The Week Ahead: Workshops, Meetings, Readings, Tours, Concerts and the Fly-In!

Monday, July 26

Mt Baker Road and Trail Design Workshop, Eastsound Firehall 4 to 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, July 27

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

Jim Lynch will read from Border Songs at Darvill’s Bookstore at 7 p.m.

Orcas Fire District Commissioners meeting Eastsound Fire Hall).  Call 376-2331 for more information.  Regularly meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.

Wednesday, July 28

Children’s Tour of Journey Stories Kids going into 3^rd grade and above are invited to sign up for a special tour of the Journey Stories exhibit at the Orcas Island Historical Museum beginning at 10 a.m.  Museum staff and volunteers will explain the exhibits and answer children’s questions.  Advance sign up at the Library is required, and there is no charge for the tour.  376-4985. Meet at the Library at 9:45 a.m., to walk down to the Museum for the tour.

Brown Bag Concert  with Olga Symphony 12 to 12:30 pm at Emmanuel Episcopal Church.  Concerts are free but donations are accepted.

Sustainable Orcas Island meeting 5:30 p.m. at the Public Library).  Call 376-4985 and speak with Phil for more information.  Meets last Wednesday of the month.

Thursday, July 29

Orcas Island Blood Drive at the Eastsound Fire Hall. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Please add donating blood to your summer list of things to do!  Call or email to make an appointment. Contact Paul Losleben @ 376-6804 or email losleben@rockisland.com

Friday, July 30

Orcas Island Airport Fly In Friday through Sunday –Fun for the whole family!  Camping available.  T-shirts & sweatshirts.  Food shack.  Come enjoy the best of General Aviation!  Warbirds, Experimentals, Old Fashioned airplanes, local pilots & aircraft – seaplanes, flying demonstrations. Contact Dwight Guss @ 317-5970.

Ecomusicology Concert at Doe Bay. Acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, composer, and singer Carolyn Cruso takes the stage at 7 pm, followed by the danceable fun of The Hypoxic Punks, featureing Orca’s own Randy Jezierski on drums. As always, seating is limited in the Cafe so please call ahead to book your table – 360-376-8059. Free!

Premiere – ‘Getting Along Famously’ at the Grange. The Actors Theater of Orcas Island announces five performances of ‘Getting Along Famously’ by Michael Jacobs. This play is a fun, light-hearted look at what happens when Harry Leeby, the worlds most successful paperback novel writer wants to write a “good” novel.  Five performances: Friday & Saturday (July 30 & 31), and Friday – Sunday (August 6 – 9). All performances will be at 7:30 pm at the Grange. This script-in-hand production is suitable for all ages. Tickets are $10 and are available at Darvill’s Book Store or on-line at www.orcasactors.com or at the door. Contact Doug Bechtel at 317-5601

Saturday, July 31
Annual Fly-In Pancake Breakfast. The Orcas Island Firefighter & EMT Association invites you to their annual breakfast at the Eastsound Fire Hall, 7 to 11 a.m.  Come enjoy a truly scrumptious breakfast of pancakes, eggs, sausage and coffee & juice.  Only $7 for adults, and $5 kids under 10.  A fundraiser for the benefit of the emergency responders, scholarships, volunteer retirement fund, annual banquet, emergency fund and other special events. Also on Sunday.

‘Getting Along Famously’ at the Grange. All performances will be at 7:30 p.m. This script-in-hand production is suitable for all ages. Tickets are $10 and are available at Darvill’s Book Store or on-line at www.orcasactors.com or at the door. Contact Doug Bechtel at 317-5601

Alpha Yaya Diallo and his band, Bafing, at Orcas Center at 7:30 p.m.Visit the Orcas Center website www.orcascenter.org for a video sample of Diallo and Bafing in concert, for more information or to purchase tickets. Patrons may also call or visit the Orcas Center box office 360/376-2281 ext 1 during box office hours, Thursday-Saturday, noon – 4 pm. Tickets are $25, $17 for Orcas Center members and $11 for students.

Sunday, August 1

Annual Fly-In Pancake Breakfast. The Orcas Island Firefighter & EMT Association invites you to their annual breakfast at the Eastsound Fire Hall, 7 to 11 a.m.  Come enjoy a truly scrumptious breakfast of pancakes, eggs, sausage and coffee & juice.  Only $7 for adults, and $5 kids under 10.  A fundraiser for the benefit of the emergency responders, scholarships, volunteer retirement fund, annual banquet, emergency fund and other special events.

Guided Interpretive Walk at the Judd Cove Preserve. The San Juan County Land Bank invites the public to join Ruthie Dougherty, local historian Boyd Pratt, and Steve Cohan on a walk to explore the preserve’s natural and cultural history, including the lime quarry and kiln located on the property, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Meet at the Judd Cove Parking area — 103 Fowlers Way, just outside of downtown Eastsound. For questions, please call 378-4402 for more information