Whidbey Island Pony Club is hosting its 34th Annual Horse Trials Friday through Sunday, July 9 to 11.
There’s a new water jump and a huge new sand arena that will provide new experiences for riders and spectators.
Living Word deploys kids Living Word Summer Deployment 2010 for grades kindergarten through five will take place at Windjammer Park…
Habitat for Humanity of Island County announces the completion of another house on Whidbey Island. Dorothy Avila and her two grandchildren will be the proud owners of the new home on Summit Boulevard in Oak Harbor.
This summer there’s no scheduled art festival at Coupeville’s Lavender Wind Farm, but Whidbey’s artists don’t seem to mind. They’ve invited themselves to invade the fields anyway.
On July 31 and Aug. 1, artists plan to take over the grounds and hold their very own “Artist Invasion.”
When Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger saved his crew and their 155 passengers by ditching US Airways flight 1549 into the Hudson River last year, the term “bird strike” and the dangers of birds coming in contact with airplanes suddenly moved into the average American’s awareness.
They’re young, talented and numerous.
They are masters of art in all its varying forms who, apparently, also excel at wowing the thoroughly flabbergasted old people.
Before television there was radio.
According to a census taken in 1947, about 82 out of 100 Americans were tuned in during the famous Golden Age of Radio between 1935 and 1950, and radio characters were the stars of everyone’s imagination.
The Whidbey Island Arts Council’s Literary Arts Committee presents “Writers on the Rock,” an evening for local writers to read their prose.
It is true that everything starts with a wish, but it is what you do with that wish that counts. said the Fairy Godmother to Cinderella.
Creating a fantasy world with a cast and crew to bring this fairy tale to life has been an exhilarating experience filled with fun, triumphs and surprises, said Allenda Jenkins, director.
Twenty years ago, when my husband and I began putting in a yard and designing flowerbeds, we designated one location exclusively for roses. After walking around the house numerous times and watching the movement of the sun throughout the day, we chose a spot in our yard that gets a nice dose of afternoon sunshine. We knew the blooms would appreciate the warmth. We then headed for a local nursery, charmed by the abundance of colors and names like President Lincoln, Queen Elizabeth, John F. Kennedy and Lucille Ball. Eventually we set our bushes in the ground, envisioning the day we would see blooms through the bay window in our dining room. It seemed like a nice touch, bringing the outside in.
So, you want to be a writer.
Well, it’s always a good rule of thumb to hang out with those like-minded souls in your field who may be able to inspire, inform and instigate a good discussion on the ins-and-outs of the process.
The Whidbey Island Arts Council invites artists to participate in the 2010 Whidbey Open Studio Tour to be held Sept. 25 and 26.
This year, tour organizers are trying something new. Groups of three to six artists will be able to gather in one place to demonstrate their process and display their work. The steering committee encourages as many small-group venues as possible.
The Whidbey Island Naval Air Station Boys and Girls Club recently honored Amy Conner with the Youth of the Year award.