Around town, around the island…

Last known picture of the fudge samples at the Bean Coffeehouse...when I dropped by a half hour later, the samples were gone, but you could still buy some.

Let’s see what’s up:

• They’re here this weekend at the Rumor Mill on Friday & Saturday – here’s the scoop:

Andy Koch and the Badd Dog Blues Society – Andy’s gutsy vocals make blues aficionados scream, and his fun-loving stage presence is contagious, bringing his fans back time and time again. Koch’s exciting interpretation of the harmonica puts new definitions in the dictionary of music for this amazingly diverse instrument. Don’t miss this!

Kirk is on the move...

• I dropped by to see Kirk & he tells me he’ll be opening in his new spot the day after Thanksgiving, and he’s open till then, mostly. Here’s the deal:

Isle be Jammin’ is moving!
Kirk Fuhrmeister, owner and operator of ISLE BE JAMMIN’ Music Store announces the relocation of the business from 335 Argyle Ave to 310B Spring Street ( the old Creme Broulee space) in Friday Harbor. He says, “We have simply outgrown our present space. This larger location will allow for an expanded teaching program, a larger performance space and a beautiful showroom for island woodworkers products. We will continue to sell items on consignment as well as Buy-Sell-Trade New and Used musical instruments, gear and memorabilia!”

Due date: Audrey Espinoza & Kris Bayas are both due this month, so they compared notes & progress on the ferry earlier this week. Great moms...

• It’s next weekend, but they’re still rehearsing! This year’s kids’ play at the Community Theatre is called Stars Lore: A Mythological Musical. Locally written, writer/director Penelope Haskew has gathered the songwriting help of island composers, including Teddy Deane, me, and Richard Hieronymus, to tell us the story of Camp Estrella Bonita.  K-6 grade students tell us stories from around the world and throughout time about love, courage, generosity and patience.

Last year’s show was great – and the parents I’ve talked to tell me rehearsals have been fun. See you there!

• Sounds like we’re helping make the news…Westwind Aviation’s Dan DeShon (and our Mr. San Juan) helped with the filming a couple of months ago – here’s the word from Loren:

Thought you might like to know, Dan flew a CBS cameraman around the area back in September for a segment of CBS’s “48 Hours” on the “Barefoot Bandit.” They did some in-flight filming around Orcas Island both during daylight and after dark, back into the Cascades, Camano Island, and so on.

CBS has just advised us that it will air this weekend. It appears to be listed as 10pm Saturday night on KIRO – check your listings.

Lisa

• A small world indeed – I mentioned that Lisa Kleypas had written a book called Christmas at Friday Harbor (it tickled me that her website says “Lisa was named Miss Massachusetts in the Miss America competition. Among the challenges she faced: wearing a banner with such a long state name, when she is only 5’2″. Because of the rule that contestants had to tuck the excess length of banner into their swimsuits, she became known as “Miss Massachu.”

Anyway, it turns out that longtime islander Lori Stokes knew her, back in the day, back east:

Hi, Ian — I thought you’d enjoy hearing that Lisa Kleypas, the author who just wrote a book set in Friday Harbor, lived a few doors up from me while she was growing up. She babysat my kids on many occasions, and I knew her and her family well. I remember when she represented Massachusetts in the Miss America pageant — it was quite a thrill for all her neighbors to see her on TV! I guess she must have visited Friday Harbor while she was writing her book, but didn’t have any idea that I had moved here.  We haven’t been in touch since she headed off to college. – Lori

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