The Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival believes strongly in the power of music to change lives, especially for the youngest members of our community.
With wind and cold here, more snow in the forecast, and long term weather models saying it might stay near or below freezing until the end of the year, The San Juan County Department of Emergency Management and the San Juan County Sheriff’s office would like to remind islanders of a few things.
Emmanuel Episcopal Church is pleased to once again host harpsichordist George Shangrow and flutist Jeffrey Cohan performing a selection of seasonal Baroque music on Sunday, Dec. 28 at 6 p.m. They will be joined this year by special guest soprano Linda Tsatsanis.
The San Juan County Sheriff’s office and the SJC Department of Emergency Management offer tips about coping with our cold weather.
Christmas quilts on display For the fourth year, Betty Hall’s Christmas quilts are on display at Washington Federal Bank for the month of December.
If you want to start the New Year with a jolt that will bring you wide awake, consider participating in an Orcas Tradition: The Polar Bear Plunge.
The nearly 40 members of the Orcas Island Community Band will strut their holiday spirit in their traditional holiday concert this coming Saturday at the Orcas Center.
Applications due January 8
A leading role in an Ann Rule book is usually reserved for those who have been murdered – and their killers. In her latest book, the 13th of her true crime anthologies, Rule tells one story of survival.
The mostly swing band, Orcatrazz, will be performing at the dinner buffet fundraiser to benefit Orcas Family Health Center’s well child program, primary care program and X-ray center on Dec. 12 at the Orcas Center.
What better time than winter to gather with your friends and dance the night away?
The Lopez High School Band, along with the Lopez Secondary School Student Council, are putting on a community dance, open to all ages, called “Phat Friday.”
The Audubon Christmas Bird Count with the San Juan Islands Audubon Society has been rescheduled to Jan. 3, 2009.
