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VOLUME 38, NUMBER 29 • JULY 21, 2015

A look at OPALCO’s ‘revenue recovery’ measures By Meredith M. Griffith Weekly contributor

The Orcas Power and Light Cooperative members are seeing continued rate increases as OPALCO continues to collect less revenue due to lower kilawatthour sales. This February OPALCO enacted a $10.30 facility charge on all member accounts. For July, the co-op board approved an additional “revenue recovery addon” through 2015 to meet a projected revenue shortfall of $661,000. The residential increase will raise the average member’s bill by $8.43 per month. “Despite these rate increases,” says OPALCO public relations administrator Suzanne Olson, “member bills have been lower on average than the past cou-

ple of years. This is because we’re not using as much energy – our revenues are down and so are our bills.” One key contributor, says Olson, is that recent erratic weather – and the resulting energy demand volatility – pays no heed to the fixed operating costs of energy utilities. It’s not just that demand for electricity drops in warm weather, erratic weather makes it difficult for energy companies to accurately forecast both the amount of electricity needed from suppliers, and the yearly revenue that will be provided by kilowatt-hour (kWh) electricity sales. “Everybody in the nation has been caught short this year because it’s an unusual trend we haven’t seen,” explained Olson.

OPALCO President Jim Lett said that many member utilities of the Northwest Public Power Association are struggling with revenue shortfall, due mostly to warmer weather but also because of increased conservation measures and solar generation. In 2014, OPALCO’s cost of purchased power from Bonneville Power Administration increased by $546,056 it went from $7,584,245 to $8,130,301. That included a $200,000 demand charge levied by BPA in February due to much higher than contracted electricity use spurred by cold temperatures. Then came unusually warm fall weather that dramatically reduced OPALCO’s expected revenue from kWh energy sales. OPALCO sold approximately 9 million fewer kWh than expected in 2014, resulting in $1,392,794 less kWh revenue than in 2013. NASA and The Natural Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA) have declared 2014 the warmest year on record since 1880. “Bonneville Power has 40 people who come up with weather projections,” said Olson. “Normally we calculate our budget of how many kilowatt-hours we’re going to sell based on their predictions, and we generally come out pretty close to what BPA is predicting for the region.” In 2014, those projections didn’t even come close for OPALCO and for other utilities in the region, resulting in large cost increases. OPALCO had budgeted in a 2014 margin of $1,121,998, but at year’s end that cushion was reduced to just $121,951. The 2015 budget aims to replenish that margin to $1,098,363. So for its 2015 revenue projections, OPALCO tried a different, and more conservative, tack they based projections off of what Olson calls a “worst-case scenario,” or what happened

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in 2014. The problem, she says, is that actual revenue for 2015 has been even lower. In the first quarter, the co-op reports heating degree days (HDD) were 42 percent below normal, and kWh sales were down 6 percent, resulting in revenue of $551,276 below budgeted. Normally a cost of service study every two years has kept OPALCO’s rates on track to collect the revenues required, but the weather lately has been far from normal. Seattle-based EES Consulting has been advising OPALCO on adaptive rate strategies. A large part of the solution is a transition from directly use-dependent kWh charges toward fixed-rate facilities charges. In 2014, just 25 percent of OPALCO’s operating costs were covered by fixed facilities charges; the other 75 percent of the costs was dependent on islanders using an anticipated amount of energy. Over the next seven years, OPALCO is forecasting a gradual shift in the rate structure so that up to 75 percent of the facilities costs will be covered by fixed facilities charges, leaving less of the cost burden on kWh revenue. Olson said costs are forecast to increase by 6 percent yearly during 20162019. Per current forecasting, the current budget forecasts meeting this increase through facilities charges, while charges for residential energy usage will stay at about $0.08 perkWh (ranging from $0.0852 ‐ $0.078) for the next five years. “A forecast is just a tool to help us project our future needs,” said General Manager Foster Hildreth.

