A Shepherds’ Festival in Sequim, student productions at Peninsula College and a car show in Blyn are among the upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula.
Information also is available on the interactive calendar at www.peninsula dailynews.com.
SEQUIM
Shepherds’ festival
SEQUIM — The 2018 Shepherds’ Festival will get underway at 10 a.m. Monday.
Members of the public are invited to the event — which ends at 4 p.m. — at the Sequim Prairie Grange at 290 Macleay Road.
Spinning demonstrations by the North Olympic Shuttle & Spindle Guild, as well as herding dog and sheep shearing demonstrations will be featured.
Arts and crafts, as well as a petting farm will also be available.
Lamb kabobs and lamb chili will be served.
For more information, contact Cyndie Stumbaugh at 360-683-6495 or sheepish ranch@hotmail.com.
Yoga storytime
SEQUIM — Children and their caregivers are invited to Sequim Library’s Yoga Storytime at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.
The interactive storytime will feature stories, songs, yoga poses and breathing exercises at the library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
For more information, call 360-683-1161; email youth@nols.org; or visit www.nols.org.
Board game night
SEQUIM — Members of the public are invited to a board game night from 6 to 9 Wednesday.
The free game night will be at Gateway Games & Hobby at 235 E. Washington St.
It is open to players of all skill levels.
For more information, call 360-683-8534 or email gatewaygames@yahoo.com.
Social media class
SEQUIM — A family-friendly information session focusing on social media will occur from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
The free event, “Food, Fun, Family, and Fones: Exploring Social Media Together,” will be at the Sequim Library at 630 N. Sequim Ave.
Adults can learn the basics of social media and have a youth teach them something, while children can discuss social media with their peers.
A light dinner will be provided.
Attendees are asked to bring their phones.
For more information, call Beth Orling at 609-506-5865 or the Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church’s office at 360-681-0946.
Story Slam
SEQUIM — “Story Slam — Learning Curve” is set for 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 S. Sequim Ave.
The cost is $10 for general admission and $8 for OTA or Story People of Clallam County members.
Tellers will be selected at random to step to the mic to tell a six-minute true, personal story on the theme.
The event is hosted by Olympic Theatre Arts and the Story People of Clallam County.
For more information, call 360-683-7326.
Plant clinic
SEQUIM — Members of the public are invited to ask master gardeners about gardening from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday.
Master gardeners will be available Thursdays at the Woodcock Demonstration Garden at 2711 Woodcock Road to answer questions regarding identification, pest and disease control, and vegetable gardening.
For more information, call 360-565-2679.
BLYN
Car show
BLYN — The Peninsula Dream Machines will hold its Show & Shine car show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Admission is free to the show at 7 Cedars Casino at 270756 U.S. Highway 101, although donations for the Port Angeles and Sequim food banks will be appreciated.
Goodie bags will be given to the first 100 cars.
Donations will be split equally between the two food banks, according to a news release.
For more information, call Patti Morris 360-461-9008.
GARDINER
Strait Turners to meet
GARDINER — The Strait Turners, a local wood turners group, will hear Ralph Lindberg tell of “Keeping Wood on the Lathe” on Tuesday.
The group will meet from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Gardiner Community Center, 980 Old Gardiner Road.
Turners of all levels are welcome.
For more information, call Ernie at 360-683-2560.
PORT ANGELES
College dramas
PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College’s drama production students’ presentations of “Hot Sex America Zombie Weekend” and “A Dollar” will begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
The student-led productions will continue through June 2 and June 7 to 9, all at 7:30 p.m., at the college’s Little Theater at the Port Angeles campus, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
Performances also include a preview at noon Wednesday and a matinee at noon, Wednesday, June 6.
Performances are free and open to the public.
“Hot Sex America Zombie Weekend” — an original play by Peninsula College English Professor Michael Calvin Mills — is a musical set in modern day New Orleans and follows a pair of FBI agents looking to bust a criminal scheme.
