Spring & Summer 2008
All Events are FREE! unless otherwise noted.
May 26 – Grand Opening of Vashon Island Kayak Center, Jensen Pt.

Come join the fun 10A-4P
On the Water...
Free Kayaking All Day
On the Beach...
Dancing Music by Vashon's own Country Rock
Band, 5:01 from 1-4P
5:01 is Mark Wells on rhythm guitar & vocals;
Luke McQuillin on Lead Guitar & vocals;
Doug Ringer on bass;
Giordan on drums;
and special guest
Jack Barbash on keyboard;
V.I.G.A. hosting Saturday Farmers' Market now through Fall

Vashon Island Growers Association (VIGA) have opened the Saturday Market's 2008 season on the Village Green.
Fresh greens and more Saturdays from 9A-2P.
GET REAL! Tuesday, May 6
Details on Youth-Adult Dialogue #13:
"Get Real!"
There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch
(though there IS a free dinner - if you bring your own bowl, (plate?), cup, silverware and napkin). Otherwise we charge $1 for the dinner and wasteful paper and plastic implements.
Come to a youth-adult dialogue designed to better understand our connections to each other and to the world, to tell our truths and to GET REAL.
Vashon Presbyterian Church
5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Tuesday May 6, 2008
Dinner and conversation at 5:30. COME ANYTIME!
Free Movie Magic coupons good for a movie or a drink to all youth who attend the YAD
May 18 – The Fattest Kitty on Earth
fills the Ober Park performance room with a puppet show about courage and wishes come true, for kids in Kindergarten through 6th grade. Shows at 2:00 and 4:00 P. Puppeteer Bill Jarcho of the Zambini Brothers, delivers action, suspense and lots o’ laughs. $5 for kids, $10 for adults.
May 24 – Kite Day Play and Construction, Pt. Robinson
May 26 – Grand Opening of Vashon Island Kayak Center, Jensen Pt.
Come join the fun 10A-4P
Free Kayaking All Day
Music by Vashon's own Country Rock Band, 5:01 from 1-4P
May 31 – Water Daze, Jensen Pt.
June 6, 7 and 8 -- Planets Dance in Dizzying Orbit -- Vashon Junior Civic Ballet presents Stellar Suites – A celestial extravaganza in dance at the VHS theatre. Ticket prices & availability coming soon.
June 7 – Low Tide Festival, 11A-4P, Pt. Robinson
June 19 – Summer Concert Series opens with Maya Soleil – African rhythms, 7-9P, Ober Park. See the rest of the lineup on the Concerts page.
Vashon Youth Council Events:
Go to www.VashonYouthCouncil.org
- To post ANNOUNCEMENTS and EVENTS
- Youth are invited to post ARTWORK, MUSIC, and VIDEOS.
- Contact VYC at 463-7350 to post your work.
- Community organizations, schools, and businesses are invited to register and post your youth opportunities!
VYC is sponsored by Vashon Park District and DOIT.
Tour the Historic Pt. Robinson Lighthouse
Get a taste of the Island’s nautical past any Sunday, May through September, 12:30 to 4P. Narrated live by Pt. Robinson keepers, these tours are rich in Puget Sound history and lots of fun. Tours are free, and donations are much appreciated. All proceeds benefit the Pt. Robinson restoration project. To schedule a special tour, group tour or passport stamping, call the Park District at 206-463-9602