WEEKEND: Other area events on North Olympic Peninsula

Published 12:01 am Friday, January 30, 2015

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Jan. 30.

OK, OK . . . We know that there’s a little football game going on Sunday afternoon that will keep most North Olympic Peninsula denizens — especially the number 12 kind — glued to the TV screen.

And that includes not only TVs in living rooms but those at gathering places such as watering holes in almost every populated nook and cranny of the Peninsula.

But there are other things going on, especially before and after Super Bowl XLIX between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots (kickoff Sunday at 3:30 p.m., KING-TV, channel 5, and free online at www.NBCSports.com).

Across the Peninsula, there are stage plays, live music and art exhibits to experience this weekend. Find out about them in Peninsula Spotlight, the weekly entertainment magazine in today’s PDN.

Real-time information is available on the PDN’s online calendar at cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/peninsuladailynews.

Here are a few more events, meetings, meals and attractions happening this weekend:

JOYCE

Lions Club breakfast

JOYCE — The Crescent Bay Lions Club is serving up breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. every Sunday except holidays 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, hashbrowns and ham, sausage or bacon.

There are no breakfasts planned for Dec. 21 or 28.

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.

PORT ANGELES

‘Paddling’ talk slated

PORT ANGELES — Ann Nolan will give a talk, “Paddling the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness,” 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.

The talk is part of the coalition’s Adventure Travel Series.

For more information, phone Kathe Smith at 360-457-1493 or visit www.peninsulatrailscoalition.org.

Veterans bell ringing

PORT ANGELES — Twenty military veterans who died recently will be honored during the Veterans Park bell ringing today at 1 p.m.

On the last Friday of each month, a ceremonial bell ringing lasting 15 to 20 minutes is held at the park, located next to the courthouse on Lincoln Street.

The ceremony is held to honor Clallam County veterans and servicemen who have died during the previous month.

Each fallen service member’s name is read with the branch in which he or she served, conflict served (if applicable) and awards received (if applicable), followed by a ringing of the Liberty Bell replica.

After all names are recognized, there is a formal presentation of the U.S. flag, a three-volley weapon salute, playing of taps and a bagpiper playing “Amazing Grace.”

‘Pay 2 Play’ film, talk

PORT ANGELES — A free screening and discussion of the documentary film “Pay 2 Play” will take place at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.

All are welcome.

“John Ennis documents comical corruption, follows political newcomers and uncovers intrigue in this colorful journey that connects the dots of ‘Big Money’ in our ever-challenging election process,” according to a news release.

This 90-minute documentary explores and looks for ways out of pay-to-play politics.

The film will be followed by a brief discussion of how individuals can get involved in a new attempt to get big money out of local and national campaigns and elections.

The event is co-sponsored by Clallam WAmend, part of a statewide coalition working toward an amendment that will reverse the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision.

For more information, contact Andrea Radich at 360-457-6884 or andreasangels@msn.com.

Potato dinner set

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Fair royalty will hold a baked potato dinner and auction in the fairgrounds’ Home Arts Building at 6 p.m. Saturday.

This dinner and live/silent auction is the major fundraiser for the royalty program.

The menu includes baked potatoes with all the fixings, chili, salad, corn chips, dessert and beverage.

Tickets are $8 and are available at the door or from the candidates, Becky Schroepher and Amanda Little.

If interested in attending the dinner, phone royalty chair Christine Paulsen at 360-461-1866.

Intro to genealogy

PORT ANGELES — “I Know Nothing About Genealogy,” a free introductory class, will be offered during the Clallam County Genealogical Society Research Center’s open house from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

The public is invited to use the library and ask questions.

The center is located at 402 E. Lauridsen Blvd.

For more information, phone 360-417-5000.

Toddler dance party

PORT ANGELES — Toddlers and preschoolers can put on their dancing shoes and get ready to boogie for a Saturday dance party at 10:30 a.m. at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.

DJ/librarian Jennifer Knight is dusting off the disco ball and will spin some tunes in the library’s music collection for the 5-and-younger crowd.

After the program, parents or caregivers and their children are invited to take part in the North Olympic Library System’s early learning initiative by sharing a rhyme or finger play for the library website.

