ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS: Calling artists, writers for magazine contest . . . and other items

PORT ANGELES­ — Tidepools, the magazine showcasing art, poetry, short stories and music made by the people of the North Olympic Peninsula, is accepting entries through Jan. 15.

Artists, photographers, writers and composers of all ages are encouraged to enter and compete for cash prizes and publication in the 2016 magazine.

For information about entry fees, rules and ways to submit work, visit www.TidepoolsMagazine.com or phone Michael Mills at 360-417-6462.

Tidepools, soon to issue its 52nd edition, is produced by Peninsula College students and cosponsored by the Peninsula Daily News and the Peninsula College campus newspaper, the Buccaneer.

‘Music’ plays on

SEATTLE — The 5th Avenue Theatre is alive with “The Sound of Music,” the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, through next Sunday, Jan. 3, with matinee and evening shows nearly every day.

The lavish production has in its cast Carol Swarbrick and Jim Dries, actors, singers and cofounders of Readers Theatre Plus in Sequim. Carol portrays Sister Berthe, the nun who sings “How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria?” while Jim plays one of the guests at Capt. von Trapp’s elegant party.

For tickets and more information, see www.5thavenue.org or phone 206-625-1900 or 888-5TH-4TIX.

Prices range from $20 for same-day children’s and student tickets to $29, $60, $100 and up, depending on seating at the 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave. in downtown Seattle.

Art on sale in Sequim

SEQUIM — The holiday art and gift show continues at the Blue Whole Gallery, 129 W. Washington St., through Monday.

Original art made by members of this artists’ cooperative awaits when the venue opens Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Monday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For details see bluewholegallery.com or phone 360-681-6033.

Sequim art walk reset

SEQUIM — Preparations are underway for the first Sequim Art Walk of 2016, to take place Friday, Jan. 8 in and around downtown Sequim.

The free event, which always includes art shows and refreshments at shops, galleries and cafes, will this time have “Whodunnit Downtown?,” a mystery game with clues and prizes, open to art walkers from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Sequim has a First Friday Art Walk every month. But since nearly all of the participating shops are closed this Jan. 1, organizer Renne Brock-Richmond has moved the party forward a week.

She’s giving it a color theme, as ever — silver — so art walkers and sleuths are encouraged to dress and accessorize in that festive hue.

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