Superman
Vashon Theatre will offer multiple screenings of “Superman” on Friday, Saturday and Sunday — a perfect way to cool down and take a break from Strawberry Festival. The show also plays Thursday, July 17, at 7 p.m. Check out the schedule (the movie runs through July 24 at the theater) and get advance tickets at vashontheatre.com.
Studio Ghibli Festival
Friends of Mukai’s popular annual Studio Ghibli Festival continues, with 7 p.m. screenings on Tuesday evenings at Vashon Theatre.
This year, the slate of films includes works by beloved Studio Ghibli co-founders Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata.
Pre-show karaoke — a popular offering in last year’s festival — will be on tap again this year, so show up early at the theater to grab the mic — and also to avoid long lines at the concession counter.
Tickets to the event cost $6 each, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
The next film in the series, Miyazaki’s 2009 classic, “Ponyo,” will light up the screen on July 22. The series will wrap on July 29 with “The Tale of Princess Kaguya,” a 2013 film directed by Takahata.
Visit mukaifarmandgarden.org for additional information and to donate to support the series.
Author event
Kim Brian Snyder will read from his new novel, “Death Valley,” at 5 p.m. Thursday, July 24 at the Vashon Bookshop.
Set in the barren desert of its namesake, Death Valley is genre agnostic; blending elements of time travel, historical and science fiction, poker, and romance.
Kim is a retired tax partner of the international accounting firm Deloitte. He and his wife, Dianne, have lived on Vashon for more than 30 years, where Kim has enjoyed the occasional poker game with friends at the Bada Bing poker club.
First Nations Stories
Vashon Island Unitarian Universalists’ Social and Environmental Justice Committee will continue its summer series of free films focused on First Nations voices. The series began on July 13.
Two additional films will be shown at 10 a.m. Sundays, July 27, and Aug. 10, at Lewis Hall, located on the hill behind Burton Community Church. Discussions will follow the screenings.
These film are ”Bring Them Home,” on July 27, chronicling a decades-long initiative to bring wild buffalo back to the Blackfoot Reservation; and “Promised Land,” on Aug. 20, a documentary that follows Duwamish and Chinook tribal members as they fight for the restoration of treaty rights they have long been denied.
Find out more at vashonislanduu.org.
Finding Unity
Revered island author and mythologist Michael Meade will present a free online event, “Finding Unity in a Divided World,” from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17. Register and find out more at tinyurl.com/ye9j7td9.
Mean Girls, Jr.
Vashon Youth Theatre will present performances of “Mean Girls, Jr.,” at 7 p.m. Friday, July 25, and 2 p.m. Saturday, July 26, at Vashon Center for the Arts. The show is the culmination of a VCA summer musical theater camp for ages 12-18.
The show is adapted from the hit movie written by Tina Fey and starring Lindsay Lohan. It tells the story of Cady Heron, a girl who is a recent transplant to life in a suburban Illinois town.
How will this naive newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on “The Plastics,” a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady devises a plan to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a queen bee without getting stung.
Get tickets and find out more at vashoncenterforthearts.org.
Dani-Rae Clark
Queer singer-songwriter Dani-Rae Clark will bring their distinctive voice and emotional country melodies to a concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 25, at Open Space for Arts & Community. The show is in collaboration with ORBIT Youth Space and will be an intimate evening of music and community in Open Space’s Black Box Theater.
Find out more and get tickets at openspacevashon.com.
