The Weekend Brightens Up

Friday, June 8

Little Silver and Whiting Tennis at Doe Bay  In the Doe Bay Yoga Studio, Little Silver starts at 7:30 pm and features Erika Simonian and Steve Curtis, whose “two voices square off in lockstep folk harmonies over the bed of their guitars.” Whiting Tennis, from Seattle, writes and sings dark, mid-tempo indie and folk rock. no cover charge for this FREE event! A Cash Bar serving beer, wine, specialty cocktails, snacks, and pizza will be set up in the Yoga Studio.Call 360-376-2291 or go to www.doebay.com

“Frankenstein” Stage play re-created live on screen at the Orcas Center. 7:30 p.m. For tickets, call 376-2281, or go to www.orcascenter.org.

Saturday June 9

DVSAS 5-K run Registration at 8 a.m. at Orcas High School. Run starts at 9 in loop around Eastsound Village. For more information, call DV/SAS at 376-5979.

Truckapalooza 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Orcas Airport, also on Sunday.

Writer’s Roundtable – “Revising and Revisioning Your Work” is the topic, presented by Philomena Robinson, 1 to 3 p.m. at the Orcas Island Public Library. Free and open to all.

OASIS (Orcas Alternative Student-Initiated Studies) High School Graduation at Emmanuel Episcopal Parish Hall at 2 p.m. Barry Neville and Kathy Collister will be the speakers. All are welcome to attend.

Future of Moran State Park  2-4 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall. State Parks and Recreation Commission (WSPRC) is holding public meetings around the state to propose financial and operational alternatives and gather ideas from the public. Friends of Moran will host a meeting to discuss whether the State Parks system should operate more like:

• an enterprise-based hospitality industry;
• a public conservation asset based mostly on grant and tax funding
• or as community non-profit entities

JP & the OK Rhythm Boys CD release Party “Hadenuf on Boddington Lane” from 5-7 pm at Darvill’s Bookstore will be hosting JP and the OKRBs for a CD Release Party!

“Free Desiree ” written and performed by Seattle actress/writer, Amontaine Aurore which at the Black Box Theatre at the Orcas Center at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15. and can be purchased with checks or exact change at Darvill’s bookstore or with a credit card online at: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/249714

Arte Flamenco Song and Dance at the Odd Fellows Hall. The show is at 8 p.m. Tickets are $18; student/low-income $10 and youth $6 at www.brownpapertickets.com and at the door.

Sunday, June 10

Truckapalooza 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Orcas Airport.