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
Celebrate Volunteering in the San Juans by Volunteering
Come out and Play for Earth Day! -- from Barbara Marrett/San Juan Islands Visitor Bureau -- Did you know that April is National Volunteer Month? Spend a day or more giving back to the Islands’ natural
Maurine Talks Books | Books About Books
-- from Maurine Barnett, MaurineTalksBooks.com -- If there is a favorite avocation of mine, it is discovering titles that I have not yet read, have forgotten about, or never heard of: that is the reason I
Shakespeare Festival Schedule
Tuesday, March 29: Black & White Night (doors open at 5:00 pm; event 6:30 - 8:00 pm @ Random Howse) Formal readings & music. Thai dinner available for purchase. $10 admission; tickets @ Chamber of
Orcas, San Juan County Democratic Presidential Caucus Results
-- from David Turnoy -- [metaslider id=42659] More than 700 people participated in the presidential primary for the Democrats Saturday on Orcas Island, and just over 2,000 participated countywide. Here on Orcas, Bernie Sanders received
Historical Museum Looking for Docents
Saturday, April 2, 3:30 - 5 p.m., Crow Valley School Museum -- from Pegi Groundwater -- If you love our local history museum and like to meet people, please consider becoming a Docent for the Orcas
Simone Hansen’s Art to Display at Senior Center
Reception Friday, April 1, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Senior Center -- from Simone Hansen -- Simone Hansen, a senior at Orcas Island High School, will be presenting a culmination of her art work at the Orcas Island
YCC Crews Prepare for Happy Trails This Summer
-- from Mary Gropp -- The trails of Moran State Park will receive some much-needed attention this summer, as a result of a collaborative effort between the three Youth Conservation Corps of the San Juan
Shakespeare As You’ve Never Seen Before
Friday and Saturday, April 1 & 2 at 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Susannah Weaver, Box Office Manager -- With sixteen local high school students, five local adult actors, set in modern times and directed by
Great Hoppin’ Saturday in Eastsound!
Saturday, March 26, 11:30 am - 2:00 pm -- from Darvill's Bookstore -- Follow the flags to fun free events sponsored by Orcas Island Chamber. Cookie decorating on the lawn outside Brown Bear Baking, Basket
Deadline for Orcas Issues‘ Poetry Celebration Approaches
-- by Lin McNulty -- If April is Poetry Month, then it naturally follows that Orcas is Poetry Island. Again this year we will be posting a poem a day throughout the month of April.
Lions’ Easter Eggstravaganza at Cascade Lake
-- from Tony Ghazel for the Orcas Lions -- This young chickling gathered eggs at the Lions' Easter Egg hunt three years ago On Saturday, March 26 at 10 a.m. SHARP the Orcas
Former State Poet Laureate to Visit Orcas in Artsmith Reading
Friday, March 25, 5:00 p.m., Darvill’s Bookstore and Saturday, March 26, 10 a.m., Orcas Library -- from Jill McCabe Johnson -- Seattle poet Elizabeth Austen—who for 15 years has brought poetry to the public through her
Easter Week at Orcas Community Church
-- from Dick Staub -- For those desiring to connect or reconnect with their Christian roots, the Community Church offers a number of options this Easter Week: 6:30 Thursday Maundy Thursday Service Eucharist 6:30 Friday Good Friday Service 9 to Noon Saturday Sanctuary open for quiet meditation
Brothers Search for the “True West”
-- a review by Margie Doyle, reprinted from March 18 upon request -- The Orcas Center production of "True West" as directed by Robert Hall is a funny, realistic and heart-breaking examination of the most
Middle School Goes Hands-on at Orcas Transfer Station
-- by Margie Doyle, corrected March 25 at 7:30 p.m. -- [metaslider id=42606] The entire Orcas Island Middle School dug in -- literally -- to the newly constructed bioswales at the Orcas Transfer Station to
A Call from the Kitchen to Aspiring Student Chefs!
April 8 Deadline! -- by Ashley Randall -- The K-12 Student Chef Competition organized by the Orcas Island Farm to Cafeteria Program will be held this year on Saturday May 14. It is one of
