Community Calendar for Lopez, Orcas, San Juan, Shaw & Waldron

SJC Planning Commission Meeting in Legislative Hearing Room

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:30 -0800

SAN JUAN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
AGENDA

Friday, November 20, 2009
County Council Hearing Room
Legislative Building, 55 Second Street
Friday Harbor, San Juan Island

8:30 a.m. Administrative Items

Update from Chair, Bob Gamble
Update from Planning
Update from Housing Bank Subcommittee
Update from EPRC
Approval of Minutes – November 4, 2009

8:45 a.m.

Public hearing and deliberations on the Gerard Redesignation, Orcas Island, File No.09RED002
Public hearing and deliberations on the updated Water Resource element of the SJC Comprehensive Plan

12:00 p.m. Time approximate for lunch.

1:00 p.m.

Time approximate depending on lunch break. Continuation of any hearing or workshop, if necessary, and adjournment to take place when agenda items have been completed or continued.

Storytime for Preschoolers at the Library

sjlib@sjlib.org (Laura Tretter) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:30 -0800

This free weekly gathering for preschool-aged children and their caretakers is a time to focus on learning skills vital to literacy while having fun. We share stories and songs, rhymes and activities that make children want to read.

Prevention Coalition at Compass Health

curtv@sanjuanco.com (Curt VanHyning) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00 -0800

National Adoption Day celebration in SJC Superior Court

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:30 -0800

San Juan-area children to join new families during

rare adoption celebration in superior court

As many as four children from the San Juan area will join new families on Friday, Nov. 20 as the San Juan County Superior Court celebrates its first National Adoption Day, and invites the media and public to join in the event.

Although adoption hearings are generally closed, the National Adoption Day celebration offers a rare opportunity for the public and media to witness new families being formed, share in the experience and learn more about adoption of foster children.

“It is a joy to have these children find the safety and warmth of loving, forever families,” said Denise Revels Robinson, Assistant Secretary of the DSHS Children’s Administration. “For the children and their new families, this is a day they will never forget.”

The event is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. at the San Juan County Superior Court, 350 Court St., No. 7, in Friday Harbor. The celebration will include as many as four adoptions, activities for the children, refreshments, speakers, and information on adoption. “With all of the support and interest we have had, this promises to be the first of many National Adoption Day celebrations,” said San Juan County Superior Court Presiding Judge John Linde, who spearheaded planning for the event.

More than 175 children are scheduled to be adopted during special events in nearly 20 Washington courts this month as the state marks its fifth statewide National Adoption Day celebration.

In addition to celebrating foster adoptions during National Adoption Day, the Children’s Administration announced that a record number of Washington foster children were adopted into new families in Fiscal Year 2009 (July 2008 through June 2009). While normally about 1,100 – 1,200 foster children are adopted each year (with 1,177 adopted in FY 2008), in FY 2009 there were 1,701 Washington foster children adopted into new families.

As of January 1, 2009, there were 9,546 children living in foster care in Washington, with more than 1,750 of those available for adoption — meaning the courts had permanently terminated their biological parents’ rights to raise them.

Washington courts and DSHS offices began celebrating National Adoption Day in 2005 when it was first sponsored by the Washington State Supreme Court Commission on Children in Foster Care. The event continues to grow into more courts and communities each year. Nationally, NAD was founded in 2000 by a coalition of child welfare agencies and businesses to raise awareness of the many thousands of foster children in the U.S. available for adoption and waiting for new families.

San Juan Jazz Quintet plays at Pazzo Vivi Restaurant

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:00 -0800

San Juan Jazz Quintet plays Friday nights, 6-9 pm, at Pazzo Vivo (formerly Bella Luna) in Friday Harbor. On the second and fourth Fridays of each month they are accompanied by vocalist Jill Urbach.

The Merry Firebird at San Juan Community Theatre

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:00 -0800

The Merry Firebird

Written and Directed by Tifni Twitchell Lynch

Whittier Theatre at SJCT

Friday, November 20……..7:00 pm
Saturday, November 21…...2:00 pm

Adults $12
Students $6
RUSH $5

The SJCT Family Theatre’s fall production transforms the Whittier stage into a colorful land of discovery and adventure on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon, November 20 and 21.

