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    Articles by Elizabeth Shepherd
    Yarn skeins by Kim McDonald.
    Artists work together to weave a common thread
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • March 31, 2009 4:20 pm

    It’s not what you expect to find at an art gallery — a colorful line of hand-knitted socks hanging high above the entryway.

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    Teens slake a musical thirst
    Teens slake a musical thirst
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • March 31, 2009 4:17 pm

    Islanders will be treated to a long, cool drink of some of Vashon’s finest music this weekend, thanks to an intrepid group of McMurray eighth-graders who are raising money to install a new water fountain at the school.

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    Michael Meade searches for the soul’s  ‘hidden gold’ in economic hard times
    Michael Meade searches for the soul’s ‘hidden gold’...
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • March 24, 2009 12:25 pm

    Vashon author and mythologist Michael Meade will bring his unique blend of storytelling, poetry and discussion to the Island this weekend, focusing on a timely theme — how to not only survive but thrive during hard times.

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    Ela Lamblin and Leah Mann meld sculpture
    Lelavision: theater with a bang
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • March 24, 2009 3:39 pm

    Lelavision Physical Music, an innovative performance duo that creates and debuts much of its groundbreaking work on the Island, is preparing to present an ambitious new work that features high-minded science and low-flying projectiles.

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    Above
    Young thespians bring Wonka to the stage
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • March 17, 2009 3:43 pm

    It was a situation that called for theatrical nerves of steel — a leading lady battling the flu, an unfamiliar stage and chorus members performing in bright green wigs that began to shed all over the floor.

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    Violinists Gaye Detzer and Russ Nelson concentrate on the task at hand.
    A Vashon orchestra reaches for the high notes
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • March 17, 2009 1:41 pm

    On a recent spring evening, Islanders who were walking their dogs near the Vashon High School tennis courts could be forgiven if they suddenly pricked up their ears and felt an icy chill of apprehension.

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    Tom Pruiksma
    Lifting voices, lifting spirits
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • March 10, 2009 5:58 pm

    Shane Jewell and his wife Emily Pruiksma were on a bike ride on Vancouver Island last summer when inspiration struck.

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    “Fame, the Musical” comes to Vashon High School
    “Fame, the Musical” comes to Vashon High School
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • March 4, 2009 12:20 pm

    Island teens will sing, dance and act up a storm in “Fame, the Musical,” opening March 13 and running through March 29 at Vashon High School theater.

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    The Rev. Sylvester Ssemanda is adjusting to life on Vashon
    From Uganda to Vashon, a priest finds his...
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • March 4, 2009 11:29 am

    On a recent Saturday evening at Vashon’s St. John Vianney Church, the Rev. Sylvester Ssemanda stood in the church’s narthex, quietly greeting parishioners who were leaving the 5 p.m. Mass.

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    John Browne
    The Blue Heron brings back a night of...
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • February 24, 2009 1:20 pm

    A bluesy thing happened on the way to Vashon Allied Art’s “Blues Reunion” concert in December — it got snowed out.

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    Lucy Rogers
    Get ready for a glamorous affair
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • February 17, 2009 7:34 pm

    Island cinephiles are gearing up for their annual chance to strut the red carpet, dodge paparazzi and see the Academy Awards on the silver screen at Vashon Film Society’s annual Oscar Night at Vashon Theatre.

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    The film's poster.
    A better way to eat and grow
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • February 17, 2009 7:06 pm

    “Good Food,” a new documentary film about organic farming, is coming to Vashon Theatre for a screening at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21.

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    Vashon troupe premieres new play
    Vashon troupe premieres new play
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • February 17, 2009 7:02 pm

    A new full-length production by the acclaimed Island performance troupe, UMO Ensemble, is about to have its world premiere.

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