“Says You!” radio show will be taped in Chimacum, YMCA of Jefferson County plans a Family Night and a memorial blood drive is set in Port Angeles this weekend. Those are only three of the upcoming activities planned during the coming week on the North Olympic Peninsula. Read on for more!
Information also is available on our interactive calendar.
CHIMACUM
‘Says You!’ on Sunday
CHIMACUM — The nationally broadcast radio quiz show “Says You!” will be recorded live at Chimacum High School at 4 p.m. Sunday.
The show will be at the school’s auditorium at 91 West Valley Road, which seats 500.
Tickets are $25 for general seating and $50 for premier seating in the first four rows.
People are encouraged to arrive as much as an hour early to hear the Unexpected Brass Band, said Arendt Speser, academic director of the Jefferson Clemente Foundation, which is sponsoring the show and which will receive all the proceeds.
“Says You!” is making its fourth appearance in the community for what has come to be known as “Quips on the Quimper.”
The show will be hosted by Dave Zobel and it will feature music by Matt Sircely with Eric Bogart and Stringology.
Tickets can be purchased in Port Townsend at Seal Dog Coffee Bar, in Chimacum at Finnriver Farm & Cidery and online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4099235.
Book club
CHIMACUM — Shaping Worlds; Reshaping Perspectives will discuss “Parable of the Sower” by Octavia E. Butler from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The science fiction, fantasy and social justice book club meets at Finnriver Farm and Cidery, 124 Center Road.
In May the group will be discussing “Children of Blood and Bone” by Toni Adeyemi.
For more information or to sign up for the free group, email twozdai@gmail.com.
Author to speak
CHIMACUM — Kazu Kibuishi will speak from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Kibuishi will be speaking in the auditorium at Chimacum High School, 91 West Valley Road.
Kibuishi is the author and illustrator of the “Amulet” series of graphic novels and the webcomic “Copper” and the “Daisy Kutter” series of comics.
The presentation will be followed by a book signing, copies of Kibuishi’s books will be available for purchase.
For more information, call the Jefferson County Library at 360-385-6544 or visit www.jclibrary.info.
Computer meeting
CHIMACUM — The Port Townsend Seriously Laidback Users Group will meet from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
The Macintosh computer user meeting will be held in Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road.
The meeting will begin with a basic how-to session and the general meeting will start at 7 p.m.
For more information, visit www.ptslug.org.
PORT LUDLOW
Comedy-mystery play
PORT LUDLOW — The Ludlow Village Players will perform “No Crime Like the Present” at 7 p.m. tonight and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday.
The play will be performed at the Bay Club, 120 Spinnaker Place.
Tickets are $17 per person and can be purchased at the club or online at www.brownpapertickets.com.
For more information, call Val Durling at 360-437-2861 to email rkd@olypen.com.
MARROWSTONE ISLAND
Birdwatching hike
NORDLAND — John Comstock will lead a birdwatching hike at Fort Flagler State Park from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Participants should meet at the boat ramp north of the Beachcomber Cafe, 1321 Flagler Campground Road.
The free field trip is sponsored by the Admiralty Audubon Society.
For more information, call Comstock at 360-316-1305.
PORT HADLOCK
Boatbuilding tour
PORT HADLOCK — The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding will host tours of its campus from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. today.
The free tours will be conducted at the school’s Port Hadlock Heritage Campus, 42 N. Water St.
No reservations are required for the tours, which are conducted on the first Friday of each month.
Cancer veterans
PORT HADLOCK — The Quimper Prostate Cancer Veterans will hold a no-host luncheon at noon Saturday.
The prostate cancer support group meets in the back room at Fiesta Jalisco, 10893 Rhody Drive.
For more information, call John Davis at 360-379-6729.
Tech Tuesday
PORT HADLOCK — There will be a class on skill development resources from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday.
The class is part of the Tech Tuesday series at the Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave.
The class will discuss, among other things, the library’s resources for technology skills, test preparation and automotive repairs.
After the class, tech staff will be available from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. for drop-in technical assistance.
For more information, call 360-385-6544 or visit www.jclibrary.info.
Great discussions
PORT HADLOCK — The Great Decisions Discussion group will meet from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday.
The group will meet at the Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave.
The group will be discussing “Nuclear Negotiations: Back to the Future?”
Great Decisions discussion groups, sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association, are free and open to the public.
For more information, call 360-385-6544 or visit www.jclibrary.info.
Book discussion
PORT HADLOCK — A discussion of “The Fortunate Ones” by Ellen Umansky is planned from 6:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Thursday.
The discussion group will meet at the Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave.
Signup is required; copies of the book are available to borrow when you sign up.
In May, the group will discuss “The Leisure Seeker” by Michael Zadoorian.
