WEEKEND: Other area events on North Olympic Peninsula
Published 12:01 am Saturday, September 5, 2015
NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Sept. 4.
A UFO meet-up, a walk through a rhododendron garden and a gun show are among the activities planned on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
For information on “Inspector Hound” and “Fifteen-Minute Hamlet” in Sequim, as well as other arts news, see Peninsula Spotlight, the Peninsula Daily News’ weekly entertainment magazine included with today’s PDN.
Information also is available in the interactive calendar at cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/peninsuladailynews.
PORT TOWNSEND
Olympic UFO meet
PORT TOWNSEND — There will be an Olympic UFO Meet-Up at the Quaker Meeting House, 1841 Sheridan St., from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Maurene Morgan will present a program on “A Day in the Life of a Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) Field Investigator.”
Morgan will show an excerpt from a “Hangar 1: The UFO Files” documentary episode and then compare it with the procedures that field investigators use from case assignment to conclusion.
She also will talk about the mysterious “silent explosion” that occurred near Port Townsend on Aug. 2, according to a news release.
Those who believe they have experienced anomalous phenomena or would like to continue the discussion are invited to get together at a different location following the main meeting.
For more information about the Olympic UFO Meet-Up or the location of the after-meeting group, phone 360-344-2991 or email olympic.ufo@gmail.com.
First Friday lecture
PORT TOWNSEND — An all-black paratrooper unit in World War II will be the topic of the First Friday Lecture in the Port Townsend City Council chambers, 540 Water St., at 7 tonight.
The Jefferson County Historical Society and Humanities Washington will present Robert L. Bartlett telling of “The Triple Nickel: Black Paratroopers in Washington State during WWII.”
Admission is free. Donations to support historical society programs are accepted.
In May 1945, an elite unit made up of some of the Army’s best-trained paratroopers was assigned to a remote airstrip in Oregon as part of a highly classified mission known as Operation Firefly.
Trained by U.S. Forest Service rangers to be firefighters, members of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion jumped from planes into 36 forest fires, some in Washington state.
While helping save the forests and nearby communities, they experienced prejudice and racism even as they earned military fame as the first all-black “Airborne Infantry Firefighters.”
Bartlett is a Humanities Washington speaker, an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and the son of the late Walter Bartlett Sr., a WWII Army Air Corps veteran.
He holds two degrees from Colorado Mesa University, a master’s degree from Washington State University and a doctorate from Gonzaga University.
Conversation Cafe
PORT TOWNSEND — The topic is “Focus” at the Conversation Cafe at The Cup, 600 W. Sims Way, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today.
Lunch is optional.
Conversation Cafe is an exercise in active listening and nonconfrontational discussion.
For more information, visit www.conversationcafe.org.
First Friday Dance
PORT TOWNSEND — Recorded swing, blues, salsa, bachata, cha-cha, zydeco, country and even polka tunes will play at the Quimper Grange’s First Friday Dance tonight.
Dancers of all levels are welcome, especially beginners, at this get-together from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Admission is by donation at the grange hall, 1219 Corona St.
Free museum day
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County residents are invited to take advantage of the Free Day at the Museums on Saturday.
The three museums operated by the Jefferson County Historical Society are the Jefferson Museum of Art & History, the Commanding Officer’s Quarters and the Rothschild House Museum.
The first Saturday of each month is Free Day at the Museums, which is supported by the Port Townsend Arts Commission.
Last chance for Wilson
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson Museum of Art & History, 540 Water St., will be open for Gallery Walk from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.
This is the last chance to see “Thomas T. Wilson: The Best Known Unknown Artist in the Northwest.”
Wilson arrived in Port Townsend in 1960 and helped initiate Port Townsend’s artistic revival.
The show features portraits, landscapes and tree images drawn from the Jefferson County Historical Society art collection and loans from private collectors.
Walking tours
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Historical Society sponsors walking tours at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
The Saturday tour, Sin at Sea Level, is of the historic downtown and will begin at the Jefferson Museum of Art and History, 540 Water St.
Sunday’s tour, The Moral High Ground, is of uptown and will begin at the Rothschild House Museum at Taylor and Franklin streets.
Tours are free to historical society members and $10 for nonmembers. The fee includes admission to the starting place.
Guides in historic costumes take visitors on the tours and discuss the architecture and history.
To reserve a place on either tour, make reservations by noon on the day of the tour by calling 360-385-1003.
PT Shorts program
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Shorts program will be held at the Northwind Arts Center, 701 Water St., from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
The free event features readings of classic and contemporary short fiction presented by the community’s actors and readers.
This program is held the first Saturday of each month to coincide with the downtown Gallery Walk.
For more information, phone 360-385-5278.
