The island scene….

What’s happening….

• It’s an island tradition for ages – Club Mud is taking applications to register kids for this year’s workshops for kids from 3 to 18, in different sessions…Leisha Holmes always does a super job wit the kids, who love it. Here’s more, including how to sign up!

• Wanna box? Here’s a note from Michael, who just moved here & would like to reuse rather than throw away (sounds to me like he’s gonna fit in here, just fine):

Hi Ian!
My wife and I moved here a few months ago and I ran into you at the Community Theater with Michael Bitterman from Wildwood, and also chatted with you at Haley’s during the Olympic Hockey games.

I wondered if I could get your help in identifying someone who might be able to make use of a bunch of clean cardboard moving boxes.  We just relocated all of our stuff here from Denver and I have 70-80 clean and broken down cardboard boxes all ready for someone to reuse.

Some days are like that...

I have Large, Medium, and Small boxes.  I would rather give them to someone who can use them than just take them to the recycle bin.

Any help or ideas you might have would be greatly appreciated.

P.S.  I can deliver them to anyone who wants them, or they can pick them up here.

Michael Rolfe
378-2094

• I love how My Fair Lady turned out…if you’ve been, you know what I mean. If you haven’t, there are four more shows (Thursday-Saturday) so you can find out.

Here’s more from Jan at the Theatre:

The play completes its 10-performance run this Thursday through Sunday, May 20-23, with the final performance, on Sunday afternoon, a chance for audience members to join the fun in a sing along.  Director Susan Williams says Sunday’s play will be performed as usual from beginning to end, lyrics will be given out and musical directors will be standing by to lead the audience during “Loverly,” “Little Bit of Luck,” “On the Street Where You Live,” “I Could Have Danced All Night” and “Get Me To The Church on Time.”

Susan says “This is going to be a lot of FUN!”

Sunday’s performance begins at 2:00 p.m.; Thursday through Saturday’s curtain times are 7:30 p.m.

• You know this is the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Presbyterian Church – Pastor Joe Bettridge tells me this weekend will be special:

Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church Sesquicentennial Sunday: 10:00 am on Sunday, May 23rd

Reverend Dr. Ian Victor, Pastor of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church Victoria, British Columbia, will be our guest Preacher. In 1860 Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church held its first worship service on Portland Fair Hill. It was led by a pastor who came to San Juan Island from the Victoria congregation that Dr. Victor now serves.

• Did you see the new sculpture outside of Ruth’s waterworks gallery (above)? Here’s more:

New Gallery Installation by David Eisenhour

Next time you stop by the gallery, check out the newest sculpture installation in front of the gallery on the Argyle side of the street.

Entitled, Dandelion, the artwork extends approx 10 feet into the air.Very light and airy, a very different form than the bronze, Winter Mandala that has graced the sidewalk previously. This sculpture, Dandelion explores in large heroic format a biological object, that in its small original form is almost invisible, a single dandelion floating thru space. Making visible the invisible.

David also known to his friends as Ike, delivered a few new bronze pieces. The Language of Horns, is amazing and been installed in a prominent location in the interior of the gallery. New bronze seeds have been delivered, the Love Grass Seed and the amazing Lavender Seed. David created unique patinas for these bronzes are brilliant. All his sculptures may be viewed at gallery website.

• Minnie Knych is inviting folks to come visit John Swapp, candidate for the state legislature this year, at China Pearl at 11:30am this Friday (the 21st).

You can find out more about him at his website: www.johnswapp2010.com

• You know it was thirty years ago today that Mount St. Helens erupted?

• Past Commander Marc Forlenza from the Friday Harbor Power Squadron asked if I would share this with you…

The Friday Harbor Power Squadron, along with the Town and County Fire Depts., and West Marine present this event as a public service every year:

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