Arts & about — the latest events, happenings in the arts community

WHIDBEY ART GALLERY on 220 2nd St, in Langley, features member artist Diane Tompkinson. Her print images range from representational relief prints to abstract monotypes, and employ her love of painting with paper preparation and lyrical images. Lane Tompkin’s 3-D art and Rodger Newell’s pen and ink with felt pen wash and watercolor are featured in guest spots. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day. Visit www.whidbeyartists.com for more information.

BRACKENWOOD FINE ARTS GALLERY hosts the Small Pleasures Show until midnight, Saturday, Dec. 31, at 302 1st St in Langley. See a diverse collection of Brackenwood’s gallery artists as they exhibit small work in the gallery’s 7th-annual Small Pleasures show. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Tuesday and Wednesday. Visit www.brackenwoodgallery.com for more information.

MUSEO art gallery features mixed media works by Quincy Anderson until the end of December at 215 1st St in Langley. Anderson’s nature-inspired, large scale abstract paintings are richly textured canvases of acrylic paint, oil ink and silk tissue collage. The gallery is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Tuesdays. Visit www.museo.cc for more information.

Whidbey Island Center for the Arts presents Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. on Sundays until Dec. 17 at 565 Camano Avenue, in Langley.

The show follows veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis as they have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters en route to their Christmas show at a Vermont lodge. Join us for this nostalgic nod to the perfect Christmas we all dream about. Based on the beloved, timeless film, this heartwarming musical adaptation features 17 Irving Berlin songs. Ticket prices include adult $24; senior $20; youth $17; military $20; matinee $17. Go to tickets.wicaonline.com, or call 800-638-7631 or 360-221-8268 to purchase tickets. For more information, go to wicaonline.org.

WHIDBEY CHILDREN’S THEATER presents a WCTeen Blackbox Production, “Hinterland” at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. on Sundays until Dec. 18 at 723 Camano Avenue in Langley. The show follows Henry Quealy as he lives in the shadow of terror. Returning one day from his job as a door-to-door salesman selling doors, Henry discovers a hitherto hidden portal in the wall of his home. The government declares Henry a shadow of his former self — literally — and he is taken away through the mystery door. Hinterland, by Matt Cameron, is a satirical comedy about the divided self and the paranoia of the insular state. Tickets are $8 for youth and $16 for adults and seniors. Visit http://wctmagic.org for more information.