News
Director will raise funds for library with film screening
What would be a last-ditch effort for a struggling rock band trying to garner attention on the music…
Arts
Photography class teams up with land trust
Vashon photographer Ray Pfortner’s annual Shoot to Show class focuses on photography from many angles. Now in its…
Arts
Event showcases emerging island performers
Vashon Allied Arts’ Center for Dance will present its second annual dance — and now musical — performance,…
News
Memoir tells of healers around the world
Fifteen years ago, author and filmmaker Marie-Rose Phan-Le stepped away from her high-powered position in the film industry…
Arts
Northwest writer reads poems seasoned by the heart
Former poet laureate Billy Collins once said that poetry tells the story of the human heart. For poet…
Arts
Drama Dock brings a light touch to a period piece comedy
In 1950, when a certain Ethel Savage inherited $10 million — nearly $100 million in today’s dollars —…
News
Local photographer and lighthouse star in New York show
Photographer Ray Pfortner has an eye for lighthouses. He likes to shoot them at sunrise when their stalwart…
Arts
Audio book tells tales of a kinder natural world
Island writer and publisher Gwen McConnell will hold a release party for her latest children’s audio book, “The…
News
Censorship sends author to Singapore
When Vashon author Jean Davies Okimoto answered the phone one sunny morning last July, the last person she…
Business
New business with many spokes opens in old bike shop
A new business called Spoke recently rolled into the old bike shop by the post office. The three…
Arts
Forgotten Hawaiians remembered in Kanaka celebration
The rich but nearly forgotten legacy of Hawaiians who once settled in the Pacific Northwest will be remembered…
News
Vashon native writes novel about child soldiers
When David Hartness graduated from Vashon High School in 2001, he worked for three months as a volunteer…
Arts
VAA launches a lineage of island songs
What would happen if 11 of Vashon’s musicians all played the same guitar? What might come from a…