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
It’s Uke Week, Along with Strings and Voices
-- from Joyce Stone, OICMF -- Philip Cutlip, Musician in Residence the week of May 18. What do singers, ukulele players and string students have in common? Philip Cutlip! Renowned baritone Philip Cutlip has performed
Aging as a Spiritual Journey: Challenges, Blessings, and Possibilities
Saturday, May 23, 1 to 5 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from The Rev. Berto Gándara-Perea, Rector -- Some try to resist aging, seeing it only as a time of physical diminishment, social isolation and limitation. There is,
Lights, Action … On You and/or Yours!
-- from Artha Kass -- Come to the inaugural Center Stage Open Mic! An evening of local talent, hosted by Gordon Koenig and Anita Orne on Saturday, May 23 at 7:30 pm. We will provide
Home on Orcas!
-- by Mariah Miller -- [metaslider id=36801] Orcas is paradise in so many ways, and our community is strong and vibrant. Deep connections to the land and to each other are abundantly evident. Yet, many here
Orcas Youths Make Music with Ukes
Thursday, May 28, at 6:30 p.m. in the Old Gym -- from Kristen Wilson -- Thanks to the generosity of the Orcas Island community, all 60-plus students in the 3rd and 4th grades at
Three Exhibits Open Islands Museum of Art
-- from Rebecca Parks of San Juan Islands Museum of Art -- [San Juan Islands Museum of Art opens the season with a three-in-one exhibit on Saturday, May 23 that will run into August.] "Spineless:
Citizens Ask Island County to Halt “Irreparable Injury”
-- from Citizens of Ebey's Reserve -- Island County Commissioners faced a room full of concerned and sometimes tearful Whidbey Island residents requesting specific actions be taken in response to documented proofs of on-going health
Brook Meinhardt Offers Cardboard Camp for Kids
-- from the San Juan Islands Museum of Art -- Kids create at the cardboard camp with Brook Meinhardt next weekend San Juan Islands Museum of Art presents "Cardboard Camp for Kids" with
Orcas Elementary: Water, Water Everywhere
-- by Margie Doyle -- [metaslider id=36722] Superintendent Eric Webb points to the "culprit" faucet that was stuck on, causing the elementary school flood of thousands of gallons of water last weekend. Sometime
Wow Them All at Smugglers’ Blues Costume Gala!
Saturday, May 23 from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Historical Museum -- from the Orcas Island Historical Society -- Be a flapper or a pirate or a dirty smuggler -- but come to
Ferry Reservations Town Hall on Lopez
Tuesday May 19, 4-6 p.m. at Lopez Community Center -- from Linda Koller for San Juan County Council -- Update from Ingrid Gabriel, Council Clerk on May 14: The SJC Council will be attending a
School Board Supports Island Education Rally
Sunday, May 17 at 12 Noon, Orcas Ferry Landing - Wear Red! -- from Orcas Island School Board -- Throughout the state, teachers are staging one-day walkouts to protest the Legislature’s failure to fully fund
What A Weekend in the School Garden!
--by Colleen Stewart, School Garden Keeper -- Awesome Americorps Volunteers from all over the US - Selena, Madison, Monica, Hannah, MacKenzie and Joe! Thank you Americorps Volunteers! On a sunny Saturday, a team
AARP Smart Driver Course Offered Again!
-- by the Orcas Senior Center and Orcas Medical Foundation -- Drivers 50+ can save money on insurance premiums It was so popular the first time, the Orcas Senior Center and Orcas Medical
“Seeds” Author Event in Friday Harbor
Friday, May 22, at 7 p.m. at the Friday Harbor Grange -- from the San Juan Preservation Trust -- Thor Hanson. Photo courtesy Kathleen Ballard Hear local award-winning author and biologist Thor Hanson
History Matinee: When Orcas Was an Apple Orchard
Sunday, May 17 at 3 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall Apple trees in blossom -- where have all the flowers gone? In the year 1909, at the height of its fruit industry,
