The holiday season is upon us and the San Juans embrace it with style!

There are so many things to participate in this coming week centered around the holidays or you can enjoy other fun things around the island.

Island Stage Left has prepared another fantastic play for us to enjoy. Wednesday, December 21st at 7:30 p.m. at the Roche Harbor Pavilion the cast and crew present OMINIUM GATHERUM, A Celebration of the Season in Words and Music. The presentation is intended to warm hearts, tickle funny bones, and kindle the spirit of the season. The quality of the plays is fantastic and the setting is intimate. Showings also occur Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

If you want to try your hand (or your voice) at barbershop, you join the Island Chordsmen Plus as they rehearse and invite you to give it a go. This is happening Thursday evening at Villages in Friday Harbor.

This can be a tiring time of year! If you have all of your gifts bought but just don’t have the energy left to wrap them, here is your solution! You can take your gifts to the Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, December 21st, and local high school youth will wrap your gifts and have them ready for pick-up late afternoon that same day. How great!

And for those last minute, fresh items for your holiday dinner don’t forget the Farmers Market Saturday 10am. Yum!

As always, the islands are a fantastic place to simply wander the festively lit streets and contribute to the local shops and enjoy the spirit of the season.