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Doe Bay Fest 09 - Tickets on Sale NOW |
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Dear Friends of Doe Bay,I face the challenge this month of sending a Newsletter that talks about June without mentioning my birthday. I am somewhat obsessed and will admit that I have not walked by a calendar for 20 years without circling a particular unmentionable date, even when it falls on a superstitious Friday. But I am going to use some self discipline and move on without mentioning the actual date, lest I receive birthday e-mails from our thousands of readers. It seems like readers enjoy contests and giveaways, so I will give a free night on your birthday at the resort and a birthday dessert to anyone (else) who has a birthday on June 13th. (Valid ID required.) I first came to Doe Bay by boat as a 17 year old young hippie tub jumper in 1971, so do the math. I know that you had a great Memorial Day weekend because the weather in the Northwest was great. That said, Doe Bay was spectacular. I started off with a visit to Bite of Orcas at the Farmer's Market in Eastsound. Make sure that you visit the market if you are here on a weekend from now through September.
I was pleased to see our Executive Chef Abigael and Dining Room Manager Freddy, handing out Lavender Honey Ice Cream sandwiches to the happy attendees. They were home made and hand made with Meyer Lemon cookies (with lemons which evidently walked themselves across the border from Canada) with the home made organic ice cream in the middle. They were a hit. Homesick Elephant plays the Doe Bay Cafe....
Thursday nights are still open mic and we have so many great musicians that the signup list is usually full by 7:30. So bring your talent and your instrument and get there early.The pizza is worth the effort and the entertainment is a bonus. Saturday nights are almost always live music nights and this weekend was great. Homesick Elephant (pictured above) performed and were perfect. __________________________________________________________________ The Doe Bay Organic Garden and Orchard
The garden is growing again and it is incredible. Many of us still refer to it as Katie’s garden, in homage to the work of a long time employee and friend who really got our garden off the ground. Since Katie’s original start, the garden has more than doubled in size. I am pleased to introduce our new garden manager, Heather. She has a big job, but she is burning with enthusiasm as well as talent and experience. She also has a crew of volunteers and Wwoofers which should make our goal of having the Doe Bay garden be a center piece of our property and philosophy, a reality. The garden is already producing wonderful produce and vegetables for our café and our executive chef, Abigael, is serving food on a regular basis that was in the ground only hours before it is on the plate.
In addition to expanding the garden, we have now incorporated part of our orchard inside the garden fence. We are so fortunate to have our new general manager, Pliny Keep, bring, along with his other talents, substantial experience as an orchardist. You see above a picture of our new handmade garden gate, the new worm bin complete with an educational window to show kids how worms do whatever it is that they do in the cycle of the garden and some shots of the garden as a work in process. Among the recent accomplishments, we have dedicated one well to providing irrigation for our garden and have upgraded our composting policies and procedures to maximum efficiency. When you visit Doe Bay, please inquire about spending a few hours volunteering in the garden. If you don’t feel like getting your hands dirty, please at least schedule a time for a garden tour where you can learn about what we are doing, how we are doing it and why. Again, our goal is to have our garden be an educational show piece garden promoting sustainable, organic gardening. _______________________________________________________________________ Doe Bay Fest 09We are excited to make several announcements:The Doe Bay Fest 09 LineupWe received over 60 submissions of bands wanting to participate in Doe Bay Fest 09 on the weekend of Aug. 13th – 16th. It was an enormously difficult task to eliminate any, as there was great talent in the pool. We are thrilled to confirm the following: The Long Winters, The Maldives, Hey Marseilles, Friday Mile, David Bazan, Weinland, The Moon Doggies, Slender Means, Drew Grow and the Pastors' Wives, Spanish for 100, The Lonely Forest, Goldfinch, Tito Ramsey and more. This is a stellar initial lineup with bands who are some of the hottest attractions in the Northwest from Fremont and Capital Hill block parties to Sasquatch and Bumbershoot. If you see these bands this summer, tell them that you can't wait for Doe Bay Fest 09! (For links to band sites, Join the group Doe Bay Fest on Facebook!) The Doe Bay Fest 09 Logo
Doe Bay Fest 09 TicketsIn order to be anywhere on the property during Doe Bay Fest, you will have to have a festival ticket and wrist band. Tickets are available online at brownpapertickets.com You may purchase now by clicking
on the bird..... In addition, you may purchase tickets by visiting the front desk
at Doe Bay or by calling the front desk. (360)
376-2291. All tickets are $30.00, but children 12
and under are free. We expect all festival tickets to sell out.
