Friday, March 9

Kindlings WinterFest an annual lecture series featuring leading thinkers on issues of contemporary importance. Friday, March 9 – Sunday, March 11 @ Orcas Island Community Church It is a scaled down, lecture only version of the annual summer event KindlingsFest. WinterFest 2012′s theme is designed to help each attendee become more fully human. The public is welcome and registrants will be attending from across the Northwest. There is no charge but there is a $40 suggested donation. Register or get more information online: https://www.thekindlings.com/winterfest-2012/ Or call 360-376-6422 (M-F 10-3PM)

Pub Night at the Orcas Hotel Come enjoy island favorites Martin Lund and Gene Nery who will be playing this Friday night at the Orcas Hotel, beginning at 6 p.m.  Call 376-4300.

Deer Harbor Community Potluck monthly community potluck, 6:30 pm,Please bring a dish to share, your place setting, and beverage.

“The Descendants” on-screen at the Seaview Theater. From Alexander Payne, the creator of the Oscar-winning Sideways, set in Hawaii, “The Descendants” is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey for Matt King an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family’s land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries. Starring: George Clooney, Amara Miller, Shailene Woodley.Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.  Rated: R. Call 376-5724.

Tiller’s Folly  Roots music from Pacific Canada, 7:30 p.m. at Orcas Center.Tickets are $25, $19 (Orcas Center members) and $11 for students  and may be purchased on the website or by calling 376-2281 ext. 1 or visiting the Orcas Center box office Thursday, Friday and Saturday from noon- 4 pm.

Saturday, March 10

San Juan County Charter Review Commission (CRC) at Grace Episcopal Church in Lopez Village from 8:30 am to 2pm (with a break for lunch).

Island Madness Indoor Rowing Fest Turn up at the Odd Fellows by noon to compete or to watch. No pre-registration is required. There is no charge for entry although donations of $5 or more per entrant are encouraged to help cover the cost of the event and support the junior rowing club. For information: www.orcasislandrowing.org, martin@orcasdigerati.com or 376-6935.

Medicine Wheel Workshop from noon to 5 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall. Dance the Wheel of Life and experience the Medicine Wheel through our bodies. Bring a journal, writing utensils, and a 6-12″ rock. Please R.S.V.P to 376-5773. The space is somewhat limited. Robin asks a suggested donation of $40-$50 for the workshop.

Writer’s Roundtable  at 1 p.m. at the Orcas Island Public Library. “Take Your Hands Off the Handlebars.” All are welcome.

San Juan Islands Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society  2012 Annual Meeting at The Gathering Place at LoHo in Lopez Village beginning at 1:30pm.  The meeting will include a slide show on locally rare plants, the adoption of a list of plants that the Chapter consider to be rare or significant in islands and a botanical  exploration of the San Juan County Land Bank’s Upright Head Preserve.  For information, directions or a ride from the ferry please contact Madrona Murphy (madrona.blue@gmail.com, 468-2808).

Sunday, March 11

Orcas Center Annual Meeting 3 to 5 p.m. All Orcas Center members are invited to this meeting. Refreshments will be served.

 Orcas Community Council — a dialogue of what is on the hearts and minds of Orcas Islanders,4:30-6:p.m. Council Circle 6-7:30 p.m. Potluck with a Purpose Information: 360-317-8220

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