WEEKEND: Other area events on North Olympic Peninsula
Published 12:01 am Friday, May 31, 2013
Concerts, historical awards and the season opening of the Chimacum Farmers Market are among the many events slated around the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
For information about the Find Your Voice New Writers’ Festival at Peninsula College this weekend, as well as other arts and entertainment, see Peninsula Spotlight, the Peninsula Daily News’ weekly entertainment guide, in today’s edition.
PORT TOWNSEND
‘Alchemy’ art talk
PORT TOWNSEND — Juror Young Chang of Seattle will discuss “Alchemy of the Abstract VI,” the new show at the Northwind Arts Center, in a free talk tonight. The program starts at 7 p.m. at Northwind, 2409 Jefferson St.
Spring Sing slated
PORT TOWNSEND — The PT Songlines choir will present the Spring Sing, an evening of song and audience participation, at the Cotton Building, 607 Water St., at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Suggested donation is $12, and all proceeds will benefit the Jefferson County Farm to School Coalition.
Continuing what has now become a hallmark of its twice-yearly concerts, the evening will include performance pieces by the PT Songlines choir, as well as opportunities for the audience to sing along.
PT Songlines, now in its seventh year in Port Townsend, is a non-auditioned, philanthropic community choir that welcomes all voices and sings an eclectic repertoire of songs from around the world and around the corner, under the direction of Laurence Cole and Gretchen Sleicher.
The Jefferson County Farm to School Coalition provides a gardening and nutritional learning experience for hundreds of young students in our area, which brings fresh locally grown food into the schools.
Tech recycling day
PORT TOWNSEND — A communitywide electronics recycling day will be hosted by The Boiler Room, 711 Water St., from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
“Do a little spring cleaning, and then bring your empty printer cartridges, used cellphones, digital cameras, laptops, GPS devices, MP3 players, CDs, DVDs/Blu-rays and video games to 711 Water St. and help support our nonprofit,” said Boiler Room staffer Amy Smith.
Recycling will be provided free.
No personal recordings such as movies, music or computer software will be accepted.
Items need not be in working condition.
The Boiler Room will continue to accept these items for recycling for those unable to attend Saturday.
For more information, visit www.ptbr.org.
Horse games
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Silver Spurs 4-H Horse Club will hold a “Play Day” full of gaming events at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 4907 Landes St., starting at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Stalls are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The entry fee to participate is $25, but there is no fee to watch.
For more information, phone Mona Sharpe at 360-643-1545.
Author reading
PORT TOWNSEND — Teacher, author and poet Kim Stafford will give a reading in the gardens at the Bishop Victorian Hotel, 714 Washington St., at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Stafford, founder of the Northwest Writing Institute at Lewis & Clark College, will read from his two latest books, Wind on the Waves and 100 Tricks Every Boy Can Do: How My Brother Disappeared.
The reading is sponsored by the Writers’ Workshoppe and the Bay Hotel.
For details, phone Anna Quinn at 360-379-2617.
Beef ’n’ beans
PORT TOWNSEND — The 34th annual Chili Cook-Off will get under way at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 4907 Landes St., at 12:30 p.m. Sunday.
A horseshoe competition is scheduled for 1 p.m., and chili judging begins at 3 p.m.
Participants must bring their own picnics, beverages and table settings because health department regulations prohibit the offering of chili to members of the public.
Evensong service
PORT TOWNSEND — St. Paul’s Church, 1020 Jefferson St., will hold an Evensong contemplative prayer service at 5 p.m. Sunday.
The service will feature music from the Iona community in Scotland and the Taize community in France.
All are welcome. For more information, phone 360-385-3075.
Free admission
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Historical Society will offer free admission to its facilities to Jefferson County residents Saturday.
The historical society, which operates the Jefferson Museum of Art & History, the Commanding Officer’s Quarters and the Rothschild House Museum, offers fee-free days the first Saturday of each month.
The Jefferson Museum of Art & History, 540 Water St., also will host “Family Fun” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
This week’s theme is art and architecture, and the museum will feature take-home crafts, collaborative games and hands-on artifact exploration.
