Give Yourself Permission to be Creative

Freeland Library  -- Local author/illustrator team Bonnie-Jean McNiel and Susan Rodney invite you to learn about their path to self-publishing three children’s picture books. Everyone is welcome.

Lit for Fun Book Group

Freeland Library  -- Join us for a discussion of P.W. Singer and Emerson T. Brooking’s “LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media,” where through the weaponization of social media, the internet is changing war and politics. For adults.

Using Genealogy Databases: Tips & Tricks for online databases

Langley Archives & Research Center (LARC)  --- Join family Historian and LARC volunteer Maureen MacDonald as she highlights “tips & tricks” to use when navigating online genealogy databases. Topics include: Ancestry.com, Family Search, National Archives & more. Limit 12. Contact 360-221-3323 or email: arc-ichs@whidbey.net to reserve your spot today. LARC is located at 721 Camano Ave., Langley.

Italian Fest Dinner

Oak Harbor Yacht Club  -- Medical Safety Net of North Whidbey invites you to its 2019 fundraising event. The evening includes a no-host social hour at 5:30pm followed by dinner featuring an Italian osso bucco menu at 6:30pm. The evening includes a raffle of gift baskets and other surprises. Call Sheri Blessing at 360-675-4640 for ticket information.

Greenbank Progressive Club Monthly Potluck Dinner & Meeting

Bakken & Firehouse Roads Clubhouse, Greenbank  -- Marin Faure will make his presentation, “Success on the Step: Flying with Kenmore Air,” illustrating the company’s history from its beginning in 1946 to the present day. Highlights are the early days of the company, the evolution of its aircraft fleet, and its dramatic glacier operations in British Columbia and Washington. Meet and greet will begin […]

Buffalo Field Campaign Roadshow 2019

Langley Whale Center, 105 Anthes Ave, Langley -- Learn how much the wild buffalo have in common with our endangered orcas, and what we can learn from the decades of experience the Buffalo Field Campaign has undertaken for the charismatic megafauna of the land, much like efforts Orca Network has engaged in for our charismatic megafauna of the sea. Storytelling and videos by […]

Live Music: Kevin Adam Kieneker

Penn Cove Taproom, Oak Harbor  -- Kevin’s amazing guitar mastery will leave you amazed! No cover. For more information, call 360-682-2247 or visit www.penncovebrewing.com.

AAUW Whidbey Island

First United Methodist Church, Oak Harbor  -- AAUW Program presents Dr. Cindy Elliser, founder of Pacific Mammal Research and adjunct professor at Skagit Valley College. Cindy will speak about her career and career field as well as research done by Pacific Mammal Research to study mammals in the Salish Sea. Quilt Raffle tickets available. Program is free and public is welcome. The church […]

Creosote Removal – How You Can Help Keep Our Beaches Clean

Pacific Rim Institute, 180 Parker Rd, Coupeville  -- Join fellow community members to serve as eyes on the beach to help identify and report creosote-treated debris to the Washington Department of Natural Resources creosote removal program. At this free workshop, you will learn about the creosote removal program, how to identify creosote on the beach, and how you can report it using just […]

Recurring

Frightville XIX

Roller Barn, 98 NE Barron Dr, Oak Harbor  -- Haunt fee is $13 per person.   -- A guided no-scare tour of the haunted house will be held Saturday, Oct. 19 and 26, noon-4:00pm, $5 per person. All proceeds benefit Oak Harbor Boys and Girls Club.