Topic: Entertainment
Praise for Venus in Fur
Written on April 22, 2016 at 5:40 am, by Tim Dustrude
People are talking about Venus in Fur, with good things to say. Helen of Island Stage Left has this to share about their current production… “Venus in Fur” is a smash hit! We recommend that you don’t leave this until the last minute, as audiences are building and the buzz is all over town! We Continue Reading
National Poetry Month with Jessica Gigot
Written on April 20, 2016 at 5:37 am, by Update Staff
Griffin Bay Bookstore and the San Juan Island Library are proud to be co-sponsoring an evening celebrating National Poetry Month with Skagit Valley poet and farmer, Jessica Gigot, on Wednesday, April 27, 7:00 pm at the Library. Jessica Gigot returns to San Juan Island this spring with her debut collection of poems in ‘Flood Patterns’; Continue Reading
Parade Theme Announced
Written on April 19, 2016 at 4:02 pm, by Tim Dustrude
2016’s Friday Harbor 4th Of July Parade Theme Announced San Juan Island’s Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the theme for the 2016 Independence Day Parade in Friday Harbor: “America the Beautiful… 100 Years of National Parks!” The National Park Service turns 100 years of age in 2016 and San Juan Island is excited to Continue Reading
Fragile Waters Opens on Earth Day
Written on April 19, 2016 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Fragile Waters, a traveling fine art photography exhibition, opens Saturday, April 23, Earth Day weekend, and will run through September 5, Labor Day, 2016 at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA), Friday Harbor, Washington. Fragile Waters is a powerful aesthetic and environmental statement, blending inspiring black-and- white photography by three renowned photographers; Ansel Continue Reading
The Conscientious Projector
Written on April 18, 2016 at 5:43 am, by Tim Dustrude
Rob Simpson shares these thoughts as the Conscientious Projector Film Series comes to a close… Hello Discerning Islanders, Today (Monday April 18) brings to a close Conscientious Projector as a monthly series. Over the last five years we’ve seen so many pieces of the puzzle, that it is a real challenge to put the pieces together. And even Continue Reading
Local Author Pens Modern Ghost Story
Written on April 18, 2016 at 5:41 am, by Tim Dustrude
Ghosts walk the roads of modern San Juan Island in “Departure”, the latest outing by local author Anne L. Watson. The novella — part ghost story, part historical novel, part fable — features Henry, a worker of the Roche Harbor Lime & Cement Company, and Charlotte, the young daughter of a Friday Harbor merchant, as Continue Reading
Call for Children’s Festival Activity Providers
Written on April 18, 2016 at 5:36 am, by Tim Dustrude
Island Rec is still recruiting for local organizations that would like to participate in the 26th Annual Children’s Festival by hosting an activity. In keeping with this year’s festival theme – Nature’s Wonderland – activity providers will be joined by the likes of The Rotary, Families and Neighbors Support Island Rec, SJI Library, Children’s House Montessori Continue Reading
Fragile Waters
Written on April 17, 2016 at 9:41 am, by Tim Dustrude
Coming up next weekend, Fragile Waters calls attention to water, our most critical resource, presenting iconic work of three renowned photographers and lifelong environmentalists: Ansel Adams, Ernest H. Brooks II, and Dorothy Kerper Monnelly. The 117 black-and-white photographs present a powerful collective statement. These artists communicate the beauty and vitality of water. The exhibition was curated Continue Reading
Ultimate Frisbee
Written on April 14, 2016 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
Brendan Cowan shares this note… – Updated with new day and time and contact address – Ultimate frisbee is starting up again. Wednesdays at 5:30pm at the Carter Avenue Fields. A fun and low-key way to get some exercise and move around now that the weather is nice. Email jenny_shrum [@] hotmail.com if you have questions.
Animal Farm
Written on April 13, 2016 at 5:53 am, by Tim Dustrude
Spring Street International School students take us into the world of a George Orwell classic THIS Friday and Saturday, April 15-16 at 7:30 pm, and Sunday, April 17 at 2:00 pm inside the Gubelman Theatre. Directed by Krista Strutz and adapted by the Shake & Stir Theatre Company, Animal Farm dramatically illustrates how greed and Continue Reading
FHFF Tuesday Films: Tracks
Written on April 12, 2016 at 5:55 am, by Tim Dustrude
Friday Harbor Film Festival Winter film series of audience favorites Tracks (directed by John Curran) tells the incredible true story of Robyn Davidson, a young woman who in 1977 undertook a perilous solo trek across 1,700 miles of stunning Australian outback. Abandoning city life, Robyn arrives in the town of Alice Springs and declares to the Continue Reading
The Hill of Thrills!
