Church of Great Rain performer returns
Teresa Tudury, who first appeared on Vashon with the Church of Great Rain, will bring her special brand of music — called a cross between Bonnie Raitt and Bette Midler — to the Havurah Ee Shalom at 7 p.m. Friday.
Tudury has performed or recorded with musical greats like Leonard Cohen, Rickie Lee Jones, Lyle Lovett, Taj Mahal, Leo Kottke, Charlie Musselwhite and Bonnie Bramlett. Tickets are $15 at Vashon Bookshop, brownpapertickets.com or at the door.
Rock Orchestra jumps back across the pond
Seattle Rock Orchestra (SRO) caught the attention of island audiences when they crossed the pond for their Vashon debut last summer. This time, island audiences will hear the unique repertoire of SRO’s chamber ensemble, Seattle Rock Orchestra Quintet (SROQ) at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Blue Heron.
SROQ offers a more intimate experience with edgier programming than its larger counterpart. SROQ will perform songs by Beck, Bjork, Radiohead and more.
The island’s own i Solisti di Vashon, led by musical director Gaye Detzer, will open for SROQ. I Solisti di Vashon includes Hugh Davis, Ana de Guzman, Charlotte Schoen, Max Moore, Julia Wright (violin), Ethan Sedgemore (viola) and Camille de Guzman (cello).
Tickets are $16 for VAA members, students and seniors and $20 for general audience. Tickets are available at the Blue Heron, Heron’s Nest and vashonalliedarts.org.
Band brings acoustic harmonies to the Bike
The Washover Fans, a Seattle band that’s been hailed by the city’s vibrant independent music scene, will bring its soulful acoustic harmonies and lyrics to the Red Bike at 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
From sweet and sorrowful ballads to moving country shuffles and many notable stops in between, the Washover Fans’ sound has been compared to Gillian Welch, the Avett Brothers and Whiskeytown. A typical set includes a mix of creatively arranged covers and original material drawing from Americana and other roots traditions.
The show is free and open to all ages until 11 p.m., then 21 and older after that.
Enjoy a night in Paris on Vashon
Vashon Chamber Music will feature “An Evening in Paris,” a program devoted to French music for the group’s next performance slated for 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Blue Heron.
Vashon virtuoso violinist Karin Choo will open the evening with Jules Massenet’s “Meditation” from his opera “Thais.” Artur Girsky, Heather Bentley and Rowena Hammill will perform a trio by 20th century composer Jean Francaix followed by Hammill and guest pianist Francoise Regnat playing Claude Debussy’s “Sonate for Cello and Piano.” Regnat will also play two rarely heard Nocturnes for piano by Gabriel Fauré. The program and season will close with Fauré’s “Piano Quartet in G minor” performed by Douglas Davis, Girsky, Bentley and Regnat.
Tickets are $20 for VAA members, seniors and students, $24 for general admission and $5 for youth. Tickets are available at the Blue Heron and vashonalliedarts.org.
Talk looks at famous 20th century artist
Art historian Rebecca Albiani will present a talk titled “Georgia O’Keeffe and Flowers” as the next lecture in Vashon Allied Arts’ series on art history, set for 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 21, at the Blue Heron.
Rejecting critics’ attempts to read sexual meaning into her floral paintings, 20th century American artist O’Keeffe painted enormous flowers that blurred the line between abstraction and representation.
In 2014, O’Keeffe’s 1932 painting “Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1” sold for $44,405,000, more than three times the previous world auction record for any female artist.
Vashon’s poet laureate calls all island poets
Last year, Vashon’s poet laureate Ina Whitlock established a twice yearly poetry reading to celebrate island poets in an informal setting. The second annual event of “As We Like It, Let’s Read Poetry” will take place at 6 p.m. Wednesday,April 22, at Vashon Bookshop.
This year, poets can read work from a beloved poet or a favorite translation as well as a their own original poetry. There is a two-page limit. All are invited to read and the event is open to the public. Contact Whitlock at iwhitlock@centurytel.net for more information.