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“The board will revisit the rate structure during our budget process this fall. We are listening to our members, and recent board discussions point to a likely shift in how we adjust our facilities charge going forward.” For the 2015 revenue recovery add-on, added Olson, “If we get cold temperatures coming in, we can put a halt to the add-on. That is a mechanism to be sure we don’t get caught short.” As for the purchase of Rock Island Communications and its impact on the budget, OPALCO borrowed $2.9 million at the end of 2014 for its start-up capital. The monthly loan payments will be covered by charging each of OPALCO’s 11,198 members $3 per month over 24 months (yielding roughly $806,256), in combination with revenue coming in from established network accounts. “In 2016, OPALCO plans to borrow another $3.1 million for start-up capital,” said Olson. “By that time, Rock Island will have a more robust revenue stream and, despite compounding loan payments for 2015 and 2016, the amount of $3 per month per member will meet the need. Beginning in 2017 Rock Island Communications is projected to have enough revenue to cover their expenses.” Olson added that debt service on the purchase price of Rock Island Communications, just under $500,000, will be covered by the cash flow that came with acquisition of the company. A November 2013 OPALCO board directive had already set the co-op’s course toward sharing its high-speed fiber optic infrastructure more broadly for Internet services. When Rock Island became available for purchase the board saw it as a way to speed the process, as well as to greatly reduce its startup costs of hiring staff and developing infrastructure. SEE OPALCO, PAGE 6

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THURS, ONGOING EVENT: Coffee With The Birds, 9:30 – 11 a.m., Spencer Spit State Park Nature Center on campground. Join Eric Setterberg and Laurel Vukovic at Spencer Spit State Park for a relaxing morning of birding. Bring your coffee mug, we’ll supply the fresh brewed coffee, cream and sweetener! (Hot chocolate for the kids.) Enjoy a slidshow of birds found on Spencer Spit, and then explore the marsh, shoreline and forest in search of birds. Contact Tina O’Brien at 468-2251 or email spencer.spit@parks.wa.gov.

Lopez Island AA Meetings: Mondays - 7:30 p.m. at the Children’s Center Wednesdays - 4 p.m. Women’s meeting at the fellowship hall at Grace Episcopal Church Saturdays - noon at the Children’s Center Call 468-2809

TUES, JULY 21 CLASS: Sharpie Art, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m., Lopez School art room. Use new techniques to create a sharpie tiedyed T-shirt and banner with America’s favorite marking pen! Ages 8-15, $25. Pre-registration required; visit www.lifrc. org.

WED, JULY 22 CLASS: Collage, 1 – 5 p.m., Lopez School Art Room. Develop your own way of “collaging” as you explore different tool and techniques, the possibilities are endless. All supplies included, but feel free to bring extras! Ages 13 to adult, $40. Pre-registration required; visit www.lifrc. org. EVENT: The Geology of Lopez Beaches, 7 – 8 p.m., Woodmen Hall. Friends of

the Lopez Library and the San Juan Islands National Monument invite you to join Professor Emeritus of Geology Donn Charnley for another wonderful look at the geology that shapes our local world.

FRI, JULY 24 EVENT: Hike, Restore and Explore Patos Island, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Patos Island. Take a trip with Friends of the San Juans and the Bureau of Land Management to Patos Island. Different activities will be offered, from light house tours to a restoration project to a hike around the island. The Humpback Hauler will depart from Roche Harbor. A shuttle from the ferry in Friday Harbor will be arranged. Cost is $55 per person to cover boat fees. Please RSVP to Jana Marks at Friends, at jana@sanjuans.org or 378-2319. Space is limited. EVENT: Author JoHanna DeBiase, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Library Community Room. DeBiase reads from her book “Mama and the Hungry Hole,” a narrative interwoven with fairytales and the lines that divide memories from dreams. Presented by the Lopez Island Library and Friends of the Lopez Island Library.

