San Juan Family

The San Juan Island Library offers a weekly Storytime for preschool children each Friday morning from 10:30 to 11:00.  Join us for stories, songs, finger plays and special holiday programs.

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The ancient Japanese tradition of taiko drumming takes on a distinctive new style with the Portland Taiko Ensemble, the Pacific Northwest’s only professional taiko company.

Formed in 1994, the ensemble weaves rhythm, melody, humor and movement together into an exhilarating musical experience. By combining traditional and contemporary compositions and choreography, the performers take Asian—American music into unexplored territory.

Taiko, the Japanese word for drum and the name of the art form, was used in ancient religious ceremonies, community festivals and theater. The boundaries of the villages were defined by the distance from which the community taiko could be heard. Taiko drumming crossed the ocean to America in the late ‘60s.

In addition to its artistry performances, Portland Taiko has pioneered a unique community involvement process called the ‘Rock the Boat project,’ which challenges racism through voice, movement, stories, image and taiko.

The popular ensemble reaches more than 70,000 people a year at festivals, schools, theaters, colleges and fairs.

* This is a joint effort production! In order to bring high quality entertainment at affordable prices, we have collaborated with the Lopez Center and Orcas Center to present Portland Taiko at each island theatre. Support from the San Juan County Lodging Tax Fund assists in those team efforts

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Tifni Twitchell directs magical adventure stories played out with costumes, props, fabrics and puppets…lots of musical gibberish and madcap dance, encouraging individual expression in a nurturing environment.  Open to K—3rd grade students.

 

The five—day workshop takes place at the PARC building at 70 Saltspring Drive.  Class is limited to 15 students.  Registration required at the Box Office 378—3210 or www.sjctheatre.org

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Bring your infants and toddlers to share stories and songs, fingerplays and rhymes for infants and toddlers.  Get kids ready to read!

Stay after the stories to mix with other parents, and share tips while the kids play and socialize.

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