WEEKEND: Plenty to do on Peninsula
Published 12:01 am Saturday, January 10, 2015
NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Jan. 9.
Travelogues, dances, birding and other activities are among the entertainment scheduled this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula.
For information about H’Sao, a singing group from the African country of Chad, and its performance in Port Angeles, as well as Second Weekend art events and other arts and entertainment news, see Peninsula Spotlight, the weekly entertainment magazine.
Information also is available on the PDN’s calendar at cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/peninsuladailynews.
PORT ANGELES
Talk on trip to Russia
PORT ANGELES — Elston and Jackie Hill will discuss their birding trip to Wrangel Island in Eastern Russia at the Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St., at 7 tonight.
Admission is a suggested donation of $5, which benefits the volunteer trail work program of the Peninsula Trails Coalition.
Wrangel Island is a 2,900-square-mile sanctuary in the Arctic Ocean north of Russian Siberia.
It is the world’s largest denning ground for polar bears, according to a news release.
Wrangel also supports the largest population of Pacific walruses.
The only snow goose colony in Asia nests here in the summer; it migrates to the Skagit Valley in the winter.
The Hills will discuss the challenges they faced on their 11-day trip, as well as the successes.
This talk is part of the Peninsula Trails Coalition’s Adventure Travel Series.
The next talk is Jan. 16 and is on a walking tour of Southern Spain, presented by John and Mary Wegmann.
For more information, phone Kathe Smith at 360-457-1493 or visit www.peninsulatrailscoalition.org.
Film discussion
PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College Upward Bound program will screen the documentary film “Underwater Dreams” at 6:30 p.m. today.
A panel discussion will be led by Upward Bound students, and hands-on activities are planned with NOAA Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary and the Feiro Underwater Robotics Club.
Admission is free and open to all.
The evening will be in the Little Theater at Peninsula College, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles.
The documentary tells the story of two high school science teachers from a Title 1 school who entered an underwater robotics competition sponsored by NASA and the Office of Naval Research among others.
Only four students signed up, sons of undocumented Mexican immigrants.
Undeterred, the teachers and students forged ahead, calling oceanic engineers and military contractors for design help.
Short on funds, the team of four purchased PVC pipe and duct tape, and made history.
For more information, phone the Upward Bound program at Peninsula College at 360-417-5694, visit www.feiromarinelifecenter.org/ROV or phone 360-417-6254.
4-H volunteering
PORT ANGELES — A 4-H volunteer training orientation will take place in the commissioners’ meeting room at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Community members who are interested in becoming 4-H volunteers with Washington State University Extension are encouraged to attend.
Volunteer opportunities include teaching youths in an area of interest, administrative support, event planning and teen leadership programming.
Additionally, 4-H Club Leader Training will be offered from noon to 2 p.m. for those interested in starting a new 4-H club.
Email 4-H program coordinator Jenny Schmidt at jenny.schmidt@wsu.edu or phone 360-417-2398 to register.
For more information, visit www.ext100.wsu.edu/clallam.
PA Coin Club to meet
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Coin Club will hear information about collecting and evaluating coins and currency when it meets at 4 p.m. Saturday.
The meeting, which is open to the public, will be in the Raymond Carver Room of the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
Saturday Hoop Shoot
PORT ANGELES — The Naval Elks Lodge’s 41st annual Hoop Shoot will take place at the Vern Burton Gym, 308 E. Fourth St., starting at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Boys and girls, ages 8-13, will compete for a chance to qualify for the national finals in Springfield, Mass., in April.
This Saturday’s contest winners go on to compete in the district competition Jan. 24 at the Sequim unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Olympic Peninsula.
Shoot times differ for the three age groups.
They are:
■ 8-9 years — 9 a.m.
■ 10-11 years — 10:30 a.m.
■ 12-13 years — noon.
Contestants should arrive at least 20 minutes before their designated shoot time for check-in.
For more information, visit www.elks.org/hoopshoot.
Sons of Norway dance
PORT ANGELES — The Sons of Norway group will host its weekly folk-ballroom-swing dance at 131 W. Fifth St. from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.
Dance instruction is planned at 6:30 p.m.
Admission is $2 for members and $3 for nonmembers.
This is an all-ages, no-smoking and no-alcohol event.
For more information, phone Sandy Maxwell at 360-457-7035.
