A&E Briefs

Mark your calendars for some upcoming fun activities.

La Conner Guitar Festival 2024, May 17-19. Listen to, play and shop for the world’s finest handmade instruments with three days of events and exhibitions in Maple Hall and evening concerts at the Civic Garden Club.

Vendors room open 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday in Maple Hall. Luthiers exhibitions 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday in Maple Hall. Evening concerts 7-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Civic Garden Club.

Tickets on sale at 9 a.m. daily. Single day pass $15 online, $20 at box office. Three-day pass $40 online, $50 at box office. More info: laconnerguitarfestival.com.

Come to the Celtic Arts Foundation! All events at Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon.

An evening of guitar and song with Tony McManus. 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, May 15. Tickets $25 for members, $30 for non-members.

Join the fun for in-person contra dance. No experience required. 7-9 p.m. Friday, May 17.

Anacortes Early Music presents Maturation: Four Equal Partners. Works for string quartet by Purcell, Bach and Haydn, culminating in Beethoven’s epic Op. 132. Featured artists are Aisslinn Nosky, Maureen Murchie, Adam Lamotte and Nathan Whittaker. Tickets $30 (children under 18 free). Cash or check only on day of performance, 7-9 p.m. Friday, May 17, at Croatian Cultural Center, 801 Fifth St., Anacortes. More info: ­anacortesearlymusic.org.

Salish Sea Early Music Festival. This baroque concert features Jeffrey Cohan, Carrie Krause and Jonathan Oddie playing the music of J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, Vivaldi and Aubert. 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, at Fir-Conway Lutheran Church. More info: http://www.salishseafestival.org/skagit.