Topic: Arts
Diane Martindale Named 1st Vice-Chair of State Arts Commission Board
Written on August 13, 2017 at 5:35 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
San Juan Island’s Diane Martindale has been named first Vice-Chair of the Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA) board at their recent board meeting in Wenatchee. Diane is co-president of the San Juan Islands Museum of Art and curator of the current exhibition, EMERGENCE Legendary & Emerging First Nation Artists. She also serves on the Friday Harbor Arts Continue Reading
Chamber Member of the Month: Ceramic Artist Lauren Jawer
Written on August 9, 2017 at 5:32 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Chamber of Commerce member of the month Lauren Jawer describes her inspiration for Belle Terre Ceramics… Belle Terre Ceramics rose to the surface while I was working as a sales person for Pelindaba Lavender farm in Friday Harbor, Washington. Being surrounded by lavender products of all sorts charged my creativity for the development of a much-needed soap Continue Reading
“Neverland” AUDITION-TIME!
Written on August 5, 2017 at 8:38 am, by Tim Dustrude
Don’t forget – auditions are coming up this week… Auditions for San Juan Community Theatre’s fall play—the Tony Award-winning Peter and the Starcatcher—are Monday and Tuesday, August 7-8 at 6:30 pm at the PARC, 70 Saltspring Drive. Director Joy Van Camp will be looking for several teens and adults, many playing multiple roles with some Continue Reading
Renowned Bill Holm to Speak in Friday Harbor
Written on August 4, 2017 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
The San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA) presents the iconic Bill Holm – expert, carver, performer, museum curator, teacher, painter, mentor and chief. Holm has enriched our understanding of NW Coast First Nation art and culture and has devoted his life to perpetuating these rich traditions. The talk will be at 7:00 p.m. on Continue Reading
Night Music Thursday
Written on August 3, 2017 at 5:56 am, by Tim Dustrude
SJCT’s summer Night Music series returns this Thursday at 7:30 pm in the intimate Gubelman and Steele Memorial garden. San Juan Island singer/songwriter/guitarist Debbie Nash Strasser shares her original songs and stories, accompanied by Hanneke Klein-Robbenhaar on the fiddle; with assists from cellist Sasha von Dassow on a piece or two. Doors open at 7:00 Continue Reading
Silence Without Echo
Written on August 3, 2017 at 5:41 am, by Tim Dustrude
At WaterWorks gallery from August 4th thru 26th, Catherine Eaton Skinner displays her Encaustic paintings. Catherine’s current body of work created for the show Silence Without Echo is resplendent in its meditation on silence: The silence of the pond at sunrise, the silence of a bird sitting on a branch and the silence of just Continue Reading
Scarecrow Contest
Written on August 2, 2017 at 5:41 am, by Tim Dustrude
Scarecrow Contest Returns to the Fair! The fun, festive, and ever-popular Scarecrows return to the Fair! Have a scarecrow you’d like to submit? Check out the entry guidelines (size requirements, etc) on the Fair website today and bring your scarecrow to the Fair Office to be assigned a place on grounds on Entry Day August Continue Reading
Art for Fun
Written on August 1, 2017 at 5:55 am, by Tim Dustrude
The next Art for Fun, “paint and sip”, class is August 7 from 6-8pm at San Juans Islands Museum of Art. Art for Fun is a two hour, fun-filled art party set in a relaxed, interactive atmosphere. No experience necessary. Celebrate a birthday, book club night out, a date night, create team building or just Continue Reading
Actors and Directors Needed for Original Works
Written on July 31, 2017 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
Actors and directors of all experience levels are invited to join San Juan Community Theatre’s Original Works Project, premiering in September. Auditions for the performances are scheduled on Saturday, August 12 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at SJCT’s PARC Studio, 70 Saltspring Drive. Actors must sign up for auditions at the SJCT Box Office (open Continue Reading
