Swap meets, gardening presentations and a boat school birthday are among events planned on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
For more on Centrum’s Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival and other stories on arts and entertainment on the Peninsula, see Peninsula Spotlight, the Peninsula Daily News’ weekly entertainment guide, in today’s PDN.
Other major weekend events are spotlighted in the Things to Do calendar, available exclusively online at www.peninsuladailynews.com.
Here are some of the highlights for this weekend:
PORT TOWNSEND/JEFFERSON COUNTY
Boat school birthday
PORT HADLOCK —The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding will celebrate its 30th anniversary with an all-day event at the lower Port Hadlock campus, 42 Water St., from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
All five of the school’s boat shops will be open for public tours, along with the welding and blacksmith shop.
A steak and hot dog lunch will be available for a small fee, a beer garden will be available at the Ajax Cafe across the street from the school, and Mystery Bay Seafood and Catering will be on site to sell seafood.
Community Boatshop program boats will be available for attendees to take sail and rowing cruises.
Tours of larger boats also will be available.
For more information, phone 360-385-4948.
Back-to-school swap
CHIMACUM — Thousands of items of children’s clothing, including designer labels, will be up for grabs at the third annual Back to School Clothes Swap on Saturday.
The swap meet will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Chimacum Schools’ elementary multipurpose room, 91 West Valley Road.
Sweatshirts, coats and jackets, scarves, mittens, hats and other clothing will be laid out according to age group.
Everything will cost $1 or one coupon given in exchange for donating an item to the sale.
People can bring clean, ready-to-wear clothing size 4 to 16 — as well as shoes, backpacks and other items — to the Chimacum Schools’ elementary multipurpose building from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today.
Coupons for donated items can be redeemed at the swap Saturday.
There also will be a limited number of grade-specific kits of school supplies designated by teachers for $10 each.
Clothing not sold will be donated to thrift shops and Working Image’s clothing bank.
Volunteers will be admitted an hour early to shop the sale.
To volunteer, phone 360-379-6519.
Customer picnic slated
BRINNON — Pleasant Harbor Marina will hold its fourth annual customer appreciation picnic from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
Barbecue dishes will be available for $3 to $8 all day, and live music from Kendra and “Elvis” featuring Shadow of Oz will be performed from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Vendor booths will be on-site.
A beer garden, with proceeds benefitting the Brinnon Food Bank, also will be available.
Parking will be available at the marina’s south lot, 309381 U.S. Highway 101, on the east side of the highway.
For more information, phone 360-796-4611 or 800-547-3479.
Ludlow show and shine
PORT LUDLOW — Port Ludlow Community Church, 9534 Oak Bay Road, will host its third annual Show and Shine from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
There will be no admission fee, but donations of nonperishable items for the Jefferson County Food Bank are encouraged.
Hot dogs, hamburgers, coffee, soft drinks and bottled water will be available in exchange for a donation, with all proceeds going to the food bank.
For more information, phone 360-437-0145.
Guild garage sale
PORT TOWNSEND — The George Welch Guild Association of Port Townsend will hold a “Super Garage Sale” at 1423 Lawrence St., from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Household items, tools, books and vintage items will be for sale.
All money raised will go toward uncompensated care at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
Remembrance set
PORT TOWNSEND — A commemoration of the 66th anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, Japan will be held at Pope Marine Park, corner of Water and Madison streets, from 5 p.m. to sunset Saturday.
From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., attendees can add a candle to a coffin that represents people touched by war and the effects of radiation.
The Port Townsend Friends Meeting (Quakers), the Port Townsend Peace Movement and Veterans for Peace will hold a silent vigil from 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
At 7:30 p.m., attendees can share their thoughts about war, the nuclear dilemma, the Fukushima nuclear event and the weapons coming through Naval Magazine Indian Island across from Port Townsend.
At sunset, an honor guard will carry the coffin onto a boat for a symbolic journey toward Naval Magazine Indian Island.
For more information, phone Caroline Wildflower at 360-379-5376.
Festival volunteers
PORT TOWNSEND — A volunteer information and orientation meeting for those interested in helping out with the 35th Wooden Boat Festival will be held at the Northwest Maritime Center, 431 Water St., from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
The meetings will include an overview of the three-day event, descriptions of the varied volunteer positions available and an opportunity to register.
