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Talks on the Rock lectures are made possible with support from Tom & IdaGay Nicolino, and Ellen Kritzman


Talks on the Rock Passes

10 Talk Pass – $150
5 Talk Pass – $75

Save on the regular Talks on the Rock ticket price by buying a Talks Pass! No need to choose which talks in advance. Pass is good for all!

Your Talk Pass will live at the VCA Box Office. Just check in there to be issued your ticket for any Talk.

Passes are valid for any Talk on the Rock event through July 2023. Cards expire July 31, 2023. No additional member discount is applicable for Talk Passes.

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For more information on qualifying OSPI clock hours, please contact vais@vashoncenterforthearts.org

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April 2023

Wed 5
April 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Gray McKenna – Kelp Forest Ecology, Conservation, and Restoration in Puget Sound

Kay White Hall 19600 VASHON HIGHWAY SW, Vashon, WA

Gray McKenna is a marine scientist, diver, artist, educator who fell in love with the Salish Sea while working aboard tallships in these waters. As the Kelp Program Specialist at […]

Wed 12
April 12 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Bruce & Bob Ride the Divide

Kay White Hall 19600 VASHON HIGHWAY SW, Vashon, WA

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.

Wed 19
April 19 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Art History Talk with Rebecca Albiani – Jeffrey Gibson

Kay White Hall 19600 VASHON HIGHWAY SW, Vashon, WA

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 […]

Sat 29
April 29 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

In Defense of the Femme Fatale – A Lecture and Discussion on Film Noir with Robert Horton and Elizabeth Shepherd

Kay White Hall 19600 VASHON HIGHWAY SW, Vashon, WA

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," […]

May 2023

Sun 14
May 14 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Knute “Skip” Berger – The Mystery of the Pickled Orca and Other Tales of the Salish Sea

Kay White Hall 19600 VASHON HIGHWAY SW, Vashon, WA

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 two […]

Wed 17
May 17 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Dr. Anu Taranath – The Tangled Politics of Hair: Why What’s on Your Head Matters to Society

Kay White Hall 19600 VASHON HIGHWAY SW, Vashon, WA

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” […]

June 2023

Wed 7
June 7 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Art History Talk with Rebecca Albiani – Rory McEwen

Kay White Hall 19600 VASHON HIGHWAY SW, Vashon, WA

Aristocrat, musician and artist, Rory McEwen (1932-1982) played a major role in the British folk revival movement in his 20s.  Then he dedicated his efforts to becoming a preeminent botanical […]

July 2023

Sun 23
July 23 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Lori Tsugawa Whaley – The Samurai Code: How Bushido Changes Lives

Kay White Hall 19600 VASHON HIGHWAY SW, Vashon, WA

Bushido—the way of the warrior—is the code of ethics practiced by the samurai warriors of ancient Japan, a code which includes courage, integrity, benevolence, respect, honesty, honor, and loyalty. Through […]

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