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SUMMARY:Art Opening: Student Art Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:Visual Arts Committee Presents:\nA*OK\, Art for Orcas Kids / High School Students\nArt Opening: Friday\, April 24th; 5:30pm – 7pm\nOn Display: April 24th – May 26th \n\n \nAll are invited to attend the Art Opening on Friday\, April 24th from 5:30 to 7 p.m.\, featuring live entertainment and complimentary refreshments. Artists are urged to attend and contribute hors d’oeuvres. \nTo learn more about exhibiting your art\, commission structures\, and upcoming shows\, please visit the VAC page.
URL:https://orcascenter.org/event/art-opening-aok-art-for-orcas-kids-high-school-students/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibits,Coming Soon
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260510
DTSTAMP:20260418T213634
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SUMMARY:Indivisible
DESCRIPTION:Indivisible\nMay 1 – 9\n7:00pm Performances: May 1\, 2\, 7\, 8\, and 9\n2:00pm Performance: May 3\nTiered Ticket Pricing: $70\, $40\, $25\, ($10 Student/Senior/Veteran) \n\nAn original multimedia dance experience about division in our culture.\nDirected by: Jake Perrine \nINDIVISIBLE is an original multimedia dance experience about divisions in our culture. Created and performed by the very best of Orcas Island and Orcas Dance Collective\, and directed by Jake Perrine\, this tech-forward exploration will move your heart\, mind\, and body. \nThe human brain is evolutionarily wired to rapidly categorize people into “in-groups” (us) and “out-groups” (them) to promote survival\, often within 170 milliseconds. This automatic\, subconscious process involves the amygdala (fear/threat detection) and prefrontal cortex\, leading to in-group favoritism and potential hostility toward outsiders\, especially under social stress or cognitive load. And yet humans are genetically more than 99% the same. We are\, by definition\, INDIVISIBLE. \nComing on closing night\, May 9th?  \nConsider joining us for dinner beforehand at our ANNUAL GALA
URL:https://orcascenter.org/event/indivisible/
LOCATION:Orcas Center – Center Stage\, 917 Mt. Baker Road\, Eastsound\, WA\, 98245\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classical,Music,On-Stage,Coming Soon
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T170000
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SUMMARY:Spring Gala: Indivisible Through Art
DESCRIPTION:Orcas Center Presents:\n2026 Spring Gala\nSaturday\, May 9th\nDoors open at 5pm\nMadrona Room\nGET GALA TICKETS\nGET SHOW TICKETS \n\n\nSpring Gala: Indivisible Through Art\n\nJoin us for a special evening of food\, fun\, and fundraising. Attendees will be treated to dinner from award-winning chef Avery Adams of Matia. Please join us to support the arts in our community. Tickets are $150 and include a gourmet meal and beverages. After dinner\, consider joining us for closing night of INDIVISIBLE\, an original multimedia dance experience about the divisions in our culture\, tickets sold separately (Indivisible tickets available here).
