Concerts
Tulalip Amphitheatre: $10 to $65 depending on the act at Ticketmaster; www.tulalipamphitheatre.com/
• Aug. 16: Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang; 7 p.m.
• Aug. 25: Foreigner; 7 p.m.
• Aug. 30: Joe Walsh; 7 p.m.
Evergreen State Fair concerts: Find more information about the 2012 Evergreen State Fair and the entertainment line-up at www.EvergreenFair.org. Tickets may be purchased online at www.EvergreenFair.org or charged by phone at Etix 800-514-3849, ext. 2 (subject to service fee). For no service fee, tickets may be purchased in person at the Fairgrounds Administration Office in Monroe from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.and 1:30 to 4 p.m. Ticket prices include required fair gate admission.
• 7:30 p.m. Aug. 27: Styx; $22 to $45.
• 7 p.m. Aug. 28: Evergreen Idol followed by Rodney Atkins at 7:30 p.m.; $22 to $45.
• 7 p.m. Aug. 29: Gavin DeGraw and Colbie Caillat; $27 to $50.
• 7 p.m. Aug. 30: Demi Lovato with special guest Hot Chelle Rae; $32 to $55.
• Aug. 31: Jake Owens; $22 to $45.
Chateau Ste. Michelle Summer Concert Series: Outdoor concerts, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, 14111 NE 145th St., Woodinville. Tickets at wine shop or through Ticketmaster, 800-745-3000; www.ticketmaster.com. 7 p.m. showtimes unless otherwise noted. Details at www.ste-michelle.com.
• Sept. 1: Diana Krall with guest Denzal Sinclaire, $49.50 or $99.50.
• Sept. 7: Blondie and Devo, $49.50 or $95.
• Sept. 8 and 9: Bonnie Raitt with Mavis Staples, $50 or $80.
• Sept. 14: Crosby, Stills and Nash, $50.50 or $80.50.
• Sept. 15: Chicago, $49.50 or $89.50.
• Sept. 16: Huey Lewis and the News, $45 or $65.
Seattle and beyond
Marymoor Park concerts: Concert series at 6046 W. Lake Sammammish Parkway NE, Redmond. Tickets through 800-745-3000; www.ticketmaster.com; www.concertsatmarymoor.com.
• Aug. 10: Dead Can Dance; 7 p.m., $49 ot $69
• Aug. 18: Norah Jones; 7 p.m., $44 or $64
• Sept. 5: Unity Tour 2012 with 311, Slightly Stoopid and The Aggrolites; 6 p.m., $49.50
Classical
Seattle Symphony: Benaroya Hall’s Taper auditorium, 200 University St., Seattle; 206-215-4747; www.seattlesymphony.org.
Weird Al Yankovic: Alpocalypse Tour: “Weird Al” Yancovic, vocalist; Jim “Kimo” West, guitar; Steve Jay, bass; Ruben Valtierra, keyboard; Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz, drums. The Seattle Symphony does not perform. Weird Al Yankovic, a Grammy-winning musical satirist and pop culture icon, makes his first appearance at Benaroya Hall to perform classic and recent Weird Al hits, including his Lady Gaga parody “Perform this Way”; 7:30 p.m. Aug. 16. Tickets start at $35.
Billboard
Marysville Strawberry Community Band: Seeking all types of musicians to build a 50-piece band. The group meets from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays after Sept. 5 at Totem Middle School, 1605 Seventh St., Marysville. For more information, email Nathan_Sackman@MSVL.K12.wa.us or Marysvillecitybands@gmail.com.
Northwest Scottish Fiddlers: Meetings at 1 p.m. second Sundays, in Edmonds and Mukilteo; open to teens and adults; $25 annual membership fee; 425-670-9084; www.NWScottishfiddlers.org.
Public music opportunities: 6 to 8 p.m. Sundays, Leatherheads Pub &Eatery, 10209 270th St. NW, Stanwood; one- or two-person groups, playing acoustic instruments only; call 360-348-3361 for details and to reserve times; www.leatherheadspub.com.
Recorder music sessions: The Everett recorder Players + meet from 10:30 a.m. to noon first and third Saturdays at the Carl Gipson Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett; easy medieval, Renaissance and baroque pieces; free; for ages 50 and up; must provide own instrument and be able to sight-read; join anytime; 425-257-8780. The group will take a break from July through September, resuming in October.
The Sound Singers: 1 p.m. practices, Edmonds Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave.; new members welcome; 425-774-5555; www.soundsingersofedmonds.org.
Snohomish County Windjammers men’s barbershop chorus: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Christ The King Lutheran Church, 1305 Pine Ave., Snohomish; open to ages 16 and older; 425-259-2383; email nfkeck@yahoo.com.
Threshold choir: Women who sing in small groups at the bedsides of the seriously ill and dying. Rehearsals are 4 to 5:30 p.m. first and third Wednesdays in Stanwood. Call 360-939-0240.
“Voices Northwest”: Women’s barbership chorus meets 7 p.m., Mondays, Everett Music Hall; 1402 SE Everett Mall Way, Everett; open to women 16 and older; email membership@voicesnorthwest.org; 425-741-9123.
Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association: Celtic jam, 5 p.m., workshop, 6 p.m. , circle jam, 7 p.m. Aug. 10 and 24 and Sept. 14 and 28. Snacks throughout the evening; bring snacks to share if you wish. Acoustic musicians of all ages and listeners are welcome; free; Sisco Heights Community Club, 13527 99th Ave. NE, Arlington; 360-691-5907, email noelula@aol.com.
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