The Eglon Community Spring Plant, Craft and Bake Sale takes place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 3 at the historic Eglon Schoolhouse.
Jacob will not eat vegetables. He is four, soon-to-be-five, and very skilled at detecting the tiniest bit of broccoli in a bowl of rice, or hint of orange carrot mixed in with his pasta.
At Harbor Healing Center in Kingston they call it going to acu-land. It’s the feeling of floating on a cloud that some clients experience while undergoing acupuncture. Though this ancient Chinese practice is often thought of as a treatment for pain or other disorders, many recipients also find the procedure extremely relaxing, according to Healing Center owner Nancy Knode.
A 10-year-old is asked to draw a picture of his family. He creates a picture of a desolate field, void of people, and describes the grass as brown and dead. He goes on to identify his family as the tree in the middle of the field.
If you look closely at Derek Gundy’s salmon paintings, something interesting happens: the off-canvas world recedes and in its place a vibrant, watery world expands. Follow the brushstrokes with your eyes, let the intensity of color invite you in and you’ll find yourself swimming in salmon dreamtime, the place these fish go when the sun sets and the water darkens. Stay as long as you like. Return as often as you can. In the dream, the salmon will always be there, waiting.
While students are cranking through WASL tests, one local school is trying to bring the often brushed-aside arts back into the framework of public education.
The Flotsam and Jetsam Garden Club of Hansville presents its annual garden sale 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 10 at Greater Hansville Community Center on Buck Lake Road. (Follow the signs on Hansville Road.)
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Roses will be the topic of discussion at the May 21 meeting of the Kingston Garden Club. Eric Hunter and Gary Johnson of the Kitsap Rose Society will share their expertise on summer pruning, fertilizing, powdery mildew and blackspot. Johnson, the immediate past president of the Rose Society, will speak about his gorgeous rose and dahlia garden in Old Town Silverdale.
Is this the year you are going to add color to your landscape? Are you looking for some interesting plants to perk up your yard? How about a gorgeous perennial border to welcome spring? If you are planning any of these garden projects, then the Kingston Garden Club plant sale is the place to shop.
The Kitsap Style Fashion Show returns again this year to raise funds for the Foster Care Association of Kitsap County and “The Dream Project.”
What’s Up movieroom columnist Jennifer Morris falls in love with “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and takes a trip to “The Forbidden Kingdom.”
What’s Up gardening columnist Peg Tillery weighs in on the continuously cold days of April and what it means for your plants
Monica’s Waterfront Bakery in Silverdale offers an interesting ode to mother’s day.
Bremerton Symphony Orchestra will join jazz singer Diane Schuur for a few songs when she comes to the Admiral May 3.
‘It’s kind of hokey… very Port Orchard’
Bainbridge Island Arts and Humanities Council contributes money for a public art project, looking for submissions.
The families at Kingston Cooperative Preschool are dusting off their dancing shoes in preparation for a “Boogie at the Beach” and hope the community will join in an evening of music, dance and laughter for everyone. On Saturday, May 31, from 6-8 p.m., Kingston Co-op Preschool will host a community family dance at Kingston Middle School.
Kingston Crossing businesses want to treat a special mom to a makeover and invite submissions of stories from friends and family about special moms. The mom who’s the subject of the winning story will receive a fabulous prize package.
The Flotsam and Jetsam Garden Club will meet on Wednesday, May 14 at the Greater Hansville Community Center on Buck Lake Road. Coffee and socializing begin at 9 a.m. with the business meeting following at 9:30 a.m.
