1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1274+ words) Published 2:00 pm Tuesday, September 1, 2026 The Vashon Chorale’s 2022 performance of the Mozart Requiem. Bill Anschell and Jeff Busch. Vashon Island Film Festival awards The Vashon Film Institute announced the winners of its jury and audience awards for participants in this year’s…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (529+ words) Published 8:30 am Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Swiftwater Gallery will host First Friday visitors between 6-7 p.m. for a demonstration by research biologist Lee Hendrickson. During the First Friday event, visitors will have a chance to learn more about Hendrickson’s method of capturing the micro…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (933+ words) Published 1:30 pm Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Up Up Up Crane Truck Circus. Josie Reiling (left) and Daryl Redeker. Concerts in the park The Vashon Park District will present five concerts this summer in Ober Park, running from 7-9 p.m. every Thursday in August. On…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (963+ words) Published 4:10 pm Tuesday, August 18, 2026 Courtesy of Lillith Provo Eldridge Gravy & The Court Supreme. Up Up Up Crane Truck Circus. Concerts in the park The Vashon Park District will present five concerts this summer in Ober Park, running from 7-9 p.m. every Thursday…...

1+ mon, 19+ hour ago   (979+ words) Published 11:20 am Wednesday, August 12, 2026 Bowie/Rex & His Boogie Army From left to right: Gabe Reilly-Bates, Natalie Copeland, Linda Nygaard, Kevin Joyce, Kat Eggleston, and Jon Whalen in rehearsal for “The Wren.” Cast and crew of Rent staging for the Strawberry…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (787+ words) Published 1:10 pm Tuesday, August 4, 2026 From left to right: Gabe Reilly-Bates, Natalie Copeland, Linda Nygaard, Kevin Joyce, Kat Eggleston, and Jon Whalen in rehearsal for “The Wren.” John Roberts Y Pan Blanco. Rising Water Collective members will present composer Sheila Silver’s…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (910+ words) Published 10:30 am Tuesday, August 4, 2026 Watercolor artwork by Darsie Beck. From left to right: Encaustic artists Valerie Roberts, Marc Pease and Carolyn Candy. Collaborators John Schuh and his daughter, Hannah Schuh, stand before the piece “Pride Flag.” Courtesy of the Vashon…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (692+ words) Published 1:50 pm Tuesday, July 28, 2026 A String and Shadow Puppet Theatre show. Sierra Tinhof on Silks at Open Air 2025. Courtesy of John Roberts John Roberts Y Pan Blanco. Night at the Grand Opera String and Shadow Puppet Theatre will present a…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (422+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, July 28, 2026 By Elizabeth Shepherd For The Beachcomber What does it mean to bear witness? For acclaimed chamber music and opera composer Sheila Silver, that question led to the creation of “Songs of Resilience,” a song cycle giving…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (598+ words) Published 12:30 pm Tuesday, July 21, 2026 Perfomers onstage during a production of “Oscar’s Journey: The Fall and Rise of the Bird King.” Courtesy of the Vashon Heritage Museum Courtesy of Vashon Center for the Arts Watercolor art by Jeff Good. Rising Water…...