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Tom Wilkinson, as President Lyndon B. Johnson, and David Oyelowo, as Martin Luther King, Jr., in “Selma.” The film will have a free screening at VCA on Jan. 19.
    VCA offers screening and discussion on MLK Day
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • January 13, 2026 10:30 am

    In recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Vashon Center for the Arts will present a free film screening of…

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Works by Mary Liz Austin (left) and Julie Unchu Song are included in VCA’s new large group exhibit, “Creature Among Us: The Arts of Companionship, Wildness & Wonder.”
    This Friday, set sail on January’s gallery cruise
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • January 7, 2026 10:30 am

    It regularly happens in January: Vashon’s monthly gallery cruise, typically held on the first Friday of the month, moves to…

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    Elizabeth Shepherd Photos
Islanders lined the main intersection of Vashon town on Saturday afternoon, holding signs, chanting and beating drums to protest U.S. intervention in Venezuela.
    New year brings pop-up protest to Vashon
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • January 6, 2026 10:30 am

    Islanders took to the four-way stop in the center of Vashon on Saturday afternoon, protesting the surprise U.S. military intervention…

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    The show of the year: Some of the shining stars of Vashon High School’s “Ride the Cyclone” were (clockwise from bottom left) Sky Skiena, Leo Watson, Amali Lewis and Sebastian Gallez. (Mick Etchoe Photos)
    Looking back on a year of the arts...
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • January 2, 2026 10:30 am

    Has there ever been a more artful small town than Vashon?

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    The cast of Sharing the Stage’s “Home for the Holidays” 2022 edition. (Courtesy Photo)
    ‘Sharing the Stage’ reunion concert to honor Harris...
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • December 17, 2025 1:45 pm

    The show reunites 21 former student performers from the program’s 15-year history, many of whom are traveling from afar to take the stage at Open Space to pay tribute to their mentor, teacher and champion.

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    VHCD details new budget and longer-range spending plan
    VHCD details new budget and longer-range spending plan
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • December 16, 2025 1:30 pm

    Commissioners of Vashon Health Care District have unanimously passed a budget that provides a road map for the district’s revenues,…

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    Jim Diers Photos
Smiles from Cub Scouts helped light up the night at WinterFest
    WinterFest brings out the best on Vashon
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • December 9, 2025 5:00 pm

    The holiday season got off to a joyful start with Vashon’s annual WinterFest celebration on a chilly but mostly rain-free…

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Interim Superintendent Jo Moccia
    School board poised to pause super search
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • December 9, 2025 5:00 pm

    Vashon’s interim superintendent of schools, Jo Moccia, is now poised to stay in her role a year longer than expected.

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Gloria Erickson as Emily in “Our Town.”
    Review: VHS theater-makers discover the truths of ‘Our...
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • December 9, 2025 4:30 pm

    “Our true life is in the imagination and in the memory,” wrote the great American dramatist Thornton Wilder in the…

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(Top, left to right) Yulia Ivaschchenko, Gunther Reimnitz, Phil Clapham and Pam Ingalls held court last Friday at opening receptions for Holiday Studio Tour shows. (Bottom) New creations by Jennifer Hawke will be on display at a Solstice Market on Dec. 21, at Hawke’s Beall Greenhouse studio.
    Recommended: Find gifts of art on Studio Tour
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • December 8, 2025 4:30 pm

    Don’t miss the second weekend of Vashon Island Visual Artists’ annual Holiday Studio Tour, featuring 40 studios and galleries representing…

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    “Night Riders,” an oil painting by Pam Ingalls depicting Vashon’s Stupid Bike Night, is part of the artist’s studio tour exhibition at Dig Deep Gardens. (Courtesy Photo)
    First Friday and Studio Tour offer up inspiring...
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • December 2, 2025 1:30 pm

    Holiday Studio Tour

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Chorale accompanist Linda Lee, with Chorale conductor and artistic director Gary D. Cannon, in rehearsal at Vashon Presbyterian Church.
    Chorale finds comfort and joy in community
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • December 2, 2025 12:30 pm

    Don’t be fooled by the title of Vashon Island Chorale’s upcoming holiday concert, “Night of Silence.”

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A packed house gathered at Open Space for Arts & Community for the first-ever gala auction held by Vashon Schools Foundation.
    Foundation raises big bucks at glittering gala
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • November 25, 2025 12:00 pm

    At its first-ever gala auction, the Vashon Schools Foundation raised $335,000 to bolster a wide range of needs in Vashon’s…

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