Topic: Arts
SJCT Job Opening
Written on September 19, 2017 at 5:43 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Community Theatre is seeking an Executive/Artistic Director. This full-time position reports to the San Juan Community Theatre Board of Trustees and is responsible for conceiving, developing, and implementing the direction, focus and artistic vision for San Juan Community Theatre. The Executive/Artistic Director selects and evaluates programs for the year, including local stage productions, Continue Reading
Summer Film Series
Written on September 18, 2017 at 5:43 am, by Tim Dustrude
Fellow Film Buffs, Well all good things must come to an end. This Tuesday we show the last film of our 2017 series but we are leaving on a high note. “The Wedding Plan” is a heartwarming, inspiring story of a woman who insists on doing thing “her way”. If you enjoy outstanding performances, surprises, Continue Reading
Peace Weavers
Written on September 16, 2017 at 5:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
Griffin Bay Bookstore and the San Juan Island Library Present an evening with Bellingham author Candace Wellman. This is an evening you won’t want to miss! Please join us at the library on Wednesday, September 27, 7:00 pm for a book talk by Candace Wellman, author of the remarkable, Peace Weavers: Uniting the Salish Coast Continue Reading
Surface & Depth – Tom Small – Sculpture
Written on September 15, 2017 at 4:48 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Opening at WaterWorks Gallery. Tom Small’s sculptures are inspired directly from the land. For Tom specific locales in the Northwest provide the vision for the work. These locales include the islands, the beaches, the rivers, the mountains. This show will include recent drawings, carvings in stone and wood, and glass castings. Please join Tom Small Continue Reading
Voices of our Elders
Written on September 13, 2017 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Up Close project brings the stories, wisdom, artistry, and humor of Island elders to the stage of San Juan Community Theatre’s Gubelman Theatre this Friday and Saturday, September 15-16 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, September 17 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are available at the SJCT Box Office (360) 378-3210 or online at www.sjctheatre.org Local Continue Reading
Dance for Charity
Written on September 13, 2017 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
Dance Workshop 2 “Dance for Charity” 8 Week Beginning Ballet Program FREE for Teens and Adults Lina Downes, Director of Dance Workshop 2 and strong supporter of World Vision, a nondenominational Washington based charity aid organization, is combining her passion for teaching with her commitment to service by offering a program to teens and adults Continue Reading
Five New Exhibitions Grace SJIMA
Written on September 12, 2017 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
Art-packed galleries open Part 3 of Dialogues From The Forest at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA) on September 16th at 11:00 AM. This exhibition spotlights five artists whose works have been featured nationwide. All of the artists interpret the natural world and honor the abundant Northwest resources in their personal statements of Continue Reading
Call for Volunteers
Written on September 12, 2017 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Friday Harbor Film Festival Needs You! September brings the promise of changing seasons and new activities. The Friday Harbor Film Festival crew is stepping up the pace in preparation for the upcoming festival. There are volunteer opportunities right now in the FHFF Office. Help is needed 7 days a week from 12:00 PM – Continue Reading
Coming Soon to SJIMA, Dialogues From the Forest: Part 3
Written on September 11, 2017 at 5:30 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
San Juan Islands Museum of Art is currently closed for the installation of the upcoming exhibit, Dialogues From the Forest: Part 3, opening Saturday, September 16. This will be the final exhibition of the Dialogues form the Forest series exploring and honoring the natural resources of the Northwest landscape. This exhibition spotlights five artists whose Continue Reading
Surface and Depth: Kappy Trigg and Tom Small at Waterworks Gallery
Written on September 8, 2017 at 12:18 pm, by Peggy Sue McRae
A reception for the artists Tom Small and Kathryn Trigg will be held today, Friday, September 8th 4 -7 pm at Waterworks Gallery. The exhibit featuring Small’s Sculpture and Trigg’s Monotype Paintings, Surface & Depth: Stone and Paper, will continue through September 8 – 30. Tom Small’s sculptures are inspired directly from the land. For Tom, specific locales in the Continue Reading
Summer Film Series Presents: Land of Mine
Written on September 4, 2017 at 6:30 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
