Originally created with just San Juan and Skagit counties in mind, Washington state’s small-farm internship pilot program is poised to expand.
Sailor, photographer and storyteller Peter Fromm will tell stories and show slides of wooden boats and the people who love them, Wednesday, Feb. 29, 7 p.m. at the Orcas Senior Center Peter.
The spring Crossroads Lecture series is focused on media: news reporting; book publishing; the First Amendment and the Internet.
A series of public meetings will be held the weekend of Feb. 25-26 to discuss the impact of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision on our representative democracy.
The San Juan Islands Audubon Christmas 2011 Bird Count tallied a total of 25,742 birds of 123 species with the help of 74 observers in the field.
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.
Orcas Center will feature book arts, photography and other media by local artist and teacher, Philomena Robinson, throughout March.
In a unique blend of natural history and crime drama, author and Seattle Times environmental reporter Craig Welch will share a riveting tale of rogues, scoundrels, and the poaching of nature’s bounty right here in Puget Sound. The talk is based on his award-winning book, “Shell Games: A true story of cops, con men, and the smuggling of America’s strangest wildlife.”
“I hope to stimulate memories of a certain time or place on the island,” Peterson said. “I am striving to bring the viewer into a closer look at the natural world and the beauty of not only the larger scene but also the small and intimate. The addition of thread and stitching invites the viewer to take a closer look.”
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.
Robert Lepage’s technologically advanced new staging of Wagner’s “Ring Cycle” comes to an epic climax with “Götterdämmerung” (“The Twilight of the Gods.”) The opera uses high-tech video projections and a set of 24 planks known as “the machine” to realize Wagner’s ambitious vision for the final chapter in his saga.
Keri surprised Ed at their wedding with a speech in Tagalog, the language spoke in the Philippines. She says it sums up their relationship:
“Kahit na ano dumating, mabuti o masama, ay haharapin natin dalawa: Whatever lies ahead, good or bad, we will face together.”
“Our kids are everything to us,” Mandy said. “Charlie is so devoted to them, especially coaching sports … we focus everything on the kids. It’s going to be weird when they are all moved out. There won’t be any games to go to or bunches of laundry to do. My dream is to get an RV and travel the country with Charlie. Just the two of us.”