JOYCE
Lions Club breakfast
JOYCE — The Crescent Bay Lions Club will offer breakfasts every Sunday, except holidays, from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. until Mother’s Day on May 10.
The cost is $6 for adults and $3.50 for children 12 and younger.
The menu includes eggs cooked to order, hot cakes, French toast, biscuits and gravy, hash browns and ham, sausage or bacon.
The club is on state Highway 112 at Holly Hill Road.
Proceeds help Crescent Bay Lions members support Crescent School yearbooks, scholarships for Crescent High School seniors, holiday food baskets, glasses for the needy and other community projects.
SEQUIM
Poetry workshop
SEQUIM — A poetry workshop with Ruth Marcus will take place at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. today.
All are welcome to the free workshop. It is for beginners and for those who want to kindle their confidence, to quiet “the critic” and become an “encouraged” poet.
For more information, contact Marcus at 360-775-4878 or Rmarcus@olypen.com.
Juicing talk on tap
SEQUIM — Julia Buggy, holistic nutrition educator and yoga instructor, will present “Juicing for Health” at Nash’s Farm Store, 4681 Sequim-Dungeness Way at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
The talk is free and open to the public.
Buggy will share juicing tips, nutritional information and detoxing ideas.
Participants can bring a home juicer if help in setting it up is needed.
Buggy received her raw chef certification through Alissa Cohen’s Living on Live Food Program in 2009.
As a pre-med student at Arizona State University, she had the opportunity to study nutrition and anatomy.
At Bauman College, Buggy graduated as a holistic nutrition educator in 2011.
She has worked as a counselor at Oasis of Healing oncology clinic in Mesa, Ariz., working with patients on lifestyle changes, supplements and detoxification, and taught raw food classes at Whole Foods Markets in Chandler, Ariz., and Encinitas, Calif., from 2006 to 2013.
Deaf Coffee House
SEQUIM — The Sequim Deaf Coffee House will host a farewell party for Bob and Callie Stanek from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The celebration will be in the Geneva Hall of Sequim Community Church, 960 N. Fifth Ave.
The Staneks are moving to Puyallup.
Donations are appreciated. Bring snacks to share. Coffee and cake will be provided.
For more information, email sdch_2010@comcast.net or purplelav4me@gmail.com.
Internet security
SEQUIM — Juan Ruiz, owner of Ask Juan Networks LLC, will speak on Internet security when the Clallam County Genealogical Society meets at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave., at 10 a.m. Saturday.
All are welcome to attend.
Ruiz has more than 25 years of technical experience in the field.
For more information, phone 360-417-5000 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays.
Shellfish operation
SEQUIM — A forum by environmentalists on a proposed Dungeness shellfish operation will take place at the Dungeness Schoolhouse, 2781 Towne Road, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Laura Hendricks, Coalition to Protect Puget Sound; Trina Bayard, Bird Conservation for WA Audubon; Maradel Gale, Bainbridge Alliance for Puget Sound; and Jim Brennan, marine habitat specialist, will discuss implications of the proposed Taylor Shellfish Farms geoduck operation on 30 acres of Dungeness tidelands.
For more information, contact Darlene Schanfald at 360-681-7565 or darlenes@olympus.net.
Backyard Birding
SEQUIM — “Birds: The Inside Story,” the third in the series of “Backyard Birding” classes, will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Jaye Moore, director of the Northwest Raptor and Wildlife Center, will bring live birds to illustrate a discussion led by Shirley Anderson and Ken Wiersema about the anatomy, physiology and behaviors of birds.
The series of classes, hosted by members of the Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society (OPAS), is intended for those interested in knowing more about birds seen locally each season of the year and learning how to develop good habitats for wild birds.
Backyard Birding classes are held at the Dungeness River Audubon Center, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road.
Classes can be taken either individually or in a series.
The cost of each session is $5 and is free for anyone younger than 18.
After the completion of five sessions, participants will be offered free membership in OPAS for one year.
Five more classes are planned this year. The next will be “Bird Nesting” from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 7.
For more information, visit www.dungenessrivercenter.org.
Book discussion
SEQUIM — A book discussion group will talk about One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Márquez at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., at 3 p.m. Saturday.
The book tells the story of the rise and fall, birth and death of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendía family.
Drop-ins are welcome to this discussion.
For more information about this and other programs for readers and book lovers, visit www.nols.org and click on “Events” and “Sequim,” or contact the Sequim Library at 360-683-1161 or sequim@nols.org.
