The Q3 2021 Western Washington Gardner Report
The following analysis of the Western Washington real estate market is provided by Windermere Real Estate Chief Economist Matthew Gardner. We hope that this information may assist you with making better-informed real estate decisions. For further information about the housing market in your area, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Download the report HERE
Do not hesitate to ask us anything. We will be certain to respond. Email us directly WhidbeyInfo@Windermere.com or call us at 360.331.6006.
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June 2021 Events on Whidbey Island
June 2021 Events Whidbey Island
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Your June 2021 Events on Whidbey Island Calendar is ready with Summer just around the corner. Whidbey Island might as well be paradise on earth this time of year. So get out there and have some fun! Below is a list of events happening this month to go enjoy.
Check out our FULL EVENTS CALENDAR
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Let’s start with some events that have LIVE MUSIC!
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Back again at Dancing Fish! A “paired down” version of the quartet that played here at the end of 2019. An evening of live music with David Gregor and David Licastro! This event is by reservation only and a portion of the $20 admission fee will go to Whidbey Island Nourishes (WIN).
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Dancing Fish will also be hosting several other live music events throughout the month, you can see the full calendar HERE
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Marley Erickson (violin) and Mark Findlay (piano) perform a program that includes Debussy’s Violin Sonata and Saint-Saëns’ Fantaisie Op. 124.
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS
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2020 Winner of the Athens Muse International Competition, Philadelphia International Music Festival Competition, Moscow International Competition, and Danubia Talents International Competition, 18-year-old Marley Erickson has appearances scheduled this year in Brussels, Athens and The Lockenhaus Music Festival in Austria. Marley currently studies with Eszter Perényi and Barnabás Kelemen at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, Hungary. Previously, she was a student of Simon James, Hiro David, and Jan Coleman of the Coleman Violin Studio in Seattle, Washington.
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Mark Findlay received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in piano performance from the Indiana University School of Music where he studied with Karen Shaw and Michel Block. Mark appeared as soloist with numerous orchestras including the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and as featured artist on WGMS radio in Washington D.C. Since moving to Whidbey Island in 2012, Mark has appeared in concert numerous times in chamber and solo performances and has participated as orchestra pianist with the Saratoga Chamber Orchestra.
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BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH
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We’re the beneficiaries of Tekla Cunningham’s and Sheila Weidendorf’s year-long immersion in Johannes Brahm’s sonatas.
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Family Fun
Local craft vendors: Arrows Aim Greenhouse, The Painted Thrush,
Petting zoo
Yard games
Potato Sack Races
Hot food: Arbia Pizza, Island Shaved Ice, Pop -N-Thyme Kettle Corn
Sweet Treats: Strawberry Pie, Strawberry Lemonade
Hay Maze
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Experience the Farm
U-pick strawberries, Farm Tours, Learn about the equipment, Sit on a tractor, Meet your farmers, Purchase fresh produce
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Live Music
Dancing & The Arts
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Celebration of Dance 2021
Silent Auction (with free beverage included) between both Saturday shows- 3:00 – 7:00 pm.
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Please join us for Whidbey Island Dance Theatre’s annual Celebration of Dance performance and Silent Auction (Saturday only) to be performed on the Whidbey Children’s Theatre stage! This show features all of our extremely talented company dancers, highlighting their individual strengths in this modern/contemporary style of dance. As always, the choreography is cutting edge, unique and created specifically for this special show by professional choreographers and two of our up and coming pre-professionals. This is truly a gem of a show… not to be missed by anyone who loves dance or anyone who thinks they don’t!
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We are a modern event supporting skilled makers of the Pacific Northwest. What started as a dream, quickly blossomed into a widely-loved gathering of creators offering their designs to customers in a beautiful weekend event located on whidbey island. Hosted by founder, Mandy Koelbl, and situated inside the newly renovated historical barn at Ducken Farm, the Whidbey Makers Market welcomes you!
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JUNE 4-5, 9 – 1 PM
It’s our 10th Annual Open House at the Freeland Art Studios, we hope you’ll come and see what’s new at the Freeland Art Studios 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 5.
