Anacortes resident Jan Hodgman meets a cast member of the Dream Science Circus just before a performance at the Depot Arts Center.

First Friday Gallery Walk, which runs Friday from 6 - 9 pm, this month features an outstanding collection from Northwest Pastel Society members at Scott-Milo Gallery. The group's show includes landscapes, florals, still lifes and more.

The Dream Science Circus, a unique circus comedy show started in the Pacific Northwest, will be once again showing its wild mix of creative interactive theater, outrageous sketch comedy, and jaw-dropping acrobatics at the Depot Arts Center during the Arts Festival. 

The 47th annual Anacortes Arts Festival, which got off to a low-key start last weekend, springs into full bloom this Friday, Saturday & Saturday. Last weekend, the Festival staged the Art Dash, opened Art at the Port to the public, and started a series of concerts.

Featured speaker at this weekend’s Anacortes High School All-Class Reunion will be Jack Babcock, a member of the first class to graduate from Anacortes Senior High in 1932.

Five books by four authors are on this week's Northwest Bestseller's list. Two novels by J.A. Jance, a part-time Seattle resident, are on the list. Damage Control, her latest book set in Arizona and Justice Denied, her latest J.P. Beaumont book are on the list.