Artwork Beat: Theater, exhibit openings, creator discuss and Comedy Evening tickets

Chances are you’ll be coming into the dreary season the place you lengthy for spring, however there are loads of inventive alternatives happening to maintain you engaged.

Phoenix Theatre places on Chemical Imbalance: A Jekyll and Hyde Play

Feb. 3-26
Phoenix Theatre
9673 Firdale Ave., Edmonds

Dr. Jekyll’s analysis finds him – as regular – investigating the cut up between good and evil within the human psyche. In fact, issues get out of hand when he decides being evil is likely to be extra enjoyable and leisure. This hilarious spoof of the traditional story by Robert Louis Stevenson will maintain you in stitches as this fast-paced comedy takes the stage. The present is directed by Eric Lewis with costumes by Elizabeth Shipman. Get tickets here!

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Twin Stars exhibition to open at Gallery North

Reception Saturday, Feb. 4, 1 to 4 p.m. and Artwork Stroll Thursday, Feb. 16, 5 – 8 p.m.
Gallery North
401 Major St., Edmonds

Gallery North pronounces the February 2023 Featured Artist Exhibition “Twin Stars” by  Tatyana Brown and Irina Kirienko Milton.

Tatyana Brown is a member of Seattle Print Arts, COCA and A/NT gallery repeatedly displaying her artwork all through the Seattle space and collaborating in quite a few artwork exhibits and competitions. Making artwork is pure ardour for her. It’s messy, fluid, attractive and joyful. She is in fixed seek for magnificence, stability and concord in her life and artwork. Transformation is a perpetual theme and he or she finds inspiration from nature, her desires and journey. Working in black and white is her favourite as a result of it offers a lot character to the drawing whereas permitting her to deal with what the topic is expressing, leaving room for creativeness. These black-and-white graphics with occasional splashes of shade talk her ardour for all times and artwork.

Irina Kirienko Milton is a Signature Member of American Ladies Artists and Nationwide Oil and Acrylic Painters Society. Irina Kirienko Milton as an explorer of life and artwork, which results in her distinctive perspective. She at all times seeks to see new features of her topics that she will incorporate into her artwork work. Irina explores the human situation, human-made objects, and the pure world in all its manifestations. She pushes the boundaries of what’s doable in her portray, searching for challenges and studying from the expertise. Irina is a extremely educated skilled artist. With 20 years of instructing expertise, her schooling consists of masters of high quality artwork and engineering levels. All of Irina’s artworks show a basic aspect of classical realism, grasp craftsmanship and a focus to element by a extremely developed execution of approach.

The general public is invited to come back to Gallery North, meet the artists and revel in refreshments on Feb. 4 from 1 to 4 p.m. and throughout the Edmonds Artwork Stroll Feb. 16 from 5-8 p.m.

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Creator Marilyn Morgan to debate her new guide, ‘Trailblazing Black Ladies of Washington State,’ in a dialog with Alicia Crank

Saturday, Feb. 4, 11 a.m.

Edmonds Bookshop

111 fifth Avenue S., Edmonds

Be part of Edmonds Bookshop to have a good time Black Historical past Month with an area emphasis as creator Marilyn Morgan discusses her not too long ago printed guide, Trailblazing Black Ladies of Washington State, in dialog with Alicia Crank, Saturday, Feb. 4 at 11 a.m.

Marilyn Morgan is a Seattle-based creator and photographer. She earned a B.A. diploma from Virginia State College and obtained a documentary manufacturing certificates from the College of Washington. Trailblazing Black Ladies of Washington State is her third guide It’s a compilation of tales about unbelievable Black ladies all through Washington’s historical past who’ve made an affect within the fields of journalism, medication, enterprise, the humanities and past. With images dispersed all through, it’s an intriguing and provoking learn.

Alicia Crank is an Edmonds resident, government director of Seattle CityClub, the proprietor of Crank’d Up Consulting and columnist at The Everett Herald. She will probably be facilitating the dialog with  Morgan. The occasion guarantees to be a pleasant and informative take a look at the previous. The occasion will probably be in particular person and in addition live-streamed on Edmonds Bookshop’s Facebook web page.

