The Week Ahead Brings “Leaves of Gold” and other Autumn Events

Tuesday, October 11

Orcas Island Public Library Board meeting, 9 to 11 a.m. at the Public Library, 500 Rose Street in Eastsound, 376-4985.

A mobile Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS)  Community Service Office will be  at the Food Bank on Madrona Street south of the Orcas Island
Community Church from 12 to 6 p.m. to assist with:

• Food assistance
• Cash assistance
• Medical assistance (insurance!)
• Drug and Alchohol treatment services
• Child Care Services

Eastsound Sewer and Water District meeting East side of Airport, at end of Cessna Lane.  at 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 12

Special Meeting of the Orcas Island School District Board with Marilyn Sollers of the Educational Service District 189  at 5:30 p.m. in the School Library. 376-2284.

 “Nudibranchs: The Cinderella of the Salish Sea” Marine Science Lecture, first in a series at the Eastsound Fire Hall at 7 p.m. The talk is part of the SeaDoc Society and YMCA Camp Orkila’’s annual Marine Science Lecture Series.

Thursday, October 13

Orcas Island Park and Recreation District  meeting  from noon to 2 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall

Free Genealogy Assistance Kathi Ciskowski will be offering free assistance with learning how to use ancestry.com and other online resources to help those researching their family history. She will be available in the Library meeting room o from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.   No registration is necessary. Call 376-4985 for further information.

Carol Gill paintings Opening Reception at Orcas Senior Center on Thursday, October 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend.

Classic Jazz Party at the Orcas Hotel from 6 to 8 p.m.

Pizza Night and Open Mic at Doe Bay Cafe starting at 5 p.m. $1 from each pizza sold will benefit an Orcas non-profit.

Enchanted Forest: a Cabaret of Magic and Mischief  will run at the Orcas Center OffCenter theater at 7:30 p.m. this Thursday, Friday and Saturday  this weekend and the next: October 13 -15 and 20 – 22. All tickets are $13 and may be purchased by calling 376-2281 ext 1 or visiting the Orcas Center box office during box office hours which are Thursday, Friday and Saturday from noon- 4 pm. For more information about Orcas Center 2011 season events, please visit www.orcascenter.org.

Friday, October 14

Enchanted Forest: a Cabaret of Magic and Mischief  (see Thursday, Oct. 13)

Saturday, October 15

“Knowing Your Child and Your Child Knowing You” is the title of a free, two-hour seminar to be presented or parents and grandparents of infants and preschoolers. from 10 a.m. to noon in the Madrona Room at Orcas Center. It is sponsored by the Orcas Medical Foundation and will be presented by Catherine Henderson, Ph.D., A.R.N.P.

Olga Fall Harvest Celebration from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Olga Energetic Club in downtown Olga.

Fall Farmers Market at the Odd Fellows Hall from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call Jennifer Pietsch, Market Manager @ 317-8342.

Larry Melvin Memorial Service at  the American Legion from  2 to 6 p.m.

Enchanted Forest: a Cabaret of Magic and Mischief  (see Thursday, Oct. 13)

Sunday, October 16

“Leaves of Gold”  at 2 p.m. at the Rosario Music Room. For tickets to the “Leaves of Gold” concert and reception, call the Festival Office 360-376-6636. Tickets are $150: proceeds benefit Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival programming and music in the schools.Following the concerts, guests are invited to enjoy beverages and hors d’oeuvres in the Mansion’s Orcas Room.