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Petal Power: in the garden groove 13th annual Garden Tour features four of San Juan Island’s finest
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t’s more than just about flowers and plants. The San Juan Island Garden Tour is about ideas and inspiration, and discovering ways to turn a green island thumb that much greener. The 13th annual San Juan Island Garden Tour will feature four of the island’s finest, a diverse bunch, ranging from a modestly sized garden with raised beds and hoop houses, anchored by a fruit and vegetable enterprise, to one that features flowers, vegetables and a circular walk through a surrounding forest on the grounds of a secluded bed-andbreakfast. “Each garden has its own personal flair and all are testimony to the persistence and dedication of their owners,” says Fiona Norris of San Juan Horticultural S o c i e t y, one of the tour sponsors. T h e 2013 Garden Tour is June 8. The gardens will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s what’s known as a “selfdrive” tour, so, as always, you can spend as much time, or as little, at each of the four as you chose. Directions to the gardens are provided at the time tickets are purchased and docents will be on hand to help guide you through each
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Stroll in a soothing sport like the one above on the Garden Tour
garden and answer questions. The 2013 Garden Tour is presented by the newly formed San Juan Island Garden Consortium, which, along with longtime sponsors San Juan Horticultural Society and WSU Master Gardeners, includes the San Juan Island Garden Club. In addition to being inspiring and a whole lot of fun, the garden tour is a fundraiser as well. Proceeds benefit the Master Gardener’s demonstration garden (located near the intersection of Market and Nash streets, next to the Family Resource Center) and the Flower Hall exhibit at the County Fair. The money also helps to pay for a printed edition of the Fair’s premium booklet, a cause spearheaded by the garden club. Tickets are $15 per person, available the week before the tour at: Browne’s Garden Center, Griffin Bay Bookstore, Robin’s Nest and Roche Harbor Resort Grocery. For more information, SJI Horticultural Society, 360— Scott Rasmussen 378-1003.
Best bet: human voice in harmony Division champs, a top 10 world-ranked quartet and San Juan Island’s own barbershop masters bring sweet harmonies to San Juan Community Theatre Sunday, June 2, at 2 p.m. Celebrating its 15th year in Friday Harbor, Barbershop Bonanza has grown into a popular Sunday afternoon medley of contemporary and oldtime favorites honoring this uniquely American music with four-part harmonies. Hosted by San Juan’s mixed barbershop chorus, Island Chordsmen Plus and featuring the island’s local
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Above, Pacific Northwest quartet Via Voice performs, June 2, at the Barbershop Bonanza.
women’s a cappella ensemble, Sound Vibrations, (both directed by Angel Michaels), the Bonanza adds two mainland groups this year to complete the entertainment. Based in Bellingham, the men’s a cappella chorus Mt. Baker Toppers recently won the 2013 Evergreen District Division I championship in British Columbia. The Toppers perform a variety of musical genres including pop, doo-wop and gospel. Ranked 9th best barbershop quartet in the world in 2012, Via Voice also scored the highest in the quartet division at the Evergreen District finals this year. The Pacific Northwest group’s 4-part harmony styles include arrangements that infuse traditional barbershop with '40s and '50s jazz, and '60s and '70s rock. Tickets, $18, festival seating. Info, 378-3210,www. sjctheatre.org