David Pinski’s “A Dollar” is set in the roaring 1920s and centers around group of lost travelers in the forest who don’t know which direction to follow. The show illustrates how greed can take over the rational mind.
Gardening advice
PORT ANGELES — Members of the public are invited to ask master gardeners about vegetable gardening from 10 a.m. to noon Monday.
Master gardeners will be available Mondays as they tend their plots at the Fifth Street Community Garden at 328 E. Fifth St. during the growing season to chat.
For more information, call 360-565-2679.
Dance lessons
PORT ANGELES — Beginners’ couples dance lessons are set at the Mount Pleasant Grange at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Preregistration is required. To register, call 360-582-9038 or email sqwimdancer@gmail.com.
The cost is $10 per lesson at the grange hall at 2273 Mount Pleasant Road. Payment for the entire series of classes is also available,
The basics of eight dances will be covered in a one-hour lesson and a one-hour guided practice.
Food waste film
PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College will screen the documentary “Wasted! The Story of Food Waste” at 7 p.m. Thursday.
The public is invited to the free showing at the college’s Maier Performance Hall at 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
A panel discussion of local experts working on programs targeting food waste and recovery will follow the film.
For more information, contact Megan Davis at 360-417-2000 or mdavis@co.clallam.wa.us.
FORKS
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.
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.
Sportsmen’s bingo
FORKS — The West End Sportsmen’s Club invites the public to its bingo night at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Games are held every Thursday at the club, 243 Sportsmen’s Club Road.
Proceeds from the bingo help fund programs such as Hunter Education and Kids’ Fishing Day.
PORT TOWNSEND
Animal movie
PORT TOWNSEND — The film “Jane Goodall’s When Animals Talk” will be screened at the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 6:30 tonight.
Admission is free to the showing at the fellowship at 2333 San Juan Ave.
An audience discussion will follow the film.
For more information, call 619-322-4310 or email territeas@gmail.com.
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 “Travel.”
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.
Admiralty field trip
PORT TOWNSEND — Admiralty Audubon will hold a field trip at Fort Worden from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
The day will begin with a gathering for coffee at the Reveille Restaurant at the fort at 200 Battery Way, after which the trip will embark from the fort’s commons.
Attendees will be led by trip leader Monica Fletcher to Battery Hill and listen for bird songs and check for the activities of migrant birds along the way.
For more information, contact Fletcher at 360-379-3136 or monicaflet@gmail.com.
Bake sale
PORT TOWNSEND — Unity Church of Port Townsend will host a bake sale and garage sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Snacks will be offered during the sales around the Unity Spiritual Enrichment Center at 3918 San Juan Ave.
The sanctuary will be open for those interested in a personal prayer or meditation.
Coffee will be served.
For more information, call 360-385-3619 or email info@unitypt.org.
Off-key improv
PORT TOWNSEND — Key City Public Theatre’s Off Key Improv will present “Victorian Anachronism” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
The public is invited to the free event at the theater’s Playhouse at 419 Washington St.
“They will be bringing stories of Port Townsend’s incredible past to life with surprising, anachronistic twists from you,” according to a news release.
For more information, call 360-385-5278, or email sales@keycitypublictheatre.org.
Season opener
PORT TOWNSEND — The Cablehouse Canteen, 100 Harbor Defense Way at Fort Worden, will open for the season at 11 a.m. Monday.
The Canteen will have both hot and cold foods available for purchase every day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Labor day.
For information call 360-344-4400 or go to https://www.facebook.com/CablehouseFortWorden.
Plant clinic
PORT TOWNSEND — Washington State University Jefferson County Extension master gardeners will conduct a plant clinic from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday.
The clinic is the first in a series that will continue Mondays through September at the Community Development Office, 621 Sheridan St.
During the free clinic, master gardeners can assist attendees in diagnosing pest infestations and unknown pathogens, as well as identify plant species.
Those unable to attend the clinic can email wsumgplantclinic@gmail.com.
For more information, visit extension.wsu.edu.
Dance class
PORT TOWNSEND — A Balkan and international dance class is planned 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.
