he Whale Museum announced Joel Reynolds, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Ken Balcomb of the Center for Whale Research for a special event and “War of the Whales” book signing.
Here is the revised rundown of musical performers for Sunday’s Big BBQ Bash at the Eastsound Village Green.
The San Juan Island Garden Club is hosting an excursion to the WSU Display Gardens in Mount Vernon.
Frazer Homestead Walk, American Camp, 2-4 p.m., free.
Most of us find indescribable solace in the mysteries of the natural world.
A few of main events in Pickett’s life include the “Pig War,” when the then-commander of U.S. troops confronted Vancouver Island Governor Sir James Douglas and the Royal Navy over ownership of San Juan Island. The story culminates in the disastrous “Pickett’s Charge” that brought ruin to the Confederate Army at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Whether Island Towing returns next season, either as a shadow of itself, or at all, remains to be seen. But with a 88-5 won-loss record and 10 consecutive league championships, and two off-island tournament titles and one second-place finish, the Towing team carries a record and legacy that speaks for itself.
The featured model for this year’s event is the Chevrolet Corvette, in honor of the car company’s recent introduction of the C7.
In “The Life & Times of General George E. Pickett”, Michael Vouri, takes his audience back to the late 1800s in a no-holds barred retrospective of Pickett and the many events.
Entertainment is in full swing Saturday at the San Juan County Fair, with circus performances, horse riding competitions, 8.8K Loop Run, Trashion Fashion show and Main Stage headliner the “Hit Machine.”
Featured in The Met: Live in HD Summer Encores series at San Juan Community Theatre, Sunday, Aug. 17 at 2 p.m., “Enchanted Island” stars David Daniels, Joyce DiDonato, Danielle de Niese and Placido Domingo, as Neptune.
While Captain Charles Chevalier and crew survived the ship’s downing—Chevalier almost miraculously so—their 20-minute ordeal off the shore of San Juan Island’s South Beach offered all the intensity, emotion and drama of a captivating sea-faring song. Singer-songwriter Jan Zurcher and husband, Jim, knew it right away.
Billed as the Pacific Northwest’s premier live-band karaoke group, Rock-Bot provides the soundtrack, support and backup vocals for anyone with enough passion, polish or pluck to step out before an audience and let ‘er rip. Copacabana, anyone?
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