RSVPs are requested so that staffers can supply plenty of refreshments.
For more information or to RSVP, phone Sue Cook at 360-385-3628, ext. 102, or email volunteers@woodenboat.org.
Free day at museums
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Historical Society reminds Jefferson County residents that the first Saturday of every month is “Free Day at the Museums.”
This includes the Jefferson County Museum in Port Townsend’s historic 1892 City Hall, the 1868 Rothschild House Museum in Uptown Port Townsend and the 1904 Commanding Officer’s Quarters at Fort Worden State Park.
These will all be free for Jefferson County residents Saturday.
Admission to the museums is always free for Jefferson County Historical Society members.
The event is sponsored by Kitsap Bank.
Reception today
PORT LUDLOW — A reception for photographer and architect Lidija Gregov is planned at Columbia Bank, 9500 Oak Bay Road, today.
Gregov is the Port Ludlow Artists League artist of the month.
The reception with Gregov will be from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Columbia Bank lobby.
From 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., the gathering will be in the art gallery adjacent to the bank.
Gregov, a native of Croatia, is a licensed architect in Washington state and a member of the American Institute of Architects.
Quilcene Habitat Store
QUILCENE — The Quilcene Habitat for Humanity Store that opened earlier this month is open Saturdays and Sundays.
The Quilcene Habitat store, which is off U.S. Highway 101 across from the Quilcene Community Center, is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.
Habitat for Humanity offers free pickup of furniture, appliances and large items Tuesdays in Port Townsend and throughout the county Thursdays, with Tuesday’s items going to the Port Townsend Habitat Furniture and More Store ad Thursday’s items going to the Quilcene store.
Donations are accepted Thursdays during those hours.
For more information, visit www.habitatejc.org or phone 360-379-2827.
Library book sale
PORT HADLOCK — The Friends of the Jefferson County Library will hold a book sale from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
The sale will be held at the Jefferson County Library’s garage, 620 Cedar St.
Aerial hoops class
PORT TOWNSEND — Aerialist Bethany Patten will hold an aerial hoop class at the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St., at noon Sunday.
The class is appropriate for adults and kids older than age 8.
An aerial hoop is a steel-ring hung in midair and artists perform artistic poses and movements while using the ring.
Cost is $12.
For more information, email bethany@peninsulaaerialarts.com or visit www.peninsulaaerialarts.com.
SEQUIM
Rotary Salmon Bake
SEQUIM — The 43rd annual Sequim Rotary Salmon Bake and Barbecue will be from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
The event will be at Carrie Blake Park, 202 N. Blake Ave.
Attendees can enjoy wild Alaska salmon baked over an open fire or opt for a barbecue pork sandwich.
The entree is accompanied by coleslaw, fresh bread rolls, baked beans and an ice-cream cup for dessert.
Entertainment will be provided by Denny Secord and his country western band Haywire.
Vendors will sell items on-site, and there will be a raffle of more than 30 items during the event.
Tickets are $15 for ages 10 and older and can be purchased from the Sequim Chamber of Commerce, the KSQM radio station, Thomas Building Center, Fricks, the Sequim Boys & Girls Club, local Rotarians at their place of business or at Rotary sales sites Thursday through Saturday at Safeway, QFC and the Sequim Walmart.
Those who purchase before the day of the event receive a $1 discount
Proceeds benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula, graduating senior scholarships, the free health clinic and local and international charitable projects.
For more information, visit www.sequimrotary.org or phone President David Mattingley at 360-683-8226.
Build a skate deck
SEQUIM — Youth in grades 7-12 are invited to design a skateboard deck at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., at 1 p.m. today.
Skateboard decks and paint will be provided, and participants will leave the workshop with a completed deck.
Limited space is available at the skateboard program, so preregistration is required.
For more information, phone 360-683-1161 or email Sequim@nols.org.
This event is part of You Are Here, the North Olympic Library System’s annual summer reading program for teens and tweens, which ends Saturday.
Lions host crab feed
SEQUIM — The Sequim Valley Lions Club will hold their first Crab Feed behind Islander Pizza & Pasta Shack, 380 E. Washington St., from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.
The family-friendly event will include live country and bluegrass music from the Old Sidekicks, the crab feed and a separate oyster bar.
A full bar will be available for those 21 and older.
