Art Talk
Art historian Rebecca Albiani will present a talk “Wise, or otherwise? Owls in Art,” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12, at Vashon Center for the Arts.
The talk will cover how in antiquity, owls symbolized wisdom, while for Goya, owls represented darkness and nightmare. Hieronymus Bosch’s, in contrast, defied categorization. Get tickets and find out more about the talk at vashoncenterforthearts.org.
Reunion Tour
“On a Winter’s Night,” a reunion tour of veteran singers and songwriters, will take place at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, at Vashon Center for the Arts.
The evening will feature Patty Larkin, Cliff Eberhart, John Gorka and Lucy Kapansky.
In 1994, these artists first gathered, along with other notable artists, recording music of the winter season on the now-classic album, “On A Winter’s Night.” This was followed by several years of touring collaborations. All the artists have released dozens of recordings and toured steadily through the decades.
Larkin redefines the boundaries of folk-urban pop music with inventive guitar wizardry that Rolling Stone has praised as “evocative and sonic shading.”
Eberhardt’s songwriting has penetrating and profound lyrics that are sometimes overshadowed by his extraordinary guitar playing.
Gorda was hailed by Rolling Stone as “the leading singer/songwriter of the New Folk movement” — a quintessential performer on the 1990s folk scene.
Kaplinsky was called “a truly gifted performer … full of enchanting songs” by the New York Times. She blends country, folk, and pop styles.
Find out more and get tickets at vashoncenterforthearts.org.
Whim W’Him
The award-winning Seattle-based contemporary dance company Whim W’Him will return to Vashon Center for the Arts to present “Winter ’25,” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23.
The dance concert will feature works by choreographer Cameron Fraser-Monroe, a member of the Tla’amin First Nation; director and artist Robyn Mineko Williams; and a can’t-miss world premiere from Olivier Wevers.
Since 2009, Whim W’Him has showcased innovative collaborations with regional and global dance artists. As a principal dancer with both the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet, Wevers, the company’s artistic director imbues a sense of curiosity and wonder into dance.
Find out more and get tickets at vashoncenterforthearts.org. The show is free for youth 18 and younger.
14/48
14/48 Vashon will return with four performances at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, at Open Space for Arts & Community.
The annual fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants theater festival features seven writers, seven directors, over 25 actors, plus a gaggle of designers, musicians, and technical wizards. This tireless and intrepid company will present 14 new, 10-minute plays that have been written, memorized, and performed in just 48 hours. Get tickets and find out more at openspacevashon.com.
Paula Poundstone
Paula Poundstone will return to Vashon after last year’s sold-out shows, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, at Vashon Center for the Arts.
Known for her smart, observational humor and legendary spontaneous wit, Poundstone is a regular panelist on National Public Radio’s comedy news quiz show, “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me.” She has starred in several HBO specials including “Cats, Cops and Stuff” and “Paula Poundstone Goes to Harvard.” She is also heard weekly on her podcast, “Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone.”
Poundstone was the first female comic in its then 73rd year to perform standup at the White House Correspondents Dinner. And her book, “The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness,” was one of eight semi-finalists for the Thurber Prize for American Humor; the audiobook was one of five finalists for the AUDIE award for Audiobook of the Year.
Poundstone’s awards and accolades make a long list, and she is included in innumerable documentaries and literary compendiums noting influential comedians of our time.
Get tickets and find out more at vashoncenterforthearts.org.
