Light, sound and movement fill Lelavision show

Leah Mann and Ela Lamblin perform on the photosynthesizer, a sculptural musical instrument created by Lamblin. - Kristen Reitz Green Photo Kristen Reitz Green Photo
Kristen Reitz Green Photo Kristen Reitz Green Photo
Leah Mann and Ela Lamblin perform on the photosynthesizer, a sculptural musical instrument created by Lamblin.
A new piece by the talented Island duo Lelavision will be presented at the Blue Heron on Saturday.

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updated 2:15 PM February 21, 2012 0

Vashon poet launches new poetry series

The Vashon Poet Laureate Reading Series will be launched at Vashon Bookshop at 6 p.m. Friday, with a reading from “What Rain Does,” a new book of poetry by Islander Ann Spiers.

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updated 2:06 PM February 21, 2012 0

Music will fill the Island this weekend | Arts and Entertainment Briefs

Author and mythologist Michael Meade will bring his trademark mix of storytelling, poetry and discussion to Vashon at 7 p.m. Thursday, at the Vashon Methodist Church.

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updated 2:02 PM February 21, 2012 0

Go see a show | Arts and Entertainment Briefs

The third installment of Burlesco Notturno, a burlesque series at Open Space for Arts & Community, will take place at 8 p.m. Saturday.

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updated 12:29 PM February 14, 2012 0

Preserving the big sounds of a big band

The Portage Fill Big Band has amassed quite a following over its 37 years of gigs on Vashon, in Ocean Shores, at the Quinault Lodge and elsewhere.

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updated 12:29 PM February 14, 2012 0

The Rock overflows with shows | Arts and Entertainment Briefs

A few tickets are left to hear poet Heather McHugh speak at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Blue Heron. The lecture is part of Vashon Allied Arts’ Arts and Humanities series.

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updated 11:42 AM February 7, 2012 0

Valentine's weekend brings several sweet shows

Tangletown Cabaret, an all-women trio from Seattle, will perform what they call the “music of our own time” — beloved and enduring art songs of the 20th and 21st centuries — at a special Valentine’s concert at the Blue Heron Saturday night.

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updated 11:38 AM February 7, 2012 0

Voice of Vashon announces its second annual short-film competition

Voice of Vashon is hosting its second annual film contest for Islanders, this time exploring the concept of “insider/outsider,” according to the all-volunteer organization.

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updated 11:31 AM February 7, 2012 0

Drama Dock holds auditions for summer production of ‘Pirates of Penzance’

Drama Dock is holding auditions for its summer production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Pirates of Penzance,” a comic opera directed by Elizabeth Anthony.

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11:30 AM February 7, 2012 0

Kid-friendly ‘Hansel and Gretel’ comes to Chautauqua

A child-friendly presentation of “Hansel and Gretel” — sung in English in a 45-minute abridged version — will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Chautauqua Elementary School.

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updated 11:29 AM February 7, 2012 0

Exploring life in a place we know well

Jean Davies Okimoto is an award-winning author, retired psychotherapist and local Islander. She is also a dear friend. So writing about her new novel, “Walter’s Muse,” means I am not one to deliver an unbiased review.

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8:15 AM February 2, 2012 0