Community calendar Saturday, March 3, 2012 • The South Whidbey Record
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Mussels in the Kettles bike ride
The Whidbey Island Bicycle Club will hold “Mussels in the Kettles,” a non-competitive mountain bike ride through the Kettles Trail system from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today. The ride will be held in conjunction with the Penn Cove MusselFest. The ride includes event socks, a free poker run, homemade cookies, a free beer, ice cream for kids and more. The cost is $20 plus $5 for each family member. For more information, contact administrator@ whidbeybicycleclub.org.
Learn more about Right Brain Aerobics The Langley Library will host “Right Brain Aerobics: How Whole Mind Thinking Can Enhance Your World” at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 3. New research shows that significant brain enhancing effects can be gained via mental focus exercises and practices, and Right Brain Aerobics was developed specifically for this purpose. Presented by Dr. Craig Weiner, the program will include a lecture, interactive exercises and suggestions for integrating the exercises into daily life. For more information, call 221-4383.
Audubon tour will look for loons
Occupy Whidbey hosts workshop
WCT offers drama classes for children
The Whidbey Audubon field trip today is a visit to Deception Pass to look for loons. The group will meet at 10 a.m. at the north end of West Beach parking lot, Deception Pass State Park. The group will bird beach and forest, with the hopes of seeing hundreds of redthroated loons gathering to feed in the outflowing current of Deception Pass. Participants should bring a spotting scope if they have one. Depending on weather and interest, the trip will end at about 1 p.m. Bring water, a snack, or a hot drink. Dress warmly and prepare for wind. Those who want to carpool will meet at 9 a.m. at the new park-and-ride lot behind the dermatology office on the east side of South Main Street in Coupeville, or at 9:30 a.m. at Windjammer Park in Oak Harbor, at the end of South Beeksma near the water. The public is welcome. A Discover Pass will be needed for those cars parking at Deception Pass State Park. Contact Sarah Schmidt at 360-678-8396 or one4bats@comcast.net for more information.
Occupy Whidbey Island presents a free workshop and discussion, “Follow the Money... Corporate Corruption in America,” with Michelle Darnell of Occupy Foreclosures NW at 2 p.m. today at Bayview Community Hall. The event begins with a meet-and-greet followed by a presentation at 3 p.m. A free showing of the movie “Inside Job” begins at 6 p.m.
Whidbey Children’s Theater is now registering students for pre-kindergarten creative dramatics classes, designed and taught by Martha Murphy. WCT offers two different creative dramatics sessions, one on Mondays and the other on Tuesdays. Both sessions are from 1 to 2 p.m. and begin March 5-6 and run through April 9-10. Each session includes five onehour classes with a final showcase. For details, call 221-8707.
Book sale at the Freeland Library The Freeland Library hosts a book sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. There will be a new selection of non-fiction and fiction books this month. The sale will also include books on crafts and hobbies, travel, history, business, computers, sports, and children’s
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Whidbey Children’s Theater is now registering students for its Pre-K Creative Dramatics classes, designed and taught by Martha Murphy. All classes will be held at the Whidbey Children’s Theater located at 222 Anthes Ave. in Langley. For details, call 221-8707.
titles, as well as large-print books. All proceeds go directly to Freeland Library and librarian projects throughout the year.
Land trust offers preserve tours Sno-Isle Libraries and the Whidbey Camano Land Trust invite the public to a free tour of five trust land preservation sites as part of Whidbey Reads 2012. Site stewards will host nature tours today at 10:30 a.m., noon and 1:30 p.m. at Del Fairfax Preserve, Rhododendron Park, Trillium Community Forest, Saratoga Woods, and Hammons Preserve. Maps are available at all Whidbey Island libraries.
Have tasty fun at MusselFest today The Penn Cove MusselFest returns to Coupeville March 3-4. There will be chowder tasting, mussel eating competitions and activities for all ages.
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Festival activities start with a stop by the MusselFest Headquarters located at the Coupeville Recreation Hall, where tickets for the tasting and boat rides will be on sale. While at MusselFest Headquarters, see mussel cooking demonstrations and the daily mussel eating competition. There will also be live music in the Penn Cove shellfish mussel, beer and wine tent. For more information, go to www.thepenn covemusselfestival.com or call the Central Whidbey Chamber of Commerce at 360-678-5434.
DUI panel meets again in Freeland The Impaired Driving Impact Panel of Island County presents its next South Whidbey panel on DUI/underage drinking prevention Saturday, March 3 in Trinity Lutheran Church’s Grigware Hall. Doors open at 12:45; the panel starts at 1 p.m. Visit www.idipic.org, or call 360-672-8219 for more details.
Coming up Enjoy live music at Taste for Wine Live music continues at Taste for Wine at Bayview Corner with Janie and Joe, from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 4. On Sunday, March 11, an artist reception and opening party will be held for the new art show featuring Karen Schroeder and Lisa Reynolds. Live music will be performed by Eclectically Celtic, who will play some traditional Irish songs and ballads from 3 to 5 p.m. On Sunday, March 18, Taste for Wine will bring back The Muse & Eye, a folk duo getting ready for a tour. Sunday, March 25 features gypsy jazz with Tony Kahn and friends.
Learn more about Friendship Force Friendship Force of Whidbey will host a wine and hors d’ouvre evening from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, March 4 at the Northwest Language Academy, located at 5023 Langley Road, Langley. Friends and community members are invited to attend. Reservations are not required.
Storytime fun for kids at the libraries Preschool Storytime returns to the Freeland Library at 10 a.m. Tuesdays through May 29. Also, preschool Storytime is at the Langley Library at 10 a.m. Thursdays through May 31. Children ages 3 to 5 can enjoy stories, songs and getting ready to read with a parent or a caregiver. A playtime or craft may follow.
Meditation open house in Clinton Interested in learning to meditate? Already meditating and interested in deepening the practice? Come learn Mindfulness/Awareness meditation and join others in practice at a meditation open house from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 6 in the Sanctuary at the Whidbey Institute. Meditation instruction is offered free of charge by instructor Howard M. Aposhyan, and will introduce the practices of Shamatha (“calm-abiding”) and Vipashyana (“Insight”) meditation. No appointment is necessary. Call 321-4284 or visit www.nalandabodhi. org for more information.
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