Another film in the Animal Intelligence Film Festival, a walk in Chimacum Woods, concerts, plant clinics and dances are among the upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula.
Information also is available on the interactive calendar at www.peninsula dailynews.com.
PORT TOWNSEND
Jazz performance
PORT TOWNSEND — Rainshadow Recording Studio will host Sundae + Mr. Goessl for a concert from 7:30 to 9:30 tonight.
Tickets are $15 to the event at the studio, 200 Battery Way. They can be purchased online through www.brownpapertickets.com.
The duo performs vintage jazz tunes and was dubbed “The Best Jazz Act of 2017,” by Seattle Weekly, according to a news release.
For more information, call 360-301-0291 or centrumrecording@gmail.com.
Film festival
PORT TOWNSEND — The third installment of the Animal Intelligence Film Festival is set for 6:30 tonight.
The series at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave., is free and open to the public.
A film showcasing how various animals navigate, problem solve and cope with their environments will be screened.
Following each film, a presentation and discussion will be held.
Terri Teas, a retired RN, will facilitate the groups.
For more information, call 619-322-4310 or email territeas@gmail.com.
Discovery Dance
PORT TOWNSEND — The next Discovery Dance session will feature Paul Rogers and the Swingin’ Humannequinns at 8 tonight.
Admission is $12 to the dance at the Port Townsend Elks Lodge, 555 Otto St.
A free beginner’s lesson — included with admission — in double-time swing will be led by Janice Elkund at 7 p.m.
The venue is smoke- and scent-free, event organizers said.
For more information, email info@discoverydance.org.
CD release party
PORT TOWNSEND — Happenstance will celebrate the release of its first CD with a 6 p.m. performance at the Tin Brick today.
The public is invited to the free event at Tin Brick, 232 Taylor St.
The band includes Chris Gilbert, ukulele, banjo, guitar and percussion; Abe Christian, vocals and percussion; Happ Smith, bass; Muriel Powers, percussion and auto harp; Cherry Genruk-Geelan, vocals and ukulele; and Seamus Liam O’Flaherty, guitars and vocals.
Copies of the CD, “The Lark in the Morning” will be available to purchase.
For more information, call O’Flaherty at 360-344-2765 or visit www.happen stancemusic.net.
Discount Night
PORT TOWNSEND — The public is invited to Mountain View Pool from 7 to 9 tonight for Discount Night.
Everyone will be admitted for $3. The whole pool is dedicated to play. Noodles, rings and other toys are available.
There will be no lap lanes. Children younger than 8 must be accompanied by a guardian.
For information, call 360-385-7665 or email ascalf@cityofpt.us.
Conversation Cafe
PORT TOWNSEND — Conversation Cafe will meet at 11:45 a.m. today.
The public is invited to take part in discussions at Alchemy Bistro and Wine Bar, 842 Washington St.
The topic for today’s conversation will be “Migration.”
For more information, visit www.conversationcafe.org.
Story trail
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Library will host a story trail walk from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.
During that time, families can walk along the trail inside Kai Tai Lagoon Nature Park on San Juan Avenue to find pages of a story posted at various stations on the trail.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
For more information, contact the library at 360-385-3181 or ptlibrary@cityofpa.us.
Arts panel
PORT TOWNSEND — Three women will discuss local arts programs during the American Association of University Women’s Saturday meeting at 9:30 a.m.
The panel discussion titled “Art as Transformation,” the fourth installment of the “Heroes in Our Midst” series, will feature Martha Worthley, Linda York and Kristin Smith, at the Elks Lodge, 555 Otto St.
The public is invited to the free meeting.
The trio will share stories relating to the impact of art, music and crafts in the lives of young people and adults through programs including Centrum’s Young Artists Project and Fiddle Tunes Festival, as well as The Gathering Place.
For more information, call Anne Englander at 360-390-5896.
Book sale
PORT TOWNSEND — The Friends of the Port Townsend Library will host a book sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Friends members can enter the sale at the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St., an hour early, at 8 a.m.
Adult books are $1 and children’s books are 50 cents.
Beginning at 1 p.m., a bag of books will cost $4 or $3 for Friends members.
Proceeds from the sale benefit adult and children’s programs at the library.
UFO meetup
PORT TOWNSEND — Olympic UFO Meet Up will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The meeting will be at the Port Townsend Friends Meeting House, 1841 Sheridan St., to discuss public disclosure relating to UFOs.
