$25
Whidbey Playhouse presents Play On! by Rick Abbot. This is a laugh-out-loud-until-you-cry comedy about a group of actors trying to put on a play. The Author keeps changing the script, the coffee is questionable, and the wall falls during their performance! Will they ever get their play finished? Act I is their rehearsal set in 1980; Act II is their Dress Rehearsal; and Act III is their Opening Night. Whidbey Playhouse is two blocks from Downtown Oak Harbor; and is…
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Rob Schouten Gallery presents Mary Ellen O’Connor - 24k gold on copper Anna Mastronardi Novak - color pencil October 4 - 31 Artist’s Reception on Saturday, October 7 from 5 to 7 during Langley’s First Saturday Art Walk. Metalsmith Mary Ellen O’Connor makes unique works in 24k gold on polished copper. Following her passion for animals, nature, and wildlife her works exude a calm elegance influenced by Asian design and esthetics. After applying the gold leaf design a process of heat treating the…
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Featured Artist Sarah Silverman-Pucci (not related to the comedian) is a Seattle native who now lives in Oak Harbor. Her art education includes a Bachelor's in Illustration, and a further certification in Scientific Illustration from the University of Washington. Sarah says she has always considered herself an artist even when not pursuing art as a career. As a kid she spent hours drawing dinosaurs, dragons, and cat people. Her subjects transitioned into mainly plants and animals as an adult. In…
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BOOKMAKING: THE SINGLE PAGE COPTIC BOOK with Claudia Fuller Thursdays, October 5 & 12 1pm - 3pm Requested donation: $20 for the two session class. Let’s make a single sheet coptic binding book. I just learned this stitch this summer and want to share it. The signatures in this book, instead of being folded, are single sheets of thicker weight paper. We’ll use four (4) needles to sew the book together. This is NOT a technique for beginning book makers.…
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$330
Join us on Friday evenings for the exhilarating and fun experience of wheel throwing with instructor Kristine McInvaille. Unleash your creativity and hone your pottery skills in this 6 week immersive course where you'll wedge clay, center, throw basic forms and glaze. This class is perfect if you're new to the pottery wheel, or need to practice the fundamentals. Ages 14+ September 8, 15, 22, 29, October 6, 13 5:00 - 7:30pm One bag of clay is included with tuition.…
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Join us for the Arts on Whidbey exhibition and fundraiser for the Langley Arts Fund this October, featuring the Whidbey Island Art Council's member artists.
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$25
Written by poet and novelist David Wagoner, it takes us on an immersive, lyrical journey with the influential American naturalist Henry David Thoreau through the environment he grew to think of and care for as his home. Thoreau at Home is performed by Todd Jefferson Moore and directed by Richard E.T. White, with music and sound design by Peter Richards and stage management by Emily Grierson. Working from Thoreau’s journals, David Wagoner has crafted a vivid portrait of encounters with…
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$25
Written by poet and novelist David Wagoner, it takes us on an immersive, lyrical journey with the influential American naturalist Henry David Thoreau through the environment he grew to think of and care for as his home. Thoreau at Home is performed by Todd Jefferson Moore and directed by Richard E.T. White, with music and sound design by Peter Richards and stage management by Emily Grierson. Working from Thoreau’s journals, David Wagoner has crafted a vivid portrait of encounters with…
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DRAWING FOR BEGINNERS AND NOVICES WHO WANT TO INCREASE THEIR CRAFT With Sarah Halpern Wednesdays, Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 10 am to noon Requested donation: $40 for this four session class. Plus $18 materials fee Increase your drawing and sketching ability in this class for beginners and novices who want to get back into it. Through a series of exercises, we will explore and review the fundamentals of drawing – shape, line, texture, form and shading as well as…
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Free – $40
UKULELE FOR NOVICES: BUILDING A REPERTOIRE OF SONGS With David Licastro SEPTEMBER CLASS: Wednesdays, September 6, 13, 20 & 27 OCTOBER CLASS: Wednesday, October 4, 11, 18 & 25 3:30 pm - 5 pm Requested donation: $40 for the four session class Do you have some basic experience playing ukulele and want to learn more? Or perhaps you’ve put your uke down and want to get started again? This class is for people who have a basic knowledge of uke…
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FREE-STYLE WEAVING: JOYOUS ALCHEMY With Lianna Gilman Thursdays, October 5, 12, 19 & 26 10 am to noon Requested donation: $40 for the four session class Anyone can have a good time with free-style weaving. It’s a great introduction for people who are completely new to weaving and it’s a whole new dimension for people who have experience with traditional weaving. This approach is easy and quick to learn. Nothing has to line up straight or look perfect, and there…
