Topic: Arts
Friday Harbor Nutcracker
Written on December 1, 2017 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
Salish Sea Youth Ballet presents the Friday Harbor Nutcracker on December 16th & 17thSalish Sea Youth Ballet is proud to present the 2017 Friday Harbor Nutcracker! San Juan Island dancers will perform The Nutcracker in an intimate tea party setting at Brickworks. This interactive, family friendly event immerses audiences into the magical winter ballet and is sure to become a family Continue Reading
Flea & Craft Market
Written on November 30, 2017 at 5:38 am, by Tim Dustrude
Flea & Craft Market at the Fairgrounds this Saturday! The San Juan County Fairgrounds will host its annual Winter Flea and Craft Market this Saturday, December 2nd from 9am until 1pm. Over 35 booths with Holiday gifts, local crafts, vintage finds, and special bargains (it is a Flea Market after all) are sure to entice Continue Reading
Island Senior: Mullis Center Offers a New Venue For Crafts
Written on November 29, 2017 at 5:53 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Island Senior is a regular column written for the SJ Update by Peggy Sue McRae… On the Friday and Saturday before Thanksgiving the Mullis Center held its first ever Holiday Craft Fair. Tables of crafts and goodies lined the large dining room, well lit by the surrounding windows. I spoke with Debbie Haagensen, the center’s Continue Reading
SJCT Holiday Festival
Written on November 29, 2017 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
Tickets are still available for San Juan Community Theatre’s Holiday Festival 2017 THIS Saturday, December 2 at 5 pm. SJCT’s biggest fundraiser of the year, the Festival transforms the Theatre into a winter wonderland as guests enjoy gourmet food, silent and live auctions, a surprise raffle only that night, and island entertainment. More than 80 Continue Reading
Final Week for Annapurna
Written on November 27, 2017 at 5:59 am, by Tim Dustrude
Reviews have been fantastic. Houses have been very full (in the aisles), so be sure to come and see this remarkable production! “Powerful”, “riveting”, “superb” are some of the adjectives coming our way from patrons! Showing Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 pm and on the final day, Sunday at 4:00 pm in the Marie Boe Continue Reading
Winter Family Art Days
Written on November 27, 2017 at 5:57 am, by Tim Dustrude
First Winter Family Art Days at SJIMA! The San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA) invites children and their parents and family members to create take-home art projects and gifts in celebration on the winter season. Attendance is free, and all art supplies are provided. Eight sessions are planned for Saturdays 10:00 am to noon, Continue Reading
Eric Takes First Place
Written on November 16, 2017 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
Frank Penwell shares this good news for Eric Sable… Three cheers for Eric Sable ‘s talent, discipline, and perseverance. In June of 2017, Eric Sable represented Friday Harbor Grange #225 at the Washington State Grange Convention held at Ocean Shores, WA. Eric played a harmonica with a “beat box vibe.” Eric took first place at Continue Reading
The Chord of Longing
Written on November 15, 2017 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
Meet & Greet Author Event at Griffin Bay Bookstore The Chord of Longing by Mother Felicitas Curti Islanders will have the good fortune to meet Shaw Island’s ebullient Mother Felicitas Curti by visiting Griffin Bay Bookstore on Saturday, November 18, 2:00—4:00 pm when she presents her memoir, The Chord of Longing: My Life as Atheist, Continue Reading
Dance For Charity
Written on November 14, 2017 at 5:58 am, by Tim Dustrude
Local Dance Performance to Benefit African Famine Aid Please join Dance Workshop 2 for their culminating performance of the new “Dance For Charity” program. This new 8 week program offers free ballet training to anyone willing to try! The “Dance For Charity” students will perform alongside more advanced ballet dancers Lydia Downs and Stephen Moore. Continue Reading
Shakespeare Rocks
Written on November 14, 2017 at 5:57 am, by Tim Dustrude
Playing with the Bard at SJCT More than 80 islanders are having fun with music and Shakespeare, ready to share that excitement at San Juan Community Theatre, Thursday through Sunday, November 16-19. The SJCT Family Theatre musical production of Steve Titford’s Shakespeare Rocks features a cast of 50 K-6 graders and 10 adults/parents as well Continue Reading
Cracking the Surface
Written on November 13, 2017 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
On Saturday, November 18th the San Juan Island Museum of Art (SJIMA) opens its doors for the 6th Annual Artists’ Registry Show. The artwork created in this much anticipated and popular exhibit centers around the theme, “Cracking the Surface”. Local artists residing on San Juan, Orcas and Lopez islands will exhibit a diverse collection of Continue Reading
