Orcas Center

10/06/2026

Our local radio station KIXP.org interviewed Executive Artistic Director Jake Perrine the other day about all things Orcas Center and more... enjoy!

https://orcascenter.podbean.com

Liberte interviews Jake Perrine

10/01/2026

CALLING ORCAS ISLAND COMEDY FANS:

TONIGHT - Come for the music, stay for the existential crisis as genre-blurring jester and cellist Karen Hall peels back the layers of formality leaving you with only the humanity and insanity of the artist behind the instrument. And yourself. Featuring Suite Number One in G Major by JS Bach and personal comedic pieces crafted in Idiot classes, Karen fuses in a healthy dose of pathos tackling identity, expectations, and success through the eyes of a fool.

Winner: Best Solo Performance Los Angeles Theatre 2025 from Stage Raw
Winner: Outstanding Theatre Award Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 from Fringe Review

Tonight at Orcas Center, 7:00pm

Tickets: https://orcascenter.ludus.com/200546927

09/12/2026

What’s happening at Orcas Center?!

After a fantastic Jazz Festival, we’re excited for our upcoming September/October lineup, on Center Stage at your Orcas Center.

Sep 16: Hedrick Smith
Sep 20: Role Out
Sep 26-27: Kids Got Talent
Oct 1: Karen Hall - Delusions & Grandeur
Oct 2: ‘No Time to Waste’ + Jager & Reid
Oct 3: Yúngchen Lamho in concert w/ Rafe Pearlman
Oct 9-10: Philip Daniel
Oct 11: Calum Graham
Oct 24: TAIKOPROJECT

🎟️: Get tickets on our website!

08/15/2026

🔥 ANTIDOTE4 is almost here!

The summer dance floor is calling.

ANTIDOTE4 takes over Orcas Center’s Black Box on Saturday, August 29, from 8 PM–midnight for one final summer event of deep bass, hypnotic rhythms, cutting-edge visuals, and underground electronic music.

Featuring Bluetech + Adam Starr, Antidote 4 is a celebration of Peace, Love, Unity, & Respect. After Antidote 3 brought more than 100 dancers together, we’re ready to make the season finale even better.

🖤 One night
🔊 One dance floor
✨ One last summer Antidote

18+ | $10 minimum donation at the door | Cash bar for 21+

Come dance. Connect. Celebrate. Leave the ordinary behind.

08/04/2026

What a way to spend a Sunday! 🎶☀️

Our August 2 Sunday Summer Concert Series was a resounding success, filling the Village Green with incredible music, dancing, and community spirit.

A huge thank you to Nick Drummond for opening the evening with an unforgettable solo set, and to Reposado for bringing infectious Afro-Latin grooves that had the crowd on its feet from start to finish.

Most of all, thank you to everyone who came out, sang along, danced, and made the evening so special. Events like these are a reminder of what makes Orcas Island such an extraordinary place. A community that comes together to celebrate live music and one another.

Special thanks to our presenting sponsor, Doe Bay Resort & Retreat, and to all of our supporters who make the Sunday Summer Concert Series possible.

We can’t wait to see you at the next concert! 🎷🌅🎵

07/29/2026

Get ready for a giant adventure! 🍑🎭

After weeks of creativity, hard work, and theatrical magic, the talented young performers of Orcas Center’s Summer Theatre Intensive are taking the stage with Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach, Jr.!

Follow James and his unforgettable insect friends as they embark on an extraordinary journey across the ocean inside a giant peach. Filled with heart, humor, and music by Tony-nominated songwriting duo Justin Paul and Benj Pasek, this family-friendly musical celebrates courage, friendship, and the families we create along the way.

📅 Performances:
🍑 Friday, July 31 at 6 p.m.
🍑 Saturday, Aug. 1 at Noon & 6 p.m.
🎟️ Free Dress Rehearsal: Friday, July 31 at Noon

Directed by Chelsea Sherman and Jamey Moriarty, this production showcases the incredible work of our island youth, who have spent the summer immersed in acting, singing, dancing, and technical theatre. Come cheer them on and celebrate the next generation of Orcas performers!

07/27/2026

Amazing turnout tonight to hear Charlie Porter quintet at our fourth summer concert! Rain didn’t dampen the good vibes as we moved inside for a SRO performance!

We’ll see you next week (August 2nd) when Reposado and Nick Drummond take the stage at the Village Green!

07/27/2026

Check out ’s epic finale to a full house here at Orcas Center for our Summer Concert Series!

07/26/2026

Sunday, July 26 at 5 p.m.
Center Stage

Tonight’s outdoor summer concert has been moved to Orcas Center due to the weather forecast, but it is still free, and no tickets are required.

Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

“Charlie Porter isn’t just any trumpeter; he is a Grammy Award-winning musician, celebrated for his outstanding jazz trumpet contributions to the crossover album Songplay by classical opera star Joyce DiDonato. His classical and jazz credentials are among the most prestigious in the world:
He holds an undergraduate degree from The Juilliard School and a Master’s from the Manhattan School of Music. He studied at the Paris Conservatory as a Fulbright Scholar.

As a freshman at Juilliard, he won the school’s quadrennial Trumpet Concerto Competition in 1996. He took 2nd Place in the International Trumpet Guild Solo Competition back-to-back in 1998 and 1999. He made history as the first musician ever to win 1st Prize in both the Classical Solo and Jazz divisions of the prestigious National Trumpet Competition (winning Classical in 1999 and Jazz in 2000)—a feat previously thought to be nearly impossible.

Today, he is recognized globally as a world-class composer and educator, boasting a massive following on YouTube and authoring award-winning trumpet method books.”

- Steve Alboucq, 2026

Sunday, July 26 at 5 p.m.
Center Stage

Tonight’s outdoor summer concert has been moved to Orcas Center due to the weather forecast, but it is still free, and no tickets are required.

Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Opening the show is Rumbo Tumba, the electroacoustic project of Argentine multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer Facundo Salgado. For over 13 years, Salgado has captivated global audiences, touring more than 30 countries on every continent. A true one-man band, he plays, records, and mixes a stunning variety of native South American handmade instruments in real time using Live Looping technique, transporting audiences to the purest places in nature.