This concert will feature violinist Ilana Zaks and violinist Brannon Warn-Johnston in an engaging program of violin duos and solo works. The performance will highlight the expressive range of the violin through both traditional repertoire and contemporary works, offering audiences an intimate and dynamic musical experience. One selection will feature violin with electronics, composed by Brannon Warn Johnston, adding a modern sound world that complements the acoustic program.

Artist Bios

Ilana Zaks is an American violinist, educator, and multidisciplinary artist. She has performed extensively as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral violinist, and is currently a faculty member at Rollins College, the Boston University Tanglewood Institute faculty and formerly Seattle Conservatory.  Ilana holds degrees from the New England Conservatory and Yale School of Music, where she studied with Donald Weilerstein, Itzhak Perlman and Ani Kavafian. She is passionate about community-engaged performances that connect audiences through storytelling and music.

Brannon Warn-Johnston (age 17) is a composer and multi-instrumentalist from Seattle, WA who often takes inspiration for her compositions from lived experiences including backpacking/camping trips with her violin, special moments with her family and her journey with cancer. She has participated in the Juilliard Summer Composition Program and NPR’s Learning and Media Lab Fellowship where she was featured on From the Top’s show “Young Pacific Northwest Talent.” Brannon’s works have been performed in Carnegie Hall and by orchestras/ensembles including: Seattle Symphony, Symphony Tacoma, International Contemporary Ensemble, Northwest Symphony Orchestra, and Seattle Festival Orchestra. Her music has received awards from Tribeca New Music Young Composer Competition, Foundation for Modern Music International Composers Competition, National Federation of Music Clubs Composers Contest, and others. Her electroacoustic project “Resonant Coast” was recently selected for the Connecticut Sea Grant Arts Support Award.

FREE | ALL AGES

Visit Postmark Center for the Arts for a FREE workshop with collage artist Melanie Reed! This workshop is designed to investigate the possibility of taking collage-making to a new level, bringing out the best of what it’s best potentially suited for as a medium. We will be taking a close look at source material, story-telling, and composition principles, and examining unique ways to combine disparate imagery for surreal effect. All materials provided.

No need to register, just drop in!

FREE | Ages 16+

In dialogue with artworks in the Postmark's current gallery exhibition, Discovered Narratives, plant seeds and create your own written stories and poems from the exhibition’s imagery. A short group-led activity will provide fertile groundwork before you begin to dig into your own free writing exercise with one (or more) of the works in the show.

Feel free to bring your own writing instruments but paper and pencils will be provided. Group-led activity starts hourly beginning at 1PM (lasting approximately 1 hour). Drop-ins are welcome!

FREE | AGES 12+

FREE! Visit Postmark Center for the Arts on June 25, 2026 from 5-7pm for the closing reception of Discovered Narratives! Chat with artists, local creatives, and enjoy light snacks while celebrating the final days of this gallery exhibition. 

The last day to view this exhibition will be July 3, 2026!

Visit Postmark Center for the Arts, open to the public each Second Saturday from 12-4PM! Each month features FREE, all ages performances, crafts, and events!

1PM - 3PM
Redefining Luxury - The Black Experience of Sustainable Textile Practices

Lecture followed by Q&A

Luxury is more than exclusivity—it’s tradition, craftsmanship, and sustainability. This immersive workshop explores the deep-rooted sustainable fashion practices within the Black experience, tracing their origins from Africa to Black American fashion today.

This presentation will touch on sewing techniques and the empowerment of sewing machines, embroidery, weaving, and royal garments, and Kente cloth weaving. Visitors are invited to touch an authentic piece of Kente cloth handwoven by a Ghanaian master and the first 25 visitors will receive a piece inspired by this tradition to take home. 

This event is family friendly. Funded by the Postmark Programming Grant and 4 Culture King County.

FREE | ALL AGES

The Auburn Headshots Project provides free, professional-quality headshots to Auburn residents, photographed by Andy Perkovich. This project supports job seekers, students, and small business owners with a vital career resource while fostering community connection.

This event is free for Auburn residents. Funded by the Postmark Programming Grant and 4 Culture King County.

Check in with staff upon arrival. Please note that the photographer will be taking individual portraits only, no group photos. 

FREE | AGES 13+

Join us at the Postmark in celebrating the rich music of India performed by the band, Dhawayam. A group of high-school students will be performing South Indian fusion music for all to enjoy. Band performance from 12:30-1:30PM. 

Following the music will be a unique presentation on the endangered tradition of Indian terracotta temple reliefs. Presenter Shruti Ghatak will explain the history, symbolism, and cultural significance of the reliefs while connecting it to contemporary art and community dialogue. Presentation will be followed by a brief Q&A.

FREE | ALL AGES