Lecture will look at Arts and Crafts artist
Vashon Allied Arts’ Art History Talks will present a lecture about the Arts and Crafts artist William Morris at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Vashon High School theater.
Morris, who was born in 1834 and died in 1896, is best known for his textile designs, furniture and stained glass windows. Considered a brilliant polymath, Morris was a painter who also wrote novels and poetry.
A prominent member of the British Arts and Crafts movement, Morris studied at Oxford before opening a successful decorative arts firm. A Marxist and Socialist, Morris embraced the philosophy of the Arts and Crafts movement, which rejected capitalism and embraced traditional skills and handwork.
Tickets are sold at vashonalliedarts.org and at the Blue Heron.
Music of the 1940s will fill the Red Bike
Delilah Pearl and the Mantarays will bring the rhythm and romance of 1940’s vocal jazz/swing standards to the Red Bike at 8:30 p.m. Friday.
Pearl will be joined by Dodd Johnson on drums, Michael Whitmore on guitar, Greg Dember on piano, Barry Cooper on trumpet and Toliver Goering on bass.
Thalia Goering, Toliver’s daughter, is the Vashon Events-sponsored island youth opener for the concert. Goering plays ukulele and guitar, and though she mainly plays covers, she also writes her own music, which she hopes to eventually include on an EP. To encourage more youth performances, Vashon Events pays all youth musicians.
The free show is open to all until 11 p.m., then ages 21 and older only.
Folk choir will give Thanksgiving concert
The Free Range Folk Choir will celebrate the season with a Thanksgiving concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, at the Vashon High School theater.
With over 50 islanders singing four-part harmony, the choir will feature “One Voice” by The Wailin’ Jennys, a new composition based on a poem by Thich Nhat Hanh, and a trio performance by choir founders Tom Pruiksma, Shane Jewell and Emily Pruiksma, as well as folk songs from around the world. Audience members will be invited to sing-along on some of the pieces.
Jewell, a composer who trained at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, directs the a cappella choir, which was established in 2008. He also offers instruction in over a dozen instruments.
Admission is free; donations are welcome.
Live music accompanies silent film
Vashon Film Society and the Vashon Theatre will present the comedic silent film “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Buster Keaton headlines the 1928 movie, which features sight gags and stunts that defy both the imagination and modern safety regulations. The Northwest duo of Miles and Karina, who have composed original scores for silent films since 2008, will accompany the film.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children at the theater box office.
Husband-wife duo play three classic works
Husband-and-wife duo Tim Christie and Maria Sampen will perform the works of Haydn, Mozart and Handel as part of Vashon Allied Arts’ Classical Concert series at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Blue Heron.
Violinist Sampen is a soloist, chamber musician, recording artist and teacher, who performs across the U.S., in Asia and Europe. Christie plays violin and viola and is the artistic director and founder of the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival.
Tickets are sold at vashonalliedarts.org and at the Blue Heron.