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$25
Location: Pacific NorthWest Art School (PNWAS), 15 NW Birch St, Coupeville, WA 98239 Art Reception: Friday, October 27th, 6pm – 9pm @ PNWAS, $25 (Artists registered for Art Show get in free) Weekend Art Sale: Saturday, October 28th – Sunday, October 29th, 10am – 4pm @ PNWAS, free Art Lovers: Come support your local artists! On Friday, October 27th, please join us at the Pacific NorthWest Art School from 6pm – 9pm for the Art Reception and Sale. Tickets are $25 for this Art…
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$75
Learn how to pinch a hollow form and turn it into whatever you'd like- maybe a monster, salt cellar, vase or sculpture! The possibilities are truly endless, so be prepared to unleash your creative side! This short two-session class is open to individuals ages 8 and up. Youth must be accompanied and assisted by a guardian. October 14 from 5:00 - 6:30pm (clay work) October 28 from 5 - 6:00pm (glazing) Projects will be available to pick up after November…
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$30
Written by poet and novelist David Wagoner, it takes us on an immersive, lyrical journey with the influential American naturalist Henry David Thoreau through the environment he grew to think of and care for as his home. Thoreau at Home is performed by Todd Jefferson Moore and directed by Richard E.T. White, with music and sound design by Peter Richards and stage management by Emily Grierson. Working from Thoreau’s journals, David Wagoner has crafted a vivid portrait of encounters with…
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$20 – $45
Written by poet and novelist David Wagoner, it takes us on an immersive, lyrical journey with the influential American naturalist Henry David Thoreau through the environment he grew to think of and care for as his home. Thoreau at Home is performed by Todd Jefferson Moore and directed by Richard E.T. White, with music and sound design by Peter Richards and stage management by Emily Grierson. Working from Thoreau’s journals, David Wagoner has crafted a vivid portrait of encounters with…
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WRITING TOGETHER: FINDING YOUR VOICE WIth Deborah Nedelman Mondays 10am-noon October 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2023 Requested donation: $40 for the four session class Something magical happens when we write in the company of others and when we feel safe enough to read our raw, unedited work aloud. Come join us in creating magic with your words! Using the Amherst Writers and Artists Method (AWA), developed by poet Pat Schneider, Deborah fosters an environment of safety, support, and stimulation…
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Free – $40
WATERCOLOR PRACTICE CLASS With Ellen Santoni SEPTEMBER CLASS: Tuesdays, September 5, 12, 19, 26 OCTOBER CLASS: Tuesdays, October 3, 17, 24 & 31 (no class on October 10) 9 am to 11 am Requested donation: $40 for the four session class This class is for people who have had a basic introduction to watercolor painting or have a regular practice. In each class watercolor painter Ellen Santoni will offer one or two techniques with practice activities. This way you can…
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Artist of the Month: Margaret Livermore Margaret Livermore is a watercolor artist. She enjoys painting landscapes, seascapes and flowers. The colors and techniques she uses helps her convey the quiet, peaceful moods of Whidbey Island and the Puget Sound. She has lived in Oak Harbor since 1982 and has become involved in many aspects of the art world. Margaret is a member and past president of Whidbey Allied Artists, treasurer and past president and founding member of Penn Cove Gallery, and…
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$50
Falling Leaves with Ivy Breen! Ivy Breen, Instructor Date: Wednesday, November 1st & 6th, 2023 (12-4pm) Tuition: $50 Eat your lunch early and then come to the Art School because this is now a four-hour workshop!Learn the Fun and Excitement of watercolor as you follow along step by step to create a finished painting. You will learn three part composition, what colors are compatible, simple masking techniques and creating texture with a water medium. You will go home with your own beautiful…
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$25
Arsenic and Old Lace is a dark comedy revolving around the Brewster family of Brooklyn. The Brewster family, descended from Mayflower settlers, is now composed mostly of homicidal maniacs. Mortimer Brewster discovers that his two spinster aunts, Abby and Martha, have developed a disturbing habit. They have taken to murdering lonely old men by poisoning them with glasses of home-made elderberry wine laced with arsenic, strychnine, and "just a pinch" of cyanide. Teddy, Mortimer’s brother, believes he is President Theodore Roosevelt…
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