July – August: Wednesdays, 8 pm., Pioneer Museum & Fridays, 5 p.m., Crow Valley School
— from Carol Kulminski —
An historian and folklorist by training, Antoinette Botsford has investigated the spirits of those who once resided on Orcas Island, or who in rare cases may still be here. Antoinette embellishes verifiable historical data with imagination (where needed) to result in intriguing stories in an hour long program called Spooky Tales with An Orcas Spin.
Some of it, Antoinette points out, is authentic history—with eerie side-issues that are suggested by genealogical studies and old newspaper articles. Some is from hearsay, and from tales shared with her by locals. But it’s all Orcas Island in one way or another and leaves the listener with a sense of the island that stretches well beyond travel guidebooks.
Performances of Spooky Tales with an Orcas Spin start Wednesday, July 3, at 8 p.m. at the Pioneer Museum on North Beach Road and will be presented each Wednesday through August. On Fridays at 5 p.m., Antoinette will be at the Crow Valley School House. The schedule is the same for every Wednesday and Friday through August. Purchase tickets in advance through Brown Paper Tickets (www.orcasmuseums.org/spooky-tales.html), at the museum, or by phone with a credit card at 360-376-4849. Ticket prices are $10 adults, $8 members, and $5 (under 18).
Reservations are recommended. Both venues have limited seating. Spooky Tales starts July 3 and runs through August 30. orcasmuseums.org
