Here’s a thought…
“Even under the best circumstances, the transition to this new AI era will be one of the most turbulent times in human history.”
BILL GATES
Renée Fleming as Desdemona to Stream at Orcas Center
Saturday, August 2, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Artha Kass -- Renée Fleming sings one of her greatest roles as the innocent Desdemona in Verdi’s towering tragedy Otello streaming to Orcas Center as part of The Met: Live in HD Summer Encores on Saturday, August 2 at 7:30 pm.
It Was Non-stop Basketball
-- from Vala Ross -- [metaslider id=30611] The 2nd Annual Orcas SummerSlam 3-on-3 Tournament, hosted by Orcas Christian School on Sunday 7/20, featured sixteen (16) teams competing in an action packed, intense full day of non-stop basketball. Pictured above are the Champions from the Men’s Division “West Beach Ballers” (Troy
WSF Coming to Visit with Reservations on Their Minds
(Note to our readers: We at Orcas Issues posted this information as quickly as we could after we received it from Washington State Ferries on Friday afternoon, July 25. However, that wasn't until AFTER our 5 p.m. cutoff when messages posted within the previous 24 hours are sent as "headlines"
Victoria Parker Announces Chamber Music Fest Retirement
-- from Aloysia Friedmann, Founder and Artistic Director, Sam Coleman, Board President -- To our cherished Patrons, Supporters and Volunteers, At our Board meeting on Tuesday, July 15, Victoria Parker, the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival’s Executive Director since 2006, announced her upcoming retirement, sometime within the next year. Victoria
Train Traffic and Oil Spill Protestors Attend Army Hearing
-- by John Stang for Crosscut.com -- Oil Train protestors show up for U.S, Army Corps of Engineers hearing. Photo courtesy of John Stang. The fate of a Cherry Point oil-loading dock. Distrust of BP. A minor oil-car derailment in Seattle. All of these surfaced Thursday at a
Good Lovelies – From Riches to Rags to Life on the Road
Friday, August 1, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Artha Kass -- Since they last graced our stage, the Good Lovelies went on the Stuart McLean Vinyl Café Christmas tour and they took home two Canadian Folk Music Awards for best Vocal Group of the Year and Ensemble of the
Divine Dialogs: Morning Spiritual Gathering
Beginning Aug 4, finishing Aug 22, 6:15 am — 7:30 am, Snowberry Lane -- from Rosie Kuhn, Ph.D. -- Dr. Rosie Kuhn Beginning August 4th, Dr. Rosie Kuhn will be facilitating an early morning meditation called Divine Dialogs. The intention of this three week event (M-F) is to
Who Follows and Who Supports Orcas Issues?
-- by Lin McNulty -- Following is the statistics chart from our Orcas Issues internet host showing our impressive visitor traffic. We continue to be pleasantly gob-smacked by these numbers. It is apparent, viewing these statistics, that Orcas Issues, Orcas Island's only locally-owned news service, is a valuable resource for
Island Stewards Offers “A Vote for the Future”
-- by Joe Symons -- Joe Symons and Anita Orne of Island Stewards launch "A Vote for the Future" a book geared for Middle School students There are just about three weeks left in the Vote 4 the Future Indiegogo campaign. The campaign's goal is to raise money
Tango! Superstars! Piano Extravaganza! Chamber Music Fest is Two Weeks to Stand Up and Cheer!
-- from Joyce Stone, Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival -- Aloysia Friedmann and Jon Kimura Parker Amazing, world famous musicians are coming to Orcas in August for one reason – the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival. August 8 through 23 will be filled with magnificent music and performances
Time Again to Enjoy Classic Vehicles
Saturday, August 2, 10 a.m., Airport Park -- from Patty Pirnack-Hamilton -- Hamilton's Auburn, tear drop and the Chevy truck in background The Orcas Road Classics will host its 15th annual Classic Car Show on Orcas Island on Saturday, August 2, 2014. The show is free for all
New Gateway Pacific Terminal Plans to Increase Coal and Oil Traffic
-- by Floyd McKay for Crosscut.com -- Railroad tracks above Chuckanut Bay. Photo by Floyd McKay Developers of the largest of the region’s proposed coal-export terminals have shifted their site plan to claim a dramatic reduction in impacts on wetlands. Simultaneously, SSA Marine, the Seattle international terminal operator,
Funhouse Receives 4% Friday Grant!
Shop Mt. Vernon Co-op this Friday, July 25! Kids, Fun and Summer -- that's what the Funhouse is all about! Day visitors welcome too! The Funhouse Commons was chosen as a recipient of the 4 percent Friday Community Shopping Day program offered by the Skagit Valley Food Co-op
Sen. Ranker’s Term as PNW Economic Region President Comes to Close
-- from Aaron Wasser -- From left to right is David Ramsay, Premier Christy Clark of BC, Kevin Ranker, and Richard Dunn of Encana. (CREDIT: PNWER) Sen. Kevin Ranker’s one-year term as President of the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region came to a close Wednesday during a ceremony in
Dragnet Out for Missing Kwiaht Net
-- from Russel Barsh -- An 80-foot seine net used by the Indian Island Marine Health Observatory has disappeared from its storage site at Eastsound's county park. The large white net and its olive green plastic tub or raft has been used for six years to monitor the health of
Puccini’s La Rondine to Stream
Saturday, July 26, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center -- from Artha Kass -- Angela Gheorghiu as Magda and Roberto Alagna as Ruggero in Puccini's "La Rondine."Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan OperaTaken during the dress rehearsal on December 29, 2008 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. La Rondine, the ravishing
