Vashon Homes & Events from Go! Real Estate

Vashon Island’s 11th annual Academy Awards party kicks off on Sunday, February 22, at 4 PM at the Vashon Theater. Join the community as the Oscars at the 81st Annual Academy Awards are handed out to a bevy of celebrities and marvel at our fascination with glitter. Limo rides, a high-stakes costume competition, and entertainment by local performers will enhance the evening.  Proceeds from the event benefit the Vashon Community Scholarship Foundation.  Prices have been kept low to encourage all people to attend.  Tickets in advance are $10 for adults and children, $15 at the door, and are available at Vashon Theater, Books by the Way and Vashon Book Shop. Admission includes appetizers by local restaurants. 

Storyteller Debbie Dimitri will perform as Harriet Beecher Stowe at 7 PM Saturday, February 21, at the Methodist Church.  Stowe is known for writing “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and is considered by some to have been instrumental in mobilizing anti-slavery passions leading to the Civil War.  The historical drama is presented by the Lighthouse Theater in honor of Black History Month.  Tickets are $10 at the door.  For more information contact Deb Pierce at 686-4325.

Two flea markets on Vashon Island begin in March.  The first beginning March 8 from 9-4 PM is presented by the Open Space for Arts and Community, or -O-, at 18870 SW 103d Street.  Vendor spaces are available by calling Karen Biondo at 408-7241.  The entrance fee for shoppers and browsers is $3 or a donation to the Vashon Food Bank.

The Vashon Youth Council will present a weekly flea market beginning the weekend of March 14 and 15 in the lot just north of Pandora’s Box.  The market opens at 9 AM. Vendor booths are available by calling SHeila McGuffin at 719-2691 or emailing vashonfleamarket@gmail.com.