Friday, April 8

Deer Harbor Community Potluck 6:30 p.m., Please bring a dish to share, your place setting and beverage.

“The Lincoln Lawyer” on-screen at the Seaview Theater – A lawyer conducts business from the back of his Lincoln town car while representing a high-profile client in Beverly Hills. Starring: Matthew McConaughey & Marisa Tomei. Rated: R.  Firday – Monday at 7:30 p.m. Call SeaView @ 376-5724

Saturday, April 9

Kaleidoscope Expansion Project Work Party Are you just itching to swing a hammer, push a broom, or simply help where you can?  If yes, then Kaleidoscopes Expansion Project Work Party is for you!  We are looking for folks who want to spend a few hours on either Saturday, April 9 at  9 am and/or Sunday, April 17 at 9 a.m. (or both) days .!  Lunch provided by the Lower Tavern!  If you are interested, please call Amber and sign up at 376-2484/

Saturday, April 9

Moran State Park Clean Up, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Friends of Moran will host its annual park cleanup. Volunteers are invited come and help clean up the park, clearing trails of fallen trees and branches brought down by recent storms and provide campsite maintenance. Visit www.FriendsofMoran.com

Writer’s Roundtable with Philomena Robinson, “Dreams and Literature. 1 to 3 p.m. at the Public Library. All are Welcome .

2011 Salish Sea Early Music Festival “The Musical Offering” by Johann Sebastian Bach, in the festival’s fourth and final 2011 program of early chamber music. Featuring Ingrid Matthews ~ baroque violin; Hans-Jürgen Schnoor ~ harpsichord; Jeffrey Cohan ~ baroque flute.  7:30 p.m. at Odd Fellows’ Hall. Admission generously offered by donation.Call (360) 376-5640

Caleb Klauder at the Center. Orcas-reared Caleb Klauder brings his Country Band members and his new old-timey vision of country and honky-tonk music. $25, $17 (Orcas Center members), $11 (students) at 7:30 p.m.Call 376-2281 or visit www.orcascenter.org

Sunday, April 10

SPLAB Literary Series Workshop 1 to 4 p.m., Evening Reading with Elizabeth Austen at 7 p.m. in the Cafe. What does it take to make poems come alive in performance?  Commitment, practice and some skills that poet, Elizabeth Austen will teach in an interactive workshop.  Austen is a dynamic performer of her own and others’ poems and has been featured at the Skagit River Poetry Festival, Richard Hugo House Literary Series, Bumbershoot and elsewhere.  $20 suggested donation for the workshop. Call to reserve a space in the workshop, 360-376-2291 and call the café for reservations for the reading 360-376-8059 or see www.doebay.com

Faeries, Pixies and Sprites Tea Party. You are cordially invited to a Tea Party with Lynne Howe at Darvill’s Bookstore.  There will be stories, crafts and treats.  Costumes are welcome!2 to 3 p.m. Call 376-2135.

San Juan County Land Bank invites you to a Guided Interpretive Walkat the Judd Cove Preserve with Preserve Steward Ruthie Dougherty. The walk will explore the preserve’s natural and cultural history, including the lime quarry and kiln located on the property. Meet at the Judd Cove parking area, 103 Fowlers Way, Eastsound. 2 p.m. Parking is limited ~ carpool if possible. Call 378-4402.

Monday, April 11

Monday Night Movie at Doe Bay Cafe 7 p.m., Favorite movies on the big screen in the Cafe!  Call the Cafe to find out which movie is playing this week, as well as to make your dinner reservations, at 360-376-8059.  We offer half price bottles of wine and free popcorn at showtime!

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