Arts
Longtime artistic director of VCA dance departs for new show
When VCA Center for Dance Director Christine Juarez stepped into the Blue Heron in 1996, she found a…
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Healing through art: one islander’s experience
For the past several years, island caregiver Joy Nelsen returned home from work with a handful of facial…
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Ballet, moden, tap and hip hop wake a slumbering princess
A new dance dimension will help awaken the slumbering princess in VCA Center for Dance’s production of “Sleeping…
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Island poet reads from new chapbook
Evidence of Sandra Noel’s world spills out on the pages of her latest book of poetry, “Into the…
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Collaborating Vashon artists create mosaic pizza ovens
Mosaic artist Elaine Summers and tile artist Nadine Edelstein understand the magic of collaboration. Each is a successful…
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The Diary of Anne Frank: a timely staged reading
Since its publication in 1947, “The Diary of Anne Frank” has been a haunting example not only of…
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Sneak preview of new film will benefit VCC
CORRECTION: The screening of “Wakefield” will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 4, at the Vashon Theatre.
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New collection of linked stories walks backward in time
When Microsoft’s first technical writer left the software giant in 1983, creative writing was a dream lodged somewhere…
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New executive director brings arts management expertise to VCA
Last Friday, as Vashon Center for the Arts prepared for a First Friday opening in the Koch Gallery,…
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Take a fresh look at art on First Friday
Most galleries and art spots are open from 6 to 9 p.m.
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VOV holds first annual ‘reality’ voice contest
When yet another auction doesn’t fit the same old bill for a signature fundraiser, what’s a Vashon nonprofit…
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Youth dancers and musicians perform original works
Four years ago, VCA Center for Dance Artistic Director Christine Juarez decided to produce a stand-alone show of…
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Collaboration creates functional art
Islander Priscilla Schleigh’s dream came true just over a decade ago when she opened her store, Giraffe, on…