For more information, call 360-385-6544 or visit www.jclibrary.info.
PORT TOWNSEND
Conversation cafe
PORT TOWNSEND — Conversation Cafe will meet from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today.
The group meets at Alchemy Restaurant, 842 Washington St.
This week’s topic is “The Business of Sports.”
Contra dance
PORT TOWNSEND — There will be contra dancing for Family Night from 5:30 to 7 tonight.
The free dance will be held at the YMCA of Jefferson County, 1925 Blaine St.
For more information, call Jessica Wedmore at 360-385-5811 or email info@olympicpeninsula.org.
History lecture
PORT TOWNSEND — Janine Ledford will present a lecture at 7 tonight.
The lecture will be given at the Northwest Maritime Center, 431 Water St.
The suggested donation is $5 to $10; season passes are $65, $50 for JCHS members.
Ledford, executive director of the Makah Cultural and Research Center, will discuss the tribe’s cultural preservation programs, the role of the center, the impact of the Ozette excavation.
The presentation is part of the First Friday Lecture series sponsored by the Jefferson County Historical Society.
For more information, call 360-385-3628, ext. 104 or visit www.jchsmuseum.org.
Poetry reading
PORT TOWNSEND — Poets Barry Fruchter and Paul S. Nelson will be the Northwind Reading series’ featured readers at 7 tonight.
The series is held in the Northwind Arts Center, 701 Water St.
The suggested donation of $5 per person will support the Northwind Arts Center.
For more information, call Bill Mawhinney at 360-302-1159 or visit www.northwindarts.org.
History lecture
PORT TOWNSEND — Nancy McDaniel will address the annual meeting of the Friends of Fort Townsend from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
The meeting will be held in the Friends’ Barn on Fort Townsend State Park, 1370 Old Fort Townsend Road.
McDaniel, the author of “A Sound Defense,” will share stories about the military presence at Fort Townsend during the last half of the 19th century.
The meeting is free and open to the public.
Meaningful movies
PORT TOWNSEND — A free screening of “Chasing Coral” is planned at 6:30 p.m. Monday.
The film will be shown in the sanctuary at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave.
The 2017 documentary explores the mystery of why coral reefs around the world seem to be vanishing.
For more information, call Matt Woodward at 360-390-4545 or email meaningfulmoviespt@ outlook.com.
Arts to Elders
PORT TOWNSEND — Pies on the Run will perform a free concert at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
The concert will be at Victoria Place, 491 Discovery Road.
The performance is part of the Arts to Elders series sponsored by Northwind Arts Center.
For more information, call the center at 360-379-1086.
Anglers to meet
PORT TOWNSEND — The East Jefferson Chapter of Puget Sound Anglers will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The meeting will be in the Port Townsend Port Commission office, 333 Benedict St.
The guest speaker will be Becky Bennett.
Bennett is a community outreach liaison for the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and a columnist with “The Reel News.”
The public is invited to attend this free meeting.
Birdwatching hike
PORT TOWNSEND — Monica Fletcher will lead a birdwatching hike on Fort Worden State Park from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Thursday.
Participants should meet Reveille at the Commons, 210 Battery Way.
The free field trip is sponsored by the Admiralty Audubon Society.
For more information, call Fletcher at 360-379-3136 or email monicaflet@gmail.com.
Urban Sketchers
PORT TOWNSEND — The Urban Sketchers will travel to Kitsap to sketch from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday.
The group will meet at the Butcher and Baker, 4719 NE state Highway 104, Port Gamble.
All levels of sketchers are welcome to attend the free gathering.
For more information, call Bark Kurland at 360-316-9947 or email barbkurland@gmail.com.
Republicans meet
PORT TOWNSEND — Jodi Wilke will present “Fueling Our Economy” at 11:30 a.m. Thursday.
The presentation will be at the Highway 20 Roadhouse, 2152 W. Sims Road.
Wilke will be addressing a meeting of the Republican Women of Jefferson County.
Reservations can be made by calling Peggy Reep at 360-385-4953 or by emailing l.teveliet@yahoo.com.
Marketing lecture
PORT TOWNSEND — Kyle Hall will present “Club Marketing 101” from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday.
The presentation will be at the Port Townsend Library’s learning center in the Charles Pink House, 1256 Lawrence St.
Hall will use Toastmasters Clubs as an example but the techniques are applicable to a variety of other groups.
The public is invited to this free presentation sponsored by the Jefferson County Toastmasters Club.
For more information, call Jean MacDonald 360-789-7691 or visit jeffco.toastmastersclubs.org.
SEQUIM
Discussion group
SEQUIM — The Great Decisions Discussion Group will meet from 10 a.m. to noon today.
The discussion group meets in the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
Great Decisions discussion groups, sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association, are free and open to the public.
The group will discuss the phenomenon of immigration.
