A Swiftie matinee and a writers' weekend
Saturday afternoon is a Taylor Swift tribute matinee. The city’s writers’ conference fills the Frances Anderson Center the same weekend.
For kids and families
Swiftified: A Taylor Swift Tribute
Sat Oct 3 · 2:00 p.m.
Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave N
ECA labels this a family matinee. Explore Edmonds describes Emily McVicker with a live band, sing-along moments, and an invitation to dress in a favorite era. An end time is not posted. The box office is (425) 275-9595.
The 2:00 p.m. slot is the same hour as an added Driftwood matinee. Pick one. Driftwood still has an 8:00 p.m. show that night.
Edmonds Museum Summer Market
Sat Oct 3 · 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
118 5th Ave N
Still in the May-through-October Saturday season. About 90 family-owned vendors. The market is over by the time Swiftified starts, so a morning at the stalls still leaves the matinee.
Artisan Alley does not return this Saturday. The next indoor date on the sponsor note is Sat Oct 10.
Library storytimes and Game On!
Tue Sep 29 through Thu Oct 1
Edmonds Library, 650 Main St
Sno-Isle lists these on the Edmonds branch calendar:
- Baby Storytime with Mady, Tue Sep 29, 9:00–9:45 a.m. and 10:00–10:45 a.m. The 10:00 a.m. page says stories, songs, rhymes, and a play or art time after.
- Game On!, Tue Sep 29, 4:00–5:30 p.m. The listing does not describe the program. A May 26 Game On! at this library, same hours, was Nintendo Switch games and snacks. Do not assume this date is the same until you check the branch page.
- Online Family Pajama Storytime with Ariana, Tue Sep 29, 7:00–7:30 p.m.
- Preschool Storytime, Wed Sep 30, 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
- Toddler Storytime with Cami, Thu Oct 1, 9:00–9:45 a.m.
Game On! overlaps Orange Shirt Day at ECA, which is also Tue Sep 29 at 4:00 p.m.
Edmonds Library · Baby Storytime
Writers’ weekend
Write on the Sound
Fri Oct 2–Sun Oct 4
Frances Anderson Center
The City of Edmonds Arts Commission has run this small writers’ conference since 1985. Sessions, workshops, and panels on the craft, plus a writing contest and manuscript critiques. The in-person days are Oct 2, 3, and 4. An online pre-conference was Sat Sep 26.
Daily start times are on the conference schedule, not in the short city blurb. Register on the city page. Phone (425) 771-0228.
Stage and concerts
A Murder Is Announced
Thu Oct 1, Fri Oct 2, and Sat Oct 3 · 8:00 p.m.; Sat Oct 3 and Sun Oct 4 · 2:00 p.m.
Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St
The season opener continues through Oct 11. Regular shows are Thursday through Saturday at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Driftwood added a 2:00 p.m. matinee on Sat Oct 3. About 2 hours with intermission. Mild adult themes, best for teens and up. Tickets $31 or $28, plus a $3 fee. TeenTix is $5.
Orange Shirt Day
Tue Sep 29 · 4:00 p.m.
Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave N
ECA files this under Indigenous programming. The event page does not describe the program past the title and the 4:00 p.m. start. It is the same hour as Game On! at the library.
Roger McGuinn
Wed Sep 30 · 7:30 p.m.
Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave N
A one-man set from the Byrds guitarist: 12-string, hits including “Mr. Tambourine Man” and “Turn! Turn! Turn!”, and stories. TeenTix lists the date. Adult concert, and teens can use TeenTix.
Kyle MacLachlan
Thu Oct 1 · 7:30 p.m.
Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave N
Seattle Arts & Lectures presents a conversation about his memoir. The ECA note names Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Sex and the City, and Fallout. This is an evening talk, not a family show.
Galleries
Zoë Dusanne: The Art of Seeing is up at Cascadia Art Museum, 190 Sunset Ave S, Wednesday through Sunday, 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., through Jan 3, 2027. Adults $15, seniors $10, youth 18 and under and students free.
Beach
No special program is posted on the shore this week. The ferry terminal sits at the end of the beach if you want a walk after the market and before the matinee.
The week after
Paula Cole is at ECA Sat Oct 10, 7:30 p.m. Artisan Alley returns that same Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., at the Old Opera House. Explore Edmonds also lists the first Haystack Festival for Oct 10, with homegrown sets in 15 venues. Driftwood’s Christie run continues through Sun Oct 11. The chamber’s downtown trick-or-treat, on that same Explore Edmonds list, is Sat Oct 31, 5:00–7:00 p.m.