NW celebrities add luster, spirit to annual fundraising event
Greg Atkinson will be headed back to San Juan Island for a homecoming, of sorts, as well as for a book-signing party celebrating his recently re-released and re-issued memoir.
There to celebrate a birthday, they are waiting for a boat that will take them to a mystical island, rumored to be the site of sacrificial rituals.
Based on the acclaimed novel by Mark Haddon, adapted by Simon Stephens and directed by Marianne Elliott, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”.
Author of numerous poetry collections, including “The Grace of Necessity,” a 2008 Washington State Book Award winner, and “Vertebrae: Poems 1978-1994,” Green, born and raised in Washington, is founding editor of Brooding Heron Press, which he runs with his wife, Sally.
The opera is considered a fascinating paradox: a frothy comedy of manners with an intensely dark take on human nature.
Award-winning Bellingham-based folk, bluegrass band lights up Rumor Mill, Friday, May 23 at 8:30 p.m. Formed in March 2010, the group is based out of Bellingham, Wash. and has been making a name for itself throughout the Northwest for its expressive roots tracks and explosive live shows.
Class participants will learn about marine stewardship and the “Responsible Kayaker Code,” which aims at reducing disturbances to marine wildlife and irresponsible boating practices, at either of two training sessions hosted by the Whale Museum.
Waldron Island now has a disaster preparedness booklet, thanks to Joanne Colman Wester and her band of middle school students. And the initiative and efforts of those students to ensure their community is better prepared in the event of a disaster have not gone by unnoticed.
A free event, noon to 2 p.m., Saturday, in the patio garden and Gubelman Theatre, the Teddy Bear Picnic features face painting, crafts projects, refreshments and, of course, lots and lots, and lots, of teddy bears.
Born into a family on noted mbira players, Musekiwa Chingodza began playing mbira at the age of five and considers the instrument and its music as more than simply entertainment.
Pet Lovers Fair, grand prize, mile stroll featured in first-ever APS Dodie Gann Memorial Dog Walk. Water and snack stations will be available along the route to provide sustenance for both people and pooches, and participants can also mingle with pet care industry vendors and service providers.
Singer-songwriter Mandy Troxel decided to call her recently released full-length album, “If Only Words Could Keep Me Warm”
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