Category: Orcas Stories

Winter Artisans Market in Eastsound Village The Beloved Orcas Island Winter Market returns – Friday, December 6th – Sunday, December 8th at Odd Fellows Hall Gift Market, Makery Classes, and a Silent Auction   Community Holiday Spirit, Island Style December is starting off with lots of festive fun on Orcas and the Village of Eastsound […]

Celebrating San Juan Islands Farms and Foods Agriculture on the San Juans doesn’t come easy. On remote islands, with exceedingly high land costs and limited water, transforming soils depleted from over grazing is more than a work of love to forge food from the land. It is a Heroic Act! In 2022, the Makers Guild […]

Welcome to Earth Day Orcas 2024. This popular Eco Fair offers activities for all ages with art, music, science, poetry and returns to the Eastsound Waterfront on Saturday, April 20th. The two day event opens with a wonderful poetry reading on Friday evening on the 19th.   NEW this year:   A Procession of the […]

Earth Day opens with Poetry, Music and Luminaria Ecopoetry is a precious walk through natural spaces that evoke the sounds of the wind, lapping shores, bird calls, and the haunting howl of a wolf. Bringing those wild spaces inside, through the spoken or written word, can resonate with a wild aspect of ourselves we have […]

Island artisans, music, dinner and drink options opening the Winter Artisans Market weekend. Dozens of Island artisans, music, dinner and drink options, make a great evening opening for the Winter Artisans Market weekend on Orcas.   Opening night for the Winter Market is a ticketed event with dinner, drinks, music and shopping in the historic […]

Wonder Camp presents the Magic of Mushrooms and Lichen. Join us for a 3-day exploration of forest ecology, mushroom and lichen foraging, fiber design and dyeing, and edible uses. Fall Wonder Camp Retreat includes lodging and meals for guests, with day pass options for islanders. Fall Wonder Camp Retreat Information

What’s Hatching in the San Juan Islands View the Hatch Newsletter News of San Juan Islands Makers events and activities including fairs, festivals, markets, tours and workshops. Includes Orcas Island, San Juan Island and Lopez Island creative makers. Published by the San Juan Islands Makers Guild, founded in 2019. Subscribe to Hatch Floral design by […]

Island Makers Pavilion at Imagine Music and Arts Festival. Four great Wonder Camp instructors are joining the Imagine Festival to offer classes led by Island Makers for hands-on music, writing and visual arts experiences. Folks registered for the Imagine Festival are welcome to join in these free classes where you can learn to make and […]

Music Camp at the Aug 5-7 Wonder Camp, Orcas Island. The forest will be flowing with fascinating sounds during the music workshops and concerts at Wonder Camp on Orcas Island, August 5-7. During engaging workshops, learners of all ages will explore voice, sound bath, string, drum, flute, electronic and didgeridoo music experiences at a historic […]

Enjoy a day filled with literature inspired by the Salish Sea – poetry, prose and invocations that deepens and celebrates the natural wonders of the Salish Sea bio region. Indoors and outdoors on the Eastsound waterfront at Emmanuel Episcopal Church.