Sponsored by the San Juan Island Yacht Club, the theme of this year’s event is “Pirates of the Salish Sea” and the parade is open to just about any kind of seaworthy vessel one can muster: power boats, sailboats and human-powered boats as well.
Islands’ Oil Spill Association is offering a free training class Sunday, May 6, on Lopez Island, for those who would like to help in the search and rescue and collection of oiled birds, in the event of an oil spill in, or near, the San Juan Islands.
From career training to higher eduction, The San Juan Island Community Foundation has a variety of scholarship programs. Perhaps there’s one for you.
The Good Lovelies self-titled full-length album release in 2009 not only won the group recognition as “New Emerging Artist” at the Canadian Folk Music Awards but also a Juno (Canada’s equivalent to the Grammys) for Roots/Traditional Album of the Year in 2010.
Before killer whales stole the show, a different creature put San Juan Island on the map… rabbits. That’s right, little bunny Foo-Foo, and friends, were big time in a bygone era that many old-time islanders well recall. Don’t miss this chance to get the skinny on island bunny history.
Directed by Angel Michaels, the community chorus tackles “That Ol’ Devil Moon,” a tapestry of moon enchantments that is jazzy, romantic, poetic, and silly, in back-to-back performances, Saturday and Sunday, at San Juan Community Theatre.
It seems that even a bald eagle can have a “bad hair” day. But perhaps that’s by design.
It’s easy to enter. You can do it online, at SanJuanJournal.com, and in less time than it takes to chase down your hound to get the kids’ soccer ball out of its mouth. Register for the contest online, drop in a photo of your dog, and then watch as the votes roll in.
How do you build a rain catchment system? Start a year-round vegetable garden? Learn the finer points of freshly cut flower arrangements? Find out answers to these questions and more, and meet the “Galloping Gourmet” as well, at WSU Extension’s Master Gardeners Spring Gardening Workshop, April 21.
Esther Williams, eat your heart out.
Friday Harbor’s irrepressible Francie Hansen, creator of county Fair’s Trashion Fashion Show, has found a new medium to mine—water.
A evening of smooth and romantic jazz awaits at San Juan Community Theatre, Friday, with the return of husband and wife team, Patti Cathcart and Tuck Andress; show starts at 7:30 p.m.
Local artist Ron Bates calls the effect a, “wonderfully bright and energetic abstract that mixes beautifully and naturally”, and he intends to auction off the result in a raffle drawing. Proceeds from the drawing will benefit the Puget Sound Anglers’ salmon enhancement projects.
This debut collection of stories has been praised as adventurous and frank, and lays blame for whatever consequences and mayhem that might occur squarely at the feet of those who would attempt to hide cookies atop a refrigerator.
