Welcome to your weekend. City Arts NOW recommendations thru Feb 28

Current picks from the magazine events calendar

Mark Baumgarten, Robert Ham, Todd Hamm and Kim Ruehl on
Pop Music

Vince Mira: 3rd Annual Johnny Cash Spectacular
No one does Johnny Cash like Vince Mira does Johnny Cash. Though the young performer (he’s all of seventeen!) is now focusing on writing his own material, and doing a fine job of it, he started his career covering Cash. If you’ve never seen him before, this is the show to see. — MB
February 26
Neumos

Damien Jurado 
With straightforward lyrics delivered on simple melodies, Damien Jurado’s work is solidly rooted in folk music. But his creative impulses pull from far outside the scope of traditional Americana. At the end of the day, it’s all about the songs, and Jurado is happy to deliver whatever they call for. Onstage, his between-song banter is nearly as memorable as his music is stirring. This night, he’ll be joined by the Robinsons, a stripped-down version of Portland’s always-rocking Viva Voce. — KR
February 26
Sunset Tavern

Vic Chesnutt Memorial
Jason Moore of the Maldives, Erin Jourgensen, Marc Olsen and others perform tonight to raise money for the family of the beloved folk/Americana singer/songwriter who passed away this past Christmas. — KR
February 28

Zach Carstensen on
Classical

Jane Coop
Often overlooked, the University of Washington music department brings some of the most talented instrumentalists to campus for concerts and recitals during the academic year.  Jane Coop is one such performer.  A professor of piano at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Coop plays a recital with music by Mendelssohn, Bach and Beethoven.
February 26
7:30pm
Brechemin Auditorium
School of Music Building
University of Washington

Rosie Gaynor on
Dance

Man on the Beach
No umbrella drinks for this beached boy. Salt Horse has expanded its twenty-minute, hypnotic, magical-realism meditation on memory (presented at OtB’s 2009 Northwest New Works Festival) into an evening-length piece.
February 26–March 6
Erickson Theater
Off Broadway
1524 Harvard Ave.

The Legend of the Butterfly Lovers

The Beijing Dance Academy’s company uses folk, classical and contemporary dance — plus spectacle — to tell this tale of parted lovers. In the end, the lovers become butterflies and fly off together happily ever after.
February 27–28
Paramount Theatre
911 Pine St., 877.784.4849

Lelavision
This best-of-Lelavision program includes the Volcano, the Orbacles, and the Teetertone. Watch the creative duo play their mysterious, surprising “Physical Music” at Lelavision.com.
February 27
Shorecrest Performing Arts Center
15343 25th Ave. NE, Shoreline, 206.417.4645

Joey Veltkamp on
Visual Arts

Closing this week: Unring the Bell
For the second installation of Cornish’s Alumni Retrospective Series, Dan Webb will present a body of work emphasizing his maturation from student to one of Seattle’s most beloved artists.
Through February 26
Cornish Main Gallery
1000 Lenora St. 206.726.5066

Closing this week: Polychrome
I love Susan Dory’s layered paintings of pulses of color. For her third solo show with Winston Wächter, Dory has remixed her traditional style and palette and experiments with transparency.
Through February 26
Winston Wächter
203 Dexter Ave. N. 206.652.5855