Here’s a thought…
“Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life.”
GIORGOS SEFERIS
Sing Along to Familiar Carols with the Orcas Brass Quintet
Sunday, Dec. 18, at 2 p.m. at the Community Church In the tradition of the Salvation Army’s kettle-ringer brass ensembles, five Orcas musicians have teamed up to play a selection of “Caroler’s Favorites”
Susan Osborn Christmas Concerts
• Friday, Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m., Center Church, Lopez • Saturday, Dec. 17, 2 p.m., St. David's Episcopal Church, San Juan • Wednesday Dec. 21 – Thursday Dec. 22, 7 p.m., Victorian Valley Chapel, Orcas
Kids’ Holiday Craft Event — Free on Sunday
Sunday, Dec. 11 from 4 to 6 p.m. in School Cafeteria Orcas kids will once again have the opportunity to create fabulous and festive crafts for holiday gifts and decorations. Orcas Open Arts
“Farndale’s Christmas Carol” Delivers Raucous, Well-timed Comedy
A review by Krista Bouchey What happens when The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society decides to put on a production of "A Christmas Carol?" A wickedly funny version of this
Public Library Board to Consider Funds Transfer
Phil Heikkinen, Director of the Orcas Island Public Library, has announced that a Board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at 9 a.m. in the Library Meeting Room. This meeting will include a
County Council Starts Early for CAO Public Hearing
Monday, Dec. 12 in the Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor, beginning at 8:45 a.m. The San Juan County Council will conduct an Early Start Special Meeting on Monday, December 12, 2011 in
Enjoy a “Souper Supper” this Friday!
Friday, Dec. 9, 5–7 p.m., School Cafeteria Bring your whole family on what is sure to be a chilly Friday evening when the school cafeteria will be serving a “Souper Supper” made up
Choral Society to Sing Handel’s “Messiah” and Britten’s “Ceremony of Carols”
Saturday, Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. at Orcas Center The Orcas Choral Society features Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols” for harp and treble voices in
Montessori & Salmonberry Schools Host Candlelight Walk
Saturday December 10 at 3 PM at the Odd Fellows Hall Come walk the evergreen spiral, light a candle and transform the darkened room into a tableau of light. The entire community is
Poetry by Garcia Lorca at Writer’s Roundtable
Saturday, Dec. 10 at 1 p.m. at the Public Library “Gypsy Ballads” and Other Poems by Federico Garcia Lorca (1898-1936)will be read in and translated by John Friedmann this Saturday, December 10th 1-3
County Arts Directors Vote on Officers
At the first San Juan County Arts Council Board of Directors meeting held at the Orcas Hotel on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 the following officers were elected: President: Teddy Deane (San Juan Island) Vice President:
Rosario Resort to Host Festival of Trees
Open House on Saturday, Dec. 10 from noon to 5 p.m. The Moran Mansion at Rosario Resort & Spa will be lit up with spectacular holiday trees during the month of December, decorated
Dine Like a King at Orcas Historical Society’s Annual Dinner Meeting
The 2011 Annual Dinner & Meeting of the Orcas Island Historical Society will take place Thursday evening December 8, beginning at 6 p.m. in the Lodge at Camp Orkila. The dinner menu will feature: Prime
Eastsound Constructed Wetland Completed
By Stan Matthews County Website and Communications Manager After seventeen years, the Eastsound Constructed Wetland is complete. The County purchased the 0.9-acre “Mount Property” next to the Village Green in 1994 to
Community Foundation Health Focus Area Grant Meeting Today
Wednesday, Dec. 7 from 5-7 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Parish Hall From the Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) In the past year OICF undertook a Community Needs Assessment, publishing a report in September (copies are
Janet Brownell’s TV Movie Airs This Sunday
Updated Dec. 8 at 9 a.m. It may surprise some islanders to know that Janet Brownell’s main “day job” is as a television and feature film screenwriter. In addition to her chosen
