Performances

Month

Artist

Genre

February 2012

Kirkland Performance Center presents...

Galumpha Student Matinee
February 10, 10:00AM

Galumpha combines acrobatics, visual effects, physical comedy, and choreography to create a one-of-a-kind show that students will talk about for a long time.

Kirkland Performance Center presents...

Alpha Yaya Diallo
February 11, 8:00PM

Guitarist and singer Alpha Yaya Diallo, from Guinea
in West Africa, is one of the hottest acts on
the world music scene.

StoryBook Theater presents...

The Frog Prince
February 4, 11:00AM, 1:00PM, 3:00PM
February 5, 11:00AM, 1:00PM, 3:00PM
February 11, 11:00AM, 1:00PM, 3:00PM
February 12, 11:00AM, 1:00PM, 3:00PM

Will Princess Honey decide to keep her promise to a big green frog, or will she throw him back into the pond and see if he floats?

Kirkland Performance Center presents...

Jake Bergevin: My Funny Valentine
February 14, 7:30PM

Join singer/trumpeter/bandleader Jake Bergevin and his orchestra as they pay tribute to Love

Kirkland Performance Center presents...

Joe Goode Performance Group: The Rambler
February 18, 8:00PM

Joe Goode Performance Group – one of America’s leading contemporary dance companies – brings this interdisciplinary piece to Kirkland for its Northwest Premiere.

Kirkland Performance Center presents...

Doktor Kaboom!: It's Just Rocket Science
February 26, 11:00AM, 3:00PM

Doktor Kaboom! returns to KPC with an
all new show called "It's Just Rocket Science!"

Kirkland Performance Center presents...

I Want to Live! - Movie Monday
February 27, 7:00PM

Oscar-winning film noir on the big screen! Susan Hayward won an Academy Award for her portrayal of real-life femme fatale “Bloody Babs” Barbara Graham in this 1958 classic.

March 2012

Kirkland Performance Center presents...

Guitar Republic
March 2, 7:30PM

Three of Italy's most successful solo acoustic guitarists join forces to create new sounds and explore new musical territory.

Kirkland Performance Center presents...

Nellie McKay: I Want to Live!
March 3, 8:00PM

From Brecht to Broadway, you will find a little of everything in a concert by this charming and witty performer.

Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra presents...

Benny Carter's Peaceful Warrior
March 4, 3:00PM

The Northwest's premier big band jazz ensemble brings prominent soloists and band leaders to KPC.

Kirkland Performance Center presents...

Imagination Theater - March
March 5, 7:30PM

Imagination Theater unlocks the magic of live radio drama.

Keith Highlanders Pipe Band presents...

Keith Highlanders Pipe Band Live
March 8, 7:30PM
March 9, 7:30PM
March 10, 7:30PM

Join the Keith Highlanders and their special guest performers for a unique celebration of Celtic music and culture.

Master Chorus Eastside presents...

Erin Go Bragh
March 11, 3:00PM

Join Master Chorus Eastside in a sometimes touching celebration of all things Celtic.

UpWest Arts presents...

An Evening with Leo Kottke
March 11, 7:00PM

Put plain and simple, guitar virtuoso Leo Kottke is a national treasure.

Kirkland Performance Center presents...

Book-It Theatre's The Lorax and The Sneetches and Other Stories Student Matinee
March 12, 10:00AM
March 19, 10:00AM

Book-It Theatre has been given the rare opportunity to bring Dr. Seuss to life.

Kirkland Performance Center presents...

The Four Freshmen
March 12, 7:30PM

The legendary sound that began in 1948 with Bob, Don, Ross and Hal continues on in the 21st century...

Kirkland Performance Center presents...

Seattle Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet School Matinee
March 13, 9:30AM
April 27, 9:30AM
April 30, 10:00AM

Nothing enhances comprehension of our language’s greatest playwright like a student-oriented live performance.

Kirkland Performance Center presents...

