Community Calendar
Lopez
Tai Chi on Lopez
Lopez Senior Center presents beginning and advanced Tai Chi at Woodmen Hall every Wednesday. Both levels meet at 9 a.m. for a combined class. For more information, call Jerry at 468-4709.
Lopez Seafaring and Voyaging
Lopez Seafaring and Voyaging Program has a few more spaces available. Aboard two husky expedition boats, spend five days on the water and four nights camping on the beach. Voyaging trips are scheduled for both high school and middle school students. Dates for classes are: July 28-August 1 for high school (entering 9th to 12th grade) and August 4-8 for middle school (entering 7th or 8th grade) and will cost $185. Contact the Lopez Family Resource Center at 468-4117 for more details. Contact the Lopez Family Resource Center at 468-4117 for more details.
Lopez nature explorations
Nick and Susie Teague will lead children on a nature hike through forests and along beaches of Lopez Island. Children will learn more about plants and animals while exploring the beauty of each species inhabiting the island and surrounding waters. Kids will enjoy the outdoors and learn how to be “Leave No Trace” experts. Dates are July 28 and 29 from 2 to 5 p.m. Class is appropriate for ages 7-9 and will cost $30. Contact the LIFRC at 468-4117.
Lopez pep and cheer sign ups
Lopez Middle School and High School pep and cheer sign ups are going on now through July 31. Call 468-2202 ext. 2300 if interested.
Copper bracelets workshop
Renowned artist “Tex” Gieling and Linda Koenig, two fabulous teachers, will lead this popular workshop and teach you how to create beautiful copper bracelets from scrap copper. You will leave with a very environmentally friendly bracelet and skills that you can use later to make more! All materials and supplies provided, but if you have any old copper plumbing you’d like to use for your creation, let the LIFRC know so they can do less scavenging! Dates: August 5-7 from 9:30-11:30. Class is offered for ages 13 to adult. Fee will be $35. For more information contact the LIFRC at 468-4117.
Fun Side of Filmmaking
Colin Snapp will teach an intermediate level course for students and adults who already possess a working knowledge of video production. You will use advanced video and sound equipment and edit utilizing Final Cut Express. Classes are offered through the LIFRC Kids Summer Workshops. This class is for ages 12 to Adult. Dates will be: August 12 to 15 from 2-5 p.m. the LIFRC computer lab. Fees will be: $60. For more information contact the LIFRC at 468-4117.
Orcas
Orcas Library Fair call for artisans
The Orcas Library Fair committee requests that interested exhibitors please submit their applications for booth space. If you do not have an application they are available at the Orcas Island Library, or by emailing your request to tommaiuro@gmail.com. The Orcas Island Library Fair, which will be located on the Village Green in beautiful downtown Eastsound, is a fun-filled day that attracts hundreds of friendly visitors seeking quality handcrafts, art and books. This year’s fair will be held Saturday, Aug. 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Booth set-up will be available the Friday afternoon and evening; overnight security will be provided. Proceeds from booth rentals and book sales go towards the funding of Library activities.
Chess fun For children and adults
Chess players of all levels and ages 10 and up are invited to play chess on Friday, July 25 from 10:00-12:30 at the public library. There will be pre-teen, teen, and adult categories. Bring your chess board if possible. The cost is $10. Call 376-5339 to register or show up on the day of the tournament. Sponsored by the Orcas Island Recreation Program.
Science camp
There will be a science camp for children ages 7-14 at the public school cafeteria on July 29 and 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Carol Rost will lead the children in having fun with science experiments using different kinds of materials including everyday things found at home such as baking soda and vinegar to make volcanoes. Children will also go outside to do experiments, explore, discover, and more! The cost is $50. Registration information is available online at www.orcasrec.org or pick up a registration form at the public library.
San Juan
Last Pod Nod of the summer!
The last Pod Nod of the summer is coming up on Friday, July 25! The popular “pajama party” sleepover in the Whale Museum for children ages 5-10 will be led by a museum educator with assistance from other adult professionals and students. The Pod Nod will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, July 25, with pick-up the next morning at 8:30 a.m. A bedtime snack and light breakfast are included. The cost for the Pod Nod is $39 for children/grandchildren of Whale Museum members. The cost for non-members is $49. A limited number of scholarships are available. For more information or to register a child in a Pod Nod, please call The Whale Museum at (360) 378-4710 extension 23 or e-mail cindy@whalemuseum.org.
Friday Harbor Labs lecture
The University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories and the San Juan Nature Institute are pleased to co-sponsor a talk by George Dyson on Tuesday, July 29 at 7 p.m. in the FHL Commons. The talk is entitled “Baidarka: the Kayak as a Frame of Mind.” The oldest known continuously inhabited sites in North America are in the Aleutian Islands, where sea-mammal hunters have lived for as many as 10,000 years. The Aleut kayak, or baidarka as it was termed by Russians who arrived in the 18th century, was the basis of this near-pelagic adaptation, but the reasons for its evolutionary success are still not entirely understood. Dyson will discuss what we know of the Aleut kayak’s form and function, its adaptation by Russian-American colonists, and his own reconstruction of these vessels in later years.
Plein Air artists descend on San Juan Islands
For three weeks in July, plein air (open-air) artists from the San Juan Islands and across the state (representing Plein Air Washington Association) will be painting on San Juan Preservation Trust properties and public lands throughout the islands. Islanders and art lovers alike will enjoy this unique event. Beginning on Saturday, August 9, Gallery San Juan (232 A Street, Friday Harbor) will hold a juried exhibition and public art sale of the plein air paintings created at this event, with proceeds benefitting the San Juan Preservation Trust. A reception will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. on August 9, and the paintings will remain on display until August 23. Those who wish to get first pick of these paintings can do so by attending the San Juan Preservation Trust’s “Summer Social” on Saturday, August 2.
Volunteers needed for the 8.8k run
For 31 years on the Saturday of the County Fair, the Friday Harbor 8.8k Loop run has taken place. A dozen or so volunteers are needed the morning of August 16 to assist with registrations, traffic control, timing and water stations. If you want to be part of an island tradition and have a few hours in the morning to spare call Sally at Island Rec at 378-4953. If you are not interested in volunteering but want to run in the race get your registration in by August 1 and save $5. Registration forms are available from Island Rec, San Juan Island Fitness and online at www.islandrec.org or www.active.com.
