Garry Oak Gallery’s First Friday event will be hosted by the May Featured Artist, retired Navy Photographic Officer Randy Emmons. The public is invited to visit Friday, May 7, from 5 to 8 p.m. and enjoy the chocolate, wine and art.
New York Times bestselling mystery novelist Elizabeth George launched her national book tour at the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts this week by donating $100,000 to help protect the island’s Trillium forest, and challenged other Whidbey artists to follow suit.
This week my son walked in the house with graduation invitations in one hand, his cap and gown in the other. In a few short weeks we will grab our jackets and settle ourselves somewhere in the stands of the beautiful Wildcat Stadium. There we will watch the parade of seniors in purple take the walk that moves them a step closer to adulthood.
April 22-25 Davis Amusement Family Carnival Bayshore Drive 2 p.m.—close NO DUTCH DINNER THIS YEAR Fri., April 23 Harborside Shops…
Orca Network and the Langley Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring the seventh annual Welcome the Whales Day in Langley, Saturday, April 24, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Rockets, pulleys and acidity were just some of the topics students at an Oak Harbor elementary school have been studying in recent weeks.
Students at Crescent Harbor spent weeks learning the basics of the scientific process and developing a suitable experiment they presented during a science fair April 12 in the school’s gym.
“What’s it like living on YOUR island?” Jason asked over dinner as we sampled Hawaiian appetizers he enjoys eating with family and friends when they gather for celebrations. A native of Kauai and a U.S. Dept. of Agriculture employee, Jason described the joys of a kickback culture and warm, tropical weather year round as we sat out on Lanai a couple of weeks ago. He also lamented the need for air travel to bring goods onto his island and move residents off when they want to go anywhere else in the world.
Trio Nouveau’s performance Saturday, April 24 to benefit the Whidbey Animals’ Improvement Foundation at Mukilteo Café in the Woods may transform the artisan’s hideaway into a Parisian Café for an evening.
The Olga Symphony is returning to Whidbey Island Saturday, April 17, with their popular eclectic mix of Broadway and fiddle tunes. In other words, anything but symphonic music.
This month, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “The Kentucky Cycle” will premiere at the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts in Langley.
Island County chairperson Judy Prochaska announced the winners of the first part of the Island County contest in the Candy, Baking, and Canning categories.
I don’t recall paying one bit of attention to Easter Lilies when I was a kid. That’s because I lived in a sun-drenched community and flowers were a regular part of the landscape. Our own yard was filled with perennial bushes because they were easy to maintain. When my family occasionally yearned for additional color we’d purchase pony packs of Marigolds and Johnny Jump-ups and plant them around the edges of our flower beds.
“The Waters We Live On,” an art exhibition and sale hosted by the Pacific Northwest Art School in Coupeville, will open on Friday, April 9 and run through the end of May.
These maritime-inspired photographs, paintings and 3D pieces were created by member artists and all work will be for sale.
