• art@anacortesnow.com
Anacortes Now logo
  • Home
    • Search
  • News
    • Community News
    • Police Beat
    • Arts & Leisure
    • Health News
    • Business News
    • Washington state
    • Discover
  • Community Calendar
  • Traffic Cams

Arts and Leisure

For a Holiday Treat, See The Nutcracker this Weekend

Anacortes Now Dec. 11 2025 2 minutes read

2025 1211 the nutcracker

Fidalgo DanceWorks will be presenting four performances of the Christmas classic ballet The Nutcracker at Brodniak Hall on the Anacortes High School campus this weekend.

Holiday Artwalk this Friday

Anacortes Now Dec. 3 2025 2 minutes read

TuscanGlow12x16.jpg

This Friday, visit downtown Anacortes for the Holiday Artwalk, as well as other activities. We've got your list.

Just a Dash

Jack Hartt Dec. 1 2025 4 minutes read

2025 1201 jack hartt 3

The year 2025 now turns toward its final month. The air cools, the clouds gather, the sun vacations in a southern clime.

Murmurs at Padilla Bay

Jack Hartt Nov. 22 2025 4 minutes read

2025 1122 jack hartt

The doctor told me when I was a child that I had a heart murmur. I had no idea what that meant, other than that it made a quiet whooshing sound along with the steady beating.

Monthly Artwalk this Friday

Anacortes Now Nov. 6 2025 3 minutes read

downtown anacortes

The November Artwalk takes place this Friday in downtown Anacortes. We've got a great list of places to visit.

Here, Kitty Kitty

Jack Hartt Oct. 9 2025 4 minutes read

2025 1009 hiking 2

One sunny day a couple of weeks ago, we decided to walk Murphy along the Nature trails near the Skagit Airport.

River of Life

Jack Hartt Oct. 2 2025 4 minutes read

2025 1002 hiking 1a

It was late September, with the sun shining brightly but lower now, and the tree colors starting to turn. The Skagit ran milky blue through the woodlands of the lower valley.

  1. Art Walk this Friday Evening
  2. Preparing for the Rains
  3. 15 Years Later (150 Years Later)
  4. Proving the Theorem
  5. Getting Outside at Volunteer Park

Upcoming Events

11 Dec
School Board business meeting
Date Thu., December 11, 2025 6:00 pm
12 Dec
Wonderland Walk
Fri., December 12, 2025 5:00 pm
12 Dec
The Nutcracker
Fri., December 12, 2025 6:00 pm
12 Dec
Chris Eger & The Fat James Band
Fri., December 12, 2025 7:30 pm
13 Dec
The Nutcracker
Sat., December 13, 2025 1:00 pm
13 Dec
Author Event: D.W. Ulsterman 
Sat., December 13, 2025 1:00 pm
13 Dec
Wonderland Walk
Sat., December 13, 2025 5:00 pm
13 Dec
The Nutcracker
Sat., December 13, 2025 6:00 pm

Recent Stories

  • For a Holiday Treat, See The Nutcracker this Weekend December 11, 2025
  • Skagit Flooding Updates December 10, 2025
  • Historic Flooding Predicted Upriver December 10, 2025
  • ‘Historic’ flooding prompts WA governor to declare emergency December 10, 2025
  • Queen Tides December 08, 2025
  • Police Blotter, November 28 - December 4, 2025 December 08, 2025
  • Holiday Artwalk this Friday December 03, 2025
  • Police Blotter, November 21 - 27, 2025 December 02, 2025
  • New story for old newspaper building December 02, 2025
  • Just a Dash December 01, 2025
© 2025 Art Shotwell & others
  • Home
    • Search
  • News
    • Community News
    • Police Beat
    • Arts & Leisure
    • Health News
    • Business News
    • Washington state
    • Discover
  • Community Calendar
  • Traffic Cams