Orcas Center Presents in the Black Box Theater: ANTIDOTE DANCE PARTY Saturday, May 23, 7 p.m. $10 at the door ANTIDOTE Our Black Box will be transformed into a goth nightclub for you to gloom the night away. The event is planned by Felix Holding and features a vampire-themed burlesque performance by Carmilla DeVour. Dressed […]
The second annual OrcasFest is right around the corner, May 28-31, and soon town will be buzzing with music in intimate venues all around Eastsound village. Festival organizers, Tashi Litch, Caleb Klauder, and Reeb Willms have a fantastic lineup in store. The festival kicks off with a square dance at Odd Fellows Hall Thursday evening, May 28. Daytime events start Friday afternoon at the Odd Fellows Hall and continue into the evening culminating with a cajun dance, as well as the Friday evening concert at Orcas Center featuring: Cathy Jordan, Kevin Burke, the Murphy Beds, and The Litch Brothers.
The Visual Arts Committee (VAC) is excited to present the next community show art opening: Victoria Smith & Capturing the Moment.
Myth and Momentum - Orcas Dance Collective's Performance Division students will present a June recital entitled “Myth and Momentum." It will showcase a variety of dances from most classes, including a "Dance of the Fairies."
American composer Gabriela Lena Frank makes her Met debut with her first opera, a magical-realist portrait of Mexico’s painterly power couple Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, with libretto by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Nilo Cruz. Fashioned as a reversal of the Orpheus and Euridice myth, the story depicts Frida, sung by leading mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, leaving the underworld on the Day of the Dead and reuniting with Diego, portrayed by baritone Carlos Álvarez. The famously feuding pair briefly relive their tumultuous love, embracing both the passion and the pain before bidding the land of the living a final farewell. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Met premiere of Frank’s opera, a “confident, richly imagined score” (The New Yorker) that “bursts with color and fresh individuality” (Los Angeles Times). The vibrant new production, taking enthusiastic inspiration from Frida and Diego’s paintings, is directed and choreographed by Deborah Colker, following her remarkable 2024 debut staging of Ainadamar.
Indigenous women have played an outsized role in major environmental justice campaigns in the Pacific Northwest. Se’Si’Le, an Indigenous-led nonprofit, is bringing to Orcas Island an event to honor and celebrate these matriarchs as part of its nation-wide 2026 campaign: Seven Sisters—The Return of the Matriarchy. These courageous women have stood up time and again against overwhelming odds, realizing success through the animating restorative power and instinctive wisdom that comes from being the caregivers of life they bring into the world.
Derina Harvey leads the multi-award-winning Derina Harvey Band. Taking home the 2024 East Coast Music Award for Fans' Choice Entertainer of the Year, this Celtic-rock group has a live show that leaves audiences hollering from their seats. Derina’s vibrant personality takes center stage with her humor, engaging storytelling and powerful vocals — a voice that earned her a 2025 Canadian Folk Music Award (CFMA) nomination for “Contemporary Singer of the Year.” The band was also nominated for a 2025 CFMA in the “New/Emerging Artist of the Year” category. dHb concerts are suitable for all ages and can be adapted for any venue, whether it’s a captivating night of storytelling through song in a Performing Arts Center or a dinner and dance in a community hall.
The Orcas Island Community Band is proud to announce a special musical tribute to the United State’s 250 th anniversary. Taking place on Friday, June 19 th at 7:00pm at Orcas Center, the performance will celebrate the nation’s history through iconic American compositions, diverse musical genres and stirring patriotic favorites. Admission is by donation.
Featured Artists: Potters of Orcas Group, Art Opening: Friday, June 26th; 5:30pm - 7pm, On Display: June 26th - July 28th. All are invited to attend the Art Opening on Friday, June 26th from 5:30 to 7 p.m., featuring live entertainment and complimentary refreshments. Artists are urged to attend and contribute hors d’oeuvres. To learn more about exhibiting your art, commission structures, and upcoming shows, please visit the VAC page.
Nationally touring comic Adam Cayton-Holland will perform stand-up comedy on Orcas Center's stage. Cayton-Holland has appeared on Conan, Corden, Comedy Central, and a bunch of other great stuff that starts with the letter "C." He will perform on Friday, June 26, at 7 p.m.
Pianist Marina Grozdanovic will be performing music composed in France from the Baroque to the Impressionist era, by composers Rameau, Couperin, Chopin, Debussy and Ravel at Orcas Center. Each piece will be accompanied by paintings or photographs on the big screen, which Grozdanovic personally chose to match the music.
A launchpad for youth ages 10-18 to learn performing arts skills and have an epic summer of fun! This intensive is split into two different camps: Performing Arts (4 Weeks) & Theater Tech (2 Weeks). Both cohorts will work together to produce and perform the 1-act musical James and the Giant Peach, JR. based on the fantasy book by Roald Dahl. This intensive will work towards a full production and culminate with a performance weekend on Orcas Center Mainstage!
A former Marine Biologist turned comedian gives a voice to the ocean — and it’s not happy. This comedic and interactive show dives into humanity’s messy relationship with the sea: the pollution, the overfishing, the bad decisions and why now more than ever, it’s time for change.
Featured Artists: Orcas Artist Studio Tour. Art Opening: Friday, July 31st; 5:30pm - 7pm. On Display: July 31st - August 25th. All are invited to attend the Art Opening on Friday, June 26th from 5:30 to 7 p.m., featuring live entertainment and complimentary refreshments. Artists are urged to attend and contribute hors d’oeuvres. To learn more about exhibiting your art, commission structures, and upcoming shows, please visit the VAC page.
Featured Artist: Peter Carlson & Community Show: Light & Shadow. Art Opening: Friday, August 28th; 5:30pm - 7pm. On Display: August 28th - September 22nd. All are invited to attend the Art Opening on Friday, August 28th from 5:30 to 7 p.m., featuring live entertainment and complimentary refreshments. Artists are urged to attend and contribute hors d’oeuvres. To learn more about exhibiting your art, commission structures, and upcoming shows, please visit the VAC page.
Featured Artists: Marcia Spees & Community Show: Of The Water. Art Opening: Friday, September 25th; 5:30pm - 7pm. On Display: September 25th - October 21st. All are invited to attend the Art Opening on Friday, September 25th from 5:30 to 7 p.m., featuring live entertainment and complimentary refreshments. Artists are urged to attend and contribute hors d’oeuvres. To learn more about exhibiting your art, commission structures, and upcoming shows, please visit the VAC page.
Featured Artists: Carla Stanley Class & Community Show: 6 x 6 x $60. Art Opening: Friday, October 23rd; 5:30pm - 7pm. On Display: October 23rd - November 18th. All are invited to attend the Art Opening on Friday, October 23rd from 5:30 to 7 p.m., featuring live entertainment and complimentary refreshments. Artists are urged to attend and contribute hors d’oeuvres. To learn more about exhibiting your art, commission structures, and upcoming shows, please visit the VAC page.
Featured Artist: Debra Babcock & Community Show: Mixed Media.
Art Opening: Friday, November 20th; 5:30pm - 7pm.
On Display: November 20th - December 22nd.
All are invited to attend the Art Opening on Friday, October 23rd from 5:30 to 7 p.m., featuring live entertainment and complimentary refreshments.
Artists are urged to attend and contribute hors d’oeuvres. To learn more about exhibiting your art, commission structures, and upcoming shows, please visit the VAC page.