Your independent hometown award-winning newspaper
Your independent hometown award-winning newspaper
Sorted by date Results 176 - 200 of 365
Expect to see an exciting array of art when Art's Alive opens at Maple Hall this Friday at 1 pm. "Northwest Focus," this year's theme, was inspired by poster artist, greater La Conner resident and Town of La Conner Arts Commission member Craig Barber. "Craig's work in photography brought the word focus into it and all our artists are Northwest regional artists," said Sheila Johnson. She is a board member of the La Conner Arts Foundation, the 501c3 organization that plans and produces the show...
BRAVO! BRAVO! BRAVO! The opening night performance of “The Wizard of Oz” filled the Lincoln Theatre to capacity and the evening ended with a standing ovation. Since 1939 audiences have loved L. Frank Baum’s story of young Dorothy, a Kansas farm girl and her beloved dog, Toto (Sadie Housholder). At first entrance Toto nearly dove off the stage but was quickly rescued by Dorothy. With stage fright now conquered, Toto behaved as expected of any Hollywood talent. He trotted and cuddled through cackling witches, theatrical fog, a whimp...
Skagit Adult Day Program, a local nonprofit which cares for dementia clients, is showing the Academy Award winning movie “The Father” 7 p.m. Wednesday Nov. 15 at the Lincoln Theatre in Mount Vernon. This is a community awareness opportunity, in honor of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and Caregiver Month and a fundraiser. The public is invited. Admission is by donation. The movie is 97 minutes long and will be followed by a short video “A Day in the Life of Bradford House,” highlighting the work of Skagit Adult Day Program. Contact leighann@...
Ladies, Nov. 17 is your night of shopping at the La Conner Chamber of Commerce’s organized Jingle Belles, a Ladies Night of Shopping, with downtown stores staying open to 8 p.m. Start at the Chamber office, 210 Morris Street, picking up your SWAG bag after 4 p.m. Information: lovelaconner.com....
Calling all artists and crafters. La Conner Kiwanis will be hosting their annual Holiday Craft Show in conjunction with the Rotary Santa Breakfast Saturday, Dec. 2 in Maple Hall. The craft show will run from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. It is a fundraiser to support the Kiwanis Club of La Conner. For a booth application contact Joy at [email protected]. Submitted by: La Conner Kiwanis...
Make your way to the 2023 Rexville Grange Holiday Show starting with its opening party Thursday, Nov. 9, 5-8 p.m. It is time to find fine arts and crafts for gifts. The show is open this weekend and next, Nov. 10-12 and Nov. 18-19 at the Rexville Grange, 19299 Rexville Grange Road. Information: rexvillegrangeartshow.com...
The eleventh annual Friday Harbor Film Festival showed 25 feature and 14 short documentary films last week, Oct. 27-29. The volunteer staff and festival volunteers once again offered a well organized and smooth running experience, with screenings at three venues throughout the weekend. A journalist attending a film festival has an obligation to report on films that interest the community and a responsibility to cover films that interest him. For that I viewed “20 Days in Mariupol,” an AP – FRONTLINE/PBS film of journalists providing video repor...
Harmony Northwest Chorus, Skagit County's only Sweet Adelines International acapella group, entertained the residents at the La Conner Retirement Inn last week with a fun twist in their patriotic segment honoring veterans. "When we perform, it incorporates more than singing," explained chorus director Cheryl Isaac. "We often add stories, jokes, and even history lessons." She related how each chorus member held bright red embroidered lips to their mouths, as their emcee related a patriotic story...
Attend the Government & Resiliency Panel, part of the “Surge” exhibit, at the Museum of Northwest Art Nov. 4, 1 p.m.. The program is part of the education programming for the exhibition “Surge: Mapping Transition, Displacement, and Agency in Times of Climate Change.” The public is invited to meet critical players in a moderated discussion about how our local governmental organizations respond to climate change. This question will be addressed: “Are there opportunities to increase the resilience of communities, natural resources, and infrastru...
The Theater Arts Guild’s production of “The Wizard of Oz,” opens Friday, Nov. 3 at the Lincoln theatre in Mount Vernon. This stage adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s beloved tale features the iconic musical score from the MGM film. Watch as young Dorothy travels from Kansas over the rainbow to the magical Land of Oz. Shows are then Thursday-Sunday through Nov. 19. It is co-directed by Myles Doorn and Abigail Hanson. Times and tickets information: lincolntheatre.org/....
La Conner’s Art’s Alive! 2023 opens Friday, Nov 10.at 1 p.m. with the opening gala starting at 5 p.m. This year’s invitational artists include poster artist Craig J. Barber, Dennis Allen, Joan Enslin, Deborah Henderson, Kristen Ingman, Liz Moncrief, Janie Olsen, Terri Shinn, Teresa Smith, Christine Troyer and Peggy Woods. To preview all the work featured in this year’s event visit artsalivelaconner.com. The show runs through Monday Nov. 13 at 4 p.m. Forty percent of each sale from participating artists goes to the La Conner Arts Foundat...
