Wanderers to perform on Orcas
The Wanderers, the duo of Carl Allen and Bill Murlin who feature folk songs from the 1950s to today, will be performing at the Orcas Island Grange on Saturday, April 4 at 7:30 p.m.
The Wanderers focus on harmonies backed by guitars and banjo. They specialize in the Columbia River songs by Woody Guthrie in 1941. The program includes Guthrie quotes, songs and stories about the songs.
The ticket price is $12. For more information call 376-3613.
“Funding Your Student’s Education”
David Aramaki, Financial Advisor and Financial Education Specialist from Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. of Seattle will discuss financial aid strategies, tax issues affecting savings plans, college funding options and how they fit individual situations during “Funding Your Student’s Education” on Thursday, April 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the Funhouse.
The Funhouse encourages all public school, Christian school, home-school, and Alternative Learning students, their parents, and others who may be interested, to attend.
For families interested in learning more about financial planning for college, Aramaki will also be available Thursday, April 2nd and again Friday, April 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for half-hour, individual advisory sessions.
Funhouse scholarships are available and no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Advanced reservations are required. Please call the Funhouse at 376-7177.
Taarka to perform on Lopez
Taarka, a virtuosic ensemble of violin, mandolin, cello, upright bass and vocals will bring sounds from the old and new world including folk, celtic, bluegrass, jazz, and classical performed with rock energy to the Lopez Island Grange Hall on April 10, at 7:30 p.m.
Taarka’s performers say they are a “merry band who have roamed the freeways and backroads of the new and old acoustic caravan trail in search of a revolutionary ancient sound for modern times.”
Tickets are $10 and more information is available at www.homeonthegrange.com and 468-2753.
Artworks features Anna Williams
The Orcas Island Artworks features portraits and landscapes in oil by Anna Williams through the month of April.
Williams’ formal art training began at the age of 12 in Jacksonville, Florida. Her interest in theater took precedence in college, where she studied set and costume design. Later she became involved in clothing and textile design and worked as “an architectural midwife,” designing more than 70 homes in the Seattle area.
Painting became her central focus again when she and her husband moved to Orcas full time in 1997. She has studied with Terry Johnson for the last five years.
The Artworks is open daily from 10 to 4.
