Alternative Vashon

Monday, 3-4 PM

Classic Alternative from Bill's Garage on Beautiful Vashon Island!

Tune in this week as Elvis Costello plays live in the Alt Vashon Garage, and Mike D of the Beastie Boys hangs out. The Long Lost Song is from 1990, and you will hear Killer Tracks from Bush, REM, The The, Electronic, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Alice in Chains.


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Tuesday, 1-1:30

Book of Negroes with Nancy Bristow

“The Book of Negroes” refers to a historical ledger, 150 pages in length, containing the names of 3000 Black Africans and African Americans who attained their freedom through service to the British war effort. Having your name in the book constituted a promise that you and your children would be evacuated to Nova Scotia to begin free lives. A little-known historical artifact, it reflects the much larger story of Black Americans,

The struggle over slavery, the Civil War and subsequent Reconstruction and of emergence of Jim Crow set the precedent for the 20^th Century. The Great Migration, the 1953 Bown Decision, and the reaction all shaped the racial politics of the 21^st Century. 

Vashon was also swept by these larger national forces. 


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Embracing The Muse
Tuesday, 6-7 PM
Jen Ayers and SHe Said

Jen Ayers is bringing her groundbreaking musical SHe Said to Vashon Center for the Arts on October 23. Sally and Jen talk about the process of creating a musical inspired by Jen’s experience when her husband came out as transgender—and about the love that has sustained their relationship through profound change.

SHe Said won rave reviews when it debuted at Seattle’s Intiman Theatre, along with praise from the transgender community. Think of it as a glam-rock ode to true love—funny, vulnerable, powerful, and touching.


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