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We’ve got a couple new faces at FAS this year. Charles LaFond is a master potter and creates a wide variety of functional pottery, and Gail Liston has joined us bringing along a splash of color in her paintings. You’ll see some of the same familiar faces (notice I am not saying “old faces” here). See new work by all the artists and find out what everyone else has been up to over the long COVID year.
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Freeland Art Studios is a large studio space, over 7000 sq. feet, so there’s lots of space for social distancing. FAS houses multiple separate artist workspaces with artists working in a variety of different media including: stone, metal, clay tile, pottery, oil and acrylic painting, cast glass, wood, resin paintings, mixed media and water features. Artists are: Penelope Crittenden, Carol Rose Dean, Charles LaFond, Gail Liston, Ben Medford, Matt Monforte, Woody Morris, Sue Taves, Lane Tompkins, and Lloyd Whannell.
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Most of the artists will be at the studio for the open house and will have completed art for sale as well as new works in process. We hope you will stop by to see what’s new.
You can find us at 1660 Roberta Avenue off of Harbor Ave in Freeland (behind Whidbey Island Bank and the WAIF Thrift store.)
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Want to get together with friends, but your hosting skills are rusty?
Invite them to join you at Happy Hour Under the Tent!
Fridays & Saturdays | 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
We’ll be serving up an assortment of soft drinks, local wines and brews, signature cocktails, snacks, and fantastic local talent on the patio and under cover.
Bring a blanket, your best pals, and stories to share!
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Farmer’s Markets & Street Fairs
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“Explore the best of Whidbey through farm fresh and craft food and drinks, art and jewelry, beauty and wellness, and more at Bayview Corner.”
Every Saturday, 10 AM to 2 PM
Bayview Road & Bayview Hall
Langley, WA 98260
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“The South Whidbey Tilth Farmers’ Market celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year!”
www.southwhidbeytilth.org/market.html
Every Sunday, 11 AM to 3 PM
2812 Thompson Rd
Langley, WA 98260
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“Shop local Makers, Bakers and Growers at our open air market on Second Street every Friday from May 14th, through September 17”
visitlangley.com/lp/langley-friday-market-may-14-september-17
Fridays 11:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Second Street
Langley, WA 98260
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A vendor member non profit local market based upon the principle of providing the community with the best in local produced foods, crafts, and produce. The market celebrates the Coupeville community each Saturday. The gaelic word “comhar” means the value of the community and all it’s participants coming together. We practice comhar each week, and so can you.
Saturdays 10 – 2 PM
Coupeville Community Green
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#WeAreWhidbey
I hope you enjoyed your 2021 June Events on Whidbey Island rundown. This blog post was brought to you by Windermere Whidbey. Your Whidbey Island Real Estate Specialists. Feel free to contact us for help achieving your real estate goals!
Freeland Office
360 331 6006
Langley Office
360 221 8898
Written by Si Fisher | Real Estate Professional | Digital Marketing Specialist
May 2021 Outdoor Events on Whidbey Island
Spring has sprung and it is time to get outdoors & enjoy the beauty that is Whidbey Island.
Farmers Markets, Street Fairs, Outdoor live music, and other fun events are getting into their seasonal swing.
Below is a list of events to enjoy this May 2021.
“Explore the best of Whidbey through farm fresh and craft food and drinks, art and jewelry, beauty and wellness, and more at Bayview Corner.”
www.bayviewfarmersmarket.com
Every Saturday, 10 AM to 2 PM
Bayview Road & Bayview Hall
Langley, WA 98260
“The South Whidbey Tilth Farmers’ Market celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year!”
www.southwhidbeytilth.org/market.html
Every Sunday, 11 AM to 3 PM
2812 Thompson Rd
Langley, WA 98260
“Shop local Makers, Bakers and Growers at our open air market on Second Street every Friday from May 14th, through September 17”
visitlangley.com/lp/langley-friday-market-may-14-september-17
Fridays 11:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Second Street
Langley, WA 98260
“We welcome the peak bloom season with our annual Mother’s Day event with music at the gardens again!”
www.meerkerkgardens.org/events
Sunday, May 9th 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM
3531 Meerkerk Lane
Greenbank, WA, 98253
“Join us for the 23rd annual Chum Run 5K, and walk or run to benefit South Whidbey…”
swparks.org/event/chum-run
Saturday, May 15, 10 am race start
South Whidbey Community Park
5495 Maxwelton Road
Langley, WA 98260
This blog post was brought to you by Windermere Whidbey. Your Whidbey Island Real Estate Specialists. Feel free to contact us for help achieving your real estate goals!
