Topic: Entertainment
Shakespeare Classic from Bolshoi in HD
Written on February 26, 2018 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Monday, February 26th at 7:00 pm – In Verona, Romeo and Juliet fall madly in love while their respective families, the Montagues and the Capulets, are caught in a bitter rivalry ending in heart-wrenching tragedy. Alexei Ratmansky, former artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, stages the company’s premiere of his production with dramatic urgency and Continue Reading
Celebrate the Oscars with FHFF
Written on February 23, 2018 at 5:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
Get ready for a fun fundraiser for the Friday Harbor Film Festival. Join us at Brickworks on Nichols Street in Friday Harbor on March 3, 2018. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Costume contests. Live auction. And Fun! Tickets are on sale now. There will be prizes for: Best Film Character Male Female Best Look Alike Continue Reading
Happy Birthday, Wanda June
Written on February 22, 2018 at 5:53 am, by Tim Dustrude
Happy Birthday, Wanda June returns to San Juan Community Theatre this weekend with four performances, including a “Pay What You Can” show on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday’s performances are also at 7:30 pm; Sunday’s 2:00 pm matinee features a post-show Q & A with cast and crew. Directed by Tony Vivenzio, the Continue Reading
Classic Film Series: Love and Laughter
Written on February 20, 2018 at 5:50 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Classic Film Series: Love and Laughter, February 23-25. All showing at 7 pm. You’ll love–and laugh–through these three comedies by Billy Wilder and Charles Bracket, “the happiest couple in Hollywood”. Served with a loving smile by our very own comic diva, Therese! Refreshments are courtesy of the Friends of the Library. “It’s kind of a look Continue Reading
On Book! Reader’s Theatre
Written on February 18, 2018 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
Poets are Focus of Next FREE Readers Theatre San Juan Community Theatre’s On Book! Readers Theatre series showcases a play about two 20th century poets on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 20-21 at 7:30 p.m. Based on the compiled letters between poets Robert Lowell and Elizabeth Bishop, Sarah Ruhl’s Dear Elizabeth expresses the beauty in simple Continue Reading
Best Picture Award
Written on February 16, 2018 at 5:55 am, by Tim Dustrude
Congratulations to Tyler Roberts. His film “Be Good Now” just won Best Picture at the Oregon Short Film Festival. Tyler grew up here and graduated from FHHS in 2005 and Western Washington University in 2010. His parents are Mary and Roy, and he is the grandchild of Kip and Kitty. “Be Good Now” is a Continue Reading
Valentine’s Day Dance
Written on February 15, 2018 at 6:27 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Are you looking for some evening fun to do on Valentine’s Day weekend? Join Isle Seat Theatre/Dance Workshop 2 for dancing and great listening under the lights as we celebrate with the One More Time Band featuring Debbie Nash Strasser. Old swing/jazz standards with that big band sound will have you out on the dance Continue Reading
Happy Birthday, Wanda June Opens This Friday
Written on February 14, 2018 at 2:32 pm, by Peggy Sue McRae
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.’s. satirical comedy, Happy Birthday, Wanda June opens in San Juan Community Theatre’s Gubelman Theatre THIS weekend with three performances: Friday and Saturday, February 16-17 at 7:30 pm and Sunday at 2 pm. Directed by Tony Vivenzio, the play is a twentieth century takeoff of Ulysses’ return from the Trojan War when hunter Harold Continue Reading
FHFF Presents an Oscars Gala at Brickworks
Written on February 12, 2018 at 5:30 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Celebrate the Oscars with the FHFF March 3 at Brickworks… TICKETS NOW ON SALE!! Hurry, last year we sold out and had to turn folks away!! Come Celebrate the Oscar’s with the Friday Harbor Film Festival at the BRICKWORKS on Nichols Street in Friday Harbor MARCH 3, 2018. Doors open at 5:00pm! We will be celebrating Continue Reading
Stage Left’s Words of Love at Cynthia’s Valentine’s Dinner
Written on February 9, 2018 at 5:30 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Cynthia’s restaurant has a special Valentine’s menu served in conjunction with Island Stage Left’s Words of Love… Delicious food, wine, live music, soft lights and words of love that will make you smile, touch your heart and encourage you to leave the outside world behind for a while. We hope to share this wonderful evening Continue Reading
String Wizards of Canada Play This Friday
Written on February 8, 2018 at 5:30 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
The string wizards of Canada land in the San Juan Community Theatre Whittier Theatre THIS Friday, February 9 at 7:30 pm. The band described by the CBC as the “hottest” guitar ensemble in Canada rocks their concerts with virtuosity, rigor, creativity, and an impressive stage presence. And for the Montreal Guitar Trio, humor and interacting with the public Continue Reading
Island Stage Left does Valentine’s!