If there are any left on the day of the show, they will be $40.00.
The only exception to the $30.00 pricing is if you purchase the
ticket in person at the Doe Bay store, the price is $25.00. Do the
math! With several of you coming to the festival, saving $5.00 each
practically pays for a visit to Doe Bay, please come up and see
us. Doe Bay Fest 09 AccommodationsWe are opening reservations effective immediately after delivery of this newsletter. We expect accommodations at Doe Bay to sell out within hours of this announcement. Please contact us immediately at (360) 376-2291. After we have assigned all cabins, yurts, domes and camp sites, we will open up overflow camping. The price for overflow camping will be reduced to $35.00 per site plus $20 per person over double occupancy. It includes use of the soaking tubs, sauna and other Doe Bay features. We have picked one of the traditionally best weather weekends of the year, so please consider camping as a great way to attend Doe Bay Fest. Camping requires a two night stay and all other accomodations require three nights. Try to come on Thursday to enjoy the first music of the weekend. If you need accommodations for Saturday night only, we have approximately 12 nearby offsite cabins sleeping 10 to 15 people each , available Saturday night along with a free shuttle service.Doe Bay Fest 09 FoodMost of you know the Doe Bay café serves the most incredible breakfasts, lunches and dinners in the Northwest. However, with hundreds of festival goers visiting us that day, we will be setting up several additional food vending sites in the music area. Our café serves gourmet organic food, including fresh local seafood. The food provided in the field will allow for a broader spectrum with several of the Doe Bay Fest committee members voting for a hot grill with chicken, bratwursts, and maybe even some sliders. While those animals are not on my diet, I am not judgmental. We will be working with some of our friends on the Island to be food purveyors for the weekend and we promise you that the food will be hot and tasty while you enjoy soft drinks or beer and wine in our beer garden and the great music.Other Details about Doe Bay Fest 09We have many more things to tell you but hopefully we have inspired you enough to mark your calendar to go online to buy tickets to reserve a chance to attend the festival and to contact us regarding accommodations. We are very excited about Doe Bay Fest and look forward to seeing you. Until next month,
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Doe
Bay Cuts June Down to Size..... 25% Off |
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Special Mid-week pricing for Newsletter Readers Only! For the entire month of June, come and stay with us and we will take 25% off of your bill for any Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and/or Wednesday. The middle of the week is quieter and a great time to relax at Doe Bay. To take advantage of this offer, please print out this newlsetter (or at least this section) and present it at check-in.
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Pizza Night and Open Mic |
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| Join the Doe Bay Café for outstanding pizza and live entertainment every Thursday from 5-10pm at Pizza, Beer, and Open Mic Night! Eat, drink, and be merry while supporting a local non-profit at the same time! Each week, one dollar from every pizza sold is donated to an organization doing important work in our local community. Some of the organizations that have received funding from Doe Bay Open Mic include the Orcas Island Historical Museum, Orcas Rec, Island Oil Spill Association, Orcas Farm-to-Cafeteria program, Sea Doc Society, and many more. This ‘$1 for community pie’ affair is just one of the ways that Doe Bay Resort supports our island community. Our café uses almost 100% local produce and organic products. Most are grown right here in our own organic garden and the balance are purchased from Orcas farmers. We support local purveyors of many island-based goods, like organic locally roasted fair trade coffee, island-brewed chai, locally produced ice cream, local authors and artists, and herbal body care products that are made just up the road from Doe Bay. Doe Bay hosts an annual fundraiser BBQ for the youth center on Orcas, the Funhouse, and donates stays to a variety of non-profits for their annual fundraising auctions. It’s an honor and pleasure to be able to give back to the community that gives us so much to us! Come be part of the fun and put your money where your mouth is?!