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JULY 27-20 CLASS: Children’s Summer Music Camps, 9:30 –10:30 a.m. for ages 3-4, 10:45 – noon for ages 5-6, at the Lopez School Music Room. Hands-on, bodies-on, voices-on: imaginative musical exploration that includes singing, rhythm games, percussion instruments and lots of creativity! $40 for 3-4 years old, $50 for 5-6 years old. Pre-registration required; visit www.lifrc. org. JULY 27-31 CLASS: Girl’s Circus Camp, 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Lopez School Gym. Come learn circus arts including: acro, dance, poi spinning, hooping juggles,

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baton, singing, stage craft character development and more in a fun and safe environment. Ages 7-12, $135. Preregistration required; visit www.lifrc. org.

WED, JULY 29 CLASS: Pet Pals! A Special Program for Kids on Pet Safety, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., presented by Lopez Island Library and the Lopez Animal Protection Society. Dr. Sally Hodson of Orcas Island, children’s book author and K-12 educator, teaches children how to greet pet dogs and cats, care for pets and when to avoid a dog. THURS, JULY 30 CLASS: Barn Dance, 6:308:30 p.m. at the Lopez Elementary School multi purpose room. Children 4 and up are invited with their families to swing their partner with Rachel Buchman, our Children’s Summer Music Camp instructor and Orcas Chamber Music Festival’s Musician-in-Residence. Suggested donation - $10.

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FRI, JULY 25 EVENT: Lopez Master Gardeners’ Information Table, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Sunset Builders Nursery Area. Bring a gardening question. If you have a plant or insect you would like to have ID’d, bring in a plastic bag.

Thank you to Grandpa Jon and many volunteers for making the Kid’s Fishing Derby a casting success, and to IMC for stocking our favorite bait and donating the grand prize, poles and gear. MARGO BEDELL Lopez Island

Electricity usage I have been recording my energy usage about every two to three hours (except nighttime) and can report the following for the first week (June 22 at 10 a.m. through 10 a.m. on June 29). We are a household of two “older” adults. The house is totally electric – no propane and we don’t burn wood during any season. We have no solar panels

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or other alternative energy sources. Therefore, we are probably a fairly typical OPALCO residential user. The electric heat is turned off for the summer (JuneSeptember). Appliances are typical: refrigerator and chest freezer run as needed. The water heater has been turned lower, twice, to conserve energy. Each day we both shower in the morning. Most kitchen usage is in the early evening (stove/oven) and the three highest uses of kilowatt-hours are for the dryer (three to four loads per week), stove/oven and hot water (dishwasher, clothes washer). Our highest usage is on the weekends. So we are generally typical for an older family of two. Over the seven days, we used 189 kilowatts; most days of the week about 20 kilowatts per day; week-

FRI, AUG 7 EVENT: Beetle Mania with Russel Barsh of Kwiaht, 11 a.m.-12 p.m, Library Community Room/Patio. For all ages, explore beetles, catepillars, moths, caterpillars, moths and aquatic insects like dragonfly nymphs. Part of the Science On Lopez series, presented by the Lopez Island Library, Friends of the Lopez Island Library and the San Juan Islands National Monument. AUG 7-8 CLASS: Sea Kayaking: High Seas Adventure and Skills Development, destination TBA. Venture out on educational day trip learning paddle strokes in dynamic water situations, applicable navigation, pod travel, rafting-up, open water kayak switch, towing and more! Ages 15 to adult. $65 if paid by July 31, $75 thereafter. Pre-registration required; visit www.lifrc. org.

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end about 45 kilowatts per day. At 0.097 cents per kWh, our average daily power bill is $2.62 – or $78.57 per month. And a facility charge is added to that! The purpose of this exercise was to have a better sense of the cost of electric power in our home. I will state, strongly, that we will lessen our usage proportionate to any increase in our monthly cost of energy from OPALCO. I suspect that this is the real world for most residential customers. Living on a generally fixed budget is a bugger. I would be very curious as to the comparison of our usage with the average for all residential customers throughout the county. ED SUTTON Orcas Island

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Bound for the island adventure By Joan Carter Special to the Weekly

