Tuesday…wahoo!

Beautiful morning out at Lime Kiln State Park when I was out there last week....

Let’s take a peek around the island….

She's at the Skagit County Fair this week, AND you can buy Kate's CD at Islands Studios or at http://kateschuman.com/....get your copy now!

• It’s that time of year! Are you getting ready for the Fair next week? Get your pickles pickled, your hogs washed, your songs ready to sing, your carb count low this week so you can eat elephant ears next week – it’s coming!

• Speaking of Fairs, on Thursday, our own Kate Schuman is playing at the Skagit Valley Fair – I asked her how it’s set up, so people from the island might swing by & give a cheer, and she reports:

I am very excited to be playing at the Skagit County Fair this year, on Thursday, August 11th, at 11:00 in the morning.  Just stickin’ my toe in the water, so to speak, hoping they like what they hear and I’ll get to go back next year with a band.

I would be absolutely thrilled to see a familiar face or two in the crowd!  I’ve attached the flyer with more information.  The fairground is easy to find, just a couple blocks south of old town Mt. Vernon, at 1410 Virginia Street.

• Speaking of talent, I wondered if Doug McCutchen last night at pickup soccer was a good juggler (most soccer players do it with one ball, with your feet), and he said, “Well, yeah” and showed what happens when you take a circus skills class in seventh grade in Wenatchee:

• Kings Market posted a reassuring note that you may have heard about that massive Cargill turkey recall (out of Arkansas) – they wanted you to know Kings doesn’t carry Cargill products.

Kenneth Atwell says hey to the pups going by in the Bow Wow Adventure Bus, down next to the ferry...

• There might be people in line in front of you for ice cream because of this – organizers for this year’s Latitudes & Attitudes Pacific Northwest Cruiser’s Rendezvous in Friday Harbor are expecting up to 120 boats and 500 people this weekend. Whoa! Here are the details.

• The folks at the Islands Museum of Art (IMA) want to pull together an artists’ registry of all the visual artists in the islands – here is the application. Here’s a bit more from the IMA:

This Artists’ Registry will provide a resource for the public, art connoisseurs and affiliations who wish to connect with artists living in our rich and varied artistic community on the San Juan Islands.

The Artist Registry, located on the IMA Website will give each Artist Member a display page which includes the Artist’s Name, a short biography, contact information, an image of their artwork, and a link to their individual website, gallery affiliations, and other websites where they are listed.

Remember Bison Gallery, when it was on theis spot? Or Neil's Images, a decade ago? Or the IMA, before the building was moved to American Camp? Well, this is the little park on the corner that's part of Friday Harbor House, now....(that's the Whale Museum in the background....)

• This is the weekend to drop your kids off at the Whale Museum! It’s a Pod Nod Weekend – here’s more from Cindy Hansen at The Whale Museum:

Last Pod Nod of the Summer at The Whale Museum

The Whale Museum is holding its final Pod Nod for the summer on Saturday, August 13.  This popular “pajama party” sleepover in the Museum for children ages 6 – 10 will be led by a Museum Educator with assistance from other adult professionals.  Youth participants will learn to value whales and their environment through art projects, science labs, music, games, and the traditional flashlight tour of the Exhibit Hall.  We promise a high adult/child ratio and a whale of a good time!

The theme for the final Pod Nod is ‘All About Orcas.’ The evening will begin at 6:30pm, with pick-up the next morning at 8:30am.  A bedtime snack and light breakfast are included.

The cost for the Pod Nod is $39 for children/grandchildren of Whale Museum members and $49 for non-members.  Scholarships are available.  Glow-in-the-dark orca t-shirts are available at a discounted cost of $15 including tax for your Pod Nodder to wear during the flashlight tour of the Exhibit Hall.  For more information, or to register a child in the Pod Nod, please call The Whale Museum at (360) 378-4710 extension 23 or email [email protected].  Pre-registration is required to ensure a great experience for the Pod Nodders as well as a high adult to child ratio.

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