Study extra concerning the guide in this article from the Pacific Northwest Journal.

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Graffiti Fashion Artists KOO x KOMA dwell artwork exhibition at Baekjeong Lynnwood

Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10 and 11, 5-9 p.m.
Baekjeong Korean Barbecue Lynnwood
3000 184th St. S.W., Ste 922, Lynnwood

Be part of Koo Jun-Yup aka DJ Koo (@djkoo) and graffiti artist KOMA (@koma_graffiti) for a one-of-a-kind, dwell artwork occasion, KOO x KOMA, at Baekjeong Korean Barbecue in Lynnwood on Friday, Feb. 10 and Saturday, Feb. 11 from 5-9 p.m. The artists are collaborating on a graffiti-style inside mural and will probably be creating particular person artworks throughout each art-filled evenings. 4 fortunate company will every win a bit of artwork by KOO x KOMA. Koo Jun-Yup, higher often called DJ Koo, is a South Korean singer, DJ, music producer, dancer, and songwriter.

Koo is a widely known member of the legendary Okay-pop duo CLON. Koo is without doubt one of the first-generation Hallyu stars when CLON gained large reputation internationally, most notably in Taiwan. He’s additionally famend South Korean DJ who has carried out on the Extremely Music Competition, Extremely Korea, and World DJ Competition.

KOMA is a widely known avenue and graffiti artist in South Korea with a daring, distinctive model.

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Artwork Gallery’s winter exhibit options work of three Edmonds School instructors

Now by March 20

Lynnwood Corridor

20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood

The Edmonds School Artwork Gallery’s winter exhibition titled Conversations showcases the work of three Edmonds School instructors. The artwork exhibition will probably be displayed till March 20 at Lynnwood Corridor.

The exhibition options the images of Michael Wewer, the drawings of Ayad Almissouri, and the blended media (sculptures and work) of Timothy Cross. The exhibit showcases three distinct voices, with every artist’s work standing by itself whereas additionally talking in dialog with one another. The artists hope to impart to their viewers that “whereas our variations make us stronger, our similarities create shared experiences that assist to create wealthy studying environments at Edmonds School and past.”

Wewer has taught images at Edmonds School for 20 years. He’s a passionate conservationist and focuses a lot of his work on the wilderness. His favourite topics come from all instructions, from as far south as Mono Lake and the Sierra Nevada Vary in California, to the east and the Grand Tetons of Wyoming and the Sawtooth Vary in Idaho, west to the rainforests of the Olympic Peninsula, and as far north as Vancouver Island. Study extra at his website.

As a Kurdish artist residing within the U.S., Almissouri has skilled the cultural complexities of two distinct worlds. In his work, he has explored his psychological ache and battle related along with his previous, paving the street to freedom of expression. He says his work “takes root in my very own private emotional misery and psychological trauma that also lies within the unconscious, the place ideas and recollections are sometimes repressed or sublimated.” Study extra here.

Cross is a Seattle-based artist working in drawing, portray, and sculpture. He has been an teacher at Edmonds School for over a decade, the place he works with college students to encourage their artistic development. He describes instructing as a “stimulating and complementary relationship in that it brings contemporary dialog and concepts to a flourishing studio observe.” Study extra at his website.

The Conversations exhibition is on show on the third ground of Lynnwood Corridor at 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood. The gallery is open 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and eight a.m.-2 p.m. on Fridays. A reception celebrating the exhibition will probably be held on the gallery from 3-5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3.

For extra data, go to here.

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Snag tickets to Edmonds Comedy Evening earlier than they promote out!

We shared a save the date for Comedy Evening in this December Art Beat. Tickets are dwell and will be bought here. Mother or father Leaders for the Edmonds Faculty District are organizing Edmonds Comedy Evening, the place nationally acknowledged comics will deal with our group to 2 fantastic nights of comedy. Every year, this occasion almost sells out with over 1,400 attendees from the area people. It’s positively a “can’t miss” occasion.

— By Elizabeth Murray

Elizabeth Murray is a contract author grateful to name Edmonds dwelling. When she’s not busy wrangling her two children (and husband), you’ll find her taking part in ukulele and singing with The Band LeLe.