Washington State Ferries (WSF) plans to counter lagging ridership with a $1 million marketing campaign to attract tourists to destinations throughout Puget Sound, including Vashon.
The homespun arts of weaving and spinning fibers will be combined with the ancient tradition of oral storytelling at a family-friendly event this weekend at Vashon Farmers Market.
It’s time for art lovers to put on their walking shoes and check out what’s on tap at the Island’s galleries in May. Artists will be on hand at many of the First Friday Gallery Cruise openings, scheduled to kick off at 6 p.m. Friday, May 7.
Vashon’s spring art studio tour is a two-weekend long celebration of Vashon’s artistic bounty and gives the public a chance to meet dozens of artists and see artwork in a wide variety of Island settings.
An ensemble of celebrated musicians from the steppes of Central Asia will perform in concert on Sunday at Open Space for Arts & Community.
Laura Love, a Northwest performer known for her embrace and mastery of many musical styles, will concentrate on bluegrass and old-time American folk music at a concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 1, at the Blue Heron.
Fans of Ian Moore, a well-known singer, songwriter and guitarist who lives on Vashon, will be excited to hear he’ll be back on an Island stage, performing with the San Antonio band Buttercup at 9:30 p.m. Friday, April 30, at Red Bicycle Bistro & Sushi.
Islanders will gather next week to salute John Anderson, an award-winning landscape photographer known for his striking portraits of the Pacific Northwest’s wild beaches, craggy peaks and dense forests.
When Drama Dock’s U.S. premiere of “The Revenge of the Dinosaur Lady” opens this weekend, it will be a family affair, with three generations of a theatrical clan on hand to take bows for bringing the play to the stage.
April is national poetry month, and Vashon Allied Arts will celebrate with two performances and two workshops later this month.
An internationally acclaimed performer, Iman Lizarazu, performed two weekends ago on the Island as part of the Moisture Festival, and she and her audiences had such a good time what she will return for another show at Open Space for Arts & Community this weekend.
Performers of all stripes will have a chance to strut their stuff and participate in an Island institution at Café Luna’s next monthly open mic, scheduled for 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 1.
This Friday’s gallery cruise will include a show featuring a collection of self-portraits by Islanders that reflects an astonishing diversity of styles and influence — from Picasso-esque renderings to bold abstract slashes of colors to brooding meditations.
