Aloysia Friedmann likes to keep things creative.
As the artistic director of the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival, she is charged with bringing world-class performers to the island for three weeks of classical music. One of this year’s big draws is baritone Philip Cutlip.
Orcas Island is featured in new young adult novel by Seattle-based writer Jeffrey David Payne called “Far From The War.”
The Plein Air Painters of Washington, in conjunction with The San Juan Preservation Trust, will again be “outstanding in their fields” (and salt marshes, cliff sides, beaches) painting the land and seascapes en plein air.
Dozens of accomplished artists from all over the state of Washington have been hard at work, capturing the light and the virtual sights, sounds, smells and essence of the islands, culminating with the annual SJPT “summer social” and art exhibit at Turtleback Mountain followed by a one-month exhibit at Crow Valley Gallery on Orcas Island. Local artists, David Ridgway, Steve Hill and Sara Bayer plan to participate again in this year’s event.
Catch a special screening of the superhero event of the summer, “Captain America: The First Avenger,” on Wednesday, July 27. The premiere of this movie is a fundraiser to support the scholarship programs of two Orcas Island camps: Four Winds and Camp Orkila.
The Plein Air Painters of Washington, in conjunction with The San Juan Preservation Trust, will again be “outstanding in their fields” (and salt marshes, cliff sides, beaches) painting the land and seascapes en plein air.
“The Diamonds” will appear on Friday, July 22 at 8 p.m. on Orcas Center’s main stage, playing rock and roll from the 1950s and 1960s.
The ins and outs of permaculture, pasture poultry, and sheep shearing can be mystifying for those not well versed in the life of a farmer. The FEAST program aims to lift the veil on all things agriculture.
When Crow Valley Pottery founding fathers Richard Schneider and Bud McBride opened the venerable Orcas Island landmark in 1959, they were also integral in the Nisqually studio “Klee-Wyk.”
This is the 11th year for the parks department’s concert series held in the Village Green.
Joan Stamm will begin a new series of five “Ikebana” classes starting July 16 and continuing on Aug. 13 and 27 and Sept. 10 & 24.
Island residents have submitted works in varied media done by their relatives. A reception will be held Friday, July 15 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Orcas Senior Center.
KindlingsFest 2011, a festival of faith, art and ideas, will include three selected Sundance films in this year’s program and a limited number of tickets will be available to local residents on a first-come-first serve basis by calling 376-6422.
Orcas Island life coach and workshop leader Dr. Rosie Kuhn has published a new book called “The Unholy Path of a Reluctant Adventurer.”