Attendees will be invited to continue their discussions at another location following the meeting.
Space will be available for people to meet in private.
For more information, call 360-344-2991 or email olympic.ufo@gmail.com.
Ukulele rendezvous
PORT TOWNSEND — Ukuleles Unite invites uke players of all skill levels to its monthly rendezvous at Grace Lutheran Church on Saturday.
The meeting will begin at 11:30 a.m. with a “Uke Lab” at the church, 1120 Walker St.
The lab is meant to be a time for sharing and practice, and will be followed by registration for free lessons at 12:30 p.m.
Lessons will be held from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Loaner ukes are available.
For more information, contact Germaine Arthur at 360-385-2233 or germaine@olympus.net.
Gibbs Lake hike
PORT TOWNSEND — The Olympic Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society will sponsor a hike at Gibbs Lake County Park on Saturday.
Those interested can meet at the Jefferson Transit Authority lot, 63 4 Corners Road, at 9:30 a.m. or at the park’s parking lot off of Gibbs Lake Road at 10 a.m.
The trip might be cancelled and postponed a day due to weather conditions, event organizers said.
The group will look for winter mosses and ferns on the 3-mile loop around the lake.
A car or two can be staged at the halfway point for anyone who wants to avoid the second half of the trip, which — according to a news release — is steep in places.
For more information, email turnstoneoriginals@gmail.com.
Climate assessment
PORT TOWNSEND — Paul McCollum will present a summary of a climate change impact assessment at 7 p.m. Saturday.
The public is invited to the free presentation at the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave.
McCollum, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe’s natural resources director, will present the findings of the five-year study including — but not limited to — global warming and its affect on sea levels, and ocean acidity changes.
For more information, contact Rick Doherty at 206-409-4918 or ricdoh@gmail.com.
Contra dance
PORT TOWNSEND — The Ramblers will be the featured musical entertainment at the next Quimper Grange contra dance at 8 p.m. Saturday.
Admission is $6; children younger than 16 will be admitted free at the grange, 1219 Corona St.
Admission is $5 for those who bring a personal water bottle.
A dance lesson will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Abigail Hobart of Bellingham will be the caller.
For more information, call 360-385-0456.
StoryCrafting
PORT TOWNSEND — The Quimper StoryTelling Guild welcomes storytellers of all skill levels to its third Sunday StoryCrafting event at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
During this month’s session at the Port Townsend Public Library, 1220 Lawrence St., Marti Haley will lead a discussion about techniques for building stories for oral presentations.
Various guild members will then present short stories base on their exploration of exercises in the book “From Plot to Narrative.” Copies of the book will be available to purchase.
The session will begin with a discussion and light refreshments.
For more information, call 360-316-9600 or email quimperstoryguild@gmail.com.
Botany talk
PORT TOWNSEND — The Olympic Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society will host Terri Knoke for a presentation about botany at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Doors at the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St., will open for a social at 6:30 p.m.
Knoke, a botanical illustrator from Walla Walla, will talk about the genus Lomatium — commonly known as the biscuit root or desert parsley, according to a news release.
Using the results of a recent genetic study, Knoke will demonstrate why the genus is difficult to learn, using photo comparisons of closely related species and revealing some of the findings of the study.
She will also demonstrate how the genus is distributed across the state.
For more information, call Dixie Llewellin at 360-774-1652.
Solo guitar concert
PORT TOWNSEND — Multi-instrumentalist David Lindley will perform at the Joseph F. Wheeler Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Lindley will perform solo at the theater in Fort Worden, 200 Battery Way.
Tickets for the event are $15 for those 25 and younger; and $30 for general admission. They can be purchased online at www.brownpapertickets.com.
Lindley will bring along his Kona Weissenborn Hawaiian lap steel guitar, Turkish saz and chumbus, as well as the Middle Eastern oud and Irish bouzouki.
A donation of $3 of every ticket sold will be given to Centrum to benefit its programs and scholarships.
For more information, call 360-301-0291 or centrumrecording@gmail.com.
Dance class
PORT TOWNSEND — A Balkan and international dance class will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Instructors Richard and Susi Watson, Alice King and Susan Thomas will cover dances from Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania, Macedonia, Greece and Israel at the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave.
The first hour of the class will be geared toward beginners with the last hour focusing on intermediate dancers.
Beginners are welcome anytime.
For more information, email rjw@olympus.net.