Khambatta Dance Company: India Calling
March 16, 7:30PM

This world premiere explores the ways that our ancestral cultures are built into our very bodies and what it means to be your father’s son.

Castle Art & Music presents...

Geoffrey Castle's St. Patrick's Day Party!
March 17, 8:00PM

The 6th Annual Geoffrey Castle Celtic Celebration falls on St. Patrick's Day proper this year!

Washington Wind Symphony presents...

Sousa! Circa 1912
March 18, 3:00PM

Celebrate the month of March by tapping your feet to the familiar anthems of John Philip Sousa.

Lyric Light Opera of the Northwest presents...

South Pacific
March 24, 7:30PM
March 25, 2:00PM
March 30, 7:30PM
March 31, 7:30PM
April 1, 2:00PM

Set in an island paradise during World War II, two parallel love stories are threatened by the dangers of prejudice and war.

April 2012

Lyric Light Opera of the Northwest presents...

South Pacific
April 1, 2:00PM

Set in an island paradise during World War II, two parallel love stories are threatened by the dangers of prejudice and war.

Kirkland Performance Center presents...

Kyle Eastwood
April 7, 8:00PM

Bassist and composer Kyle Eastwood performs music that resonates with swing, groove and funk overtones.

North American Natural Bodybuilding Federation presents...

2012 NANBF Natural Cascades Classic Bodybuilding Fitness, Figure, and Bikini Prejudging
April 14, 10:00AM

A natural amateur drug-tested bodybuilding competition for Men's and Women's Bodybuilding, Figure, Fitness, and Bikini

North American Natural Bodybuilding Federation presents...

2012 NANBF Natural Cascades Classic Bodybuilding Fitness, Figure, and Bikini Finals
April 14, 5:00PM

A natural amateur drug-tested bodybuilding competition for Men's and Women's Bodybuilding, Figure, Fitness, and Bikini

Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra presents...

North by Northwest: Music of Seattle's Jazz Composers
April 22, 3:00PM

The Northwest's premier big band jazz ensemble brings prominent soloists and band leaders to KPC.

Kirkland Performance Center presents...

New West Guitar Group
April 28, 8:00PM

Featuring three young guitar virtuosos, New West Guitar Group has been making their mark as the premier acoustic/electric guitar ensemble.

Kirkland Performance Center presents...

Seattle Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet School Matinee
April 27, 9:30AM
April 30, 10:00AM

Nothing enhances comprehension of our language’s greatest playwright like a student-oriented live performance.

May 2012

StoryBook Theater presents...

A Little Mermaid
May 5, 11:00AM, 1:00PM, 3:00PM
May 6, 11:00AM, 1:00PM, 3:00PM
May 12, 11:00AM, 1:00PM, 3:00PM
May 13, 11:00AM, 1:00PM, 3:00PM

Walking and talking underwater aren’t easy for a little mermaid who dreams of dancing.

Washington Wind Symphony presents...

Hill Songs
May 20, 3:00PM

A tribute to a number of famous wind band composers.

Kirkland Performance Center presents...

Imagination Theater - May
May 21, 7:30PM

Imagination Theater unlocks the magic of live radio drama.

Kirkland Performance Center presents...

Carpe Diem with Willy Porter
May 25, 7:30PM

Carpe Diem String Quartet has emerged as a group known for unique collaborations and blurring the lines between genres.

June 2012

Beni Hassan Shrine Temple presents...

Wonderful World of Magic
June 12, 4:30PM, 7:00PM

A benefit event featuring clowns, jugglers, comedians and magicians.

Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra presents...

Jazz of the Harlem Renaissance: All-Acoustic Jazz
June 17, 3:00PM

The Northwest's premier big band jazz ensemble brings prominent soloists and band leaders to KPC.

July 2012

Studio East presents...

Studio East Summer Teen Musical: Legally Blonde
July 27, 7:30PM
July 28, 2:30PM, 7:30PM
July 29, 2:30PM

This much fun shouldn’t be legal!