On Saturday, Oct. 18, Orcas Center will present a rich and vivid evening of music with two acclaimed artists: Orcas’ own Carolyn Cruso, and jazz composer and pianist Jessica Williams.
The fall poetry class, “How A Poem Works and What It Means,” begins Tuesday Oct. 7, and runs through Nov. 11, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Orcas Island Library. The instructor is JoEllen Moldoff and the fee is $10 for Library costs. Register at the library.
Grammy-award winning artists Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel will be performing at the Lopez Center for Community and the Arts on Saturday, Oct. 11 at 8 p.m.
The Actors Theater of Orcas Island is presenting three live radio shows written by Jim French. These popular radio shows consist of three 30 minute plays written by Jim French for his nationally syndicated “Imagination Theater” series.
The afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 5, will put something into the air on Orcas Island that it doesn’t often get: a slew of newly composed notes for chamber music.
The Orcas Island Artworks features quilts by Irene Anda, Maggie Kaplan and Merry Bush from Oct. 1 through Nov. 15.
“East of Eden” fall literature class at the parish hall of Emmanuel Church, to continue Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Registration at the Library $20.
“Wood – Orcas Island Furniture + Architectural Renderings” is a exhibit of Orcas Island craftspeople and architects to be displayed in the lobby and Madrona Room of the Orcas Center in October. The exhibit will start with a reception on Friday, Oct. 3 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. when most of the exhibiters will be present to talk about their work and their use of recycled and local woods and other materials.
Composer Alex Shapiro resides on San Juan Island. She will be giving a pre-concert “chat” with the Seattle Chamber Players at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5, prior to the Chamber Players’ 4 p.m. concert. Shapiro’s website is www.alexshapiro.org and her blog, is at www.notesfromthekelp.com
Lindalena Dingman will be teaching her first class at the Senior Center titled “Solutions and Enhancements for Healthy Aging,” beginning Sept. 30 at the Senior Center.
United Way Day of Caring, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Meets at Orcas Center to build the first phase of a path between the school and Center, and also to form teams to assist low-income seniors.
Laura Kohler, a Washington State Ferries (WSF) captain who is working as first mate on this day, pushes the button that sounds a loud bellowing horn as the ferry starts out of the dock at Friday Harbor heading for Sidney. “That’s so everyone knows to get out of the way,” she says. “You wouldn’t believe how many boats and kayaks don’t seem to understand that it would probably be a good idea to get out of the way of a 2000-ton ferry. We often have to divert around them.”
