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
Orcas Crossroads Lectures Present “From Depletion to Sustainability” with Environmentalist Gloria Flora
The Orcas Crossroads fall lecture series concludes on Friday, November 19, 7:30 p.m. at Orcas Center. The Orcas Crossroads Committee selects lecture topics of both local and global import and brings speakers with
Guest Opinion: Friends of the SJ’s Shoal Bay Project a Success
By Tina Whitman for the Friends of the San Juans Until last year, summer fish kills were common in the channel behind a derelict tide gate in Shoal Bay on Lopez Island. Water
Lively Events this Weekend Brighten Dark Days
Friday, November 12 Rey Villalobos at the Doe Bay Cafe, 7 p.m. Solo singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, founder of The Coral Sea, a California-based indie band that created quite a buzz for themselves after the band's
A Scarecrow for Supper?
Anne Ford McGrath’s second grade class has just finished the scarecrow that will be one of the garden items available to a lucky raffle winner at the Farm to Cafeteria Simple Sunday Supper
Olga Symphony Rings in the Holiday Season
By Mary Ann Slabaugh The 12th annual Olga Symphony & Friends' holiday concert is quickly approaching on Friday & Saturday nights, December 3 and 4th at 7:30 p.m. at the Orcas Center. Get
T’ai Chi Chih Classes at the Senior Center
Joan Roulac will start a new series of T'ai Chi Chih classes on Monday morning, Nov. 15. Roulac asks, "Ready to experience less pain, and develop more balance, flow and ease in your daily life?
Lisa Nakamura: F2C Celebrity Chef November 18
The Farm to Cafeteria Program features Allium owner Lisa Nakamura as its Celebrity Lunch Chef at the school cafeteria on Thursday, November 18. The menu is Lisa’s delicious version of freshly made Chicken Teriyaki along
Historic Tharald House on Shaw Open to the Public
The San Juan County Land Bank invites the public to view the Tharald Historic Homestead on Shaw Island Saturday, November 20, 2010 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Boyd Pratt, architectural historian, will be
“Sticky” Marketing Workshop Presented by EDC
From the San Juan County Economic Development Council Why do some marketing messages work and some don’t? How can business owners improve their company’s “message” to make it stick in the minds of customers? Learn
November Poem: Wolf Moon
Wolf Moon by Mary Oliver Now is the season of hungry mice, cold rabbits, lean owls hunkering with their lamp-eyes in the leafless lanes in the needled dark; now is the season when the kittle
Carl Buttke Displays Watercolors of the Islands
Orcas Island artist Carl Buttke is presenting an exhibit of his watercolor paintings of island scenes throughout November and December at the Doe Bay Resort and Retreat. The exhibit includes seascapes along the
Eastsound Planners: Streamline Process and Move Sub-area Plan into UDC
At the Eastsound Planning Review Committee meeting on Nov. 4, EPRC members met with county planning officials, Eastsound Design Review Subcommittee members and council members to expedite the processes of the advisory review group. Rene
Mexican Treasures Trunk Show and Food Bank Benefit
Bilbo’s Festivo’s owner, Sara Kissel and Julie Fraser (former owner) are teaming up on November 13, 2010, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Bilbo’s for a festive event/benefit. Sara will be serving delicious, homemade
Wolf Eels, Mr. Dickens, Viva La Mamma and Sunday Supper — What ISN’T Happening this Week?
Monday, November 8 Free Business Finance Seminar from 9-noon at the Mullis Street Fire Hall, 1011 Mullis Street in Friday Harbor. Learn about a variety of business financing options available from traditional and alternative agencies
Farm-to-Cafeteria Supper this Sunday
By Madie Murray Scarecrows, stepping stones, birdhouses and benches are just a few of the food, farm and garden items you can win at the Farm to Cafeteria Simple Sunday Summer fundraiser this
A Dickens of a Performance at Orcas Center this Tuesday
The Lobby Gallery and Madrona Room at the Orcas Center will be the scene of a delightful evening to benefit the Orcas Arts Education Project, as Charles Dickens’ great great grandson, Gerald Dickens,