Written on January 30, 2018 at 7:57 am, by Tim Dustrude
Desserts, wine, music, soft lights and words of love that will make you smile, touch your heart and encourage you to leave the outside world behind for a while. We hope to share this wonderful evening with you. Reservations required. To cover our costs we are charging $25 per person- all included. Seating is very Continue Reading
Mission Blue
Written on January 29, 2018 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
Friday Harbor Film Festival’s “Best of the Fest” presents: “Mission Blue” – a film about legendary oceanographer, Sylvia Earle. She is on a personal mission to save our oceans. Mission Blue is part oceanic road trip, part biography, part action adventure story, and part expose of an eco-disaster. The film deftly weaves her unique personal Continue Reading
Record-Breaking Opera Sunday
Written on January 24, 2018 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
One of The Met: Live in HD’s newest operas also features a record for the 137-year-old opera organization. Thomas Adés’ The Exterminating Angel will be screened at San Juan Community Theatre this Sunday, January 28 at 2:00 p.m. (It was originally set to be screened in November but there was an island power outage that Continue Reading
Noises Off
Written on January 16, 2018 at 5:56 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Friday Harbor High School Drama Group is up for the comedic challenge of what is considered one of the funniest farces ever written. Michael Frayn’s Noises Off is presented at San Juan Community Theatre THIS Thursday through Sunday, January 18-21. The play about putting on a play–that has become a staple of both professional and Continue Reading
SJCT Has a new Executive/Artistic Director
Written on January 10, 2018 at 5:52 am, by Tim Dustrude
A professional director, playwright, actor, and teacher from Seattle is the new Executive/Artistic Director at SJCT. After a nationwide search, the SJCT Board of Trustees recently appointed Nathan Kessler-Jeffrey to take the helm at the 29-year-old performing arts organization. Previously, Nathan oversaw the largest educational touring program in the northwest at Seattle’s Taproot Theatre. Originally Continue Reading
Shakespeare Classic from Bolshoi in HD
Written on February 26, 2018 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Monday, February 26th at 7:00 pm – In Verona, Romeo and Juliet fall madly in love while their respective families, the Montagues and the Capulets, are caught in a bitter rivalry ending in heart-wrenching tragedy. Alexei Ratmansky, former artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, stages the company’s premiere of his production with dramatic urgency and Continue Reading
Celebrate the Oscars with FHFF
Written on February 23, 2018 at 5:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
Get ready for a fun fundraiser for the Friday Harbor Film Festival. Join us at Brickworks on Nichols Street in Friday Harbor on March 3, 2018. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Costume contests. Live auction. And Fun! Tickets are on sale now. There will be prizes for: Best Film Character Male Female Best Look Alike Continue Reading
Happy Birthday, Wanda June
Written on February 22, 2018 at 5:53 am, by Tim Dustrude
Happy Birthday, Wanda June returns to San Juan Community Theatre this weekend with four performances, including a “Pay What You Can” show on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday’s performances are also at 7:30 pm; Sunday’s 2:00 pm matinee features a post-show Q & A with cast and crew. Directed by Tony Vivenzio, the Continue Reading
Classic Film Series: Love and Laughter
Written on February 20, 2018 at 5:50 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Classic Film Series: Love and Laughter, February 23-25. All showing at 7 pm. You’ll love–and laugh–through these three comedies by Billy Wilder and Charles Bracket, “the happiest couple in Hollywood”. Served with a loving smile by our very own comic diva, Therese! Refreshments are courtesy of the Friends of the Library. “It’s kind of a look Continue Reading
On Book! Reader’s Theatre
Written on February 18, 2018 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
Poets are Focus of Next FREE Readers Theatre San Juan Community Theatre’s On Book! Readers Theatre series showcases a play about two 20th century poets on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 20-21 at 7:30 p.m. Based on the compiled letters between poets Robert Lowell and Elizabeth Bishop, Sarah Ruhl’s Dear Elizabeth expresses the beauty in simple Continue Reading
Best Picture Award
Written on February 16, 2018 at 5:55 am, by Tim Dustrude