For more information, call George Noa at 360-808-9911, email geonoa@yahoo.com or visit www.fpa.org.
Backyard birding
SEQUIM — Tomas Setubai will present “Bird Migration” from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
The lecture is part of the Backyard Birding series presented at the Dungeness River Audubon Center, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road.
Setubai is an aquatic ecologist for Olympic National Park.
Admission is $5 per person; children younger than 18 are admitted free.
For more information, visit www.olympicpeninsula audubon.org.
Boating clinic
SEQUIM — Gordon Bilyard will present “Wind Wave Basics for Boaters” from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
The clinic will be held in The Gathering Place at Sunland, 135 Fairway Place.
Bilyard will discuss properties of wind waves, how waves are characterized and how to interpret the waves encountered while boating.
The free boating clinic is sponsored by the North Olympic Sail and Power Squadron.
For more information, visit www.northolympic boaters.com.
Health fair
SEQUIM — Awakening Natural Awareness will host a Holistic Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The fair will be in the Guy Cole Event Center, 202 N. Blake Ave.
The free fair will feature local healers, health practitioners and speakers.
For more information, call Jackie Boyle at 908-420-7851, email awakeningnaturalaware ness@gmail.com or visit www.awakeningnatural awareness.com.
Thrift shop open
SEQUIM — The Sequim Dungeness Hospital Guild will open its thrift shop from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The shop is at 204 W. Bell St.
This month, the shop features spring fashions, a wrought iron and wood buffet and a dining room table and chair set.
For more information, call 360-683-7044.
Book discussion
SEQUIM — The Second Saturday Book Discussion Group will discuss “Born a Crime” by Trevor Noah at 3 p.m. Saturday.
The monthly book discussions are held in the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
In May the group will discuss “1984” by George Orwell.
For more information, call 360-683-1161, email discover@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.
Elks Bingo
SEQUIM — Sequim Elks will host bingo games from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday and Thursday.
Games will be at the Sequim Elks lodge, 143 Port Williams Road.
Admission is free with a minimum buy-in of $10.
Players must be 18 years or older.
Proceeds will go to Elks scholarship programs, other charities and lodge operating expenses.
For more information, call Crystal Parker at 360-683-3034.
Brain injury group
SEQUIM — The brain injury group will meet from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday.
The group will meet at Fire Station 34, 323 N. Fifth St.
Snacks and coffee will be served.
The public is welcome to attend this free support group meeting.
For more information, call Azella at 360-461-7980
Memory cafe
SEQUIM — The East Clallam Memory Cafe will meet from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday.
The group will meet at the Mariner Cafe, 609 W. Washington St.
The memory cafe is for people with memory loss and their care partners.
The monthly meetings are free; food and beverages are available for purchase.
For more information, call Pam Scott at 360-683-7047 or Renee Rux at 360-681-2511 or email pscott@discovery-mc.com or renee.rux@homeinstead.com.
Self-help workshop
SEQUIM — M.E. Bartholomew will present “Using Love to Improve Your Life” from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The workshop will be in The Gathering Place in Sunland, 135 Fairway Drive.
Bartholomew’s presentation, originally scheduled for Feb. 12, was postponed due to snow and adverse road conditions.
The free workshop is part of the Second Tuesday Featured Speaker series sponsored by the Skwim Toastmasters Club.
To register for the workshop, visit loveimproveslife.eventbrite.com.
Yoga lecture
SEQUIM — Renee Klein will address a meeting of the Olympic Peninsula Paddlers from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The paddlers meet at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
Klein, a certified yoga therapist, will discuss yogic movements of particular applicability to canoe and kayak loading, unloading and paddling.
The public is invited to attend this free meeting.
For more information, call 360-461-7008, email info@olympicpeninsula paddlers.com or visit www.olympicpeninsulapaddlers.com.
Water quality lecture
SEQUIM — Darlene Schanfald will address a meeting of the Sequim Bay Yacht Club from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The club meets at the John Wayne Marina, 2577 W. Sequim Bay Road.
Schanfald will discuss Clallam County water quality.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
For more information, call Andrea Williams at 530-945-9234 or email drandreawilliams@aol.com.
Traveler’s Journal
SEQUIM — Steve and Lucy Nordwell will present “Kilimanjaro: Trekking to the Rooftop of Africa” at 7 p.m. Thursday.
The lecture is part of the Traveler’s Journal series in the Guy Cole Event Center, 202 N. Blake Ave.
This presentation was postponed in February due to snow and adverse road conditions.
The Nordwells will discuss hiking Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest point in Africa.
The suggested donation is $5.
For more information, call Brian Anderson at 360-775-5395, email info@ olympicdiscoverytrail.org or visit www.olympic discoverytrail.org.
PORT ANGELES
Family Night
PORT ANGELES — “Spring is in the Air” is the theme for Family Night from 5:30 to 7 tonight.
The free, family fun session will be held at the YMCA, 302 S. Francis St.
For more information, call Jeanine Thayer at 360-452-9244 or email info@olympicpeninsulaymca.org.
Blood drive
PORT ANGELES — Bloodworks Northwest will conduct the Betty White Memorial Blood Drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
The inaugural blood drive will be held at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
The drive is being held in memory of Port Angeles resident Betty Carma White, who died Jan. 12.
White was a long-time supporter of Bloodworks Northwest.
A celebration of White’s life is planned that day at 3 p.m. at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 120 W. Eighth St.
For more information, call 360-308-7346.
One-woman show
PORT ANGELES — Pamela Ziemann will perform “These Roots Go Deep” from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
The one-woman show will be presented at the Center for Spiritual Living, 254 N. Bagley Creek Road.
Ziemann wrote the play in collaboration with Nina Wise, who directs the production.
Admission will be by donation.
For more information, call Ziemann at 425- 223-0123, email z@pamela ziemann.com or visit www.pamelaziemann.com.
Contra dance
PORT ANGELES — Marlin Powell will be calling a contra dance at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
The dance will be at the Black Diamond Community Hall, 1942 Black Diamond Road.
Music will be performed by Jane Landstra and the Country Capers.
The evening will begin with a contra dance workshop at 7 p.m.
Admission is $8 per person. $4 for children younger than 18.
For more information, visit www.blackdiamond dance.org.
Book discussion
PORT ANGELES — The Second Tuesday Book Discussion Group will discuss “Pachinko” by Min Jin Lee at 11 a.m. Tuesday.
The monthly group meets in the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
In May, the group will discuss the novel “The Painter” by Peter Heller.
For more information, call 360-417-8500, email discover@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.
Senior dance
PORT ANGELES — Cat’s Meow will perform for a swing dance from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
The dance will be at the Port Angeles Senior and Community Center, 328 E. Seventh St.
Refreshments will be served from 8 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Admission is $5 per person. First-time attendees will be admitted free.
Winter speaker series
PORT ANGELES — Janis Burger will present “A Witness to Change” at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
The free lecture is part of Olympic National Park’s Perspectives Winter Speaker series held in the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
Burger will share photos and experiences gleaned over a 37-year career as a seasonal biological technician and Hurricane Ridge interpreter.
For more information, email discover@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.
Orchard lecture
PORT ANGELES — Cameron Denning will present “Orchard Pest Management” from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
The lecture will be presented to a meeting of the Olympic Orchard Society in the commissioner’s quarters in the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St.
Denning, the orchard manager at Finnriver Farm and Cidery in Chimacum, will discuss the timing of preventative treatments for pest management.
For more information, call Marilyn Coutoure at 360-681-3036 or email mcoutoure_222@yahoo.com.
Kiwanis to meet
PORT ANGELES — Pat Neal will address a meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Port Angeles at noon Thursday.
The weekly meetings are held at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 Del Guzzi Drive.
Neal is a Hoh River fishing guide and writes a “wilderness gossip column” for the PDN.
The public is invited to attend the free meeting, food and beverages are available for purchase.
Garden lecture
PORT ANGELES — Janet Oja will present “Bamboo and Ornamental Grasses” at noon Thursday.
The lecture is part of the Green Thumb Garden Tips series held in the county commissioners meeting room in the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St.
The free lecture series is sponsored by Washington State University Clallam County Extension’s Master Gardener Program.
Oja will describe different varieties of grasses, how to buy and plant ornamental grasses and provide tips on their care, including how and when to cut them back.
Attendees are welcome to bring a lunch to eat during the presentation.
For more information, call the county extension at 360-565-2679.
FORKS
Bingo night
FORKS — West End Sportsmen will host bingo night at 7 p.m. Thursday.
The fundraiser will be at the West End Sportsmen’s Club, 243 Sportsmen’s Club Road.
Proceeds will benefit hunter education program and the annual Kids’ Fishing Day.
JOYCE
Flea market
JOYCE — The Spring Flea Market will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Saturday.
The market will be held at the Crescent Grange, 50724 state Highway 112.
There will be vendors inside and outside; lunch and baked goods will be available.
Proceeds will benefit the grange’s scholarships and community activities.
Benefit breakfast
JOYCE — The Port Angeles Lions Club will host a benefit breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday.
The meal will be served at the Crescent Bay Lions Clubhouse, 181 Holly Hill Road.
The Secords will provide music from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
The menu includes pancakes, French toast, biscuits and gravy, hash browns, breakfast meats and beverages.
The meal costs $7 per person, $4 for children; proceeds go to the Crescent Bay Lions for community programs.
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