A little lamb, a taste of baklava and a bit of belly dancing never hurt anybody.
‘Enchanted April’ brings a fresh spring breeze to the South End
There is a revival afoot with food and farmers.
The famously atmospheric Green Mill Lounge on the northside of Chicago, Ill. is a jazz club that bears the distinction of having been a favorite haunt of the notorious 1920s gangster Al Capone.
When: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 26.
Another handsome bloke made his kingly walk down the royal runway with crown, scepter and big heart intact.
Friends of Friends Medical Support Fund crowned the second Mr. South Whidbey recently, much to the delight of a sold-out crowd at Freeland Hall.
Salmon chowder, Swedish meatballs with lingonberries, lefse, heart waffles with strawberries and whipped cream and a Scandinavian dreamof baked treats.
Sound good? They are all ready and waiting for hungry appetites at the eighth annual Nordic Fest.
“Come Home for the Holidays” is the theme for this year’s holiday festivities in Langley.
And that means plenty of downtown jollification to get the whole family in a joyful spirit.
You’re at a fancy celebration; black tie, evening gowns, crystal and white table linens.
You notice a humble man dressed in a blue work shirt and pants walking in. His eyes dart around the large room looking for an available seat.
“The Giving of Art — The Art of Giving” is an art sale organized by
11 Whidbey Island artists who wish to emphasize the ability to make a difference both locally and globally with the giving of art.
The sale opens Friday, Dec. 14 and runs through Sunday, Dec. 16 in the Front Room gallery in the Bayview Cash Store.
The artists are making one-of-a-kind pieces specifically for holiday gift giving while also raising funds for two carefully selected charities, Operation: Sack Lunch and Children’s House International.
A percentage of all the artists’ proceeds will go to the organizations.
Artists and artisans participating in the sale include Tohnia Alexander, handmade soaps in lovely Scott Alexander wooden boxes; Maryon Attwood, functional ceramics, sunflower-tiles and platters; Adriana Gallagher, comment-worthy felted wool scarves; Elizabeth Haughton, mixed-metal jewelry; Robbie Lobell, soda/wood-fired and award-winning pottery; Sarena Mann, figurative papier maché mobiles; Barbara Stout, Taoist inspired works on paper; Tree Top Bakers, delicious holiday baked-goods; Michel Tsouris, small encaustic paintings and “ridiculous chicken paintings” and Jane Winslow, visual photographic poems.
Beverly Graham is a recording artist who started Operation: Sack Lunch to feed the working poor and homeless on the streets of Seattle.
The program has served more than 1.3 million meals since 1989 and currently serves 18,000 meals each month in the Seattle area.
What do you intend to do today? Not your itinerary; go to work, spend time with family. But your specific intentions: How will you affect the people in your home before you head out the door? How many people will you smile at today at work? How will you rejuvenate yourself before coming back home and how will you end your day?
Islanders are discovering the highs of dancing with a little attitude — and subsequently becoming heart healthier and more buff to boot.
We’ve all heard to the point of tiresome the old saying, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Well, I…
