Vashon Events will host its fourth annual Valentine’s Day show — a bit early this year — at 8 p.m. Friday at the Red Bike.
If good things come in small packages, then Hallie Aldrich may have cornered the market.
The Vashon Wilderness Program will host its ninth annual Storytelling Festival at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Open Space for Arts & Community.
The second annual UMO Circus Spectacular will feature performers taking to the air and tumbling on mats for an evening of family fun beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at the Open Space for Arts & Community.
German painter, printmaker and sculptor Kathe Kollwitz will be the subject of art historian Rebecca Albiani’s Vashon Allied Arts’ Art History Talks lecture set for 1 p.m. Thursday at the Vashon High School theater.
Writer Wendell Berry once said that if you don’t know where you are, you don’t know who you are. The sense of place — both the spirit of the land and the character of the community — has long been a beguiling subject for many a writer and storyteller.
The dynamic and experimental duo of Leah Mann and Ela Lamblin, the creative directors behind Lelavision, will return to the Blue Heron for two performances at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
In its current special exhibit, the Heritage Museum is showcasing the craft of former islander Marshall Sohl, who told the history of Vashon and its people by rendering it meticulously through wood burning and painting.
The 18th century bard of Scotland, Robert or Rabbie Burns, made his mark as a lyricist, pioneer of the Romantic movement and as Scotland’s national poet. Since 1802, six years after his death, the Burns Supper has been held to celebrate the man who penned the New Year’s song “Auld Lang Syne” and, Scotland’s unofficial national anthem, “Scots Wha Hae.” The celebration is marked by toasts and ample servings of haggis.
The Seattle tribute band Hot Lava will bring the sound of the 1970s band the B-52s’ party and dancing music to the Red Bike at 8:30 p.m. Friday.
Vashon Allied Arts’ Classical Concert series will present a program with music by several Nordic composers at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Blue Heron.
Performing jazz, ballads and blues for capacity Seattle audiences since 2009, Chip Parker is a beguiling crooner whose warmth and joy is expressed in song and music.
The Salish Sea Early Music Festival will launch its 2016 season with the concert “Trios for Guitar, Flute & Viola” at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11, at Bethel Church.