Join the San Juan Historical Society aboard the Pintail for a trip to Yellow Island to glimpse more than 50 species of wildflowers. Departs from Shipyard Cove at 10:00 a.m. Tickets are available in advance at the San Juan Historical Museum or on our website at: www.sjmuseum.org/events.
All proceeds benefit the Museum. For more information : 360-378-3949
Finally, Ruthie Foster is coming to Orcas Center,! Ruthie's eclectic musical history is a combustible blend of soul, blues, rock, folk and gospel. Her astonishing voice has taken her on an amazing ride - from humble church choir beginnings in rural Texas, followed by a tour of duty with the U.S. Navy Band, to her award-winning music career in Austin. Ruthie added a Grammy nomination to her list of achievements in 2009 - Best Contemporary Blues Album for The Truth According to Ruthie Foster. Show Time: 7:30 p.m.
World famous pianist Jon Kimura Parker and extraordinary violist/violinist Aloysia Friedmann will be performing together. You’ll hear them perform composer Jake Heggie’s “Orcas Island Ferry,” commissioned for Aloysia and Jackie and premiered at the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival in 2012. The program also includes beautiful works by Rachmaninoff and Clara and Robert Schumann. In addition, guests will be treated to Jackie Parker’s magnificent performance of his new transcription of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. Show time: 1:00 p.m.
The Lopez community welcomes violist/violinist Aloysia Friedmann and pianist Jon Kimura Parker to Lopez Center in a rousing preview of the 16th season of the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival. The Festival visits Lopez for the second year, following an enthusiastic sold-out concert in 2012 at Grace Episcopal Church. In addition to works by Rachmaninoff, Clara Schumann and Mozart, we will be treated to Jon Kimura Parker’s special centenary performance of his new transcription of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. Parker’s transcription has just been recorded, and will be available in an autographed CD in time for the Lopez performance. Show time: 1:00 p.m.
Orcas Island school children present their unique research into the historic lime kiln towns of Ocean and dolphin Bay. This ongoing exhibit begins on Sunday, May 19th, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. at the Orcas Senior Center. For more information call: 360-376-4849.
Enjoy a bonfire at sunset, great pie, traditional games for all ages, and a bit of history from the shores of San Juan County Park. Enter your prize-winning fruit pie and help fund the restoration of the original orchard and interpretive signage for the Brann Cabin. The Brann Cabin History Talk begins at 6:30 p.m. Bran Cabin Bonfire and Fruit Pie Bake-Off is from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. For bake-off instructions visit: parks@sanjuanco.com or call 360-378-8240.
This House is a new play by James Graham. It’s 1974 and the corridors of Westminster ring with the sound of infighting and backbiting as Britain’s political parties battle to change the future of the nation, whatever it takes. In this hung parliament, the ruling party holds on by a thread. Votes are won and lost by one, fist fights erupt in the bars, and ill MPs are hauled in to cast their votes. It’s a time when a staggering number of politicians die, and age–old traditions and allegiances are thrown aside in the struggle for power.
James Graham’s biting, energetic and critically–acclaimed new play strips politics down to the practical realities of those behind the scenes who roll up their sleeves, and on occasion bend the rules, to manoeuvre a diverse and conflicting chorus of MPs within the Mother of all Parliaments. Show time: 7:30 p.m.
The Museum kicks off the summer season with a party!
The popular, annual Bite of Orcas showcases the specialties of Orcas Island chefs on the Village Green from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and benefits Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. In addition, Kaleidoscope Pre-School is at it again, organizing the island's furry friends Pet Parade which begins at 11:00 a.m. Also enjoy kid-friendly food and customized Kaleidoscope t-shirts after the parade.
Join architectural historian Boyd Pratt for a tour of the historic Friday Harbor Brick and Tile company, today known as Brickworks and the home of Friday Harbor’s farmers’ market. The decorative brick and tile produced here in the 1920s and 30s were used in the construction of many of the historic commercial buildings still in use in Friday Harbor. Decorative cast concrete brick was part of a second wave of architecture here, and reflecting commercial and residential building trends in towns and cities across America. The tour begins at 1:00 p.m. For more information call 360-378-2810 or sstrehlou@fridayharbor.org.
