Chris Highland, former Rockhopper regular, just produced an educational video on Walt Whitman. Take seven minutes out of your day to learn about this poet and his radical take on spirituality.
Chris left Whidbey this spring to teach at Dominican University in San Rafael, California. We miss him, and it's nice to see he's keeping busy. His website is here -- buy his great books!
Poets love Whidbey Island.
Chris is a long-time friend of Rockhoppers, before he set up an internet chair in the woods near his house, he used our blazing fast internet. He came in at least once a week.
He has some poetry videos from one of our Wednesday events, but lately he's been bringing his guitar to open mic. Here's some video of Chris -- expect more to come from this talented performer.
We've been having some great open mics lately. Alyssa Ingersoll has graciously agreed to play host, and generally she or Chris Highland can accompany singers if necessary.
Come on down for a fun Friday night, and join in if you like!
Open Mic is fun on Whidbey Island
Wow. We keep attracting great artists: visual, spoken word, and music.
This Wednesday we had a real treat. Don Wodjenski and Bob Wagner played jazz on Sax & Piano. They love to play, and it shows.
Our tireless promoter, Dennis, brought renowned poets Paul Harding and Eddie Reed up from Seattle, and also our own Chris Highland.
Amazing poetry, fantastic music. I got a lot of it on video, so I'll cut right to the fun part. The big black boxes are embedded videos. Click and Enjoy, and please, please, come and see our artists in person whenever you can. Thank you.
Don & Bob
Eddie Reed
Paul Harding 
'Between the Mangroves'
'Hard to Watch'
"Mountain Dreams"
Chris Highland 
'Suicide'
'Mi Vida'
Spoken Word on Whidbey Island
