One Woman’s “Literary Frolic” at SJCT September 23-24 Camille Cettina presents her one-woman show, Mr. Darcy Dreamboat, at San Juan Community Theatre on Friday and Saturday, September 23-24 at 7:30 p.m. The actor, director and educator from Portland calls her show “a visceral celebration of the joy of reading… this literary frolic is a mash-up  Continue Reading

Mark your calendar for 4 pm on Saturday, September 24, and invite your friends! Dorothy Baker, Richard Lind, Bill Moore, and Jenepher Reeves are performing a program of piano and organ music that is not to be missed. There is something for everyone from classical pieces (Beethoven, Debussy, Brahms, & Ravel) to “Malagueña” with some  Continue Reading

Keith Busha shares this invitation… This coming Tuesday at 5:00 Kate Schuman and I will wrap up this Summer’s music series at the San Juan Golf Club. It’s open to the public. There’s food, bar, friends and music without a cover charge. Kate began this series and we have enjoyed every minute of our time  Continue Reading

You’re Invited to a very special reading and signing event at Darvill’s on Orcas Island on September 22nd at 6:00pm. Pacific Northwest Bookseller’s Association Award Nominee Staff Favorite at Darvill’s , Powell’s & University Bookstores Please join William Stewart Sparrow and Inland Waters Press for a fun filled evening of storytelling and laughs at Darvill’s! This gripping memoir became an instant  Continue Reading

Deadline approaching for accepting park bench sculpture proposals The deadline for submitting proposals for the Town of Friday Harbor’s park bench sculpture project is 4:30 pm Friday, September 30, 2016. The Friday Harbor Arts Commission (FHAC) is sponsoring the project which will feature artwork located at, on, or in association with an existing park bench  Continue Reading

The fourth annual Friday Harbor Film Festival, which will be held on November 4-5-6, features a very exciting line-up of documentary films, as well as many special events that celebrate the art of filmmaking. Richard Chew, this year’s winner of The Andrew V. McLaglen Lifetime Achievement Award, is a distinguished academy award-winning film editor and  Continue Reading

At the Rumor Mill tonight it’s Pete Kronowitt. Here are some excerpts from an artist bio from Mean Bean records… The demand for change in America is all around us, and no artist today makes that more clear than Pete Kronowitt, a seasoned singer/songwriter who released his fourth album, A Lone Voice, in the summer of  Continue Reading

At the Intersection of Art, Poetry, and Nature The San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA) is proud to present Hydrographs and For All We Know, concurrently running exhibitions by two innovative artists and printmakers, Nicole Pietrantoni and Dianne Kornberg. The exhibitions will open to the public on September 17, 2016 and will end on  Continue Reading

Aptly described as the love child of Jack Black and Bette Midler, Sharron Matthews brings her one-of-a-kind music and comedy one-woman show to San Juan Community Theatre on Sunday, September 18 at 7:30 pm. In SUPERSTAR, Matthews delivers jaw-dropping vocals, pop-culture punches and hit- melody mash ups that defy age and gender barriers. She serves  Continue Reading

It’s nearing time for another Thrill the World dance. Krista Strutz shares this heads-up… Initial preparations are starting for another Thriller event, and I’d love it if you could put a shout out about dance lessons on the Update. The actual event will happen at Brickworks on Saturday, October 29th at 2:30 – the Official  Continue Reading

Here’s a note from Ruth at WaterWorks Gallery… Two Contemporary Painters: Elizabeth Bruno & Dana Roberts Each artist is in the middle of their career. As a mid career artist, each artist draws from her inner worldly experiences to visualize her contemporary work. Dana Roberts is based on San Juan Island. Her work is intuitive… she  Continue Reading

Keith Busha shares this note… In the lobby of the Community Theatre there is now a display of handmade posters and photos. Some of these date back before the present theater existed. The acting community was called the Straights of Juan de Fuca and the building was called the Royal Theater, now it has been  Continue Reading

A holiday story inspired by The Grinch Who Stole Christmas is the next production of San Juan Community Theatre’s Family Theatre program. Auditions for The Grunch, A New Children’s Musical are being held on Monday and Tuesday, September 12 and 13 at 3:00 p.m. in the Whittier Theatre. Island kids in grades K-6 and parents/adults  Continue Reading

Inspiration for the Blues Brothers Performs in Friday Harbor Blues icon Curtis Salgado brings his longtime band guitarist, Alan Hager, with him to Friday Harbor on Friday, September 9, to perform as a duo on San Juan Community Theatre’s Whittier Stage at 7:30 p.m. Salgado’s award-winning career as a soul, blues and R&B vocalist/harmonist/songwriter has  Continue Reading

San Juan Singers Community Chorus will be holding their first rehearsal on September 14th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm in the Community Room at Skagit Valley College’s San Juan Center. Proposed for the season: Daniel Pinkham’s Christmas Cantata & Gordon Thornett’s Gloria in D. Both are accompanied by brass and percussion, bright up-beat works that celebrate the joy  Continue Reading

Become a Member of SJIMA Artists Registry and be included in: “Spirit Taking Form”, the 5th Annual SJIMA Artists Registry Exhibit Opening December 10th 2016, at San Juan Islands Museum of Art This year, San Juan Islands Museum of Art annual Artists’ Registry exhibition runs December 10, 2016, thru January 30, 2017. The theme for this years’ exhibit is “Spirit  Continue Reading