Music & Education of All Kinds Spotlighted this Weekend

Friday, May 14th

Barnum Jack at the Doe Bay Café.  7:30 p.m.  Barnum Jack is an acoustic music duo — Matt Novak and Allegra Ziffle – who play progressive old-time family-style song and tune and traditional-tinged contemporaries. Free admission, seating is limited so please call to reserve your table. Call 376-8059 or see  www.doebay.com

Saturday, May 15

Orcas Holistic Education Convergence, sponsored by Salmonberry School at the Senior Center 9:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Cost is $30-50 on a sliding scale.  Discounts are available for small groups attending together.  On-site childcare is available for a nominal fee. For more information contact Paul Freedman at 376-5111.

Kid’s Culinary Camp, Kitchen Classes for children ages 7-11 Hosted by Christina Orchid, Island Chef and Author at Red Rabbit Farm in West SoundPhone: 360-376-4744 or email orcaschildrenshouse@gmail.com

Open House at Center Works Studio, (formerly  Orcas Movement Studio) 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the front of the Athletic Center building (previously Radio Shack).  Our new name — Center Works Studio – is more aligned with our focus on “core work” on all levels.  Free classes and demos all day, munchies, and door prizes. Call 376-3659.

Indian Island Marine Health Observatory Field Research Days, May 15-17. Join local scientists and community volunteers at Eastsound Waterfront Park at 12 noon as they conduct surveys of fish and intertidal animals on low tide days.  Wear appropriate footwear for walking to the island (wet sand, gravel, shallow water), and come on down to the beach! Visit the website www.Indianisland.info

Teacher’s Open House on Canoe Island. Take part in a variety of programs in island ecology, marine biology, yoga, sea kayaking, cooking, and custom group programs, which do not have to include French as the central component. A great opportunity for teachers, youth group leaders, and other interested adults to learn about the youth, school, and family education programs that occur on Canoe Island. Cost: Free for the afternoon (or $15 overnight: includes meals, lodging, transportation from Orcas, Shaw, Lopez and San Juan islands to Canoe Island). Contact info@canoeisland.org, or phone 468-2329.

Sunday, May 16 Note corrected Island Sinfonia time at 2 p.m.
Open House at Orcas Montessori School from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come meet the teachers and learn about the benefits of this time-tested educational method and learn more about how we give island kids from all backgrounds a great start in their education. Orcas Montessori serves children from 3 to 6. Call Teresa @ 376-5350 or visit https://OrcasMontessori.org

Open House at Salmonberry School from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Teachers will be welcoming parents and their children to tour the school and learn more about the preschool and kindergarten programs at Salmonberry.  Currently enrolling 3 to 6 year olds for the Fall.  Salmonberry offers a holistic educational pathway from age 3 through elementary grades.  Call Eliza at 376-4219 or visit www.salmonberryschool.org

The Island Sinfonia Spring Concert at 2 p.m. at Orcas Center, featuring English Folk Song Suite, Norfolk Rhapsody and The London Symphony (second movement) by Ralph Vaughan Williams, two movements from Beethoven’s Third Symphony, and a jazz selection for winds by Alex Wilder.  This is the Sinfonia’s 20th year since Mother Kateri Visocky assembled a small group of string players on Shaw Island.  A wine and  cheese reception will follow.

Cost:  $10 for adults, children are free. Contact Karen Blinn for more information:  376-6579.

Climate Monologues Premieres on Orcas Island.  7 p.m. at the Grange. Local artist-educator Sharon Abreu will preview her new musical one-woman show about climate change. Orcas Island Prevention Partnership is sponsoring this free show, which will also offer a community question, answer and comment session afterwards.  Tickets are by donation at the door. Call Sharon at 376-5773  for further information.