'Go the Distance' Trinity United Methodist Church 6512 23rd Ave. N.W. www.marketstreetsingers.org Saturday, May 31, 7:30 p.m. The Market Street Singers invite you to "Go the Distance," a festival of singing to benefit the Northwest Senior Citizens Center in Ballard. Musical guests include pianist Ingrid Verhulsdonk, tenor Brandon Higa, and sopranos Christine Bell and Natalie Lerch of the Cornish College of the Arts. Also featured will be the Sun-hak International Youth Choir, who will join the Market Street Singers for a rousing choral finale featuring over 60 singers. There will be something for everyone with styles ranging from folk to classical, world music to popular hits. Admission is free, but donations of any size are encouraged. FutureWave Egyptian Theater 805 East Pine St. Saturday, June 7 at 4 p.m. Two video shorts by Ballard High School filmmakers have been selected for FutureWave, a special program of the Seattle International Film Festival, which includes the best of young people's filmmaking from across the country. Included will be "Claudio the Magnificent" by Bridget Berg, Lilah Horwitz, and Will Livesley-O'Neill, and "4th Floor" by Coburn Erskine, Sami Kubo, and Nolan O'Connor. Tickets are $11 and can be purchased at www.seattlefilm.org.
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