Thursday…around town, around the island

The rainbow over Neil Bay on Tuesday night....photo by Cyndi Brast (thanks, Cyndi!)

Looks like a sunny day ahead…let’s see what’s going on…

"Late Afternoon" by Matt Dollahite (12x9) at Gallery San Juan

• Matt Dollahite has a couple of new works at Gallery San Juan, including “Late Afternoon,” which looks even better in person. So, swing by & check it out!

• This weekend the Mud Flat Band plays at the Rumor Mill on Friday night, and then on Saturday Kate Schuman gets the chance to make the people dance – here’s more from her:

Hey there music fans!  Doesn’t springtime make you feel like dancing?  I hope so!

I have a little something special for you this time around.  I asked some longtime friends to join me next Saturday, April 9th at The Rumor Mill to make a little dance music!  Roger on drums, Cecil on bass, Keith and I with our guitars, and Teddy Deane and Hank Schuman on saxophones.  This is sure to be a good time.  Fun tunes that you know and love.  Don’t be the one that just hears about it the next day – be there and make some good memories with friends!

The fun starts at 7:00 on Saturday night (April 9th) at The Rumor Mill!  Oren and Peggy have cooked up menu specials as well.

Thank you for supporting live music in Friday Harbor!  We truly appreciate you!

Getting covered in the major media outlets....

• Read All About It! The Pacific Catalyst II received a nice write-up in the April issue of Destinations Travel Magazine. To read the entire article,  click here.

• Michelle Loftus wanted folks to know this annual event’s off the calendar for the GOP:

Hey Ian! I need to announce a last minute cancellation for the San Juan County Republicans. The April 16th Lincoln Day Dinner has been canceled. Thanks for letting people know!
Thanks, Michelle

• You can get out on the water…Jim Maya runs all winter anyway, watching for the whales (and they watch for him!), and Western Prince is already running as well (Ivan started March 19th). Erin & Pete at San Juan Excursions get going this weekend, and San Juan Safaris‘s opening day is the 16th.

"Beach" by Leslie Cain

• There’s an artist’s reception for Leslie Cain at Waterworks Gallery this Friday from 5-7pm, with a talk & pastel demonstration set for Saturday from 11am – 2pm. Her show runs till the 24th, and is called “Pastels of the Island and Land in Proximity to the Ocean.” Here’s more about her, with samples of her work!

• Music on the 10th! There is an afternoon of Bach this Sunday at 2 – here’s more from David at St. David’s:

St. David’s Episcopal Church and the Salish Sea Early Music Festival will present Harpsichordist Hans-Jürgen Schnoor from Lübeck, Germany, baroque violinist and leader of the Seattle Baroque Orchestra Ingrid Matthews, and baroque flutist Jeffrey Cohan in a program of works by Johann Sebastian Bach on Sunday, April 10, at 2 pm.

In addition to Bach sonatas for violin and flute, the concert will feature the entire “Musical Offering.” This work includes a set of cannons, fugues, and a trio sonata which are all based on a theme given to Bach by King Frederick II of Prussia. The 6-part fugue is considered to be one of the most significant keyboard works ever written.

This performance of the Salish Sea Early Music Festival begins at 2 pm in Saint David’s Episcopal Church, on the corner of Park and Marguerite. The suggested donation, a free will offering towards expenses, is $15, with youth 18 and under invited to attend for free. For further information, call 378-5360 or visit www.concertspirituel.org.

• Zip San Juan is open! Here’s more from Stella & Pat:

Zip San Juan started offering tours April 1. We are really excited to offer the experience of soaring through the forest and hanging out in trees to visitors and residents of the San Juans.

We have 8 ziplines and a very fun suspension bridge. The tour is fully guided and lasts up to three hours. For the month of April, to celebrate our opening and to give everyone a chance to check us out we are offering a special two for one deal. For the price of one tour you can bring a friend or family member for free. All you need is proof of your residency here in the islands.

Call us at 378-5ZIP (5947) to book your tour and to ask any questions. Or check us out at www.zipsanjuan.com.  Come see for yourself what everyone has been talking about for the last year. We can’t wait to zip with you!.

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