Yuletide on Front
MUSIC – A Celebration of the Winter Solstice
Join us for an afternoon & evening of fun festive music in Historic downtown Issaquah on December 21st
Yuletide on Front – Make Music Day Winter Celebrates Winter Solstice –
There will be both indoor and outdoor activities – 1:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Front Street in Historic Downtown Issaquah
Make Music Day Winter
Bring Bells or other musical instruments and make music with us.
Library:
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Duex Amis
Deux Amis may not share a spoken language, but they definitely share the language of music! This violin and accordion duo play classic tunes you might hear if seated at an outdoor Parisian café – jazz standards, traditional folk music, and, of course, love ballads. In the spirit of inclusion for Yuletide, Deux Amis will be offering a few selections you can sing along with or dance to as you wish.
3 pm – 4 pm
Afternoon Spanish Guitar
Depot:
3 pm – 3:30 pm
Join us for a delightful evening of Bharatanatyam, presented by students of Dance Tantra under the guidance of Guru Smt. Piyali Biswas De.
✨ Performing Artists:
Nitsa Ramprasad, Ishani Debnath, Nikita Panda, Akshara Nandwani & Niya Sharma
An evening of grace, rhythm, and tradition — we look forward to your presence!
Performances
•Alarippu – A pure dance piece that awakens the body and mind, setting the tone with precise rhythm and symmetry.
•Gambheera Natta Pushpanjali – A graceful offering of flowers through movement, welcoming the audience and invoking divine blessings.
•Ganapati Kautvam – A lively and devotional composition honoring Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles.
•Muruga Kautvam – An energetic and expressive tribute to Lord Murugan, celebrating valor, youth, and devotion.
•Brahmamokate – A profound philosophical piece expressing the oneness of humanity and the divine.
•Sukh Karta Dukh Harta Bhajan – A heartfelt bhajan dedicated to Lord Ganesha, blending devotion with rhythmic beauty.
3:30 pm – 4:10 pm
The Muller-Ho String Orchestra at Kaleidoscope. A youth performance featuring A Christmas Carol.
4:10 pm – 4:30 pm
Kaden Ko, an emerging jazz saxophonist, will be soloing holiday tunes over a jazz backing track
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
The Traveling Bards. The Traveling Bards are a two-piece supergroup forged in the fire of previous musical projects. Hear original songs and covers about traveling, people, and places, and true-not-true stories about things that may have happened but quite possibly didn’t. The Traveling Bards are: Ian McKnight: vocals, mandolin, mandola, flutes of all kinds. Pete Reed: vocals, guitars, keyboards, accordions, harmonicas
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Tiger Mountain Sunrise – join us for a holiday caroling sing-along
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Rovin’ Fiddlers – Seasonal tunes will fill the room with holiday cheer