From Canada to Mexico: two months of wilderness cycling, plein-air painting, and an unexpected ending, Bruce Morser and Bob Horsley tell the tales of their across the Continental Divide bicycle ride.
Vashon Island Chorale Presents: Water Night If nighttime is beautiful, then surely nighttime overlooking water is doubly so. The Vashon Island Chorale under the direction of Dr. Gary D. Cannon, celebrates the various moods of an evening at the water. Highlights include the acclaimed settings of James Agee's "Sure on this shining night" by Samuel […]
The Seattle Historical Theatre Project, in partnership with Mukai Farm and Garden, presents, Friends Across the Wires, an original play, written and directed by Laura Ferri, exploring the impact of the WWII Japanese American Incarceration on young people in Seattle. The play follows best friends Kiyoko and Peggy, students at Seattle’s Broadway High School, from the bombing […]
A multimedia artist of Choctaw and Cherokee descent, Gibson combines traditional Native American artistic elements with abstraction and pop culture references to create unique works that are both witty and powerful. From bold geometric paintings on rawhide to beaded punching bags, Gibson's artworks seek to create a place for his identity as both Native and […]
The touring production of a brand new Off-Broadway hit OWEN & MZEE THE MUSICAL will be coming to Vashon Island! OWEN & MZEE is inspired by the true story of two very unlikely but great friends, a baby hippo named Owen and a 130-year old giant tortoise named Mzee. It is the story of a […]
Landscape, Composition & Light: Plein Air Oil Painting
Ages: 16-Adult
Saturdays, April 22 & 29 | 9 am-2 pm*
*Note – in case of foul weather, Sept 9 & 16 will be the back-up dates
Tuition: $170 General | $160 Member
Instructor: Steffon Moody
Location: Dockton Park
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Flamenco Workshops
Saturday, April 22
Instructor: Savannah Fuentes
Location: Upstairs Studio at the Blue Heron Education Center
Ages 8-11
1:00-2:00 pm
Tuition: $25 General | $20 Member
Ages 13-Adult
2:00-4:00 pm
Tuition: $50 General | $40 Member
"Packed with timbres, shades, and effects: Noack gathers the orchestral glory in his grand piano and lets every nuance be heard. Virtuosity as a means to an end; an ability that is completely at the service of sensual interpretation."– Crescendo Magazine The Belgian pianist Florian Noack will make his Vashon Island premiere on Saturday, April 22! […]
Ever since Eve offered Adam the apple, the femme fatale has taken the Fall in a lot of art. This includes the shadowy Hollywood style we now call "film noir," where vixens such as Barbara Stanwyck (Double Indemnity), Rita Hayworth (Gilda), and Joan Bennett (Scarlet Street) caused havoc. Let's defend these enormously entertaining noir women—they […]
Art & Science: Creatures of the Salish Sea - WAITLIST
Ages: 10 - Adult (students under 15 please attend with an adult)
Sunday, April 30 | noon-4 pm
Tuition: $140 General | $130 Member (includes $20 materials)
Instructors: Vashon Nature Center’s Maria Metler & Gyotaku Printing Master Duncan Berry
Location: Blue Heron Gallery
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Visual Art from 20 AANHPI artists that speaks to identity, politics, or experience of how they view their place as the 'Other' in predominantly white spaces.
MOCKERY, MAYHEM, MISINFORMATION, MURDER. OR AS WE LIKE TO CALL IT, ANOTHER NIGHT AT THE PALAZZO. With Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi weaves a richly illuminated tapestry around traditional themes of vanity, pride, avarice, spiritual corruption and festering recrimination. In this cautionary tale, compromised morals are the order of the day. It’s hard to predict where fate’s fickle […]
Market Basket Weaving
Ages: 15-Adult
Saturday, May 13 | 1-5 pm
Tuition: $90 General | $80 Member (includes $20 materials fee)
Instructor: Barbara Gustafson
Location: Blue Heron Gallery
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Vashon Island Pet Protectors Presents: The Highschool Promiest Furball Ever! Party Like You Did in High School on May 13th, 2023 DOORS OPEN AT 4:30PM at Vashon Center for the Arts After a three-year hiatus from our infamous Live event, we invite you to join supporters and friends at Vashon Island Pet Protectors' biggest fundraising […]
Knute “Skip” Berger’s is postponing his scheduled May 14th talk at VCA. Vashon Heritage Museum & VCA (co-presenters) are looking forward to confirming a future date. Knute “Skip” Berger is Editor-at-Large and an award-winning columnist for Crosscut.com and host of the Emmy-nominated KCTS9-TV series of Northwest history shorts, “Mossback’s Northwest.” He is the author of […]
Speaker and acclaimed UW educator Dr. Anu Taranath explores the role of the hair in our cultures. Anu poses the question, “Why is one kind of hairstyle understood as “better” than another?” Her thoughtful discussion encourages us to go deeper, to take a surprising look at beauty, bias, belonging and examine the cultural and racial […]
Join us for a hilarious musical about a special little girl with an extraordinary imagination! Matilda and her schoolmates will have you cheering for the “revolting children” who are out to teach grown-ups a lesson. This partnership between VCA’s Youth Musical Theatre Program and Drama Dock involves a cast of over 30 kids and […]
Suzuki Violin Lessons
Ages: 4-18
18 weekly lessons, January 31-June 16 (skip school breaks) | Contact Gaye to schedule
Tuition for 15 min: $325 General | $305 Member
Tuition for 30 min: $620 General | $570 Member
Tuition for 45 min: $880 General | $820 Member
Instructor: Gaye Detzer
Location: Blue Heron Classroom
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SPRING ’23 FEATURING NEW CREATIONS BY Emilie Leriche, Olivier Wevers & Rauf Yasit Closing Season 22/23, Whim W’Him presents SPRING ‘23. Featuring internationally acclaimed creators Emilie Leriche, Rauf Yasit alongside Founder and Artistic Director Olivier Wevers, these new works represent the vanguard of contemporary dance. Emilie Leriche, a French-American choreographer based in Sweden, performs with GöteborgsOperans Danskompani and was a […]
Vashon Center for the Arts presents ~EUGENIE JONES | SILK & SOUL~ A JAZZ | SOUL | R& B EXPERIENCE! Eugenie Jones is a Seattle-based singer/songwriter/producer with an international fanbase. Her critically acclaimed 2022 release, PLAYERS, ranks #30 on Jazz Week’s 2022 Top 100 Albums, rated #7 on the Top 50 charts, and was a […]
