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The 62nd Anacortes Art Festival starts Aug. 4-6 on Commercial Avenue, stretching to the Port dock. Along the way are artist booths; music on main, jazz and waterfront stages; three beer and wine gardens; food trucks and vendors; a kids discovery area; an art dash and artist demonstrations. The Juried Fine Art Show at the Port features 82 regional artists representing a wide range of mediums and perspectives. Among the La Conner area artists are Craig Barber, Dee Doyle, Tracy Powell and Maggie Wilder. It opens July 29, 5:30-8 p.m. at the Port...
By Ken Stern Two outstanding performances of two fantastical characters are sound reasons for blowing into the Rexville Blackrock Amphitheater to see Shakespeare Northwest’s production of “The Tempest.” It is not an island but the outdoor theater is the natural setting for this play. Nate Wheeler’s Caliban scurrying out of the woods, snorting and babbling and Ariel (Maia Newell-Large), flitting and swooning as she darts on and off the stage and up and down the aisle, are way worth the price of admission. This is almost a fairy tale and starts...
Should you want to watch a first-run movie or two (or possibly three) from the comfort of your own car as Americans did decades ago, you'll need to hit the road for the Blue Fox Drive-In, just south of Oak Harbor on Highway 20 at Moore Landing Road. Used to be that many American towns had a drive-in movie theater. Today, the Blue Fox is one of just five drive-ins left in all of Washington. The Blue Fox Drive-In has been a Whidbey Island entertainment mainstay since 1960. In some ways, it still...
Like classic cars or classic boats? Hit the La Conner Chamber of Commerce’s 23rd Annual La Conner Classic Boat & Car Show at the La Conner Marina Aug. 5. Cars from almost all the decades of the past 100 years will fill the parking lot behind the Swinomish Yacht Club. So will motorcycles and tractors. The boats on trailers parked there will be vintage, as well: fiberglass or wood boats made before 1979. Just north and west, at the Marina’s dock, will be classic and vintage boats that will moor overnight Friday and Saturday. Awards for a var...
The quickest way to step out of your everyday world this summer? Get tickets, bring your lawn chair, blanket and jacket and get thee to “The Taming of the Shrew” at the Rexville Blackrock Amphitheatre. It opened Friday, half of Shakespeare Northwest’s season’s theme of “Fathers and Daughters,’ in repertoire with “The Tempest.” No father, here Baptista (a mild, patient Devin Knowles), ever had a daughter like Katherine (Haylie Conchelos, properly strong and stubborn), though every parent wants a daughter like Bianca (demure, mild Ashleigh N...
Matika Wilbur will visit Seaport Books from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday, July 6, to discuss and sign her book, “Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America.” She is back from a national tour....
Summer is going to “bee” busy at the library. Summer reading is now in full swing, and we have fun weekly events coming up all summer long. Our theme this year is “All Together Now;” the honeybee is our mascot – because they work together as a team to keep their hives humming. If you haven”t signed up yet, stop by the library to pick up a summer reading packet and a calendar to see all the exciting events we have coming up. If you have already signed up, keep buzzing through those books so you can turn in your completed packet for a prize. Here...
There was sharing aplenty at the Museum of Northwest Art Saturday night as MoNA raised $370,000 through purchases and donations at its 31st annual auction. The First Street museum was humming as people gathered for the second year in a row, with nary an N95 mask in sight. The theme, "Share the Magic of Northwest Art," was visible throughout, with over 300 pieces of art hung and displayed on every gallery wall on the first and second floor, with sculpture and jewelry displayed on stands and...
The enthusiasm of the Art Circle artists holding their first exhibit at Beaver Tales Coffee and Tea this June is fueled by more than an intimate showing space, good coffee, a great hostess in co-owner Michelle Calvin and support of Margaret Hillard, La Conner Senior Center coordinator and group champion in her own right. The artists: Pam DeVries, Simme Bobrosky, Lisa VerSteegh, Annabelle Vergne, Roberta Gregory, Jan Vevoda-Aguero and Kaye Stephens, create in a variety of media, including...
The Intuitive Arts Fair is a must-attend event for anyone interested in exploring their intuition and spiritual side. Taking place on Saturday and Sunday, June 24-25, from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. at Maple Hall. The event will feature a talented lineup of intuitive artists including psychics, tarot readers, energy healing sessions, spiritual counseling and a flash mob by Witches of Skagit. There will be a variety of classes and workshops on the second floor of Maple Hall. Attendees will also browse and...
The Skagit River Poetry Foundation is hosting their third annual auction, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" June 24 at Hillcrest Lodge in Mount Vernon. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets are $70 per person or $125 per couple. Buy your tickets at skagitriverpoetry.org. Source: Skagit River Poetry...