Congratulations to Tyler Roberts. His film “Be Good Now” just won Best Picture at the Oregon Short Film Festival. Tyler grew up here and graduated from FHHS in 2005 and Western Washington University in 2010. His parents are Mary and Roy, and he is the grandchild of Kip and Kitty. “Be Good Now” is a Continue Reading
Valentine’s Day Dance
Written on February 15, 2018 at 6:27 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Are you looking for some evening fun to do on Valentine’s Day weekend? Join Isle Seat Theatre/Dance Workshop 2 for dancing and great listening under the lights as we celebrate with the One More Time Band featuring Debbie Nash Strasser. Old swing/jazz standards with that big band sound will have you out on the dance Continue Reading
Happy Birthday, Wanda June Opens This Friday
Written on February 14, 2018 at 2:32 pm, by Peggy Sue McRae
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.’s. satirical comedy, Happy Birthday, Wanda June opens in San Juan Community Theatre’s Gubelman Theatre THIS weekend with three performances: Friday and Saturday, February 16-17 at 7:30 pm and Sunday at 2 pm. Directed by Tony Vivenzio, the play is a twentieth century takeoff of Ulysses’ return from the Trojan War when hunter Harold Continue Reading
FHFF Presents an Oscars Gala at Brickworks
Written on February 12, 2018 at 5:30 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Celebrate the Oscars with the FHFF March 3 at Brickworks… TICKETS NOW ON SALE!! Hurry, last year we sold out and had to turn folks away!! Come Celebrate the Oscar’s with the Friday Harbor Film Festival at the BRICKWORKS on Nichols Street in Friday Harbor MARCH 3, 2018. Doors open at 5:00pm! We will be celebrating Continue Reading
Stage Left’s Words of Love at Cynthia’s Valentine’s Dinner
Written on February 9, 2018 at 5:30 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Cynthia’s restaurant has a special Valentine’s menu served in conjunction with Island Stage Left’s Words of Love… Delicious food, wine, live music, soft lights and words of love that will make you smile, touch your heart and encourage you to leave the outside world behind for a while. We hope to share this wonderful evening Continue Reading
String Wizards of Canada Play This Friday
Written on February 8, 2018 at 5:30 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
The string wizards of Canada land in the San Juan Community Theatre Whittier Theatre THIS Friday, February 9 at 7:30 pm. The band described by the CBC as the “hottest” guitar ensemble in Canada rocks their concerts with virtuosity, rigor, creativity, and an impressive stage presence. And for the Montreal Guitar Trio, humor and interacting with the public Continue Reading
Island Stage Left does Valentine’s!
Written on January 30, 2018 at 7:57 am, by Tim Dustrude
Desserts, wine, music, soft lights and words of love that will make you smile, touch your heart and encourage you to leave the outside world behind for a while. We hope to share this wonderful evening with you. Reservations required. To cover our costs we are charging $25 per person- all included. Seating is very Continue Reading
Mission Blue
Written on January 29, 2018 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
Friday Harbor Film Festival’s “Best of the Fest” presents: “Mission Blue” – a film about legendary oceanographer, Sylvia Earle. She is on a personal mission to save our oceans. Mission Blue is part oceanic road trip, part biography, part action adventure story, and part expose of an eco-disaster. The film deftly weaves her unique personal Continue Reading
Record-Breaking Opera Sunday
Written on January 24, 2018 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
One of The Met: Live in HD’s newest operas also features a record for the 137-year-old opera organization. Thomas Adés’ The Exterminating Angel will be screened at San Juan Community Theatre this Sunday, January 28 at 2:00 p.m. (It was originally set to be screened in November but there was an island power outage that Continue Reading
Noises Off
Written on January 16, 2018 at 5:56 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Friday Harbor High School Drama Group is up for the comedic challenge of what is considered one of the funniest farces ever written. Michael Frayn’s Noises Off is presented at San Juan Community Theatre THIS Thursday through Sunday, January 18-21. The play about putting on a play–that has become a staple of both professional and Continue Reading
SJCT Has a new Executive/Artistic Director
Written on January 10, 2018 at 5:52 am, by Tim Dustrude
A professional director, playwright, actor, and teacher from Seattle is the new Executive/Artistic Director at SJCT. After a nationwide search, the SJCT Board of Trustees recently appointed Nathan Kessler-Jeffrey to take the helm at the 29-year-old performing arts organization. Previously, Nathan oversaw the largest educational touring program in the northwest at Seattle’s Taproot Theatre. Originally Continue Reading