Coming Events
SONGSHARE 2010 AT ORCAS COMMUNITY CHURCH
(Saturday, March 20 @ 7:30 pm)
Join Orcas a Cappella for SongShare 2010: The Music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, led by guest conductor, Richard Marlow of Trinity College, Cambridge, England. Special guests: Linfield Concert Choir, Marianne Lewis, organist, and WinterFests’ Harold Best. Tickets are $11 and sold at Darvill’s and the door.
INFORMATION: Email dawncleary@rockisland.com
SONGSHARE 2010 AT ORCAS CENTER
(Sunday, March 21, @ 3:00 pm)
SONGSHARE 2010: Join Orcas a Cappella for SongShare 2010: The Music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, led by guest conductor Richard Marlow, with guest performance by Islands Sinfonia, Tickets are $11 and sold through the Orcas Center Box office and at the door.
INFORMATION: Email dawncleary@rockisland.com
REVERSE MORTGAGE WORKSHOP
(Thursday, March 25 @1pm-3pm at Orcas Senior Center)
Wondering if a reverse mortgage would be right for you? If you’re 62 or older with equity in your home, here’s a chance to find out how a reverse mortgage can improve your cash flow, make home improvements, or just bring you peace of mind. Despite increased popularity, some of the most basic facts of reverse mortgages are still understood. Find out the true costs and tax consequences involved, and when the loan needs to be repaid. Free to attend, pre-registration required. Sponsored by T Williams Realty. Featuring Axia Senior Lending Solutions.
REGISTRATION: Contact Sandi Friel @ 376-8374 or sandi@rockisland.com
FIRST EVER STUDENT CHEF COMPETITION
(Sponsors Needed for April 17 & 18 Event!)
The Farm to Cafeteria Program is putting on the First Ever OISD Student Chef Competition to be held April 17th and 18th and Sponsorships are available for any individual or business wishing to participate at a Copper Kettle ($50), Silver Spoon ($100), Golden Spatula ($250), or Platinum Platter ($500) level. Sponsors will be prominently listed in our promotional materials and programs and gratefully appreciated! Sponsorships for this event will help make this all possible.
INFORMATION: www.orcasislandf2c.org or call Bruce Orchid at 2608 or Madie Murray at 3064
Super Sales & Announcements
MARCH MADNESS SALE AT BOHEME – 50% – 75% OFF!
(Starts Friday, March 5 to the end of the month)
You don’t have to be a sports fan to come in and enjoy this huge clearance sale. Help us make room for all of our spring and summer inventory. Summer dresses – $12, Art based t-shirts – $10, Flip flops – $4, 50% off all vintage items and much, much more. Now’s a prefect time to fill your summer wardrobe on a budget! Sale starts Friday March 5th and lasts through the rest of the month. Open Thursday-Saturday, 11-5 (cc03.04)
INFORMATION: Call 376-8444.
FIRST EVER STUDENT CHEF COMPETITION
(Sponsors Needed for April 17 & 18 Event!)
The Farm to Cafeteria Program is putting on the First Ever OISD Student Chef Competition to be held April 17th and 18th and Sponsorships are available for any individual or business wishing to participate at a Copper Kettle ($50), Silver Spoon ($100), Golden Spatula ($250), or Platinum Platter ($500) level. Sponsors will be prominently listed in our promotional materials and programs and gratefully appreciated! Sponsorships for this event will help make this all possible.
INFORMATION: www.orcasislandf2c.org or call Bruce Orchid at 2608 or Madie Murray at 3064
Classes & Events To Enrich Your Life
NEW CLASS OFFERING FROM CHRIS ELMS
(Starting in March)
Tuesdays 8:30 am – 9:30 am. Brains, Bones, Bodies. Combining use of small weights, yoga, the Tibetan Five Rites, and more, we will move in non-habitual and synapse improving ways to feel better and younger in our bodies, increase bone density and think better. Taught by Chris Elms, M.A., practitioner of the Feldenkrais Method and the Anat Baniel Method for Anti-Aging, High Performers and Vitality. Classes held at Odd Fellows Hall. $5-20 sliding scale. chriselms@vom.com.
REVERSE MORTGAGE WORKSHOP
(Thursday, March 25 @1pm-3pm at Orcas Senior Center)
Wondering if a reverse mortgage would be right for you? If you’re 62 or older with equity in your home, here’s a chance to find out how a reverse mortgage can improve your cash flow, make home improvements, or just bring you peace of mind. Despite increased popularity, some of the most basic facts of reverse mortgages are still understood. Find out the true costs and tax consequences involved, and when the loan needs to be repaid. Free to attend, pre-registration required. Sponsored by T Williams Realty. Featuring Axia Senior Lending Solutions.
REGISTRATION: Contact Sandi Friel @ 376-8374 or sandi@rockisland.com
CEDAR BASKETMAKING WITH VICKIE ERA – SIGN UP NOW!
(April 10 & 11; April 17 & 18)
Reservations may be made now for a beginning and advanced basketmaking workshop lead by Vickie Era and sponsored by the Olga Strawberry Council. The workshops will be held in the Benson Room at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church on the weekends of April 10-11 and April 17-18. The cost is just $80 for each 2-day workshop and all materials are supplied and included in the cost of the workshop. Workshops limited to 10 participants each. (cc03.04)
INFORMATION & REGISTRATION: Visit www.olgastrawberrycouncil.org (workshops) or call Madie @ 376-3064
Continuing Events
MOSTLY ABSTRACT: PAINTING BY CARL BUTKE @ ORCAS CENTER
(Thursday, March 4 – 31; Opening Reception March 5, 5:30 pm)
Carl’s exhibit will compromise both watercolor and acrylic works that are highly divers in medium, subject matter and style. His series will include abstract images of village scenes from Europe and the San Juan Islands.
INFORMATION: Call 376-2281
Public Meetings On Orcas Island
- • Monday, March 8 (9 am start). Orcas Island Public Library Board (Public Library). Call 376-4985 for more information. Meets the second Monday of the month.
- • Tuesday, March 9 (4:30 pm). Eastsound Sewer and Water District meeting (East side of Airport, at end of Cessna Lane). Regularly scheduled on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.
- • Tuesday, March 9 (7:30 pm). Orcas Fire District Commissioners meeting (Eastsound Fire Hall). Call 376-2331 for more information. Regularly meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.
- • Wednesday, March 10 (3:45 pm – 5:30 pm). Deer Harbor Plan Review Committee (Deer Harbor Community Center). Meets second Wednesday of the month. Public is welcome.
- • Thursday, March 11 (12 noon – 2 pm). Orcas Island Park & Recreation District (Eastsound Fire Hall). Meets second Thursday of the month.
- • Thursday, March 11 (7:00 pm). Port of Orcas Commissioners meeting (Airport conference room). Call 376-5285 for more information. Regularly meets on the second Thursday of the month. Next meeting is March 11.
- • Thursday, March 25 (5:30 pm). Orcas Island School Board meeting (School library). Call 376-2284 for more information. Regularly meets on the fourth Thursday of the month.
- • Wednesday, March 31 (5:30 pm). Sustainable Orcas Island meeting (Public Library). Call 376-4985 and speak with Phil for more information. Meets last Wednesday of the month.
- • Thursday, April 1 (3 pm). Eastsound Planning Review Committee (Senior Center). Meets first Thursday of the month.