Over 50 vendors from all four islands gathered at the Artisans Holiday Market on San Juan Island to offer an array of items including jewelry, sweets, bodycare products, art and more.
Hear author Caryl Sherpa read from “I Taste Fire, Earth, Rain: Elements of a Life With a Sherpa” and talk about her experiences in Nepal on Friday, Dec. 2, 7 – 8 p.m. at Griffin Bay Bookstore.
What do train sets, apple cider, strings of colored lights, music, an auction and fishing all have in common?
They are just a few things to look for in the wide array of events starting Thursday to kick off the month of December.
Looking to get a jump start on your Christams shopping. Then visit the Island Artisans Holiday Marketplace, Friday, 10 – 5 p.m., and Saturday, Nov. 26, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., at Friday Harbor Elementary School. Over 50 arts and crafts vendors from all four islands will display their jewelry, photography, sweets, bodycare products and more.
San Juan County Sheriff’s Department took time out in this season of “giving” to celebrate several award-winning members of the force.
The Trot gets underway – come rain or shine – on Thanksgiving Day at 9 a.m., in front of the Best Western Friday Harbor Suites, 680 Spring Street, which doubles as the location of both the start and the finish lines.
The free Community Thanksgiving Dinner is at the Grange, Nov. 24, 12 – 4 p.m.
Brandon Vance, of Seattle, and Mark Minkler, of Lopez, will be playing a concert of Scottish, Irish, and Cape Breton style music at Isle Be Jammin’, Thursday, Dec. 1, 7 p.m.
A calendar of events for Waterworks Gallery this November and December.
Auditions for San Juan Community Theatre’s production of the Pulitzer prize-winning play “Proof,” are scheduled for Monday, Dec. 5, 7 p.m. at the PARC building at 70 Saltspring Drive off Beaverton Valley Road.
Oliver Strasser, of San Juan Island, and fellow musician, Sierra Klingele, have written “Broken Dreams — Follow the Sun” for the Guitar Center Songwriting Competition.
Jaydin Rivers Angel was born on… drumroll, please… Nov. 11, 2011, making him an 11-11-11 child. A most auspicious beginning.
The San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce and the 2011 Chamber Awards Committee recognized outstanding community service and excellence in the business community on Thursday, Nov. 10, 5:30 p.m. at the Roche Harbor Pavilion
