A weekend full of sports, leadership, music and Great Expectations

Friday, Oct. 16

Prevent Holiday Burnout – Orcas Chamber of Commerce “Business Essentials” meeting with Nancy Southern. 7:45 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Outlook Inn.

The Islands Little League Board will conduct a public meeting on  at 6 p.m. in the school cafeteria to hear everyone’s ideas and enlist help with the upcoming 2010 season. All are welcome to help include all grils and boys age 5-15. Help needed for  Managers, Coaches, Umpires, a Safety Officer, Treasurer and a regional Delegate, Field maintenance parties, Mariner Day trip chaperones, Registrars and schedulers, Tryouts coordinators and experienced barbeque technicians! Call:
Greg White 376 3036
Ian Lister 376 5031
Pat (Lohman) Hunt 376 2810
Vikki Lawson 376 3733
Ian Harlow 376 9663

Great Expectations at the Orcas Center.7:30 p.m. Great Expectations will be performed Thursday-Saturday, October 15-17 and 22-24. All performances are at 7:30 pm EXCEPT for the final performance on Saturday, October 24, which is a 2 pm matinee.
Tickets for the play are $16, $12 for Orcas Center members, and $8 for students. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.orcascenter.org or call or 360/376-2281 ext 1 during box office hours, Thursday-Saturday, noon – 4 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 17

Vikings Football at Dahl Field, 1 p.m.

Peter Fisher speaks on Madrona Point. History, closure and discussion at the Odd Fellows Hall from 4 to 6 p.m. For more information email pcf@petercfisher.com or call 376-3655.

Living Room Farewell to Susan Osborn and David Densmore. 3 to 9 p.m. at the Living Room. Music with Gene Nery and Martin Lund, and the Parking Angels, begins at 6 p.m.

Great Expectations at the Orcas Center.7:30 p.m. See Friday, Oct. 16.

Sunday, Oct. 18

Leadership San Juan Islands Open House, 10:30 a.m. to noon at Heartwood House (70 Langell Lane, Eastsound) for LSJI Alums, friends and interested candidates.   to learn more about the LSJI programThe meeting will be held at The Heartwood House . Visit www.leadershipsanjuanislands.org for application form. 376- 6212

Crossroads Lecture 2 p.m. James McGaugh, “Memory and Emotion: The Making of Lasting Memories” at the Orcas Center. Tickets at Darvill’s.  $10. A limited number of complimentary tickets will be made available before each lecture.

FEAST banquet 6 p.m. Slideshow, dinner and musical entertainment. Tickets at Smith & Speed, Darvill’s, and The Funhouse. There will also be a booth at the Saturday Farmers Market on Oct. 17 for late buys. Tickets will be $25 for adults and $15 for kids.376-7177.

Acoustic guitarist Jim Scott will perform an evening of his songs of peace, and the environment on Sunday, October 18th at 7:00 pm at the Orcas Grange.  Sponsored by the Orcas Island Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, which meets the second and fourth Sunday of each month at the West Sound Community Club. For more information, call Margot Shaw at 376-3441 or go to www.orcasislanduu.org.