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Musicians with ties to Austin perform on Vashon
Ian Moore and Bill Carter go way back. Before he moved to Vashon in the early 1990s, Moore…
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Vashon author launches third novel in island trilogy
Jean Davies Okimoto often says she writes the kind of novel she likes to read but has trouble…
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Three Vashon Poets Laureate announced for 2015
At an outdoor gathering hosted by Ron Irvine at the Vashon Winery last month, Vashon’s 2015 Poets Laureate…
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Gallery invites all to make maps
The VALISE Gallery invites all islanders and non-residents to create and submit artwork for the gallery’s October exhibit…
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Musician returns to Vashon after wild ride
Cami Lundeen knows firsthand the meaning of a wild ride. Last June, the former island singer, her husband…
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Local author reaches across the Atlantic for help
Author Will North has a tough job. He has to murder people and then outwit his readers as…
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UMO tribute to Beckett heads from Vashon to New York
After a quarter-century of performing on Vashon, UMO Ensemble is taking its show on the road to the…
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Strawberry Festival musicians no longer play for free
Something new will hit the music stages this year at Vashon’s Strawberry Festival. It will play a crucial…
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Photographer explores human landscape in new book
A figure in a firefighter’s suit appears in assorted Western landscapes. A young woman in a dress fashioned…
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Author returns from Africa
When David Hartness graduated from Vashon High School in 2001, he worked for three months as a volunteer…
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Grateful Dead revived for final show at Open Space
If you were one of the thousands whose artfully decorated envelopes did not win a ticket to the…
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Author illuminates the art of sanctuary
Author and landscape designer Terry Hershey will read from his latest book, “Sanctuary: Creating a Space for Grace…
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Formerly censored painting now belongs to SAM
It’s taken over 40 years, but the art world has finally caught up to island artist Ann Leda…