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Dick James displays a number of the jewelry pieces

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Gem club rocks out with show on North Whidbey

Entering the Sweetheart of Gems Show is like opening a chest full of treasure. Wire-wrapped arrowheads, intricate earrings,…

Educational exhibits viewable throughout the day during Sound Waters offer information on “anything you ever wanted to know about our environment

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Get a sound education on Western Washington ecology at one-day university

From crabbing to cold water sharks to the effects of personal care products on the environment, a one-day…

Before heading out on tour

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Shanty Fest celebrates maritime music, helping families in need

Even during cold January, there’s a chance for a fun time for a good cause. Shanty Fest will…

Stop

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‘Stop, Thief’ presented during music series

There may be little desire to sit down as Stop, Thief! brings its jazzy, bluesy, funky rock and…

Max Cole-Takanikos and Joni Takanikos in “Songbirds of Paris.”

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‘Songbird’ flies from Paris to Langley

As she nears death, iconic French singer Edith Piaf reincarnates the ghosts of her past, sharing with the…

Butch Arthur created his own idea of a superhero

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Museo winter show explores the impact of comics, superheroes

Think all superheroes are required to have X-ray vision or the ability to fly? Art at a gallery…

This is the cover of Barry Gough’s “Juan de Fuca’s Strait: Voyages in the Waters of Forgotten Dreams.” The book is available for purchase at Island County Historical Museum in Coupeville.

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Author offers strait talk on Juan de Fuca

A tale rich with adventure, dreams and exploration forms the history of Juan de Fuca’s Strait in a…

Legh W. Burns conducts Roxallanne Medley

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Sing-along with Whidbey orchestra at ‘Messiah’

This concert has a different atmosphere than most. Instead of silently appreciating the music, the audience is asked…

Paige Sherman

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Festive trees decorate Whidbey in Island-wide effort for a good cause

Uniquely decorated trees and wreaths may be in the forefront of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Island…

Pete Berg and Richard Johnson point out the water system installed by Johnson and Maurice Aasland at the site of the new Nordic Lodge on Jacobs Road in Coupeville.

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Nordic descendants discover new home in Coupeville

A group with a heritage stretching from Sweden to Iceland finally found a place to build new traditions…

Doktor Kaboom

Life

Whidbey Island Center for the Arts goes kaboom

This presenter knows the chemical reaction to produce chuckles and he has the tools to leave children and…

Life

Walking dead due at Clinton golf course for Halloween

The MR21 virus has infected Whidbey Island and everyone’s turning into zombies! Join the walking dead at Island…

Kathleen Flenniken

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Washington State Poet Laureate teaches power of poetry to Whidbey students, public

Inspired by growing up near the Hanford Nuclear Site and her own everyday life events, Kathleen Flenniken became…