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The Fat Tones will play on Aug. 21 at Rosario.

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The Fat Tones come to Orcas Island

The Fat Tones will perform at the second annual “Blues at the Bay” on Sunday, Aug. 21 at…

Patricia Slabaugh at work in her studio.

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Slabaugh’s paintings at Orcas Artworks

The Orcas Island Artworks features pastel paintings by Patricia Slabaugh through the month of August. The works in…

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Mayor VIP soiree, inaugural ‘bawl’

Barnyard hobnobbers may be watching where they step and barn dancers will be two-stepping Sept. 3 and 4…

Betty Reynolds’ watercolors

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‘Three Artists, Three Mediums’ at Crow Valley Pottery

“Three Artists, Three Mediums” brings together the distinctly varied works of three spectacular and very different artists. Debby…

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‘Mystery Hour’ radio show

Campbell’s Mystery Hour is presented by The Bellingham based “live radio” Midnight Mystery Players, which returns to Orcas…

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20th annual ‘Wildlife 100’ tour of the San Juans

On Sunday, Aug. 14, Wildlife Cycles will host its 20th annual Wildlife 100 tour of the San Juan…

Letters to the Editor

Significant changes proposed in Critical Areas Ordinance general sections | Letter

The Planning Commission is conducting a hearing and accepting public testimony regarding the “General Sections” of the Critical…

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Orcatrazz in Brown Bag concert

Swing band Orcatrazz is back for a repeat performance at the Brown Bag Concert on Wednesday, Aug. 10…

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Firefighters and EMTs to host pancake breakfast

The Orcas Island Volunteer firefighter and EMT Association is holding its annual pancake breakfast on Saturday, Aug. 6…

Guest lecturer Adam Stern.

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Music and poetry lovers come together Aug. 9

A “Music and Poetry Lovers’ Seminar” will serve as a prelude for the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival…

Final opera of the summer series

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Final opera of the summer

The sixth and final opera of the Summer Encore series, Verdi’s “Don Carlo” from the award-winning program The…

Opinion

Tell us what you think about advertising on the ‘tank’ | Editorial

We miss seeing community messages on Orcas Island’s old tank at the intersection of Olga Road and Crescent…

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Classic cars to shine at Orcas fly-in

The Orcas Road Classics Association is presenting its annual Car Show and Shine on Saturday, Aug. 6 at…