The Weekend — Lots to Do and Places to Be

Friday, April 13

‘Safety Not Guaranteed,’ World Premiere independent film,  a Sundance Film Festival 2012 Screenwriter Award Winner! At the Orcas Center  Local food will be provided by The Kitchen and includes a full bar and music! Dinner is 6 – 8 pm, Movie is 8 pm – 10 pm (17 and over). Proceeds go to ‘Farm To Cafeteria’ serving local, organic food in the school. Tickets are available at Darvill’s Bookstore. Cost: $20 for dinner and film; $10 film only (cash only please).

Deer Harbor Community Potluck Join us for our monthly community potluck, 6:30 p.m. at the Deer Harbor Community Centerthe second Friday of every month, year round. The April 13 potluck will begin with a dedication of an historic plaque and new sign at 6:00 PM. Entertainment by noted local entertainers Grace McCune and Carolyn Crusoe following dinner. Please bring a dish to share, your place setting, and beverage. 376-5404.

Alan Alexander at Doe Bay Café live music and great food in the Cafe!  This week we host Alan Alexander, a singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist with numerous credits.  He is perhaps best known as the former lead singer, principle songwriter and producer for the critically acclaimed world beat band, Dub Squad.  7:30 p.m. For more info visit www.alexandersrealtimeband.com or www.dubsquadmusic.net.  Make a night of it!  Guests with dinner reservations in the Café will get free day use passes to the spa (for use that day only)!  To make dinner reservations, please call the Café at 376-8059 Call 376-2291 or www.doebay.com

Singer-Songwriter, David Roth performs at the Orcas Senior Center at 7:30 p.m. Roth has been performing for more than 2 decades with his songs being played in Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. Hear Roth’s melodies on guitar and piano this Friday. Admission is $12 or, as Roth says on his poster, “less if you can’t afford that”. Visit www.davidrothmusic.com

“Hugo” on screen at the Seaview Theater. Throughout his extraordinary career, Academy Award-wining director Martin Scorsese has brought his unique vision and dazzling gifts to life in a series of unforgettable films. This holiday season the legendary storyteller invites you to join him on a thrilling journey to a magical world with his first-ever 3-D film, based on Brian Selznick’s award-winning, imaginative New York Times best-seller, “The Invention of Hugo Cabret.” Hugo is the astonishing adventure of a wily and resourceful boy whose quest to unlock a secret left to him by his father will transform Hugo and all those around him, and reveal a safe and loving place he can call home.  Starring: Asa Butterfield, Jude Law, Ben Kingsley. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday Rated: PG Call 376-5724

Saturday, April 14

San Juan County Charter Review Commission meets at the Orcas Hotel from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Friends of Moran Park Annual Clean Up Come help out at the annual park clean up sponsored by the Friends of Moran. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. meet at the Day Use Shelter. A light lunch will be provided along with an environmental education lecture. Bring gloves and rakes if you have them.  Moran State Park and the Friends of Moran really appreciate the volunteers that show up for these annual clean up efforts.  Thanks for supporting your park! Visit www.friendsofmoran.com for more details.

Neruda’s Poetry as translated by John Friedmann,  Writers Roundtable featuring from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Orcas Island Public Library on Rose Street in Eastsound

Sunday, April 15

Verdi’s “La Traviata,” live on-screen from the Met.  1 pm on Center Stage, Orcas Center. Natalie Dessay will put on the red dress in Willy Decker’s stunning production,in her first Violetta at the Met. Matthew Polenzani sings Alfredo, Dmitri Hvorostovsky is Germont, and Principal Guest Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium. Call 376-2281 x1.

History Matinee with Jane Barfoot-Hodde & Tom Welch 3 – 5 pm @ the Lundeen Room, Orcas Senior Center). In a continuing monthly series sponsored by the Orcas Island Historical Museum, two of the island’s most seasoned historians will share the stage. Jane (Willis) Barfoot-Hodde was born on the Willis family homestead near Obstruction Pass in 1913.  Tom Welch was raised on Shaw Island and retired to Orcas Island after a career in business.  He has served on the boards of several community organizations, including the Orcas Museum, and compiled all the historical information for the book Images of America: Orcas Island, published by Arcadia.  Donations gladly accepted at the door.Call the Museum at 376-4849 on any weekday.