Much To Do on Orcas This Weekend

Planned power outage beginning at 11 p.m. The OPALCO crew will be opening switches, which shuts off the power, to create a safe environment in which to work on the repairs. Members who live in Olga up to Youngren’s Pond will be out of power from 11 – 11:30 p.m. The areas of Eastsound Village, North Beach, Buck Mt. and Raccoon Point will be out of power from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Friday, October 12

Registration for the Triple Ripple Two-Day Festival at the Environmental Learning Center Lodge at Moran State Park Friday afternoon from 3-8 p.m. for the races on Saturday and Sunday.

Deer Harbor Community Club Potluck at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Club, 4319 Deer Harbor Road. For more information, call 376-5404.

The League of Women Voters of the San Juans will hold candidate forums in advance of the November General elections: San Juan Island: from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the Middle School Commons in Friday Harbor.

Enchanted Forest Cabaret … Fly Me To The Moon, a theatrical adventure runs Thursday through Saturday, October 11-13 & 18-20 at 7:30 pm on the OffCenter stage at Orcas Center. Tickets for Enchanted Forest are $15 for adults, $11 for students ($2 off for Orcas Center Members) and may be purchased at www.orcascenter.org or by calling 376-2281 ext. 1 or visiting the Orcas Center Box Office open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from noon- 4 pm.

Saturday, October 13

Triple Ripple Two-Day Festival: The 4-Miler starts Saturday, at 9 a.m. at Mountain Lake. The 10K starts at the Environmental Learning Center at 3 p.m. also on Saturday, Oct. 13.

Deer Harbor Community Grounds Clean-up Party, 9 am. We will be cleaning out the planting beds around the building, planting a new bed under the new sign, and spreading mulch – so please bring your shovels and gardening equipment and give a much appreciated hand with this task. It looks like our lovely Fall weather will be cooperating! Please meet at the DHCC at 9 am for scones and coffee and we’ll get things looking nice and spiffed up quickly!

The 30K starts at the ELC at 8 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 14. More information, registration forms and maps are available at https://triplerippletrailfestival.blogspot.com/. Registration will be available in person Saturday morning at Mountain Lake from 8:00-8:30 am. Questions? Call 376-6444.

2012 Historic Barns Tour taking place Saturday and Sunday Tour seven historic barns on the west side of Orcas Island, with docents at each location, and a special exhibit at the Orcas Museum. This is a self-guided tour which can be done on either Saturday or Sunday, or both days. Ticket prices are $20 and OIHM members get a special prices at $15. Tickets are also available on any weekday in the OIHM office, the Orcas Island Chamber office on North Beach Road, and the Art of the Salish Sea store, just next door to The Nest and Porter Station in Eastsound.

Farm to Cafeteria Program “Open House.” Everyone attending will have a chance to tour the garden, see what our Farm to Classroom kids are doing, and enjoy a scratch-cooked lunch prepared by our wonderful school cafeteria staff. Come to the Public School cafeteria at 11 a.m.

The League of Women Voters of the San Juans will hold a candidate/proposition forum from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Orcas Senior Center with Orcas West Candidates Rick Hughes and Scott Lancaster, and with Pro-Charter Propositions Statements by Steve Garrison and Anti-Charter Proposition Statements by Richard Fralick.
and at Lopez Island from 4 to 6 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church

Writer’s Roundtable will address “Old Friend From Far Away”: Inviting Memories. 1 to 3 at the Public Library in Eastsound. all are Welcome.

Old Timey Barn Dance at the West Sound Community Hall. The West Sound Cafe will also offered discounted dinners on Saturday night for Barns Tour ticket holders.

Cafe Musica! Concert Performed by the brother/sister duo, Isaac & Esther Olson, who released their first CD this summer, the concert will be held at 7 p.m. at the Seventh Day Adventist Chapel (located on the campus of the Orcas Christian School.)

Orcas Community Council will meet in the Eastsound Fire Hall Meeting Room from 4 to 6 p.m. “The 2012 Ballot…What Supports a Thriving Community?” a dialogue of what is on the hearts and minds of community members. For more info, contact Gretchen Krampf at 360-317-8220. The O.C.C. is a project of Thrive Orcas Island.

Opening of the 2012-2013 Metropolitan Opera Season Celebrate with an Opening of the Opera champagne and hors d’oeuvres reception during the interludes of Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore, starting at 1 p.m. at Orcas Center. Tickets are $18, $13 for students ($2 off for Orcas Center members) and may be purchased at www.orcascenter.org or by calling 376-2281 ext. 1 or visiting the Orcas Center Box Office Wednesdays, Thursdays or Fridays from noon- 4 pm. For more information about Orcas Center 2012 season events, please visit www.orcascenter.or

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