For one week in June the San Juan Islands National Monument hosts a crew of 12 members of the American Hiking Society, invited here by Bureau of Land Management Outdoor Recreation Planner Nick Teague. Eager registrants are poised at their computers the day the project signups are posted. In just eight hours, this San Juan Islands’ project is already filled. Called “June Week SWAP” Teague launched the first one in 2006. Local agencies jumped in with him. The formula: introduce the crew to the National Monument and they’ll do whatever is assigned, vary the work, focus their energy and assure them they can – and will – exceed their own expectations. During the Sunday orientation over dinner: Teague named the tasks and places: San Juan County Land Bank, Washington State Parks, Odlin–host for the camp and Shaw Island. Monday morning: “You’ve got to be kidding…”

Breakfast was hurried. “It’s only 5:40 a.m.! The birds woke us up at 4:30! Don’t they sleep?” On the 6:10 ferry to Shaw, Teague grinned wide at the tender feet about their “tough” wake-up call. By the time Katie MacClane greeted them, they were ready. “Can you cut a trail for me?” They sliced through the thick salal behind the Shaw campground. MacClane got her trail, and the crew got ice cream at the store afterward as promised. An even sweeter treat followed as Parvin Baharloo served up a Persian dinner that evening. This is the hospitality for which Lopez is famous! Tuesday morning and another “snooze-while-wecruise ferry” ride before meeting up with the Land Bank’s Doug McCutcheon. Up a rugged road we went to the top of the Mount Grant Preserve. Fanning out, we raked mulch, set in ABS pipe, added to the split-rail fence and decimated noxious weeds. Jennifer McNew, SJI Monument intern, helped the crew in understanding the unique biodiversity all around them.

Wednesday: Odlin Manager David St. George needed help installing a footbridge. And upon completion, the crew swarmed the Dump. “Here’s a mint Mountain Hardwear fleece!” exclaimed a happy camper bagging a bargain! Thursday: Fisherman’s Spit – more weeds, more fencing, more trimming. SLCLB steward Tim Clark, the dependable Provider of Sweet Treats, fed the hardworking crew. For their contributions to the community, appreciation was extended by Lopezians David and Linda Hudson in their home with a soup supper. A serene walk through the Whispers of Nature Labyrinth followed. Friday comes too soon. Picking up the crew at the Odlin dock, the ride to Patos Island draws oohs and ahhs. At the beach, the boat drops its ramp and spills people and tools out. Washington State Park rangers Steve Sabine and Rich Doss divide the crew to hack through the overgrowth. Working from both ends, leaves and branches fly. “That’s a mountain of salal,” lamented one.

There was a welcome respite at lunch, chatting with Keepers of the Patos Light in the shadow of the historic lighthouse. Gazing at Canada gave us a deepening sense of this magic place. How does a volunteer leave this unique part of the world? Perhaps in hoping for another visit. Perhaps in lingering at the cheery campfire with newfound friends. Perhaps feasting on the special Mexican dinner made by SJI Monument Director Marcia deChadenedes. On our last evening, she reaffirmed us of her affection for the crew. Many of the volunteers will be returning as soon as AHS lists the project next November. They know the joy of keeping this special place special.

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Help with survey Discovery on Fisherman Bay Submitted by the Lopez Community Land Trust

Ezra Fradkin on the far right is one of the Lopez Community Land Trust’s returning interns, and he is conducting a food shed inventory for the organization. He is gathering very important information for planning our future on the island regarding food availability. If you live on Lopez we need you to fill out the food survey at www.LopezFoodshed.weebly.com. The survey is short, and this will help us see what farming and value added products could look like in Lopez’s future.

Have you ever seen a green-winged teal, or a teal green budding sea anemone? Did you know that many of our local pollinators are colorful bees and wasps that nest in sand dunes and sandy beach bluffs? Would you like to learn how to build a salt marsh for shore birds? Have you heard fish sing? Kwiaht and the local volunteers of the Fisherman Bay Marine Health Observatory invite you to discover the extraordinary seashore habitats, wildlife and plants of San Juan County’s largest estuary on Sunday July 26. Choose from a dozen hour-long walks, talks, and wildlifewatching activities around Fisherman Bay from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. hosted by Lopez scientists and naturalists, ranging from birds and botany to beetles, from marine environmentally biology and oceanography tosound climate change, seafood safety and managing erosion. All is free and family friendly.

