3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (233+ words) Published 10:00 am Thursday, September 10, 2026 Editor’s note: The following is a press release from Salute to Comedy. On Thursday, September 24th 2026, Salute to Comedy will bring an unforgettable evening of stand-up comedy and live music to The Chalet Theatre, combining world-class entertainment…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (402+ words) Published 1:30 am Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Burn Design Lab’s Jeremy Su is the first double Idiot. Fred Strong and Max Slade are 15-time Idiots. Ride founder Bruce Morser would be too if he hadn’t taken a couple of years off to ride…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (243+ words) Published 1:30 am Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Ferry crew rescues kayaker The crew of the Cathlamet rescued a kayaker in distress near the Fauntleroy ferry terminal shortly after 9 a.m. Monday. Crew members launched a rescue boat and brought the kayaker and their kayak aboard…...

1+ week, 5+ 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, 5+ day ago   (653+ words) Published 8:30 am Tuesday, September 1, 2026 VIGA grower survey: Vashon Island Growers Association is seeking responses from islanders who grow plants, raise animals or produce fibers, whether or not they consider themselves farmers. The survey asks what residents grow and how VIGA…...

1+ week, 5+ 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…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (481+ words) Published 1:25 pm Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Kat Eggleston and Kevin Joyce, “The Wren.” With its latest production, Ghost Boat Theater lived up to its name, presenting “The Wren,” a haunting and transportive new play by one of Vashon’s most talented musicians and…...

2+ week, 4+ 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, 3+ day ago   (441+ words) Published 2:30 pm Thursday, August 20, 2026 By Elizabeth Shepherd For The Beachcomber Drama Dock, celebrating its 50th anniversary season, opened a soaring production of “Rent” on Aug. 19, with only four more performances to take place Aug. 20 through 23 at Vashon Center for the Arts....

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (257+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, August 18, 2026 For a few hours Aug. 9, the Blue Heron parking lot became an open-air print shop — with an earth compactor standing in for a printing press. Twenty-nine artists participated in Vashon’s second Big Print event, creating 41 large-scale…...