Around here…

Let’s see what’s going on:

• You know Daylight Savings Time kicks in this weekend, but that’s not the only change of hours – Islanders Bank is opening up a little more, too, starting on Monday – you’ll like this: check it here.

• Emily Reed has been doing Emily’s Guides since the early 1990s, and is still going strong – she’s consolidated her guidebook into an easy to read, easy to unfold & find stuff map now, and it works. Check it out here: http://www.emilysguides.com/

Irish fiddler Antóin MacGabhann will be playing....

• The Irish Music Camp Concert is tonight! Here’s more from Jan at the Community Theatre:

Once again, we’re fortunate to host a performance by the teaching staff of the esteemed Friday Harbor Irish Music Camp!

The camp celebrates the end of its ninth annual session THIS Friday, March 12 at 7:30 pm by bringing the teachers to the Theatre to share their talents, both solo and in improvised ensembles.

Founded by acclaimed Irish fiddler Randal Bays of Whidbey Island, and Friday Harbor’s own Irish music enthusiast and musician Dan Paulson, the camp is renowned for its caliber of teaching musicians, as well as its master-class style format and intimate class sizes.  For the first time, the camp was located at Roche Harbor this week.

Bays says 2010’s staff is “probably one of the most exciting groups of musicians we’ve ever brought to the Island.”  In addition to Bays and MacGabhann, the teaching staff includes : flautist Sean Moloney; Ireland’s young star accordion player Johnny  Óg Connolly; Florence Fahy on the concertina; fingerstyle guitarist Tony McManus; and tinwhistle instructor Andrea Cooper.

• Vernadel from the Chamber of Commerce wants to remind you:

Just a reminder that the deadline for entry to the San Juan Island Summer Arts Fair is quickly approaching!!!  Please submit your completed application, $10 Screening/Processing fee, and samples of artwork and booth by Tuesday, March 16.  Visit our website www.sanjuanisland.org for application information. Also be sure to enter for the Poster Contest.

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