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For birders there will be morning, early afternoon and late afternoon walks to see seabirds, shore birds and raptors around the mud flats, salt marshes and the Spit, led by members of Kwiaht’s five-year-old seabird survey team, which uses bird diversity as an indicator of the health of the bay ecosystem as a whole. Bring children to a special day for the bay station on the Islands Marine Center docks where they can peek beneath the floats at delicate, colorful sea slugs, giant sea anemones and spiny sea urchins. A decorator crab, pygmy rock crab, or spaghetti worm may also make an appearance. If you have ever wondered how safe it is to eat crab from the bay, bring a crab leg to Kwiaht’s “Crab Clinic” at the IMC dock for testing, and learn about the latest research on water quality and bio-remediation. Stick around the docks for a plankton party using a microscope, sketchpad and camera to

explore the world of diatoms and dinoflagellates in a drop of bay water. Later in the day a special hydrophone will be set up to eavesdrop on the love songs of fish in the bay. Your tour guides include the Kwiaht researchers Madrona Murphy, Russel Barsh, Nathan Hodges, Joe Behnke and Anna Meyer; the Land Bank’s Lopez land steward Tim Clark; Lopez

High School science teacher Jen Romo; wildlife artist Daphne Morris; and Odlin Park caretakers and naturalists Beth and David St. George. A complete program of the day’s activities is available at the Kwiaht office in Lopez Plaza, from local businesses such as Blossom and the Lopez Bookshop and on Kwiaht’s Facebook page.

36th Lopez 4th of July Lions Fun Run/Walk results By Ian M. Lange Special to the Weekly

The 36th annual Lopez Lions Club-sponsored 10-km and 5-km runs, 5-km walk and one-mile romp were enjoyed by all: everyone (participants and volunteers) had both fun and exercise

with all proceeds once again helping community causes. For making this first event of that special day so successful, thanks are due to all our faithful sponsors (found on the back of each shirt), and to the Lopez Lions Club, the San Juan Public Works and

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Sheriff’s departments Lopez Fire Department, and others vital to holding this event. Check out the BuDu Racing website (www.buduracing. com) for placements and times. Scott Tucker (37 min., 23.6 seconds) and Amy Esary in 44:39.5 (44 min., 39.5 sec.) took male and female firsts in the 10-km run, respectively. Winners in the male age categories include: 13-19; Maxwell McKee, 20-29; Hank Bennett, 30-39; Lewis Crippen, 40-49; Reid Winkler, 50-59; Scott Tucker, 60-69; Dennis Egan. Winning women were: 20-29; Sarah Munger, 30-39; Caitlin Morley, 40-49; Amy Esary, 50-59; Leslie Dana, and 60-69; Janet Ross. Five-km race runner winners were David Scheibel in 17:49.3 and Susie Welty in 19:44.2. Male age group winners were: 1-12; Jonah Herring, 13-19; Ray Dahlstrom, 20-29; Griffin Hoins, 30-39; David Scheibel, 40-49; Brett Esary, 50-59; Marty Brown, 60-69; Paul Baron, 70-79; Dallas Wylie, 80+; Jon Avent, the “Birthday Boy.” In the female divison Jemma Willcox took the 1-12; Ivy SEE RESULTS, PAGE 5

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McCauley Farm Land Co-op’s 40th Anniversary

“It won’t work.” So declared a prominent Lopez real estate broker on hearing from one of his salesmen that a group of people from Seattle wanted to buy the old McCauley Farm on Mud Bay Road and form a land cooperative. That was in May, 1975. Forty years later what became the McCauley Farm Community is still thriving. Known locally as “the farm,” its 40 acres are held as a tenancy-in-common, meaning that each of its 12 owners has an equal, undivided interest in the whole. Residents have individually owned homes but share infrastructure, such as roads, common buildings and a water system. The community arose out of the popularity in the early 1970s of moving “back to the land.” Neil Young’s refrain, “Are you ready for the country, because it’s time to go,” resonated with many younger people tired of urban life. A group of friends and acquaintances who shared

