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Watercolor art created by Will Lockwood. Artwork by the Vashon Senior Center’s watercolor group will be on display at the center through the month of June.

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Celebrate June with the First Friday gallery cruise

Celebrate June’s arrival with an evening of art and community at Vashon’s First Friday gallery cruise.

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Catalina Quinn Colwell at her home in Vashon Island in 2025. Colwell lived on the island for over 20 years with her husband, Paul Colwell.

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The legacy of the late Vashon artist Catalina Quinn Colwell

Island artist Catalina Quinn Colwell’s art was rooted in her Indigenous Mexican-American heritage, but her family said that…

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Drag Queen Anita Spritzer is the delightfully wicked Witch.

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Vashon Opera heads into the woods with ‘Hansel and Gretel’

A gingerbread house, a wicked witch and a forest full of enchantment will soon arrive at Vashon Center…

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Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter.

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Arts Briefs | May 21 edition

Drama Dock presents “anthropology”

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Kevin Joyce aims to help humans thrive in an AI-disrupted world

What can artificial intelligence still not touch? Island performer, composer and leadership facilitator Kevin Joyce aims to help…

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Amy Broomhall, left, and Holly Boaz appear in Drama Dock’s production of “anthropology,” the Northwest premiere of Lauren Gunderson’s play opening May 21 at Vashon High School Theatre.

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Recommended: Drama Dock delivers ‘anthropology’

When a grieving sister builds an artificial version of her missing sibling from digital traces — texts, emails…

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Singer-songwriter Chris Pureka will perform two performances at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, and at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 24, at the Cottage at The Lodges on Vashon.

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Arts Briefs | May 14 edition

Bruce Phares at Wine Shop Vashon

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Donald Cole stands before a piece he’s currently working on.

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Vashon artist Donald Cole looks back — and keeps creating

Inside a sunlit Vashon studio, Donald Cole opens drawer after drawer crammed full of paintings and drawings.

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Chris Pureka.

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Chris Pureka brings intimate tour to Vashon

This month, Vashon welcomes singer-songwriter Chris Pureka (they/them), an artist who is not just touring — they are…

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Maike Albrecht, Hans-Jürgen Schnoor and Jeffrey Cohan will perform at noon on Monday, May 11 at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit as a part of the Salish Sea Early Music Festival.

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Arts Briefs | May 7 edition

Super Nice Guys

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Performers in “Take 10: We Don’t Move Alone” include (top) Vashon High School theater students, (bottom right) UMO Ensemble and The Dragon Duo.

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‘Take 10’ festival brings fresh new works to Open Space

A festival of in-progress works by seasoned and emerging performing artists will take place at 7 p.m. Friday…

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Gala-goers were all smiles as they raised their bidding paddles high at VCA’s record-setting live auction.

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VCA’s Diamond Gala sparkles with record-setting results

Hundreds of generous island arts aficionados dug deep to celebrate the achievements and staying power of Vashon Center…

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“Facing the Music: Portraits of Vashon Island Musicians,” an exhibition of work by Pam Ingalls, includes portraits of (top, left to right) Bill Moyer, Rebekah Kuzma, Ron Hook (bottom), Paul Colwell, Gaye Detzer and Jennifer Stills.

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Recommended: Pam Ingalls marks 20 years of portrait exhibits

In 2007, local oil painter Pam Ingalls began what has now become a much-anticipated annual event, unveiling her…