I submitted about 30+ canvas prints to the FACES art show at Orcas Center and after they chose what would fit for their sizing needs, I have 19 left that I will be selling at a table in town during the 4th of July festivities. If you are interested in …
The Orcas Food Project has 12 neighborhood coordinators. Would you like to help make it 24? It’s easy, fun, and worthwhile. The Orcas Food Project (OFP) collects foods for the Orcas Island Food Bank – foods that add zest to life but are generally unavailable from the primary agencies that …
The sun even came out for it! It’s not easy to go home to quietness after all of that activity, but the town clears and suddenly no one’s around. Time to walk home…
Graduation is a big deal anywhere. Especially here. This small community holds and cares for our children all through the years, and graduation is one of those necessary closures and commencements we all need in order to process the changing seasons of our lives. Here’s a smattering of photos from …
Bonzi is a band of students from Orcas Island High School. I’m looking forward to seeing them! June 21 at 7 PM for $10. Come out and support the local teenagers on our island, plus other performers!
I love all of the 4th of July events here, so mark your calendars ahead of time ~ this year is going to be FUN! And it looks like the fireworks will be back if enough people contribute to it (go here to contribute or scan the QR code below). …
Enjoy this short video my son filmed with his drone and edited for a school project:
This is a GREAT show! What artists we have on Orcas, as always! Here’s a sneak peek…
Summer is here and many kids have applied and been accepted to the Orcas Youth Conservation Corps, which begins June 20th and lasts until August 19th. Due to health issues, one of the Orcas Island leaders had to bow out and the folks at YCC are quickly looking for a …
Last time they took over was maybe eight or so years ago. They’re back. The ground is alive and squiggling and the streets are tattooed with thousands of imprints due to cars rolling over them. From what I hear, growers with big gardens are losing their plants by the day…
We’ve been having some of the most stunning weather you can ever have on Orcas Island, uninterrupted by permagray now for weeks! I’m absolutely milking it! We’ve also had some extreme low tides, exposing the tombolo out to Indian Island…
I can’t believe our child is one of them. Unreal. OCS graduation is this Friday the 9th. OIHS graduation is Saturday the 17th. Walk through the little green lot between the streets in town to see the signs of the OIHS seniors.
This has become an annual event here on the island, and it’s this Friday and Saturday. The schedules below are straight off the Lit Fest website – go there for more information. Buy tickets here. Featured guests are author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, singer-songwriter Haley Heynderickx, author, writer, producer, and podcast host …
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