The week ahead: Music, Art and Crafts and Some Business Too

Note: all events are on Orcas Island unless their locations are highlighted.

Monday, Dec. 6

Orcas Island Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting 9 a.m.

“Birth Works!” a free monthly birth class for expecting women and all others interested in birth and babies. “Vaccinations: new research, new guidelines, new decisions to make.“  from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, at Childrens House Infant Toddler Center off North Beach Road. Free.  For further information and to hold your spot, email Laurie Gallo at lauriegallorn@gmail.com

Orcas A Cappella Yuletide Celebration – Orcas A Cappella Invites You To A Celebration of Yuletide Feasting and Music to Delight the Senses Appetizers and No Host Bar at Rosario Mansion.  6:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person. Note: Event sold out.

Artsmith Salon and Open Mic with Ellen Welcker at FIRE restaurant in Eastsound.

Tuesday, Dec. 7

Auditions for “The Curious Savage” at the Grange at 7 p.m. and will consist of readings from the script after a short warm-up period.  If you are unable to attend the audition but want to be considered for a role or if you need additional information, contact Doug Bechtel, at 317-5601. Rehearsals begin soon. A copy of the script is available at the counter at the Library.  A sample rehearsal schedule (subject to change to meet the needs of the actors) is included with the script at the library.

Marine Science Lecture Series Rich Childers from the Department of Fish and Wildlife will speak on the “Life of the Spot Prawn” at 7 p.m. Free. Please park in the upper parking lot at Camp Orkila. Shuttle service from the parking lot to the talk is available before and after the lecture. Presented by program partners The SeaDoc Society and YMCA Camp Orkila, sponsored by Tom Averna (Deer Harbor Charters), Eclipse Charters, West Sound Marina and co-sponsorship by Barbara Brown, The Kingfish Inn and Shearwater Kayaks.

Wednesday, Dec. 8

Renewable Energy/Energy Efficiency workshop in Port Angeles . Free. information about the funding and technical assistance available to farms and small businesses through the USDA’s Renewable Energy for America Program (REAP)

• Eligible Loan/Grant Purpose
• Financial Information
• Application Tips
• Eligible Applicants
• Maximum Loan and Grant Amounts
• Funding Availability

To register for the workshop, please contact Laura Aymond at (360) 704-7736 or email her at laura.aymond@wa.usda.gov.

Orcas Island Garden Club Annual Christmas Tea with guest speaker Cindy Morgan on holiday decor. Meets at 10:30 at the Orcas Center. For more information, contact Marlyn at 360-376-6110 or visit the website at  www.orcasislandgardenclub.org

Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee meets at the Deer Harbor Community Center, 3:45 to 5:30 p.m. Public is welcome.
Orcas A Cappella Invites You To A Celebration of Yuletide Feasting and Music to Delight the Senses Appetizers and No Host Bar at Rosario Mansion.  6:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person. Note: Event sold out.

Thursday, Dec. 9

Orcas Recreation District meets noon to 2 p.m. at the Orcas Senior Center. All are welcome.

Pizza and Open Mic Night at the Doe Bay Cafe. Starts at 5 p.m. $1 from every pizza sale benefits local philanthropy.

Cancer Support Group meets at 5 p.m. in the Fireside Room at the Orcas Island Community Church. The meeting is open to anyone whose life has been touched by cancer: survivors, caregivers, or someone currently in treatment. Come for encouragement, resources, and hope. Call 376-4198.

Friday, Dec. 10

“Love and Logic” Parenting Classes at Orcas Christian School on Friday, Dec. 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. and on Saturday, Dec. 11, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,with a two-hour lunch break. Free, childcare available, register at Orcas Christian School, or call 376-6683.

Deer Harbor Community Potluck at 6:30 p.m. 376-5404

Susan Osborn Sings at  Center Church, Lopez Island 7 p.m. Suggested Donation at the Door with Reservation Coupon, $15 Reservation Coupon, 1 for each seat, available at Paper Scissors on the Rock.

Orcastrazz fundraiser for Orcas Family Health Center ‘s “Care For All Fund” and X-Ray Fund. Catered dinner and dance with the 18-member swing band from 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person, available now at Kay’s Antiques, Eastsound Instruments and Music, Cherie L. Lindholm Real Estate and the Orcas Family Health Center, west of the airport.

Holiday Crafts Night for Kids, at the Orcas Island School Cafeteria, 6 to 8 p.m. Refreshments served. Sponsored by Orcas Open Arts. Free for kids aged 5-12.

Saturday, Dec. 11

“Love and Logic” Parenting Classes at Orcas Christian School. Second class  from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,with a two-hour lunch break. Free, childcare available, register at Orcas Christian School, or call 376-6683.

Writer’s Roundtable, featuring the six-word memoir, with Rachel Newcombe and JoEllen Moldoff. All are welcome, 1 to 3 p.m. at the Orcas Public Library.

Annual Candlelight Spiral Walk at 3 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall, sponsored by Orcas Montessori School and the Salmonberry School. An opportunity for children and adults of all ages to experience a quiet reverence for the beginning of the holiday season. Suggested donation of $5 per family or a gift of nonperishable food for the Orcas Island Food Bank would be warmly appreciated.

Orcas Choral Society presents “A Choral and Brass Christmas” at 7:30 p.m. at the Orcas Center. This year’s program will include music from the 1500’s to the present, including a new carol by jazz legend, Dave Brubeck. The featured work is Daniel Pinkham’s “Christmas Cantata” for chorus and two brass choirs. Tickets: $10, $3 (students), and can be bought online at www.OrcasCenter.org or call 376-2281.

Sunday, Dec. 12

Santa returns to Orcas Landing with the Orcas Lions International Christmas ship from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Orcas Choral Society presents “A Choral and Brass Christmas” at 2 p.m. at the Orcas Center. This year’s program will include music from the 1500’s to the present, including a new carol by jazz legend, Dave Brubeck. The featured work is Daniel Pinkham’s “Christmas Cantata” for chorus and two brass choirs. Tickets: $10, $3 (students), and can be bought online at www.OrcasCenter.org or call 376-2281.

Orcas Artworks Holiday Celebration from 3 to 6 p.m. The Artworks is open daily from 10 to 4 in December.

Susan Osborn Sings at St David’s Episcopal Church, San Juan Island at 2 p.m.  Tickets $15 available at Griffin Bay Books.