Friday, February 6
Textile Arts display at the Orcas Center through the month of February begins with a reception Friday, Feb. 6 a 5:30 p.m.

Among the textile arts displayed are knitting, felting, weaving, basketry, spinning, beading, dyeing, rug hooking, quilting and needlepoint.

Some of the artists are Andrea Hendrick, BJ Arnold, Merry Bush, Irene Anda, Ann Jones, Pat Diviney, Carol Marcin, Maureen Hannan, Geoff Shilling and Barbara Bedell.

Saturday, February 7

Orcas Montessori Preschool hosts an Open House, Saturday from 10 a.m. to

The Cuban poet, Jose Kozer, will be coming to Doe Bay on Saturday, Feb. 7 to conduct a workshop ($50) from 1-5 at Doe Bay and give a free reading of his poems in Spanish at 7 p.m. The webpage for his visit has been updated with all the current info at: www.globalvoicesradio.org/Jose_Kozer_Workshop.htm
Joze is offering four scholarships to his workshop at Doe Bay. Contact Paul Nelson at splabman@yahoo.com or call Harreld at Doe Bay at 376-2291 for more information.

Parents of Orcas Island’s Public School Montessori Program will serve up their annual Lasagna Dinner and Silent Auction at Odd Fellow’s Hall from 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and $8 for kids, available at the door and from Montessori classroom parents. On-site child care will be available too. Also lasagna dinners to go.

Orcas Idol starts at 6:30. See Orcas Islanders compete in three song categories – rock, show and country songs. At Orcas Center.

Sunday, Feb. 8
4th Annual Orcas Kids Fest begins
2 p.m. at the Orcas Center with the Unangax Dream Dancers – Eskimo dancers from 16 to 77 years of age in traditional ceremonial regalia celebrate their Aleutian heritage, $5.

Coming next week:
Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 9 and 10 Chloe Scott, Orcas High School Senior directs a series of fables using young actors. 6:30 p.m. at the Orcas Center.

Thursday, Feb. 12, 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The Jungle Books presented by Book It all Over, at the Orcas Center, for all children grades K-8.

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