< Thursday, October 16th 2008 >

The Coupeville Arts Center hosts its Plein Air Photography Art Exhibit. Students were challenged to capture the 'Essence of Coupeville' on camera in three days . This juried exhibit is the result of the Plein Air Photography: Shoot, Show and Sell' CAC workshop, taught by renowned Puget Sound photographer Ray Pfortner.
Best of Show and Award of Excellence
ribbons will be presened. Attendees can cast theirvote for the 'People's Choice' award. All works will be for sale.

Oct 7 - 5:30pm award presentations - photography will be on display 9am-4pm Mon-Fri during October

This exhibit and sale will remain in CAC Gallery through Oct.

MaKiDa: Lenses on the World On view at the Historic Bayview Cash Store, Whidbey Island

Photographs by Marian Myszkowski, Kim Tinuviel, & David Freed

MaKiDa are three photographers with three different experiences and interpretations of the world around them. Their first exhibit together will be on display in the Front Room.

Travel is the muse for Marian Myszkowski's photography. She seeks to capture the feeling of being in another world, in another culture, in another state of existence when one is dropped into a landscape of unfamiliar sights and sounds. She has traveled extensively, primarily on her own, and has most enjoyed photographing Rome, Las Vegas, Barcelona, and Havana

Kim Tinuviel's work reflects the abstract textures and colors of our everyday world. She is currently exploring the third dimension of abstract textures and colors, printing on alternative materials and using photography as the medium. Also a fine musician, Kim has enjoyed bringing her joyful spontaneity and technical mastery to her photographic creations.

David Freed's forest walk series captures the mystery and sense of transformation that the forests close to his home on Whidbey Island hold for him. Based on an ongoing series of abstract forest photos he has taken over several years, David strives to capture the spirit and essence of the object he is photographing.

MaKiDa invite you to share in their experiences, experiments, and examinations of the world around them.

The Bayview Cash Store is located at 5603 Bayview Road, Langley, on South Whidbey Island. From the Clinton ferry dock, travel 7 miles on Highway 525 and turn right on Bayview Road. The Front Room is located on the second floor.

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A panoramic slide show by Don Baldwin, noted impersonator of environmentalist John Muir, will be presented in three Whidbey Island venues. John Muir is recognized as one of America's most significant and influential environmentalists. Founder of the Sierra Club, Muir challenged the nation to love, enjoy, and preserve its natural treasures. Don Baldwin, a retired clergyman, was appointed to serve as Resident Minister in Yosemite National Park. His love of nature and his skills as a photographer led him to develop an entertaining and compelling presentation of Yosemite and the Sierras, while taking on the persona of Muir.

Spectacular scenery comes alive on a twenty-seven foot wide triple screen, using six projectors and stereo music to dramatize the inspiring message of environmental stewardship.

"An Evening with John Muir" will raise funds to support Saratoga Community Housing, a nonprofit community land trust affordable housing project formed one year ago. Working with Habitat for Humanity, three families have moved into new homes and a fourth will be renovated and ready for occupancy in the next 60 days.

All programs start at 7:00 pm and last 90 minutes. Families are encouraged to attend. Donations of $10 for adults and $15 for families are encouraged

Dates:
Thursday,
October 16, 2008

hidbey Island Center for the Arts has joined theatres in more than 120 cities from coast to coast to take part in theatrical history -- Theatre Communications Group’s 4th Annual Free Night of Theater program. This year, the national program is being presented by more than 600 theatres that are offering free tickets to over 1,000 performances around the country.

Free Night of Theatre is an audience development program designed to attract new patrons to live theatre and give existing patrons access to theatres they have never been to before.

WICA invites area theatergoers to attend a special preview of Sweeney Todd on October 16,

Please contact me if you have any questions regarding - or would like to attend! - Sweeney Todd.

ABOUT SWEENEY TODD

Benjamin Barker had everything -- until a man of power stole his freedom, destroyed his family, and unjustly sentenced him to prison. Upon his return to London, Barker extracts his revenge by becoming

Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street who "shaved the heads of gentlemen who never

thereafter were heard from again..."

Sweeping, tragic, epic and strange, Sweeney Todd is, without reservations, one of the greatest musicals written for the American stage.

Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler, directed by Deana A. Duncan. Musical direction is by Dana Linn and Robert Marsanyi. Performances will begin at South Whidbey High School, 5675 Maxwelton Road, on Friday, October 17 and continue through Saturday, November 1.

Tickets range in price from $12 to $20, with discounts available for students and groups, and are available from www.WICAonline.com or 360.221.8268 – 800/638.7631.

This unique event co-hosted by the OakHarbor Elks and the Impaired Driving Impact Panel of Is. County is designed to encourage non use of alcohol by youth, responsible use of alcohol by adults and safer roads by no driiving under the influence.

Come join this fun and educational evening. Munchies and beverages

Live Music, Games of Skill with Impairment Goggles: Boozketball, Games of Chance: Wheel of Misfortune - Games and Door Prizes, Silent Auction and Raffle tickets $5 wonderful gift baskets and certificates for merchandise

Traditional Celebration of Octoberfest