The museum will offer free admission to patrons during the Port Townsend Gallery Walk from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
CHIMACUM
Market opening
CHIMACUM — More than 20 local vendors will be on hand when the Chimacum Farmers Market opens its sixth season from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
The market is located at the Chimacum Corner Farmstand.
In an effort to make fresh, locally produced food available to all, the market now offers the “Gimme 5” program: For every $10 in EBT food stamps spent, patrons will receive a $5 token for farm-fresh food.
Student fundraiser
CHIMACUM — Rising seniors from Chimacum High School’s Class of 2014 will man the tables for a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
The sale will be at the high school, 91 West Valley Road.
Proceeds help to cover senior class expenses for the 2013-2014 school year.
To make a donation or to arrange pickup of large items, phone Teresa Dukek at 360-301-1767.
Grange dancing
CHIMACUM — A free square dance featuring the music of the Rose Street Ramblers will be held at the Chimacum Grange, 9572 Rhody Drive, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday.
Jack Dunton will serve as caller.
QUILCENE
Retirement party
QUILCENE — A retirement party for Quilcene teacher Larry McKeehan will be held in the Quilcene School multipurpose room, 294715 U.S. Highway 101, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today.
The event is an appetizer potluck, so attendees should bring dishes to share.
Cake and coffee will be provided.
McKeehan has taught nearly every subject in his 46 years in education, the past 40 of them in Quilcene.
He also has served as class adviser for middle and high school students, and as adviser for the Honor Society, Knowledge Bowl, Pep Club, cheerleading, Spanish, French, computer and chess clubs.
SEQUIM
Strawberry class
SEQUIM — Veteran Master Gardener Jeanette Stehr-Green will talk about the planting and care of strawberries at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The talk will be at the Woodcock Demonstration Garden, 2711 Woodcock Road.
Stehr-Green will describe the ideal planting site, considering sun exposure and soil condition, as well as proper spacing of plants.
She will describe how the type of strawberry (June-bearing, everbearing, or day-neutral) affects planting and care.
Focusing on June-bearing strawberries, she will demonstrate propagation of plants using runners — also called daughter plants — and renovation of a planting after harvest.
Dietitian leads tours
SEQUIM — Registered dietitian and whole-food caterer Monica Dixon will lead a tour geared for working parents at Nash’s Farm Store, 4681 Sequim-Dungeness Way, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday.
Dixon will lead attendees through each store department, discussing how to select, prepare and integrate organic foods into their lifestyle.
She will provide ideas and simple recipes.
The tour is free, but RSVPs are required.
For more information and to register, phone 360-681-6274.
Sign up to cheer
SEQUIM — Sequim Wolf Pack Youth Football is adding cheerleading to its youth football organization, and an informational/sizing session will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
The session will be at the Sequim unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula, which is at 400 W. Fir St.
Prospective cheerleaders can obtain information, ask questions, get properly sized and register.
Registration fees will be $75 to rent the uniform for the season.
Those wishing to purchase can do so by prepaying an additional $75.
Preregistration for the 2013 Sequim Wolf Pack football season also will be taken at the event.
Coaches will be on hand with forms and will answer questions from coaches and players.
Information on summer activities, including conditioning and speed camps and fundraising dinners, will be offered at the registration event.
For more information, visit www.sequimwolfpack.com.
Fairy wings
SEQUIM — Artist Renne Brock-Richmond will lead a fairy wings-making workshop at the Museum & Arts Center’s Exhibit Center, 175 W. Cedar St., from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Participants should bring two pairs of knee-high nylons of any color.
There is a $2 materials fee per person, which covers the cost of art and craft supplies.
For derails, phone Steph Ellyas at 360-683-8110.
Poetry open mic
SEQUIM — Judith Pasco, author of Somewhere for My Soul to Go: A Place, a Cause, a Legacy, is the featured writer at a free reading at Rainshadow Coffee, 157 W. Cedar St., at 6 p.m. today.
Her reading will be followed by an open mic, where guests can read selections from their own work.
For guidelines or to sign up, email rmarcus@olypen.com.
