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What’s Happening

By Joe Veyera

Friday, January 18

Melissa de la Cruz, Author of “Gates of Paradise”

De La Cruz will talk about the seventh and final book to her vampire novel series, “Blue Bloods,” geared towards teens and young adults.

 6:30 P.M. – Third Place Books (17171 Bothell Way Northeast) – Free

Ambience Jazz Quartet

This four-piece group, featuring Leah Natale on vocals, George Stone on guitar, Burt Boice on bass, and Chris Busa on winds is, “dedicated to the sophistication and beauty of the Golden Era of Jazz”

 7:30 P.M. – Third Place Commons – Free

Live Music at Darrell’s Tavern

Robb Benson & The Sheik play a special 8:00 p.m. show, before Funk-a-Thon Night gets underway with Kissing Potion and Shady Bottom, beginning at 9:30.

8:00 P.M. – Darrell’s Tavern (18041 Aurora Avenue North) – $6

Saturday, January 19

General Pruning at Sky Nursery

The middle of winter is the best time to prune to many trees and shrubs, and Sky Nursery’s Charlie Shull will run down the what, when, and how of pruning.

11:00 A.M. – Sky Nursery (18528 Aurora Avenue North) – Free

Edmonds Community College @ Shoreline Community College – Men’s & Women’s Basketball

A doubleheader in the SCC gym features the Dolphin women trying to get over the .500 mark, and the Dolphin men (featuring former Thunderbird Gage Carroll) try to turn around a rough season against the Tritons of Edmonds.

2.00 P.M. (women’s game) and 4:00 P.M. (men’s game) – Shoreline Community College Gym (16101 Greenwood Avenue North) - $6 adults, $4 non-SCC students, seniors (60 and older), youth (5 to 17), SCC faculty, and active military, free for SCC students and children 5 and under.

Hoopapalooza

On the other side of I-5, it’s a full day of basketball in the Shorecrest gym, culminating with the Scots & Thunderbirds varsity girls game at 5 p.m., followed by the varsity boys game at 7. Both games will also be broadcast live on the Shoreline Educational Access Channel, 26 on Comcast and 36 on Frontier.

5:00 P.M. (girls game) & 7:00 P.M. (boys game) – Shorecrest High School Gym (15343 25th Avenue Northeast) -

Tom Kelly, Author of “Cold Crossover: A Chilling Northwest Mystery”

Better known to local audiences as a sportswriter and real estate reporter at The Seattle Times, Kelly will discuss his first foray into the mystery genre with his new book.

 6:30 P.M. – Third Place Books – Free

Bruce Meyers

The award-winning magician and entertainer comes to Club Hollywood for one-night only for an all-ages show.

7:00 P.M. – Club Hollywood (16716 Aurora Avenue North) - $10 adults, $5 children 11 and under.

Chris Stevens and the Surf Monkeys

Stevens has been playing blues guitar across the Northwest for over 20 years. The Seattle native has played everywhere from the blues stage at Bumbershoot, to the renowned New Orleans Creole Restaurant in Pioneer Square.

7:30 P.M. – Third Place Commons - Free

Josephine Howell

The one-time runner up on KIRO-TV’s Seattle Stars competition combines the sounds of blues, soul, and funk, as the sandwich shop transforms into a live music venue.

8:00 P.M. – Grinders Hot Sands (19811 Aurora Avenue North) - $7

Live Music at Darrell’s Tavern

Just down the street from Grinders, there’s more live music, in the form of rock from The Deadrones, Comedy of Terrors, and Radioshark.

9:00 P.M. – Darrell’s Tavern (18041 Aurora Avenue North) – $6