Holiday events on Peninsula

Candlelight services and other holiday events are among the weekend’s activities on the North Olympic Peninsula.

For more about the Holiday Hi-Jinx Allstar Fundraiser for the COAST Winter Shelter and information about other arts and entertainment news, see Peninsula Spotlight, the Peninsula Daily News’ weekly arts and entertainment section included with today’s PDN.

Information also is available in the interactive calendar at www.peninsuladailynews.com.

PORT ANGELES

Lake Crescent

PORT ANGELES — Lake Crescent Lodge will serve a Christmas Eve prime rib dinner from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and a Christmas Day Brunch on Sunday.

Reservations are recommended for the Christmas Eve meal and are required for the Christmas Day Brunch at the lodge at 461 Lake Crescent Road.

For admission prices and to reserve seating, call 360-928-3211.

SEQUIM

Candlelight service

SEQUIM — King’s Way Foursquare Church plans Christmas Eve candlelight services, including Christmas carols, at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

The public is invited to the church at 1023 Kitchen-Dick Road.

For more information, visit http://thekingsway.net.

Singing bowls

SEQUIM — The public is invited to experience the sound of quartz crystal singing bowls from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. today.

The demonstration will be at Shipley Center at 921 Hammond St.

For information and admission prices, go to www.creativechangeshypnosis.org or call Pat Coughlin Mawson at 972-345-2671.

PORT TOWNSEND

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 this week is celebrations.

For more information, go to www.conversation cafe.org.

BRINNON

Special service

BRINNON — The Brinnon Community Church plans a candlight service at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

The church is at 52 Church Road.

QUILCENE

Singalong

QUILCENE — The Quilcene Bible Church plans a candlelight service with a singalong at 7 p.m. Saturday.

The church is at 295643 U.S. Highway 101.

QUINAULT

Santa visit

QUINAULT — Lake Quinault Lodge will present Christmas Eve with Santa at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Santa and one of his pack llamas will stop by Lake Quinault Lodge, 345 S. Shore Road.

He will sit by the fire and read “The Night Before Christmas,” visit with children and hand out presents.

After Santa’s visit, chestnuts will be roasted over an open fire.

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