Friday Harbor Documentary Film Festival's Best of the Fest continues August 21 at 7 PM with a free screening of Champions of the Golden Valley at the San Juan Island Library — no ticket or RSVP required. This award-winning documentary follows a former Olympic hopeful bringing homegrown ski culture to remote Afghan villages, uniting rival communities through handmade wooden skis and a shared dream. Stay after the film for a pre-recorded Q&A with director Ben "Sturge" Sturgulewski. Learn more at FHFF.org (https://www.fhff.org/).

Bring your young artist to the San Juan Islands Museum of Art for Handsewn Puppets , a free Family Art Days class on Saturday, August 22 from noon to 2:00 PM — the last class of the Summer 2026 series! Led by Alchemy Arts Center guest instructors Sophia Larsen and Emerald Vernon-Lapow, kids ages 5 and up will create simple puppets from scrap fabric while learning basic hand-sewing techniques, with the option to bring special materials from home. Family Art Days is a beloved community program offering hands-on art classes for children to enjoy alongside a parent or supportive adult, with all materials provided by SJIMA. Admission is free and space is limited, so register in advance at sjima.org/familyartdays (https://www.sjima.org/event-details/family-art-days-handsewn-puppets). SJIMA's Fall 2026 Family Art Days series begins September 26, with the full schedule and registration opening in early September.

Globally-inspired jazz with dimension Duende Libre is an award-winning jazz trio whose original music combines jazz virtuosity with roots rhythms from Cuba, Brazil, and West Africa into a “strikingly authentic blend.” Each having apprenticed with direct descendants and master musicians of these traditions, they consider themselves disciples of their teachers. The result: A euphoric new jazz that honors its historical roots, pushing open the boundaries of genre to invoke a powerful sonic freedom. Comprising core members Alex Chadsey (bandleader and keys), Jeff Busch (percussion), and Farko Dosumov (bass), Duende Libre is collectively influenced by the trio’s direct connections with master musicians including Clinton Fearon, Dudley Nesbitt, Dave Hassel, Jesse Bannister, Chucho Valdés, Carlos Santana, Martha Gonzalez, Quetzal Flores, and Joe Santiago. You will encounter sizzling rhythms and grooving basslines, experimental meters and irresistible melodic hooks, all aglow with the technical virtuosity earned by decades of devotion to their craft. Runtime: 2 Sets of 45 Minutes, 15 min Intermission