The Week Ahead: Stories, Music, Art and Animals Fill the Island

Tuesday, August 14

Orcas Library Board of Trustees meet at 9 a.m. in the Public Library Conference Room. Public is welcome to attend. 376-4985.

Wednesday, August 15

Brown Bag Concerts with Carl Burger at Emmanuel Parish at 12 noon. Contact the church office at 376-2352 for additional information.

Meet Children’s Poet Laureate Jack Prelutsky at a book signing from 1-2.at Darvill’s

Thursday, August 16

IsleShare TimeBank meetings at the Public Library. The meeting will be videoconferenced with Lopez and Friday Harbor participants.4 to 5 p.m. Projects within the schools: What is needed?

Bob Goldstein signs his book Riding with Reindeer and will be presenting a slide show of his photos taken on the trip.”Pedaling a folding bike, Seattle author Bob Goldstein, finds more to Finland than just rain, reindeer and forests. During a two-month odyssey Goldstein discovers a country with a rich cultural heritage and a tumultuous history who’s taciturn yet friendly citizens are always willing to lend a helping hand to the stranger on the little blue bicycle.” 7 p.m. at Darvill’s Bookstore.

Friday, August 17

Planning Commission Holds Shoreline Workshop, 8:30 a.m. at County Council Hearing Room, Legislative Building, 55 Second Street, Friday Harbor. Public welcome, but closed to public comment.

Artists Studio Tours — Visit the working studios of 35 premier Orcas Island Artists. View demonstrations and see first hand how and where those special techniques are being mastered. Meet the artists and purchase their most recent work. Watercolors, stone cutting, woodwork, forging, encaustics, ceramics, fiberarts, sculpture, photography, jewelry, printmaking, paintings and more. More Info: https://www.orcasartiststudiotour.com

Saturday, August 18

Orcas Island Farmers’ Market from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Eastsound Edibles Walkabout.” Join James from Bullocks Permaculture for a tour of Eastsound you won’t forget. Learn what great and unexpected things you can eat in your own backyard. Join James at the Bullocks booth at 11 a.m. and at 1 p.m.For more information, contact Jennifer Pietsch, Market Manager at 317-8342.

Artists Studio Tours — Visit the working studios of 35 premier Orcas Island Artists. View demonstrations and see first hand how and where those special techniques are being mastered. Meet the artists and purchase their most recent work. Watercolors, stone cutting, woodwork, forging, encaustics, ceramics, fiberarts, sculpture, photography, jewelry, printmaking, paintings and more. More Info: https://www.orcasartiststudiotour.com

Jack Prelutsky at the Writer’s Roundtable  from  1 to 3 p.m.  at the Public Library. All are welcome. 376-4985.

Sunday, August 19

Artists Studio Tours — Visit the working studios of 35 premier Orcas Island Artists. View demonstrations and see first hand how and where those special techniques are being mastered. Meet the artists and purchase their most recent work. Watercolors, stone cutting, woodwork, forging, encaustics, ceramics, fiberarts, sculpture, photography, jewelry, printmaking, paintings and more. More Info: https://www.orcasartiststudiotour.com

A Musical Carnival  Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival on the Village Green at 2 p.m. Free. Jack Prelutsky, Jon Kimura Parker, Orli  Shaham and others.