A little song in the heart can help in more ways than one.
The musical play “Quilters” opens with the sound of a mesmerizing violin played with evocative and unrestrained feeling by Gloria Ferry-Brennan through the overture.
It was not hard to realize one was in the room with greatness when internationally renowned violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn graced the stage to play her famous 1792 Stradivarius red violin.
Scholarships were awarded recently to two island students by the Whidbey Island Arts Council for achievement in art.
You can’t keep a good co-op down.
A fond and musical farewell is planned for Pastor David Vergin and his wife Mary Vergin this weekend at Langley United Methodist Church.
GREENBANK — On the Greenbank Store’s Facebook Page there is this entry from before Mother’s Day: “Your mom called: She wants to go out tonight, have some crab cakes and a perfectly grilled New York steak, and sip a Whidbey Island iced tea. She wants live music too, all served up in a warm and happy place. She wants 19o4. And what mom wants, mom gets, right? She didn’t raise no fool…”
Elizabeth Herbert says she learned to walk on a train while on the road with a show.
Clinton native Karla Gilbert was selected as one of 12 models to represent maurices, a national clothing store chain with a store in Oak Harbor.
BAYVIEW — There she was, speechless, when her name was called.
“All I remember was that Eric kept saying, ‘I told you to write a speech! I told you to write a speech!’”
It is called “The Red Mendelssohn” because of a unique red stripe on its top right side. It is also one of the most famous violins in the world.
Friendship Force will hold benefit to help earthquake victims
When Coupeville quilt artist Sharyn Mellors was selected as a semi-finalist in the 2011 American Quilter’s Society’s international Quilt Show and Contest in Peducah, Ky., she didn’t know she should have packed her rubber waders.
