In recent weeks an apron-clad woman has been seen roaming the Saturday Market with free brownies and cookies. The free food comes with a string attached—literally. To each sweet is tied a brochure for the Orcas Island Writers Festival, due to be held for the first time September 4-7, 2008. The woman handing them out is Barbara Lewis, Festival Director. “Our life is already rich here,” Lewis says, “but we’re trying to make it even sweeter.”
St. Agnes Guild’s 59th Annual Market Day will be held Saturday, July 26, on the Episcopal Church lawn from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Market Day is a major fund-raising project, with all proceeds going to outreach for the Orcas Island Community, to benefit local organizations such as the Food Bank, Kaleidoscope, Children’s House, the Funhouse, Domestic Violence, Orcas Recreation, Hearts and Hands, the Senior Center and YMCA Camp Orkila.
The Senior Center announces “Senior Farm-to-Table” dinners on the third Wednesday of each month, beginning today, July 16.
The Orcas Library Fair committee requests that interested exhibitors please submit their applications for booth space. If you do not have an application, they are available at the Orcas Island Library, or by emailing your request to tommaiuro@gmail.com.
The Turn Point Lighthouse Restoration Society announced the opening of their museum at Turn Point on July 4, 2008. TPLPS, a non profit group, dedicated it to one of Turn Point Light keepers, Louis A. Borchers (1902-1923), who left a legacy of photographs, not only of Turn Point, but of various lighthouses throughout the northwest.
Poets Holaday Mason and River Malcolm will present a joint reading 7 p.m., Friday, July 25, at Darvill’s Bookstore. Refreshments will be served.
The Farm Education and Sustainability for Teens (FEAST) students are having a most excellent summer. They’ve explored the sustainable agricultural concepts of mushroom cultivation, guerrilla gardening, animal husbandry, beekeeping, and rocket stoves.
The Olga Community Center and Olga Park is the hub for activities on July 19 when Olga Daze “Sell-a-bration” 2008 begins at 10 a.m. in Olga Park. Included in the festivities will be a huge barn and yard sale, a silent auction, and the opportunity to buy a raffle ticket for a queen sized quilt made by Betty Marcum.
Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society’s signature activity. It offers everyone in a community an opportunity to participate in the fight against cancer. Teams of people camp out at a local high school, park, or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event. Relays are an overnight event, up to 24 hours in length. Teams of people from all walks of life have fun while raising much-needed funds to fight cancer and raise awareness of cancer prevention and treatment.
Save the Barnfest is rapidly approaching. Save the date, Saturday July 26, between 2 and 6 p.m. Donors are asked to bring their contributions to Kathy Stribling no later than July 17. Donations can be brought to the library library if that is more convenient. Stribling says, “Please tell everyone you know about this event, the more the merrier!”
The popular Brown Bag Concerts at Emmanuel Church on Wednesdays at noon continue on July 23 with a presentation by Carolyn Cruso. Known for her versatility as a musician and composer for guitar and hammered dulcimer, she is also a talented vocalist.
The Turn Point Lighthouse Restoration Society announced the opening of their museum at Turn Point on July 4, 2008. TPLPS, a non profit group, dedicated it to one of Turn Point Light keepers, Louis A. Borchers (1902-1923), who left a legacy of photographs, not only of Turn Point, but of various lighthouses throughout the northwest.
The mid-summer party is quickly becoming a tradition with great music, food and fun at Orcas Center. This year’s theme is a Brazilian Carnaval – in keeping with the country of origin of the featured artist, Airto Moreira, one of the most high-profile jazz percussionists in the world.