URL:https://orcascenter.org/event/2026-gala/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Music,Theatre,Dance,Fundraiser,On-Stage,Coming Soon
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T213634
CREATED:20260104T111511Z
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SUMMARY:On Screen: Eugene Onegin (Met Opera)
DESCRIPTION:Orcas Center presents on the Center Stage Screen:\nMet Opera: Eugene Onegin\n\nTuesday\, May 12th at 1pm\nRuntime: 245 Min.\nTiered Ticket Pricing: $50\, $35\, $20\, $10 (Student and Senior)\nSYNOPSIS \n \n\nEugene Onegin\n(Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky) \nMore information about Eugene Onegin is available from The Met\, here. \nFollowing her acclaimed 2024 company debut in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly\, soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana\, the lovestruck young heroine in this ardent operatic adaptation of Pushkin. Baritone Igor Golovatenko reprises his portrayal of the urbane Onegin\, who realizes his affection for her all too late. The Met’s evocative production\, directed by Tony Award–winner Deborah Warner\, “offers a beautifully detailed reading of … Tchaikovsky’s lyrical romance” (The Telegraph). \nPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–93) enjoyed tremendous fame during his lifetime as a composer of symphonic music and ballets. His operas have achieved a steadily growing popularity outside of Russia. The libretto for Eugene Onegin was largely put together by the composer himself\, with help from his brother Modest (1850–1916) and others. The source of the libretto is the mock-epic verse novel of the same name by Alexander Pushkin (1799–1837)\, whose position in Russian literature can be compared only to that of Shakespeare in English. \n 
URL:https://orcascenter.org/event/on-screen-eugene-onegin-met-opera/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:On-Screen,Coming Soon
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260516
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260518
DTSTAMP:20260418T213634
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260221T022919Z
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SUMMARY:Orcas Choral Society: An American Choral Tapestry
DESCRIPTION:Orcas Choral Society:\nAn American Choral Tapestry\n\nSaturday\, May 16th at 7pm\nSunday\, May 17th at 2pm\nAdult Pricing: $70\, $40\, $25\nYouth (Ages 12-18): $5\nUnder 12: Free! \n\nIn An American Choral Tapestry\, songs by American composers are drawn from many threads in our national saga.\nFrom a Lummi invocation\, to tapping down Broadway\, to the quiet waters of Waldron Island\, we celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary with music that will carry you through the centuries and across the continent in a heartwarming choral experience\, featuring dance and instrumentalists. \nAdult tickets range from $25-$70\, Youth ages 12-18 are $5\, and under 12 are free! \n  \nBruce Langford leads the Orcas Choral Society; Photo Credit: Edee Kulper
URL:https://orcascenter.org/event/ocs-american-choral-tapestry/
LOCATION:Orcas Center – Center Stage\, 917 Mt. Baker Road\, Eastsound\, WA\, 98245\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classical,Music,On-Stage,Coming Soon
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260528
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260601
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SUMMARY:OrcasFest
DESCRIPTION:OrcasFest\n\nMay 28-31\nMultiple Venues\nFestival Passes at orcasfest.com\nOrcas Center Concert Tickets (Sales begin May 1st) \n\n\nOrcasFest\nThe 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. \nFestival 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. \nThe fun continues on Saturday with musical performances\, dances and workshops throughout the day and into the evening at the Odd Fellows Hall as well as an evening concert at Orcas Center featuring: Jamie Fox & Scotty Leach\, Joel Savoy & Lindzay Young and the Foghorn Stringband. Late-night music will follow at smaller venues around town after the concert. Please check www.orcasfest.com for details and ticket information. \nOrcasFest is primarily a folk music festival with the goal of enriching the local community on Orcas Island by gathering together around music: creating space for learning\, celebrating\, and camaraderie\, through dancing\, performance\, and community involvement.
URL:https://orcascenter.org/event/orcasfest/
LOCATION:Orcas Center – Center Stage\, 917 Mt. Baker Road\, Eastsound\, WA\, 98245\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music,On-Stage,Coming Soon
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260529T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260529T173000
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SUMMARY:Art Opening: Victoria Smith & Capturing the Moment
DESCRIPTION:Visual Arts Committee Presents:\nFeatured Artist: Victoria Smith\nCommunity Show: Capturing the Moment\nArt Opening: Friday\, May 29th; 5:30pm – 7pm\nOn Display: May 29th – June 23rd \nAll are invited to attend the Art Opening on Friday\, May 29th from 5:30 to 7 p.m.\, featuring live entertainment and complimentary refreshments. Artists are urged to attend and contribute hors d’oeuvres. \nTo learn more about exhibiting your art\, commission structures\, and upcoming shows\, please visit the VAC page.
