The Edmonds Arts Festival is pleased to announce another fun, talented, and diverse line-up of performing artists for the 2013 Festival!
It is our mission not only to provide a variety of quality entertainment for Festival-goers, but to make available a venue for our community’s youth and student performers to showcase their talent. One of the ways we do this is to reserve all performances at our outdoor amphitheater on Sunday for youth and student performers, and family-bands, in honor of Father’s Day.
Whether you want to listen to good music, eat a snack, or just rest your feet, be sure to visit the Edmonds Arts Festival Main Stage Amphitheater during the Festival!
Following is a preliminary schedule of this year’s performances. Be sure to check this web page again for more for more details and photos of the entertainment that will be provided.

2013 Edmonds Arts Festival
Schedules of Performers
Main Stage Amphitheater

Friday, June 14
10:00 – 12:00	Madrona School Orchestra- All types of music played by forty-three K-8th graders; directed by Victoria Nelson. Madrona School Jazz Band- Upbeat jazz performed by forty K-8th graders and directed by Matt Edwards.
12:30 – 1:30	Meadowdale Middle School Choirs and Jazz Choir Jazz, pop, classical, and more from 120 7th and 8th grade singers; directed by Kathy Miller. Meadowdale Middle School choirs average about 25 performances a year for community events. They are supported by a wonderful group of parents and school staff. In 2013, the Jazz Choir took second place at the Columbia Basin College Jazz Festival.
2:00 – 3:00	Clayton Productions The nationally recognized youth performing groups “Celebrate” and “Hero,” from Clayton Productions Performing Arts Studio in Sandy, Utah, are under the direction of D. Kim Clayton. The Edmonds Arts Festival was able to engage them while they are in Seattle for a five-day tour. Last summer these groups performed in Branson, Missouri for several live shows. The groups have also performed in such places as Walt Disney World, the United Nations Building, and the White House. You’re in for a treat!
3:30 – 4:30	Ranger and the Rearrangers
5:00 – 6:00	Impossible Bird
6:30 – 8:00	Easy Company Easy Company plays your favorite songs from Elvis to Jason Mraz, but they’ve got a secret advantage! Their band members have toured (and some still do) with original artists such as The Beach Boys, Chicago, Stevie Wonder, Roy Orbison, Neil Young, Jethro Tull, Tina Turner, Deep Purple, John Mayall, Led Zeppelin, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kenny G, Charlie Rich, Eddie Money, Heart, and many more. And, although band members have traveled the world making music, their home base is right here in Edmonds. Make sure to join them for fabulous music and a whole lotta fun! easycompanyband.com
Saturday, June 15
10:00	Student Arts Awards
11:00 – 12:00	Barclay Shelton Dance Centre Established in 1929, Edmonds’ own dance company and academy presents dance theatrics performed by twenty-five 14-21 year-old dancers under the direction of Leanne Shelton and her co-directors Nicole Cox and Stacie Brown. The Center continues to carries on the tradition of quality teaching and recital performances, and grow steadily through their dedication to quality, a superb staff of dance teachers, and loyal behind-the-scenes volunteer workers. www.barclaysheltondance.com
12:30 – 1:30	Hook Me Up!
2:00 – 3:00	Mosaic Arts Mosaic Arts Northwest is an Edmonds-based performing arts community consisting of 80 singers and 20 instrumentalists under the direction of Allan Skoog. The “young at heart” group is multigenerational with members from 24-80 years young. They are excited to share some great selections from their spring 2013 repertoire including Americana, bluegrass, and gospel songs. A non-profit organization, their recent concerts at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, “Christmas in Edmonds” in December, and “Because of the Brave” this spring, were well-received benefit concerts that raised significant funds for charity. www.mosaicartsnw.wordpress.com
3:30 – 4:30	The Spyrographs The Spyrographs are a tight 5-piece band that plays the best Spy, Pop, and Surf hits of the 1960s. From the James Bond soundtracks, the go-go hits of Nancy Sinatra, to the surf classics of The Ventures, The Spyrographs have the musical mojo to make you say “Yeah, baby!” www.thespyrographs.com
5:00 – 6:00	The Side Project Since 2003, The Side Project has been playing across the NW, letting us live vicariously through their soul-lifting notes and heart-wrenching lead vocals from Suzie Bradford. Influenced by artists like Sarah McLachlan and Ben Harper, they’ll make you fall in love again with your favorite song and open your heart with a soulful original. Their rendition of “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” has been featured nationally and internationally, on the hit shows “So You Think You Can Dance” and “Dancing with the Stars.” They are thrilled to be back at the Edmonds Arts Festival! www.tspband.com
6:30 – 8:00	Stacy Jones Band The Stacy Jones Band continues to blow fans away with their high-energy, genre bending performances. Amazing vocals, incredible musicianship, outstanding songwriting and powerful, dynamic arrangements – it’s easy to understand why Stacy and her band are captivating the crowds and gathering new fans worldwide. The band is the winner of the 2010 Best Female Vocalist and the 2009 Best New Band awards from the Washington Blues Society. www.stacyjonesband.com
Sunday, June 16
10:00 – 11:00	Cole Holland Cole Holland is a techno (digital) composer and performer who brings a unique sound to the classical and EDM genres. He is CEO of Native Samurai Records that is based in Seattle; his label is known internationally and has many successful artists working under that name. Cole’s music has received three world premieres at Benaroya Hall and has been performed at many well -known west coast venues. To this day, this inspired young performer continues to write, play, and produce his and other people’s music.
11:30 – 12:30	Madrona Children’s Theater
12:30 – 1:30	Meadowdale Middle School Jazz Band Big band jazz tunes and favorite classics played by twenty-four 8th graders; directed by Bruce Laven whose bands get rave reviews from audiences while performing at the Edmonds Jazz Connection, the Edmonds Arts Festival, South County Senior Center, and all of the regional jazz festivals they attend.
2:00 – 3:00	Edmonds-Woodway High School Jazz Ensemble I Twenty-four high school students play entertaining, mature music, directed by Jake Bergevin whose students have been past participants in the Essentially Ellington Contest, Montreaux Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, and the Starbucks Hot Java Cool Jazz Concert Series, www.ewhsmusic.com
3:30 – 4:30	Transit
5:00 – 6:00	Avenue B Jazz Quartet Four talented Edmonds-Woodway High School musicians play jazz, contemporary, classic, fusion, and funk; playing together as a group for three years, and performing at Essentially Ellington in New York in 2009, Avenue B plays at Egan’s Jazz House in Ballard, Tully’s, Romeo’s, weddings, and more.