WEEKEND: Plant swap, hikes, cat adoptions on tap for Peninsula
Published 12:01 am Saturday, November 8, 2014
A plant swap, hikes, cat adoption and numerous lectures are among the North Olympic Peninsula’s attractions.
For information on performances of “Harvey” at Olympic Theatre Arts and other arts and entertainment news, see Peninsula Spotlight, the weekly entertainment magazine.
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PORT ANGELES
Genealogy meeting
PORT ANGELES — Methods for finding Native American ancestors will be presented from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Virginia Majewski’s presentation will be in the Port Angeles Library’s Raymond Carver Room, 2201 S. Peabody St., during the Clallam County Genealogical Society’s meeting.
It is recommended that participants arrive 15 to 20 minutes early to register, visit and have a cup of coffee.
Majewski is a certified genealogist who has been involved with professional research for several years.
She will tell about the different tribes, where the records are found and how to access them.
For more information, phone 360-417-5000 or visit the research center at 402 E. Lauridsen Blvd. between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays.
Roller derby meet-up
PORT ANGELES — Port Scandalous Roller Derby will hold an open meet-and-greet at Bella Rosa Coffee House, 403 S. Lincoln St., at 7 p.m. today.
Skaters will share derby stories and explain how to join.
For more information, email portscandalousrollerderby@gmail.com or find the team on Facebook.
Plants or chocolate
PORT ANGELES — A Clallam County Garden/Plant Swap will be held at Fairview Bible Church, 385 O’Brien Road, from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Admission is free.
There are no sales, just exchanges and freebies.
Traders will exchange expert gardening information as well as plant materials.
Attendees without plants to swap can bring cookies or chocolate.
For more information, contact Jacqueline Medina at 206-618-0232 or Jacqueline.MedinaLaw@gmail.com.
Caregivers conference
PORT ANGELES — The eighth annual Building Your Caregiver’s Toolbox Conference, “Keeping a Healthy Balance,” will be at the Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St., from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
The public is welcome.
The free event, co-sponsored by the Olympic Area Agency on Aging and the Port Angeles Senior Center, is for family and professional caregivers of community elders.
Keynote speaker Marty Richards will present “Keeping a Balance: Health, Hope and Heart.”
Morning presentations will include Jim Couture presenting “Maximizing Music in the Home,” as well as “Healthy Balance: A Taste of Classes” offered at the Port Angeles Senior Center.
The conference will feature more than two dozen organizations offering information about local services.
Complimentary lunches for caregivers will be provided by Park View Villas.
To register, phone 360-452-3221.
Paddlers club meet
PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula Paddlers have reserved William Shore Memorial Pool for two hours Sunday for kayak skills and safety practice.
Non-members are welcome, though space is limited.
The club also will meet at the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St., at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
The featured program is an August canoe/kayak trip on the Yukon River.
The public is invited to attend.
For more information, visit www.OlympicPeninsulaPaddlers.com.
SEQUIM
Free stories at OTA
SEQUIM — As an addition to Sequim’s Art Walk this evening, storyteller Phil Dominiak will reel off humorous tales for listeners of all ages in a free program at Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave.
It’s called OFF Stage, short for Olympic Theatre Arts First Friday Stage, and it’ll start at 6 p.m. with no cover charge.
OTA’s wine bar will be open with wine for sale by the glass.
Dominiak plans to tell stories including “The Hollow,” a comic tale, “Catching Up,” about an old man and his friends; a feel-good story called “The Special Gift,” “A Glitch in the System,” about a school district, and finally “The Feather Pillow.”
Sequim’s First Friday Art Walk, meantime, spans a variety of downtown galleries and cafes from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.
For more information, visit www.OlympicTheatreArts.org or phone 360-683-7326.
Discussion group
SEQUIM — The Sequim Great Decisions Discussion Group will meet at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., from 10 a.m. to noon today.
The day’s topic is U.S. trade policy.
The suggested background reading for the discussion is the article “U.S. Trade Policy” from the 2014 Great Decisions Briefing Book, published by the Foreign Policy Association.
New members are welcome.
For more information, and a schedule of future meetings, visit www.tinyurl.com/SequimGreatDecisionsDiscussion.
B&G Clubs dinner
SEQUIM — The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula will host its 26th annual fundraising auction and dinner at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Sequim club, 400 W. Fir St.
Tickets are $125 per person and support club programs and activities in Sequim and Port Angeles.
To donate an auction item or secure a reservation, phone 360-683-8095 or email jgray@bgcop.org.
Cat adoption
SEQUIM — The Desperate Housecats Adoption Event, hosted by Pawsitive Alliance, is set at Petco, 1205 W. Washington St., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Adoptable cats and kittens will be available. Four cat rescue agencies will be present.