Written on April 8, 2016 at 3:23 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Island Rec – Hill of Thrills Soap Box Race Island Rec is very excited to announce a new event we are putting on Saturday, May 21 – The Hill of Thrills Soap Box Race. This is a classic old fashioned ‘gravity’ race where people race their homemade non-motorized contraptions down Park St. from Marguerite to Continue Reading
Venus in Fur Tonight
Written on April 7, 2016 at 5:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
This just in from Island Stage Left… “Venus in Fur” opens tonight (Thursday April 7th) at 7:30. The buzz is around town and seats will be full. Don’t miss out on the excitement! We’re looking forward to seeing you there! John Langs, the Artistic Director of ACT in Seattle, has been directing Island Stage Left’s Continue Reading
Ayres of the Celtic Isles
Written on April 6, 2016 at 12:53 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Bagpipes and highland dancers get into the mix when San Juan Island’s community chorus presents their annual spring concert at San Juan Community Theatre on Friday and Saturday, April 8-9 at 7:30 p.m. Directed by Angel Michaels, San Juan Singers: Ayres of the Celtic Isles takes us where the Scots, Irish, and Welsh folk live, Continue Reading
Alive Inside: Tonight’s Tuesday Film
Written on April 5, 2016 at 3:36 pm, by Tim Dustrude
For their Tuesday Film Series at the Grange, the Friday Harbor Film Festival is showing Alive Inside. This film was one of the Audience Choice award winners at their 2015 festival. View the trailer above or click here for more info. It shows tonight, April 5th at 7:00 pm at The Grange.
Alive Inside
Written on March 30, 2016 at 5:41 am, by Tim Dustrude
Friday Harbor Film Festival’s Winter Series of Audience Favorites presents: Alive Inside See the film that motivated Friday Harbor into action! The film everyone is talking about. by Theresa Simendinger Alive Inside: (April 5th at 7:00 pm at The Grange.) A Story of Music and Memory is a 2014 American documentary film directed and produced Continue Reading
Praise for Venus in Fur
Written on April 22, 2016 at 5:40 am, by Tim Dustrude
People are talking about Venus in Fur, with good things to say. Helen of Island Stage Left has this to share about their current production… “Venus in Fur” is a smash hit! We recommend that you don’t leave this until the last minute, as audiences are building and the buzz is all over town! We Continue Reading
National Poetry Month with Jessica Gigot
Written on April 20, 2016 at 5:37 am, by Update Staff
Griffin Bay Bookstore and the San Juan Island Library are proud to be co-sponsoring an evening celebrating National Poetry Month with Skagit Valley poet and farmer, Jessica Gigot, on Wednesday, April 27, 7:00 pm at the Library. Jessica Gigot returns to San Juan Island this spring with her debut collection of poems in ‘Flood Patterns’; Continue Reading
Parade Theme Announced
Written on April 19, 2016 at 4:02 pm, by Tim Dustrude
2016’s Friday Harbor 4th Of July Parade Theme Announced San Juan Island’s Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the theme for the 2016 Independence Day Parade in Friday Harbor: “America the Beautiful… 100 Years of National Parks!” The National Park Service turns 100 years of age in 2016 and San Juan Island is excited to Continue Reading
Fragile Waters Opens on Earth Day
Written on April 19, 2016 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Fragile Waters, a traveling fine art photography exhibition, opens Saturday, April 23, Earth Day weekend, and will run through September 5, Labor Day, 2016 at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA), Friday Harbor, Washington. Fragile Waters is a powerful aesthetic and environmental statement, blending inspiring black-and- white photography by three renowned photographers; Ansel Continue Reading
The Conscientious Projector
Written on April 18, 2016 at 5:43 am, by Tim Dustrude
Rob Simpson shares these thoughts as the Conscientious Projector Film Series comes to a close… Hello Discerning Islanders, Today (Monday April 18) brings to a close Conscientious Projector as a monthly series. Over the last five years we’ve seen so many pieces of the puzzle, that it is a real challenge to put the pieces together. And even Continue Reading
Local Author Pens Modern Ghost Story
Written on April 18, 2016 at 5:41 am, by Tim Dustrude
