The Week Ahead: Nobody’s Hibernating!

Monday, January 10

Orcas Island Public Library Board of Trustees 9 a.m. at the Public Library.  Call 376-4985 for more information.

T’ai Chi Chih free introductory class at 9:30 a.m. Eight week series begins at Levels 1 and 2.The classes will be in the Lundeen Room at the Orcas Senior Center for eight weeks. Level 2 classes start at 11 a.m. The series fee is $80. Email chiworks4me@gmail.com

National Championship Auburn vs. Oregon at the Lower Tavern – telecast game at 5:30 p.m. 376-4848.

Movie Night at Doe Bay Cafe with “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” (with George Clooney) Movie starts at 7 p.m., free popcorn at show time, half-priced bottles of wine. Come and enjoy dinner and wine while watching a movie on the big screen.  Call the front desk to find out this weeks movie at 360-376-2291. Dinner reservations are recommended. Call 376-8059 or see www.doebay.com

Tuesday, January 11

Executive/Artistic Director “Community Conversations,” the Orcas Center Board of Trustees will host “conversations with the community” for each of the three final candidates. The community conversations will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, January 11, 12 and 13, from 2:30 – 4 pm on the CenterStage.

Orcas Island High School Basketball
Boys Varsity: game time 3:30 p.m. Girls Jr. Varsity: game time 3:30 p.m. (old gym); Girls Varsity: game time 5 p.m.; Boys Jr. Varsity: game time 5 p.m. (old gym)La Conner’s Braves are the opponents this week, and Orcas ballers are ready! Call AD Sandi Harris at 376-1548 or www.oihssports.com

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

Open Mic at the Lower Come watch Orcasians let loose – and that includes you! It’s Open Mic and you’ll never know who might be on-stage. Starts at 5:30 p.m. 376-4848.

SeaDoc Presentation on Humpback Whales Dr. Jeremy Goldbogen of Cascadia Research will give a presentation at 7 p.m. at Camp Orkila. In a feat that makes Olympic distance runners seem like toddlers, humpback whales migrate every six months between their summering grounds in the North Pacific and their wintering grounds in Hawaii or Southern Mexico. It’s quite a journey, even for a whale that is 1.5 times as long as a school bus. Goldbogen will entertain with stories about the singing of male humpbacks, their interesting feeding behaviors and new findings on these whales that, like killer whales, can be identified individually. 376-3910.

Orcas Fire District Commissioners meeting 7:30 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall. Call 376-2331 for more information.

Wednesday, January 12

Executive/Artistic Director “Community Conversations,” the Orcas Center Board of Trustees will host “conversations with the community” for each of the three final candidates. The community conversations will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, January 11, 12 and 13, from 2:30 – 4 pm on the CenterStage.

Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee at the Deer Harbor Community Center. 3:45 – 5:30 p.m. Call 376-3199 for more information. Public is welcome.  Regularly scheduled on the second Wednesday of the month.

Thursday, January 13

Orcas Island Park & Recreation District, noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Station.

Executive/Artistic Director “Community Conversations,” the Orcas Center Board of Trustees will host “conversations with the community” for each of the three final candidates. The community conversations will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, January 11, 12 and 13, from 2:30 – 4 pm on the CenterStage.

Funhouse Activities Network (FAN) — First meeting at 5:30 p.m. at the Funhouse. FAN is  a volunteer group open to anyone interested in contributing their time, talents, or treasure to benefit the children and community of Orcas Island. Funhouse supporters, parents, youth, and community members come together in FAN to help plan, promote, and present activities hosted and/or sponsored by The Funhouse.  Members of FAN volunteer their time, ideas, and efforts to improve The Funhouse and its programs. 376-7177.

Cancer Support Group meets in the Fireside Room at the Community Church at 5:00pm. This is a monthly, no cost, confidential support group for anyone touched by cancer.

Port of Orcas Commissioners meeting 6 p.m. at the Airport conference room.  Call 376-5285 for more information. The Port  meets on the second Thursday of the month at 6 pm, and the fourth Thursday of the month at 12 noon.

Pizza and Open Mic at Doe Bay Cafe.Pizza served 5 – 10 p.m., Open Mic starts @ 7:30 pm; One dollar from every pizza goes to a local non-profit.  This month it’s the Student Chef Competition, sponsored by the Food-to-Cafeteria school program!  Call 376-8059 or see www.doebay.com

Sunday, January 16

“Completing the Cycle” food security discussion with James David Sneed this Sunday at the Odd Fellows Hall from noon to 4 p.m.

Community Gathering to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 7 p.m. at the Senior Center in Eastsound. All are invited to bring a song, oem, short story, or thought to share. Free admission (donations welcome), For more information call 376-5773. Sponsored by Sharon Abreu for the Center for Constitutional Rights and the Network of Spiritual Progressives.