"Lovely and Lively" Music Comes to Orcas Island at the Orcas Center on Friday and Rosario's Moran Mansion on Sunday
Friday, May 20
Orcas A Cappella “Lovely and Lively” Spring Concert at Orcas Center, 7:30 p.m., tickets at Darvill’s and at the Center.
Saturday, May 21
Free Lattés at The Funhouse! 9 a.m. to noon. Plus Funhouse tours. Call 376-7177.
Farmer’s Market 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Eastsound Village Green.
Teen Nights at The Funhouse! Coffee Shop Open Mic. Enjoy an espresso or chai and perform your specialty: music, poetry, singing, and more! Start at 7:30 p.m. Remember that middle school hours are from 6-8:30 p.m. After 8:30 p.m. is high school only.
Live Music at Doe Bay Café. The Daffodils, a three piece melodic pop band hailing from Edison, Washington, consisting of James Reisen on guitar and lead vocals, Tom Farrell on bass and Jessica Bonin on drums will play starting at 7:30 p.m. Call the café for reservations @ 376-8059.
Carolyn Cruso at Orcas Center Freshly back from a rousingly successful Mid-west tour, our local dulcimer/multi-instrumentalist songstress Carolyn Cruso, plays the OffCenter Stage at the Orcas Center at 7:30 p.m. Cruso weaves a web with her lyrical hammered dulcimer compositions, intricate guitar playing, and poetic writing. She’s joined by the versatile world percussionist TJ Morris for this intimate performance. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased on the website www.orcascenter.org or by calling the Center box office at 376-2281.
Sunday, May 22
The Orcas Island Unitarian Universalist Fellowship meets this Sunday (5/22) at the West Sound Community Hall at 11:00 a.m. Howard Barbour will present a homily on “humor.” All are welcome.
Crossroads Spring Lecture Series concludes on Sunday May 22, at 2 p.m., when Andrew Wilder presents “Afghanistan: Understanding the Relationship between Aid and Security.” Wilder is the Director of the Afghanistan and Pakistan Programs at the United States Institute of Peace. His recent research explores issues relating to state-building, reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Afghanistan. Tickets are $10 — available at Darvill’s Bookstore and the Orcas Island Public Library. Visit www.orcascrossroads.org for more information.
Orcas A Cappella “Lovely and Lively” Spring Concert at Rosario – Moran Mansion Music Room at 5 p.m. Tickets at Darvill’s Bookstore. Seating limited, tickets still available. Call 376-2135.
Food for Thought Banquet and Auction, sponsored by the Orcas Island Education Foundation, annual fundraising event including a “moveable feast” featuring local chefs and Student Chef Competition winners and exciting one-of-a-kind art made from egg forms by our very talented local artists for auction. 6 to 9 p.m. at Rosario’s Discovery House. $65 per person – tickets on sale at Orcas Elementary, Darvill’s and Chamber of Commerce. Free child care will be available, contact www.oief.org
Friday, May 20
Orcas A Cappella “Lovely and Lively” Spring Concert at Orcas Center, 7:30 p.m., tickets at Darvill’s
Saturday, May 21
Farmer’s Market 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Eastsound Village Green.
Teen Nights at The Funhouse! Coffee Shop Open Mic. Enjoy an espresso or chai and perform your specialty: music, poetry, singing, and more! Start at 7:30 p.m. Remember that middle school hours are from 6-8:30 p.m. After 8:30 p.m. is high school only.
Sunday, May 22
Orcas A Cappella “Lovely and Lively” Spring Concert at Rosario – Moran Mansion Music Room at 5 p.m. Tickets at Darvill’s Bookstore. Seating limited.
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