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As haikus bloom at Mukai, awards are handed out

The haiku contest winners hail from Vashon, Romania, Germany, Nepal, Poland and Switzerland.

“Spring ‘25” — a dance concert performed by the Seattle-based contemporary dance company, Whim W’Him — will take place on May 15 at Vashon Center for the Arts. (Courtesy photo)

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Arts Briefs | May 15 edition

Whim W’Him, original romance plays and more.

(Left to right) Tracy Moore, Kat Eggleston and Steve Davidson will play a concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 11, at Vashon Havurah. (Courtesy photos)

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Kat Eggleston and friends play Mother’s Day concert

Celebrate spring with a guitar concert performed by local legend Kat Eggleston and her legendary friends, Tracy Moore…

Beachcomber reporter Liz Shepherd. (Phil Clapham photo)

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The Desert Island Bookworm: The Theatrical Ms. Shepherd

Most of Shepherd’s book choices are related to the theater world.

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Scene & Heard: Studio Tour kicks off spring edition

The tour continues this coming weekend.

The cast of "Reunited with the Heart Surgeon" working with their director, Andy James, on their script for one part of their show. (Photo courtesy of Maarten Ribalet-Coesel)

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Fall in love with ‘Large Print Romance,’ by VHS thespians

All the plays are based on novels found at Granny’s Attic and crafted by VHS thespians.

(Clockwise from top left) Joshua Conyers, José Rubio, Allison Pohl and Marie Masters Webb are among the principal singers of Vashon Opera’s upcoming production of “Falstaff.” (Courtesy photos)

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Vashon Opera rolls the dice on Verdi’s Falstaff, set in Vegas

Falstaff thinks he can pay his debts by romancing two wealthy married women. What could go wrong?

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Arts Briefs | May 8, 2025

The Sound of Music, Scottish traditional music and more.

This oil painting, by Rose Belknap, is included in an exhibit of work by Vashon Island Visual Artists members at Vashon Center for the Arts. (Courtesy image)

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Have an artful weekend with First Friday and Studio Tour

Vashon Island Visual Artists will hold its Spring Studio Tour, featuring 43 art studios and galleries, from 10…

Liora Halperin

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Q&A: Talking Israel and Palestine with UW Professor Liora Halperin

Halperin will speak Saturday, May 3 at Vashon Havurah.

Dedra Whitt and Cate O’Kane star in Vashon Repertory Theatre’s production of “Summer, 1976.” (Michelle Bates photo)

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West Coast premiere of ‘Summer, 1976’ to bow on Vashon

It will feature well-known local actors Cate O’Kane and Dedra Whitt.

Kay White (center) for whom the Kay White Choral Fest is named, and choirs in this year’s fest: (bottom row, left to right) Mirinesse Women’s Choir, Choral Arts Northwest, Bryd Ensemble (top row) Vashon Island Chorale, Opus-7 Vocal Ensemble, and the Choir of the West. (Courtesy photos)

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Arts Briefs | April 24 edition

It’s time for the Kay White Choral Fest, VIVA’s Spring Tour and more.

Ann Spiers (Courtesy photo)

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Recommended: ‘Wild Cucumber,’ a new collection by Ann Spiers

Spiers finds majesty, myth and transcendence in the places where her subjects dwell.