Topic: Arts
Tragedy of the Commons
Written on March 16, 2017 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Join host Ken Crawbuck for “13th”, the next film in the documentary series Tragedy of the Commons. In this thought provoking film, scholars, activists and politicians analyze the criminalization of African Americans and the U.S. prison boom. Directed by Ava DuVernay Saturday, March 18th at 7:00 pm at Island Arts Collective, 28 Front Street. (that’s Continue Reading
Mod Carousel: Boylesque Sensations
Written on March 15, 2017 at 5:10 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Mod Carousel is bringing an evening of tantalizing tease with a mix of both classical and neo burlesque flavors to Friday Harbor! Mod Carousel is a multidisciplinary boylesque collective featuring the talents of Paris Original, Trojan Original, the Luminous Pariah, and Moscato Extatique. Paris Original and Trojan Original are no strangers to the islands, having Continue Reading
Young Filmmakers Project
Written on March 15, 2017 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
Call for Submissions: Young Filmmakers Project Friday Harbor Film Festival is putting out the call for films to be submitted for their Young Filmmakers Project. This is open to all students ranging from grade 7 to their first year of University or College. Theme for 2017: Pacific Connections: Share a film with the FHFF that Continue Reading
Blues Music Award-Winner in Friday Harbor March 18
Written on March 15, 2017 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
Blues guitarist Walter Trout’s Alive in Amsterdam tour (which stops at San Juan Community Theatre on Saturday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m.) celebrates a successful comeback for the veteran musician. Following a bleak diagnosis of life-threatening liver failure and hepatitis C in 2013, his rebirth began with a successful transplant in May 2014. And in 2016, his Continue Reading
Music at SJCT This Weekend
Written on March 8, 2017 at 5:56 am, by Tim Dustrude
We have three nights of music coming up this weekend at San Juan Community Theatre… First, let’s start in the middle with Heart by Heart, on Saturday, March 11 at 7:30 pm, and a mega dose of classic rock featuring TWO original band members from the BILLBOARD chart-topping band, HEART. Led by Heart’s Rock and Roll Continue Reading
Town Seeks Bench Sculpture Proposals
Written on March 8, 2017 at 5:42 am, by Tim Dustrude
Town of Friday Harbor seeks artists’ proposals for Ed Warbass memorial bench sculpture The Town of Friday Harbor is accepting proposals for an Ed Warbass memorial bench sculpture sponsored by the Friday Harbor Arts Commission (FHAC). The artwork is to be located on a park bench near the First Street entrance to Sunshine Alley. Proposals Continue Reading
Spring Talent Show
Written on March 6, 2017 at 5:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
In the SJ Update mailbag this morning we have a letter from Frank Penwell about the upcoming Spring Talent Show… Friday Harbor Grange and Community Treasures are planning and sponsoring an open local talent contest for April 6th, 2017. We would like to ask for your help in promoting an opportunity and learning experience for Continue Reading
Why is Everyone Laughing?
Written on March 2, 2017 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
Proud mom Cynthia Burke shares some happy news from her daughter Hanna… Hanna Burke wrote, produced, directed and starred in her show based on Madeline Kahn’s life. The one hour show is a mixture of stories & songs from Madeline’s life and career and Hanna has been performing the show in New York over the Continue Reading
Three New Exhibits at SJIMA
Written on February 28, 2017 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Woodworkers, artists, carvers, fishermen, book lovers, hikers, naturalists, scientists, conservationist-Something to intrigue everyone. The three new exhibitions opening March 4 at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art truly are for everyone who loves working with wood, painters, bookworms, collectors of odd objects in the forest, and those who care about forest destruction and erosion. Continue Reading
Annabelle Accepted to Summer Intensive
Written on February 27, 2017 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
Jeanne Peihl of Salish Sea Ballet shares this good news for one of her students… San Juan Island Ballet Student Accepted to Oregon Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive Anabelle Mountford, an 11 year old Friday Harbor resident, has been accepted to the Oregon Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive. Entrance to the program is competitive and by audition only. Oregon Continue Reading
Carnevale
Written on February 23, 2017 at 5:52 am, by Tim Dustrude
Just got this note from Sarah Hansen to share with you… Carnevale – A Masquerade Ball at the Fairgrounds this Saturday! Carnevale, a Venetian-themed masquerade ball kicks off its first annual bash this Saturday, February 25th at 7:30 pm at the Fairgrounds main building. The host is a fledgling non-profit, On Sacred Ground, hoping to build Carnevale to an Continue Reading
Julie Teaches Dancing
Written on February 20, 2017 at 5:54 am, by Tim Dustrude