On Tuesday September 5, SJCT Summer Film Series presents, Land of Mine. This German/Danish film was a nominee for Best Foreign Film at the 2017 Academy Awards. The film is based on a true account of German prisoners of war sent to clear land mines in Denmark after World War II. Admission is either by Continue Reading
Emergence, SJIMA’s First Nations Exhibit Ends Monday
Written on September 3, 2017 at 3:04 pm, by Peggy Sue McRae
Don’t miss your last opportunity to see this exhibit!… Contemporary glass artist, Raven Skyriver will wrap up the end of the First Nation exhibition at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art on Monday, September 4. His gallery talk at 4:00 pm on Labor Day will be the grand finale of this exceptional show. In celebration of the Continue Reading
Auditions! SJCT Family Theatre
Written on September 2, 2017 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Community Theare’s Family Theatre program has musical fun with world’s most famous bard in its upcoming fall production. Auditions for Steve Titford’s Shakespeare Rocks! are being held on Monday and Tuesday, September 11 and 12 at 3:00 p.m. in the Whittier Theatre. Island kids in grades K-6 and their parents are invited to Continue Reading
Archipelago Collective Chamber Music Concert
Written on September 1, 2017 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
Chamber Music at The Brickworks Join us as we fill the beautiful Brickworks event space with music, conversation, and community. This diverse program includes music by living composers (one based on San Juan Island), some Latin flair, and a classic of the string quartet repertoire. Alex Shapiro – Intermezzo for Harp & Bassoon Astor Piazzolla Continue Reading
Staff Change at SJCT
Written on September 1, 2017 at 5:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
The San Juan Community Theatre Board of Trustees has received notice that our Executive/Artistic Director will be leaving his position in early December of this year. In a letter to the board, Bobby stated, “I am honored to have been a steward of this magnificent organization. I treasure the many projects we have created and Continue Reading
Honoring an Island Composer
Written on August 30, 2017 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Community Theatre’s final Night Music of the season is a tribute to one of our own! Some 13 local musicians honor Hollywood composer and San Juan Islander Dick Hieronymus this Thursday, August 31 at 7:30 pm. Space is limited in the Gubelman Theatre and Steele Memorial Garden and the concert is filling up Continue Reading
FHFF Announcement
Written on August 30, 2017 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
Special Friday Harbor Film Festival Announcement The 2017 Friday Harbor Film Festival programs have arrived! At 56 pages is it by far our most comprehensive program to date, which is a perfect way to celebrate our 5th Year of the Film Festival!! We owe a very special thanks to the tireless efforts of our program Continue Reading
Art for Fun
Written on August 30, 2017 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
Just a note to let folks know that San Juan Islands Art Museum’s last Art for Fun, “paint and sip”, session for August is Tuesday, August 29. We will be painting “Guiding Light”, a view of the Lime Kiln Lighthouse. Our instructor will be local painter and sculptor, Kristen Abramson. To learn more and to Continue Reading
SJCT Summer Film Series
Written on August 24, 2017 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
This is a first for our series – “Limbo”, a film made almost two decades ago. It is not a “classic” in the normal sense, rather, one that was underappreciated upon release. Written and directed by John Sayles (“The Secret of Roan Inish”), Limbo tells the story of people trying to reinvent themselves in the Continue Reading
Walking and Drawing Workshop
Written on August 23, 2017 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
A rare opportunity to take a workshop with the talented and incomparable Joe Miller is being offered by the San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA). Four Forests: Walking and Drawing will be offered in four sessions on Tuesdays: September 12 – October 3, from 1p.m. – 4p.m. The students may use any medium or Continue Reading
The Closer-Raven Skyriver
Written on August 22, 2017 at 5:53 am, by Tim Dustrude
Contemporary glass artist, Raven Skyriver will wrap up the end of the First Nation exhibition at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art on Monday, Sept. 4. Raven’s glass creations are included in EMERGENCE Legendary & Emerging First Nation Artists at SJIMA. His gallery talk at 4 p.m. on Labor Day will be the grand Continue Reading
New Musical Theatre Fund at SJCT
Written on August 22, 2017 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Community Theatre’s record-breaking production of Chicago this Spring has prompted the creation of a new fundraising campaign dedicated to the future of musical theatre at SJCT. When part-time islander and longtime theatre supporter Suzy Wakefield first saw the play in the Whittier Theatre, she was so “blown away” she saw it again the Continue Reading
