Monday, April 16
Orcas Island School District schools are on Spring Break this week! The Funhouse Commons is open all week to provide activities and entertainment. Call 376-7177.
Tuesday, April 17
Donate your collectibles to Granny’s Attic from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Orcas Senior Center in Eastsound. The annual fundraiser is Saturday, April 28.
Wednesday, April 18
Orcas Island Garden Club. Jeffri Coleman and Michael Rivkin of Crow Valley Pottery are guest speakers at the monthly Orcas Island Garden Club meeting. Their subject will be “Gardens: Art and Form” at 10 a.m. in the Madrona Room of Orcas Center. Everyone is invited to attend. For further information go to www.orcasislandgardenclub.org.
IsleShare.org time exchange weekly meeting at the Public Library from 4 to 5 p.m. Videoconference with San Juan and Lopez Islanders.
Sustainable Orcas Island meeting 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Orcas Public Library. 376-4985
Thursday, April 19
Open Mic and Pizza Night at Doe Bay Café, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Share music, spoken word, and other performances when we come together in that ancient ritual of community and communion: good pizza! Each month a local non-profit receives $1 from each pizza sold — April supports Food Masters! Please come out to buy a pizza, enjoy the entertainment, and support a worthy cause! The Café is open from 5-10pm and Open Mic begins at 7:3 0pm. Call 376-8059.
Friday, April 20
“The Hunger Games” at the Seaview Theater at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights.
Hannah Williams at the Doe Bay Café at 7:30pm! Hannah is currently in the band Youth Rescue Mission with her three younger brothers. Inspired by artists like Joni Mitchell, Feist and Cat Power, her songs are dark and inspiring as she accompanies herself on the guitar and piano. She also invites another seasoned Seattle musician, Phil O’Sullivan, to join her on guitar during her set. Make a night of it! Guests with dinner reservations in the Café will get free day use passes to the spa (for use that day only)! To make dinner reservations, please call the Café at 360-376-8059.
Saturday, April 21
Kiwanis E-Recycle Fundraiser. The local service club will accept the following for a $5.00 donation: TV’s, Computer Monitors, Computers, Laptops, Kindles, Power Strips, Speakers. We will also be accepting: Keyboards/Mouse for $2.00; Printers/Faxes/Scanners/
Children’s Storytime: Trouble with Money starts Library’s MoneySmart Week, from 10:30 to 11 a.m. , join Children’s Librarian Nita Couchman as she reads Berenstain Bears’ Trouble with Money. “To earn coins for the Astro Bear video game, Brother and Sister Bear find ways to work for money. How they find the middle ground between being spendthrifts and little misers makes for a funny, realistic story.” Afterwards, children will craft their personal piggy bank with markers and colorful stickers. The banks will be displayed with description of their personal savings goal, in the Lobby display case through April 30. Sponsor: Washington Federal Savings
Sunday, April 22
Darvill’s Bookstore hosts a fun hour with “Curious George with Stories, Games and More” from 2 to 3 p.m. 376-2135
Concert Spirituel presents guitarist Oleg Timofeyev, flutist Jeffrey Cohan and violist Steve Creswell in “1820: Flute, Viola and Guitar,” a rare program of great chamber music from the time of Beethoven and Schubert on period instruments. The program is at 1:30 p.m. in the Rosario Resort Music Room. The suggested donation, a free will offering towards expenses, will be $15 or $20. Youth 18 and under and students are free. Please see www.concertspirituel.org for further information about this and other Salish Sea Early Music Festival performances. Contact Rosario Resort at (360) 376-2222.
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