In the Wednesday news….

Air borne...photo by Kevin Holmes

Around the island….

• Tonight at the Community Theatre – John Hammond! Besides writing the music for Little Big Man, he’s got a pretty long & distinguished career…and sounds good, too! Here’s more from Jan at the SJCT:

Blues Guitar/Harmonica Master at SJCT

Tom Waits calls him a “great force of nature.”  T. Bone Burnett says he’s “a master…a virtuoso.”

And on Wednesday, September 15 at 7:30 p.m., Friday Harbor gets the chance to experience that talent live when John Hammond makes his first appearance at San Juan Community Theatre.

Hammond - tonight!

With a career that spans several decades, Hammond is one of a handful of white blues musicians who was on the scenes at the beginning of the first blues renaissance of the mid-‘60s.  In 1966, while living in New York, he met a young Jimi Hendrix and offered to put a band together for the guitarist (while playing in his band, Hendrix was discovered by Chas Chandler, who took him to England to record).  Hammond continued his work with electric blues ensembles, recording with people like Robbie Robertson, Duane Allman and Dr. John.  In the meantime, he crafted a niche for himself: the solo guitar man, harmonica slung in a rack around his neck, reinterpreting classic blues songs.

Hammond has recorded 33 albums.  His latest, Rough & Tough, was a 2010 Grammy nominee for Best Traditional Blues Album.

Finding Joe Friday.....

• Rebecca from Island Rec is currently looking for a few good volunteers to help put this on – step up! you’ll be glad you did! Here’s more:

FIND “JOE FRIDAY”- TOWN SCAVENGER HUNT

How well do you know your town?

Join Island Rec on Sunday, October 3rd for a day of fun and suspense. This town-wide scavenger hunt will focus on the sights, smells, and sounds of Friday Harbor. Teams will have to work together to solve riddles and complete a variety of challenges in order to be the first to find “Joe Friday” and win the grand prize.

Get your family, friends, neighbors, or co-workers together and form a team of 2-4 people. All ages are welcome. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Sign up your team by September 23rd and receive a $5 discount! Cost per team is $15 thereafter. Volunteers are needed to help run activities and clue stations, please call if interested in helping out. Call Island Rec at 378-4953 for more information.

• A little swinging goes a long way – that’s Jodi & her girl Lilly on Sunday at the family playground at the Fairgrounds:

• What can YOU do in the next four years to make the planet a better place to live? Check this out, and sign up (and thanks to BJ for sharing):

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