Tickets are $20 in advance or $22 at the door.
Proceeds will support local community service projects.
To purchase tickets, phone 360-683-9999.
MAC swap meet
SEQUIM — The Museum & Arts Center in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley will hold its final community swap meet of the summer Saturday.
The neighborhood yard sale will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of the MAC’s DeWitt Administration Center, located at 544 N. Sequim Ave.
The property is located directly across from the brick building portion of Sequim High School.
The cost for renting a 10-foot-by-10-foot selling space is $20 per swap meet.
Vendors have the option of selling their items on tables, blankets, out of vehicles or by whatever method they choose.
Equipment will not be provided by the MAC.
Vendors can sign up and pay for their space in advance at the MAC Exhibit Center, 175 W. Cedar St. in Sequim, or by phoning 360-683-8110.
Some spaces may be available on the day of the sale, but this cannot be guaranteed.
For more information about the MAC, visit www.macsequim.org.
Thrift shop open
SEQUIM — The Sequim Dungeness Hospital Guild’s Thrift Shop, Second and Bell streets, will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The shop is featuring summer fashions and loads of accessories for the home.
Volunteers are also sought.
To volunteer, phone 360-683-7044.
Senior center sale
SEQUIM — The Sequim Senior Activity Center’s sixth annual benefit sale will be held in two units at Bell Creek Plaza east of QFC on Friday and Saturday.
The sale will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.
For more information, contact the Sequim Senior Activity Center at 360-683-6806 or visit www.sequimseniorcenter.org.
All about lavender
SEQUIM — Lavender farmers Michael and Sue Shirkey will discuss cultivating, distilling and cooking with lavender at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The free presentation will be at the Master Gardener Demonstration Garden at 2711 Woodcock Road.
The presentation is part of the Class Act at Woodcock Garden series sponsored by the Master Gardener Foundation of Clallam County, held the first and third Saturdays of the month.
A free plant clinic will follow the presentation from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Woodcock demonstration garden.
Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer questions about gardening issues.
For more information, phone 360-417-2279.
Wine- and beer-tasting
QUILCENE — The third annual Quilcene Historical Museum Wine and Beer Tasting will be conducted from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today.
The tasting will be in the gardens at the Quilcene Historical Museum, 151 E. Columbia St., Quilcene, on the corner of Columbia Street and Center Road.
Tickets are $15.
Featured wineries include Eaglemount Wine and Cider, Center Valley; FairWinds Winery, Port Townsend; Finn River Farm and Cidery, Center Valley; and Sorensen Cellars, Port Townsend.
New to the tasting this year is the Port Townsend Brewing Co.
Food and vendors with wine-related items will be available.
Tickets may be purchased at the door with cash or check only.
Free day at museums
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Historical Society reminds Jefferson County residents that the first Saturday of every month is “Free Day at the Museums.”
This includes the Jefferson County Museum in Port Townsend’s historic 1892 City Hall, the 1868 Rothschild House Museum in Uptown Port Townsend and the 1904 Commanding Officer’s Quarters at Fort Worden State Park.
These will all be free for Jefferson County residents Saturday.
Admission to the museums is always free for Jefferson County Historical Society members.
The event is sponsored by Kitsap Bank.
Reception today
PORT LUDLOW — A reception for photographer and architect Lidija Gregov is planned at Columbia Bank, 9500 Oak Bay Road, today.
Gregov is the Port Ludlow Artists League artist of the month.
The reception with Gregov will be from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Columbia Bank lobby.
From 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., the gathering will be in the art gallery adjacent to the bank.
Gregov, a native of Croatia, is a licensed architect in Washington state and a member of the American Institute of Architects.
Library book sale
PORT HADLOCK — The Friends of the Jefferson County Library will hold a book sale from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
The sale will be held at the Jefferson County Library’s garage, 620 Cedar St.
Quilcene Habitat Store
QUILCENE — The Quilcene Habitat for Humanity Store that opened earlier this month is open Saturdays and Sundays.
The Quilcene Habitat store, which is off U.S. Highway 101 across from the Quilcene Community Center, is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.
Habitat for Humanity offers free pickup of furniture, appliances and large items Tuesdays in Port Townsend and throughout the county Thursdays, with Tuesday’s items going to the Port Townsend Habitat Furniture and More Store ad Thursday’s items going to the Quilcene store.
