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This will not be your normal reunion

Submitted by Ray Marcham on Saturday, February 27th, 03:59pm

If you are looking for some fun tonight, how about heading over to the Phoenix Theatre for a reunion.

Reunion is the name of {breakout} Improv's show Saturday night at the Phoenix. You'll be invited to show up, slap on a nametag on and become a part of, well, it's improv, so anything can happen. The actors don't even know what will happen tonight!

The show begins at 8 p.m., but you'll want to show up early to get your tag and get acquainted with the set-up.

The Phoenix Theatre is located in Firdale Village at 9673 Firdale Avenue. Head on over and see what they (and likely you) come up with!

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Mark your calendar: Women's Symposium on March 13th

Submitted by Heather Reese on Thursday, February 11th, 05:24pm

Edmonds Community College is hosting its fifth Women's Symposium on March 13th between 8:30 a.m and 3:30 p.m. in Triton Union Building 202.

Featured speaker Dr. Mona Lake Jones will speak on the theme - "Women: 100 Years of Triumph."

Cost is $15 for students and $40 for the public. If you buy your ticket before February 25, you get $5 off.

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Ho-ho-holiday Art Walk

Submitted by Heather Reese on Thursday, December 17th, 04:37pm

Head down to the third Thursday Art Walk from 5 to 8 p.m. in downtown Edmonds.

Merchants are in full-blown holiday mode. Here are a few highlights:

Cookies and cocoa at Stone Veneers
Mulled Wine at Red Twig
Aleena Wolfe's Christmas caroling at Autumn's Framing
Andy Carr's holiday sing-along at the conference center

See the full map of exhibits and demonstrations online.

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Thanks to Flickr user N1NJ4 for the photo.

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Art Quilts on Display

Submitted by Heather Reese on Tuesday, November 17th, 04:08pm

Carol Schillos may be coming down from the roof she's been living on for 3 months - but fundraising work is far from over for her charity, Fabric of Life.

Art quilts designed with fabric handmade by graduates of the Here je Center in West Africa will be on display at the Edmonds Conference Center through January 3rd.

The grand opening of the display will take place during the ArtWalk on Thursday the 19th between 5 and 8 p.m.

Quilts will be on sale to benefit Fabric of Life.

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Edmonds Man Wins Big in Seattle Radio Contest

Submitted by AJ Roberts on Tuesday, November 10th, 12:16pm

Dan Rogers, 38, of Edmonds, won the grand prize in a several months long contest for Seattle radio station KNDD FM.

Dan (of Dan’s Barbershop in Edmonds) entered the contest on somewhat of a whim, but when he became a finalist, he went for it full-throttle.

There were 3 different challenges in the contest that started in August: a blog challenge, a “show your logo” challenge, and a grand finale concert challenge.

At the grand finale on Saturday, Dan was awarded a comically over-sized check for $5,000 on stage at Snoqualmie Casino in front of a crowd of about 500 people.

An emotional Dan thanked all those that supported him, especially his wife.

Dan will get a real, normal-sized check later in the mail.

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Two Local Men are Finalists in Big Radio Contest

Submitted by AJ Roberts on Saturday, November 7th, 02:10am

Two local men are finalists in a big radio contest. A.J. Roberts and Dan Rogers, both of Edmonds, entered to be the biggest “Endfluencer” for 107.7 FM. The contest included 3 challenges; a blog challenge, a “show your logo” challenge, and a grand finale concert challenge. After the first two challenges, both men find themselves in the top 3 spots. The challenge ends tonight, at the grand finale concert at Snoqualmie Casino.

Ironically, neither man knew the other lived in Edmonds, till A.J.

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Joseph Kids plan Halloween 'Trick-or-Treat Run'

Submitted by Morris Malakoff on Tuesday, October 27th, 02:50pm

The 52 kids who comprise the Children’s Ensemble for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will be taking full advantage of their break between the matinee and evening performance on Saturday October 31 for some serious trick-or-treating time.

Accompanied by parents and chaperones, the children will be heading en masse through the streets of downtown Seattle for their requisite amount of candy before enjoying a special Halloween party hosted by the adults.

Then it’s out of the night air and back on the stage of The 5th for the Saturday night performance.

Kids in the show are from Seattle, Mercer Island, Sammamish, Issaquah, Bellevue, Gig Harbor, Cashmere, Marysville, Everett, Lake Stephens, Chimacum, Redmond, Shoreline, Edmonds, Medina, North Bend, Kirkland, Kent, Renton, Burien, Snoqualmie.

Audiences wanting to catch the Halloween show are in for a treat too! There’s a special 48-Hour “Buy One, Get One Free” Offer going on, starting at midnight Tuesday, October 27 and carrying through till midnight Thursday October 29th.

Tickets for both the matinee and the evening performance are available, with the promo code word being TUESDAY. Tickets will be available over the phone by calling (206) 625-1900, online or in person at the box office that opens at noon.

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Furry Fest...

Submitted by Heather Reese on Thursday, October 22nd, 03:47pm

Splashdog is holding a "Firdale Furry Festival" on Saturday the 24th between noon and 4 p.m.

Pamper your pooch with water therapy and massages - and bring some cash for the big sidewalk sale at 9679 Firdale Ave.

One last thing...you know you're dying to buy your pet a Halloween costume - so here's your excuse to do it! The costume contest starts at 2 p.m.

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Thanks to Flickr user ob*stone for the puggle photo

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It's Third Thursday...

Submitted by Heather Reese on Thursday, October 15th, 02:09pm

Who cares if it's cold? The Art Walk will be holding strong.

Stop by downtown Edmonds between 5 and 8 p.m. tonight for exhibits and demonstrations...not to mention food.

Check out the map of tasting and live music locations to plot where you're going to hang out.

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Thanks to Flickr user scarlet for the pic, taken at the Third Thursday Art Walk.

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Fans Beg Former Korean Boy Band Member To Return

Submitted by Travis Mayfield on Monday, September 28th, 03:23pm

Over the past few days you may have seen an airplane circling the area with a huge sign in tow that reads "J. What Time is It Now?"

It turns out what's behind that sign includes an international boy band, a MySpace post, and legions of heartbroken fans focused squarely on Edmonds.

Think of them as the Korean equivalent to Jonas Brothers: they're called 2PM and these guys have every teen, tween and pre-tweet in South Korea entranced.

Jay Park is one of the most popular members, but he's also Korean American and told KBS World Radio in June he auditioned for the group in the US where he grew up.

"I used to break, like b-boy and I used to rap. So my mom said go audition for this thing," Park told the radio interviewers.

Park made the cut and for months was one of the most popular members of one of the most popular boy bands in southeast Asia.

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