Calendar
Welcome to our calendar! Here you will find events of harp interest throughout the Pacific Northwest. (As submissions come from so many different sources, the Puget Sound Folk Harp Society cannot guarantee the accuracy of every detail; please check with the contact person when listed if you have questions or concerns about the event.) If you would like your harp event to be listed here, please contact info@reigningharps.com for submission guidelines.
JANUARY 2026
Jan 8 Shoreline WA. The Eastside Harp Circle returns to Shoreline for its Thursday, January 8, 2026 meeting to be held at the North Seattle Friends Church. Bring your solos and works-in-progress to share. We will continue to play together from Nancy Hurrell’s ensemble book, A Circle of Harps. Our Zoom and in-person meeting will begin at 11:00 am, but you may arrive as early as 10:30 to set up and tune. We will take a snack-and-chat break at about 12:15 pm and finish the meeting around 2:00 pm. For more information, contact Anna Jenkins by email at peaceharp@hotmail.com.
Jan 10 On-line. Workshop by Irish Harper Aine Minogue: History of Lullabies in Ireland. Sessions in Pacific Time will be 8 – 10 am, 11 am -1 pm, concert 4-5 pm. For full information see https://aineminogue.com/lullaby-workshop-online-jan-10-2026. $75 includes ticket to evening concert.
Jan 10 On-line. Workshop by Cindy Shelhart: The Organized Harpist. A calm, 60-minute Zoom workshop to help harpists reset, declutter, and make space for music again. Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM Central (11 am Pacific). $27. Replay and printable handout included (no harp playing required). Bonus live Q+A for those who attend live. This harp-friendly reset is all about clarity—not more stuff on your to-do list. You’ll leave with a gentler approach and a clear next step for your harp year. For details and registration: https://www.cindyshelhart.com/organized.
Jan 12-19 On-line. Deborah Henson Conant offers a free 5-day harp event: the “Vision to Action” Challenge. Learn to use Vision Music (motivic improv) to engage your vision, then put it into action for a creative breakthrough in 2026. This event includes pre-recorded trainings plus live Q&A events. For more info or to register, see https://www.hipharp.com/5dvac-optin?inf_contact_key=bd92e83ca44f6c5cb8be3a88ca6d5d35.
Jan 17 On-line. Verlene Schermer Workshop: “Dorian Deep Dive”. Saturday, 1/17/26 from 10 am to 12 pm Pacific Time, two hour workshop, for harp, piano, or guitar (or any instrument). Take a deep dive into Dorian mode, using four methods of finding the Dorian scale. Play 6 tunes, 3 from traditional Irish repertoire and 3 modern tunes, to get familiar with the sound of Dorian. Use chord progressions, both from the tunes and from common patterns for Dorian improvisation. Simple harp arrangements of the 6 tunes are provided along with lead sheets. Cost of the workshop: $30 per person. Here’s how to register: https://tinyurl.com/DorianDeepDive.
Jan 17 Portland OR. Meeting Third Saturdays: Harps at Artichoke, 2007 SE Powell Blvd., Portland OR. 12-1:30 pm. Play-along tune book on site, solos most welcome. Come enjoy harp company in Artichoke’s cozy cafe, a fabulous community music making space, led by established harpist Tracey Rose Brown. $5-10 facility fees. For more info or to confirm date and time contact Tracey at Tbharpsong@gmail.com.
Jan 18 Mountlake Terrace WA. Third Sunday Harp Circle meets at the Mountlake Terrace Library from 2:00-4:30 pm. This month we’ll be in the small meeting room just to the left of our usual space. Have you got anything NEW you are working on in 2026? All styles, levels. and ages of harp players are welcome. Solo playing is encouraged but never required. Contact Diane for more info at mdianem@seanet.com.
Jan 23 Vancouver WA. Vancouver WA/Portland OR area harp circle meets the fourth Friday of every month at Cascade Park Community Library, 600 NE 136th Ave in Vancouver WA. Group tunes, individual tunes and/or songs, creative expression, and a great time! Welcome to all ability levels, from 10 am-12 pm Pacific Time. For more info and to confirm date and time, contact Donita at donita_andrews@yahoo.com.
Jan 24 On-line. Verlene Schermer Workshop: Understanding Learning Styles”. Saturday, 1/24/26 from 10 am to 12 pm Pacific Time, two-hour workshop, for any musician, student, or teacher. It’s never too late to look into your “style” of learning – Kinesthetic? Auditory? Visual? Right brain? Left brain? Concrete? Abstract? All these and more will be discussed along with tests you can take to assess your style. Then, learn to use your strengths to help build skills in those areas that may have seemed elusive in the past. Teachers! You can use this information to better understand how to use different tools in your studio as you explore each student’s learning style. Cost of the workshop: $30 per person. Here’s how to register: https://tinyurl.com/2025LearningStyles.
Jan 24 Olympia WA. The Olympia-area harp circle will meet January 24 from 1-3 pm at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3800 Henderson Blvd SE, Olympia. The church is near Olympia High School. Park on the east (rear) side of the building. You’ll see a shallow flight of stairs leading up to the building. You can go through the double doors straight ahead, turn left, and go into the first large room you see. Or, a door on the left that leads directly into that room will be open. For more information, to RSVP for the circle, or to be added to the mailing list, contact Dan at dan.bolton24@gmail.com.
FEBRUARY 2026
Feb 1 All Areas. Registration opens today for the PSFHS spring festival, “Harbors from North to South,” on Washington’s Kitsap Peninsula. For more information and registration forms (return by snail mail only), see the PSFHS website at https://PugetSoundFolkHarpSociety.org/our-events/ .
Feb 18-23 Seattle WA. Steve Moss will be in Seattle for harp regulations and repairs (pedal and lever) on February 18-23, working at the Hotel Nexus Seattle, 2140 N Northgate Way, Seattle WA 98133. To reserve your appointment, please contact Susi Hussong at susihussong@gmail.com. For information on the price list, please visit https://mossharpservice.com/price-list/. If you have specific questions about your harp and what service or repair it might need, please contact Steve at steve@mossharpservice.com.
MARCH 2026
March 7 Seattle WA. Advance notice! Laura Zaerr will be teaching two harp workshops this day at Dusty Strings Retail Shop and Music School in Fremont. For more info see https://store.dustystrings.com/pages/group-classes-and-workshops.
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