Admire the Judge’s Choice Best of the Festival art from the Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum’s 2023 International Quilt & Fiber Arts Festival held in Everett Oct. 6-8. The Best of Show winning piece and Awards of Excellence, People’s Choice, and first place winners in over categories are on display through Nov. 26. Closing Sunday are“Emergence: Fiber Art from Concept to Stitch,” from Oregon SAQA – Studio Art Quilt Associates amd “Modern Abstraction: a journey in paper + stitch,” featuring David Owen Hastings’ art. Information: .qfa...
Ten Washington poets will read from “I Sing the Salmon Home” Saturday, 7 p.m. at Pelican Bay Books, 520 Commercial Avenue, Anacortes. Poets include Luther Allen, Jane Alynn, Ronda Broatch, Randy Dills, Georgia Johnson, Mary Lynn Lyke, Jory Mickelson, Nancy Pagh, Caitlin Scarano and Richard Revoyr. “Sing” edited by Rena Priest, former state poet laureate, is published by Empty Bowl Press. The last Saturday of the month Madrona Poetry Series is hosted by Pelican Bay Books Source: A local poet...
The 2023 Friday Harbor Film Festival shows 25 feature films this Friday through Sunday in Friday Harbor. The Friday Nigh Gala honoring filmmakers. Deborah Giles will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award for her work as research director for Wild Orca, which monitors the Southern Resident killer whales population. Ticket and passport prices, schedules and all information: fhff.org. Source: Friday Harbor Film Festival...
Sea level rise and its impacts to the Skagit will be discussed by scientists at the Museum of Northwest Art Saturday, Oct. 28, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Audience participation is encouraged as part of the “Surge” exhibit. Topics discussed include sea level rise estimates in the Skagit, hydrological changes and impacts to the environment including birds, salmon and estuarine wetlands, as well as to infrastructure in the Valley. Skagit County has the largest area around Puget Sound at risk from sea level rise inundation. Plans to address these impacts in...
The 2023 Friday Harbor Film Festival offers 25 feature films including notable award winners and nominees next week, Oct. 27-29 in Friday Harbor. Showings start Friday morning and the evening ends with the Friday Night Gala honoring filmmakers at the San Juan Community Theatre. Deborah Giles will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award for her work as research director for Wild Orca, which monitors the Southern Resident killer whales population. Giles has a Ph.D in biogeography. There will be an impressive variety of food and drink and the...
Over ominous music playing in a darkened theatre a scream shrieks out. When the curtains open onto an early 1950s English inn’s sitting room, the news on the radio is of a murder of a woman in London. But that is hardly background noise even after the headline in the day’s newspaper is read by an arriving guest, Mrs. Boyle (Beth Morgan-Cleland), one of an ensemble cast, each actor well defining his or her unique characters and thus standing out individually. Five guests will soon be greeted by Mollie (Amanda Wells) and Giles (Rob Hanson) Ral...
The Museum of Northwest Art’s permanent collection takes center stage in the exhibit “Re Building: Celebrating the Role of the Permanent Collection in Building Up MoNA’s Significance, Past and Present.” That mouthful of a title identifies the 40 year commitment to “building up and cementing the reputation of the institution as a remarkable repository of the modern and contemporary trajectory of Northwest art” as the website states. Through September visitors can view a sampling of over 2,400 artworks ranging across all media and spanning fr...
Atlanta, GA – The Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. (HGA) announces its 2023 annual juried exhibit of small works: Small Expressions. Featuring 35 contemporary small-scale artworks by artists from 18 states and 2 countries, Small Expressions will tour galleries in the United States from July 2023 through June 2024. The exhibit opened July 5 in La Conner at the Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum. The show’s juror is Allyce Wood, a textile artist based in Seattle. Wood began weaving as part of her master’s degree at Oslo National Acade...
Roger Small’s opening for an ongoing exhibit of his paintings at La Conner Brewing Co. on First Street is 5-7 p.m. Aug. 23. He typically presents themes and images that define Skagit Valley and its people, painting landscapes in acrylics and oils. This corrects the Aug. 16 story, which reported the wrong date. The editor regrets the error....
Over his long career Dennis Lehane has authored a dozen books and produced an impressive body of work for films and television. I believe that his latest novel, “Small Mercies,” is his best effort yet. Like most of his other work, “Small Mercies” is set in his native Boston – not in the exclusive enclaves of Back Bay or Beacon Hill, but the gritty housing projects of South Boston, or Southie” as it’s known to its mostly Irish, working-class inhabitants. The book’s action unfolds over a few days in the summer of 1974, as the Irish of Southie are...
The Skagit River Poetry Foundation invites anyone who wants to howl to “Make Me Wanna Holler” a free event Sunday in Pioneer Park, 2-7 p.m. at the amphitheater near the Rainbow Bridge in La Conner. Music will be provided by the acoustic blues band Delta Promenade and indie originals band the Erik Christensen Band. Featured Northwest poets will read their work and an open mic is available for audience members who want to read a poem. Food, snacks, beer, wine, ice cream and soft drinks will be available for sale. Information: ska...
The Port of Anacortes’ Transit Shed hosts the Juried Fine Art show during the Anacortes Arts Festival, Aug. 4-6. Maggie Wilder is one of the 82 artists featured. She writes: “Her work is increasingly transparent. Every mark she makes, intentional and otherwise, is visible through all the layers of paint.” It is: “Samsara 505.” Oil on canvas, 24” x 36”. Look closely at it, and all the art exhibited....