Free hot lunch
SEQUIM — Volunteers from St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave., will serve free hot lunches to community members in need from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
A care closet also will be available.
PORT ANGELES
Heritage Awards
PORT ANGELES — Three Clallam County residents will be recognized for their contributions to preserving the county’s history during a presentation of Heritage Awards at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Awards will be given at the Clallam County Historical Society’s annual meeting at First United Methodist and Congregational Church, 110 E. Seventh St.
Parking and entry to the church’s social hall are on Laurel Street.
The three recipients are Margaret Owens, manager of the Joyce Depot Museum, for her preservation of the history of Joyce; Irene Wyman, retired teacher and volunteer with the Clallam County Historical Society, who has written Clallam County Schools: East to West and School Marms and Masters and the Bells They Rang; and Renee Mizar, communications coordinator and executive assistant at the Museum & Arts Center in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley, for her preservation of the history of Sequim.
Also at the annual meeting, which is free and open to the public, researcher Peggy Norris will talk about the 1950s community study that led to Port Angeles being named an “All America City.”
Norris’ presentation will be the June History Tales program.
During the annual meeting, officers and directors of the society will be sworn in, and the winner of Karen Sistek’s silk painting “Ina May” will be announced.
For more information, phone the historical society’s office at 360-452-2662 or email artifact@olypen.com.
Anti-fluoride rally
PORT ANGELES — All are welcome at an information session and prayer meeting to protest the fluoridation of the municipal water supply.
Citizens will gather at Veterans Memorial Park, 217 S. Lincoln St., at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
There will be speeches, music, a prize drawing and an opportunity for members of the public to voice their concerns.
For information, phone Lynne Lohr at 360-683-1943.
Stop the Checkpoints
PORT ANGELES — Stop the Checkpoints will hold a meeting at 2 p.m. Saturday.
At the meeting at the Museum at the Carnegie, 207 S. Lincoln St., members will discuss the recent Port Angeles May Day Solidarity Rally and the farm worker march and rally in Bellingham, which was attended by three Stop the Checkpoints members.
Immigration reform bills currently in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate also will be discussed.
The meeting also will feature a 20-minute video, “Crossing the Line,” which details an investigation into alleged abuses by the U.S. Border Patrol along the U.S.-Mexico border.
PAFD breakfast
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Fire Department Auxiliary will host the eighth annual Fire Department Pancake Breakfast on Saturday.
The breakfast will be held at the Port Angeles Fire Station, 102 E. Fifth St., from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Pancakes, sausage, apple sauce, bananas, coffee and juice will be served.
Tickets at the door will be $5 for adults, $3 for children 3-12 and free for those 3 and younger.
Proceeds benefit scholarships and fire relief baskets for those dealing with the immediate aftereffects of a fire.
Bake sale slated
PORT ANGELES — The Answer For Youth, which is for homeless youths and those at risk of becoming homeless, will hold a bake sale at Swain’s General Store, 602 E. First St., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Anyone wanting to bake for the sale can phone 360-670-4363 or 360-477-0247.
Live market music
PORT ANGELES — Live music begins Saturday at the Port Angeles Farmers Market with a performance by guitarist and vocalist Thom Davis.
The music will begin when the market opens at 10 a.m. and continue until 1 p.m.
The market is held at The Gateway center, corner of Front and Lincoln streets.
This event is free and open to the public.
The Port Angeles Farmers Market is open year-round Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and summer Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. starting June 19.
Gun club visits
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Gun Club is inviting nonmembers to shoot at its range through June 30.
The gun club offers several types of clay-bird shooting, including singles, handicap, doubles, continental and five-stand.
Shooting is available from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays and Sundays.
Cost is $3.50 for a line of 25 shots, which is reduced from the standard price of $4 per line.
For safety reasons, 12-gauge trap shells must be purchased at the club for $6 per box of 25.
Shooters must have a 12-gauge shotgun in safe, usable condition; knowledge of safe gun handling; and wear adequate hearing and eye protection.
Club rules and etiquette brochures are available at the club, located at 253093 U.S. Highway 101, across from Wilder Auto Center.
