Friday, Oct. 23
Camp Orkila Fall Festival and Haunted Hayride.Fall Festival from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Big Red Barn for climbing the wall, bow and arrow practice at the archery range, pumpkin carving, face painting, cider pressing, and other fun games .Hot dogs and hot apple cider to eat.
Kiddie Hour Haunted Hayride from 6:30-7:30, bring the little ones for a low-key tractor tour around the farm, with just a dash of Halloween surprises.
Haunted Hayride from 7:30-9:00, for the brave of heart, departing from Foxfire field. 376-2898.
Great Expectations at the Orcas Center 7:30 p.m. Orcas Center partners with the Seattle Book-It Repertory Theatre in a dramatic staging of Charles Dickens’ classic, Great Expectations. Directed by Book-It’s co-artistic director Jane Jones, this production will be showcased on Orcas Island with local actors before moving to Seattle. Tickets: $16, $12 (Orcas Center members), $8 (students). 376-2281.
Saturday, Oct. 24
Great Expectations at the Orcas Center at 2 p.m. Orcas Center partners with the Seattle Book-It Repertory Theatre in a dramatic staging of Charles Dickens’ classic, Great Expectations. Directed by Book-It’s co-artistic director Jane Jones, this production will be showcased on Orcas Island with local actors before moving to Seattle. Tickets: $16, $12 (Orcas Center members), $8 (students).
Climate Change Sing-Along at the Odd Fellows, 4:30 to 6 p.m. Raise your voice in song to help Stop Global Warming, as an official event of the International Day of Climate Action coordinated by 350.org. Please RSVP at www.350.org/node/5443. We’ll sing 1 short song called “The Balance” that you can learn at www.PenguinsOnThinIce.com or request a CD by calling Sharon Abreu. Go to www.350.org or call Sharon Abreu @ 376-5773.
Carolyn Cruso, Spotlight in the OffCenter – Orcas’ own Carolyn Cruso offers a wonderfully expressive voice, elegant melodies, and intricate guitar playing. She will share an evening of her songs with sensual lyrics that dig deep in their exploration of love, loss and regeneration. 7:30 p.m. at the OffCenter Stage. Tickets: $12. 376-2281
Sunday, Oct. 25
American Legon Pancake Breakfast, 8 a.m. to noon 376-4987.
DVSAS bi-annual 5K Run/Walk. Open to all ages and abilities. Registration is $10. Pre-registration & pledge forms at the DVSAS office (Airport Center). Registration opens at 8:30 am in the covered outside play area at the school. Race starts at 10:00 am rain or shine.Contact Laura Trevellyan at 376-5979 or email dvsas.prevention@gmail.com.
Benefit Art Auction at Aesthetica for cancer patient Douglas Hickman, featuring his woodworking creations along with paintings, toys and jewelry by his wife Lana to help with the cost of his cancer treatment surgery. Light refreshments will be provided. Donations can also be made in Douglas Hickman’s name at Key Bank in Eastsound. Location: Aesthetica, 269 Main Street, Eastsound. Contact Lori Wix at 376-7602 or email aesthetica@rockisland.com.
Professor Amanda Byron will present a talk on her experience with a truth and reconciliation dialogue about the Holocaust at 11 a.m. at the West Sound Community Club. Sponsored by the Orcas Island Unitarian Universalist Fellowship,call 376-8007.
Clothing Bank at the Orcas Christian School from noon to 4 p.m.
Island Classics Series #3 at the Orcas Center. 2 p.m. at the OffCenter Stage. Best of classical Jazz with the Cascadia Dolce Strings and Friends. Playing: Tom Thumb, Improv at the Piano, Crystal Silence, Pachebel’s Cannon Trio and Claude Bolling Suite. Tickets: $16 non-members, $16 members, $10 students.Call the box office @ 376-2281.
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