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The Manieri Jazz Endowment of the Anacortes Public Library presents six stages of live jazz March 3, 6-10 p.m. in tandem with the First Friday Art Walk. Seattle jazz vocalist Kelley Johnson is at the Rockfish Grill, 7-9 p.m. She performs with John Hanson, piano, Michael Glynn, bass and Victoria horn player Kelby MacNyr. Seattle vibraphonist Susan Pascal is at Pelican Bay Books, 7-9 p.m. Her band: Brian Monroney, guitar, bassist Jeff Johnson and drummer John Bishop. At the Brown Lantern, 7-10 p.m. is Deep River Blues Band, a three piece band fea...
Poets have been frequent faces in the LaConner schools during the 2017-2018 school year thanks to the school district’s partnership with the Skagit River Poetry Foundation. Poets are in classrooms during one-week residencies in all three district schools, providing students with professional mentoring and important opportunities for self-expression and exposure to diverse voices. Terri Bakke-Schultz, coordinator for the Skagit River Poetry Foundation, says that she has “seen firsthand how empowering poetry can be for students. What an imp...