SATURDAY, APRIL 22
GREAT ISLANDS CLEAN-UP ON EARTH DAY (Saturday, April 22, 9 – 12 pm)
It is time for the 2017 Great Islands Clean-Up, the annual county-wide greening event where volunteers collect litter from public beaches and roadways. Want to help on Orcas Island? Please participate and check in at the following location of your choice by 9am. We will provide safety gear and supplies.
Deer Harbor: Deer Harbor Community Center
Eastsound: The Village Green
Olga: Olga Community Club Park
Orcas Village: Orcas Hotel
INFORMATION: contact Pete Moe at Orcas Recycling Services 376-4089 or pete@exchangeorcas.org
1st ANNUAL ‘SAFE ON THE ROCKS 5K’ (Saturday, April 22, 8:00 pm, Orcas Athletics)
Join SAFE San Juans for our 1st annual SAFE on the Rocks 5k in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month! This twilight fun run will feature glow sticks, glow paint, a post-race party with music, food, raffle lottery tickets, family-friendly activities, and much more! Even if you want to walk the route or just come for the festivities starting at 8:00 pm, SAFE on the Rocks will have something fun for everyone.
Races kick off at 8:00 pm, with race staging starting at 7:00 pm and the post-race family fun at 8:30 pm! Race entry is $25. All racers will receive a t-shirt, completion medal, and other cool giveaways! Headlamps are required for participation and will be available for rent for a minimum donation of $5.00, if you do not have your own.
INFORMATION: contact your local SAFE San Juan Office by calling 360-376-5979 or email info@safesj.com
ORCAS ADVENTURES: BILL YARLOTT YOUTH DERBY (Saturday, April 22, Cascade Lake @ Moran State Park)
Orcas Adventures is starting our season with opening day of fishing season! Last year we acquired the “Bill Yarlott Youth Derby” from The Friends of Moran which is a free event for children under the age of 15 to get out on the water and enjoy the outdoors and hopefully, catch a fish. This is a non-profit event. Check out a video from last year’s event here.
INFORMATION: call 360-376-3035 or www.orcasadventures.com
‘OPEN HOUSE’ @ ORCASONG FARM! (Saturday, April 22, 12 – 5 pm; 280 Dolphin Bay Road)
In honor of the 47th International Earth Day, please join us to celebrate our inaugural ‘Open House’ of the season! Come learn about our 2017 CSA program and peruse our upcoming workshop and events schedule.The day will include a local key note speaker, garden tours, hands on mini-workshops & farm projects galore. We will also have a “Earth Day Open Mic”, activist table, the famous Earth Ball, and tasty treats by donation! All-ages, family friendly. This is a free collaborative event, but donations and volunteer support is gladly welcomed! www.orcasongfarm.org
INFORMATION: to sponsor, donate or volunteer: burke.mulvany@orcasong.farm
“Climate Monologues”
SUNDAY, APRIL 23
CAMP ORKILA “ROAR” (Sunday, April 23, 1 pm @ Camp Orkila)
Our Kids Spring ROAR is a Rogue Obstacle Adventure Race that combines the elements of mud, water, color and obstacles – including a cargo net crawl and at least one massive mud pit! Camp staff and volunteers will monitor the 1.5 mile course. Stick around after the race for camp tours, games and refreshments. This is a family event for kids ages 5-17.* Parents are welcome to join in on the fun at no additional cost. *Kids ages 5-7 must be accompanied on the course by an adult. COST: $10 online; $15 day of – includes a T-shirt!
INFORMATION: Call Camp Orkila at 360.376.2678. Register by phone.
EUGENE ONEGIN at ORCAS CENTER (Sunday, April 23, 1:00 pm Live in HD Center Stage)
Anna Netrebko reprises one of her most acclaimed roles as Tatiana, the naïve heroine of Tchaikovsky’s opera, adapted from Pushkin’s classic novel. Dmitri Hvorostovsky stars as the title character, who rejects Tatiana’s love until it’s too late. Robin Ticciati, Music Director of Glyndebourne Festival Opera, conducts the revival of Deborah Warner’s staging, which opened the Met’s 2013-14 season. Alexey Dolgov sings the role of Onegin’s friend-turned-rival, Lenski, with Elena Maximova as Tatiana’s sister Olga and Stefan Kocán as Prince Gremin.
Tickets: $20, $15 students, $2 off for Orcas Center members; $5 Subsidized Tickets available at the Box Office
INFORMATION: 360-376-2281 x1 www.orcascenter.orgSunday
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