1+ week, 4+ day ago   (492+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Micky and the Motorcars is one of numerous musical acts that will perform at the Oak Harbor Music Festival. The Oak Harbor Music Festival is returning for its 15th year later this week. Three primary stages will…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (221+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Woodpalooza offers a cornucopia of artistic wood. Woodworking will take an artistic turn in Langley this Labor Day weekend with the return of Woodpalooza. The Whidbey Island Woodworkers Guild will hold its 22nd annual “Art + Wood = Woodpalooza…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (543+ words) Published 1:30 am Friday, August 28, 2026 Proceeds from the music benefit will go towards the Queen-Bee Pantry, a nonprofit that provides food and nonperishable goods to those in need. From left are Lila Haynes, Tanya Hernandez and Lynn Harenberg-Miller. Whidbey residents can…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (535+ words) Published 1:30 am Friday, August 28, 2026 Amanda Rothman met Dolly Parton following an intimate concert in Tacoma three years ago. For lifelong Dolly Parton fan Amanda Rothman, mourning the country music legend also means remembering the day she got to meet her....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (273+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Celebrate the brilliance of brass and percussion as the Saratoga Orchestra presents its Brass and Percussion Bonanza. Celebrate the brilliance of brass and percussion as the Saratoga Orchestra presents its Brass and Percussion Bonanza on Sunday,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (543+ words) Published 1:30 am Tuesday, August 25, 2026 April Jane Herrild and Beck Diamond aim to make Meander School of Movement a place where people of all ages, physical abilities and financial backgrounds can learn to dance. A new nonprofit dance school in Freeland…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (407+ words) Published 1:30 am Friday, August 21, 2026 Jerry Millhon, the founder of Thriving Communities, talks with Sandy Bishop of the Lopez Community Land Trust about the organization’s impact on affordable housing following a film screening. Films spotlighting local organizations making a difference in…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (584+ words) Published 1:30 am Friday, August 21, 2026 Phil Peerman recorded a DJ set from the rooftop of his Lagoon Point home earlier this summer. When Phil Peerman takes his DJ sets outside, the landscape becomes part of the mix. Earlier this summer, Peerman set…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (273+ words) Published 1:30 am Friday, August 21, 2026 A Colorado-based indie folk musician whose songs have appeared on television shows and accumulated millions of streams online will make his Whidbey Island debut later this month, according to a press release. Joel Van Horne, who…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (538+ words) Published 1:30 am Friday, August 14, 2026 “The People’s Hospital: The History of Medical Care on Whidbey Island” aims to spread awareness of the grit and generosity of past island residents who helped build and sustain a health care system in the isolated,…...