Kirkland Performance Center Announces Final Phase of “Elevate KPC” Campaign with $1 Million to Go and “Take Your Seats” Initiative. Community Invited to Help Complete Campaign and Secure the Future of KPC.

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Elevate KPC: Capital Campaign For Major Renovations at KPC

Kirkland Performance Center

Celebrate the transformation of KPC and leave a lasting mark. Purchase a naming plaque for yourself or a loved one to be displayed on our brand new auditorium seats!

Take Your Seats!

The beloved indie classic “Napoleon Dynamite” was released 20 years ago. Since then, much has changed; but the characters, as enduring as they are endearing, stay in our hearts.

Appealing to the inner-teenager in each of us, the story, and more importantly the dialogue, makes “Napoleon Dynamite” one of the most quoted movies of our time.

Napoleon Dynamite LIVE! 20th Anniversary Celebration

Get ready for a night of timeless hits and unforgettable energy as The Wallflowers take the stage at Kirkland Performance Center! Led by Jakob Dylan, this Grammy-winning band will fill the room with their signature blend of rock and heartfelt storytelling. Don’t miss this intimate performance of classic songs and new favorites.

This incredible show is in support of Elevate KPC, bringing renovations and modern updates to Kirkland Performance Center, as well as supporting the operations to do so. A portion of your ticket to the show is tax-deductible as a donation to our KPC fundraiser.

The Wallflowers: An Elevate KPC Benefit Concert

Podcast link: https://youtu.be/4hagYvrYbuM

The Artelize Podcast and Kasper Holten - Pedefining Opera for the modern world

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d36M5Hi6O80

The Artelize Podcast - A legacy of innovation in Opera: Celebrating Marc A. Scorca

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59E40S_EQSY

The Artelize Podcast: A love letter that was never sent

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THv6htilWtI

The Artelize Podcast and Adolfo Corrado: Mediterranean flavors, opera and social media

One of YouTube’s most popular comics with over 225 million views and half a billion more on Facebook, Steve Hofstetter is also the host of Finding Babe Ruth on FS1. Hofstetter was the host and executive producer of Laughs (FOX) and he has been on CBS’ The Late Late Show, E! True Hollywood Story, Comics Unleashed, and more. He’s sold out shows in hundreds of cities and dozens of countries. Now is your chance to find out what the fuss is about during this no-holds-barred stand-up performance, featuring some of his unfiltered observations about life.

Steve Hofstetter

Celebration! Forward!

Juanita High School

New Life – Nite Wave’s Tribute to Depeche Mode – Nite Wave debut’s their newest tribute project in 2024. Capturing the life sound and essence of Depeche Mode!

Tiger Tiger – (nitewaveparty.com/tigertiger) Started in the summer of 2015 when Nite Wave performed Duran Duran’s “Rio” album in full live in concert, Tiger Tiger captures the essence of Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Nick Rhodes and Andy Taylor live on stage. We are true fans passionate about the art that Duran Duran brought to music. Everything from The Reflex to Come Undone to Hungry Like The Wolf!

Nite Wave Presents: Depeche Mode & Duran Duran Tribute Night

The original rhythm section for Heart – one of classic rock’s most successful and revered bands – is still locked in and delivering those iconic songs as faithfully as possible, says bassist and co-founding member Steve Fossen (a member of Heart from 1969 to 1982), of his band Heart By Heart. Along with former Heart drummer Michael Derosier (1975-1982), vocalist Somar Macek, Lizzy Daymont on guitar, keyboards and vocals, and guitarist Chad Quist, Fossen says Heart By Heart is committed to playing the music with as much reverence and respect as possible.

“Our mission is to perform the classic Heart music as faithfully as we can,” according to Fossen. Heart By Heart began organically as a duo when Fossen met vocalist Somar Macek in 2008. “We started out playing dinner parties, bistros and jam nights around town,” Fossen said of the musical pairing. By 2009, Fossen and Macek were a couple and have since married. “We were so in love, we decided to call the project Heart by Heart,” Fossen says. When booking agents began requesting a full band, Fossen welcomed the opportunity to once again play professionally with Derosier while sharing the stage with his new love, Somar.

Heart by Heart – with Steve Fossen and Michael Derosier of Heart

Edna Vazquez presents DE COLORES, an intimate and personal solo performance, displaying the full range of all of her colorful facets in music, from covers of Mexican folk songs, to trova, pop, rock, r&b, and distinctive originals in Spanish and English.

