They call themselves Vashonistas.
They’re Island designers of clothing, costumes and accessories, and they often can put together a custom ensemble of “wearable art” for the same price as an outfit from Nordstrom.
A roundup of this weekend’s musical events.
Vashon College will offer its popular course, “Artful Vashon,” at Courthouse Square from 3 to 6 p.m. on Sunday afternoons, beginning March 1 and continuing on consecutive Sundays through April 5.
Lunavision will present a free screening of the documentary film “Manufactured Landscapes” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at Café Luna.
Open mic has special guests The next “8-Word, 8-Day” poetry open mic will feature two Vashon High School poets, Joe…
Thanks to a grant from Puget Sound Energy, solar power will come to downtown Vashon this spring when solar arrays — the term for complete solar energy systems — are installed at the Land Trust Building and Vashon HouseHold’s Charter House apartments.
Blue Heron Gallery will feature three women artists during February: Crista Matteson, mixed media sculpture; Megan Frazer, gouache on wood panel, and Heidi Klippert Lindberg, colored pencil.
Bill Brown and the Kingbees will play at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at The Red Bicycle.
If you thought skipping rope was just for the playground, the high-energy documentary “JUMP!” will yank you up to date on the competitive extreme sport of jump rope.
Chelsea Adomaitis recently accepted an offer as an apprentice dancer with Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB), according to her mother Jill Adomaitis, who teaches ballet for Vashon Allied Arts.
The Red Bicycle Bistro & Sushi will initiate a “live acoustic showcase night” during the First Friday Gallery Cruise, starting at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, with singers Mary Win from Tacoma and Anna Coogan from Seattle.
Poetry band A high school poetry band from Bainbridge Island will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, at Café…
Celebrate Chinese New Year and the year of the ox with Orchid Ensemble, a trio from Vancouver, B.C., that expertly blends ancient musical instruments such as erhu, zheng and marimba with traditions from China, Persia and India.
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