Spring Street School 2012 graduate and long time islander Julie Hagn is back from college and teaching dance at Dance Workshop 2. Passionate about dancing which she says is her first love, Julie has been dancing since the age of 3. She was classically trained in ballet when living in California and then, after moving here at Continue Reading
Dead Man’s Cell Phone
Written on February 15, 2017 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
“Fantastical” Comedy Fun at SJCT Sarah Ruhl’s Dead Man’s Cell Phone opens THIS Friday, February 17 at 7:30 pm in the Gubelman Theatre at San Juan Community Theatre. And audiences can expect the unexpected in this unique theatrical experience. The story centers on Jean, a woman who encounters a dead man and his cell Continue Reading
Another Children’s Book About the San Juan Islands
Written on February 14, 2017 at 12:32 pm, by Tim Dustrude
The Adventures of Hayley Cat, book 3, Hayley Cat Sails the San Juan Islands By Rhonda Banuelos, Illustrated by MaryAnn Holley Want to inspire children to find freindship and adventure? Curious Hayley Cat and his friends will show you how. In the latest release, Hayley Cat is off on another adventure to experience the famous San Juan Continue Reading
Children’s Festival Theme & Poster Contest
Written on February 14, 2017 at 11:52 am, by Tim Dustrude
Mark your calendars, folks! San Juan Island’s 27th Annual Children’s Festival is happening Saturday, May 6th, 2017! We are pleased to announce… Around the World Island Rec needs your help to design the poster for this year’s Children’s Festival! Kids of all ages are invited to submit poster designs that incorporate this year’s festival theme. Artworks Continue Reading
Intermediate Acting Class for Youth
Written on February 10, 2017 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
A new afterschool class is being offered for experienced island actors in sixth through eighth grades. San Juan Community Theatre’s Youth and Family Program Director Penelope Haskew is leading the “Intermediate Acting” classes in the Gubelman Theatre on Tuesdays, February 28 through March 28, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The five-session workshop will be Continue Reading
Tragedy of the Commons
Written on March 16, 2017 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Join host Ken Crawbuck for “13th”, the next film in the documentary series Tragedy of the Commons. In this thought provoking film, scholars, activists and politicians analyze the criminalization of African Americans and the U.S. prison boom. Directed by Ava DuVernay Saturday, March 18th at 7:00 pm at Island Arts Collective, 28 Front Street. (that’s Continue Reading
Mod Carousel: Boylesque Sensations
Written on March 15, 2017 at 5:10 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Mod Carousel is bringing an evening of tantalizing tease with a mix of both classical and neo burlesque flavors to Friday Harbor! Mod Carousel is a multidisciplinary boylesque collective featuring the talents of Paris Original, Trojan Original, the Luminous Pariah, and Moscato Extatique. Paris Original and Trojan Original are no strangers to the islands, having Continue Reading
Young Filmmakers Project
Written on March 15, 2017 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
Call for Submissions: Young Filmmakers Project Friday Harbor Film Festival is putting out the call for films to be submitted for their Young Filmmakers Project. This is open to all students ranging from grade 7 to their first year of University or College. Theme for 2017: Pacific Connections: Share a film with the FHFF that Continue Reading
Blues Music Award-Winner in Friday Harbor March 18
Written on March 15, 2017 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
Blues guitarist Walter Trout’s Alive in Amsterdam tour (which stops at San Juan Community Theatre on Saturday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m.) celebrates a successful comeback for the veteran musician. Following a bleak diagnosis of life-threatening liver failure and hepatitis C in 2013, his rebirth began with a successful transplant in May 2014. And in 2016, his Continue Reading
Music at SJCT This Weekend
Written on March 8, 2017 at 5:56 am, by Tim Dustrude
We have three nights of music coming up this weekend at San Juan Community Theatre… First, let’s start in the middle with Heart by Heart, on Saturday, March 11 at 7:30 pm, and a mega dose of classic rock featuring TWO original band members from the BILLBOARD chart-topping band, HEART. Led by Heart’s Rock and Roll Continue Reading
Town Seeks Bench Sculpture Proposals
Written on March 8, 2017 at 5:42 am, by Tim Dustrude
Town of Friday Harbor seeks artists’ proposals for Ed Warbass memorial bench sculpture The Town of Friday Harbor is accepting proposals for an Ed Warbass memorial bench sculpture sponsored by the Friday Harbor Arts Commission (FHAC). The artwork is to be located on a park bench near the First Street entrance to Sunshine Alley. Proposals Continue Reading
Spring Talent Show
Written on March 6, 2017 at 5:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
In the SJ Update mailbag this morning we have a letter from Frank Penwell about the upcoming Spring Talent Show… Friday Harbor Grange and Community Treasures are planning and sponsoring an open local talent contest for April 6th, 2017. We would like to ask for your help in promoting an opportunity and learning experience for Continue Reading
Why is Everyone Laughing?
