Monday on the move….

Even late Sunday afternoon, artists were still smiling at the Arts Fair, rain or no rain - that's Nancy & Louis Spaulding, with their amazing work (you can check them out at Island Studios, now that the Fair is over), while Lauren has her awesome bags on display at the Sail Loft down on the waterfront (under the Yacht Club) for San Juan Canvas....

‘Twas a weekend of rain & sprinkles & getting together around the island…hope you got out a bit! Let’s see what’s up….

It was cool to run into Leilani (dreambeadsfh.com) in the street (she was in the crosswalk between Kings & the drug store) and check out her dinner Saturday night - nachos to go from Haley's. Yum!

• Whoa – the midnight show for Harry Potter’s last film in the series sold out in two hours on Thursday afternoon, so Thursday night’s kickoff was full, and the weekend was busy, as the island did its part in making HP the biggest first-weekend moneymaker, eclipsing Twilight (interesting thought, astronomically), Batman & Spiderman.

I liked what writer Stephen King said: “Harry Potter is about confronting fears, finding inner strength and doing what is right in the face of adversity. Twilight is about how important it is to have a boyfriend.”

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• I heard Ally Pemberton Noland, brother Beckett & husband Chris welcomed baby Brooks into the world this past weekend – wahoo!

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• If you got a chance to get out in the summer mist (ok, rain) this weekend, and enjoyed the refreshing coolness of it all, great. It WAS perfect weather for a walk on the westside, or a run around Pear Point….

The weather slowed up things at the Summer Arts Fair downtown (especially on Saturday) and the opening weekend of Island Stage Left’s Winter’s Tale played to small crowds…but the play goes on this coming weekend (and month!) Overall, I liked the way folks at the downtown Fair just kept smiling when I went to visit late Saturday & Sunday afternoon…and the way there were people visiting the booths regardless of the sprinkles.

Cyndi Brast added some photos from the weekend to her portfolio – check it out here.

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They'll be dancing next month at the Farmers Market, too -that's Sakana Rakasa....from left: Melissa, Megan & Amy.

• On Saturday, when the rain let up for an hour or so, it was cool to see dancing at the Farmers Market – in the picture above, that’s (from left), Inanna (Melissa Bailey), Sela (Megan Vivenzio), and Amani (Amy Lopez), who make up the performing belly dance troupe Sakana Rakasa, which means “live to dance.” (The troupe can be reached at sakanarakasa (at) yahoo.com.)

This weekend! Photo by Cyndi Brast.

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• It’s one of the highlights of the summer – the Book Sale, which is Friday & Saturday this weekend. (This is when we stock up for the long, dark, cold, long, dark, did I mention long? winter).

This year they’re gonna be at the big gym at the high school (instead of the elementary school) – here’s the details from Friends of the Library Book Sale Chair Jan Smulovitz:

Hey, Ian – This year the Sale is July 22 and 23…here’s how it works:

The 32nd Annual Summer Book Sale (run by the Friends of the San Juan Island Library) will take place at Turnbull Gym at FHHS on Friday July 22  6-8pm for FOL members only. Membership is $10 for each person or $25 for a family and will be checked at the door.

The Book Sale is then open to all on Saturday from 10am to 2pm, with all proceeds going to the Library. Thousands of books are for sale including best sellers, cook books , art and biography and many more categories.

Biggest smile this weekend: That's Audrey Espinoza's seven-month-old girl Violet this weekend....she calls her 'Ultra-Violet' - you can see why!

PRICES ARE ABSURDLY LOW AT A $1.50 PER INCH OF BOOKS.

Volunteers are still needed to transport the boxes of books from the storage unit to the high school gym and to sort the books in the gym.

Three books, water and cookies for all volunteers.

Contact Jan Smulovitz at 378 8983 to volunteer.

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• Scott Reynolds says he & Michelle are nearly done with the new place at 305 Blair Street (where the Tooth Ferry is going to re-locate in mid-August, next to the school district office). They are aiming to re-open on August 23.

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Saturday night was the opening reception for Kurt Wenner's show at the IMA gallery (next to the Little Store), which tracked some 600 visitors that evening...wow! And...it's an incredible experience, seeing the magic Kurt works on sidewalks everywhere...check it out! IMA board member & former FHHS principal Marilyn Luckman was happy to see FHHS social studies teacher Greg Sawyer, whose kidney replacement recovery is going great (he biked 10 miles late last week!)

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