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
Time for Three returns for concert at Orcas Center – Updated
Wednesday, April 17, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Linda Slone for Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival -- Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival is thrilled to bring Time for Three back to Orcas Island for a
Get fit in Zumba Gold® classes with Vibha at Senior Center
Tuesdays, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Orcas Senior Center -- from Lena Kassa for Orcas Senior Center -- Zumba Gold® is a Latin-inspired dance fitness class tailored to older adults. A variety of rhythms are featured
The older the vine, the sweeter the wine in upcoming Seniors Have Talent event
Sunday, April 7, 2 p.m., Senior Center -- from Didier Gincig -- The Older the Vine, the Sweeter the Wine. Seniors Have Talent, a fun-filled event at the Orcas Senior Center will take place on
Lit Walk on Friday night to launch Orcas Island Lit Fest
Friday, April 5, 4 - 8:15 p.m., starting at Enzo's -- from Jule Treneer for Orcas Island Lit Fest -- The Orcas Island Lit Fest kicks off this Friday night with a Lit Walk through
Letter to Editor | Our public health relies on folks who deserve our thanks
-- from Tom Eversole -- April 1-7 is National Public Health Week, and I want to thank Mark Tompkins and all the San Juan County Community and Environmental Health staff for their good work promoting and protecting
New location for monthly veggie potlucks
First Sundays, April 7 and May 5, 6 p.m., Orcas Christian School — from Lili Hein — This monthly gathering on the first Sunday of every month celebrates a compassionate, healthy, and sustainable plant-based lifestyle.
Art exhibit: He left us a legacy of the Vietnam War
Exhibit open April 5 - June 3 -- from Diane Martindale for San Juan Islands Museum of Art -- In A War Never Ends opening at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA) you
Girl Scouts deliver cookies to Orcas Food Bank
-- from Orcas Island Food Bank -- On a sunny Tuesday afternoon in March, Jeannie Doty, Manager of the Orcas Island Food Bank, welcomed 16 members of Girl Scout Troop 46485 bearing gifts - 35
Congressman Larsen to visit A War Never Ends exhibition at San Juan Islands Museum of Art
-- from Diane Martindale for San Juan Islands Museum of Art -- Congressman Rick Larsen will visit the opening of A War Never Ends presentedby the San Juan County Vietnam veterans and American Legions at
When a need comes to Orcas Island: Early Reading Intervention Project starts this summer
-- from Tom Owens -- Orcas will have its Early Reading Intervention Project thanks to lots of helpful and generous people. This summer starting July 15 for four weeks, 15 children that are struggling to
New species of orca whale discovered at Island Market
-- Flotsam & Jetsam from Maurice Austin -- Apparently, recent changes in seafood-product labeling requirements have led to some confusion on the part of fishermen, fish buyers, seafood distributors, and retail markets in the Western
SAFE San Juans to address healing from trauma through yoga practice
Sunday, April 7, 1 - 2:30 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Samantha Graham for SAFE San Juans -- In honor of sexual assault awareness month, SAFE San Juans will be hosting Movement as Medicine: Healing Sexual
This year’s PlayFest selections taking shape
-- from Aaimee Johnson for Actors Theater of Orcas Island -- Actors Theater of Orcas Island (ATOI) is excited to announce the selections for this year’s PlayFest, Orcas Island’s homegrown festival of 10-minute plays. You’ll
Co-op Community Hero Program supports Historical Museums in April
-- from Carol Kulminski -- Orcas Food Co-op’s Community Hero Program: Donations raised during April through Register Round Up and 3% Thursday, April 18 will support Orcas Island Historical Museums! Orcas Food Co-op’s Community Hero
Free low voltage/fiber optic course begins next week
Mondays and Wednesdays, 4 - 6 p.m., April 3 -May 8, Friday Harbor High School -- from San Juan Economic Development Council -- The San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC) is partnering with Rock
Clever Cow Creamery will showcase local student artwork
Saturday, April 13, 5-7 p.m., Clever Cow Creamery -- from Trillium Swanson -- Join us on April 13 from 5-7 p.m. at Clever Cow Creamery, for the Gallery Opening Showcase of Orcas Island High School
