Islanders can slip back in time to the glory days of old Hollywood this weekend when Vashon Allied Arts throws its annual star-studded auction.
Vashon Allied Arts is in the midst of final preparations for its annual two-night fundraising gala — an extravaganza where the work of more than 100 Island artists will be auctioned off in a lavish tent erected on the grounds of the Blue Heron Art Center.
When an actor has appeared in hundreds of Hollywood films and television shows and hobnobbed with countless famous movie stars, directors and musicians, you might think he’d have some stories to tell.
Nearly 100 local singers and musicians will be joined by a constellation of regional opera stars to perform the Mozart “Requiem” this Sunday in the Vashon High School gymnasium.
This weekend, Islanders can step back in time to discover the haunting, passionate work of Rumi, a 13th-century Persian poet, at an event featuring three acclaimed international guests and two celebrated musicians from Vashon.
Concerts on Thursday and Monday will close out a summer’s worth of outdoor music in Ober Park.
The sun-dappled grounds of Vashon Winery will be the site of an intimate folk festival this Saturday. It’s the fourth annual such event at the winery — a time when music lovers can sit under the shade of apple trees listening to music being played from a makeshift flatbed trailer stage.
Two talented Vashon musicians are asking Islanders to help with their new artistic venture — a musical performance that will cross cultural divides, musical boundaries and historical taboos to tell the story of a once-persecuted group of women in Indonesia.
First Friday is here again. It’s the last time before fall to join friends and neighbors on a gallery walk, so hop to it. Most openings take place from 6 to 9 p.m.
Back in the dark, rainy days of February, an intrepid group of Island thespians began to rehearse a show designed to delight during the long, warm nights of July.
A special presentation of international animation for children will brighten up the big screen at the Vashon Theatre this weekend.
Some of the Northwest’s most acclaimed aerial artists will fly high this weekend at a new festival at the Open Space for Arts & Community.
Vashon Allied Arts recently held three open houses at the Blue Heron to show off preliminary designs for its proposed $16.5 million new facility — plans that evoked a wide range of reactions from the more than 200 Islanders who showed up to take a look.
