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Gluten-free duo earns national acclaim
When Shauna James Ahern and Daniel Ahern first learned they had won the prestigious James Beard Award, they…
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‘Werther’ concludes Vashon Opera’s fifth season
The Vashon Opera turned five last fall, and according to its founder and artistic director Jennifer Krikawa, it’s…
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Author tells honest fish tale
Island author John van Amerongen caught a big fish when he landed the story for his new book,…
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Dancers ignite the stage with ‘Firebird’
Every fall for the past 18 years, Christine Juarez, director of the VAA Center for Dance, has thought…
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Author tackles tough subject with tiny heroines
Jean Davis Okimoto is an award-winning author and publisher with an impressive list of credits to her name.…
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Take a tour of island art studios and galleries
On the first two weekends in May, in a long-held tradition, Vashon artists will open their studios for…
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UMO offers free tickets to kids’ show
The UMO Ensemble recently caught a tiger by the tail. With the goal of bringing a live performance…
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Two men, two lives tell one story in new play
Islander Peter Serko insists he’s a glass half-empty kind of guy. But judging from the story he plans…
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Students voice tales of struggle and hope
As a storyteller, creative writer and teacher Merna Hecht knows firsthand the power of the written word. Among…
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Writer remembers father in new poetry book
Islander Cal Kinnear likes to ponder life’s big questions. For this natural-born philosopher dressed in the guise of…
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Young dancers choreograph their own show
Six years ago, Christine Juarez, the artistic director of the VAA Center for Dance, offered her senior dancers…
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Chorale returns to Benaroya Hall
Islanders will have to travel off-island to hear the Vashon Island Chorale when they perform at 2 p.m.…
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Maestros will talk Mozart
Gary Cannon, artistic director of the Vashon Islandhorale and Cascadian Chorale, will explore questions about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart…