Deceased singers needed for WICA production
Auditions start at 7 p.m. Friday, July 12 at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley, for the December production of “Forever Plaid, Plaid Tidings,” a special holiday edition. The plot: Male singers killed in a car crash in the 1950s return to fulfill their dream of performing in a show that never was. The show requires four men, ages 20 to 35. Be prepared to sing 16 bars of a show tune or ’50s style song and perform two-minute contemporary monologue.
‘Blue Guitar’ featured in South Whidbey Acoustic Festival
The fourth annual South Whidbey Acoustic Music Festival presents “The Year of the Blue Guitar” from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 30.
Island Dance team members strut their stuff
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See all this year’s Island Dance class performances including the advanced lyrical class’s award-winning “Seven Devils,” submitted to WICA. It took fourth place, age 17 Senior Award, in the competitive division for the most experienced dancers at Northwest Regionals in Tacoma.
Festival of the Arts shows how art in South End schools is kept alive
Students and artists alike put their best work on display during the Whidbey Festival of the Arts on June 7 and 8 at South Whidbey High School. The festival was a year-end celebration of several groups working to bring artists to teach in classrooms.
Students get a chance to shine at Whidbey Festival of the Arts
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Even though there is no elementary school art specialist funded by the South Whidbey School District again this year, the students produced plenty of art and they’re ready to show it off at the third annual Festival of the Arts Friday and Saturday, June 7 and 8, at South Whidbey High School.
WICA tackles challenging, comic ‘Norman’ in three shows
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Whidbey Island Center for the Arts takes on a monumental project: Staging Alan Ayckbourn’s comic trilogy “The Norman Conquests.”
Goddess beckons art buyers to WICA
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A new visitor to Langley this weekend is affectionately called “Fiber Goddess,” and her sole job is to draw attention to the Whidbey Island Surface Design show taking place both days at WICA’s Zech Hall.
See Whidbey community in an orchestra
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You go to a football game to watch the kids in the community play, so why not go to a concert to hear your community play?
Young violin competition finalist hails from Whidbey
Violinist Gloria Ferry-Brennan, 17, of Langley is among the top 11 finalists selected to compete in the Young Artist Awards 2013. Gloria is a homeschooled student. Classical KING-FM invites the entire Whidbey Island community to view Gloria’s performance online at www.KING.org.
The Rural Characters benefit Local Artist Series
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Whidbey Island Center for the Arts in Langley presents The Rural Characters in concert to benefit the WICA Local Artist Series, Saturday, May 18, at 7:30 p.m.
Surface Design presents art, fiber show
Whidbey Island Surface Design presents its fiber art show and sale at WICA’s Zech Hall at 2012 Producers Circle, Langley, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 25, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, May 26, Meet the artists at a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, May 24. During the show there will be a silent auction for a very special piece of art with the proceeds going to charity. The winner will be announced at 3 p.m. on Sunday.