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are coming clean! No more secrets! .... Our Camping is Hot! |
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| You may now let your friends know that camping at Doe Bay is one of Orcas Island's best kept secrets! It is a better deal than Moran or any other legal camping spot on the island and includes use of the spa, (tubs and sauna) as well as a shower house and a guest kitchen! The award winning Doe Bay cafe is walking distance from every camp site! Still not convinced? Reference this newsletter when you reserve for two or more nights and your last night is free. This deal applies to any reservations in June and to midweek reservations in July!
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News from the Doe Bay Cafe! |
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The Doe Bay Cafe is kicking in to full on summer mode! We've got
some friendly faces returning from last summer that you might remember.
Tessa has a smile that makes her everyone's favorite
breakfast server, especially the kids! For dinner service, you'll
be seeing a lot of Kelly. Besides being an excellent
server, she has an amazing voice and she's been know to treat her
tables to a song if you ask very sweetly. Freddy
(above left) is the leader of the gang. Everyone knows it's a party
when he's at your table! We're now open 5 days a week for your dining pleasure! Our new
hours include breakfast lunch and dinner Thursday through Monday.
On Saturday evenings, we feature live music and
Sunday nights are Date Nights! Get a free
tub pass with the purchase of any entree! Best wishes,
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Doe Bay welcomes
more WWoofers! |
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The WWOOF program is going great guns at Doe Bay. The garden has been expanded and has never looked better! The reaction of our guest WWoofer's has been great. It is different from many WWOOF farms because we have the SEED to TABLE program and so many activities on site. All guest workers are able to enjoy the Soaking Tubs and Sauna and other elements of the Doe Bay lifestyle. As you now probably know, WWOOF is a worldwide organization of people dedicated to Organic gardening who trade labor for accommodations at farms throughout the world. WWOOF USA Website Doe Bay recently joined WWOOF and has already received a flurry of requests for stays. To learn more, Group Work Retreats - Bring your group to work in the Garden!
<<< Our strawberries will come from their work! Another volunteer option is to come up for a weekend with a group of able bodied folks. We tailor each visit, but the general idea is that we exchange a two-night / three-day stay for you and your group for a half day of work in the garden or on the grounds. The particular jobs are season dependant as well as a function
of what the property needs. They may include pure organic gardening,
trail or brush clearing, cleaning or painting or even brainstorming.
If you are interested, please contact us by writing to DoeBayVolunteers@Gmail.com.
Our volunteer coordinator (who is also a volunteer) will get right
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Enjoy these Videos from Doe Bay |
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Please post your Doe Bay videos to YouTube or the Server of your choice and let us know about them. We will link them in our newsletter. Here are two of my favorites: New Years Fireworks -The impromptu show was great but the enthusiasm of the videographer was palpable, contagious and hilarious! Fire Dance on St Paddy's Day - This was one really cool event. I could tell you a lot about it but the video speaks for itself. The photo shows a didgeridoo which is one of the instruments that showed up. Send photos and movies and links to Joe@DoeBay.com.
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HELP WANTED --- Salesperson / Marketer / Public Relations Expert Wanted!! |
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Doe Bay is looking for a person to help us tell our story. Would you like to trade your expertise for ridiculously little money? Or better yet, would you like to barter? This is a chance to teach us how to sell what we have created. Our product is great but we don't tell the story well! Maybe you are "between positions" as they say and working in paradise appeals to you? Why not? Or maybe you are a College marketing major who decided to pass on that internship at the local Chrysler dealer? Send your resume along with an e-mail cover letter telling us what you can do. Come up to Orcas and make cold calls to every place on the island that should know about us. Then, try San Juan Island. If you show results, the sky's the limit; Maybe even Shaw island or a trip to the City (Mount Vernon)? I look forward to hearing from you! Joe
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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.
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