April is Earth Day Orcas Month

Open Studio Makerspace: Apr 5th is a great time to gather with friends and create your Procession of the Species theme costume - or create a contingent. West Sound Community Hall, 11-3.

Healing: Our Grief, Our Hope for the Earth.  A Community Workshop Based on Joanna Macy's 'Work That Reconnects',  w Erin Quies Wild, at Odd Fellows Hall, 10-2  

Open Studio Makerspace: Apr 6th is a great time to gather with friends and create your Procession of the Species theme costume - or create a contingent. Odd FellowsHall, 1-4.

Science: Climate COMPASS w Madrona Institute 3:30pm followed by Community soup supper at 5:30pm.

Science: Join us for a community soup supper at 5:30pm, Orcas EV Network grant update 6:15pm, and Tina Whitman on our shoreline w Friends of the San Juans 7pm 

 Field Trip: Discover regenerative soil building and enrichment options practiced on Orcas to help amend your garden or farm. Meet-up at Rising Oak Farm at 1pm. 2 stops.

 National Parks: Celebrate our National Parks at the live Film Night hosted by the Friday Harbor Film Festival with the San Juan Islands National Monument speaking. Main Theater, Orcas Center, 6:30pm. 

 First come, first seated.  

    Films: Earth Day Film Festival, online, thanks to the Friday Harbor Film Festival. Film Festival link goes live 4/19. 

Film selection news coming soon.

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    Contemplative Gathering: A weaving of poetry and folk music exploring the challenges around the world and path toward peace and unity. 4pm on 26th, following the Eco Fair, at the Episcopal Church.

 Listening to All Our Relations

We are pleased to present an Orcas Elementary School Assembly for grades K-5 with guest Paul 'Chiyokten' Wagner, sharing indigenous flute and Coast Salish environmental storytelling for 175 students.

The evening of April 25th, we present a 'Voice of the Earth' gathering with flute music, poetry, and storytelling by Jill McCabe Johnson and Paul 'Chiyokten' Wagner (West Saanich).  

Friday Dinner is at 5pm courtesy The Kitchen, downstairs. Gathering begins at 6pm, main hall, both at Odd Fellows.

Public art luminarias welcome.  

    Procession of the Species Parade 

BYO costume or join open studio workshops for making costumes and props:

• Saturday, April 5th  at West Sound Hall 11-3.
• Sunday, April 6th at Odd Fellows Hall, 1-4pm
• See sign up button below to select your class or open studio.

PARADE is Saturday, April 26th at 11:30am

Individuals, families and contingents welcome.

Parade assembles at the library at 11am on the 26th. Parade route goes down North Beach Rd to Emmanuel Episcopal Labyrinth and the Eco Fair.

Enjoy the lively Earth Day Fair Celebration! 

Something for all ages. 

Following the parade, the Eco Arts Fair is 

12-3 at Emmanuel Episcopal and along the waterfront. Nature walks, art happenings, music, kids storytelling and projects, with environmetal education tables surrounding the labyrinth and its Earthball.

 Nature walk with Taja Wicks at 12:30

Community Dance and Drumming w Hayley Shannon and Friends  1:30 at Waterfront Park (or Odd Fellows if raining).

World Peace Poetry & Music

with Althea Wilson (Lummi)

4-6, Emmanuel Parish Hall