We’ve done our best to confirm, but please check with all events to be sure they are still on schedule!
Friday, Jan. 20
Drew Grow at the Doe Bay Café 7 p.m. The music on Drew’s self-titled LP s feels like it was molded after a long life of ups and downs, all set a soundtrack of the curlicued songwriting of Bob Dylan, the drowsy despair of Bill Callahan/Smog, and a thick stack of dusty Motown and Stax 45s. As always, seating is limited. To make dinner reservations, please call the Café at 376-8059.Call 376-2291 or www.doebay.com
Our Town by Thornton Wilder with a cast of island youth, ages ten to fifteen,at Orcas Center, in partnership with Orcas Island Public Library’s BIG READ. Grace McCune makes her directing debut. 7:30 p.m. at the Off-Center Theater Cost: $15, $11 (students) $2 off for Orcas Center members. Call 376-2281 x1.
“Sherlock Holmes: a Game of Shadows” on-screen at the Seaview Theater. When the Crown Prince of Austria is found dead, the evidence, as construed by Inspector Lestrade, points to suicide. But Sherlock Holmes deduces that the prince has been the victim of murder–a murder that is only one piece of a larger and much more portentous puzzle, designed by Professor Moriarty, all part of a greater plan that, if he succeeds, will change the course of history. Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law, Noomi Rapace. Rated: PG-13. 7:30 p.m. Call 376-5724.
Saturday, Jan. 21
OASIS High School Graduation 2 p.m. at the Emmanuel Parish Hall. The public is welcome to attend the ceremony and reception following. 376-2284.
“Orcas Has Talent” Junior Show at 2 p.m., Adult audition show at 7:30 p.m. at the Grange. The competition is open to singers, musicians, dancers, comedians, magicians, & talent of all kinds, from high school students to adults. The talented & entertaining judges will award the top eight acts their “Golden Ticket,” which is a pass to compete at the Finale Show, where they hope to win the hearts and the votes of the audience and take home the grand prize of $500.Orcas Has Talent, Junior competition is open to youth in grades five to eight & will be held at 2 pm. The always-encouraging judges will select the top junior talent & the winner will have the choice to either perform for the Finale Show or go up against the adults and grab the grand prize of $500. For the TWO shows at the Grange on January 21, tickets are sold at the door. Orcas Has Talent Junior, 2 pm, $5, doors open at 1:30 pm. Orcas Has Talent Audition Show is at 7:30 pm., $10, doors open at 7 pm. ORCAS HAS TALENT FINALE SHOW will be held at the Orcas Center on Feb. 4 at 6:30 p.m. General admission tickets will be on sale at Darvill’s Books starting Jan. 23. Adults $25, youth $15 (ages 12 and under). You can guarantee your ticket, no waiting in line! Become a Patron for Talent and buy your Finale show tickets now! All net proceeds from the event go to the Orcas Island Prevention Partnership. OrcasHasTalent@gmail.com
Our Town by Thornton Wilder with a cast of island youth, ages ten to fifteen,at Orcas Center, in partnership with Orcas Island Public Library’s BIG READ. Grace McCune makes her directing debut. 7:30 p.m. at the Off-Center Theater Cost: $15, $11 (students) $2 off for Orcas Center members. Call 376-2281 x1.
“Sherlock Holmes: a Game of Shadows” on-screen at the Seaview Theater. When the Crown Prince of Austria is found dead, the evidence, as construed by Inspector Lestrade, points to suicide. But Sherlock Holmes deduces that the prince has been the victim of murder–a murder that is only one piece of a larger and much more portentous puzzle, designed by Professor Moriarty, all part of a greater plan that, if he succeeds, will change the course of history. Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law, Noomi Rapace. Rated: PG-13. 7:30 p.m. Call 376-5724.
Soul Funk Dance Grab your dancing shoes, scoop up at least 4 cans of food, get to the Odd Fellows Hall and be ready to dance your heart out to songs from the 50;s, 60’s and 70’s brought to you by Bruce Pavitt that you haven’t heard or danced to for a very long time! Organized by the Odd Fellows, all food items and proceeds received will be given to the Food Bank. Admission: $5 or 4 or more cans of food for the Food Bank. 8 to 11 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 22
“Joyfulness: an interactive worship/workshop experience” withthe Rev. Amanda Aikman . Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is hosting this special service at the West Sound Community Hall beginning at 11 am. Potluck to follow at 12:30 p.m. 376-8007
Enchanted Island HD live from the Met on screen at Orcas Center 1 p.m. New opera with the world’s best singers, glorious music of the Baroque masters and a story drawn from Shakespeare. In The Enchanted Island, the lovers from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dreamare shipwrecked on his other-worldly island of The Tempest. Inspired by the musical pastiches and masques of the 18th century, the work showcases arias and ensembles by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau, and others, and a new libretto by Jeremy Sams. $15, $11(students) $2 off for Orcas Center members. Call 376-2281 or visit www.orcascenter.org
Louis XIV: The Sun King’s Music at 1:30 p.m. in the Music Room at the Moran Mansion, Rosario Resort. The second annual 2012 Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents program of the Sun King’s Music, featuring the fabulous instruments and music with which Louis XIV and his court was familiar, The music is played at a pitch more than two half steps below modern pitch, which lends a sumptuousness to the instruments and music that may never before have been experienced in a complete chamber music performance in the Pacific Northwest and for which the acoustics at Rosario are ideal. Cost: $20 or $15 suggested donation. 18 and under free. Call 800-281-8026 or visit www.concertspirituel.org
Our Town by Thornton Wilder with a cast of island youth, ages ten to fifteen,at Orcas Center, in partnership with Orcas Island Public Library’s BIG READ. Grace McCune makes her directing debut. 7:30 p.m. at the Off-Center Theater Cost: $15, $11 (students) $2 off for Orcas Center members. Call 376-2281 x1.
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