December is starting off with lots of festive fun on Orcas and the Village of Eastsound is launching its holiday season with the Tree Lighting on the Green and a delightful Night Market at Odd Fellows Hall, both on Friday, December 6th. The annual Winter Artisans Market at Odds runs the 6th-8th and fires up the weekend on Friday Night with great island-made gifts and a special silent auction fundraiser for Orcas Youth.
The auction benefits the Funhouse, Kaleidoscope’s Forest School, and Orcas Wonder Camp. Friday evening dinner is brought to you by The Kitchen with warming libations and small bites by The Barnacle all weekend long.
Come shop and sip, create gifts – or a luminaria, and make merry Friday, Saturday and Sunday, island style. With over 30 vendors from 4 islands, wonderful gifts are at hand. Plus we are hosting a fun Holiday Makerspace with free classes that offer you a chance to relax with friends, learn felted animals, make an island-yarn weaving, create a lantern for the Winter Solstice Parade – and we would say decorate cookies but that class is already sold out!
The wonder-filled weekend Winter Market is Saturday 10-4 and Sunday 10-3 with your favorite artists plus new works including quilts, wreaths, tabletop trees, festive flowers, amazing new jewelry, wood works, local authors, textile goods, unique ceramics, baskets, wellness gifts, glasswork, and creativity abounding. It all starts with the Friday Night Market 4-8pm. The silent auction opens at 5 with winning bids announced at 7:30. Drop in and show your support! Thanks to the generosity of many donors, this is a meaningful way to enrich our Island’s youth.
