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
April Poetry | Where I’m From
Where I'm From (After Ella Lyon) by Nancy Reas I am from pogo sticks kangarooing on stove-hot backyard concrete. I am from metal roller skates clamped onto my navy blue and white saddle shoes clackiting
Eagerly Anticipated and Always Inspiring Student Art Show
Friday, May 4, 3:30 - 6 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Andrea Cohen -- High on the list of beloved Island events, the annual Student Art Show returns to the Orcas Center in May with
Innovative Quilting Workshop in Friday Harbor
Sunday, June 24, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Mullis Center -- from Diane Martindale for San Juan Islands Museum of Art -- A fun Improvisational Quilting Workshop June 24 with noted author and instructor Katie Pedersen
Letter to Editor | COHC Thanks You
-- from Dale Heisinger -- UPDATE: In my rush to get out a thank you from COHC, I inadvertently gave the results of the San Juan Island School Levy instead of the results of the vote
April Poetry | Later, Late
LATER, LATE by Laurel Rust Looking over poems written during my mother's dying, scrawled hastily in moments in bad penmanship, the words feel nearly careless now, imprecise, though they were written when every moment
Orcas Rising to Share Local Music at Orcas Center
Saturday, April 28, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Didier Gincig -- Orcas Center presents “Orcas Rising” a wonderful evening of talented island musicians performing on Center Stage Saturday, April 28 at 7:30. The event
New to Medicare? You Need This Workshop
Monday, April 30, 1 p.m., Orcas Library -- from Pegi Groundwater -- If you are turning 65 soon or if you have been on Social Security Disability for two years, you are now eligible for
OICMF Presents “Music 101” at The Funhouse
Thursdays, May 3 and May 10, 7 - 9 p.m., Funhouse Commons -- from Linda Slone for Orcas Island Chamber Music -- What’s the difference between a concerto and a sonata? How about a Philharmonic,
Celebrate Poetry at Open Reading Tonight
Thursday, Apr. 26 at 6 p.m. at the Library -- from the Orcas Island Library -- We will have an Open Mic on Thursday April 26th at 6 pm. You can sign up to read
April Poetry | Ninety Six Percent
Ninety Six Percent by B. Sadie Bailey Sun rays vaporize low-hung thick-haze fog of thought i mistoook as "me." A few dancing molecules, vast dark matter beween; Ninety-six percent of the Universe Is the Isn't
Robert F. Rodenberger April 28, 1928 – December 8, 2017
Saturday, April 28, 1 p.m., Orcas Community Church -- from Ryan Carpenter for Orcas Island Community Church -- Robert F. Rodenberger was escorted by angels to be with Jesus after a brief battle with lymphoma. He
Treat Your Self to Healing Arts Fair
Appointments Available May 5 - 6 -- from Healing Arts Center -- The Healing Arts Center’s 30th biannual Healing Arts Fair is coming up on the weekend of May 5-6. This fair represents the Center’s
Master Gardeners Will Diagnose Your Plants
-- from Dianne Macondray -- Announcing the return of the San Juan County Master Gardeners to the Farmer’s Market in Eastsound on Saturday, May 5 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please bring fresh samples
Camp Orkila Celebrates Mentor Relationships Island-wide
-- from Trillium Swanson for Funhouse Commons -- On Saturday, April 14, mentors and mentees from across the San Juans joined together at Camp Orkila for the first ever county-wide mentoring event. 22 matches from Orcas,
Letter to Editor | Congratulations and Thank You
-- from Velma Doty -- Congratulations. We owe the Coalition that put the hospital district on the ballot a huge thank you. A lot of work went into bringing this to a vote. Thank you
April Poetry | Orcas Lullaby
Orcas Lullaby by Trevor Welford Lorelei, sweet Lorelei A wish before I die. To lay my head upon your lap And whisper fond goodbye. They say you are a fallen star Beyond all hope and