Ghosts walk the roads of modern San Juan Island in “Departure”, the latest outing by local author Anne L. Watson. The novella — part ghost story, part historical novel, part fable — features Henry, a worker of the Roche Harbor Lime & Cement Company, and Charlotte, the young daughter of a Friday Harbor merchant, as Continue Reading
Call for Children’s Festival Activity Providers
Written on April 18, 2016 at 5:36 am, by Tim Dustrude
Island Rec is still recruiting for local organizations that would like to participate in the 26th Annual Children’s Festival by hosting an activity. In keeping with this year’s festival theme – Nature’s Wonderland – activity providers will be joined by the likes of The Rotary, Families and Neighbors Support Island Rec, SJI Library, Children’s House Montessori Continue Reading
Fragile Waters
Written on April 17, 2016 at 9:41 am, by Tim Dustrude
Coming up next weekend, Fragile Waters calls attention to water, our most critical resource, presenting iconic work of three renowned photographers and lifelong environmentalists: Ansel Adams, Ernest H. Brooks II, and Dorothy Kerper Monnelly. The 117 black-and-white photographs present a powerful collective statement. These artists communicate the beauty and vitality of water. The exhibition was curated Continue Reading
Ultimate Frisbee
Written on April 14, 2016 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
Brendan Cowan shares this note… – Updated with new day and time and contact address – Ultimate frisbee is starting up again. Wednesdays at 5:30pm at the Carter Avenue Fields. A fun and low-key way to get some exercise and move around now that the weather is nice. Email jenny_shrum [@] hotmail.com if you have questions.
Animal Farm
Written on April 13, 2016 at 5:53 am, by Tim Dustrude
Spring Street International School students take us into the world of a George Orwell classic THIS Friday and Saturday, April 15-16 at 7:30 pm, and Sunday, April 17 at 2:00 pm inside the Gubelman Theatre. Directed by Krista Strutz and adapted by the Shake & Stir Theatre Company, Animal Farm dramatically illustrates how greed and Continue Reading
FHFF Tuesday Films: Tracks
Written on April 12, 2016 at 5:55 am, by Tim Dustrude
Friday Harbor Film Festival Winter film series of audience favorites Tracks (directed by John Curran) tells the incredible true story of Robyn Davidson, a young woman who in 1977 undertook a perilous solo trek across 1,700 miles of stunning Australian outback. Abandoning city life, Robyn arrives in the town of Alice Springs and declares to the Continue Reading
The Hill of Thrills!
Written on April 8, 2016 at 3:23 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Island Rec – Hill of Thrills Soap Box Race Island Rec is very excited to announce a new event we are putting on Saturday, May 21 – The Hill of Thrills Soap Box Race. This is a classic old fashioned ‘gravity’ race where people race their homemade non-motorized contraptions down Park St. from Marguerite to Continue Reading
Venus in Fur Tonight
Written on April 7, 2016 at 5:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
This just in from Island Stage Left… “Venus in Fur” opens tonight (Thursday April 7th) at 7:30. The buzz is around town and seats will be full. Don’t miss out on the excitement! We’re looking forward to seeing you there! John Langs, the Artistic Director of ACT in Seattle, has been directing Island Stage Left’s Continue Reading
Ayres of the Celtic Isles
Written on April 6, 2016 at 12:53 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Bagpipes and highland dancers get into the mix when San Juan Island’s community chorus presents their annual spring concert at San Juan Community Theatre on Friday and Saturday, April 8-9 at 7:30 p.m. Directed by Angel Michaels, San Juan Singers: Ayres of the Celtic Isles takes us where the Scots, Irish, and Welsh folk live, Continue Reading
Alive Inside: Tonight’s Tuesday Film
Written on April 5, 2016 at 3:36 pm, by Tim Dustrude
For their Tuesday Film Series at the Grange, the Friday Harbor Film Festival is showing Alive Inside. This film was one of the Audience Choice award winners at their 2015 festival. View the trailer above or click here for more info. It shows tonight, April 5th at 7:00 pm at The Grange.
Alive Inside
Written on March 30, 2016 at 5:41 am, by Tim Dustrude
Friday Harbor Film Festival’s Winter Series of Audience Favorites presents: Alive Inside See the film that motivated Friday Harbor into action! The film everyone is talking about. by Theresa Simendinger Alive Inside: (April 5th at 7:00 pm at The Grange.) A Story of Music and Memory is a 2014 American documentary film directed and produced Continue Reading