Friday’s news….

If I ever get into the business of making postcards, I think I might use this photo of the Hotel De Haro on one of 'em, from last weekend. Roche Harbor always looks good in the sun, like we're gonna have this weekend...

Sunny mornings…great way to start the day after days & days of Fogust…

Natalie

• What’s it like to take a sea kayak trip for someone off-island?

Natalie reports how her trip with Crystal Seas Kayaking this week.

• What’s new at Cotton Cotton Cotton? Gail & Randy have more:

New merchandise at Cotton Cotton Cotton!  For the first time, we have introduced a line of men’s clothing!  We have button down island print shirts made with real coconut buttons, t-shirts and “iguana” fleece all for men!  They are from a company called MAD GRINGO!  The company is based in the Big Island of Omahau, Nebraska.  Where else would island wear be made???  It is a great product, all cotton of course and we are sure you will love it.  Their motto is “go slow” which we figure will be perfect for San Juan Island!

Mark

• Mark Gardner (Rainshadow Photographics) has a deal this weekend:

Free Portraits at the Beach – Sunday August 15, 5 to 9pm
Bring your kids, bring your grandkids, bring yourself and bring a picnic to South Beach, this Sunday, August 15, 5pm to 9pm. No session fees and you get a free 5×7 print, files for use on the web and a 25% discount on additional prints.  For more information, just give me a call (378-1371).

• At waterworks gallery, Ruth has some interesting folks in the show that opens this weekend – Michael Dickter (Mixed media Paintings) and James Minson (Lampworked Glass sculpture and jewelry):

Michael Dickter‘s renewed sense of artistic purpose inspires his recent paintings. In this new body of work, Michael’s compositions connect old and new layers of imagery on his canvases; creating new narratives and textural passages. Michael Dickter, originally from Brooklyn, NY has called Seattle home for many years. His works are a continual delight for his viewing audience as his show’s are very different from each other. Michael’s concerns are the marks made on a canvas and the relationship of these marks to each other. Waterworks gallery has represented Michael’s mixed media paintings for 8 years.

New to the gallery, James Minson presents work based on his relationship with the sea and its creatures. His oceanic collection is an eclectic grouping of wall sconces vignettes, rattle and jewelry. Originally from Australia James Minson is a third generation glassblower. He currently makes Seattle his home.  His work is represented in both public and private collections worldwide and he teaches internationally.

Michael Dickter, What Have I Given You, Acrylic on panel, 24 x 30

• Auditions are set for the Community Theatre – here’s more from Jan:

Fall Thriller Auditions Scheduled

Auditions are being held for San Juan Community Theatre’s fall play, Peter Colley’s
I’ll Be Back Before Midnight, on Monday and Tuesday, August 16 and 17 at 7:00 p.m. at the PARC Building (70 Saltspring Drive).

Guest director Jack Phillips, the former executive director of the Civic Theatre in Spokane, will be casting four adults in this black comedy/ thriller that centers on a young couple who moves into an old farmhouse as the wife is recovering from an emotional breakdown. Colley says his biggest surprise was how scary audiences found it – yet it has the potential to make audiences laugh loudly as they shrink back in their seats.

Casting requirements include:

Greg Sanderson- (30s to 40s) intellectual; runner; very organized and thoughtful;
a careful planner;
Jan Sanderson- (late 20s to mid 30s) pretty; rather nervous woman recovering from a “breakdown”; smart and resourceful;
George Willowby- (50s to 60s) big, simple farmer from the neighborhood; actor has to have comedic skills;
Laura Sanderson- (30s to 40s) Greg’s older sister; pretty; smart; very controlling.

Audition information and perusal scripts are available at the box office, with a $10 deposit. The box office is open Tuesdays through Fridays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The performances of I’ll Be Back Before Midnight are scheduled for October 1, 2, 8-10 and 14-16.

Deanna, in town last week

• She goes everywhere, it seems – Deanna Keahey from the Adventurous Wench offers group trips for women in several hemispheres, and she’s been doing it for years to rave reviews. I got a chance to catch up with her last week when she was here for her second trip to the San Juan Islands, and she tells me it’s been a great year.

The islands’ trip is one of her favorites because of the variety things to do (they hike up Mount Constitution, kayak, whale watch, and more), and because the weather is more temperate than most places. You can check out the trips she has left for the year on her website – hope you sign up. You’ll be glad you did!

Looking over the water at Lime Kiln on a sunny day last weekend...

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