Community Calendar

Join Dr. Robert Reyna, Medical Director of the Island Hospital Sleep Wellness Center, for a review of healthy sleep habits to help you obtain a good night’s sleep. Join us on Wednesday, July 28 from 1–1:30 p.m. to see what might be impacting your ability to wake feeling refreshed in the morning.  This is a free, online event. Registration is required. Visit www.islandhospital.org/classes or call 360-299-4204.

On Wednesday, July 28th, from 3:00-5:30 pm, Candidate for Mayor, Ryan Walters, Candidates for ASD Schoolboard, Diana Farnsworth, Anastasia Brencick, and Meredith McIlmoyle will be at the covered gazebo in John Storvik Park to meet you and talk about their ideas. Water and cookies available, too. Meet the candidates in your backyard!

Learn essential tips for ensuring proper nutrition during each stage of your pregnancy, from conception to the first post-partum meal. Join a Registered Dietitian for this free, online event on Wednesday, July 28 from 6–6:45 p.m. p.m. Registration is required. Visit www.islandhospital.org/classes or call 360-299-4204.

Join Dr. Hammer, psychiatrist at Island Hospital’s Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Clinic, for a discussion on managing and maintaining mental health in the face of stress. We will discuss common myths and misconceptions about mental health, and you will gain tools to help you live a fulfilling and mentally healthy life. This a free, online event. Join us Thursday, July 29 from 12–1:00 p.m. Registration is required. Visit www.islandhospital.org/classes or call 360-299-4204.

Very few musicians are said to be extraordinary examples of excellence in any one genre of music. Even fewer can be described as exceptional across multiple. When considering Chris Eger fits into the latter category as both a guitarist AND vocalist, it is no doubt an especially rare gift. Fronting his own band for close to a decade now, Chris has taken his game to a new level and a new town. When Nashville called, he answered, and this highly anticipated project was born. Eger and his longtime guitar-hero, and Nashville recording artist, Eric Heatherly, joined forces and have crafted an album that demands attention. Rock and Blues, Country, Funk and Soul collide in this modern take on vintage roots music. These are not overproduced, synthesized tunes created by a computer. This is raw, powerful, handmade – in the USA! The Chris Eger Band is: REAL. AMERICAN. MUSIC.

Seafarers Park July 30 @ 6pm 

Dumpster Joe performs old-time jugband music on res-o-phonic guitar while singing with a voice that hearkens back to hard-time days gone by. Dumpster Joe at Brown Lantern, July 30 @ 9pm

The Best of great American Rock and Rythim & Blues. At the Heart on July 31 @ 6-8 pm.

This duo has been boldly blending L atino, Japanese and American musical traditions since 2006. Both accomplished musicians, Miho Takekawa and Diego Coy discovered their sounds could be combined to make something new and unique. The title of their debut CD, “Quenarimba,” combines the names of their primary instruments, the quena, a traditional Andean flute, and the marimba. July 31 — Miho & Diego. At Deception Pass State Park.

The series of eight free concerts takes place at 7 p.m. on Saturday evenings from July 10 through Aug. 28, at the park’s North Beach Amphitheater, 41020 WA-20, Oak Harbor. (Driving directions.)

The music series, now in its 15^th year, resumes in person as Washington state begins to reopen for public events. Park staff request that concert goers cluster in groups of no more than 15 from two or fewer households and maintain 6 feet of distance from other groups. People who have not been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are encouraged to wear face coverings.

Thanks to generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Deception Pass State Park Foundation, and Island County, the concerts are free to the public, though day visitors will need a Discover Pass to park.

Powerhouse is a Northwest Trio featuring the great Don Wilhelm (Heart, Daily Flash, Paul Allen) on lead vocals and fretless five string bass with drummer and vocalist Steve Peterson ( the Kingsmen, Daily Flash) and WA Blues Hall of Fame Guitarist Billy Stapleton ( Little Bill, Mark Dufresne) on lead and slide guitar. This all star line up plays a versatile dynamic mix of Blues Rock, Rock n’ Roll, Instrumentals, Blues, Jazz and Ballads. At Rockfish Grill. 7:30-10:00 pm