URL:https://orcascenter.org/event/art-opening-victoria-smith-capturing-the-moment/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibits,Coming Soon
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260609T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260609T130000
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SUMMARY:On Screen: El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego (Met Opera)
DESCRIPTION:Orcas Center presents on the Center Stage Screen:\nMet Opera: El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego\n\nTuesday\, June 9th at 1pm\nRuntime: 168 Min.\nTiered Ticket Pricing: $50\, $35\, $20\, $10 (Student and Senior)\nSYNOPSIS \n \n\nEl Último Sueño de Frida y Diego\n(Gabriela Lena Frank / Libretto by Nilo Cruz) \nMore information about El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego is available from The Met\, here. \nAmerican 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. \n 
URL:https://orcascenter.org/event/on-screen-el-ultimo-sueno-de-frida-y-diego-met-opera/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:On-Screen,Coming Soon
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260613T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260613T170000
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SUMMARY:The Seven Sisters: Return of the Matriarchy
DESCRIPTION:The Seven Sisters: Return of the Matriarchy\n\nSaturday\, June 13\n5:00pm – 7:00 p.m.\nCenter Stage\n[ GET YOUR FREE TICKET ]\n\nThe Seven Sisters: Return of the Matriarchy\nIndigenous 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. \nThey will speak to and through the Sisters’ themes of re-matriation\, kin-centric relations\, place-based identity\, ancestral futures\, and intergenerational struggle through to the Seventh Generation. \nThe Sisters include: Raynell Morris (Lummi Nation)\, Cyaltsa Finkbonner (Lummi Nation)\, Chenoa Egawa (S’Klallam/Lummi Nations)\, Robin Lovelace (Tlingit of Alaska)\, Fiorella De Le O (Quechua of Peru)\, Marilene Silva (Macuxi of Brazil)\, and their non-Native Sisters Eva Schulte (Executive Director\, Friends of the San Juans)\, and Dr. Lisa Dabek (Senior Conservation Scientist\, Woodland Park Zoo).
URL:https://orcascenter.org/event/the-seven-sisters-return-of-the-matriarchy/
LOCATION:Orcas Center – Center Stage\, 917 Mt. Baker Road\, Eastsound\, WA\, 98245\, United States
CATEGORIES:On-Stage,Coming Soon
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260614T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260614T190000
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SUMMARY:Derina Harvey Band
DESCRIPTION:Orcas Center Presents on Center Stage:\nDerina Harvey Band\nSunday\, June 14\, 7 p.m.\nTiered ticket prices: $70\, $40\, or $25\, ($10 student and senior tickets available)\n \n\nDerina Harvey Band\nDerina 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. \nThe band has toured both Canada and the USA\, sharing their songs and stories with audiences from coast to coast in North America. These engagements are the result of several very successful juried showcases at arts council conferences across Canada (BC\, AB\, SK\, MB\, ON) and the US\, including Western Arts Alliance\, South Arts Alliance\, Ohio Arts Professional Network\, ArtsMarket NC\, and Arts Northwest\, where the band was awarded Best Showcase in 2017. In October 2024\, dHb was invited for their second appearance at both Arts Northwest and Manitoba Showcase – a testament to an engaging live show from a band that presenters and audiences are eager to see more of. \n  \n \n 
URL:https://orcascenter.org/event/derina-harvey-band/
LOCATION:Orcas Center – Center Stage\, 917 Mt. Baker Road\, Eastsound\, WA\, 98245\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music,On-Stage,Coming Soon
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260626T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260626T173000
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SUMMARY:Art Opening: Potters of Orcas Group
DESCRIPTION:Visual Arts Committee Presents:\nFeatured Artists: Potters of Orcas Group\nArt Opening: Friday\, June 26th; 5:30pm – 7pm\nOn Display: June 26th – July 28th \nAll 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. \nTo learn more about exhibiting your art\, commission structures\, and upcoming shows\, please visit the VAC page.
