A flying saucer has been seen hovering over the Whidbey Playhouse as of late. Word has it that it is inhabited by an alien buxom aviatrix named Zombina, played by Amanda McCartney.
As a dancer and business man, Dan Branscum is usually looking ahead to the next step.
Having established his own company, Dan’s Classic Ballroom, he wasn’t satisfied with his weekly lessons at different fraternal organizations.
The Island County Chapter of the Back Country Horsemen will host their annual Russell Maugans Memorial Raffle Ride and Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, Sept. 12 at Edgewood Farm, 2936 Keller Rd., near Langley.
All riders and walkers are invited to participate in the two to three hour trail ride and treasure hunt through beautiful Putney (formerly Goss Lake) Woods and the chili cook-off and raffle afterwards.
Internationally renowned writer Tess Gallagher will meet the public in Greenbank on Saturday, Sept. 5.
She is the author of eight volumes of poetry, including “Dear Ghosts,” “Moon Crossing Bridge” and “My Black Horse.”
Suffer from Glossophobia? Never fear, Toastmasters’ support is now available in Oak Harbor.
Founded in 1924, Toastmasters International is a world-wide organization dedicated to helping glossophobes overcome their fear of speaking publicly, one speech at a time.
Tickets are on sale now for “Zombies from the Beyond” a zippy, ‘50s musical by James Valcq about the American ideals and foibles in the Eisenhower era as the Cold War and space-race paranoia begin to threaten the good folks at the fictional Milwaukee Space Center in 1955.
Over the last few decades, Trevor Roberts has transformed his Central Whidbey home into a first-class museum of beautiful and exotic shells he collected from around the world.
“What a full day this has been,” I thought to myself as I leaned against my grocery cart, filled with basic items I’d need to prepare breakfast and lunch the next day. It was late evening and I had just returned to our beautiful island after spending a week with my husband in Phoenix.
Scott Fraser and an army of volunteers learned how far a thousand pounds of pork can stretch: It lasts about four hours, especially since thousands of hungry people arrived looking to enjoy a fabulous barbecue on a quiet August afternoon.
The police threw a party and families came in droves Tuesday, on a warm summer evening at Windjammer Park.
The unique crime and drug prevention event is called “National Night Out,” and is held annually in every U.S. state.
It was a weekend of arts, eats and beats at the Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival, where over 170 artisans displayed their wares Aug. 1 and 2.
The artists set up paintings, photographs, jewelry and other creations in stalls along Front, Coveland and Alexander streets.
Watercolorist Marty Rogers was awarded Best in Show for his piece “Blue Enamel,” while photographer Dan Karvasek won People’s Choice in the Coupeville Festival Juried Art Gallery.
This year’s Whidbey Island Music Festival happens to coincide with the anniversary of the two greatest composers from the Baroque period— Henry Purcell and Georg Frederic Handel.