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
Island Inspiration All-Star Dance Collective Returns to Orcas Center
Friday - Saturday, April 28 - 29, 6:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Orcas Center -- After successive runs of The Nocturnes and Musical Manifestos, the Island Inspiration All-Star Dance Collective is back again with another
April Poetry | First Passage from a Work in Progress (to be called The Dive Coast)
First Passage from a Work in Progress (to be called The Dive Coast) -- Jim McKeon -- I dive because I love it How can I put it else? When diving, one enters the kingdom,
Nobody Does it Like Mother Nature
-- from Rosie Kuhn -- I've heard it said that death is the great equalizer. As true as this statement is, I see that aging too is the great equalizer. Stuff happens as we age,
April Poetry | My art
My art -- JoEllen Moldoff -- fell in love with crayons, then pencils, then pen and ink. It printed letters in straight-back chairs and colored flowers inside the lines. One morning it began to float
Electric Vehicle Car Show Coming to Friday Harbor
Saturday, April 29, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m., County Parking Lot -- from Ryan T. Palmateer -- Lower your carbon footprint in style at the Friday Harbor Electric Vehicle (EV) Car Show. Come check out a wide
“Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” Streaming at Orcas Center
Thursday, April 20, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver -- The National Theatre production of "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" is broadcast live to Orcas Center Thursday, Apr. 20 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets
April Poetry | A Look Astern
A look astern -- Lin McNulty -- I stand this chilled evening on the stern, look back from whence I have come to see a wide wake lap onto retreating shores. Rock disintegrates into sand—my
The LIONS Hold Annual Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday, April 15, 10 am at Cascade Lake This young chickling gathered eggs in her bucket at the Lions' Easter Egg hunt On Saturday at 10 am SHARP the Orcas Island Lions Club
Learn to Paint Tulips, Learn Watercolor Basics
-- from Caroline Buchanan -- On the weekend of April 22-23, Caroline Buchanan will offer a watercolor workshop, Painting the Tulip Fields. Now that the tulips are finally blooming you may want to visit the
April Poetry | We Are Dumber Than Frogs
We Are Dumber Than Frogs -- Bruce Adkins -- My seventh grade science teacher exclaimed Frogs are not very smart If placed in a pot of hot water they will jump out But If the
“Climate Monologues” One-woman Show at Orcas Center
Saturday, April 22, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver -- Sharon Abreu will perform her one-woman show, “Climate Monologues,” at Orcas Center on Saturday, Apr. 22 at 7:30 p.m. In “Climate Monologues,” Abreu
April Poetry | Pollenators
Pollenators -- Sadie Bailey -- Bumblebees, hummingbirds are drawn to my magenta turtleneck, seeing Big Nectar - the Motherlode! - and every time they hover near, I'd give anything to be their flower.
Orcas School Seeks Input to Develop Strategic Plan
Wednesday, May 3, 5:30 p.m., Orcas School Library -- from Cathy Ferran -- This past week the Orcas Island Public School District sent out invitations to various groups of people, including parents and students, inviting
OPAL Annual Meeting Features Film, Potluck
Tuesday, April 25, 5 p.m., Odd Fellows Hall -- from Eros Belliveau -- Please join OPAL on Tuesday, Apr. 25 for our annual meeting. We’ll hold a brief business meeting starting at 5 p.m. The
Letter to Editor | Your Contribution to American Legion Scholarship Fund is Needed
-- from Judi Resch -- Each year, at this time, we reach out to the community (businesses and individuals) requesting a contribution of $25 for the continued funding of the scholarships. We will post an
Montessori Announces Summer, Fall Programs
-- from Teresa Chocano -- Orcas Montessori School (OMS) will be offering its annual summer program for children ages 3 ½ through 7. Summer program activities include art, music, Spanish, cooking, nature study, and lots
