The Met: Live in HD presents Verdi's “Ernani' this weekend

Four singers star in Verdi’s “Ernani,” from The Met: Live in HD, Saturday, Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m. at Orcas Center. American soprano Angela Meade, recipient of the Beverly Sills Artist Award for young singers at the Metropolitan Opera, takes the role of the noblewoman Elvira in her first Live in HD appearance.

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updated 2:21 PM February 22, 2012 0

‘History Matinee’ at Orcas Senior Center – time and location change

For the third in a monthly series sponsored by the Orcas Island Historical Museum, longtime island resident Carol Clark will tell stories and discuss the way things used to be on Orcas.

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updated 9:40 AM February 22, 2012 0

'The Bach Family' music from the baroque master and his sons

The Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents “The Bach Family” with Harpsichordist Jan Weinhold of Lübeck, Germany and Baroque Flutist Jeffrey Cohan, Sunday, March 4, 7 p.m. at Grace Church on Lopez, Monday, March 5, 7 p.m. at the Madrona Room in Eastsound, Orcas Island and Tuesday, March 6, 7 p.m. at St. David's Church on San Juan Island.

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4:19 PM February 21, 2012 Islands' Weekly 0

Modern ‘Comedy of Errors’ by William Shakespeare

National Theatre Live On Screen at Orcas Center continues with “The Comedy of Errors” by William Shakespeare on Thursday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m.

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updated 2:13 PM February 21, 2012 0

“When Bullfrogs Sing Opera' review

Why, pass Coreen off as a professional actress from a foreign land who is immersed in a role and absolutely refuses to step out of character. Sound like a recipe for trouble? You know it is, and it’ll have you squirming in your seats when you see “When Bullfrogs Sing Opera,” Doug Bechtel’s masterful new presentation of Carl L. Williams’ hysterical play for the Actors Theatre of Orcas Island at the Grange. It runs Feb. 24 and 25 and March 2, 3 and 4 at 7:30 p.m.

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updated 2:05 PM February 21, 2012 0

The Eagles’ Greatest Hits

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Blogs 9:01 PM February 20, 2012 Notes from the Kelp, a Community Blog

'Shaketh thy booty' all night long with Orcas Horns

The island's premier funky soul band, the Orcas Horns, is throwing a Renaissance-themed dance party on the eve of April Fool's Day, March 31, at Ye Olde Oddfellows Hall. Doors open at 7 p.m. and music starts at 8 p.m.

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updated 4:07 PM February 16, 2012 0

'Adventures in Artplay' at Orcas Center March exhibition

Orcas Center will feature book arts, photography and other media by local artist and teacher, Philomena Robinson, throughout March.

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4:26 PM February 15, 2012 0

Happy Valentine’s Day! Your lovely answers…

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Blogs 9:20 AM February 14, 2012 Eth-Noh-Tec: Kinetic Story Theatre, a Community Blog

'To Kill a Mockingbird' performed this weekend and next

“Atticus is trying to teach his kids that they will get along a lot better in life if they can learn to stand in someone else’s shoes,” said Beth Baker, who plays the narrator in Orcas Center’s production of “Mockingbird.”

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updated 3:54 PM February 11, 2012 0

Leonardo LIVE to stream at Orcas Center

Leonardo LIVE, a high-definition movie delivered by satellite from the U.K.’s National Gallery, will open in theaters across the globe beginning Feb. 16. It offers an unprecedented opportunity for audiences worldwide to experience this historic da Vinci exhibit. In a first for movie audiences, the big-screen presentation of Leonardo LIVE gives art lovers the world over the opportunity to view this unprecedented exhibition. The event brings together the largest ever number of Leonardo’s paintings, including a new, never-before-seen painting.

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5:20 PM February 10, 2012 0

Arts and Entertainment Blogroll

  • Eth-Noh-Tec: Kinetic Story Theatre
    Tales from master storytellers Nancy Wang and Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo, founders of Eth-Noh-Tec.
  • Notes from the Kelp
    San Juan Island composer Alex Shapiro blogs about life, memories, area ecology and more. Recent posts describe her first ever crabbing adventure, in an aluminum canoe no less, watching orcas from Lime Kiln park, and the plastic farm animals in her neighbors yard.