Arts opportunities



Skagit Valley Medical Center, 1400 E. Kincaid, invites local artists to submit works of art to display in the new facility. For information, contact SVMC Marketing & Communications Coordinator Caitlin Svendsen at 360-848-4243. For information about the Skagit Valley Medical Center visit http://www.svmc.net.



The Port Townsend Arts Commission and Northwind Arts Alliance are seeking entries for the tenth annual Art Port Townsend Juried Art Competition “Expressions Northwest.” Works in two- and three-dimensional forms, including photography, will be accepted. Entry deadline is Aug. 11. 360-379-3025 or http://www.artporttownsend.org.



Open Mic in the Mezzanine

The Skagit Valley Food Co-op, 202 S. First St., Mount Vernon, will offer an acoustic “open mic” in the deli mezzanine at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 30, with sign-up starting at 6 p.m. Bring songs, poems and free form pieces to perform. 10 minute sets. All ages are welcome. For information, call Jodie at 360-336-5087 ext. 136.



The Whatcom Museum Syre Education Center, 201 Prospect St., Bellingham, will present “Owl Art & Owl Science” from 10 a.m. to noon Monday, June 30, through Wednesday, July 2. Artist and Teacher Kelly Sobanski will teach a drawing workshop for ages 7 to 12 with the Museum’s collection of owls for inspiration. Students will use drawing kits — which they will be able to keep — to create drawings in black and white, pastel, colored pencil and crayon. Students will also have the opportunity to create owl sculptures. $60, $50 for Museum members. Registration is open, May 11 through June 25, through Bellingham Parks and Recreation Department, 3424 Meridian St. or call 360-778-7000.



Registration has begun for the Roeder Home Children’s Summer Art Classes. A variety of classes for ages 3-12 are offered during three two-week sessions from June 23 through July 31. Small class size — 8 to 12 per class — provides a supportive environment for kids to experience numerous art media. Some classes allow exploration of different mediums in the same class — drawing, clay and collage or watercolor, beaded jewelry and polymer clay. Other classes focus on one medium — drawing, clay, or pastels. Subject matter includes science, nature, pioneer life, mystical creatures or international art. Cooking classes have been expanded this summer with one week, two-session classes for ages 4-7 and 8-13.

Classes in the park include “Barnyard Art and Animals” at Hovander Homestead Park in Ferndale, “Nature workshop” at Lake Samish Park and “Mosaic Magic” at Semiahmoo Park. To register or to request a brochure, call 733-2900 or visit http://www.whatcomcounty.recware.com. For more specific information regarding classes, call the Roeder Home office at 733-6897.



The Barn Theatre is accepting registration for its 2008 Summer Festival of Plays. The drama workshops will run from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 7-16, followed by five performances July 17-20. Open to ages 5-18. For information, call 360-756-9916 or 360-671-5970.



The La Conner Chamber of Commerce is seeking applications for its fifth annual Summer Street Festival June 28-29. Applications for the juried show of handmade art are available by e-mail at or online at http://www.laconnerchamber.com. For information, call Marci Plank at 360-466-4778.



Cooperative gallery seeks art

Artists Cooperative Gallery is seeking artists who want to contribute their works to show in the new downtown gallery that focuses on paintings, drawings, limited-edition fine arts prints and small sculptures. For more information, call Mike at 360-840-9842 or e-mail at .



The Jazzinators, a community jazz ensemble open to all instruments and ability levels, will begin rehearsals at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, in Arlington. The group will rehearse at 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays through July 15. Those interested in becoming a Jazzinator may call 360-689-7766 or e-mail .



Camano Senior and Community Center offers a watercolor class from 10 a.m. to noon every Thursday, at 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $60 for four classes. For information, call Artist at 360-659-4108 or e-mail .



Photographs needed for calendar

The Skagit Watershed Council is accepting submissions of natural landscape photographs of the Skagit River and its tributaries for its 2009 calendar until July 31. For information, call 360-419-9326.



Auditions



Skagit Opera will hold auditions for experienced adult chorus singers for Verdi’s “La Traviata” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 28, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 S. 15th St., Mount Vernon. The opera will be sung in Italian with English supertitles. Performances will be held Oct. 10-19 at McIntyre Hall. For more information, visit http://www.skagitopera.org/chorus. For an appointment, call Eric Hall at 360-770-5256 or e-mail .



The Barn Theatre will hold auditions for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s musical “Oklahoma” at 6:30 p.m. Sunday and Monday, August 24 and 25, at the theatre, Sudden Valley, gate 2, dance barn, Bellingham. Adults, teens and children ages 6 and older. Ten performances. The play opens at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 9, and runs three weekends — October 10-12, 17-19, 24-26. For information, call 360-671-5970.