April 14, 2014

Come early and stay late for Whidbey Island Center for the Arts’ second annual PianoFest Northwest!

The Piano Bar pre-show lounge will open at 6 p. m. every evening of the festival for beverages and musical stylings of local musicians and students. The Piano Bar will also open for a post-show “meet & greet” for patrons to mix and mingle with the artists of the evening!

PianoFest NW 2014 runs Wednesday, April 16 through Saturday, April 19 and features a Locals Night as well as Classical, World Music, and Jazz Nights. Respectively, the headliners are local Northwest favorite Nancy Nolan, spectacular female trio Thirty Fingers, three-time Latin Grammy Award-winner Jovino Santos Neto, and, performing on Whidbey Island for the first time in years, native piano virtuoso Aaron Parks.

Ticket prices are: Locals Night—$15, Classical Night—$20, World Music Night—$25, Jazz Night—$25. A Festival Pass is $75. Please contact the box office directly to purchase a festival pass.

For more information, visit www.wicaonline.org. Call  360.221.8268 or visit the Box Office to purchase tickets directly at 565 Camano Avenue in Langley. Box office hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 1 to 6 p.m. and two hours before every show. Online ticket purchases are available until noon on the day of each show.

PianoFest Performance Schedule:

“Locals Night” 7:30 p. m. Wednesday, April 16 – $15
NANCY NOLAN and Guest
Mark Findlay
George Henny

“Classical Night” 7:30 p. m. Thursday, April 17 – $25
THIRTY FINGERS
Lisa Bergman with “Funny Side of Classical”
Kathy Fox with Gloria Ferry Brennan

“World Music” 7:30 p. m. Friday, April 18 – $25
JOVINO SANTOS NETO
Maureen Girard

“Jazz Night” 7:30 p. m. Saturday, April 19 – $25
AARON PARKS
Fade Ensemble’s Grant Neubauer,
Keegan Harshman & Alex Dugdale