Edna Vazquez is a fearless singer, songwriter, composer, and guitarist whose powerful voice and musical talent transcend the boundaries of language to engage and uplift her audience. She is a creative musical artist with a vocal range that allows her to paint seamlessly with her original material, an intersection of Mexican Tradicional, rock, pop and other genres. Edna’s passion for music and performance grew from her bicultural roots and, with songs deeply rooted in universal human emotion, she has traveled far and wide spreading her message of light, love and cultural healing. Vazquez has grown as a musical artist and collaborator over the last years, touring all over the world since 2017 with the acclaimed “little orchestra” Pink Martini, while still performing as a solo artist as well. In the past, she led her own band projects, the Edna Vazquez Quartet, the rock band No Passengers, and the latest, the Edna Vazquez Band. Vazquez also participated in the Latin Grammys with the all-female mariachi fusion band from New York City, Latin Grammy 2017 winners, Flor de Toloache and accompanying Natalia Lafourcade that night. In 2022, as a soloist, Vazquez participated in two great events, one in Canto en Resistencia (Power to the People!) with the LA Philharmonic, with Davendra Banhardt, Ile, Silvana Estrada, Rodrigo Amarante, Jorge Glem, and conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. She also appeared at The Hollywood Bowl with the acclaimed pianist Lang Lang and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, performing DESTINO (1946), a film collaboration between Salvador Dalí and Walt Disney. With Pink Martini, Edna Vazquez has performed with major Symphonies and in legendary concert venues all over the world, including London’s Royal Albert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, Red Rocks, the Montreal Jazz Festival, and many more. In 2017, Vazquez released an EP album with Pink Martini entitled “Besame Mucho” and featuring her original single “Sola Soy.” And in Fall 2024, Edna Vazquez will release her new album “Te Esperaba,” a collection of mostly original compositions based in traditional Northern Mexican styles like Banda and Norteño, and also in traditional Mariachi. Edna is proud to continue to venture into these traditionally male-dominated genres with her powerful interpretive voice.

Edna Vazquez of Pink Martini

Laurel Canyon Legacy is performing Carole King’s iconic 1971 album “Tapestry” live and in its entirety plus a full set of your favorites hits from the beloved 60s/70s LA scene

Laurel Canyon Legacy performing Carole King’s Tapestry live

Canadian Blue guitarist Colin James is coming to KPC, bringing his vast experience and years of collaboration with artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Albert Collins, Pops Staples, Robert Cray, Albert King, Keith Richards, Lenny Kravitz, ZZ Top, Mavis Staples, Luther Allison, Roomful of Blues, Bobby King and Terry Evans, John Hammond Jr., The Chieftains, Carlos Santana, Little Feat, Johnny Hallyday, Jeff Healey, and Buddy Guy. In addition to his own recording and touring Colin is a prolific songwriter, his music has been recorded by the likes of Maria Muldaur, Johnny Hallyday and Lucinda Williams.

Colin James

Geoffrey Castle’s St. Patrick’s Celebration is guaranteed to get you clapping your hands, singing along, and celebrating all things Irish in an environment that is perfect for all ages.

Geoffrey Castle’s St. Patrick’s Celebration

“Songs for Singing IV” will feature Seattle songwriter, Shelby Earl, performing a selection of original songs in a classic, “American Songbook” style, accompanied only by solo piano and string quartet. Featured instrumentalists Billy Brush (piano) and The Passenger String Quartet, will again help Earl reimagine arrangements of songs off her three studio albums (The Man Who Made Himself a Name, Swift Arrows & Burn the Boats), as well as brand new, never-before-heard originals and selected covers. Years ago, Earl’s friend (and Swift Arrows producer) Damien Jurado, said to her; “You know what I want? I want to hear your songs totally stripped down, performed with just your voice and a piano. Can you please play a show like that?” To which she answered “of course!” But the vision grew from there and Earl thought “we have to also add strings!” Thankfully, the amazingly talented Billy Brush & Passenger String Quartet leader, Andrew D.B. Joslyn, both immediately caught the vision, and have since helped to create an ever-evolving set of stunning new music.

Shelby Earl feat. The Passenger String Quartet

Sonja is coming to Kirkland for an unfiltered cabaret comedy show that will have you seeing double and feeling single!!! Sit Down with Sonja in your City for a show unlike any other where YOU are the star! Well, Sonja is the star, but she wants to meet you too. Come ready to ask all your burning questions and you know Sonja will answer in her unabashedly unlike anyone fashion. Bawdy and real.

Sonja in Your City

Celebration! Retrospect

Lake Washington High School

Join us for a harmonious journey through the iconic songs of The Beatles! Come sing along with timeless hits like “Hey Jude,” “Let It Be,” and more, backed LIVE by members local Beatles tribute band Good Day Sunshine!

KPC Community Choir Sings The Beatles! [FREE Event]

Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. He is a favorite at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where he has enjoyed twelve years of sell-out success.

Louis explores the breath-taking dynamics of bubbles, combining comedy and artistry with audience participation and enough spellbinding bubble tricks to keep everyone mesmerized. From square bubbles, bubbles inside bubbles, fog-filled bubbles, giant bubbles, bubble volcanoes, tornados and trampolines to people inside bubbles, the Amazing Bubble Man conjures shrieks of laughter and gasps of amazement from all ages.

Amazing Bubble Man

The theatrical performance will be presented in Russian.
Multimedia show “Magic School” is a unique interactive New Year’s performance. You will visit a magic school and become real wizards. Magic will happen with the wave of a real magic wand, which we will give you as a New Year’s gift.

Magic School – New Year’s multimedia show

This grand production features the showmanship and fiery fiddle of electric violin maestro Geoffrey Castle, complemented by

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