When it comes to throwing a shindig, the farmers of San Juan County know how to pull out all the stops: an upcoming festival thrown by the county’s Agricultural Resources Committee will run the entire month of October. Talk about a fete.
Jill Wheeler snapped this photo of a lollipop with Orcas Island hiding inside its sugary shell.
Islanders are invited to donate blood at the next Orcas Island Community Blood Drive on Thursday, Sept. 29, from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Eastsound fire station at 45 Lavender Lane.
If you love the break out dance numbers in Bollywood movies, Orcas Conservatory is inviting you to attend a “Bollywood Dance Class” with Prashant Kakad from Portland, Ore.
The Orcas Family Health Center’s “Dinner Winner Raffle” is winding down.
Tickets will be for sale at Island Market on Saturday Oct. 1 or Oct. 8 from 10 to 2 p.m.
Arnold Wesker’s play “The Kitchen” premiered at the Royal Court in 1959 and has since been performed in more than 30 countries.
YMCA Camp Orkila invites community members to take a ride on its 1000-ft zip line. There will be by-appointment only zip days on the following dates:
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival’s “Leaves of Gold” fundraising concert will take place at Rosario Resort, and will be performed twice: Saturday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 16 at 2 p.m.
San Juan County will be well represented at the upcoming 2011 Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference to be held in Vancouver, B.C. this October.
Orcas Center is presenting its final showcase of local talent for the season.
The evening will feature Orcas musician-singers-songwriters-instrumentalists sharing their work in the intimate space of the OffCenter on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 7:30 pm. Performers are Kels Boreen, a singer/songwriter from Friday Harbor; Kaitlyn Smith, a singer/songwriter from Orcas; Learner and Lucas Limbach, mbira players from Orcas; and The Turtleback Ceilidh Ensemble, performing traditional Irish music.
Featured writer Kakwasi Somadhi will start off the first Artsmith salon and writers’ open mic of the season on Monday, Oct. 3 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Kangaroo House Bed and Breakfast.
Orcas Montessori School will be collecting fall flower bulb orders and selling home-baked goods in front of Island Market from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 24.
Acclaimed folksinger Tom May will perform Saturday, Sept. 24 at the Orcas Senior Center.
In his 36 years as a professional singer/songwriter May has performed concerts across the U.S. and overseas and hosted a weekly radio program “River City Folk,” heard on more than 200 stations and XM satellite radio.