Summer Film Series
Written on July 31, 2017 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
Fellow Film Buffs – First a couple of important announcements: Because of a delay in release dates, we are revising our schedule. We will now be showing “Limbo” on August 29th and “The Wedding Plan” on September 19th. There will be no films on August 8th and 15th. We resume the series with “Neruda” on Continue Reading
Kate and Keith
Written on July 29, 2017 at 10:04 am, by Tim Dustrude
Keith Busha writes to let you know about upcoming performances… Hi Everybody! This Tuesday, August 1st, it’s Kate and Keith at San Juan Golf and Tennis Club for Happy Hour. Music starts at 5:00 and goes until 6:30. Address is 806 Golf Course Road. Loads of parking, easy access, great food and beverage. Come join Continue Reading
A Cappella on the Inter-Island
Written on July 29, 2017 at 5:53 am, by Tim Dustrude
It’s Summer and time for those who enjoy A Cappella singing to take a sea cruise on the inter-island ferry on this next Wednesday evening, August 2nd. Joining you will be San Juan Island’s own “Sound Vibrations,” the renown women’s chorus with a polished, fresh sound. Also aboard will be The Island Chordsmen Plus, a Continue Reading
FHFF Lifetime Achievement Award – Elouise Cobell
Written on July 29, 2017 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
This is the third in a 3-part series on this year’s Friday Harbor Film Festival. See part 1 here; see part 2 here… This year’s coveted Andrew V. McLaglen Lifetime Achievement Award is being presented posthumously to Elouise Cobell, a Blackfeet Tribal community leader and an advocate for Native American self-determination and financial independence. The Continue Reading
FHFF Local Hero Award – Dylan D’Haeze
Written on July 28, 2017 at 5:52 am, by Tim Dustrude
This is the second in a 3-part series about this year’s Friday Harbor Film Festival. See part 1 here… The Local Hero Award is presented each year to a present or former resident of the San Juan Islands who has made outstanding contributions to our quality of life, impacting people, animals, the arts, or the Continue Reading
San Juan Summer Arts Festival
Written on July 28, 2017 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
The San Juan Summer Arts Festival is a celebration of the creative talents from all of San Juan County. Sponsored by the San Juan County Arts Council and our local business supporters, this summer’s event marks the second annual ongoing festival, to be found poppin’ off at the Brickworks Plaza in Downtown Friday Harbor, on Continue Reading
“Peter” Auditions August 7 & 8
Written on July 28, 2017 at 5:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Community Theatre’s fall play will take us to the origins of a far-off place known as “Neverland.” But first, the key island players must be cast. Auditions for Rick Elice’s Peter and the Starcatcher are scheduled on Monday and Tuesday, August 7 and 8 at 6:30 p.m. at SJCT’s PARC Building (70 Saltspring Drive). Continue Reading
Diane Martindale Named 1st Vice-Chair of State Arts Commission Board
Written on August 13, 2017 at 5:35 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
San Juan Island’s Diane Martindale has been named first Vice-Chair of the Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA) board at their recent board meeting in Wenatchee. Diane is co-president of the San Juan Islands Museum of Art and curator of the current exhibition, EMERGENCE Legendary & Emerging First Nation Artists. She also serves on the Friday Harbor Arts Continue Reading
Chamber Member of the Month: Ceramic Artist Lauren Jawer
Written on August 9, 2017 at 5:32 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Chamber of Commerce member of the month Lauren Jawer describes her inspiration for Belle Terre Ceramics… Belle Terre Ceramics rose to the surface while I was working as a sales person for Pelindaba Lavender farm in Friday Harbor, Washington. Being surrounded by lavender products of all sorts charged my creativity for the development of a much-needed soap Continue Reading
“Neverland” AUDITION-TIME!
