While the task for any poet is to choose the exact word or phrase that gives meaning — by naming or through metaphor — to an experience, feeling, image or thought, the self-assigned mission of island poet Cal Kinnear has been a deeply reflective process of un-naming
For almost 90 years, a white clapboard building on Westside Highway has been the spiritual home for several religious communities. It began as the Golgatha Norwegian Lutheran Church, followed by the Bethel Evangelical Free Church and for the last decade, Havurat Ee Shalom. This Sunday, the doors will open to welcome yet another group in a win-win rental agreement between the Havurah, Vashon’s Jewish community, and Puget Sound Zen Center (PSZC), the island’s Zen sangha.
In a whimsical and colorful celebration of place, a new book, “V is for Vashon,” is the collaborative effort of three islanders working in the arts. The paintings are by Pam Ingalls, words by Tom Conway and design by illustrator and book designer Annie Brulé. The creative trio will read and sign copies of “V is for Vashon,” published by Chatwin Books, at 6 p.m. Friday at the Vashon Bookshop.
Spoken word, live music, narrated memoir with cartoons, photos and maps, personal objects given away — let’s just say performance art is the name of the game beginning at 7 p.m. Friday at Hastings- Cone Gallery.
Island photographer Lori Kay likes shapes. The more repetitive the shape is, the better. They grab her attention as does color, especially the wildly saturated colors of the spectrum.
Eight years ago, island painter Pam Ingalls hung a portrait exhibition called “Facing Vashon” at The Hardware Store Restaurant gallery.
Vashon student musicians will open Sharing the Stage’s 11th concert for the headline band The Young Evils this weekend.
The second stop on the Art Studio Tour map lists a spot where a mother-and-son duo — a retired art teacher and a provocative local artist — are showing their eclectic work together for the first time.
Occasionally there are watershed events that change the course of one’s life in a single moment. For islander and musician Jason Everett, that instant arrived via a song on the car radio when Everett, age 16 at the time, heard the title track “Quiet” for a band called Ancient Future. Fast forward to next Wednesday when Everett will perform with Ancient Future at the Vashon Theatre.
On the fateful day of February 19, 1942, Executive Order 9066 changed the lives of Japanese-Americans by opening the doors for deportation to concentration camps. On Wednesday, the Friends of Mukai will present a free reading by two poets, Lonny Kaneko and Larry Matsuda, who were deeply affected by the internment. The reading will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, at the Land Trust Building.
In celebration of April’s status as National Poetry month, two island poets, Rain O’Shine, 17, and Lily Robinthal, 16, are putting a literary twist on a classic party game.
When Shirley Ferris was recovering from surgery last October, her neighbor Mary Shackelford often stopped by to check in on her.
Let’s just say this is a big deal. Grammy-award winning guitarist Bill Frisell and acclaimed composer and violist Eyvind Kang are coming to Vashon to play a benefit concert for Vashon Youth & Family Services (VYFS) at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, at the Vashon Theatre.