Participation in the film shoot is voluntary. Those interested in participating with a child from their life should come prepared to perform their favorite rhyme in front of a camera.

For more information about the toddler dance party or video shoot, phone the Port Angeles Library at 360-417-8500, ext. 7705; visit www.nols.org; or email jknight@nols.org.

Bond, levy forum

PORT ANGELES — St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Ave., will host an issues forum in the church library on the Feb. 10 Port Angeles High School bond and levy special election after the 10 a.m. worship service Sunday.

At about 11:30 a.m., representatives of the school district will present history and detail the needs and costs, answer questions and address concerns that are expressed.

This is an informational session to make sure clear and accurate information is available to voters prior to returning a ballot in the all-mail election, which began Jan. 21.

All are welcome to attend.

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.

History Tales set

PORT ANGELES — Forks Timber Museum manager Linda Offutt will talk about “The Importance of Keeping Small Museums Open” at the Clallam County Historical Society’s History Tales lecture series Sunday.

The presentation begins at 2:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 110 E. Seventh St.

Parking and entry to the church’s social hall are on Laurel Street.

Offutt is a third-generation Southern Californian who has had a varied career working in banks, the entertainment industry and the Claremont, Calif., Police Department.

She and her husband have traveled throughout the western United States. On one of those journeys in 2007, they found the home of their dreams in Forks.

When longtime Forks Timber Museum manager Sherrill Fouts decided to retire, Offutt was offered the position.

She will talk about her firsthand knowledge of working with a small museum and its importance to the community.

History Tales is free and open to the public.

For more information, phone the Clallam County Historical Society’s office at 360-452-2662 or email artifact@olypen.com.

Celebrating Rudin

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center (PAFAC) will recognize Vicci Rudin’s volunteer services as she retires from the PAFAC Board of Directors and Chair of the Trustees during the 2015 annual membership meeting and open house at the center, 1203 E. Lauridsen Blvd., from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Upon retirement in late 1996, Rudin and her husband Mel moved to Port Angeles from Los Altos, Calif., and she became a volunteer at PAFAC soon after.

Not an artist herself, she has always enjoyed opportunities to see how artists interpret the world.

Rudin was appointed to the Fine Arts Center Board of Trustees in 2006 and became board chairperson in 2010. She served on the committee that developed the plan for merging the multiple groups, which supported the PAFAC, and created a clearer understanding of the financial structure underlying the Center.

During her leadership of the Trustees, she has worked to improve the partnership with the city and seek new sources of funding for the center.

For more information, visit www.pafac.org or phone 360-457-3532.

PORT TOWNSEND

Poet laureate talk

PORT TOWNSEND — Washington State Poet Laureate Elizabeth Austen will give a writing workshop and reading at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave., from 7 to 9:30 tonight.

Austen, poet laureate for 2014-16, is traveling to all 39 counties in the state.

Her debut collection, Every Dress a Decision, was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award.

She’s also the author of two chapbooks, The Girl Who Goes Alone and Where Currents Meet.

The event is co-sponsored by the ALPs Visiting Scholars program and Copper Canyon Press.

Admission is free, though donations are welcome.

As she travels across Washington, Austen is visiting rural and urban places, and conducting readings and workshops. As poet laureate, she is sponsored by Humanities Washington and ArtsWA — which are in turn funded by the national endowments for the arts and humanities.

While Gov. Jay Inslee endorses the poet laureate program, Austen receives no money from the state budget. To find out more about her work, see www.WApoetlaureate.org.

For more information about tonight’s event, phone Rod Mitchell at 360-385-3277, email rodm90@cablespeed.com or visit www.tinyurl.com/ALPs2015Winter.

Conversation Cafe

PORT TOWNSEND — 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 “Offending Religion.”

Open to all, the Conversation Cafe is an exercise in active listening and nonconfrontational conversation.

For more information, visit www.conversationcafe.org.

‘Growing Groceries’

PORT TOWNSEND — The WSU Jefferson County Master Gardeners will present a “Growing Groceries” class to anyone who wants to learn how to grow fresh, nutritious groceries for healthier food and extending the budget.

Classes will take place on six Friday nights from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and three Saturday afternoons from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. starting today and going through March 14.