La Conner is a cool place with its incredible dining, magic Skagit views and small town charm. It is no wonder a Guitar Festival has been added to the list of things to do. In mid-May, Maple Hall becomes home to some of the finest handcrafted and carefully sourced guitars one could imagine. "They're almost like living things" says John Carrigan of Curly Creek Guitars. "I know my child is out there and it wants to be played." Carrigan specializes in Archtop guitars, a passion he developed as a...
The Museum of Northwest Art’s annual auction, biggest fundraiser of the year, takes place at the First Street museum Saturday, June 10, but you can preview – and bid – on the over 300 works of art now, online. “Share the Magic of Northwest Art!” is the theme of the 31st annual auction, which raises funds for exhibitions, the art collection, and transformative educational and outreach programs. Tickets are $100. Saturday, start as early as 4 p.m. to browse and join in this “pre-dinner” party with its hors d’oeuvres, oyster bar and wines. Bidd...
La Conner Live's Sunday concert series in Gilkey Square enters its third week June 11 with The HIP playing its unique choice of covers under the white canopies by the boardwalk. The summer schedule: June 18, Midlife Crisis; June 25, Mojo Cannon; July 2, The Walrus; July 9, Fantasy Band; July 16 BrohamM; July 23 Chris Eger Band; July 30 Joan Penney; August 6, Lost at Last; August 13, Cosmic Sauce; August 20, Pacific Twang; August 27, Cascadia Groove; September 3 Savanna Woods and Sept. 10, Murphtones. The series opened May 28 with the Skagit...
Need a laugh or want to laugh? Go see “The Birds and The Bees” at the Whidbey Playhouse in Oak Harbor. Set on a Canadian farm, this comedy jumps right into sex, love, science, family and, of course, the artificial insemination of turkeys. There is a bee colony, naturally. Weekends through June 18. Information: .whidbeyplayhouse.com. Source: Whidbey Playhouse...
Memorial day was Monday. This is the proper time to reflect on our "honored dead," as Lincoln called the fallen at Gettysburg. Any definition of patriotism has to start with love of country, followed by loyalty and sacrifice for one's homeland. And a hero? Add leadership, courage and bravery. These are the criteria for judging the life of Robert E. Lee. Award winning Civil War and Lincoln historian Allen Guelzo opens his 2022 biography, "Robert E. Lee: A Life," addressing the central issue of treason for one of the most iconic and central...
Upcoming events at the La Conner Swinomish Library: For kids, this week it is "Eat the Rainbow to Improve Gut Health!" Make and take a healthy snack and learn about your personal microbiome in your tummy. Thursday, May 25, 3-4 p.m. Hosted by April Emanuelson, F.N. P. If you missed the Seed Swap last Friday, mark your calendar and save your seeds for our next swap November 2. Friday, June 2, at 3 p.m. come to the drive-in theater in the library to watch "CARS." As an added attraction kids can...
La Conner is no stranger to either history or good music. Both will be evident in town on Friday. That’s when the Skagit Community Band, directed by La Conner resident Vince Fejeran, celebrates its 60th anniversary with a free concert and silent auction at Maple Hall. The concert, in keeping with the spirit of the occasion, will feature favorite selections from through the years. After all, the band has played at special events across decades throughout the Skagit Valley area. But La Conner, where Fejeran was a popular music teacher and band d...
Like many of my neighbors, I made plans after work on April 25th to join in celebrating Matika Wilbur's anticipated new book release "Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America." I have followed Wilbur's amazing cross country journey, mostly through her beautiful imagery and riveting stories posted on social media the past ten years. So when I first found out there was going to be a book of her journey in visiting all 562 federally recognized tribal nations, I was really, really...
The Lincoln Theatre joined with the Skagit River Poetry Foundation to host an informative and inspirational evening with the Valley premiere of the film, "The Healing Heart of Lushootseed" last Friday. This is a personal story, in part, of the extraordinary life of Vi Hilbert, a dynamic elder of the Upper Skagit Tribe and her quest for 83-year-olds "to heal a sick world" through music, her response to the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. It is directed and produced by Jill K. La Pointe,...
The "SCB 60th Anniversary Concert," a celebration of "60 years being your Home Town Band" in the Skagit Valley is offered by the Skagit Community Band May 26 in Maple Hall at 7:30 p.m. Come at 7 p.m. to celebrate with an anniversary cake, no-host bar and silent auction. Information: Skagitcommunityband.org. Source: SCB...
The annual La Conner Guitar Festival begins this Friday, May 19 and ends Sunday, May 21 at Maple Hall. Listen to, play, and shop for the world’s finest handmade instruments. There will be cabaret demos at Waterfront Cafe and Santo Coyote, workshops at the Civic Garden Club, and afternoon concerts at the Swinomish Yacht Club Clubhouse. You can purchase a one day pass for $15 or a three day pass for $40 online at laconnerguitarfestival.com. Source: La Conner Guitar Festival...
