Season Concerts

Attention JFFA Members!  This FREE event is an enthusiastic toast to the upcoming season and is a perk for all current JFFA Members.  A complimentary beverage, tasty bites, fellow patron cmaraderie, and local live music featuring FarmStrong will set the tone for an exciting season of concert offerings.

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With a stage banter striking a unique balance between slapstick and sermon, these veteran singer-songwriters have a way of making time disappear, rooms shrink, and audiences feel as if they are right there on the stage with the band. They’ve created a live show that is as heartwarming as it is hilarious, as finger-picking proficient as it is relatable, and as Canadian as, well … it’s very Canadian, but that hasn’t stopped them from winning over audiences from Nashville to the Australian outback.

Relive the hits of Motown and beyond as this exciting, high-energy act unleashes superior vocals and slick dance moves powered by pure soul! Soak in the hits of The Temptations, The Four Tops, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, The Supremes, Lionel Richie, Tina Turner, Barry White, and more. Sounds of Soul enliven audiences nationwide with their sensational choreography, powerful harmonies, and high-octane stage presence. These performers, outstanding singers, dancers, and songwriters, have spent time in the national recording spotlight driven by the power of Capitol Records, Big Apple Records, and R&S Records.

This is Elton! Rus Anderson is Elton John’s official body double for his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour promo video & photos. Picked by the man himself, Rus performs as a young Elton John in The Rocket Man Show – driving a night of Elton’s greatest hits, with spot on vocals & fierce piano playing. Rus recreates an early Elton concert with gorgeous, colorful and flamboyant costumes actually worn by Elton – including boots, glasses & jumpsuits from 1973, and his sparkly tuxedo from 1984! Audiences are in for a night of nostalgia, singing, laughing & participation. Remember when rock was young? You will after the show!.

Ballet Workshop’s all-original staging of “The Nutcracker” returns as the family event of the holiday, bringing together over 100 local ballet students, theater performers, and professional company guest artists! Set to Tchaikovsky’s traditional Nutcracker score, this home-grown production pays tribute to the rich history of life on the Peninsula at the turn of the Civil War era. Highly praised by local critics and audiences for its comedic delight, locally crafted costumes, and beautifully hand-painted backdrops of the Olympic Mountains, this is an annual holiday show you’ll want to enjoy with your entire family, young and old, for years to come.

It’s been quiet in Pantoland with magical creatures living in harmony in the unspoiled beauty of the Agnew Alps. All are happy, all are fulfilled … All except Princess Rose Red of the Honeydew Kingdom. She’s bored; bored with being courted by suitors twice her age, bored with being the sidekick in her best friend Goldy’s predictable life. When the Big Bad Wolf appears, Rose decides that being bad can be a lot of fun. And at the center of the mayem? Trash pandas. Panto is back! Goldilocks and the Ultimate Rampage provides mayhem, singing, dancing and laughs for the whole family.

The Michal (Me-how) Palzewicz (Pow-Say-Vich) Trio hails from hippy-mecca Ashland, OR, arriving by way of Warsaw, Philadelphia, and Portland. When they’re not soaking chia seeds or foraging for wild mushrooms, they bring their diverse musicianship to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Rogue Valley Symphony, and their magical trio. The group performs an enchanting blend of dynamic instrumental music, original compositions, and folk songs.

Empire Trio is an exhilarating and unique classical crossover ensemble that has taken concert halls by storm all over the world, selling out Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Redlands Bowl, and hundreds of venues across the US, Canada, and the UK. Featuring the mesmerizing voices of soprano Erin Shields, baritone Adam Cannedy, as well as the virtuosic David Shenton on piano and violin, the world’s first musician to play violin and piano simultaneously. From witty to incredibly moving, Empire Trio breathes new life into familiar toe-tapping Hollywood favorites with their unique and innovative arrangements. Local high school choir and orchestra students will share the stage with the Empire Trio. Don’t miss this incredible collaboration between students and professional touring artists!

Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT), the nation’s oldest and most successful repertory dance company, is proud to present “Quadruple Bill,” featuring the work of Bill Evans. A dancer, choreographer and teacher who now resides in Port Townsend, Bill, has had a major impact in the development of RDT. In more than 300 works he has explored a diverse lexicon of movement that celebrates the power of dance to enliven the senses, to entertain and to enlighten, celebrating the power of the human spirit. Bill’s dedication to the art of dance has influenced countless artists, educators and audiences worldwide. JFFA and RDT are thrilled to offer in-school workshops to multiple schools in Port Townsend and Port Angeles as part of our educational outreach program.

Traversing Funk, Pop, Electro Swing, and everything danceable, Good Co is the soundtrack for your next dance party. Coming straight out of the Jazz Age, Good Co is bringing a growling speakeasy sound with an added dash of the electronic funk so desperately needed in today’s hectic workaday world. Brassy, flashy, and always a little sassy, Good Co is reimagining the dance music of today by taking the sound and style of the past and flipping it on its head. Get your dance shoes on — we’ll have a FREE swing dancing class for all ticket holders starting at 5:30pm.

This lively comedy ballet stars Swanhilda & Franz, a young couple enchanted by a doll-like figure who sits reading each day in Dr. Coppelius balcony window. With the entire town bewildered by the tinkerings coming from Coppelius’ workshop, the duo sneak into his house. Hilarity ensues as they must engage in an elaborate escape plan to avoid being caught. “Coppélia” was last staged by founder, Sylvia Wanner, at her retirement in 2013, and Ballet Workshop is delighted to be reviving it into a full-scale three act production for Port Angeles, with a complete score by Leo Delibes, and all new sets, costumes and special guest artists.