Blackout On April 12th from 9:00 pm to April 13th at 6:00 am, the county is going to experience a county-wide communications outage. The 48-count fiber-optic cable carrying all data and voice traffic from San Juan County for ALL providers is going to be relocated just south of Anacortes at SR-20 and Spur (Sharpes Corner). WSDOT will be shutting down and re-routing this fiber cable as they implement a traffic change in this area.

 

Our Quarterly Luncheon will be next Tuesday, April 17th, at noon, Brickworks! Come have a delicious lunch, hear what is new in the Town, the County and our School District. Please rsvp to becki@sanjuanisland.org to save your spot! Just click the link!

The Friday Harbor Film Festival, is very excited to announce; world class Composer Alex Shapiro will attend our screening and participate in the Q & A for Score, a film music documentary; our 2017 Audience Favorite. Tuesday April 17, 7 PM at the Grange.
Alex’s compositions have been featured in many films so she will be able to speak about the process from firsthand experience.

Afterglow Spa – Roche Harbor Resort April Spa Special Enjoy $20 off any Massage or Facial on Mondays and Thursdays April 2 through April 30, 2018 Open Thursday - Monday from 10 am - 6 pm 360-378-9888
hotel ext. 1888
 

Spring Street International School Scholarship Dinner & Auction
Friday April 13, 2018 5 to 9 PM Come hear Spring Street students and parents share their stories.
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO SCHOLARSHIPS. Space is limited to 60 guests.  $100 per person
The evening will feature a gourmet dinner of locally sourced ingredients at Duck Soup.
Spring Street International School
505 Spring Street
Friday Harbor, WA 98250
360 378-6393
www.springstreet.org
 

The Whale Museum for two special programs in April: the “Gear Up” Workshop for marine naturalists on April 21 followed by an Earth Day Workshop in partnership with the National Park Service on April 22.  On Saturday, April 21, the “Gear Up” Workshop will be held at the San Juan Island Grange Hall in Friday Harbor from 10 am to 4 pm.  Doors open at 9:30 a.m. for registration. 

Skagit Valley College San Juan Center and Workforce Development Council
to co-host San Juan Island Job Fair
                SAVE THE DATE: Skagit Valley College San Juan Center and the Workforce Development Council and will team up to co-host a community Job Fair on Saturday, April 28 from 9:30 am to noon. The event will take place at the San Juan Center, 221 Weber Way, Friday Harbor WA in the lobby area. Breakout rooms for private interviews will be available.
 

The Whale Museum is pleased to welcome Shona Aitken, Wolf Hollow’s Education Curator, back as part of a free, collaborative 2018 Spring and Summer Lecture Series at 7:00 pm at The Whale Museum on the following dates:
Tuesday, April 24: Living with Wildlife on the San Juans
Thursday, May 24: Dealing with deer
Thursday, June 21: Swallows and sparrows, flickers and flycatchers
Thursday, July 19: Marine mammals
Thursday, August 23: A critter’s eye view of your house
Thursday, September 20: Rat poison and raptors
 

Our island professional artists open their doors to welcome the public on the first weekend of June. Go down hidden drives and into private workshops where local island artists celebrate the annual San Juan Island Artists’ Studio Tour. You’ll see a complement of original paintings, ceramics, glass, jewelry, photography, wood, mixed medium, sculpture and fiber. This is your chance to buy fine art at its’ source so mark your calendar! Dan Wyatt or Mary Sly Telephone:  360 378 7110
 

Here are the bands for Music on the Lawn this coming summer and blurbs about them.
June 27 – Rocky Bay Band – Join Steve Dyer and his string band for an evening of bluegrass.  They are one of the Northwest ‘bestest’ bluegrass groups playing timeless favorites with a ‘twang’. The Rocky Bay Band is known for hard driving, high energy buegrass – Americana pick’n at its best.