NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, August 14.
SEQUIM — Pianist, composer and arranger Linda Dowdell is bringing three more jazz artists to town Saturday: visiting drummer Michael Sarin, trumpet player Ed Donahue and bass man Ted Enderle.
Wind Rose Cellars is the place for this rare event featuring Sarin, who’s been on tour in France with clarinetist David Krakauer and Ancestral Groove.
He recently returned to the United States to play the IBeam in Brooklyn, N.Y., just before flying out to see his longtime friend and collaborator Dowdell.
They met on Seattle’s jazz scene during the 1980s, where they had a weekly gig at the Pink Door.
During the 1990s, Sarin was part of Dowdell’s musical “The Big Window,” which toured to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival; in the early 2000s, they worked together in New York City on a Hoagy Carmichael project.
In Sequim on Saturday, the Dowdell quartet’s music will flow from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Wind Rose, 143 W. Washington St.
As usual, there won’t be a cover charge, while a tip jar will be set out.
For information, call the wine bar at 360-681-0690.
Spellers’ last word
SEQUIM— “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is coming to a close this weekend.
The musical comedy, starring Dave McInnes, Mark and Danielle Lorentzen and Chandler Wendeborn, has its final pair of performances at 7:30 tonight and Saturday night at the Sequim High School Performing Arts Center, 601 N. Sequim Ave.
Tickets range from $10 to $18 at www.ghostlight
productions.com and at Beauty and the Beach Salon, 528 E. First St. in Port Angeles.
Any remaining tickets will be sold at the door.
‘Life’s a Song’ art
PORT TOWNSEND — Songwriting Works, a local foundation, is seeking original artwork for its forthcoming album, “Life’s a Song.”
The deadline to enter is Aug. 25, and artists of all ages are encouraged; a $300 prize will go to the one whose work — a painting, drawing, photograph or mixed-media piece — is chosen.
Songwriting Works is looking for images that depict life, nature and the arts on the Olympic Peninsula, said Judith-Kate Friedman, the foundation director.
“This album is a product of the voices, passions and stories of our community,” she said, adding the album will range from rock and swing music to blues and Americana.
The winning artwork will be used on the album cover, Web pages, and publicity for “Life’s a Song,” a full-length album of original songs composed during songwriting workshops across Jefferson and Clallam counties.
A selection of other submissions will be shown in a gallery event celebrating the album’s release next spring.
For more information, phone 360-385-1160 or visit www.songwriting
works.org.
Crabfest band call
PORT ANGELES — The Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival, that annual feast on and around City Pier the weekend of Oct. 9, is taking applications from bands of all kinds.
Musicians interested in playing a 45-minute to two-hour set during the Friday-through-Sunday festival should email organizers at Music@Crabfestival.org by the Aug. 31 deadline.
Information should include:
■ Name of band, email and phone number.
■ Style of music.
■ Number of performers.
■ Date(s) and time(s) band is available.
■ Preferred length of set.
■ Brief band biography.
■ Photo(s) of the band in jpeg format.
■ Links to band’s website and/or recordings.
Selections will be made by mid-September.
Diane Urbani de la Paz
