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Friday Harbor Events Calendar

Browse upcoming events in Friday Harbor and Roche Harbor and throughout the San Juan Islands.

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Last updated on Thu, 9 Sep 2010

Wednesday, September 08th, 2010 - Blues Night at the Rumor Mill

Every Wednesady from 6—9pm! 0:13993 1:Blues Night at the Rumor Mill 2:

Wednesday, September 08th, 2010 - Lunch for All at the Mullis Center (donations only!)

Every Wednesday at 11:45 AM Lunch for All for donations only at Mullis Center 0:7235 1:Lunch for All at the Mullis Center (donations only!) 2:

Thursday, September 09th, 2010 - Senior Services Luncheon at the Mullis Center

Every Monday and Thursday 11:45 AM Senior Services Luncheon at Mullis Center 0:7144 1:Senior Services Luncheon at the Mullis Center 2:

Thursday, September 09th, 2010 - Lapsit and Linger for Infants and Toddlers

Bring your infants and toddlers to share stories and songs, fingerplays and rhymes for infants and toddlers.  Get kids ready to read! Stay after the stories to mix with other parents, and share tips while the kids play and socialize. 0:227 1:Lapsit and Linger for Infants and Toddlers 2:

Friday, September 10th, 2010 - Storytime for Preschool Kids

Come to weekly Storytime at the library for preschool children and their care givers each Friday morning from 10:30 to 11:00 .   Join us for stories, songs, finger plays and special holiday programs. 0:463 1:Storytime for Preschool Kids 2:

Saturday, September 11th, 2010 - Chamber Music San Juans Fall Concert

Chamber Music San Juans’ ensemble favorites are joined by internationally—acclaimed tenor Benjamin Butterfield on Saturday, September 11.     Butterfield is considered one of Canada ’s most successful and sought—after artists and has performed throughout North America and Europe as well as Israel and New Zealand .   The San Francisco Chronicle proclaimed Butterfield a “musically arresting presence.”   Butterfield’s operatic credits include debuts in The Barber of Seville under Carlo Rizzi at Welsh National Opera and The Magic Flute with New York City Opera.   In concert he has appeared in Britten’s War Requiem with the London Symphony Orchestra and the State Orchestra of Thessaloniki.   Butterfield’s wife, soprano Anne Grimm performed with CMSJ in 2007.   CMSJ Artistic Director Patricia Kostek says Butterfield’s Friday Harbor appearance will feature composter Gerald Finzi’s A Farewell to Arms , in remembrance of September 11.    Other works will include Mozart’s sublime Quintet for clarinet and strings and works performed by ensemble members violin/viola duo Ron and Roxanna Patterson, cellist Doug Davis and bassoonist Martin Kuuskmann. 0:13587 1:Chamber Music San Juans Fall Concert 2:

Saturday, September 11th, 2010 - Saturday Vigil Mass: St. Francis Catholic Church

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Saturday, September 11th, 2010 - Island Rec— Family Orienteering

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Saturday, September 11th, 2010 - ADVANCED ACTING WORKSHOP

FREE! Open to islanders who have a basic acting knowledge and some onstage experience.  Jack Phillips, guest director for SJCT's fall play, I'll Be Back Before Midnight, leads sessions, September 11, 18 and 25, that include an exercise on using props and some methods for cold readings. Limited to 15 actors; register by calling the SJCT box office at 378—3210   0:14464 1:ADVANCED ACTING WORKSHOP 2:

Saturday, September 11th, 2010 - Art Committee hangs Permanent Collection art show

The San Juan Island Library Art Committee will hang art for the San Juan Island Library art show Permanent Collection. Pieces currently on display may be picked up at the same time. Permanent Collection will be on display for several months. 0:9346 1:Art Committee hangs Permanent Collection art show 2:

Sunday, September 12th, 2010 - But World Enough: Travel Tales Read Aloud——Hermitage Museum Tour

Join Beth Helstien from the library for adventure tales from around the world.Travel to exotic locales from a comfortable chair in the library. You don’teven have to read the book. She’ll read it to you!   Tour the Hermitage Museum during the siege of Leningrad in 1942. As the war against the Nazis has devastated the city, a few women seek to remember the beauty that the old museum once housed before all is lost to the bombs. We are offered a walk through the museum with one of its proletarian communist guides, who strives to explain the richness of its renaissance religious art. We’ll hear selections from the novel  The Madonnas of Leningrad , by Debra Dean, partly set on a fictionalized San Juan Island.   0:14365 1:But World Enough: Travel Tales Read Aloud——Hermitage Museum Tour 2:

Sunday, September 12th, 2010 - Intermediate Photography Workshop

Concepia is offering photography workshops throughout the summer. These workshops range from complete beginners up to serious amateurs. Full details of this class can be found at our website concepia.com. This is a full day workshop and includes a scrumptious packed lunch, you will also receive a matted 16x20' print of your best photo of the day, and a 15% discount on any future printing. All for only $$129! Space is limited, so please reserve as soon as possible. Contact: John Sinclair at 378—FOTO, or visit concepia.com 0:13470 1:Intermediate Photography Workshop 2:Concepia

Sunday, September 12th, 2010 - Sunday services: Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church

Our mission is to passionately live Christ before our community, expressing His grace through humble service. We accomplish this by sponsoring an island wide youth ministry for children and youth, by being the place where island people turn for a helping hand, and providing a center for Christian activity. 0:11286 1:Sunday services: Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church 2:

Sunday, September 12th, 2010 - San Juan Unitarian Universalist Fellowship meetings

San Juan Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will begin meeting for the season on Sunday, September 13.  Visitors are welcome.  The meeting time and location changes to Sunday mornings, 10:00 a.m., at Mullis Center.  See the detailed program schedule at  http://sanjuanuu.blogware.com 0:11137 1:San Juan Unitarian Universalist Fellowship meetings 2:

Sunday, September 12th, 2010 - Sunday Mass: St. Francis Catholic Church

Weekly Mass at St. Francis 0:10449 1:Sunday Mass: St. Francis Catholic Church 2:

Sunday, September 12th, 2010 - Sunday Services: Lutheran Service at Saint David's

Lutheran Service at Saint David's 0:12204 1:Sunday Services: Lutheran Service at Saint David's 2:

Sunday, September 12th, 2010 - Sunday services: Christ The King Community Church

We are striving to be a place where people from all walks of life can come and find meaningful friendship and a life worth living. Stop by any Sunday morning. We'd love to see you there! 0:12805 1:Sunday services: Christ The King Community Church 2:

Monday, September 13th, 2010 - Sign up for After School Stories

Signup starts Monday September 13 for one of the twenty places in the library’spopular after school stories program for elementary aged children. Call thelibrary at 378—2798. Healthy snacks are provided courtesy of Friends of theLibrary. 0:14368 1:Sign up for After School Stories 2:

Monday, September 13th, 2010 - Listen Up! Stories for Grownups

The San Juan Island Library reads aloud in the Mullis Center lounge and we discuss what we read after the hot lunch is served.   Join other adults listening to poetry, articles and essays, snippets and stories. 0:10048 1:Listen Up! Stories for Grownups 2:

Monday, September 13th, 2010 - Senior Services Luncheon at the Mullis Center

Every Monday and Thursday 11:45 AM Senior Services Luncheon at Mullis Center 0:7145 1:Senior Services Luncheon at the Mullis Center 2:

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The San Juan County Fair
The San Juan County Fair in Friday Harbor brings the islands together each August Photo by Tim Dustrude