Former poet laureate Billy Collins once said that poetry tells the story of the human heart. For poet Yvonne Higgins Leach, that truth runs throughout her new book of poems “Another Autumn,” which Leach will read from and discuss at 6 p.m. Friday at Vashon Bookshop.
There’s a new dance band in town that takes its name from the controversial sleeper lines along Vashon Highway. The Rumble Strips will perform world dance music at 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Red Bike.
It started out innocently enough. After a day of playing in the snow at Snoqualmie a few winters back, my partner Richard Parr and I stopped for a quick turn through the gift shop at the Salish Lodge to find presents for some far-away family members.
In 1950, when a certain Ethel Savage inherited $10 million — nearly $100 million in today’s dollars — she embarked on a spending spree that infuriated her greedy stepchildren and the board of directors for her late husband’s estate.
Seattle comedian Derek Sheen will headline the next Comedy Night at the Red Bike beginning at 8 p.m. Friday.
Island writer and publisher Gwen McConnell will hold a release party for her latest children’s audio book, “The Tales of Mindy Mousekins,” from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Vashon Bookshop.
The Vashon Film Society will present “Out of Print,” a documentary about the role of revival cinema at 9:30 p.m. Friday at the Vashon Theatre, as part of the First Friday Art Film Series.
The rich but nearly forgotten legacy of Hawaiians who once settled in the Pacific Northwest will be remembered in a celebration of the Kanaka at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Open Space for Arts & Community.
The Vashon band Bill Brown & The Kingbees has been playing gigs in the Northwest since 1986 and will bring its energetic and entertaining show to the Red Bike at 8:30 p.m. Friday.
Seattle-based Flamenco dancer Savannah Fuentes will bring her latest show “La Primavera, Flamenco en Vivo” to the Vashon Grange Hall at 8 p.m. Sunday.
What would happen if 11 of Vashon’s musicians all played the same guitar? What might come from a seriously playful effort to create a lineage of songs born from that the one guitar?
Vashon Film Society (VFS) will roll out the red carpet for its 18th annual Oscar Night at the Vashon Theatre on Sunday.
When Sarah Drew and Patty Roberts met as vendors selling handmade goods at the Vashon Farmers Market, they quickly recognized a kindred spirit in each other.