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
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
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
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
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
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
The Salish Sea Early Music Festival will present “A Broken Consort,” the second of five Vashon concerts in 2012, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Vashon United Methodist Church.
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10:54 AM
February 1, 2012
Bundle up in your warmest clothes and join your friends and neighbors on the street Friday night for February’s art walk. The second Gallery Cruise of 2012 won’t disappoint: a new gallery joins the scene, Ray Pfortner displays his new book and Islander March Twisdale “occupies” Café Luna. Most galleries are open from 6 to 9 p.m.
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10:40 AM
February 1, 2012
Nearly 20 young thespians, ages 11 to 18, will take Island audiences back in time to the 1930s and 40s this weekend with a production of “All Night Strut: A Jumpin’ Jivin’ Jam,” a song-and-dance revue of music from that era.
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updated 2:03 PM
January 24, 2012
A noted Palestinian performer and filmmaker, Ramzi Maqdizi, will visit Vashon to present his film, “Under the Sky,” at 8 p.m. Friday at Ober Park’s performance space.
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1:51 PM
January 24, 2012
A fleeting memory of a childhood arts and crafts experience, followed by a serendipitous Google search, was the beginning of a whole new way of life for Island fiber artist Kira Bacon.
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updated 1:27 PM
January 24, 2012