Glaciers presentation
PORT TOWNSEND —The Jefferson Land Trust will host Bill Baccus for a discussion about the glaciers of the Olympic Mountains at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
The event at the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave., is free and open to the public.
Baccus is an Olympic National Park naturalist who has studied the park’s 311 glaciers since 2010, according to the news release.
His talk will focus on how the glaciers have changed in response to a warming climate.
For more information, contact Rebekah Korenowsky at 360-379-9501 or rkorenowsky@saveland.org.
Family info session
PORT TOWNSEND — Washington Connections Academy will host a free information session for families at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Those interested in learning about the academy’s online program and individualized approach to education are invited to the free session at Harborside Inn at 330 Benedict St.
The event will provide attendees an opportunity to meet with academy teachers, learn about its program and curriculum and the enrollment process.
For more information, call 800-382-6010 or email julia.pereira@allisonpr.com.
BRINNON
Shrimp sale
BRINNON — The Brinnon Community Center, 306144 U.S. Highway 101, will sell Hood Canal shrimp from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Frozen shrimp are $15 a package. Limited quantities are available; the sale supports Brinnon Parks and Recreation. For information, go to https://www.facebook.com/brinnonparks andrec.
A brunch will be served from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday.
A barbecue, ice cream bars, a bouncy house and face painting will be available from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
QUILCENE
Plant sale
QUILCENE — The Quilcene-Brinnon Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale, bake sale, raffle and silent auction from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Masonic Hall, 170 Herbert St.
This is the club’s annual fundraiser.
Proceeds from the sale will support grants to local charitable causes such as the Quilcene and Brinnon Food Banks, the Children’s Weekend Nutrition program, Center Valley Animal Rescue and others.
Mount Walker hike
QUILCENE — A hike along the Mount Walker Trail has been planned by the Olympic Chapter Washington Native Plant Society for Thursday.
Those interested in joining are asked to RSVP. To RSVP, contact Kathy Darrow at 623-533-0171 or katherine. darrow@outlook.com.
To begin the hike attendees will meet at the Haines Place Park & Ride, 440 12th St., at 8 a.m. to carpool, or meet at the trailhead on U.S. Highway 101, south of Quilcene, according to a news release.
The trail offers a Douglas fir and western red cedar forest and an abundance of Pacific rhododendron, tiger lilies, Scouler’s harebell, pipsissewa and rein orchids.
At an estimated four-mile round-trip walk the trail also boasts a 2,000-foot elevation gain to a twin summit with panoramic views of Port Townsend Bay and the Olympic Mountains, according to the release.
CHIMACUM
Cabin fever quilters
CHIMACUM — The Cabin Fever Quilters will gather at the Tri-Area Community Center at 10 a.m. Monday.
The meeting is open to the public at the center at 10 West Valley Road.
For more information, contact Laura Gipson at 360-385-0441.
Plant ID class
CHIMACUM — An introductory class to identifing native plants will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The free class is open to the public and will be held at the Kul Kah Han Native Plant Demonstration Garden at HJ Carroll Park at 9884 state Highway 19.
Drop-ins are welcome, but event organizers urge those interested to RSVP. To RSVP, email kkhnative plantgarden@gmail.com.
Botanist Sami Gray will review plant parts and characteristics in general plant identification and then tour the garden to examine different plants to help recognize them in nature.
For more information, visit www.nativeplant garden.org.
PORT HADLOCK
Tech Tuesday
PORT HADLOCK — Jefferson County Library’s Tech Tuesday will offer drop-in computer and hand-held device support at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Participants can receive hands-on instruction at the library, 620 W. Cedar Ave.
Tech assistance will be available until 6 p.m.
Attendees can bring devices or borrow one from the library.
Adult game night
PORT HADLOCK — Those ages 18 and older can drop by the Jefferson County Library to play games from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Puzzles, board games, and brain teasers designed to improve your mind while socializing will be available free of charge at the library at 620 W. Cedar St.
For more information, call the library at 360-385-6544.
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