Adoption fees vary but typically range between $75-$100.
All cats are up-to-date on vaccinations and spayed or neutered.
For more information, phone the Pawsitive Alliance at 206-486-4738, email info@pawsitivealliance.org or visit www.pawsitivealliance.org.
Half-price family swim
SEQUIM — The Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center (SARC) will offer a half-price Family Pool Night from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
Admission is $10 per family or $3 per youth.
SARC is located at 610 N. Fifth Ave.
For more information, phone 360-683-3344 or visit www.sarcfitness.com.
Explorers plan walk
SEQUIM — Walkers are invited to join the Olympic Peninsula Explorers on a walk at John Wayne Marina at 8:45 a.m. Saturday.
The group will leave at 9 a.m. from the QFC Store, 990-B E. Washington St. Participants can sign up inside at the far-right entrance.
The walk is a 7K (4-mile) or 12K (7.4-mile) hike along moderate hills and on well-groomed trails along country roads and the Discovery Trail through Carrie Blake Park.
The walk is free unless one wishes to have credit from the AVA.
The 12K walk will visit John Wayne Marina.
The 7K walk does not go down to the marina, thus avoiding any moderate hills.
The walk is suitable for strollers, and pets on a leash are OK.
Restrooms are at the start and along the way.
A lunch meeting will be at noon at Dynasty Restaurant, 380 E. Washington St.
For more information, phone George Christensen at 360-473-8398 during the week or 360-697-2172 today.
Friends book sale
SEQUIM — The Friends of Sequim Library will hold their monthly book sale Saturday at the Friends building behind the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
This month, all paperback fiction inside the building will be half-price.
In addition, a large collection of Reiki healing technique books are available.
There are also many books in all subject areas that are in gift-giving condition.
Proceeds of the sale fund programs at the library.
Potluck set Saturday
SEQUIM — The Sequim Deaf Coffee House will have a turkey sandwich potluck from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday in the Geneva Hall at Sequim Community Church, 950 N. Fifth Ave.
For more information, email sdch_2010@comcast.net/purplelav4me@gmail.com.
Lam’s novel is topic
SEQUIM — The Headmaster’s Wager by Vincent Lam will be discussed at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., at 3 p.m. Saturday.
Copies of The Headmaster’s Wager are available at the library in various formats. They can be requested online by visiting the library catalog at www.nols.org.
Pre-registration for this program is not required; drop-ins are always welcome.
Second birding talk
SEQUIM — Christie Lassen of Wild Birds Unlimited will present the next program for the “Backyard Birding” series at the Dungeness River Audubon Center in Railroad Bridge Park, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road, from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
The class is $5 for adults 18 and older.
The next class, “Birds: The Inside Story,” will be Jan. 10.
Accordion social set
SEQUIM — The Sequim Accordion Social will be at the Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St., from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is $2 and is requested at the door.
Einar Tapio of La Conner is the featured player.
All accordion players — they must bring their own — and accordion lovers are invited to attend.
For more information, phone 360-683-5620.
Pancake breakfast
SEQUIM — The Sequim Prairie Grange will host a pancake breakfast at the Grange Hall, 290 Macleay Road, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday.
The menu consists of pancakes, eggs and ham.
The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children 10 and younger.
The profits from the breakfast will be used for Grange Hall repairs and remodeling.
Outdoor Club hike
SEQUIM — The Olympic Outdoor Club will hike the Gray Wolf River Trail on Saturday and the Upper Dungeness River Trail on Sunday.
The Gray Wolf Trail is a moderately easy outing of 8.4 miles round trip, with an elevation gain of 800 feet and a high point at 1,500 feet.
The Dungeness River Trail, which is 6.8 miles round trip, also is moderately easy with an elevation gain of 600 feet and a high point at 3,100 feet.
For start times and locations, as well as requirements, email olympic.outdoor@gmail.com.
PORT TOWNSEND
Hobo poetry night
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Historical Society First Friday Lecture tonight will feature local poet Finn Wilcox reading from his book Here Among the Sacrificed.
The program will begin at 7 p.m. in City Council chambers at historic City Hall, 540 Water St.
Admission is by donation and supports historical society programs.
For more information, visit www.jchsmuseum.org.
Angel, Patron of Arts
PORT TOWNSEND — The 2014 Angel of the Arts and Patron of the Arts will be celebrated from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. today.
A reception will follow the ceremony at the Cotton Building, 607 Water St.
The Port Townsend Art Commission has named Marcia Perlstein as Angel of the Arts for her work with her KPTZ radio shows “Pleasures and Treasures” and “Under the Rainbow.”
