Bellevue Arts Fair

This weekend sees the Arts Fair at Bellevue Arts Museum, a juried art event involving more than 300 artists and a great place to shop for everything from jewelry to craft. Free community programs include a kids’ fair, artist demonstrations, live music and dance, chalk art and more. 9:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. July 23 and 24; 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. July 25. Free. 510 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue. 425-519-0770, www.bellevuearts.org

Ethnic Fest

The annual Ethnic Fest in Wright Park celebrates all the cultures that make Pierce County such an interesting and exciting place to live, with dance and music, …

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If you love to sing big stuff with great singers, here’s your chance. The 130-strong Seattle Symphony Chorale is holding its 30^th Summer Sings starting next Monday, and offering an open sing session of three major works by Handel, Mendelssohn and Bernstein.

Singers of all skill levels are invited, for $10, to participate in the Monday night sessions, which are led by various Puget Sound conductors and accompanied on the Watjen concert organ in Benaroya Hall.

The first session is on July 26, and features Handel’s “Dixit Dominus” led by Doug Fullington, director of the Tudor Choir. The second session, …

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If you’re thinking of buying tickets for the upcoming Pacific Northwest Ballet season, this might be the week to do it. Through July 25 PNB is offering a deal of no service fees on tickets, including subscriptions.

The 2010-2011 season is full of good stuff, for sure. The September “Director’s Choice” repertory program includes Jerome Robbins’ “Glass Pieces” to music by Phillip Glass, November sees an all-Tharp program, Prokofiev’s “Cinderella” in February with choreography by Kent Stowell, two world premieres in the March contemporary program, “Pinocchio” (also in March), the renowned PNB production of George Balanchine’s “A Midsummer Night’s …

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Four of Tacoma’s main performing arts groups – the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra, the Northwest Sinfonietta, Tacoma Opera and the Broadway Center for Performing Arts – have announced their 2010-2011 seasons, and there’s a refreshing array of new work on the cards. And for those wanting to buy subscription tickets, now’s the time to get good seats and deals. 

Northwest Sinfonietta

The Sinfonietta kicks off its 20^th anniversary year with the first classical concert of the season on Oct. 1, 2 and 3. Three nights? You bet. Because for each of the five concert programs, there are three separate performances …

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