Arts Briefs | Dec. 18 edition

Holiday-themed concerts, open houses, markets, parties and performances abound on Vashon.

December 17, 2025 1:39 pm
Courtesy Photo The talented trio, Take3, will bring cello, piano and violin to a holiday concert at Vashon Center for the Arts on Dec. 18. (Courtesy Photo)
Courtesy Photo The talented trio, Take3, will bring cello, piano and violin to a holiday concert at Vashon Center for the Arts on Dec. 18. (Courtesy Photo)

Take3 Christmas

This holiday concert, featuring the trio Take3, will feature piano, cello and violin in a distinctive blend of pop, rock and classical music. The concert takes place at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, at Vashon Center for the Arts. Get tickets and find out more at vashoncenterforthearts.org.

Trío Guadalevín

Trío Guadalevín, an acclaimed trio of musicians who forge connections between Mexico and the Mediterranean, will present “La Velada,” an inclusive holiday program of music celebrating the Feast of la Virgen de Guadalupe, Spanish cantigas de Santa Maria, Hanukah and Christmas in Latin America.

The concert will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, at Open Space for Arts & Community.

Employing a wealth of instruments and techniques, the trio — Antonio Gómez, Abel Rocha and August “Gus” Denhard — explores and reimagines a music dialogue between Indigenous, European and African cultures which define Latin American identity. At this performance, the trio will be joined by the recorder artist Vicki Boeckman.

Get tickets at openspacevashon.com.

Heritage Museum

The Vashon Heritage Museum’s final free Family Day of the year will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, at 10105 SW Bank Rd.

It will include warm drinks and tasty cookies, ornament weaving with Barbara Gustafson, a winter lantern craft, and 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. storytimes with a winter elf. Caregivers will get time to look at exhibits, while kids play and craft with items meant for them.

Family Day Saturdays are a labor of love for the Museum’s Education Committee, led by Jenny Lewis. The committee also includes Barbara Gustafson, Susan Martin, Zanny Milo, Nancy Smith Wingett, and Elaine Webster. The Museum launched its family days in November of 2024. Families are always welcome, but having a special day has encouraged more visits from family groups. Find out more at vashonheritagemuseum.org.

Snapdrgaon sing-along

Join in a holiday sing-along at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, at Snapdragon Bakery & Café, led by a cast of local merry-makers including Martin Feveyear, Chris O’Brien, Matt Wilson, Sophie Cunningham and many more.

It’s a Wonderful Life

See Vashon Theatre’s annual free screening of the 1946 classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” starring Jimmy Stewart, at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21. Find out more at vashontheatre.com.

Solstice Market

A one-day Solstice Market at the Beall Greenhouse studio of Jennifer Hawke, at 18527 Beall Rd., will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, featuring creations by Hawke, Rachel LordKenaga, Mary McGinnis, Hope Black, Lee Cattarin, Jon Haaland and Karen Biondo. Find out more at tinyurl.com/ymxz9bhr.

Vashon-Maury Chamber Orchestra

VMCO will present, “Winter 2025,” at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, at Vashon Center for the Arts. Led by violinist Danielle McCutcheon and guest conductor Gary D. Cannon, the orchestra will play a festive program of string masterpieces. Get tickets (free for ages 18 and younger) at vashoncenterforthearts.org.

Muppet Burlesque

Just Ducky and What-Not Theatrics will present “The Muppet Burlesque Christmas Carol,” at Heights Hall (the historic Vashon-Maury Grange Hall located on Cowan Road and accessible from the north-end ferry dock parking lot.). Created by an island resident, the show debuted last year and will return in an expanded edition with fan-favorite performers and new faces.

The show, for ages 18 and older, is described as “both naughty and nice” and includes characters from Kermit to Miss Piggy in a holiday cabaret bursting with music, comedy and burlesque. Find out more at tinyurl.com/w45kvu6p.

New Year’s Eve

Open Space for Arts & Community will host its third annual New Year’s Eve bash and dance party headlined by the rock super-group Bowie Rex & His Boogie Army, fronted by islander Martin Fevyear, starting at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31.

The family-friendly party includes hourly confetti drops celebrating midnight all over the world and much more. Cheap Scenery will open the show, and DJ Gal Anon will also keep folks dancing throughout the night.

Find out more and get tickets at openspacevashon.com.

Vashon Heritage Museum volunteers, Susan Martin and Jenny Lewis, with supplies for the the museum’s Family Day on Dec. 20. Children will have the opportunity to decorate a glass jar with tissue paper for a colorful lantern. Susan is holding a woven ornament, another craft opportunity for families. (Courtesy Photo)

Vashon Heritage Museum volunteers, Susan Martin and Jenny Lewis, with supplies for the the museum’s Family Day on Dec. 20. Children will have the opportunity to decorate a glass jar with tissue paper for a colorful lantern. Susan is holding a woven ornament, another craft opportunity for families. (Courtesy Photo)