Monthly book sale
SEQUIM — The Friends of Sequim Library group will host its monthly book sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The sale will be at the library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
Scout tree recycling
SEQUIM — Boy Scout Troop 1498 is providing a post-Christmas pickup service for recycling trees for a suggested donation of $10.
They will pick up trees Saturday and Sunday.
Phone 360-775-8074 to schedule a pickup.
GARDINER
Explorers ready to walk
GARDINER — Walkers are invited to join the Olympic Peninsula Explorers at Wild Birds Unlimited, 275953 U.S. Highway 101, for a 5K/10K (3.1-/6.2-mile) walk at 9 a.m. Saturday.
The walk is free unless one wishes to get credit from the AVA.
All walkers must sign up between 8:45 a.m. and 9 a.m.
The walk passes by Troll Haven, where trolls carved into buildings and fence posts can be seen.
There is ample parking, but participants are asked to park away from the front of the store.
For more information, phone Frances Johnson at 360-385-5861.
PORT TOWNSEND
Winter Wanderlust
PORT TOWNSEND — Stephen Cunliffe will talk about “Cuba: El Corazón de la Vida” during the next session of Winter Wanderlust at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave., at 7 tonight.
Admission is $7 for adults and free for those younger than 18.
The slideshow series of travelogues from around the globe features stories and images from travelers who tell about experiencing new places, meeting new people, learning about different cultures and exploring the world.
Cunliffe travels the landscape, explores the culture and meets the people of Havana, Trinidad and Vinales.
Next Friday, Elston and Jackie Hill will tell of their encounters with foxes, snowy owls and musk oxen in one of the most remote wilderness areas at the top of the world: Wrangel Island near Russia.
For more information, visit www.wanderlustadventures.net.
Conversation Cafe
PORT TOWNSEND — Open to all, the Conversation Cafe will meet at the Highway 20 Road House, 2152 W. Sims Way, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today for conversation and an optional lunch.
The day’s topic is “Property Rights.”
Conversation Cafe is an exercise in active listening and nonconfrontational conversation.
For more information, visit www.conversationcafe.org.
‘Earth Art’ talk
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson Land Trust Geology Group will sponsor an illustrated presentation, “Earth Art,” with Ray Pestrong at 4 p.m. Saturday.
The presentation will be at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave.
The talk is free and open to the public, though a $5 donation is appreciated to defray expenses.
Prestrong, professor emeritus at San Francisco State University, will show how aspects of the arts enhance understanding of Earth sciences.
For more information, visit www.quimpergeology.org.
Square dance
PORT TOWNSEND — A square dance and social are planned at Quimper Community Grange, 1219 Corona St., beginning at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
Admission is $5 for adults; those 16 and younger will be admitted free of charge.
Joanne Pontrello will call traditional Appalachian squares to the music of Breakin’ Up Christmas.
The tradition of “breakin’ up Christmas” with community-based dancing and music goes back hundreds of years and has its roots in southern Appalachia, according to the grange on its website at www.quimpergrange.com.
All ages and experience levels are welcome. All dances will be taught. Partners are not necessary.
For more information, phone Dave Thielk at 360-385-3308.
Free Sunday swim
PORT TOWNSEND — Mountain View Pool, 1925 Blaine St., will offer a free Second Sunday Swim from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
All are welcome at the free swim, offered the second Sunday of each month.
An adults-only time is set between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. for laps, water walking and exercise.
From 2:15 p.m. to 5 p.m., the pool is open to all ages and for a family recreation swim.
Children younger than 8 must be accompanied in the water by an adult.
For more information, email info@jeffcoaquaticcoalition.org or phone 360-385-7665.
PORT HADLOCK
‘Family Art’ slated
PORT HADLOCK — A free “Family Art” workshop is planned at the Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave., from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Taught by Sidonie Wilson, the workshop will begin with a demonstration and art conversation, followed by creative work time.
The event is designed for adults and children to create and explore a variety of art mediums together.
Participants will get a chance to paint their inner stories and visions in the likeness of Marc Chagall, widely regarded as one of the most successful artists of the 20th century, who expressed his inner emotions through painting in a fairy-tale-like way.
Materials will be provided.
Space is limited. Sign up at the library or phone 360-385-6544 to register.
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 ID 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.
