Entertainment Stories - Whidbey Island

Twice upon a time with the dark, dissonant and exquisite Sondheim

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:38:47 PDT

Polyphony, angular harmonies and intricate melodies.

Playing the Cumberland blues

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:38:47 PDT

Blame it on the Kentucky Project.

Deadline nears for Choochokam

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:38:47 PDT

Choochokam Arts festival is encouraging local artists to exhibit at the 35th annual festival this July. The deadline for submissions is Monday, March 15.

Cee Cee James nominated for honor

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:38:47 PDT

Langley blues singer Cee Cee James has done it again and managed to get her classic blues voice noticed by the Washington Blues Society.

Matching grant kicks off writers conference fund drive

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:38:47 PDT

The Elizabeth George Foundation in Langley has offered the Whidbey Island Writers Conference a challenge: Raise $15,000 by July 1.

Call to artists for Whidbey show featuring books

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:38:47 PDT

The Open Door Gallery is holding a fundraiser for the Whidbey Island Writers Conference and needs submissions by local artists.

Focus on art: getting more into area schools

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:38:47 PDT

There is a problem on Whidbey Island that mirrors those all over Washington.

Langley ‘murder’ draws a huge crowd

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:38:47 PDT

“Male Order Murder,” this year’s Mystery Weekend, drew about 3,000 sleuths and their sidekicks to Langley this year, organizers said.

Jazz ensembles perform at Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:38:47 PDT

Jazz band students from Langley Middle School and South Whidbey High School headed to Moscow, Idaho on Feb. 24 for a weekend full of jazz workshops, competitions and performances at the 2010 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival.

Whidbey flutist Joe Arnold heads to North Carolina

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:38:47 PDT

He calls music a gateway to deeper healing. One gate has opened and is pointing him toward the south.

This ‘COPS’ stars our cops

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:38:47 PDT

Emergency crews descended on Oak Harbor High School with lights and sirens flashing. A thick fog had settled over the campus and they could make out the silhouettes of frightened students racing from the building. With guns drawn, police cautiously approached the campus to search for bad guys.

Whidbey Playhouse's Play Day gives a taste of sizzling 'Chicago'

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:38:47 PDT

Oak Harbor Lutheran Church hosts Minnesota concert choir

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:38:47 PDT

The University of Minnesota’s Morris Concert Choir, under the direction of Dr. Kenneth Hodgson, will perform Saturday, March 20, at 7 p.m. at Oak Harbor Lutheran Church, 1253 NW Second Ave., Oak Harbor, across from the Oak Harbor High School Stadium. The concert is part of the choir’s 2010 West Coast Concert Tour.

African harp master appears on Whidbey Island

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:38:47 PDT

The acoustic world music duo Nomad and Cirque de Soleil vocalist Gina Sala will give an intimate concert at the Whidbey Institute in Clinton, March 10.

Greenbank Farm's Artworks Gallery presents‚ “She Sells Seashells”

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:38:47 PDT

Oak Harbor art teacher goes abstract in retirement

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:38:47 PDT

AAUW gears up for fashion show

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:38:47 PDT

The Whidbey Island Branch of American Association of University Women is planning their Annual Spring Luncheon and Fashion Show to be held Thursday, March 25, at the Whidbey Golf & Country Club, Oak Harbor.

Ear to the Ground

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