On Thursday, May 3, the 61st annual National Day of Prayer will be observed on Whidbey Island.
Whidbey Island’s Saratoga Chamber Orchestra presents two special events featuring the dynamic Celtic music duo of Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser and cellist Natalie Haas.
It was from the comfort of my front porch, where I sat in the sun for a few minutes one afternoon this week, that I observed our cat do the very thing I hate most: hunt. Although he spends the majority of his life inside, the sun was so warm he meowed until I finally let him out. Within minutes, I noticed him dart from the edge of the wooded area that surrounds my home. It was the tiny form of a wild baby bunny hanging from his mouth that prompted me to leap across the lawn in his direction.
In honor of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, Soroptimist International of Oak Harbor will host “The Queen’s Tea at Two,” at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 19, at the First United Methodist Church in Oak Harbor, 1050 SE Ireland St.
On Friday and Saturday, May 11 and 12 at 6:30 p.m., come prepared to be dazzled by a full-blown musical revue, “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” which showcases the talented students of the Oak Harbor High School choir program. Doors open at 6 p.m. at Oak Harbor High School.
Celebrate and honor the arrival of resident gray whales to the waters around Whidbey Island at Welcome the Whales Day festival and parade from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 21 in Langley.
Molly Larson Cook will read excerpts from her jazz novel, “Listen,” with live jazz by Don Wodjenski, tenor sax, and Dale Stirling, bass, at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 21 at Wind and Tide Books on Pioneer Way, Oak Harbor.
Meet award winning writer Lyanda Lynn Haupt, the featured author for Whidbey Reads 2012, at three locations this week.
Enjoy dancing with the SKAGIT CONTRA DANCERS from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, April 27 at Eagles Hall in Anacortes.
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts presents SISTER’S EASTER CATECHISM, “Will My Bunny Go To Heaven?” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, April 18 and 19.
Molly Cook teaches ZEN AND THE ART OF WRITING at 1 p.m. Friday, April 20 at the Coupeville Library.
This week I enjoyed a cup of coffee with a friend parenting young children and she asked how I built a solid sense of family with kids who have strong, differing personalities and opinions.
Oak Harbor will celebrate its unique Dutch heritage Friday, April 27 through Sunday, April 29.
