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Arts and Leisure

The Choir of Spring

Jack Hartt Mar. 11 2026 7 minutes read

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When I was a teenager, my best friend wanted to be a zookeeper. He raised snakes and frogs in his bedroom, and crickets and other critters to feed them.

Monthly Artwalk this Friday

Anacortes Now Mar. 4 2026 2 minutes read

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Head downtown Friday night for the monthly Artwalk. Some businesses are open late. We've got a list.

A Day Away

Maribeth Crandell Mar. 2 2026 5 minutes read

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Mist hung low in the valley over the marshes and fields. It hovered ghost-like against a backdrop of evergreens, barns and distant mountains.

Galleries open for First Friday Artwalk

Anacortes Now Feb. 4 2026 2 minutes read

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Head to downtown Anacortes this Friday evening for First Friday Artwalk. We've got a list of locations open Friday night.

 

Skagit Valley Bird show comes to Anacortes

Anacortes Now Feb. 3 2026 1 minute read

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Building on the remarkable legacy of Smith & Vallee’s beloved Bird Invitational, the Anacortes Arts Festival is bringing the Skagit Valley Bird Show to the Depot in Anacortes.

Hair today, gone today

Jack Hartt Jan. 29 2026 5 minutes read

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 We're used to garden-variety frost and ice this time of year. Starry winter nights often lead to slippery winter mornings.

Catching Memories

Jack Hartt Jan. 22 2026 4 minutes read

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Sixty years ago in Seattle, when the tide pulled back on a crisp, calm winter night, my dad would round up my two brothers and me to hunt crabs at the beach below our house near North Beach in Ballard.

  1. At Home without a House
  2. “The Holly and the Ivy” at Cap Sante
  3. A Wicked, Wild, Windy Wavy Walk
  4. For a Holiday Treat, See The Nutcracker this Weekend
  5. Holiday Artwalk this Friday

Upcoming Events

28 Mar
Island Health Screening Saturday Health Fair
Date Sat., March 28, 2026 9:00 am
28 Mar
HeroQuest 
Sat., March 28, 2026 2:00 pm
28 Mar
Badd Dog Blues Society
Sat., March 28, 2026 7:30 pm
1 Apr
Joan Penney
Wed., April 1, 2026 6:00 pm
3 Apr
Bluesfish
Fri., April 3, 2026 7:30 pm
4 Apr
Joe Whitney and Streetlive Family
Sat., April 4, 2026 7:30 pm

Recent Stories

  • Police Blotter, March 6 - 10, 2026 March 17, 2026
  • Local Shooting was apparent Murder-Suicide March 11, 2026
  • The Choir of Spring March 11, 2026
  • Police Blotter, February 27 - March 5, 2026 March 10, 2026
  • Update: Shooting Victims are Adults March 10, 2026
  • New School Superintendent Picked March 06, 2026
  • Monthly Artwalk this Friday March 04, 2026
  • Police Blotter, February 20 - 25, 2026 March 03, 2026
  • A Day Away March 02, 2026
  • School Superintendent finalists named February 25, 2026
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