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this feeling began meeting early in 1975. They agreed that each member would have an equal voice in decisions and that expenses would be the same for each. By early May of that year an owners agreement had been finalized. What remained was to find land. Lopez Island was the most popular option. Soon two members of the group were in a real-

ty office in Lopez Village looking at listings. One was the McCauley family’s old farm. The property, with its orchard, farm buildings, yellow farmhouse, two pastures, deep woods and a rocky bluff with views of the Olympics, immediately appealed to them. An offer was made and accepted. Possession was taken July 1. In a vignette published years later, the seller, Gardiner Davis, described the land he had purchased in the late 1960s as “a derelict farm.” The new owners had many improvements to make. Over the years they re-roofed all the buildings, expanded the orchard, drilled a new well and laid out a water system, in the meantime building homes for themselves. They were also learning

what it means to share land and make decisions together. A few moved elsewhere on the island, while some discovered they were indeed not ready for the country and were replaced by others who were, the last such change occurring in 1993. The farm was originally developed by James McCauley, a well-known

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worked together to repaint the old farmhouse. No longer derelict, it stands on a rise above Mud Bay Road. As James McCauley’s granddaughter Barbara Pickering remarked a few years ago, after saying she liked to point it out to visitors, “It is quite a landmark, you know.” Its present owners intend to keep it that way.

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program exhibits a cyclical unity never before presented by the festival. It begins and ends with the same theme. In the first duet, the audience will hear Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Glory Op. 11, No. 6. This work for piano for four-hands will be performed by Jon Kimura Parker, OICMF artistic advisor, and one of his star students from Rice University, pianist Viktor Valkov. Then patrons will hear this same theme in the last movement of the closing work, Anton Arensky’s String Quartet No. 2 in A minor. Those who attended the Miró Quartet’s “Complete Sixteen String Quartets of Beethoven” on Orcas last June will recognize that this same theme was used in Beethoven’s Opus 59, No. 2. “I can’t begin to express how thrilled I am to bring the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival to Lopez for a fourth season,” said Aloysia Friedmann, artistic director. “Lopezians have embraced our music - and in turn we love performing here. This year’s program is filled with music for all tastes!” Concert highlights also include 2015 Grammywinning saxophonist Timothy McAllister performing Sergei Prokofiev’s Vision fugitives and Grigora Dinicu’s Hora Staccato with Jon Kimura Parker, and three cellos performing together in David Popper’s Requiem, also joined by Parker. Bugs Bunny comes to life when the exciting duo of cellist Lachezar Kostov

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and pianist Viktor Valkov perform Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2. They’ll also perform Buxton Orr’s popular “A Carmen Fantasy.” And hot off the press - the Kostov/Valkov duo is releasing their new CD “Transcriptions and Paraphrases for Cello and Piano” during the festival, and they’ll be on sale after the Lopez concert during a nightcap reception. Tickets are $25, $10 for students at www.lopezcenter.org. For the ideal concert experience, begin your day by attending the Music Lovers Seminar for the “Russian Tableaux” concert at Port Stanley Schoolhouse from 9 a.m. to noon. This transformational experience provides insight to the composers and repertoire for that evening’s performance. We are pleased to welcome Robert Baldwin, director of the Salt Lake Symphony and a specialist in Russian music, as lecturer. Also an accomplished violist, Dr. Baldwin’s preconcert talks and community music classes are popular mainstays of the Utah arts scene. In addition, his award-winning blog on music and creativity, Before the Downbeat, can be viewed at: beforethedownbeat.wordpress.com/. A brunch will accompany this entertaining seminar. Tickets are $25, 18 and under free. To purchase, visit the Lopez Bookshop, Paper Scissors on the Rock, Lopez Island Farmers Market or lopez@oicmf.org. For info, visit oicmf.org.