Anna Quinn is honored as a Patron of the Arts for the classes and workshops she hosts at her bookstore, Imprint Books and the Writers’ Workshoppe.
First Friday stories
PORT TOWNSEND — The Mythsinger Foundation and hostess Aimee Ringle invite the public to First Friday Storynight at Better Living Through Coffee, 100 Tyler St., from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. tonight.
Admission is a suggested donation of $10, though no one will be turned away.
This month, the guest teller is British-born storyteller and songster Chris Gilbert.
A hosted open-mic section will follow.
Each participant is limited to five minutes.
For more information, phone 360-531-4395.
Square Dance
PORT TOWNSEND — Dave Thielk will call traditional square dances to live music provided by the extraordinary Possum Carvers from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday.
The dance will be at Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona St.
Admission is $5, with those 16 and younger admitted free.
All dances are taught.
For more information, phone Dave Thielk at 360-385-3308.
RainFest Auction
PORT TOWNSEND — The 25th anniversary party of the Jefferson Land Trust has sold out.
The 2014 RainFest Auction will be from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Northwest Maritime Center, 431 Water St.
Dinner and dancing are planned.
‘Rounding Third’
PORT TOWNSEND — Key City Public Theatre’s “Rounding Third” will be performed once, at 6 p.m. Sunday.
The performance will be at the Alchemy Bistro & Wine Bar, 842 Washington St.
Tickets are $48 including a four-course dinner, with proceeds to benefit the nonprofit theater company’s community programs, plays and musicals.
To make reservations and find out about the menu, visit www.KeyCityPublicTheatre.org or phone 360-385-5278.
Rachmaninoff concert
PORT TOWNSEND — A Winter Coffee Concert at Turtle Bluff III featuring pianists Gwendolyn Moore and Barbara Hinchliff will be held at 523 Blue Ridge Road at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Moore and Hinchliff play an all-Rachmaninoff program.
Admission is $10 at the door.
There will be complimentary coffee, tea and cookies.
For more information, phone 360-385-3626 or visit www.tinyurl.com/PDN-TurtleBluff.
Free Sunday swim
PORT TOWNSEND — A free “Second Sunday” swim will take place at Mountain View Pool, 1919 Blaine St., from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
From 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., it’s an adults-only session with lap swimming, water walking and deep-water exercise.
Sponsored by Jefferson Healthcare hospital, the first hour will include an introductory balance and movement class from 1:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
From 2:15 p.m. to 5 p.m., it’s an open family recreation swim for all ages.
For more information, phone 360-385-7665 or visit www.jeffcoaquaticcoalition.org.
Sunday Salsa Night
PORT TOWNSEND — Manresa Castle, 651 Cleveland St., will host a Second Sunday Salsa Night from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is $7.
Lessons and dancing will be in the Banquet Room.
Beginner salsa lessons are from 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and rumba lessons are from 7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The DJ dance from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. will be a Latin mix of salsa, samba, rumba, cha cha, bachata and merengue.
For more information, phone 360-379-6609.
CHIMACUM
Fall carnival
CHIMACUM — The Chimacum Schools’ Fall Carnival will be in the elementary school’s multipurpose room, 91 West Valley Road, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday.
Admission is free, and game tickets are 25 cents each.
Pizza, hot dogs, popcorn, pop and juice are on the dinner menu.
For information, contact Elma Beary at 360-379-6519 or elmabeary@gmail.com.
BRINNON
Hempapalooza set
BRINNON — Hempapalooza, a medical marijuana farmers market focusing on education, awareness and responsibility, will be held at Brinnon Herbal Collective, 91 Corey Lane, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
The public is welcome, and there are no admission fees. Donations are accepted but not required.
Attendees must have valid medical authorization and identification for all medical cannabis transactions.
Children younger than 18 are not permitted without a parent or legal guardian.
Local vendors with non-marijuana products are welcome and encouraged.
For more information, visit www.potstop.net, phone Nicole Black at 360-301-0844 or email coleyblack@gmail.com.
FORKS
Jennings fundraiser
FORKS — The Forks Elks Lodge 2524, 941 Merchants Road, will host a spaghetti dinner fundraiser from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.
The dinner will raise funds for area resident Scott Jennings, who is awaiting a heart transplant.
Jennings grew up in Forks and graduated from Forks High School in 1989.
On March 28, he suffered a heart attack and underwent triple bypass surgery.
All proceeds from the dinner and auction will go to helping with medical bills.
The public is welcome.
Preparedness program
FORKS — A Family & Personal Preparedness Workshop will be presented from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
The free workshop will be in the Forks Athletic & Aquatic Center dining room, 91 Maple Ave.
The public is welcome.
For more information, phone the center at 360-374-6100.
