“Tingstad & Rumbel’s 26th Annual 12th Night Performance and CD release”

Each and every season for 26 years, Grammy Award-winning artists, Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel have been home for the holidays creating a longstanding tradition with Northwest families. Their holiday presence illuminates the enduring spirit of the season with a gift of music. The perfect blend of Americana fingerstyle guitar, double reeds, and the ocarina emitting the nostalgic sound of penny whistles lends magic to the season that fills the world with hope through the redeeming power of music. The relationships Tingstad & Rumbel have created through the years continue to bring family and friends together as memories are made and cherished thereafter.

TICKETS
All Seats $22  Presented by Whidbey Island Center for the Arts 360-221-8268 or 800-638-7631

“Choochokam Benefit Concert” (folk/rock)

Bahia (jazz/latin) and the Atman Quartet (jazz/funk) share the stage in a concert to benefit Choochokam Festival of the Arts – a celebration of Whidbey’s rich arts history and community.  Choochokam Arts is proud to announce its Cabin Fever Series, kicking off Jan. 10 at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts with a night of jazz when Seattle’s Bahia and the Atman Quartet hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $15 and can be purchased at the Langley Chamber office at 208 Anthes Avenue or by calling 221-6765. Doors open at 7 p.m. WICA is located at 565 Camano Ave. in downtown Langley.

TICKETS at Langley Chamber of Commerce  (360) 221-6765 or info@choochokamarts.com

The Rhythm Dance Club”

Ian Bage presents “The Rhythm Dance Club” — a performance of spoken word from Bage’s novel, Desire; dance by Maureen Freehill Momo Butoh Dance Company; and original music composed and performed by James “Shoes” Walker.

“Desire is dead and now I can tell his story. Like many of us, my friend Desire appeared to be something quite different than he was. As a young man he had suffered a wound to his soul and so he turned away from the hurtful world and found a refuge in books, in an intellectual life. The natural light of youth vanished from his eyes and was replaced by a mature brooding darkness…

VENUE
Zech Hall, Whidbey Island Center for the Arts

TICKETS
All Seats $15 Adult Content. Not appropriate for youth under age 18.  Tickets (360) 221-8268 or (800) 638-7631

“Walt Wagner Benefit House Concert”

Walt Wagner has performed with Jay Leno, Bill Cosby, Bob Hope, George Burns, Lily Tomlin, Roberta Flack, Sammy Davis, Jr., Bob Newhart, and as pianist-conductor with Peggy Lee.  “There are not many pianists with whom he can be compared. There are touches of wizardry that remind of jazz and rock, yet he has the technical fluidity of a classical craftsman. There is a charisma about him that generated a standing ovation with the audience yelling for more.” — PortlandOregonian  LISTEN

VENUE
Jan 13th at Robbie Cribbs’ Sound Trap Studios

TICKETS
All Seats $150 (360) 221-8268 or (800) 638-7631

Walt Wagner Concert @ WICA

Walt Wagner has been to the dark side of the moon, and liked it. “In the Pink” is the latest CD from the world-class pianist on which he reinterprets the music of Pink Floyd for the piano with 13 songs taken from “The Wall,” “Dark Side of the Moon” and “The Division Bell.” Wagner said he was inspired to record the songs by some of the staff at Canlis, a restaurant in Seattle where he regularly performs.  Walt Wagner will be performing his ever-evolving mix of old and new jazz and popular music — Adele, Brubeck, Bon Jovi, Coldplay, Gershwin, Elton John, Billy Joel, Maroon 5, Mumford & Sons, Florence and the Machine, Cole Porter, Pink Floyd, and Metallica!  LISTEN

SCHEDULE
Jan 14, 2012  Sat @ 7.30pm

TICKETS
Premium $30 Standard $20  Call (360) 221-8268 or (800) 638-7631

STEAMPUNK Show at Museo

This January and February MUSEO will feature works primarily by local artists during its “Steampunk” show. About 40 artists have created both two dimensional and sculptural works reminiscent of the spirit of adventure, invention and craftsmanship of the early 19th century.  These themed shows are intended to be inspirational to artists, have a dark and light side, and inspire costumes and performance art during the artist’s reception.

Don your top hat, Victorian clothing and jewelry and head on down to Museo for this gala opening on Saturday, January 21st from 5 to 7 pm.

The show will run through February 27th. Winter hours at the gallery are Thursday through Monday from 11 am to 5 pm

Presented by MUSEO

2nd Annual Content Marketing Retreat

Runs through Friday, January 27th, 2012

Tapping into the power of social media and online community engagement are some of the most effective forms of marketing and communications. Success, however, requires diligent care and feeding with a steady stream of content from blogs and articles to videos, pictures and timely offers and promotions. Expanding on the success of our first conference, Content Marketing Retreat 2012 brings together leading experts in the field to demonstrate how to use the latest techniques and tools to make your marketing, communications and social media efforts more effective and efficient. Join us for this unique event! For more information and registration, head to the Langley Center for New Media Website.

Presented by the Langley Center for New Media & Fusionspark Media

Pearl Django and Douce Ambience in Concert

A great night of music featuring internationally renowned Gypsy Jazz quintet, Pearl Django and new string trio, Douce Ambience. Each ensemble spotlights two of Whidbey Island’s best musicians, Troy Chapman and James Hinkley. Both ensembles will perform a set of original music mixed with standards of the repertoire, and before the night is out, we can be sure of some collaborative fireworks with all the musicians sharing the stage.

SCHEDULE
Jan 28, 2012  Sat @ 7.30pm

TICKETS
All Seats $20
(360) 221-8268 or (800) 638-763

All Month Long

The Clyde Theatre

The Clyde Theatre, Langley’s historic and venerable movie theatre always has a wonderful and reasonably priced selection of current and interesting movies, as well as occasional special events.  For current schedules and showtimes, click here to go to their website.  They are located at 217 First Street, phone  (360) 221-5525.  See you at the movies!