The 10th annual Funhouse Commons Science Fair is scheduled for March 30. To celebrate a decade of fun science, they are opening up the fair to everyone – with a special invitation to island tinkers, inventors and makers.
After 18 years of dedicated service to OPALCO members, Ginny Reagles has decided to retire. Since 1995, Ginny has been the recognizable “voice of OPALCO” and a familiar face to many members in her role as a member services representative in the Eastsound office.
New to the world of honeybees? Hoping to start your own hive? Still have questions after a year or two of experience?
Star tenor Jonas Kaufmann sings the title role in Wagner’s final masterpiece “Parsifal,” the deeply meditative opera about sin, redemption, pain, and healing streaming live from the Met in HD at Orcas Center on Sunday, March 3 at 1 p.m.
The Orcas community is invited to join Kindlings WinterFest, an annual lecture series featuring leading thinkers on issues of contemporary importance. It is a very scaled down, lecture only version of KindlingsFest, the Orcas Community Church’s summer event.
Paintings and illustrations by local artist and fantasy illustrator S.C. Watson will be on display at Washington Federal through the month of March, see left.
Darvill’s Bookstore is hosting a “Local Author Showcase” on Thursday, Feb. 28, featuring “13 Bones” by Tish Knapp and “In Sight of Goodwill Island” by Millicent Vetterlein.
Join Northwest Certified Forestry for its next forest management workshop on Saturday, March 2 in Eastsound at the Orcas Senior Center.
In addition to the James Hardman Gallery at Orcas Island Artworks, his paintings are displayed at the Lambiel Museum and in more than 800 private collections. The Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival has announced Hardman’s work will be featured in its 2013 publicity and programs.
One would normally have to travel more than 4,000 miles to bridge the distance that separates the San Juans from Japan.
Soon you will notice pink blossoms, filling the branches of spindly shrubs commonly called red flowering currant or ribes sanguinium. These pink blossoms are the first native flower we see in the San Juan Islands. Their presence announces: spring is on the way.
The American Legion Post 93 of Orcas Island concluded its 34th Salmon Derby on Feb. 17 with 84 participants.
San Juan County 4-H Leader’s Council is offering scholarships to the Whatcom County Youth Fair through a United Way Grant.
