News around the rock…

Last weekend's booksale was awesome, as the Friends of the Library packed the elementary school gym with books & people who love books.

And then there was more news…. 🙂

• The Island Stage Left production of Henry V continues at Roche Harbor this weekend (Thursday through Sunday) at 8:15pm each evening. The show runs through August 22nd….

• Meanwhile, Jan at the Community Theatre says there are only four shots at seeing the play there left:

There are just four performances left of the smugglin’ summer comedy, The Connoisseurs–the first locally written, full length play produced at San Juan Community Theatre.

Written by Cape San Juan’s Ed Strum and directed by Merritt Olsen, the play continues Fridays and Saturdays, August 7 and 8 and August 13 and 14 at 8 p.m. on the Whittier stage.

Winner of  the 2010 Robert J. Pickering Award for Playwriting Excellence, the farce is a rollercoaster of laughs when cases of fine wine float onto a couple’s beach…add some diamonds, a snoopy neighbor, a touch of law enforcement and “Mr. Big,” and you’ve got a fun summer escape ride.

People have told me it's great fun - check out Lisa, Pat & Margaret in The Connoisseurs this weekend...

• It’s always good to hear from Justin and Tawm about what’s going on with their biz – here’s more:

Happy Summer to you all!

Justin Blevins and Tawm Perkowski wanted to send you a brief note to update you on some news concerning our company:

In addition to being an ISA Certified Arborist, Justin has completed his certification for PNW Hazard Tree Assessor.

We have also modified our name and dropped the ‘Island’  we are now called ‘Skyline Tree Care‘.

We are approaching 2.5 years of service on San Juan Island and would like to thank all of our clients for their patronage and we look forward to working with you in the future.

Skyline Tree Care still offers free estimates and the highest standard of tree care on the island and we are proud of our 100% safety record.

We would like to offer you our free ‘I (heart) Trees’  bumper sticker.  (see attached image)  Just reply to this email with your SJI mailing address and we’ll send one to you while supplies last!

Thanks again for your support and we ask that you don’t forget to look up at the beautiful trees here on San Juan Island.

Free bumper sticker...

Birds in a box...

• When we were leaving Lopez on Sunday, someone came to the car and asked if Josie & I would carry four mud swallows over to Friday Harbor for someone from Wolf Hollow to pick up & take care of…it was a nest with four babies, who cheeped all the way over.

It’s cool we have have folks taking care of the animals around here….

• Steve Keys is hosting Acoustic Night at the Peppermill tomorrow (Friday) from 6-9pm – this week features Steve as well as Ian Cooper.

You can get your own tee shirt from the San Juan Preservation Trust...the proceeds go towards helping with the restoration of the Island Marble Butterfly, as you can see.

• Rob Simpson tells me San Juan Island’s own classic rock band, the Sliders, are playing this weekend at the Grill at Roche Harbor this Saturday night. They perform their unique mix of classic rock, singable pop, and contemporary danceable blues starting around 9pm.

Meanwhile, Chinmayo tells me  Sister Wives, an all-women blues band, is playing at the Port’s Fairweather Park on Friday at 5pm.

• Janet Thomas’ memoir-writing workshops are among the most popular writing deals here on the island – and there’s still time for you to sign up. Here’s a bit about the Friday and Saturday workshops.

• The Christ The King congregation welcomes their new pastor, Dave Dunaway, and his family to the island this weekend.

Jill & Cody got married last weekend - congrats! They were still beaming Monday night when I caught up to them....

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