FRIDAY, AUGUST 10

Deer Harbor Potluck at the Deer Harbor Community Hall, 6:30 p.m. 376-5404.

Live Music at Deer Harbor Inn Restaurant, 6 p.m. Enjoy live music with Ron Meyer’s every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night!  For info call 376-1040

“Pub Night” at the Orcas Hotel, 6 p.m. Come enjoy island favorites Martin Lund, Gene Nery and guests, who play Friday nights at the Orcas Hotel. For info call 376-4300.

Farm Night at Maple Rock Farm, 6–9 p.m. We are on again for Friday night. We still have beautiful tomato starts available and a wide selection of garden ready veggie starts and produce for sale as well as our delicious wood fired pizza! Come on out and see the farm and relax for awhile. We are on, rain or shine!  For more information and directions, visit our website www.maplerockfarm.com.

Deer Harbor Community Potluck, 6:30 pm, Deer Harbor Community Center. Join us for our monthly community potluck, 6:30 PM, the second Friday of every month, year round. Please bring a dish to share, your place setting, and beverage.

Agave Restaurant welcomes local singer/songwriter Carolyn Cruso, acclaimed multi-instrumentalist and composer, equally at home on hammered dulcimer, flute, guitar and vocals. She performs a diverse array of original songs as well as traditional material. Carolyn will do a dinner set beginning at 7:30p.m. with Ben Sheppard on bouzouki. They will then be joined by Randy Jezierski for lively second set at 8:30. No cover charge, reservations are recommended by phoning 376-1422.

“Moonrise Kingdom” at SeaView Theater, 7:30 p.m. Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore — and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.  Starring: Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward.  Rated: PG-13.

Karaoke at The Lower Tavern, 9 p.m.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 11

Community Zip Line Day at YMCA Camp Orkila, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. YMCA Camp Orkila would like to invite you to come out and take a ride on their 1000-ft Zip Line!  If interested, you must call camp at 376-2678 to sign-up for a time assignment.  Please know the number of people in your party at the time of calling.  Maximum weight capacity for a single rider is 285 lbs (subject to change depending on conditions) and children must be entering 3rd grade or older to participate. Being prompt is important so please plan to arrive at camp 15 minutes prior to your scheduled time.  Please enter through the main entrance on Mount Baker Road and follow signs to the designated parking areas. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you!

56th Annual Library Fair with food, art, entertainment and books, books and more books at the Village Green from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Book sale ends at 3 p.m. Sponsored by the Friends of the Orcas Island Library.

Orcas Island Farmers Market, 10 a.m.–3p.m. This week the Farmers Market sharres all the excitement of the Library Fair as they take the Market to the street.  They won’t be hard to find.  Join them on North Beach Road on your way to the Library Fair.  More to see, more to do!

“Moonrise Kingdom” at SeaView Theater, 7:30 p.m. Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore — and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.  Starring: Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward.  Rated: PG-13.

Live Music at Deer Harbor Inn Restaurant, 6 p.m. Enjoy live music with Ron Meyer’s every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night!  For info call 376-1040

SUNDAY, AUGUST 12

Explore the prairie landscape at American Camp at San Juan Island. Join the San Juan Islands Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society and park staff from 1 to 3 p.m. For more information on the San Juan Islands Chapter of the WNPS, or to coordinate carpooling, contact chapter secretary Madrona Murphy (360-468-2808, madrona.blue@gmail.com).

Carl Burger at Music in the Park, 5 to 7 p.m. on the Village Green. Pack a picnic, bring your friends, and join Carl for folk tunes, home-grown parodies, new and old favorites, and “campfire” community singing, all accompanied by 6/12-string guitar, and Seeger-style 5-string banjo.

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