IndivisibleMay 1 - 97:00pm Performances: May 1, 2, 7, 8, and 92:00pm Performance: May 3Tiered Ticket Pricing: $70, $40, $25, ($10 Student/Senior/Veteran)Directed by: Jake PerrineINDIVISIBLE 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, […]
In An American Choral Tapestry, songs by American composers are drawn from many threads in our national saga.
From 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.
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.
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.
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.
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!