Community Calendar

March’s pick is Horse by Geraldine Brooks. Anyone who has read the book is welcome to join the discussion. For more information contact the library or visit our website at library.cityofanacortes.org. 

Book Club at the Library  Monday, March 27  - 2:00 pm  - Community Meeting Room 

PENSION KING AND THE DEPENDENTS - Pension King and the Dependents is a recently formed band made up of four former and current Rockfish staff members: Steve Johnson, a veteran of the So. Cal music scene, on vocals and guitar, Kevin Seablom on vocals and bass, Mason Blackburn on drums and Mark Fulton on harmonica and everything else. Pension King specializes in an eclectic mix of acoustic driven classic rock songs.

APL launched the Fidalgo Seed Share Library in January and hundreds of seed packets have already been shared with grateful home gardeners. Seed team members Julia Frisbie and Sequoia Ferrel will talk about how to grow locally adapted seeds to increase the resilience of Fidalgo’s food system, and to keep the seed library stocked for future sharing. Linda Zielinski will discuss growing plants to support local pollinators – no bees, no seeds! The Fidalgo Seed Share Library is a project of Transition Fidalgo. For more information visit https://www.transitionfidalgo.org/seed-savers/. 

Fidalgo Seed Share Library  - Wednesday, March 29  - 6:00 PM  - Community Meeting Room 

The City of Anacortes will be celebrating the reopening of the Thompson Trail Trestle and thanking all the people and organizations who made this possible. 

The Samish Indian Nation is generously hosting the event at the Fidalgo Bay Resort (4701 Fidalgo Bay Road).  The event will run from 2pm to 4pm on Friday, March 31.

Mayor Miller will kick off the event thanking our construction partners; Transpac Marinas, Culbertson Marine and Strandberg Construction.  He will also thank the Anacortes Parks Foundation for their leadership in gathering donations from such community partners as the Anacortes Kiwanis Club, Samish Indian Nation, Marathon Petroleum, HF Sinclair Refinery, Skagit County Board of Commissioners, Anacortes Rotary, and the Miller Group Charitable Trust.

Please consider joining us for this celebration. If you have any questions, please refer them to Jennifer Tottenham at 360-299-1050 or Darby Jordan at 360-293-1918.

MARY ELLEN LIKENS AND THE CC ADAMS BAND - Mary Ellen Lykins & The CC Adams Band perform with passion and Mary Ellen is the icing on the cake. There’s no mistaking the voice, Mary Ellen has power and grit that gives you chills. Thwarting the conventional, the band thrives on unique arrangements with roots in the Blues and an eclectic mix of R&B and tasty Rock mixed in. Excitement and energy prevail.

Mary Ellen Liken’s influences started with vocal lessons, musical theater and classical music. She moved to the PNW from Utah in 2010 making it her home and sharing her singing in this vibrant music scene. She’s been performing music in some fashion since inspiration from the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. Mary Ellen gives her all to each and every song adding a passionate voice to the story or the mood. Some have described her sound as reminiscent of Etta James with a dash of Janis Joplin.

An album of all original songs written by CC Adams and Mary Ellen Lykins “Let’s Play With Matches” was released in 2019.

C.A. Clayton, former owner Telluride Jazz Fest: “Mary Ellen Lykins is one of those vocalists who give you goosebumps! … add to that the tight music arrangements and hot saxophone and it’s amazing all around…”

Janice Cleven Gage, Music Director: “The group makes it impossible to stay in your seat…unless you’re mesmerized by the incredible vocals of Mary Ellen Lykins. One of my favorite bands!”