Written by Shaw Island storyteller and director Tifni Twitchell Lynch, The Merry Firebird, brings together more than 25 elementary school children and 10 parents in a magical story that helps us think in new ways about endangered species.

Unlike in the darker firebird myth, this bird represents more joy and light, as the Firebird leads two children in an exciting adventure. “I wanted the Firebird to represent something important in the world,” said Tifni.

The play centers on two children encouraged by the Firebird to gather animal support against a very greedy, scallywag ruler who is stealing the Golden Apples that sustain all the world’s animals.

During the inspiring journey, they encounter new friends such as an extinct dragon, gypsies, an orca, a polar bear and a group of puppeteers--all eager to help.

PLUS! Free art and theatre workshops for K-3 graders!

Island Stage Left: Rabbit Hole at Roche Harbor Pavilion

events@sanjuanislander.com (Customer Administrative Account) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:30 -0800

"Rabbit Hole" by David Lindsay-Abaire

Audiences everywhere identify with the family members in this often hilarious Pulitzer prize-winning play about grief which reminds us all that, devastating though loss can be, it can not replace the life force that shines within us all.

" ‘Rabbit Hole’ - an uncommonly affecting and absorbing play” - Variety

“A sweet-tempered, often very funny play about families and the worst that can happen.” - Boston Globe

Oct 29th - Nov 29th , Thurs - Sat at 7:30, Sundays at 4:00 (No performance on Thanksgiving Day) at the Roche Harbor Pavilion.

Material not suitable for small children.

Admission free. Donations appreciated. No latecomers, please.

Badminton & Ping Pong

rebecca@islandrec.org (Rebecca Clarke) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:00 -0800

Public tours of Moran Mansion at Rosario Resort

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:00 -0800

MORAN MANSION OPEN ON SATURDAYS

(Saturdays from 10 am – 6 pm)

Moran Mansion at Rosario Resort will be open Saturdays from 10 am to 6 pm for public touring.

Christopher Peacock will be performing the Rosario History and Music Program at 5 pm.

There will be a $5 per person entrance charge for the mansion this year.

Orcas Island Farmers Market in Oddfellows Hall

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:00 -0800

ORCAS ISLAND FARMERS’ MARKET

The farmers' market is moving indoors to the Oddfellows

Hall starting October 3. We will be there every Saturday in October, as well as November 7 & 21.

The hours are from 11 am – 2 pm, and there will be farmers, crafters and food. See you at the Market!

Book Signing by Rod Kulbach Baja Dreaming: Stories from Another Time

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:00 -0800

BOOK-SIGNING by ROD KULBACH BAJA DREAMING: 
STORIES FROM ANOTHER TIME

2 to 4 p.m. Griffin Bay Bookstore 
155 Spring St. Friday Harbor.

"Share Baja memories, tall tales travels by land or sea." Join Mike, who 
lived for years in his 6x8-foot house on the beach. Meet a benevolent Mexican 
port captain, and a generous fuel king in Turtle Bay.

There's boat building on the beach, a gale on a crossing, and a tale of incompatibility at sea. There is 
heartbreak, too, and good fortune – and musings on why so many of us are drawn 
to this desert land by the sea.

Old Baja buffs might look back and smile while reading these stories from 
another time, but newcomers to Baja will still find much as Rod describes it: 
the vastness of mountains and desert, the blues and pale greens of the Sea, the 
fish and sea birds going about their business, and the cast of characters who 
make this their home.

Rod's life has been mostly about boats: building, sailing, and designing. He 
holds a 50-ton masters ticket and has been a sailing instructor for 15 years. 
Between 1970 through 2007, he spent years in Baja. Rod began writing travel 
pieces, short stories, and poetry in 1970; some of his work has been published 
by SAIL and CRUISING WORLD. He lives in Friday Harbor. 

More information at www.rodkulbach.com

Teen Book Club reads New Moon

kbabbitt@sjlib.org (Kathy Babbitt) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:30 -0800

Read the New Moon by Stephenie Meyer. Pick up a free copy to keep at the Library, read it, then, as a special treat, we will see the movie at the Palace when it shows there. You must be signed up to get paid admission to the theatre.