Welcome to Samish Island!
“No Island Like Samish Island”
The Samish Island Community Center’s (SICC) mission is to encourage community development and interaction through educational and social activities among islanders. To that end, it also maintains the community center property as the primary place to gather.
We acknowledge that Samish Island is within the aboriginal territory of the Samish Indian Nation. They were and are respected for their spiritual, cultural, and traditional values and practices, such as weaving, carving, and building of longhouses. The Samish People lived here in stewardship of the lands and waterways of the Salish Sea since time immemorial. https://www.samishtribe.nsn.us/
Upcoming Events—Quick Glance
These will be updated as time passes and new events and information are forthcoming. We look forward to seeing you!
1/23 EDUCATION: Edgewater Garden Club 10 am – Noon – Integrated Pest Management1/26 SOCIAL: Samish Winter Light Photo Event 6:30 – 8:30 pm2/2 MUSIC: Nathan Breedlove – a twice Grammy-nominated jazz musician, composer, and cosmic philosopher 3:00 – 5:00 pm2/19 SOCIAL: Annual Hall Clean-Up 9:30 am3/2 MUSIC: Rona Yellow Robe – singer, songwriter, and award winning Native American flute player 3:00 – 5:00 pm4/6 MUSIC: Sol de Noche – Tango Musicians 3:00 – 5:00 pm6/21 SOCIAL: Annual Samish Island Yard Sale 8:00 am – 2:00 pm7/4 SOCIAL: 4th of July Parade7/26 SOCIAL: Arts Festival 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
8/2 MUSIC: Blues on the Bluff with Ezekiel’s Bones 5:00 – 8:00 pm
9/14 SOCIAL: Salmon Bake Pot Luck 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Winter Light Photo Celebration!
See how your neighbors view the world from their perspective. How do they see the birds on the bay? What is their view of the clouds in the sky? What strikes them visually?
Enjoy the photos and a dessert buffet on Sunday evening, January 26th, from 6:30 to 8:30
Learn ALL the DETAILS about the event here.
Winter/Spring Concert Series!
The 2024 Winter Concert Series was a success, so we’re bringing it back again in 2025! Join us for concerts at the Samish Island Community Center on three Sundays from 3:00 to 5:00 in the afternoon.
The three concerts are Nathan Breedlove on February 2, Rona Yellow Robe on March 2, and Sol de Noche on April 6. Ticket Prices: Single concert tickets are $30, or $70 for the series of three. Purchase your tickets here.
Nathan Breedlove is a twice Grammy-nominated jazz musician, composer, and cosmic philosopher. Breedlove considers his music “storytelling.” Nathan hears the calling to present his heritage throughout his life through love and music.
Raised in Memphis, TN, Nathan is a member of the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame, a recording artist and composer. He is a former member of the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, David Murray band, and spent almost a decade with the legendary Skatalites. Breedlove has performed, recorded, and toured with many artists in Europe, Japan, Africa, and the USA. He has been featured on NPR’s Fresh Air, ABC’s Nightline, the Conan O’Brien Show and in many print interviews.
2014 and 2016 Native American Music Awards (NAMA) Flutist of the Year, Rona Yellow Robe was born and raised in Havre, Montana, and is an enrolled member of the Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy, Montana.
Rona is known for her powerful vocal ability, Native American flute style, and heart-filled presence. She picked up her first flute in 2002 and has been on a Musical and Spiritual journey ever since. Playing the Native American flute, which she refers to as her “other voice,” has empowered her to become comfortable sharing with all audiences many aspects of her life that are personal and meaningful to her.
Mirta Wymerszberg leads Sol de Noche, a band that offers a repertoire of authentic traditional and contemporary Tango music from Argentina focused on Argentine Tango and traditional dance music from South America, including ballads, boleros, valses, milongas, candombes, and rumbas. The core of the band is a duo (one guitar player and Mirta on flute, vocals, and bandoneon) who blend the beautiful sounds of guitar, bandoneon, flute, and the sultry tango-style vocals in Spanish.