Issue, July 31, 2026
— In this issue —
Bits & Pieces
- Whidbey Island Music Festival Presents Schubert's Die Schöne Müllerin: An Unforgettable Journey Through Love, Hope, and Heartbreak
- 2026 Grant Opportunities from Whidbey Community Foundation Now Accepting Applications!
- MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC. RECALLS NOT READY-TO-EAT (NRTE) BACON PRODUCT IMPORTED WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF IMPORT REINSPECTION
What's Going On
- Island Shakespeare Festival 2026: Macbeth and Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest Now through Sept. 6; various dates and times. Island Shakespeare Festival, 5476 Maxwelton Road, Langley
- Langley First Saturday Art Walk Saturday, Aug. 1, 5-7 p.m. Downtown Langley
- Tuesday Concerts in the Park: Poser Tuesday, Aug. 4, 6-7:30 p.m. South Whidbey Community Park, 5495 Maxwelton Road, Langley
- Sounds of Summer Concert Series: Daring Greatly Wednesday, Aug. 5, 5:30-7 p.m. Windjammer Park, 1600 S. Beeksma Drive, Oak Harbor
- Sun Prints and Shadow Art Thursday, Aug. 6, 10-11 a.m. Freeland Library, 5495 Harbor Ave.
- Whidbey: Advocacy Building Blocks Thursday, Aug. 6, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Pacific Rim Institute for Environmental Stewardship, 180 Parker Road, Coupeville
- Deaf/Hard of Hearing Social: 250th Anniversary Celebration Friday, Aug. 7, 5:30 p.m. Langley United Methodist Church, Fireside Room, 301 Anthes Ave.
- Whidbey’s Saratoga Orchestra & Pacific Northwest Conducting Institute Summer Festival Concert Friday, Aug. 7, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley
- Coupeville Arts & Crafts Festival Saturday, Aug. 8, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 9, 10 a.m.-5 p.m Downtown Coupeville
Whidbey Weekly News
- A Robin Hood For Modern Time by Jim Sovanski
- This Is Not Your Father's Macbeth by Jim Sovanski
Life Tributes
- In Loving Memory of Marie Theresia Hamilton (née Kurtz) June 15, 1938 – July 24, 2026