Friday, October 26

State of the State presentation by Trent England, Vice-President of the Freedom Foundation. Potluck at  at the Orcas Senior Center.

Saturday, October 27

Eastsound Merchants present free activities all day. Click Great-pumpkin-day to read about all the events.

Open House at Eastsound Fire Station 10:00 a.m. – noon (Dick Doty’s famous maple bars and doughnuts will be served!) All OIFR members and community are invited. There will be brief discussions Orcas Fire and Rescue operations presented by Ted McKey, Chad Kimple, and Chief Kevin O’Brien, who will give tours of Station 21.

Electoral College Seminar with Trent England of the Freedom Foundation. Cost is $5/Student $15 for Adults if pre-registered. Cost is more at the door. Contact Cindy Carter (cindy@orcasonline.com or 376-2187) to pre-register today.Sponsored by the Eagle Forum.

Meet Congressional Candidate Dave Matthews at the Orcas Senior Center from 3 to 5 p.m. Sponsored by the San Juan County Republicans.

Nanda, Ninja acrobats at the Orcas Center, 7:30 p.m. Nanda – The Jacket tickets are $25, $19 (Orcas Center members), $11 students, and may be purchased at orcascenter.org. or by calling 376-2281 ext.1 or visiting the Orcas Center Box Office Wednesday, Thursday or Friday from noon- 4 pm.

Sunday, October 28

Unitarian Universalist Service, “Finding Beauty in a Broken World” 11 a.m. at the West Sound Community Hall.

Leadership San Juans Open House on Orcas Island hosted by Gretchen Krampf (Class I) Heartwood House, 70 Langell Lane in Eastsound from 1-3 p.m. Program Co-Directors Liz Illg (Class VII) and Tara Dalton (Class VII) will be available at the Open Houses to answer questions about the program. The Curriculum Committee is being led by Linda Lyshall from Orcas Island.

Verdi’s Otello at the Orcas Center, streamed live in HD from the Met. Tickets are $18 for adults, $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 open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from noon – 4 pm.376-2281 or orcascenter.org

Food Masters Presents Creative Krauts Workshop on Lacto-Fermentation, 1:30-5 p.m. at the Westsound Community Hall.

Charter Review Proposition opponents Jeff Bossler and James Wolf to answer questions about their analysis at 2 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall.