June is Orca Awareness Month, and the Orca Network is planning to celebrate with a concert.

The organization has invited singer/songwriter Dana Lyons, who has just returned from an East Coast tour, to perform in Langley. The concert is at 5:30 p.m. Saturday June 4 at the Langley Whale Center, 115 Anthes Avenue.

Cost is a suggested donation of $10; all proceeds benefit the Langley Whale Center.

“This event is part of the 10th annual Orca Awareness Month, created by Orca Network to show appreciation for our beloved orca neighbors and to encourage a culture of stewardship to protect them and their fragile habitat,” according to a Wednesday news release.

Lyons, a Bellingham resident from Kingston, New York, is known for “dynamic performances and outrageous hit songs,” including “Cows with Guns,” the release said. Some of his most recent work includes “Salmon Come Home” which was written to raise awareness about two proposed mines in Alaska, and “The Great Salish Sea” written from the perspective of Southern Resident orca Granny depicting how the sounds of boats have changed over the last century.

Lyons has performed at concert halls, festivals, conventions, fundraisers and universities across the country and around the world, according to the news release.

He will be available to sign books and CDs after the concert.

Opening for Lyons is Langley Whale Center Youth Team member Audri Cooke, who will play her original song, “When the Whales come Home.”

The Orca Network will also hold its first Orcas In Our Midst Workshop June 18 at the Whidbey Children’s Theater in Langley. The educational workshop focuses exclusively on Southern Resident orcas and the salmon they eat. Presenters include Ken Balcomb and Deborah Giles of the Center for Whale Research, Howard Garrett of Orca Network, Michael O’Leary of the National Wildlife Federation, and Rosie James, Samish Cultural Development Coordinator.

Tickets cost $35, $25 for students/seniors. Visit www.orcanetwork.org for registration and details.