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Jumpstart! Classes: Hybrid Forms with Nance Van Winckel panels and evening event still open The Orcas Island Writers Festival is fast approaching -- it's third annual festival will take place September 17-19, 2010. The Festival was born in 2008, the brainchild of writer Barbara Lewis, as "a way to enrich and connect readers and
The Quintessential Quintets concerts will bring to a close the 2010 Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival season. In the performances on Friday, Aug. 27 and Saturday, Aug. 28, the talents of classical guitarists [intlink id="9712" type="post"]Eliot Fisk and his wife Zaira Meneses[/intlink], of the [intlink id="9699" type="post"]Miró Quartet[/intlink], and of Chamber Festival musicians
Orcas~trations: Fandango! Concerts Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at the Chamber Music Festival The Orcas~trations: Fandango! concerts of the 2010 Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival, present a “Wagnerian” type program in terms of length and variety, says OICMF Founder and Artistic Director Aloysia Friedmann. Featured artists Eliot Fisk and Zaira Meneses, as well as
Masterworks Unlimited, the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival concerts this Friday and Saturday, brings back two rising stars of the Chamber Music world: violinist Chee Yun and the Miró Quartet. Their inspired vitality and fresh talent combine with [intlink id="9585" type="post"]James and Deborah Dunham, Martin Chalifour[/intlink], Jon Kimura Parker and Aloysia Friedmann for a
Reprinted from March 9, 2010 by request As I drove past Chinook Elementary School in southwestern Washington State last weekend, I suddenly remembered the wet night that my gentle Dad burst angrily through the front door, rain dripping from his 1950s hat. “What’s the matter Dad?” My college-age brother asked. “That darn car
By Helen Venada SJC Waste Reduction and Hazardous Waste Coordinator The recycling rate for the 2009 County Fair was 11.2%. Could we do even better this year to pump up that recycling rate? We’re looking for some bold and adventurous volunteers to be “Trash Monitors.” These good folks (young and old) will be stationed at
Updated May 3 at 6:45 p.m. Orcas Islanders win in Youth, Educator & Business Stewardship categories The sun shone on Saturday as the Sustainability Fair -- and the opening day of the Farmers Market -- took place on the Village Green in Eastsound. Vendors and agencies displayed their products and projects, and the
Contributed by Jeff Hanson, San Juan County Stewardship Network Coordinator Stretch your sea legs put on hiking boots or water shoes and pick a field trip over land, sea or both on Sunday, May 2 for the countywide Sustainable Living Fair weekend. There are five trips for the choosing. All trips depart from Orcas Island
Sunday, April 11 Turtleback Mountain Equestrian Trails Open The Land Bank will host a guided trail ride with Rick Karon and Alicia Miller to introduce folks to the route, fundamentals of backcountry horse etiquette, and trail riding safety, from 2-5 pm. Meet at the North Trailhead (Crow Valley Road) and be ready to ride by
Rosedanie Cadet was born in Haiti, the Land of Mountains. She has traveled the world, from the United State to Japan. After three years on Orcas Island, she decided last December to return to Haiti, to give back. She says she found her life’s purpose, “the job I was waiting for, for a