There are some poems that are remembered from childhood because of their eloquent simplicity
The South Whidbey Chess Club meets at 5 p.m. every Monday at the Bayview Senior Center.
A couple of weeks ago during morning coffee with the boys, I noticed after a few lukewarm sips that I…
The Great Art Exchange, the annual art show benefiting South Whidbey Youth Connection’s after-school programs that features art you or your neighbors wish to sell, along with the works of several outstanding South Whidbey artists, will be held Friday, April 29 and Saturday, April 30 in the Langley United Methodist Church’s Fellowship Hall.
Dan Hinkley, world famous lecturer and former owner of Heronswood Nursery, will present “The Mother of all Gardens: A Visual Tour of SE Asia” in a benefit for Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 23 at the M-Bar-C Ranch in Freeland.
Reading in Jessie Stensland’s story last week that the population of Island County is growing grayer by the year was no surprise. Even Boomers are eventually going to gray, no matter what their hair color may appear to be, and we all know there are plenty of them who’ve settled on our island.
A free introductory session on disaster services will be offered this month by the Islands Chapter of the American Red Cross.
The Rock’n Doodle 4-H Poultry Club will host its second annual Whidbey Island Coop Tour on Saturday, April 30.
There are neurotic attack dolphins in Brazil.
Greenbank Farm’s Loganberry Festival takes the theme of “Back to the Farm” this year. The much-loved festival is also getting a makeover this year, and organizers want local artists and artisans from throughout the island to be a big part of the festivities.
Good Cheer is taking applications for its second annual Mother of All Talent Shows.
The Northwest Language Academy Cultural Center presents “A Taste of India” as its Language of Food Series continues Saturday.
Forget Hollywood.
If it’s a satisfying romantic comedy you’re after, head down to Whidbey Island Center for the Arts and see William Shakespeare’s gender-bending, romantic comedy “Twelfth Night.” The play opens Friday, April 8.
