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||| FROM MICHELL MARSHALL for WOMAN IN THE WOODS ||| On Saturday, September 21, Woman in the Woods Productions will bring to Orcas Center a performance from Ladies of Hip Hop, entitled “The Black Dancing Bodies Project: Speak My Mind”. And once again, Woman in the Woods has asked the Steve Alboucq and Oliver Groenewald
||| FROM LYNN BAKER for ORCAS CHORAL SOCIETY ||| A new sound comes to Orcas March 3, and you don’t want to miss it. Orcas Choral Society has launched a new ensemble of tenors and basses, highlighting the unique, evocative sound of the human voice in its lower registers. The OCS Ensemble debuts at the
||| FROM DON STILLMAN ||| Geoff Schaaf Geoff Schaaf, 76, who shared a home on Pioneer Hill Road in Olga with his wife, Dennie Gordon, for more than 34 years, died in Los Angeles, California on January 22, 2023 from complications of throat cancer. Schaaf won four Emmys in a long, distinguished career
||| FROM MATTHEW GILBERT for ORCAS ISLAND LIT FEST ||| This year’s Orcas Island Lit Fest (June 3 – 4) boasts an extraordinary lineup of authors and artists whose work will anchor the event in some of today’s most pressing challenges while also celebrating the beauty and power of the written and spoken word. Between
||| FROM MICHELL (MITCH) MARSHALL for WOMAN IN THE WOODS PRODUCTIONS ||| Woman in the Woods Productions is delighted to announce that our 4th annual fundraiser will be held, Sunday, June 5, in the Madrona Room at Orcas Center. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at The Office Cupboard. We are pleased
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. SENATOR PATTY MURRAY ||| U.S Sen. Patty Murray recently visited Skagit Valley College to meet with students and staff to hear how tuition-free community college would help them and the local community. “As a former community college instructor at Shoreline Community College, I know how life-changing higher education can be for
||| FROM LYNN BAKER for ORCAS CHORAL SOCIETY ||| Do you love to sing? Especially with other people? The Orcas Choral Society has a deal for you. We’ve been singing together on Orcas for more than 40 years, with concerts in December and spring. Last year, with the pandemic, we sang via Zoom. Now, with
||| BY THOMAS O. BALDWIN, PhD ||| As a result of amazing strides in basic biomedical science over the past several decades—development of methods allowing the cloning of genes, DNA sequencing, etc.— it has been possible to develop several exceptionally effective vaccines against COVID-19 over the past year, an accomplishment that usually takes several years
||| FROM TOM BALDWIN ||| As we near the time when we may be protected from COVID-19 by vaccination, it’s vital that we be willing to receive that protection. As I thought about this matter, I remembered an excellent article on the subject prepared by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) that
Saturday, February 22, 4:30 Dinner, 6:15 Show, Orcas Center -- from Norm Stamper for Woman in the Woods Productions -- What do you get when you combine sensational movement and spoken word artists with a sterling jazz quartet? Answer: a sold-out dinner and a soon-to-be sold-out show, all packed into one extraordinary evening. Woman in