Community Read
PORT TOWNSEND — The final scheduled discussion group on the 13th annual Community Read selection will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
The group will meet at Velocity Coffee Shop at the Northwest Maritime Center, 431 Water St.
The book under discussion is Port Townsend native Leif Whittaker’s memoir, “My Old Man and the Mountain.”
Whittaker’s non-fiction narrative traces his life with his adventurous mother, Dianne Roberts, brother Joss, and his dad, mountaineering legend Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest.
The idea of a Community Read is that the entire community reads and discusses the same book. March was a month of special activities for the Community Read hosted by the Port Townsend Public Library.
To conclude the month, readers can meet the author at a special program from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. March 29 in the auditorium at Port Townsend High School, 1500 Van Ness St. After an introduction by his father, Leif Whittaker will discuss his book and read selected passages.
Northwind Arts Center, 701 Water St., is displaying a juried show, “Courage to Climb,” with selected works inspired by Whittaker’s book until April 1.
For more about Community Read, see http://www.ptpubliclibrary.org/.
PORT LUDLOW
Garden tours
PORT LUDLOW — Members of the public are invited to take a walk at Chimacum Woods from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Attendees can ask Bob Zimmerman rhody questions and chat with like-minded gardeners during free walk at the 7-acre rhododendron garden, 2722 Thorndyke Road
Event organizers urge those interested to follow these directions:
Travel approximately 3 miles west of the Hood Canal Bridge and turn south from state Highway 104 onto South Point Road. After 1.5 miles, turn right onto Thorndyke Road (you will see a large sign to Coyle on the right just before the turn). Drive 2.7 miles to the driveway on the right with the Chimacum Woods sign (across from an orange newspaper box and two mailboxes). Go up the driveway and turn right or park to the right of the gate.
For more information, call Zimmerman at 206-383-2713 or visit www. chimacumwoods.com.
PORT HADLOCK
Boffer swordplay
PORT HADLOCK — The Jefferson County Library will host boffer swordplay at 3 p.m. today.
The free program is geared for children 6 to 18 at the library, 620 Cedar Ave.
Boffer swordplay is a physical sport with light contact, similar in intensity to soccer and a pillow fight.
Boffers, constructed of foam-wrapped PVC pipe, duct tape and imagination, are used in live-action role-playing games and mock combat.
Chaz Hillyard coaches participants and boffers are provided.
For more information, call 360-385-6455.
Farming documentary
PORT HADLOCK — “Inhabit,” a documentary which introduces permaculture, will be screened at 6 p.m. Monday.
The film will be shown at the Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave.
The film is part of the North Olympic Peninsula Farming Film Festival, which offers free films about farmers, farming and food.
For more information, visit www.jclibrary.info.
Manage vegetation
PORT HADLOCK — The Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee will offer a free workshop about managing shoreline landscapes at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Due to limited seating, those interested must register. To register, visit www.bpt.me.
The event at the Washington State University Extension classroom, 97 Oak Bay Road, will provide information about coastal geology and ways to manage for slope stability and wildlife habitat.
Guest speakers include Ben Alexander, co-owner and consultant for Sound Native Plants, and Lisa Kaufman, nearshore restoration manager for Northwest Straits Foundation.
For more information, visit www.jeffersonmrc.org.
Employment workshop
PORT HADLOCK — An employment specialist from WorkSource will be available to help with employment resources at 1 p.m. Thursday.
The drop-in session will be at the Jefferson County Library, 620 W. Cedar Ave.
According to a news release, the specialist can help to answer such questions as: How do you land the job? Do you need to go back to school to retrain for a new career? How about resume or interviewing assistance? What resources are available while looking for work?
For more information, call 360-385-6544.
‘Great Decisions’ talk
PORT HADLOCK — The Great Decisions Discussion Group will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Jefferson County Library.
The talk at the library at 620 W. Cedar Ave., will include a short video, followed by a facilitated discussion.
Great Decisions is a moderated discussion group sponsored through the Foreign Policy Association to allow participants to learn about and discuss current foreign policy issues, according to a news release.
The next topic is “China & America: The New Geopolitical Equation.”
For more information, call the library at 360-385-6544 or visit www.jclibrary.info.
CHIMACUM
Genealogical talk
CHIMACUM — The Jefferson County Genealogical Society welcomes back genealogist Mary Roddy for a presentation at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.
Roddy will present “A Direct Link to the Past: City Directories” during the society’s monthly meeting at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road.
