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 Center Auditioning Roles for “A Christmas Carol”
Wednesday, September 20, Thursday September 21, 6-9 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver for Orcas Center -- The Orcas Center has chosen "A Christmas Carol" as the Winter show leading the 2017-2018 season. The
New Orcas Off-Leash Area Opening on Friday
-- from Jeff Hanson -- Creating a permanent home for a dog park has been a true community effort, two years in the making. The long anticipated, new Orcas Off-Leash Area (OLA), located adjacent to
Top EPRC Recommendations for the Comprehensive Plan Update
-- by Matt Willis -- Over the last two months members of the Eastsound Planning and Review Committee (EPRC), business owners, and Orcas citizens have toiled diligently to begin the process of distilling the output
UW Medicine Signs Agreements for Orcas Clinic
-- by Margie Doyle -- Director of Rural Primary Care and Operations for UW Medicine Jay Priebe announced on Tuesday, Sept. 12, that the website for the UW Medicine Orcas Clinic is now online. Also,
Darvill’s Hosts Mystery Author
Thursday, Sept. 14 at 6 p.m. Darvill's Bookstore will host a reading and book signing With Robert Dugoni author of Close to Home- the 5th Tracy Crosswhite mystery. Dugoni is a two-time nominee for the
Doe Bay Open Mic Sponsors Forest School in September
-- from Doe Bay Music -- Join island visitors and residents to share music, spoken word, and other performances on the night when we come together in that ancient ritual of community and communion. The
Five New Exhibitions Grace SJIMA
September 16, 11 a.m., San Juan Islands Museum of Art -- from Diane Martindale -- Michael PetersonCoastal Stack XV, 2017H=28" W=24" D=24"Carved, sandblasted, pigmented madrone burlTen Hollow Elements Art-packed galleries open Part 3
Garden Club Will Discuss Growing Berries
Wednesday, September 20, 10 a.m., Orcas Center -- from Helen Huber for Orcas Garden Club - Did you know that we can grow an incredible variety of berries in the Northwest? Thom Thorton from Cloud
Whale of a Show Auditions
Friday, September 15 , 3:30-5 p.m., Saturday, September 16, noon to 1:30, Orcas Center's Black Box -- from Didier Gincig -- It's time to get your individual and group acts together--ages 5-18 and even family
Letter to Editor | Sign the Petition, Then Let’s Discuss
-- from JoEllen Moldoff -- I offer the following to support the Coalition for Orcas Health Care petition: There is a lot of work to be accomplished before we can ask members of our community
Actors Theater Does It Again
-- a review by Maura O'Neill -- Bethany Marie, Kevin Doyle and Aaimee Johnson Last evening I saw one of the most moving plays I have seen in a very long time. Not
Cancer Survivorship Group to Meet
--by Sue Lewis -- The Cancer Survivorship Group will meet at the Community Church Fireside Room on September 14 at 5 p.m. This is a monthly, no cost, confidential support group for anyone touched by
Artist’s Block
-- by Rosie Kuhn -- Artists are courageous beings. They begin with a blank slate - a sheet of music, an empty canvas, a block of marble, a slab of clay, an empty stage. There
Letter to the Editor: UW Medicine on Orcas
-- by Joe Cohen -- Along with 200+ other Orcas residents, I attended the UW Medicine briefing at Orcas Center of Thursday September 7th. My take away from the conversation is simply this: As a
County Comp Plan Topic for League of Women Voters
Monday, September 11, Noon, San Juan Island Library -- from League of Women Voters -- The League of Women Voters of the San Juans (LWVSJ) announces a community program “Our County Comp Plan Update: Shaping
MAG’s $10,000 Challenge Grant Will Provide New Opportunities for Music Students
-- from Kristen Wilson for Music Advocacy Group -- The Music Advocacy Group (MAG) is pleased to announce the formation of the Joyce Burghardt Excellence in Music Fund honoring recently-retired and founding MAG Board member
