Island News
Orcas Center art show opening on Friday, June 26
“The Ones That Made It” ||| FROM MARJORIE TAYLOR for ORCAS CENTER ||| The Visual Arts Committee of Orcas Center announces the opening of “The Ones That Made It,” a curated show of wood-fired ceramics by local artists Michael Rozzi, Mathew Haeuser, Yuriko, Sam and Ayame Bullock, Sharon Ho, Sean Roberts, Penny Sharp and Mary Jane Elgin on June 26, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Intrigued by the traditional craft of firing pottery using wood as fuel, they custom-built a kiln […]
The art of slow medicine: A conversation with Dr. Jennifer Simpson-Manske
Dr. Jennifer Simpson-Manske came to Orcas Island, never having been here before. What she found was a community that wanted good medical care and knew how important it was.
June 16: Government of Canada’s Efforts to Protect Southern Resident killer whales from vessel-related disturbance – VIRTUAL EVENT
The Whale Museum’s Summer Lecture Series continues on June 16th at 7:00 PM with a remote lecture from Haley Welsh and Emma Giesbrecht from the Government of Canada! “Government of Canada’s Efforts to Protect Southern Resident killer whales from vessel-related disturbance”. This lecture will be remote-only presented through Zoom. Representatives from the Government of Canada […]
June 26: 3rd Annual Salish Sea-wide Molt Blitz
June 26 | 2-4 pm, | East Sound | (Orcas Island) Are you one of the millions of Washington residents living on or near the Salish Sea? Join the Salish Sea-wide Molt Blitz on June 26 to contribute to the largest single-day dataset of crab molts collected in our state. Learn more about green crab and efforts […]