Her talk will include a demonstration of city directories’ address searches, alternate spellings, advertisements, and how to “mine” historical images that might not be available elsewhere.
For more information, visit www.wajcgs.org.
QUILCENE
Tech Tuesday
QUILCENE — Jefferson County Library’s Tech Tuesday will begin with a presentation about Lynda.com at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Participants can learn more about what the website offers and set up an account with the site during the event at the Quilcene Community Center, 294952 U.S. Highway 101.
Following the hour-long presentation, drop-in tech assistance will be available until noon. Drop-in assistance also will be available at the library, 620 W. Cedar Ave., from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Library staff will be on-hand to provide individual assistance with computers or hand-held devices.
Attendees can bring devices or borrow one of the library’s.
For more information, call 360-385-6544.
BRINNON
Coffee with a cop
BRINNON — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and Pleasant Harbor Marina will present “Coffee with a Cop” on Monday.
From 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., community members are encouraged to meet area law enforcement officers at The Galley Bistro & Pub, 308913 U.S. Highway 101.
Attendees can ask questions, voice concerns and get to know area officers in an informal setting.
For more information, contact Deputy Ryan Menday at 360-344-9773 or rmenday@co.jefferson.wa.us.
Duckabush River
BRINNON — The Washington State University Jefferson County Extension seeks volunteers for a cleanup on the slopes above the Duckabush River from noon to 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Those willing to clean up trash will gather at the Duckabush Oxbow and Wetlands parking area at 9:45 a.m. to caravan and carpool to the worksite.
Directions to the parking area are: “From U.S. Highway 101 in Brinnon, proceed approximately 1 mile to park in parking area underneath the power lines, to the left.”
High-clearance, four-wheel vehicles are required to make it to the Duckabush Riparian Forest, but rides will be available, event organizers said.
For more information, email cclendaniel@save land.org.
SEQUIM
Kids create art
SEQUIM — Sequim Library’s Kids Create Art series will continue at 10:30 a.m. Saturday with a presentation about Zentangles by Janie Brackney.
Artists 7 to 12 years old will create Zentangles at the library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
According to a news release: Zentangles “increase focus and creativity, provides artistic satisfaction along with an increased sense of personal well-being.”
For more information, call 360-683-1161, email youth@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.
Civic discussion
SEQUIM — A community group, “We the People,” will convene for another discussion at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
The group will meet to discuss “Obligations of Citizenship” at The Lodge at Sherwood Village, 660 Evergreen Way.
“Prospective attendees are encouraged to prepare for the meeting by one, looking in the mirror; and two, doing some honest soul searching,” according to a news release.
Attendees are encouraged to read up in advance.
The meetings are not sponsored by any political, economic or religious organizations, event organizers said.
Donna Little and George Lindamood of Sequim will serve as volunteer facilitators.
Duck presentation
SEQUIM — The Dungeness River Audubon Center invites the public to its fourth installment of its Focus On Series from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
The presentation is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers at the center, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road.
The featured bird will be ducks.
Hummingbirds will be featured April 21 and swallows May 19.
For more information, call 360-681-4076 or email reducation@olympus.net.
Guild thrift shop
SEQUIM — The Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild Thrift Shop will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The shop at 204 W. Bell St. will feature a computer desk, a Kenmore sewing machine and a child’s table with two chairs.
Also featured will be winter clothing, kitchenware, designer handbags, jewelry and furniture.
White-tagged items will be marked at half price.
Consignors and new volunteers are always needed.
For more information, call 360-683-7044.
Shattered Ceilings
SEQUIM — The League of Women Voters of Clallam County will present an historical exhibit and a drama, “Shattered Ceilings,” on Sunday.
Both will be at the Old Dungeness Schoolhouse, 2741 Towne Road. The activities will mark the 50th anniversary of the league in Clallam County.
Directed by Carol Swarbrick Dries, “Shattered Ceilings” is is a dramatic performance celebrating women who were directly involved with the Suffrage Movement.
Performances are at 1:30 and 4 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $20 in advance at lwvcla.brownpaper tickets.com or $25 at door if available.
A historical exhibit of the League of Women Voters’ work in Clallam County during the past 50 years and refreshments are open to the public at no admission cost from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Meet, greet at WAG
SEQUIM — Welfare for Animals Guild will host a “meet and greet” for the dogs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
The open house will be at Halfway Home Ranch, 751 McComb Road.
Visitors can tour the grounds and meet the dogs living there while awaiting forever homes.