SJCT Job Opening
Written on September 19, 2017 at 5:43 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Community Theatre is seeking an Executive/Artistic Director. This full-time position reports to the San Juan Community Theatre Board of Trustees and is responsible for conceiving, developing, and implementing the direction, focus and artistic vision for San Juan Community Theatre. The Executive/Artistic Director selects and evaluates programs for the year, including local stage productions, Continue Reading
Summer Film Series
Written on September 18, 2017 at 5:43 am, by Tim Dustrude
Fellow Film Buffs, Well all good things must come to an end. This Tuesday we show the last film of our 2017 series but we are leaving on a high note. “The Wedding Plan” is a heartwarming, inspiring story of a woman who insists on doing thing “her way”. If you enjoy outstanding performances, surprises, Continue Reading
Peace Weavers
Written on September 16, 2017 at 5:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
Griffin Bay Bookstore and the San Juan Island Library Present an evening with Bellingham author Candace Wellman. This is an evening you won’t want to miss! Please join us at the library on Wednesday, September 27, 7:00 pm for a book talk by Candace Wellman, author of the remarkable, Peace Weavers: Uniting the Salish Coast Continue Reading
Surface & Depth – Tom Small – Sculpture
Written on September 15, 2017 at 4:48 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Opening at WaterWorks Gallery. Tom Small’s sculptures are inspired directly from the land. For Tom specific locales in the Northwest provide the vision for the work. These locales include the islands, the beaches, the rivers, the mountains. This show will include recent drawings, carvings in stone and wood, and glass castings. Please join Tom Small Continue Reading
Voices of our Elders
Written on September 13, 2017 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Up Close project brings the stories, wisdom, artistry, and humor of Island elders to the stage of San Juan Community Theatre’s Gubelman Theatre this Friday and Saturday, September 15-16 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, September 17 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are available at the SJCT Box Office (360) 378-3210 or online at www.sjctheatre.org Local Continue Reading
Dance for Charity
Written on September 13, 2017 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
Dance Workshop 2 “Dance for Charity” 8 Week Beginning Ballet Program FREE for Teens and Adults Lina Downes, Director of Dance Workshop 2 and strong supporter of World Vision, a nondenominational Washington based charity aid organization, is combining her passion for teaching with her commitment to service by offering a program to teens and adults Continue Reading
Five New Exhibitions Grace SJIMA
Written on September 12, 2017 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
Art-packed galleries open Part 3 of Dialogues From The Forest at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA) on September 16th at 11:00 AM. This exhibition spotlights five artists whose works have been featured nationwide. All of the artists interpret the natural world and honor the abundant Northwest resources in their personal statements of Continue Reading
Call for Volunteers
Written on September 12, 2017 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Friday Harbor Film Festival Needs You! September brings the promise of changing seasons and new activities. The Friday Harbor Film Festival crew is stepping up the pace in preparation for the upcoming festival. There are volunteer opportunities right now in the FHFF Office. Help is needed 7 days a week from 12:00 PM – Continue Reading
Coming Soon to SJIMA, Dialogues From the Forest: Part 3
Written on September 11, 2017 at 5:30 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
San Juan Islands Museum of Art is currently closed for the installation of the upcoming exhibit, Dialogues From the Forest: Part 3, opening Saturday, September 16. This will be the final exhibition of the Dialogues form the Forest series exploring and honoring the natural resources of the Northwest landscape. This exhibition spotlights five artists whose Continue Reading
Surface and Depth: Kappy Trigg and Tom Small at Waterworks Gallery
Written on September 8, 2017 at 12:18 pm, by Peggy Sue McRae
A reception for the artists Tom Small and Kathryn Trigg will be held today, Friday, September 8th 4 -7 pm at Waterworks Gallery. The exhibit featuring Small’s Sculpture and Trigg’s Monotype Paintings, Surface & Depth: Stone and Paper, will continue through September 8 – 30. Tom Small’s sculptures are inspired directly from the land. For Tom, specific locales in the Continue Reading
Summer Film Series Presents: Land of Mine
Written on September 4, 2017 at 6:30 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