PORT LUDLOW
Garden event
PORT LUDLOW — Chimacum Woods, 2722 Thorndyke Road, will hold an open garden event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. over Labor Day weekend, Saturday through Monday.
There will be no entry charge, and the garden is open to the public.
Wander or take a guided tour through the 6-acre woodland rhododendron garden and propagation areas.
Some big-leaf rhodies are more than 30 years old.
The plants, whose forebears come from all over the world, are grown here from seed on the Olympic Peninsula.
For more information, visit www.chimacumwoods.com or phone 206-383-2713.
SEQUIM
Cowboy Race
SEQUIM — The second annual Cowboy Race and Dutch Oven Barbecue is planned at Layton Hill Horse Camp on Saturday.
The Cowboy Race will be over a mile-long trail with about 12 obstacles at the horse camp at 2514 Chicken Coop Road.
Registration for a fee of $30 will be between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m.
The race will be followed by a barbecue and potluck. Those who attend are invited to bring a Dutch oven for making a main dish or desert — or bring any potluck item.
The race is timed, but most points will be acquired through successfully managing the obstacles, which range from river rock crossings and weaving through tight spaces to walking a horse on a balance beam.
Ribbons will be awarded for first through sixth place, and prizes will be awarded.
The big prize will be a three-day pack trip in the Olympic Mountains, said Anna Sage Neal, event organizer and co-manager of the camp.
For more information, contact Neal at 425-737-7404 or annasacres@gmail.com, or see www.laytonhillhorsecamp.com.
CARLSBORG
Gun show slated
CARLSBORG — The Pacific Northwest Shooting Park Association will sponsor a gun show at the Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road, on Saturday and Sunday.
The show will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Setup will be between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. today.
General admission will be $5 a person or $7 for a family. Children 17 and younger must be accompanied by adults.
Guns and related items will be sold and traded.
The Pacific Northwest Shooting Park Association, a nonprofit, will have guards on duty during the event.
Food and drinks will be available for purchase.
Display tables for Saturday and Sunday are $35; tables for clubs or individual for-profit programs are $20 Saturday and $15 Sunday; there is no charge for tables of nonprofit shooting organizations.
For more information, phone 360-457-1846 or email donr@olypen.com.
PORT ANGELES
Car show on tap
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Eagles will host a car show at the Eagles, 2843 E. Myrtle St., starting at 9:30 a.m. Sunday.
The public is invited, and there is no entry fee.
A barbecue is available at noon for $5.
For more information, phone 360-460-5359.
TAFY bake sale
PORT ANGELES — The Answer For Youth will hold a bake sale at Swain’s General Store, 602 E. First St., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The Answer For Youth (TAFY) is a drop-in center for homeless and at-risk-for-homelessness youths and young families in the community.
Free piano recital
PORT ANGELES — Piano music, from Scott Joplin rags and Gershwin’s “I Got Rhythm” to Bach and Debussy, will fill St. Matthew Lutheran Church as Ken Young gives a free public recital at 7 tonight.
Young, a 1975 graduate of Port Angeles High School, moved back to his hometown last year after 34 years in the Seattle area, where he was active as a pianist while working for the Boeing Co.
He’ll provide an evening of classical music — Beethoven and Saint-Saëns are in there — as well as standards such as “Autumn Leaves” and even Dr. John’s arrangement of “Pine Top Boogie.”
Donations toward St. Matthew’s free community dinner fund are welcome at the recital.
St. Matthew, at 132 E. 13th St., serves these dinners weekly.
For more information, email stmatt@wavecable.com or phone 360-457-4122.
VFW open house
PORT ANGELES — VFW Post 1024 and Auxiliary will hold an open house at the Veterans Center, 216 S. Francis St., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
If a family member or spouse has served in Iraq or Afghanistan, bring in the DD214 form and receive a free one-year membership to the center.
Information and entries for scholarship programs will be available, along with applications for Teacher of the Year and continuing education scholarship applications for members, spouses, sons and daughters.
First place for the patriotic art contest is a $10,000 scholarship.
Home-schoolers are encouraged to attend this event.
For more information, phone John Kent at 716-880-6695 or Venay Money at 360-775-7110.
FORKS
Forks storytimes
FORKS —The Forks Library, 171 S. Forks Ave., will resume family storytime at 10:30 a.m. today, continuing weekly throughout the fall and spring.
These storytime sessions are for children up to age 5 with their parents or caregivers.
Storytimes feature rhymes, songs, dancing and the best books for young children.
These events also provide support to parents and caregivers by offering tips for effective ways to read, talk, sing and play with the children in their lives.
There will be no storytime programs Nov. 27, Dec. 25, Jan. 1 or April 8.
For more information about library storytimes and other programs for youths, visit www.nols.org and select “Youth” or contact West End Youth Services Librarian Pam Force at 360-374-6402 or youth@nols.org.
