The second event of the Orcas Center 2010 Season features the Orcas debut of Harry Manx, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist…
Starting in February, the Orcas Center is offering choir classes directed by Grace McCune for singers of all ages. First,…
“The Languages of Music and the Gods” will be the theme of this year’s annual WinterFest Lecture Series on March…
The hot ticket on these dark days is at the Grange this Saturday with two shows: the Orcas Idol Junior…
“Jane” could come to the Orcas Food Bank more often. But mindful of all the other islanders in need of…
The hot ticket on these dark days is at the Grange on Saturday, Jan. 23 with two shows: the Orcas…
Dodgeball is back after rave reviews from October’s Halloween-themed games. On Saturday, Jan. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the high…
Returning after their first Orcas appearance in 2009, the popular hiphop duo Common Market will play an all-ages concert at…
The Orcas Island non-profit Artsmith announced its salon series has booked writers to give readings of their work every week…
The Actors Theater of Orcas Island announces the fifth annual festival of locally written short plays. What started as a…
Behind every legendary outlaw is a human being.
And it was Bob Friel’s job to find the boy behind the Barefoot Burglar.
“It’s a great, meaty story,” said Friel, an Orcas writer, of his attempt to chronicle the life of Colton Harris-Moore – a young man revered for his cunning evasion of the law or loathed for his disregard of others’ property, depending on whom you ask.
“I’ve spent nearly a decade specializing in Caribbean travel stories,” Friel said. “So it was exciting to be back working on a feature like this with an adventure angle and interesting characters.”
Harris-Moore, who turned 18 last year, is a suspect in more than 100 crimes, mostly felonies, since escaping from “juvie” 20 months ago. He is wanted in five Washington counties – Island, Snohomish, San Juan, Whatcom, and Kitsap – as well as in Idaho.
Caleb Alexander Longworth was born on Dec. 30, 2009 at 7:27 p.m. at Island Hospital in Anacortes, Wash. to Brianna…