On Ensemble world taiko
The Broadway Center presents the On Ensemble combining Japanese taiko drums and percussion with electronica and Tuvan throat singing in a world music fusion. 7:30 p.m. May 28. $39/$24. Rialto Theater, 310 S. 9th St., Tacoma. 253-591-5894, www.broadwaycenter.org
Canonici Consort of Voices
Tacoma’s new early music vocal ensemble, led by singers like Anne Lyman and James Brown, presents a concert of Renaissance a cappella music by Dufay, Ockeghem, De la Rue and Josquin. 7:30 p.m. May 28. $12/$10 students and seniors. Skyline Presbyterian Church, 6301 Westgate Blvd, Tacoma. canonici@comcast.net
Northwest Folklife Festival
It just wouldn’t be Memorial Day Weekend without this behemoth of singing, dancing and generally having fun with folk music from just about everywhere. Prepare for crowds and lots of foot-stomping. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. May 28-31. Suggested donation $10 single/$20 families. Seattle Center, Seattle. 206-684-7300, www.nwfolklife.org
Pacific Northwest Ballet does “Coppélia”
Called the ‘happiest ballet,’ E.T.A. Hoffman’s story of a young man who (nearly) falls in love with a life-size doll is set with choreography by George Balanchine and music by Léo Delibes. 7:30 p.m. June 3,4,5,10,11,12; 2 p.m. June 5 and 1 p.m. June 13. From $25. McCaw Hall, Seattle Center, Seattle. 206-441-2424, www.pnb.org
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