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Kitsap Opera stages centuries-old 'Il Travatore'
May 28 2009, 11:44 AM Verdi’s operas endure generations without changing much, though the world has.

Amy Waeschle debuts chronicle of surf-soaked stories
Amy Waeschle (above) riding a wave in Costa Rica; (inset) on the beach in Portugal. The world-traveling writer recently relocated to Poulsbo. - Courtesy Photos/Amy Waeschle May 27 2009, 1:29 PM Newly-Poulsbo-based author wanders the world, documenting the sights in both photos and prose in ‘Chasing Waves.’

Amy Waeschle is a surf addict.

Ever since she caught her first wave seven years ago, the sport of surfing has become more of a feeling than a sport for the school teacher turned adventuress.

Kitsap student athletes having an impact at state
May 29 2009, 4:05 PM TACOMA — Halfway through the state Class 2A, 3A and 4A track and field championships, a handful of Kitsap athletes are still in the mix.

North Kitsap’s Siara Byers snuck into the girls’ 3A 100-meter dash finals Friday morning with a qualifying time of 12.63 seconds. Byers and her Viking teammates will run in a 4x100-meter relay qualifying round Friday evening.

Kingston’s Ruby Roberts qualified for the Class 2A 1,600-meter finals Thursday and the 800-meter run Friday. Roberts will compete in both events’ finals Saturday.

Answering wanderlust, even with kids
The new Jun 05 2009, 4:12 PM New ‘Wanderlust and Lipstick’ guide gives the wisdom on traveling with wee ones.

DATELINE: KITSAP | What's Up in the Local Headlines
Jun 05 2009, 4:13 PM Poulsbo's pervasive bank robberies, Eagle Harbor's stinky shoreline, lone sailors and amateur painters in this week's headlines.

From the Editor | What's Up with the New Look?
Jun 05 2009, 4:14 PM Editor Celeste Cornish gives the goods on all the newness.

What’s Up has long embraced the local arts and entertainment scene like no other publication in Kitsap County.

Local artists, thespians and musicians have always been our primary focus and our commitment to the local scene remains unwavering. But now we’re going to be your go-to publication for a wider spectrum of issues.

What's Up for National Trails Day — June 6
The beaten path. - Bill Mickelson/Staff Photo Jun 05 2009, 4:15 PM Very few things in life are free. Especially when it comes with a view.

Perhaps that’s what makes walking/hiking/biking trails coveted community ammenties.

At its website, the Kitsap Visitors and Convention Bureau (www. visitkitsap.com) lists seven pages full of trails in and around Kitsap — from state parks to preserves, lake fronts and low-tide beach walks.

The tale of two Illahees — an Illaheean odyssey
On the quest for the culturally modified, 800 year old cedar, we came across this Illaheean oddity. - Bill Mickelson/Staff Photo Jun 05 2009, 4:16 PM Illahee State Park is safe for now — but there’s another Illahee in East Bremerton.

‘Art’ ... ‘Business’ ... ‘Community’
Maria Mackovjack in her element — both at her frame shop and as Old Town Art Walk Chair. - Bill Mickelson/What Jun 12 2009, 4:15 PM A few words with the new Old Town Silverdale Art Walk chair — Maria Mackovjack of Old Town Custom Framing.

Maria Mackovjack is a self-admitted “art whore.” From her framing studio — Old Town Custom Framing in Old Town Silverdale — she’s an advocate and a resource for the local art community as well as an unabashed and unrelenting promoter of it.

Even if her business didn’t depend on it, chances are Mackovjack would be out on the streets, flagging people down, trying to get them to at least look at the art that’s being made in their community.

What's Up On The Old Town Art Walk
One of Anna Hoey Jun 12 2009, 4:14 PM Anna Hoey's 'Unexpected Landscapes' at Old Town Custom Framing, on the Old Town Art Walk, tonight from 6-8 p.m.

An artist’s inherent challenge, according to Bremerton native Anna Hoey, is “to constantly explore and evolve.”