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Check out the Doe Bay events calendar to see what's happening at Doe Bay. We offer a variety of retreats and workshops throughout the year and have lots of great live music planned for the fall and winter!

Doe Bay Resort and Retreat is a unique alternative to the traditional destination resort. On over thirty-three acres of pristine waterfront property, we have a variety of accommodations in a rustic, down-to-earth environment.

You can start the day with yoga practice in our studio and a trip to the soaking tubs and sauna, take a guided kayak trip in the afternoon and have a delicious meal in our waterfront café, hike in nearby Moran State Park and then read about the things you've seen in Otter Lodge, our guest lounge and library, or surf with our free Wi-Fi.

The Artsmith Writer's Salon Series is coming to the Doe Bay Café! See the upcoming schedule of events at the bottom of this page.

Get the latest Doe Bay news - read the September Newsletter!

Doe Bay is a highlight of the new Washington State Scenic Byway Route on Orcas Island. To see more about the Scenic Byway on Orcas, play this video from sanjuanislandstv.com – it includes some spectacular footage of Doe Bay starting at the 4 minute mark. Video is great, but it’s nothing like the real thing. Come see for yourself how amazing Doe Bay is!!!

Doe Bay is making the news!
Doe Bay is listed as “Top 5 in 09” for the Best Cabins category on King 5’s Evening Magazine Best of Western Washington/Northwest Escapes. The Evening Magazine film crew shot a segment at Doe Bay in mid-September – stay tuned to find out when it will air!

The nonprofit Artsmith and Doe Bay Resort have collaborated to bring a weekly salon for writers and thinkers to meet and read each other their work. Check out this news write-up about the weekly writer’s salon at Doe Bay!

The Artsmith Salon Series continues every Monday night at 7pm at the Doe Bay Café. The weekly salon hosts featured writers working in a variety of genres from poetry to screenwriting who come to Orcas from all over the western United States. Check out the official flyer for the event > > > (PDF)

Writers’ Open Mic
Each salon the guest writers are followed by an Open Mic for writers of all genres. Open Mic participants are invited to read their original creative writing for 10 minutes.

The salon is FREE to attend and the Doe Bay Café serves a special menu on Monday nights featuring tapas and small plates.

Information is also available at www.orcasartsmith.org or by email: salonseries@orcasartsmith.org. If you’d like to rideshare to Doe Bay for the salon, call Marilyn 360-317-7602.

(Note: We will be taking a winter break starting Dec. 21 and will return rested and vigorous on Jan. 18 with Seattle poet Drew Dillhunt and local talent Margie Doyle.)

Featured writers at upcoming salons:

Nov. 23, 7 pm: poet Jean-Paul Pecqueur from Brooklyn, NY with local poet Dustin Fox www.alicejamesbooks.org/case_happiness.html

Nov. 30, 7 pm: Seattle splabman Paul Nelson w/ organic poetry workshop participants www.globalvoicesradio.org/paul-nelson.html (workshop info below)

Dec. 7, 7 pm: San Jose, CA performance poetry team The Pincushion Orchestra www.thepincushionorchestra.com (workshop info below)

Dec. 14, 7 pm: two local talents, Sandy Thompson and Joe Symons

Poetry workshops:
To register for workshops, call Rene at 360-376-2107.

Paul Nelson's poetry workshop, "The Personal Mythology of Organic Poetry”
Sunday, November 29, 1-4 PM, Doe Bay Resort, Otter Lodge, $35
www.globalvoicesradio.org/paul-nelson.html

David Perez and Jen G of The Pincushion Orchestra for “Performance Poetry” workshop, Sunday, December 6, 2-4pm, Doe Bay Resort, Yoga Studio. All ages, genres and levels of experience welcome. Class fee is by donation.
www.thepincushionorchestra.com

Check out the official flyer for the Artsmith event > > > (PDF)