URL:https://orcascenter.org/event/art-opening-potters-of-orcas-group/
LOCATION:Orcas Center\, 917 Mt. Baker Road\, Eastsound\, WA\, 98245\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibits,Coming Soon
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260706T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260801T190000
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SUMMARY:Summer Theater Intensive
DESCRIPTION:Orcas Center Presents:\nSummer Theater Intensive\nA launchpad for youth ages 10-18 to learn performing arts skills and have an epic summer of fun! \nThis intensive is split into two different camps: \n\nPerforming Arts (4 Weeks) | SIGN UP\nTheater Tech (2 Weeks) | SIGN UP\n\nBoth 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! \nPERFORMING ARTS INTENSIVE \n4 Week Intensive\, July 5th-August 1st\nMonday-Friday\, 9:00am-2:00pm\nFinal Performances: 7/31 and 8/1 at 12pm and 6pm \nPay what you can tuition: $550\, $1\,110\, $1\,750 \nDirected by Chelsea Sherman and Jamey Moriarty \nExplore acting\, singing\, dancing\, and other theater essentials in this month-long creative adventure. Participants will gain more knowledge and confidence in their performing arts skills\, spend the summer with an amazing cohort of creators\, and most importantly\, learn how to channel their inner spark and apply it. \nDaily Intensive Schedule Sample: \n9:00-9:30am: wake up and welcome\n9:30-10:00: warm up + technique\n10:00-12:00: rehearsal block\n12:00-12:30: lunch break and outdoor time\n12:30-1:30: rehearsal block\n1:30-2:00: games or special activity \nTHEATER TECH INTENSIVE \n2 Week Intensive\, July 20th-August 1st\nMonday-Friday\, 9:00am-2:00pm\nFinal Performances: 7/31 and 8/1at 12pm and 6pm \nPay what you can tuition: $275\, $550\, $1\,200 \nDirected by Cameron Sherman \nExplore the world of audio\, video\, lighting\, set design\, basic construction and other backstage activities. Both creative and technical skills will be fostered to assist in creating a collaborative design and final product for the overall theater camp production. Lessons will include familiarity with equipment and materials and their uses to create interactive and dazzling sets\, props\, and the more intangible portions of productions. Students will learn the basic roles of various technical staff and take on that role for the final production of the 2026 camp production\, including operating together as a behind-the-scenes production team. \nCASTING PROCESS FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INTENSIVE \nWe will be holding open-call auditions for James and the Giant Peach Jr. for the performance arts intensive. However\, there is no audition required to participate in the camp. If you sign up\, you can join the fun! \nWe strongly encourage every participant to give the audition process a try\, especially those who’d like the opportunity to play larger roles. Every participant will have the opportunity to play one or multiple roles in the show. Dual casting for leads is a possibility. \nNo experience is necessary to participate\, although all participants must make an active effort to perform at least one role in the show- courage is required! \nAUDITION INFORMATION \nIn-Person Auditions: \nMonday\, May 4th 3:30-5:30pm\, and\nThursday\, May 7th\, 3:30-5:30pm\nIn the Orcas Center Blackbox Theater. \nAuditionees will be seen on a first come\, first served basis. Please enter and wait in the black box lobby. You only need to attend one of the two open-call dates. \nSelf-Tape Auditions: \nSelf-tape auditions are due to chelsea@orcascenter.org by Friday\, May 8th at 5:30pm. Tapes do not have to be of professional quality- using a phone or ipad works great. Please make sure we can hear any audio in your self tape clearly. \nAll Auditionees: \nPlease prepare 30 seconds-1 minute of a song that shows your range and personality. If auditioning in person\, please provide a backing track link of your song to chelsea@orcascenter.org. There will be no accompanist available at in-person auditions. In addition to your song\, you’re welcome to present another special skill\, such as dancing\, skateboarding\, acrobats\, etc. \nFor in-person auditions only: \nYou might be asked to read a scene from the script. \nCasting will be announced by Friday\, May 15th\, 2026 for those who participated in the audition process. Script and songs will be sent out by June 1st. \nPERFORMANCES \nFriday July 31st\, 12PM and 6PM\nSaturday August 1st\, 12PM and 6PM\nStrike and cast party Sunday August 2nd in the afternoon \nMEET YOUR COUNSELORS \nChelsea Sherman has spent her entire life exploring the world of performing arts. Over the last decade alone\, she has crafted dozens of grassroots performances\, including one musical\, four records\, and a multitude of dance theater works. Her compositions and courses are supported by her advanced training in