Classes are at the WSU Extension Office, 380 Jefferson St.

Class participants will learn what vegetables grow on the Olympic Peninsula, garden planning and record keeping, soil management, best cultivation practices and more.

The cost of the course is $50.

For more information or to sign up, visit http://ext100.wsu.edu/jefferson/growing-groceries or email Jefferson County WSU Master Gardeners at mastergardenerjefferson@gmail.com.

Winter gardening

PORT TOWNSEND — A gardening “double header” at the Yard & Garden Lecture Series will take place at the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St., at 10 a.m. Saturday.

The Jefferson County Master Gardener Foundation presents orchid expert Toby Clauson, a member of the Olympic Peninsula and American orchid societies, and horticultural educator, speaker and writer Pam Sinclair.

Clauson will discuss how she sustains her orchids in her small greenhouse, kitchen window and outside.

Sinclair will explore hellebores, a winter garden favorite, and share her success with them in her landscape.

Admission is $12 per person. Day tickets can be purchased Saturday if space is available.

Phone 360-301-2081 for more information.

‘Tour de MVP’ slated

PORT TOWNSEND — The ReCyclery, 1925 Blaine St., Suite 500, will host a “Tour de MVP” event at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Take a bike ride around Port Townsend while hearing information about the Mountain View Commons improvement bond that’s currently before voters in the all-mail election that ends Feb. 10.

The ride runs from the ReCyclery to uptown, around to Water Street and the downtown shops to the Larry Scott Memorial Trail and Kah Tai Lagoon.

For more information, visit www.ptmvp.org or www.ptrecyclery.org.

Rhody Run training

PORT TOWNSEND — Training for the May 17 Rhody Run XXXVII is slated for Sunday at 7:30 a.m. at Fort Worden State Park.

Training is held every Sunday leading up to the run.

For more information, phone race director Jeni Little at 360-385-3163 or email rhodyruninfo@gmail.com.

CHIMACUM

Family movie night

CHIMACUM — The Chimacum We Act club will screen “Night at the Museum” in the Chimacum High School auditorium, 91 West Valley Road, at 6:30 tonight.

Admission is a suggested donation of $3.

Baked goods and treats will be for sale at intermission.

The proceeds for this event will go toward buying goats to help create alternative incomes for families in Haiti.

The club’s goal is to raise $5,000 for 100 goats.

All are welcome to watch the movie, rated PG.

For more information, phone Renee Woods at 360-732-0880 or email rcwcatlover@gmail.com.

Comic book swap meet

CHIMACUM — The Comic Book Swap Meet returns to the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday.

The swap meet is the Olympic Peninsula’s mini Comic-Con.

The event is a full day of comic books, toys, gaming and artists.

Admission is $5 or $2 with a nonperishable donation for the local food bank.

The swap meet features professional comic artists such as Scott Adams, James Taylor, Robert ­Tritthardt and Christopher D. Poe.

This time around, the mini Comic-Con will raise money for the Port Townsend Little League with the help of the 501st Garrison Titan.

For more information, contact Steve Strout at ptcomedy@yahoo.com or 360-643-0009.

PORT HADLOCK

Auto clinic slated

PORT HADLOCK — A free auto clinic for teenagers and new drivers will be held at Circle & Square Auto Care, 10953 Rhody Drive, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

The business will provide information to help drivers anticipate potential safety issues with their vehicles.

At the clinic, learn how to change a tire, check tire pressure/tread, check fluid levels, locate and change a fuse, learn safety procedures and more.

A free safety kit is provided by Westbay/Napa Auto Parts.

For more information, contact Susan Stewart at 360-385-2070 or susan@circleandsquare.com.

WEST END

Weather talk topic

FORKS — The Olympic Natural Resource Center will present an evening talk on “Modern Weather Prediction and the History of Forks Weather” in the Hemlock Forest Room of the resource center at 1455 S. Forks Ave.

The talk starts at 7 tonight.

Presenters Tom Rosmond and Jerry King will discuss modern weather prediction.

For more information, contact Frank Hanson at 360-374-4556 or fsh2@uw.edu, or visit www.onrc.washington.edu.