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
Noxious weed pulling party; don’t miss it
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| On Friday September 30 the Port of Orcas will be having a Noxious Weed Pulling Party. If you are interested in helping, please meet at the
Makers Making | Zack Leck, blacksmith and sculptor, at Island Bounty, Fri. Sept 30
||| FROM MARCY MONTGOMERY for SJI AGRICULTURE GUILD ||| With the orange hot forge burning, seeing hard metal forms heated and turning to pliable shapes that are pounded under an artist’s hammer, is an amazing
Sea View launches new Dream Machine series featuring Bad Dads this Thursday
||| FROM RYAN PAGE for SEA VIEW THEATRE ||| The Sea View Theatre is proud to announce the first show in a new regular series of multimedia musical events known as the Dream Machine. The
Makers Making | Maria Bullock basketry at Island Bounty, Fri. Sept 30
||| FROM MARCY MONTGOMERY for SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Basketry is a sculptural art form on display at the upcoming Island Bounty event at the Orcas Center. Maria Bullock is a true agricultural maker
OICF requesting proposals for 2022 GiveOrcas Holiday Campaign
||| FROM ED ANDREWS for ORCAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ||| The Orcas Island Community Foundation (OICF) is requesting proposals for the 2022 GiveOrcas Holiday Campaign. OICF’s bi-annual GiveOrcas Campaigns are a way to build awareness of
Makers Making | Emmy Gran floral design at Island Bounty, Fri. Sept 30
||| FROM MARCY MONTGOMERY for SAN JUAN MAKERS GUILD ||| Floral design and sculpture are an art form on display at the upcoming Island Bounty event at the Orcas Center. One of the featured exhibitors
Cayou Channel officially renamed to honor Coast Salish leader
A blessing and celebration are set for Oct. 2 along the Pacific Northwest waterway ||| FROM RICHARD WALKER for INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY ||| 8:30-10:00 AM Awaken the Water A Sunday morning water blessing of Cayou
Annual Orcas Farm Tours is an opportunity to honor, enjoy Island Bounty this weekend
||| FROM MARCY MONTGOMERY for SJI AGRICULTURE GUILD ||| Orcas Center and the San Juan Islands Agriculture Guild are launching the popular annual Orcas Farm Tours with the Island Bounty opening party on Friday, September
Farmers Market winds down for season with final celebration, raffle
||| FROM ERICA LYONS for ORCAS ISLAND FARMERS MARKET ||| As the summer season winds down to an end and signals the transition to fall, the Orcas Island Farmers Market is heading into the final
Health Care District will interview candidates at upcoming meeting
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE for ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Agenda and Materials (Board Packet) for the September 27, 2022 Board meeting of the Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) will be posted
Alchemy Art Center readies its visiting artist pop-up show
||| FROM GLENN HENDRICK for ALCHEMY ART CENTER ||| Come see what Alchemy’s amazingly talented August/September artist cohort has been up to this summer! This Tuesday, September 27 from 6-9 p.m., Alchemy welcomes you to
Car seat clinic, blood drive on tap at Island Health
||| FROM RACHEL LAMBERT for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Health hosts car and booster seat clinic Safe Kids Northwest is hosting a free car seat clinic on Thursday, October 13 from 3–5 p.m. in the
Island Sinfonia looking for musicians
||| FROM KAREN BLINN for ISLAND SINFONIA ||| Island Sinfonia, the local inter-island orchestra, has resumed rehearsals after being halted by the pandemic in early 2020. If you play a band or a string instrument,
Island Bounty Makers launching Orcas Farm Tours
||| FROM MARCY MONTGOMERY for SAN JUAN ISLANDS AGRICULTURE GUILD ||| Orcas Center and the San Juan Islands Agriculture Guild are launching the popular annual Orcas Farm Tours with the Island Bounty opening party on
Hearing appointments available at Senior Center
||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER ||| Stacie Nordrum Stacie Nordrum, Au.D., CCC-A, of Island Hearing Healthcare will be offering hearing appointments at Orcas Senior Center on Thursday, September 29 and
Nominated for a Grammy 5 times, Karrin Allyson coming to Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Orcas Center and the Orcas Island Jazz Festival presents Five-Time Grammy Nominee Karrin Allyson on Saturday, September 30 at 7 p.m. Allyson rose to prominence in the
