Wild San Juan Lecture Series
04/24/2018- 05/24/2018

Free Career Fair for high school students
04/25/2018

Friends of the San Juan Island Library's Annual Meeting
04/25/2018

Uncruise Adventures in the Port of Friday Harbor
04/26/2018

Poetry Panel with WA Poet Laureate Claudia Castro Luna
04/27/2018

Island Job Fair
04/28/2018

Poetry Walk with WA Poet Laureate Claudia Castro Luna
04/28/2018

Poetry Workshop with WA Poet Laureate Claudia Castro Luna
04/28/2018

San Juan Island Farmers Market
04/28/2018

It is hiring time again! You can now post your job openings on our web page - http://sanjuanisland.org/area-jobs.htm. It is easy, doesn't cost a thing and will be posted immediately! 

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.
 

Pelindaba Lavender’s Gatehouse Farm Store is now open for the season 9:30am – 5:30pm Wednesday - Sunday. Pelindaba Lavender is hiring experienced retail professionals for our product galleries on San Juan Island.  Part & Full Time, Year-round / Seasonal.  Resumes please to admin@pelindaba.com.  
 

American Cruise Lines will be in every Monday from 8am until 6pm until this fall, with two different ships.  They will not waiver from schedule

Uncruise Adventures will be in Thursdays 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17.  They usually arrive around noon to oneish and stay until about 6.  They tend to waiver from schedule a little.  

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
 

Wild San Juan Lecture Series
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
 

MAY 1:  A GOOD AMERICAN, an eye opener!!

Tells the extraordinary story of the best code-breaker the USA has ever had and how he and a small team within NSA created a surveillance tool that could pick up any electronic signal on earth, filter it for targets and render results in real-time while keeping the privacy as demanded by the US constitution. The tool was perfect - except for one thing: it was way too cheap. Therefor NSA leadership, who had fallen into the hands of industry, dumped it - three weeks prior to 9/11. In a secret test-run of the program against the pre-9/11-NSA database in early 2002 the program immediately found the terrorists. This is the story of former Technical director of NSA, Bill Binney, and a program called ThinThread.

A remarkable Film!! Not to be missed!!!
At the Grange, Tuesday, May 1, 7:00 pm
 

As part of “History Lives Here” month, during the month of May and in preparation for the summer visitor season, the San Juan Historical Society and Museum will have two Open Houses to welcome the community and interested visitors to this popular attraction in Friday Harbor. 
 
The Museum’s eight buildings and grounds will be open free to the public on Saturday May 5 and Saturday May 12, from 11 am to 2 pm.  Bring a picnic lunch to share with your family on our inviting grounds, take your time visiting the buildings and discover some island history along the way. Learn about a few of the exciting plans in the works for your Island Historical Museum.
 
The museum will be opening for summer self-guided tours beginning May 17^th, from 10 am - 2 pm, Tuesdays through Saturday, through September. Admission is $8 per adult person, $5 student/youth (6-17) under 6 and over 100 free and families (limit 4) $20. Guided tours for 4 or more people may be arranged; this tour will be 1.5 hours, led by a staff member or volunteer well versed in island history and must be reserved in advance.
 
San Juan Historical Society and Museum always welcomes volunteers, whether they are fulltime or part-time residents.  There are a variety of ongoing projects that are challenging, interesting, and give volunteers the opportunity to make a difference in the community.  Contact us at 360-378-3919 or museum_admin@sjmuseum.org.
 

Saturday, May 12, 2018 – Friday Harbor Laboratories (FHL) Annual Open House. 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. No charge for a day of science and fun. Learn about marine zoology, botany, fisheries, and oceanography. Tour the 58’ research vessel, the R/V Centennial. Check out the remotely operated vehicle (ROV), sonar systems, and SCUBA demonstrations. Families are particularly encouraged to attend. Complimentary popcorn! Hot dogs, snacks, and FHL merchandise will be available for purchase.
 

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.
 

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