Personal dogs are not allowed. Only Welfare for Animals Guild (WAG) dogs are permitted to come onto the property.
For more information, visit or call WAG at 360-460-658.
Elks bingo
SEQUIM — The Sequim Elks Lodge invites those 18 and older to play bingo from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is free.
The minimum buy-in for the game is $10 at the lodge, 143 Port Williams Road.
Snacks and refreshments will be available for purchase.
For more information, call Crystal Parker at 360-683-3034.
Talk about swallows
SEQUIM — Ken Wiersema will talk about swallows when he presents “Acrobats of our Spring and Summer Skies” at the next Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
The free program will be at the Dungeness River Audubon Center, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road.
Wiersema is a past president of OPAS, past member of the Audubon Washington State Board, 40-plus-years member of National Audubon and a volunteer instructor at the Dungeness River Audubon Center. He is currently OPAS’s Education Chair.
Wiersema has committed to learning about swallows, building boxes that meet their needs, and collecting photos and sounds of their actions, OPAS members say.
Scotland adventures
SEQUIM — Tim and Mardi Guthrie will talk about their travels in Scotland during the final edition of the 2018 Traveler’s Journal series on Thursday.
“Scotland, North Coast 500” will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Sequim High School Library, 601 N. Sequim Ave.
Admission is a suggested $5 donation. Donations will support the Olympic Discovery Trail.
For more information, call 360-775-5395 or email info@olympicdiscoverytrail.org.
Art association meet
SEQUIM — The Olympic Peninsula Art Association will convene for its monthly meeting Thursday.
The meetings is $5 for nonmembers at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave.
The morning’s proceedings will begin with a social at 9:30 a.m. featuring coffee and snacks, with a business meeting following at 10 a.m.
After the business meeting, Richard Workman will demonstrate how he designs and creates his wood burning pieces.
For more information, call Randy Radock at 360-681-0382.
Coffee with the Mayor
SEQUIM — The city’s “Coffee with the Mayor” program resumes at 8:30 a.m. Thursday.
Joining Mayor Dennis Smith at the Black Bear Diner, 1471 E. Washington St., will be Police Chief Sheri Crain.
The mayor will be at a published location each month to listen to anyone who wants to chat, ask questions, express a concern, or make a comment about the city or the community.
For more information, email Smith at dsmith@sequimwa.gov.
PORT ANGELES
Store take-over
PORT ANGELES — A store take-over of Port Book and News will begin at 5 p.m. today.
Until 8 p.m., 20 percent of all purchases at the store, 104 E. First St., will benefit Peninsula Pre-Three Co-op.
The co-op is a parent-run preschool affiliated with Peninsula College’s Family Life Education Program, according to pre-three’s Facebook page.
For more information, call 360-452-6367.
Fundraiser dinner
PORT ANGELES — The public is invited to St. Patrick’s Day dinner and dancing at Castaways Restaurant & Lounge on Saturday.
Dinner tickets for the event at the restaurant at 1213 Marine Drive, are $17 per person. They can be purchased at Castaways, calling Karen McKeown at 360-461-3868, or online at www.paypal.com.
Dinner will be served at 5 p.m., with line dance lessons starting at 7 p.m.
Music will be provided by Eric Lawton.
Children are welcome to the event until 9 p.m.
Proceeds will help Sean McKeown receive a stem cell transplant.
Sons of Norway dance
PORT ANGELES — Members of the public are invited to the Sons of Norway’s dance Sunday evening.
A $3 donation is suggested for the dance, which includes Scandinavian, swing, ballroom and folk dances at Scandia Hall, 131 W. Fifth St.
Lessons will begin the event at 6:30 p.m., followed by a dancing program from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Following the dance, refreshments will be served.
Partners are not required.
For more information, call 360-457-7035 or 360-452-6334.
Monday Musicale set
PORT ANGELES — Monday Musicale will meet in the Queen of Angels fellowship hall Monday.
The noon meeting at the hall at 209 W. 11th St., will be followed by 1 p.m. entertainment, which is open to the public.
The Stevens Middle School Band, under the direction of Ed Donohue, will perform.
For more information, call Helen Coleman at 360-775-0594.
Garden club meeting
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Garden Club will convene for a meeting and program Monday.
The event at the First Presbyterian Church, 139 W. Eighth St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with coffee and a social.
At 10 a.m., the program “Easter Table Artistry Designer Challenge,” with garden club designers will be held.
