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September 21: Poetry of Place at Westside Preserve
September 21, 2026 | 5 to 7 PM | Westside Preserve | 296 West Side Rd #298 | Friday Harbor, WA Join land steward Shauna Barrows and Danny Sherrard at the West Side Preserve for a Poetry of Place writing workshop! Find nature in your nature and your nature in nature. Island Verse event
Call to Artists | Community show: Six X Six
Art intake on October 22; Art Opening on October 23 The Visual Arts Committee of Orcas Center announces a new community show — “Six x Six” – to open on October 23. For this show, we will be filling the Madrona Room with a multitude of small works of art, each measuring approximately six inches by six inches. Space permitting, up to six pieces per artist will be accepted. […]
Call to artists | ‘Of the Water’ community show at Orcas Center
Art intake on September 23; Art Opening on September 25 The Visual Arts Committee of Orcas Center announces a new community show — “Of the Water” – to open on September 25. For this show, the VAC welcomes artists to contribute pieces that reflect their own interpretation of the theme. Space permitting, up to three pieces per artist will be accepted and all art mediums will be considered for display. Community shows […]
Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson
Portraits in Pencil | An exhibition by Mick Stevens at Senior Center
Every pencil stroke tells a story. This September and October, Orcas Senior Center hosts Portraits in Pencil, a captivating exhibition featuring the work of longtime Orcas Island resident and accomplished artist Mick Stevens. Creating art since 1973, Mick brings decades of skill to these remarkable portraits, each one rich in detail and quiet depth. His expressive drawings go beyond likeness, capturing the personality and spirit of each subject wit
Orcas Island Farmers Market Harvest Festival Sept. 26
Submitted by Erica Lyons.
September at the library: More art
The display case at the Orcas Island Library this September features art by Christina (Chris) Frausto. Frausto is a renowned artist, curator and educator whose book-related art spans over 30 years. She has served as curator of art for Ontario International Airport, been a featured artist for the Smithsonian Maloof Foundation, been a board member for several arts organizations and been a teacher helping folks learn book binding skills. Frausto’s goals include sharing her unusual hand-bound books
Play for pride, pleasure, prizes at upcoming Library event
Calling all book lovers, trivia buffs, and literary know-it-alls! Put all those hours spent with your nose in a book to good use at Literary Trivia, Thursday, September 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Orcas Island Public Library. Gather a team of 2–4 and get ready for four rounds of ten questions covering everything from beloved classics and literary genres to books-to-film, famous quotes, banned books, and a few surprises along […]