On Tuesday September 5, SJCT Summer Film Series presents, Land of Mine. This German/Danish film was a nominee for Best Foreign Film at the 2017 Academy Awards. The film is based on a true account of German prisoners of war sent to clear land mines in Denmark after World War II. Admission is either by Continue Reading
Emergence, SJIMA’s First Nations Exhibit Ends Monday
Written on September 3, 2017 at 3:04 pm, by Peggy Sue McRae
Don’t miss your last opportunity to see this exhibit!… Contemporary glass artist, Raven Skyriver will wrap up the end of the First Nation exhibition at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art on Monday, September 4. His gallery talk at 4:00 pm on Labor Day will be the grand finale of this exceptional show. In celebration of the Continue Reading
Auditions! SJCT Family Theatre
Written on September 2, 2017 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Community Theare’s Family Theatre program has musical fun with world’s most famous bard in its upcoming fall production. Auditions for Steve Titford’s Shakespeare Rocks! are being held on Monday and Tuesday, September 11 and 12 at 3:00 p.m. in the Whittier Theatre. Island kids in grades K-6 and their parents are invited to Continue Reading
Archipelago Collective Chamber Music Concert
Written on September 1, 2017 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
Chamber Music at The Brickworks Join us as we fill the beautiful Brickworks event space with music, conversation, and community. This diverse program includes music by living composers (one based on San Juan Island), some Latin flair, and a classic of the string quartet repertoire. Alex Shapiro – Intermezzo for Harp & Bassoon Astor Piazzolla Continue Reading
Staff Change at SJCT
Written on September 1, 2017 at 5:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
The San Juan Community Theatre Board of Trustees has received notice that our Executive/Artistic Director will be leaving his position in early December of this year. In a letter to the board, Bobby stated, “I am honored to have been a steward of this magnificent organization. I treasure the many projects we have created and Continue Reading
Honoring an Island Composer
Written on August 30, 2017 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Community Theatre’s final Night Music of the season is a tribute to one of our own! Some 13 local musicians honor Hollywood composer and San Juan Islander Dick Hieronymus this Thursday, August 31 at 7:30 pm. Space is limited in the Gubelman Theatre and Steele Memorial Garden and the concert is filling up Continue Reading
FHFF Announcement
Written on August 30, 2017 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
Special Friday Harbor Film Festival Announcement The 2017 Friday Harbor Film Festival programs have arrived! At 56 pages is it by far our most comprehensive program to date, which is a perfect way to celebrate our 5th Year of the Film Festival!! We owe a very special thanks to the tireless efforts of our program Continue Reading
Art for Fun
Written on August 30, 2017 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
Just a note to let folks know that San Juan Islands Art Museum’s last Art for Fun, “paint and sip”, session for August is Tuesday, August 29. We will be painting “Guiding Light”, a view of the Lime Kiln Lighthouse. Our instructor will be local painter and sculptor, Kristen Abramson. To learn more and to Continue Reading
SJCT Summer Film Series
Written on August 24, 2017 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
This is a first for our series – “Limbo”, a film made almost two decades ago. It is not a “classic” in the normal sense, rather, one that was underappreciated upon release. Written and directed by John Sayles (“The Secret of Roan Inish”), Limbo tells the story of people trying to reinvent themselves in the Continue Reading
Walking and Drawing Workshop
Written on August 23, 2017 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
A rare opportunity to take a workshop with the talented and incomparable Joe Miller is being offered by the San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA). Four Forests: Walking and Drawing will be offered in four sessions on Tuesdays: September 12 – October 3, from 1p.m. – 4p.m. The students may use any medium or Continue Reading
The Closer-Raven Skyriver
Written on August 22, 2017 at 5:53 am, by Tim Dustrude
Contemporary glass artist, Raven Skyriver will wrap up the end of the First Nation exhibition at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art on Monday, Sept. 4. Raven’s glass creations are included in EMERGENCE Legendary & Emerging First Nation Artists at SJIMA. His gallery talk at 4 p.m. on Labor Day will be the grand Continue Reading
New Musical Theatre Fund at SJCT
Written on August 22, 2017 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Community Theatre’s record-breaking production of Chicago this Spring has prompted the creation of a new fundraising campaign dedicated to the future of musical theatre at SJCT. When part-time islander and longtime theatre supporter Suzy Wakefield first saw the play in the Whittier Theatre, she was so “blown away” she saw it again the Continue Reading