Designers will be timed and judged.
The 11 a.m. a business meeting will then followed by a 12:30 p.m. sack luncheon and social.
For more information, contact Nancy Uziemblo at 509-948-3092 or uziemblo@wavecable.com.
Plant clinic
PORT ANGELES — The Washington State University Clallam County Extension will host a plant clinic Monday.
From 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the public can seek a variety of plant help and assistance at Suite 15 at the Clallam County Courthouse at 223 E. Fourth St.
Topics such as plant identification, pest and disease control, as well as vegetable gardening can be addressed.
For more information, call 360-417-2279.
Crab talk
PORT ANGELES — The Feiro Marine Life Center will host Greg Jensen for a presentation about invasive crab species at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Admission to the lecture at the center, 315 N. Lincoln Ave., is a suggested $5 donation. Marine center members are admitted free.
Jensen, an instructor and capstone coordinator at University of Washington’s Department of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences, will talk about the life history characters and the environment that affect the success and spread of invasive crabs.
For more information, contact Melissa Williams at 360-417-6254 or melissaw@feiromarinelifecenter.org, or visit www.feiromarinelife center.org.
Senior dance
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Senior & Community Center will host a Senior Swingers dance from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The Cat’s Meow will provide music for the dance at the center, 328 E. Seventh St.
The first visit is free, and $5 covers all visits.
Gardening lecture
PORT ANGELES — The Washington State University Clallam County Extension Master Gardeners will host a garden lecture at noon Thursday.
This week’s installment of the Master Gardeners’ Brown Bag Series will be in room 160 at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St.
For more information, email Muriel Nesbitt at mnesbitt@co.clallam.wa.us.
FORKS
Paws to read
FORKS — Members of the public are invited to read with service dogs at the Forks Library at 11 a.m. today.
Every third Friday of the month, Olympic Gentle Paws Therapy dogs and their trainers will be available at the library, 171 S. Forks Ave., until noon
According to a news release: “Reading to a dog or other pet creates a supportive and fun environment in which readers of all ages and abilities can practice their skills with confidence and joy.”
For more information, call 360-417-8500, email discover@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.
Peace Corps stories
FORKS — The public is invited to hear Shewa Dedeke and John Lovejoy present about their Peace Corps experiences in Rwanda at 6:30 tonight.
The duo will present “Love in the Land of a Thousand Hills” at Forks Peninsula College, 481 S. Forks Ave.
The program is free.
For more information, call Deborah Scannell at 360-374-3223.
Dance lessons
FORKS — Dance lessons will be offered at the Forks Congregational Church at 7 tonight.
The lessons at the church at 280 Spartan Ave., are for people of all skill levels. Lessons are free.
Some donate to the instructors’ gas expenses but a donation is not required.
Each week begins with a review of the previous week’s lesson.
The lessons are held Fridays at the church.
Police meet and greet
FORKS — A free ice cream social meet and greet with the Forks Police Department will occur at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
The public is invited to the Forks Congregational Church, 280 Spartan Ave., to meet area law enforcement officers and ask questions.
For more information, call Warren Johnson 360-640-8239.
Elks bingo
FORKS — The Forks Elks Lodge will host bingo games at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Early bird sessions will start at 6:30 p.m. with regular bingo at 7 p.m. at the lodge at 941 Merchants Road.
Concessions will be available for purchase.
Writing sessions
FORKS — The public is invited to Forks Library’s Write Stuff session from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Sessions will be held every Wednesday until April 25, with local writer Oscar Hammer facilitating the sessions at the library, 171 S. Forks Ave.
No previous writing experience is necessary. Participants are asked to bring their own materials.
For more information, call 360-374-6402, email discover@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.
Garden club meeting
FORKS — The Bogachiel Garden Club will meet from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday.
During the meeting at the Forks Community Center, 91 Maple Drive, will feature a presentation titled “Building Your Own Pond” by Forks Forum editor Christi Baron.
For more information, email Kris Ayers at kayers @hawaii.edu.
Investigators Club
FORKS — A weekly after-school club dubbed the Investigators Club will meet at the Forks Library at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The club is geared to students in second through sixth grades and will explore a different science and technology topic through interactive activities each week at the library, 171 S. Forks Ave.
All sessions through March 28 — the end of the club — are free.
Participants can try their hand at coding, engineering challenges, science experiments and robotics.
For more information, call 360-374-6402, email youth@nols.org, or visit www.nols.org.
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