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    Articles by Elizabeth Shepherd
    Figures from the Tay Phuong Pagoda.
    Artists share tales of a trip and raise...
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • June 2, 2009 4:39 pm

    Three Island artists — Donald Cole, Joan Wortis and Elaine Hanowell — will present a slide talk this weekend about their recent journey to Vietnam.

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    Seattle’s Yellow Hat Band will play at “Preserve the Reserve.”
    An evening of music and food benefits the...
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • May 26, 2009 5:06 pm

    The Backbone Campaign will serve up barbecued salmon, giant puppets, a lively auction and homegrown entertainment in a fundraiser scheduled…

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    State awards VAA $1 million grant
    State awards VAA $1 million grant
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • May 19, 2009 7:42 pm

    Vashon Allied Arts is slated to receive more than $1 million in state funds to help it move forward on its ambitious plans to build an expansive new arts campus — including a state-of-the-art performance hall, exhibition space, classrooms and more.

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    Weekend promises a plethora of performances
    Weekend promises a plethora of performances
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • May 19, 2009 7:23 pm

    Music lovers can prick up their ears this weekend and hear something they like — the Island will boast eight separate music events in a three-night span, and many of the shows are free.

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    The Qadim Ensemble will join author and storyteller Michael Meade (top of page
    Keeping Vashon poetic
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • May 12, 2009 5:55 pm

    A small group of Island poets and poetry lovers has been hard at work for the past several months, passionately planning an event they hope will put Vashon on the map as a Northwest poetry destination.

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    Graduating seniors who will dance in “Swan Lake” include (left to right) Erik Hansen
    A swan song for seven ballet dancers
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • May 12, 2009 5:51 pm

    Seven graduating high school seniors will take center stage this weekend when Vashon Junior Civic Ballet presents one of the best known ballets of all time, Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake.”

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    Rowena Hammill and Douglas Davis.
    Acclaimed cellists will star in chamber orchestra concert
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • May 12, 2009 5:38 pm

    Vashon Maury Chamber Orchestra will presents its final concerts of the season this weekend, with a children’s concert planned for Saturday and a full concert scheduled for Sunday.

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    Aerialist Esther Edelman will be one of many featured performers at Islewilde’s benefit.
    Performers converge for ‘mother of all shows’
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • May 5, 2009 1:20 pm

    A constellation of Island performers will come together on Mother’s Day eve to raise money for Islewilde, Vashon’s annual homegrown performance festival.

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    A detail from the tile façade for Bob’s Bakery.
    Guild’s goal is to transform town with tiles
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • April 30, 2009 7:00 am

    An ambitious group of artists has announced a bold plan to make Vashon a more beautiful place — one tile at a time.

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    Portraits of King Islanders by Pam Ingalls will be shown at The Hardware Store Restaurant.
    Art studio tour is a feast for the...
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • April 28, 2009 5:10 pm

    After a long and dreary winter, as soon as rhododendrons begin to burst with color on Vashon, you can bet that art is about to start blooming as well.

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    The Vashon Allied Arts Community Quilt will be on view during the Quilt Guild’s show.
    Quilts and tiles add spice to art tour
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • April 28, 2009 5:09 pm

    The first weekend of this year’s Art Studio Tour, Saturday and Sunday, May 2 and 3, will be augmented by special events showcasing two art forms particularly beloved on the Island — tilemaking and quilting.

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    The best moments in theater happen here on Vashon Island
    The best moments in theater happen here on...
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • April 21, 2009 5:14 pm

    The theater bug first bit me when I was 4 years old.

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    Jennifer and Andy Krikawa
    Homegrown opera company takes root on Vashon
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • April 16, 2009 3:20 pm

    Island music lovers are buzzing about the announcement that a new opera company is about to bloom on Vashon, with productions of Puccini’s “La Bohème” scheduled for September and Aaron Copeland’s “The Tender Land” planned for May 2010.

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