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Kayak and Canoe Race—for—Dinner Series

The San Juan Island Outrigger Canoe and Kayak Club is thrilled to announce an island—style race series for all human—powered boats. The races will take place at Jackson Beach on the first and third Tuesdays of every month from May to August. Canoeists, kayakers and rowers will take off from the Net Shed at Jackson Beach and race around Dinner Island. Every race is sponsored by a different local restaurant and each week a lucky participant will win a gift certificate to that restaurant.

“This series is intended to be a low—key fun set of races to encourage community participation in kayaking, canoeing and rowing. The community support has been terrific,” said David Halpern, who founded the club less than two years ago. “We asked a few restaurants if they’d sponsor a dinner for people racing around Dinner and they all said sure!”

Sponsors of the event are Blue Water, China Pearl, Golden Triangle, Hungry Clam, Pazzo Vivo, Pepper Mill and Rocky Bay Café. “Hopefully you’ll work up an appetite at the races,” Halpern says. “Win or lose, you know where to eat afterwards.”
And don’t think you have to be a former Olympic Kayaker, as Halpern is, to win a dinner. The race series has been set up to give all participants a shot at the prize. Everyone racing gets a raffle ticket. The fastest male and female each get three extra tickets. Placing second earns you two extra tickets and one extra for third. The winner each week is drawn from all the tickets submitted. In addition, if you win the race in a two—person kayak or a six—person outrigger canoe, everyone in the boat gets the extra tickets.

All human—powered boats are welcome. If you don’t have a boat but want to participate, the club can likely squeeze you into one of its six—person Hawaiian—style outriggers canoes. “We also have a few kayaks that might be available,” Halpern said, “but you’d need to let us know in advance if you’re coming without a boat.”

Though there is no entry fee, there is registration from 5pm to 5:15pm. People are encouraged to get there early and get the boats ready as the races will start promptly at 5:30. Every boat must have a lifejacket on board for each person and everyone should carry a whistle.

The club does not have a safety chase boat but racers are required to assist anyone who happens to capsize. Safety first. Fun second. Then Dinner!

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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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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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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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