Healing Circles Langley plans scavenger hunt, ukulele concert June 27

Healing Circles Langley is turning its lawn at 534 Camano Ave. into a two-hour mix of play and music on June 27, with a scavenger hunt and ukulele concert set from 1 to 3 p.m. The Roots of Wellness program says the afternoon is meant to do more than entertain: it is designed to help neighbors make connections, build belonging and leave with something useful from the experience.

The event will feature the South Whidbey Uke Jammers, a local group led by musician David Licastro. Licastro also teaches at Create Space Langley and at Whidbey Island School of Music and Dance in Freeland, giving the concert a distinctly local feel that reaches across South Whidbey’s music scene. For families, the draw is a low-pressure outing that mixes movement, listening and a shared task. For seniors and visitors, it offers an easy way to spend an afternoon in downtown Langley without a long schedule or a formal ticketed program.

Roots of Wellness is a program of Healing Circles Langley, which houses it in the Soundview Center and says its mission is to invite meaning, connection and belonging for the well-being of self and community. Healing Circles Langley says it has spent 11 years creating meaning and belonging on Whidbey Island, and it keeps its doors open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for drop-in visits, tea and conversation.

The scavenger hunt is not a new idea for the organization. A June 2025 Langley Chamber listing described a previous scavenger hunt there as a free, family-friendly event, with Healing Circles, the South Whidbey Historical Society and the Langley Main Street Association among the sponsors. That history suggests the June 27 gathering is part of a longer pattern of using shared activity to draw people together in the village core.

Healing Circles Global says the Roots concept grew out of a 2019 partnership tied to the opening of the Soundview Center, giving the current event deeper roots in Langley’s recent civic life. Shannon Arndt said the goal is to create connection, meaning and belonging while still having fun, a mission that fits an afternoon built around music, movement and neighbors meeting face to face.