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Wednesday, April 23, 2014 • The Islands’ Sounder
HS band wins accolades Mozart’s beloved opera The Orcas High School Band may be small, but they’re strong. The nine-member band brought home “I” or “Superior” ratings from both judges at a regional contest in Bellingham on March 27. Playing under the direction of Darren Dix, the Orcas band competed with 23 other high school bands at the San Juan Music Educators Association Sr. Large Group Band Contest
at the Performing Arts Center on the Western Washington University Campus. “No other school in our bracket received a “I’ from both judges,” Dix proudly pointed out. A superior rating, according to the SJMEA guidelines, is given to “a performance at the highest level of artistry and technical proficiency that can be expected of a high school student.” The Orcas musicians
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played “Abington Ridge,” an overture by Ed Huckeby, and “Fantasia on the Dargason,” the finale from Holst’s Second Suite in F, arranged by Stanton. “Hello Orcas!” said one judge. “What a lovely opening! I can tell you folks have worked hard!” Members of the Orcas High School Band who competed in Bellingham include Claire Bishop Martin, Eric Eagan, Holden GriskeyWatson, Josephine Gudgell, Keith Light, Devon Mann, Kaya Osborn, Magdalyn Paige and Kahana Pietsch.
“Cosi Fan Tutte,” Mozart’s beloved opera about testing the ties of love, streams live in HD from the Metropolitan Opera to Orcas Center on Sunday, April 27 at 1 p.m. In 18th Century Naples a wager is proposed to two young officers by their cynical friend, who is sure all women, especially their girlfriends, are unfaithful. Amused, the young men agree. And so the comedy and glorious music begin. Tickets for Cosi Fan Tutte from The Met: Live in HD are $18, $13 for students, $2 off for Orcas Center members, and may be purchased at www.orcascenter.org or by calling 3762281 ext. 1 or visiting the Orcas Center Box Office open 12- 4 p.m., Weds.-Fri.
PlayFest performances at Grange It’s time for the ninth annual Playwrights’ Festival presented by The Actors Theater of Orcas Island at the Grange. The plays are at the Grange, April 25-27 and May 2-4. Tickets are $10, and all performances begin at 7:30 p.m. with doors opening at 7 p.m. The Sunday, April 27 per-
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Robert Hall and Eric Eagan in “A Dish Served Cold.”
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LUTHERAN CHURCH IN THE SAN JUANS (ELCA)
Sunday 11:00 am St. David’s Chuch 760 Park St., Friday Harbor Sunday 9:00 am Center Church 312 Davis Bay Rd., Lopez Island Pastor Anne Hall Sunday 1:15 pm Emmanuel Church 242 Main St., Eastsound 468-3025 • pastoranne@lutheransanjuans.org
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NOTICE OF county-wide PLANNED OUTAGE Thursday, MAY 8 (11:59 PM) Friday MAY 9 (6:00 AM) Bonneville Power Adminstration wil be doing high-voltage maintenance work on the Fidalgo Substation. Power will be off for all of San Juan County. OPALCO will take advantage of this opportunity to do maintenance and replacement work on our own transmission system as well. Members are responsible for their own equipment and OPALCO encourages all members to install surge protection to safeguard electronic, computer and other sensitive equipment and appliances. To prepare for the outage, members may want to turn sensitive electronics and equipment off at the surge protector, or unplug them completely. After power is restored, turn things on slowly: one at a time. Go to www.opalco.com to learn more about preparing for outages and surge protection. In case of emergency, free WiFi service will be available at the Friday Harbor, Lopez, Orcas and Shaw interisland ferry landings for members who are signed up for SmartHub + paperless billing.
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formance is “pay what you can” at the door. Tickets are $10 at Darvill’s Bookstore or www.orcasactors.com. The plays included this year are: “A Dish Served Cold” written by Tom Fiscus, directed by Kristen Wilson, and starring Robert Hall and Eric Eagan. Things may not always be what they seem in this tale of revenge. “Mephisto Waltz #1” written by Brigid Ehrmantraut, directed by Cara Russell, and starring Vanessa Moriority and Kelly Toombs. Margot has just gotten the operatic role of a lifetime, however her own story echoes the plot of the opera a little too closely for comfort. “Prelude to Notoriety” written by Rebecca Herman, directed by Ron Herman, and starring Alison Calhoun and Kelly Toombs. When faced with a life changing decision who do you turn to? “Hammerfest Date Night” written by Cara Russell, directed by Creighton Hofeditz, and starring Cele Westlake and Larry Coddington. It is virtual date night for two romantics who can’t afford to travel, but love to dream about it. “Night Lights” written by Rick Markov, directed by Lin McNulty, and starring Maura O’Neill, Tom Fiscus, and Vanessa Moriarty. A visit to a psychologist takes a bizarre turn. “Main Course” written by Michele Griskey, directed by Gillian Smith and starring Aaimee Johnson, Brian Richard, and Adam Thomas. When house hunting goes terribly wrong. “Four Christmases” written by James Wolf, directed by Cara Russell, and starring Elane Phipps. An widow rides the bus and is reminded of several Christmases.