music\, dance\, theater\, and voice. Sherman also founded the co-led Orcas Dance Collective in 2021 and has taught performing arts on Orcas Island for the last five years. She leads with the belief that every person has a right to self expression and that all performing arts skills can be learned. \nSherman graduated with honors from Indiana University in 2019 with a degree in Interdisciplinary Performing Arts and Composition. Notable stage credits include Eurydice (Eurydice)\, Into The Woods (Cinderella)\, Still Now (Annie)\, A Feminine Ending (Amanda)\, The Arboretum: A New Musical (Three) HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE: A Play with Dance (Carrie) and Footloose! (Wendy Jo) \nJamey Moriarty is a longtime theater artist and performer who loves acting\, directing\, stream-of-consciousness improvisation\, dancing\, and having fun. He studied theater at Whitman College in Walla Walla\, Washington\, graduating in 2014 with a degree focused on acting and performance. \nJamey spent approximately four years working at the Orcas Center\, where he specialized in technical design work including lighting and stagecraft. He made his directorial debut at Orcas Center in 2024 with the magic comedy She Kills Monsters and followed it up the next year with a theatrical spoof of Harry Potter called Puffs. He also has an extensive background working with kids\, including time at YMCA Camp Orkila\, teaching theater classes at the Orcas Center\, and working at private schools in Seattle. \nThis will be Jamey’s fourth year teaching theater camp at Orcas Center. He is very excited for this summer’s production of James and The Giant Peach\, especially since he’s often been told the claymation version of James from the original movie is his doppelgänger. We’re gonna have a peach of a time! \nCameron Sherman began his foray into stagecraft from his secondary school drama classes\, high school sound crew and video production\, and a focus on set and lighting design\, construction and media arts in college\, and furthering his career by becoming an IATSE stagehand. He is an adamant supporter of education in the performing arts for youth\, specifically from the backstage perspective. With 30 years in the industry involved in every aspect of production\, including managing crews of large scale concerts at venues across the PNW\, working on school\, local community theater and national/touring productions in theaters throughout Washington State; a brief stint into acting and directing\, and even returning to his alma mater as the Theater Advisor\, he continues to find ways to further the creative and technical drive and prowess of himself and others looking to express themselves through stagecraft of all types. He welcomes technical challenges and seeks the best possible team solutions right up until the curtain opens. \nABOUT THE SHOW \nBased on one of Roald Dahl’s most poignantly quirky stories\, Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach JR. is a brand new take on this “masterpeach” of a tale. Featuring a wickedly tuneful score and a witty and charming book\, this adventurous musical about courage and self-discovery is destined to be a classic. The possibilities for creative costuming and puppetry abound\, and young actors will love playing the outlandish and larger-than-life human and animal characters! \nFeaturing music and lyrics by the Tony-nominated songwriters Justin Paul and Benj Pasek and book by Timothy Allen McDonald\, James and the Giant Peach JR. is based on the beloved book by Roald Dahl and tells the story of a young orphaned child who finds a loving family in a most peculiar way. Sent by his mean\, conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree\, James discovers a magic potion which results in the growing of a tremendous peach that rolls into the ocean\, and is occupied by some not-so-normal characters. From the center of the gigantic fruit\, James and the unlikely crew launch a journey of enormous proportions. Together they discover that while we are all born into a family\, we then go on to create a family of our own. \nPaul says\, “Behind its wit and whimsy\, James and the Giant Peach explores some sophisticated themes. How do we define our family? How do we start over after a big loss? We’ve always planned to make it available for performance by schools and educational theaters groups as soon as possible\, because – and we think Roald Dahl would agree – young people are capable of amazing things” \nMcDonald says\, “I was a dyslexic student who hated reading when my third grade teacher\, Mrs. Spencer\, introduced me to the wonderful world of Roald Dahl. His stories instilled in me a love of reading and I have never looked back. Through their production these students are celebrating the power of story-telling\, teamwork and imagination. We hope you’ll join us in applauding them.”
