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
WaFd Art
||| FROM JANET ALEXANDER ||| Birds, a beast, botanicals and intricately detailed landscapes have emerged from five Sea Acres art studios and taken up residence in WaFd Bank in Eastsound. Please visit them in May
School Walk-Out Protest
||| FROM AN ORCAS RESIDENT ||| Across the country, student protests have been gaining momentum. Thousands of inspiring university students across the nation and world are putting their moral outrage into action by setting up
More Langford on Music May 15 at the Library
||| FROM LYNN BAKER for ORCAS CHORAL SOCIETY ||| They came, they listened, they laughed and learned. Now, it’s your turn. Bruce Langford, Artistic Director of Orcas Choral Society, continues his music appreciation series in
Salish Sea Early Music Festival
||| FROM JEFFREY COHAN for SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL ||| The Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents Flute Concerti by Bach, Vivaldi and Aubert with chamber orchestra on Wednesday, May 22 at 5 PM
Choral Society sings ‘Songs of Shadow and Light’
||| FROM LYNN BAKER for ORCAS CHORAL SOCIETY ||| Come, enjoy, and sing along, as Orcas Choral Society presents its spring concert, Songs of Shadow and Light, at Orcas Center, Saturday, May 18 at 7
Chair Yoga
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Join us for Chair Yoga, a soothing practice tailored for seniors and those with disabilities, held every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 to 10:45 am. This
Dance
||| FROM PARKER PAVITT for SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Square Dance. Contra Dance. Circle Dance. Three great ways to celebrate Orcas Island’s folk culture are coming up May 17 and 18. The Folk Fest celebration
First annual Chess Day coming to Library
||| FROM SAM GAILEY for ORCAS ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY ||| It's your move...the Orcas Island Public Library is launching its first annual Chess Day this Sunday, May 19th. All ages and levels of experience are
Final Canoe Journey reminder
||| FROM DAVID & GERI TURNOY ||| Just wanting to remind you that the Native American Canoe Journey arrives at the Olga dock on Wednesday, May 22, at about 3:00. There will be a street
Washington state leaders plea for federal funding to restore ferry system
||| FROM KOMO NEWS ||| There is a new, urgent request for federal money to help the Washington State Ferries (WSF) system. 38 elected leaders from seven counties, eight cities, and two ports in western
Did you see this thing? This Friday night aurora?
||| FROM MIKE MONTGOMERY |||
Island Ways | Staffing woes, mechanical issues plague Nantucket Steamship Authority
"You can't just go down to Walmart and pick up a ferry captain, it's not that simple." – Sean Driscoll Steamship Authority ||| FROM THE NANTUCKET INQUIRER & MIRROR ||| A combination of ongoing staffing
Give Orcas Campaign off to a rousing start
||| FROM TERA ANDAYA for COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| THANK YOU ORCAS! The Give Orcas Campaign is off to a fantastic start. The first proposal was fully funded in record time- 4 hours! Congratulations to the
Orcas Farmers Market requests your help during Give Orcas campaign
||| FROM KRISTEN FAY for ORCAS ISLAND FARMERS MARKET ||| The Give Orcas Campaign has begun! Please make your donations between May 8th-May 17th. OIFM seeks assistance from the community to cover rent owed to
Orcas Community Band Concert
||| FROM KAREN KEY SPECK for ORCAS COMMUNITY BAND ||| Music brings people together. After three long years of pandemic hiatus, the Orcas Island Community Band presents its first formal concert on Friday, June 7,
Geomagnetic storms forecast for Saturday
||| FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ||| Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Seattle WA 509 AM PDT Sat May 11 2024 San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Southwest Interior- Western Skagit County-Everett and Vicinity-Tacoma Area- Admiralty Inlet