For more information, visit www.shootpagc.com or phone 360-457-4053.
Teacher to retire
PORT ANGELES — A celebration of Zorba Stricker’s 10-year career as a teacher at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Pre-School will be held in the church’s Fellowship Hall, downstairs at 301 E. Lopez Ave., from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday.
Church members noted that over 10 years, “Mrs. Zorba” impacted the lives of many 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds in the community “through her gentle and caring teaching style.”
The party will be a potluck supper, and all are invited to bring a main dish and a salad or dessert to share.
The public is welcome to join the celebration of Zorba’s time as a teacher and is encouraged to bring pictures and stories.
Children are welcome to attend.
For more information, phone the church office at 360-452-2323.
Harpist performs
PORT ANGELES — Seattle-based musician Sean Gaskell will give a solo acoustic performance on the kora at 123 Garling Road at 7:30 p.m. today.
The kora is an ancient style of harp from West Africa.
Suggested admission is a sliding-scale from $5 to $10, but no one will be turned away.
To RSVP, phone 360-452-7024.
Art entries sought
PORT ANGELES — Entries to the first Bring Your Own Wearable Art Show are being accepted through Saturday.
Vintage fashions, original wearable art and reconstructed, repurposed and upcycled clothing and jewelry are all welcome in this runway show, to take place at Studio Bob, 118½ E. Front St., at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 8.
The entry fee is $20 for up to 10 works of wearable art. Proceeds will benefit Serenity House of Clallam County.
Artists must provide their own models for the show.
Entry forms are available at the Art Up Front gallery adjacent to Studio Bob; at Harbor Art, 110 E. Railroad Ave.; and at the Serenity House Thrift Store, 502 E. First St.
For more information about entering the show, phone 360-775-4154 and leave a message or email Sarah@tuckerart.com.
Learn to row
PORT ANGELES — Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association will teach community members to row during a free event from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday.
Participants ages 12 and older will meet at the boathouse on Ediz Hook to learn the basics of rowing safety, technique and terminology.
Attendees can then row on the water, weather permitting.
The group suggests wearing a hat, layers (no cotton) and sunglasses.
Choose clothes and footwear appropriate for wading into water knee-deep.
For more information visit www.oprarowing.org or phone 360-250-2613.
FORKS
Timber museum
FORKS — The Forks Timber Museum at 1421 S. Forks Ave., is open today and Saturday.
It opened for the season earlier this month and will stay open through October, according to the Chamber of Commerce.
The hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Admission is $3 per person.
The museum displays exhibits depicting local history dating back to the 1870s.
Included are tools and historical information on logging as well as on the pioneers, agriculture and Native American culture of the Forks area.
On Wednesdays, the Forks Logging & Mill Tour leaves at 9 a.m. from the Forks Visitor Information Center, next door to the museum at 1411 S. Forks Ave.
To reserve a space on the tour, phone the Forks Chamber of Commerce at 360-374-2531.
For more information about the museum, phone 360-374-9663.
Carver film tonight
FORKS — “To Write and Keep Kind: A Portrait of Raymond Carver” will be presented at the Forks campus of Peninsula College, 71 S. Forks Ave., at 7 p.m. today.
The 1992 PBS documentary chronicles the life and career of the short-story writer who lived in Port Angeles in the 1980s.
Carver died in 1988 at 50 years of age. He would have been 75 on May 25.
The screening is part of the Peninsula College Raymond Carver Festival: A Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of His Birth.
The film features interviews with Carver; Alfredo Arreguin; Richard Ford; his widow, poet Tess Gallagher, who organized the festival; and others.
The film will be introduced by English and literature professor Glynda Schaad, who also will lead a discussion immediately following.
For more information, phone the college branch at 360-374-322.
Funeral planning
FORKS — A free seminar on planning funeral arrangements before death will be held at JT’s Sweet Stuffs, 80 N. Forks Ave., at 12:30 p.m. today.
Attendees will be taught four steps in planning final arrangements.
The event is sponsored by Harper-Ridgeview Funeral Chapel and Mount Angeles Memorial Park.
Refreshments will be served.
To RSVP, phone 360-452-9701.
