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    Arts
    The Qadim Ensemble will join author and storyteller Michael Meade (top of page
    Keeping Vashon poetic
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • May 12, 2009 5:55 pm

    A small group of Island poets and poetry lovers has been hard at work for the past several months, passionately planning an event they hope will put Vashon on the map as a Northwest poetry destination.

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    Graduating seniors who will dance in “Swan Lake” include (left to right) Erik Hansen
    A swan song for seven ballet dancers
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • May 12, 2009 5:51 pm

    Seven graduating high school seniors will take center stage this weekend when Vashon Junior Civic Ballet presents one of the best known ballets of all time, Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake.”

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    Rowena Hammill and Douglas Davis.
    Acclaimed cellists will star in chamber orchestra concert
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • May 12, 2009 5:38 pm

    Vashon Maury Chamber Orchestra will presents its final concerts of the season this weekend, with a children’s concert planned for Saturday and a full concert scheduled for Sunday.

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    Rhoda Karusaitis holds a flier from the African dance class she’s taking.
    To Africa, with love: A retired Islander heads...
    May 5, 2009 4:42 pm

    Like anyone about to join the Peace Corps, Rhoda Karusaitis is immersed in preparations for her journey. She’s excited; she’s nervous, and she’s spending a lot of time learning the language of her future home.

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    Aerialist Esther Edelman will be one of many featured performers at Islewilde’s benefit.
    Performers converge for ‘mother of all shows’
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • May 5, 2009 1:20 pm

    A constellation of Island performers will come together on Mother’s Day eve to raise money for Islewilde, Vashon’s annual homegrown performance festival.

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    Emma Rose DeSantis  in  “Carnival of Animals.”
    Blue Heron dancers take a leap
    By Janice Randall • May 5, 2009 1:17 pm

    More than 100 dancers are in the final rehearsals for an ambitious spring concert that will include two much-loved ballets.

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    Jumaane Cabrera will perform at Café Luna.
    Spotlight on local music
    May 5, 2009 1:15 pm

    Island Jazz Quintet will play a free, all-ages show at 8:30 p.m. Friday, May 8, at Red Bicycle Bistro & Sushi.

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    Author-illustrator John Skewes is a former Islander.
    Arts briefs: May 6
    May 5, 2009 1:14 pm

    Reading Children’s author reads Books by the Way is kicking off Children’s Book Council National Children’s Book Week at 11…

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    A detail from the tile façade for Bob’s Bakery.
    Guild’s goal is to transform town with tiles
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • April 30, 2009 7:00 am

    An ambitious group of artists has announced a bold plan to make Vashon a more beautiful place — one tile at a time.

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    Emma Strong concentrates on creating a work of art.
    High school artists get chance for a ‘real...
    By Janice Randall • April 28, 2009 2:01 pm

    More than 15 years ago, Vashon Allied Arts began to partner with Vashon High School’s art department to showcase student art in the Blue Heron Gallery.

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    Lisa Chambers and Angela London have a one-of-a-kind chicken trailer in their backyard. Above
    Tour gives a peek into the popular world...
    April 28, 2009 5:54 pm

    For every 10 people on Vashon, there is a chicken.

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    Portraits of King Islanders by Pam Ingalls will be shown at The Hardware Store Restaurant.
    Art studio tour is a feast for the...
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • April 28, 2009 5:10 pm

    After a long and dreary winter, as soon as rhododendrons begin to burst with color on Vashon, you can bet that art is about to start blooming as well.

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    The Vashon Allied Arts Community Quilt will be on view during the Quilt Guild’s show.
    Quilts and tiles add spice to art tour
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • April 28, 2009 5:09 pm

    The first weekend of this year’s Art Studio Tour, Saturday and Sunday, May 2 and 3, will be augmented by special events showcasing two art forms particularly beloved on the Island — tilemaking and quilting.

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