ISL Presents Annapurna
Written on November 8, 2017 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
Island Stage Left is thrilled to announce the opening of “Annapurna” by Sharr White. A cowboy poet down on his luck in a run-down trailer in Colorado and Emma, his East Coast, one-time wife, who appears out of the blue after twenty years, strive to find answers to burning questions from the past. At once Continue Reading
Art for Fun
Written on November 3, 2017 at 5:53 am, by Tim Dustrude
Hi Everyone, The next Art for Fun, paint pARTy, is coming up November 15! Enjoy an evening of step by step instruction as local artist, Kristen Abramson, guides you through the process of completing your own acrylic painting. Partner up with friends, family, working buddies and register online for this fun experience at www.sjima.org. The Continue Reading
Arts Commission Openings
Written on November 3, 2017 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
Town accepting applications for open positions on Friday Harbor Arts Commission. The Friday Harbor Arts Commission (FHAC) is seeking two new members to fill three-year appointments commencing January 1, 2018. Commissioners appointed to these unpaid, volunteer positions will represent the interests of the Town, community, and local artists in advising the Town Council on the Continue Reading
Winter Comedy Auditions November 6-7
Written on November 3, 2017 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
Auditions are being held for San Juan Community Theatre’s winter play, giving actors chance to help warm up audiences with laughter and satire during the winter season. Director Tony Vivenzio will be casting for Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.’s Happy Birthday, Wanda June on Monday and Tuesday, November 6-7 at 6:00 p.m. The story centers around a Continue Reading
Special Preview Tonight
Written on November 2, 2017 at 11:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Friday Harbor Film Festival officially starts tomorrow, Friday November 3rd, but they are having a FREE preview tonight at 5:30 pm at San Juan Community Theatre. Check out the Angst: Breaking the Stigma Around Anxiety screening and virtual reality experience for high school and middle school students, parents and teachers. Angst takes an in-depth Continue Reading
Friday Harbor Nutcracker
Written on December 1, 2017 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
Salish Sea Youth Ballet presents the Friday Harbor Nutcracker on December 16th & 17thSalish Sea Youth Ballet is proud to present the 2017 Friday Harbor Nutcracker! San Juan Island dancers will perform The Nutcracker in an intimate tea party setting at Brickworks. This interactive, family friendly event immerses audiences into the magical winter ballet and is sure to become a family Continue Reading
Flea & Craft Market
Written on November 30, 2017 at 5:38 am, by Tim Dustrude
Flea & Craft Market at the Fairgrounds this Saturday! The San Juan County Fairgrounds will host its annual Winter Flea and Craft Market this Saturday, December 2nd from 9am until 1pm. Over 35 booths with Holiday gifts, local crafts, vintage finds, and special bargains (it is a Flea Market after all) are sure to entice Continue Reading
Island Senior: Mullis Center Offers a New Venue For Crafts
Written on November 29, 2017 at 5:53 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Island Senior is a regular column written for the SJ Update by Peggy Sue McRae… On the Friday and Saturday before Thanksgiving the Mullis Center held its first ever Holiday Craft Fair. Tables of crafts and goodies lined the large dining room, well lit by the surrounding windows. I spoke with Debbie Haagensen, the center’s Continue Reading
SJCT Holiday Festival
Written on November 29, 2017 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
Tickets are still available for San Juan Community Theatre’s Holiday Festival 2017 THIS Saturday, December 2 at 5 pm. SJCT’s biggest fundraiser of the year, the Festival transforms the Theatre into a winter wonderland as guests enjoy gourmet food, silent and live auctions, a surprise raffle only that night, and island entertainment. More than 80 Continue Reading
Final Week for Annapurna
Written on November 27, 2017 at 5:59 am, by Tim Dustrude
Reviews have been fantastic. Houses have been very full (in the aisles), so be sure to come and see this remarkable production! “Powerful”, “riveting”, “superb” are some of the adjectives coming our way from patrons! Showing Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 pm and on the final day, Sunday at 4:00 pm in the Marie Boe Continue Reading
Winter Family Art Days
Written on November 27, 2017 at 5:57 am, by Tim Dustrude