Freeland Office
360 331 6006
Langley Office
360 221 8898
Written by Si Fisher | Real Estate Professional | Digital Marketing Specialist
The Q1 2021 Western Washington Gardner Report
The following analysis of the Western Washington real estate market is provided by Windermere Real Estate Chief Economist Matthew Gardner. We hope that this information may assist you with making better-informed real estate decisions. For further information about the housing market in your area, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Download the report HERE
Do not hesitate to ask us anything. We will be certain to respond. Email us directly WhidbeyInfo@Windermere.com or call us at 360.331.6006.
Follow us on our social media platforms.
Drinking Water on Whidbey Island
Where Does Your Drinking Water on Whidbey Island Come From?
WATER IS A PRECIOUS COMMODITY
As Whidbey’s premier real estate brokerage, Windermere agents get asked about our Island’s drinking water A LOT! Why? Water is a precious commodity, and one of the essentials of life. Knowing where your water comes from should be a primary concern of someone thinking about living on an island.
WATER ON WHIDBEY ISLAND
Many people who move to Whidbey have never experienced life with a well and even those who have rarely understand the implications that a well surrounded by saltwater might have. With the exception of the City of Oak Harbor and NAS Whidbey Island, who get all their drinking water piped in from the Skagit River (yes, it travels under the Deception Pass bridge), the rest of the island depends on tapping into our skinny Island’s network of underground aquifers.
WHAT IS AN AQUIFER?
Think of an aquifer as a of pocket of freshwater, or more like a saturated sponge. Under the surface, sometimes DEEP under the surface, these pockets have enough permeability to absorb new water that seeps through the layers of dirt, rock, and gravel of the ground but can also store enough water to keep from running dry. Maybe a visual would help…
The problem with the graphic above for Whidbey Island is we are not on bedrock and we have very few large lakes. In fact, we are surrounded by saltwater which can become a real issue for saltwater intrusion when removing a large amount of freshwater from an aquifer too quickly.
WHAT IS SALTWATER INTRUSION?
Saltwater intrusion is a condition in which saltwater enters an aquifer and contaminates the water supply. The intrusion occurs when too much water is pulled from the aquifer, too fast. The reduction in pressure pulls in saltwater from the surrounding shoreline, ultimately contaminating the freshwater. Take-a-look at the graphic below for a better understanding.
Source: https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/process-saltwater-intrusion
HOW TO PREVENT SALTWATER INTRUSION
One way to prevent saltwater intrusion is to slowly and steadily remove freshwater from the aquifer and store it so when demand spikes, like during summer, the sucking from the aquifer doesn’t become so intense that it pulls the saltwater in. Think of a straw poked into the pocket of freshwater. If you suck too hard it will pull saltwater in from the surrounding sea.
Another important activity is to regularly monitor wells across the island and collect enough data to see signals of wells that have a higher risk of saltwater intrusion than others.
HOW IS IT PREVENTED ON WHIDBEY?
Here in Island County, we are so incredibly lucky to have a full-time hydrogeologist, Doug Kelly. Doug has a very rare and critical position. He has helped develop a data-gathering system and monitoring program that helps to give Island County residents early warning signs if their well is at risk and provides them with steps to take to prevent that from happening.
WHERE DO I GO TO FIND OUT MORE?
There is a phenomenal database that anyone can access on Island Counties website called ICGeo and with the layer for wells turned on you can see where all the wells on Whidbey are located. Within a few clicks, you can also get a report that is hyperlinked with all sorts of additional information and a great color code to quickly gain a bunch of info on the health of the water.
If this gets too confusing and you want info on a specific well just call your trusty Windermere Real Estate Broker! If you do not have one of these gems already, call us today!
Oak Harbor 360.675.5953
Coupeville 360.678.5858
Freeland 360.331.6006
Langley 360.221.8898
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