Calls for Artists

Art

Angst Gallery seeks work for “A Study in Blue,” an exhibit to run Aug. 2 through 24. This is an open call to artists for a group show dedicated to all things blue: azul, cobalt, sapphire, indigo, aquamarine, turquoise, teal, cyan and other cool hues. Artists can submit up to three pieces for a fee of $10 to $20 (on a sliding scale). The deadline to submit art is July 30 from 4 to 8 p.m. or July 31 from noon to 3 p.m. If neither of these times work, contact gallery director Leah Jackson at leah.angstgallery@gmail.com to make other arrangements. angstgallery.com

Music

Vancouver Community Concert Band seeks brass, woodwind and percussion players, active and retired. All abilities welcome; no audition required. The volunteer community band, along with its polka band, Dixieland Jazz Band and chamber ensembles, performs regularly around the area. Rehearsals are 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 11005 N.E. Highway 99, Vancouver. Beginning band is offered from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Facebook.com/VCCBand or vanccband@gmail.com

Vancouver Pops Orchestra seeks musicians who play orchestral instruments. The ensemble plays 20 to 25 45-minute assemblies each year in local grade schools. Rehearsals are 9:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays. Vancouver Heights United Methodist Church, 5701 MacArthur Blvd., Vancouver. For more information, contact Dennis Pieren at 360-907-9141.

The Rose City Timberliners Barbershop Chorus seeks new voices to sing in four-part harmony. No audition is necessary; just come to a rehearsal, held every Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Wilshire United Methodist Church, 3917 N.E. Shaver St., Portland. timberliners.org/about-us/

Theater and performance

Pacific Stageworks seeks a diverse ensemble cast for the West Coast premiere of “Puffs, or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic.” Auditions will be from 2 to 6 p.m. July 13 and 14 at the Hampton Inn and Suites, 315 S.E. Olympia Drive, Vancouver. Auditions will be cold readings from the script; actors auditioning for characters with a distinct accent or voice (Professor McGonagall, Mr. Moody, Myrtle, etc.) should be prepared. Performances will be every weekend Oct. 4 through Nov. 2. Send theatrical resumes and headshots to info@pacificstageworks.org. 360-795-1161 or www.pacificstageworks.org

Magenta Theater seeks actors to audition for “Death in High Heels” at 6:30 p.m. July 22 at 1108 Main St., a British play based on Christianna Brand’s debut crime novel. The play will run Oct. 4-19. There are 10 roles with understudies to be filled. Magenta Theater embraces nontraditional casting. English accents will be used where applicable. Rehearsals are Aug. 12 through Sept. 30, weekdays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. unless noted otherwise. All roles are volunteer and without pay. Headshots are required to audition, and theater resumes are preferred. No appointments or monologues are necessary; auditions will be cold readings from the script. For more details, email director@magentatheater.com or call 360-606-0033.