URL:https://orcascenter.org/event/summer-theater-intensive/
LOCATION:Orcas Center – Center Stage\, 917 Mt. Baker Road\, Eastsound\, WA\, 98245\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theatre,Classes,On-Stage,Coming Soon
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SUMMARY:Art Opening: Orcas Artist Studio Tour
DESCRIPTION:Visual Arts Committee Presents:\nFeatured Artists: Orcas Artist Studio Tour\nArt Opening: Friday\, July 31st; 5:30pm – 7pm\nOn Display: July 31st – August 25th \nAll are invited to attend the Art Opening on Friday\, July 31st from 5:30 to 7 p.m.\, featuring live entertainment and complimentary refreshments. Artists are urged to attend and contribute hors d’oeuvres. \nTo learn more about exhibiting your art\, commission structures\, and upcoming shows\, please visit the VAC page.
URL:https://orcascenter.org/event/art-opening-orcas-artist-studio-tour/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibits,Coming Soon
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SUMMARY:Art Opening: Peter Carlson
DESCRIPTION:Visual Arts Committee Presents:\nFeatured Artist: Peter Carlson\n\nCommunity Show: Light & Shadow\n\n\nArt Opening: Friday\, August 28th; 5:30pm – 7pm\nOn Display: August 28th – September 22nd \nAll 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. \nTo learn more about exhibiting your art\, commission structures\, and upcoming shows\, please visit the VAC page.
URL:https://orcascenter.org/event/art-opening-peter-carlson/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibits,Coming Soon
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260925T173000
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SUMMARY:Art Opening: Marcia Spees
DESCRIPTION:Visual Arts Committee Presents:\nFeatured Artist: Marcia Spees\n\nCommunity Show: Of The Water\n\n\nArt Opening: Friday\, September 25th; 5:30pm – 7pm\nOn Display: September 25th – October 21st \nAll 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. \nTo learn more about exhibiting your art\, commission structures\, and upcoming shows\, please visit the VAC page.
URL:https://orcascenter.org/event/art-opening-marcia-spees/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibits,Coming Soon
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261023T173000
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SUMMARY:Art Opening: Carla Stanley Class
DESCRIPTION:Visual Arts Committee Presents:\nFeatured Artists: Carla Stanley Class\n\nCommunity Show: 6 x 6 x $60\n\n\nArt Opening: Friday\, October 23rd; 5:30pm – 7pm\nOn Display: October 23rd – November 18th \nAll 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. \nTo learn more about exhibiting your art\, commission structures\, and upcoming shows\, please visit the VAC page.
URL:https://orcascenter.org/event/art-opening-carla-stanley-class/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibits,Coming Soon
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SUMMARY:Art Opening: Debra Babcock
DESCRIPTION:Visual Arts Committee Presents:\nFeatured Artist: Debra Babcock\n\nCommunity Show: Mixed Media\n\n\nArt Opening: Friday\, November 20th; 5:30pm – 7pm\nOn Display: November 20th – December 22nd \nAll 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. \nTo learn more about exhibiting your art\, commission structures\, and upcoming shows\, please visit the VAC page.
URL:https://orcascenter.org/event/art-opening-debra-babcock/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibits,Coming Soon
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