An all-church Barbecue and Potluck will be held at the Valley Church July 25 — Sunday. Hot dogs, hamburgers, fixings, and lemonade and water will be provided. Bring a salad, side dish or dessert to share. Lunch will be served between 12:15 and 12:30. You may also bring shade umbrellas, camp chairs and/or picnic blankets; some seating will be available. (There will be a portable restroom available.)
The Friday Harbor Animal Shelter’s sixth annual Wags to Riches is July 25 — Sunday — at the home of Bob and Lissa McDowell. Two local dog groups will headline the show: the Flying Dingo Agility team, and a group from Yankee Creek Farm. Attendees this year will see the return of Danny, the little guy with a mind of his own, who several years ago bolted from his team, ran into the crowd and stole the show.
Relay for Life San Juan County is July 24-25 — Saturday and Sunday — at the Friday Harbor High School track. Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society, including programs that directly serve islanders.
Friday Harbor Airport’s Fly-In and Open House is July 24, beginning at 8 a.m. The event is part of the Friday Harbor Port District’s 60th anniversary. It’s also the airport’s 25th year under port ownership and management.
From the Chippendale dining table and chairs that starred in last winter’s play, “The Dining Room,” to jewelry, golf clubs, a leather bench/ottoman and more, the Community Arts Theatre Society’s (CATS) Attic Treasures is brimming with quality used items.
The scene opens on domestic normality. A wife fixes dinner, a husband chooses the wine. It is a normality, however, soon to be disrupted by events involving a certain boat sinking in the bay outside. Thus begins “The Connoisseurs,” Ed Strum’s comedy which opens Friday at San Juan Community Theatre. The performance of the play marks an important milestone for the theater. “The Connoisseurs” is the first locally written, full-length play to be staged in SJCT.
Kimbell Hall, daughter of Margaret and Albert Hall of Friday Harbor, graduated cum laude from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. in May, with a major in art history and a minor in Italian.
William B. “Bill” Morrice passed away July 18, 2010 at the Mount Baker Care Center with his family at his side. Bill was born May 15, 1918 in Seattle, Wash. He is preceded in death by his loving wife, Violet R. Morrice; parents, William and Ester Morrice; daughter, Sharon Blake; son, Charles Grant Jr.; and grandsons, Dale Grant and Charles Grant.
Steve McMurtrie and LaVon Sonnek are proud to announce the marriage of their daughter, Mariah McMurtrie (Friday Harbor High School Class of 2004) to Kyle Hughes of Snohomish. They married on June 24 in an intimate morning ceremony in Ucluelet on Vancouver Island. It was followed by a reception in Portland, Ore.
Dr. Michael Cohen, author, folk musician, and director of Project NatureConnect on San Juan Island, is the subject of an interview in the June 2010 edition of Ecopsychology magazine
The tone of Island Stage Left’s summer production will differ this year. Far from the fun and frolic-filled “As You Like It,” which toured in 2009, this summer the company will perform Shakespeare’s “Henry V.” Compared to the happy mess of “As You Like It,” “Henry V” is a more sober piece of theater. It falls into the category of the Shakespearean “history plays,” a title applied to the 11 pieces which depict the lives of English kings. However, do not be daunted, director Helen Machin-Smith says.
Fab Four fun hits Friday Harbor on Saturday, 8 p.m. when Abbey Road Live! returns to the San Juan Community Theatre. Not your typical Beatles look-a-like tribute band (these four lads don’t have mop-top haircuts or play Rickenbacker guitars), Abbey Road Live! is a show about bringing to life some of the more mature and complex Beatles materials in a raw and spirited fashion, while remaining true to the original recordings.
Splash of Summer Color Weekend is Saturday and Sunday. This “Something for everyone” weekend is a time to celebrate the fragrant harvest at the San Juan Island Lavender Festival and the fine art at the San Juan Island Summer Arts Fair.