Written on March 2, 2017 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
Proud mom Cynthia Burke shares some happy news from her daughter Hanna… Hanna Burke wrote, produced, directed and starred in her show based on Madeline Kahn’s life. The one hour show is a mixture of stories & songs from Madeline’s life and career and Hanna has been performing the show in New York over the Continue Reading
Three New Exhibits at SJIMA
Written on February 28, 2017 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Woodworkers, artists, carvers, fishermen, book lovers, hikers, naturalists, scientists, conservationist-Something to intrigue everyone. The three new exhibitions opening March 4 at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art truly are for everyone who loves working with wood, painters, bookworms, collectors of odd objects in the forest, and those who care about forest destruction and erosion. Continue Reading
Annabelle Accepted to Summer Intensive
Written on February 27, 2017 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
Jeanne Peihl of Salish Sea Ballet shares this good news for one of her students… San Juan Island Ballet Student Accepted to Oregon Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive Anabelle Mountford, an 11 year old Friday Harbor resident, has been accepted to the Oregon Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive. Entrance to the program is competitive and by audition only. Oregon Continue Reading
Carnevale
Written on February 23, 2017 at 5:52 am, by Tim Dustrude
Just got this note from Sarah Hansen to share with you… Carnevale – A Masquerade Ball at the Fairgrounds this Saturday! Carnevale, a Venetian-themed masquerade ball kicks off its first annual bash this Saturday, February 25th at 7:30 pm at the Fairgrounds main building. The host is a fledgling non-profit, On Sacred Ground, hoping to build Carnevale to an Continue Reading
Julie Teaches Dancing
Written on February 20, 2017 at 5:54 am, by Tim Dustrude
Spring Street School 2012 graduate and long time islander Julie Hagn is back from college and teaching dance at Dance Workshop 2. Passionate about dancing which she says is her first love, Julie has been dancing since the age of 3. She was classically trained in ballet when living in California and then, after moving here at Continue Reading
Dead Man’s Cell Phone
Written on February 15, 2017 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
“Fantastical” Comedy Fun at SJCT Sarah Ruhl’s Dead Man’s Cell Phone opens THIS Friday, February 17 at 7:30 pm in the Gubelman Theatre at San Juan Community Theatre. And audiences can expect the unexpected in this unique theatrical experience. The story centers on Jean, a woman who encounters a dead man and his cell Continue Reading
Another Children’s Book About the San Juan Islands
Written on February 14, 2017 at 12:32 pm, by Tim Dustrude
The Adventures of Hayley Cat, book 3, Hayley Cat Sails the San Juan Islands By Rhonda Banuelos, Illustrated by MaryAnn Holley Want to inspire children to find freindship and adventure? Curious Hayley Cat and his friends will show you how. In the latest release, Hayley Cat is off on another adventure to experience the famous San Juan Continue Reading
Children’s Festival Theme & Poster Contest
Written on February 14, 2017 at 11:52 am, by Tim Dustrude
Mark your calendars, folks! San Juan Island’s 27th Annual Children’s Festival is happening Saturday, May 6th, 2017! We are pleased to announce… Around the World Island Rec needs your help to design the poster for this year’s Children’s Festival! Kids of all ages are invited to submit poster designs that incorporate this year’s festival theme. Artworks Continue Reading
Intermediate Acting Class for Youth
Written on February 10, 2017 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
A new afterschool class is being offered for experienced island actors in sixth through eighth grades. San Juan Community Theatre’s Youth and Family Program Director Penelope Haskew is leading the “Intermediate Acting” classes in the Gubelman Theatre on Tuesdays, February 28 through March 28, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The five-session workshop will be Continue Reading