First Winter Family Art Days at SJIMA! The San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA) invites children and their parents and family members to create take-home art projects and gifts in celebration on the winter season. Attendance is free, and all art supplies are provided. Eight sessions are planned for Saturdays 10:00 am to noon, Continue Reading
Eric Takes First Place
Written on November 16, 2017 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
Frank Penwell shares this good news for Eric Sable… Three cheers for Eric Sable ‘s talent, discipline, and perseverance. In June of 2017, Eric Sable represented Friday Harbor Grange #225 at the Washington State Grange Convention held at Ocean Shores, WA. Eric played a harmonica with a “beat box vibe.” Eric took first place at Continue Reading
The Chord of Longing
Written on November 15, 2017 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
Meet & Greet Author Event at Griffin Bay Bookstore The Chord of Longing by Mother Felicitas Curti Islanders will have the good fortune to meet Shaw Island’s ebullient Mother Felicitas Curti by visiting Griffin Bay Bookstore on Saturday, November 18, 2:00—4:00 pm when she presents her memoir, The Chord of Longing: My Life as Atheist, Continue Reading
Dance For Charity
Written on November 14, 2017 at 5:58 am, by Tim Dustrude
Local Dance Performance to Benefit African Famine Aid Please join Dance Workshop 2 for their culminating performance of the new “Dance For Charity” program. This new 8 week program offers free ballet training to anyone willing to try! The “Dance For Charity” students will perform alongside more advanced ballet dancers Lydia Downs and Stephen Moore. Continue Reading
Shakespeare Rocks
Written on November 14, 2017 at 5:57 am, by Tim Dustrude
Playing with the Bard at SJCT More than 80 islanders are having fun with music and Shakespeare, ready to share that excitement at San Juan Community Theatre, Thursday through Sunday, November 16-19. The SJCT Family Theatre musical production of Steve Titford’s Shakespeare Rocks features a cast of 50 K-6 graders and 10 adults/parents as well Continue Reading
Cracking the Surface
Written on November 13, 2017 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
On Saturday, November 18th the San Juan Island Museum of Art (SJIMA) opens its doors for the 6th Annual Artists’ Registry Show. The artwork created in this much anticipated and popular exhibit centers around the theme, “Cracking the Surface”. Local artists residing on San Juan, Orcas and Lopez islands will exhibit a diverse collection of Continue Reading
ISL Presents Annapurna
Written on November 8, 2017 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
Island Stage Left is thrilled to announce the opening of “Annapurna” by Sharr White. A cowboy poet down on his luck in a run-down trailer in Colorado and Emma, his East Coast, one-time wife, who appears out of the blue after twenty years, strive to find answers to burning questions from the past. At once Continue Reading
Art for Fun
Written on November 3, 2017 at 5:53 am, by Tim Dustrude
Hi Everyone, The next Art for Fun, paint pARTy, is coming up November 15! Enjoy an evening of step by step instruction as local artist, Kristen Abramson, guides you through the process of completing your own acrylic painting. Partner up with friends, family, working buddies and register online for this fun experience at www.sjima.org. The Continue Reading
Arts Commission Openings
Written on November 3, 2017 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
Town accepting applications for open positions on Friday Harbor Arts Commission. The Friday Harbor Arts Commission (FHAC) is seeking two new members to fill three-year appointments commencing January 1, 2018. Commissioners appointed to these unpaid, volunteer positions will represent the interests of the Town, community, and local artists in advising the Town Council on the Continue Reading
Winter Comedy Auditions November 6-7
Written on November 3, 2017 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
Auditions are being held for San Juan Community Theatre’s winter play, giving actors chance to help warm up audiences with laughter and satire during the winter season. Director Tony Vivenzio will be casting for Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.’s Happy Birthday, Wanda June on Monday and Tuesday, November 6-7 at 6:00 p.m. The story centers around a Continue Reading
Special Preview Tonight
Written on November 2, 2017 at 11:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Friday Harbor Film Festival officially starts tomorrow, Friday November 3rd, but they are having a FREE preview tonight at 5:30 pm at San Juan Community Theatre. Check out the Angst: Breaking the Stigma Around Anxiety screening and virtual reality experience for high school and middle school students, parents and teachers. Angst takes an in-depth Continue Reading