High Energy Called for in Week Ahead: July 23-30

Updated July 23 at 2 p.m.

Monday, July 23

Special County Council Meeting for CAO in Legislative Building in Friday Harbor:
9 a.m. Wetlands Section of the Critical Area Ordinance (CAO) staff review of Planning Commission Draft and review of key scientific papers used in Wetlands Section (2nd touch).
1 p.m. Uplands Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas Section and Marine Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas (FWHCA) Section of the Critical Area Ordinance (1st touch on Planning Commission changes; 2nd touch on unchanged items) staff review and questions for staff and consultants and Public comment on Planning Commission draft of FWHCA section.

Summer Soccer Camp for ages 8-14, 9 a.m. to noon behind the high school July 23-26, $100. Call Chama at 206-930-5704 or email chamat333@hotmail.com. Fundraiser for Orcas Lady Vikings Soccer Team. Also Soccer Camp Goalkeeping Training July 27, $25

Orcas Recycling Services/The Exchange will present its proposal for the Orcas Transfer Station to the public in a forum at the Orcas Fire Hall from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, July 24

Early Start County Council Special Meeting beginning at  8:30 AM.  Agenda: Uplands Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas Section and Marine Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas (FWHCA) Section of the Critical Area Ordinance (continued from July 23) staff review and questions for staff and consultants. At the Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor.

Wednesday, July 25

Brown Bag Concert with Martin Lund noon to 12:30 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Church.

KindlingsFest2012 Wednesday through Saturday, July 28 — Academics, artists and thoughtful folk will gather at Orcas Island Community Church to share music, lectures, films and dialogue about how to counteract the generational fragmentation of American culture. People of all spiritual and religious traditions are welcome at the four-day event. This year’s theme is “Crabbed Age and Youth Cannot Live Together: Towards Creating An Intergenerational Future In A Fragmented Age.” The KindlingsFest schedule will include lectures by Cambridge University theologian and poet Malcolm Guite, daily meditations by C.S. Lewis scholar Dr. Jerry Root, performances by UK-born guitarist and composer Jason Carter, Seattle-based indie band Family and Friends, and contemplative Celtic music from Jeff Johnson and Wendy Goodwin. Also presenting will be Fulbright scholar and painter Jeremy Mangan, writer Jim Riordan, Dr. Jeff Keuss, actor Nigel Goodwin, photographer Dieter Zander and more. The event will also feature an evening BagEnd Café with open mic, an artwalk in Eastsound, and three films selected from the annual Sundance Film Festival that relate to this year’s theme. Call 360-376-6422 (10 a.m. -3 p.m. M-F), or visit https://www.thekindlings.com/kindlingsfest.

Sustainable Orcas Island monthly meeting, 5:30 p.m. at the Orcas Library, 376-4985.  Agenda includes Review of previous issues, including the Integral Theory discussion by Jared Lovejoy and Morgan Meadows; any updates on the Orcas Island Transfer Station; Isle Share; seed bank status;       carrying capacity model for Orcas Island – Bob Connell has some updates.

Thursday, July 26

Orcas School Garden Potato Patch Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Schedule:
• 9 to 11:30 – Garden tasks
• 11:30 to 1 – Make lunch in the garden and enjoy some music

12:30  –  1:30  — Storytime with School Librarian Maria Doss
• 1 to 2:30 – Special events (speakers, crafts, surprises)
• 2:30 to 3 – Group art project
Donations toward your lunch will be gratefully accepted.  Drop-ins welcome! Contact our garden keeper, Chelsea, at 376-3031 for questions. Call 376-3031.

Occupy Together Orcas Meetup from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.at the Waterfront Park entrance, Eastsound (Rainy day option: Meet at Enzo’s Caffe).Your presence is respectfully requested. Bring a lunch or a snack and converse, about life, happiness, and the universe. This week’s theme: Solidarity with Solutions.

County Charter Commission Town Forum, with Commission Chair Gordy Peterson, 5 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall.

Orcas Island School District Board meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the School Library. Agenda includes finalization of 2012-13 budget and bond discussion. 376-2284.

Open Mic Pizza Night at Doe Bay Café $1 from each pizza sold benefits Music Advocacy Group. 376-8059.

Friday, July 27

Summer Soccer Camp Goalkeeping Training, July 27, $25 for ages 8-14. 9 a.m. to noon behind the high school. Call Chama at 206-930-5704 or email chamat333@hotmail.com

Pub Night at Orcas Hotel with Martin Lund and Gene Nery, starting at 6 p.m. 376-4300.

Lucia de Lammermoor Encore Live at the Met in HD performance Bel Canto magic abounds in a haunted Scottish Castle at Orcas Center, 7:30 p.m. Tickets for Lucia di Lammermoor are $15 for adults and $11 for students ($2 off for Orcas Center members) and may be purchased on the website at www.orcascenter.org or by calling 376-2281 ext. 1 or visiting the Orcas Center Box Office during box office hours which are Thursday, Friday and Saturday from noon- 4 pm.

Saturday, July 28

Eastsound Saturday Market 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Village Green.

Emmanuel Parish Market Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Eastsound.

Sunday, July 29

Memorial celebration for Rachel Adams, 3 to 5 p.m. at the Orcas Center.