Written on August 5, 2017 at 8:38 am, by Tim Dustrude
Don’t forget – auditions are coming up this week… Auditions for San Juan Community Theatre’s fall play—the Tony Award-winning Peter and the Starcatcher—are Monday and Tuesday, August 7-8 at 6:30 pm at the PARC, 70 Saltspring Drive. Director Joy Van Camp will be looking for several teens and adults, many playing multiple roles with some Continue Reading
Renowned Bill Holm to Speak in Friday Harbor
Written on August 4, 2017 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
The San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA) presents the iconic Bill Holm – expert, carver, performer, museum curator, teacher, painter, mentor and chief. Holm has enriched our understanding of NW Coast First Nation art and culture and has devoted his life to perpetuating these rich traditions. The talk will be at 7:00 p.m. on Continue Reading
Night Music Thursday
Written on August 3, 2017 at 5:56 am, by Tim Dustrude
SJCT’s summer Night Music series returns this Thursday at 7:30 pm in the intimate Gubelman and Steele Memorial garden. San Juan Island singer/songwriter/guitarist Debbie Nash Strasser shares her original songs and stories, accompanied by Hanneke Klein-Robbenhaar on the fiddle; with assists from cellist Sasha von Dassow on a piece or two. Doors open at 7:00 Continue Reading
Silence Without Echo
Written on August 3, 2017 at 5:41 am, by Tim Dustrude
At WaterWorks gallery from August 4th thru 26th, Catherine Eaton Skinner displays her Encaustic paintings. Catherine’s current body of work created for the show Silence Without Echo is resplendent in its meditation on silence: The silence of the pond at sunrise, the silence of a bird sitting on a branch and the silence of just Continue Reading
Scarecrow Contest
Written on August 2, 2017 at 5:41 am, by Tim Dustrude
Scarecrow Contest Returns to the Fair! The fun, festive, and ever-popular Scarecrows return to the Fair! Have a scarecrow you’d like to submit? Check out the entry guidelines (size requirements, etc) on the Fair website today and bring your scarecrow to the Fair Office to be assigned a place on grounds on Entry Day August Continue Reading
Art for Fun
Written on August 1, 2017 at 5:55 am, by Tim Dustrude
The next Art for Fun, “paint and sip”, class is August 7 from 6-8pm at San Juans Islands Museum of Art. Art for Fun is a two hour, fun-filled art party set in a relaxed, interactive atmosphere. No experience necessary. Celebrate a birthday, book club night out, a date night, create team building or just Continue Reading
Actors and Directors Needed for Original Works
Written on July 31, 2017 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
Actors and directors of all experience levels are invited to join San Juan Community Theatre’s Original Works Project, premiering in September. Auditions for the performances are scheduled on Saturday, August 12 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at SJCT’s PARC Studio, 70 Saltspring Drive. Actors must sign up for auditions at the SJCT Box Office (open Continue Reading
Summer Film Series
Written on July 31, 2017 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
Fellow Film Buffs – First a couple of important announcements: Because of a delay in release dates, we are revising our schedule. We will now be showing “Limbo” on August 29th and “The Wedding Plan” on September 19th. There will be no films on August 8th and 15th. We resume the series with “Neruda” on Continue Reading
Kate and Keith
Written on July 29, 2017 at 10:04 am, by Tim Dustrude
Keith Busha writes to let you know about upcoming performances… Hi Everybody! This Tuesday, August 1st, it’s Kate and Keith at San Juan Golf and Tennis Club for Happy Hour. Music starts at 5:00 and goes until 6:30. Address is 806 Golf Course Road. Loads of parking, easy access, great food and beverage. Come join Continue Reading
A Cappella on the Inter-Island
Written on July 29, 2017 at 5:53 am, by Tim Dustrude
It’s Summer and time for those who enjoy A Cappella singing to take a sea cruise on the inter-island ferry on this next Wednesday evening, August 2nd. Joining you will be San Juan Island’s own “Sound Vibrations,” the renown women’s chorus with a polished, fresh sound. Also aboard will be The Island Chordsmen Plus, a Continue Reading
FHFF Lifetime Achievement Award – Elouise Cobell
Written on July 29, 2017 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
This is the third in a 3-part series on this year’s Friday Harbor Film Festival. See part 1 here; see part 2 here… This year’s coveted Andrew V. McLaglen Lifetime Achievement Award is being presented posthumously to Elouise Cobell, a Blackfeet Tribal community leader and an advocate for Native American self-determination and financial independence. The Continue Reading
FHFF Local Hero Award – Dylan D’Haeze
Written on July 28, 2017 at 5:52 am, by Tim Dustrude
This is the second in a 3-part series about this year’s Friday Harbor Film Festival. See part 1 here… The Local Hero Award is presented each year to a present or former resident of the San Juan Islands who has made outstanding contributions to our quality of life, impacting people, animals, the arts, or the Continue Reading
San Juan Summer Arts Festival
Written on July 28, 2017 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
The San Juan Summer Arts Festival is a celebration of the creative talents from all of San Juan County. Sponsored by the San Juan County Arts Council and our local business supporters, this summer’s event marks the second annual ongoing festival, to be found poppin’ off at the Brickworks Plaza in Downtown Friday Harbor, on Continue Reading
“Peter” Auditions August 7 & 8
Written on July 28, 2017 at 5:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Community Theatre’s fall play will take us to the origins of a far-off place known as “Neverland.” But first, the key island players must be cast. Auditions for Rick Elice’s Peter and the Starcatcher are scheduled on Monday and Tuesday, August 7 and 8 at 6:30 p.m. at SJCT’s PARC Building (70 Saltspring Drive). Continue Reading