April in Skagit is all about tulips, and at the 37th annual Skagit Valley Tulip Run, you can join in on the festivities while working on your fitness! The 2-mile run starts at 9 a.m., and the 10K starts at 10 a.m. The runs will be chip-timed with an awards ceremony after, but no aid stations will be along...

Violinist Elisa Barston will be performing a concert of stunning solos, starting with Brahms’s Violin Concerto, followed with Schumann’s Symphony No. 3, which is one of the very few symphonies with five movements. The Bellingham Symphony Orchestra presents these pieces together as an homage to the two composers’ close friendship. Come early for a Pre-Concert Lecture by...

This alternative classical outfit performs with the goals of expanding appreciation for the cello and building connections between different musical communities. As part of those goals, they perform music you wouldn’t normally see played on the cello, and the music of Prince definitely falls into that category! Fall in love with a diverse range of Prince’s songs all over again through this neoclassical lens. Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham, 360.734.6080, mountbakertheatre.com

Nattali Rize hit the festival and performance scene in the early to mid 2010s, then released her debut album “Rebel Frequency” in 2017....