Donations are accepted Thursdays during those hours.
For more information, visit www.habitatejc.org or phone 360-379-2827.
Aerial hoops class
PORT TOWNSEND — Aerialist Bethany Patten will hold an aerial hoop class at the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St., at noon Sunday.
The class is appropriate for adults and kids older than age 8.
An aerial hoop is a steel-ring hung in midair and artists perform artistic poses and movements while using the ring.
Cost is $12.
For more information, email bethany@peninsulaaerialarts.com or visit www.peninsulaaerialarts.com.
SEQUIM
Rotary Salmon Bake
SEQUIM — The 43rd annual Sequim Rotary Salmon Bake and Barbecue will be from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
The event will be at Carrie Blake Park, 202 N. Blake Ave.
Attendees can enjoy wild Alaska salmon baked over an open fire or opt for a barbecue pork sandwich.
The entree is accompanied by coleslaw, fresh bread rolls, baked beans and an ice-cream cup for dessert.
Entertainment will be provided by Denny Secord and his country western band Haywire.
Vendors will sell items on-site, and there will be a raffle of more than 30 items during the event.
Tickets are $15 for ages 10 and older and can be purchased from the Sequim Chamber of Commerce, the KSQM radio station, Thomas Building Center, Fricks, the Sequim Boys & Girls Club, local Rotarians at their place of business or at Rotary sales sites Thursday through Saturday at Safeway, QFC and the Sequim Walmart.
Those who purchase before the day of the event receive a $1 discount
Proceeds benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula, graduating senior scholarships, the free health clinic and local and international charitable projects.
For more information, visit www.sequimrotary.org or phone President David Mattingley at 360-683-8226.
Build a skate deck
SEQUIM — Youth in grades 7-12 are invited to design a skateboard deck at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., at 1 p.m. today.
Skateboard decks and paint will be provided, and participants will leave the workshop with a completed deck.
Limited space is available at the skateboard program, so preregistration is required.
For more information, phone 360-683-1161 or email Sequim@nols.org.
This event is part of You Are Here, the North Olympic Library System’s annual summer reading program for teens and tweens, which ends Saturday.
Lions host crab feed
SEQUIM — The Sequim Valley Lions Club will hold their first Crab Feed behind Islander Pizza & Pasta Shack, 380 E. Washington St., from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.
The family-friendly event will include live country and bluegrass music from the Old Sidekicks, the crab feed and a separate oyster bar.
A full bar will be available for those 21 and older.
Tickets are $20 in advance or $22 at the door.
Proceeds will support local community service projects.
To purchase tickets, phone 360-683-9999.
MAC swap meet
SEQUIM — The Museum & Arts Center in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley will hold its final community swap meet of the summer Saturday.
The neighborhood yard sale will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of the MAC’s DeWitt Administration Center, located at 544 N. Sequim Ave.
The property is located directly across from the brick building portion of Sequim High School.
The cost for renting a 10-foot-by-10-foot selling space is $20 per swap meet.
Vendors have the option of selling their items on tables, blankets, out of vehicles or by whatever method they choose.
Equipment will not be provided by the MAC.
Vendors can sign up and pay for their space in advance at the MAC Exhibit Center, 175 W. Cedar St. in Sequim, or by phoning 360-683-8110.
Some spaces may be available on the day of the sale, but this cannot be guaranteed.
For more information about the MAC, visit www.macsequim.org.
Thrift shop open
SEQUIM — The Sequim Dungeness Hospital Guild’s Thrift Shop, Second and Bell streets, will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The shop is featuring summer fashions and loads of accessories for the home.
Volunteers are also sought.
To volunteer, phone 360-683-7044.
Senior center sale
SEQUIM — The Sequim Senior Activity Center’s sixth annual benefit sale will be held in two units at Bell Creek Plaza east of QFC on Friday and Saturday.
The sale will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.
For more information, contact the Sequim Senior Activity Center at 360-683-6806 or visit www.sequimseniorcenter.org.
All about lavender
SEQUIM — Lavender farmers Michael and Sue Shirkey will discuss cultivating, distilling and cooking with lavender at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The free presentation will be at the Master Gardener Demonstration Garden at 2711 Woodcock Road.
The presentation is part of the Class Act at Woodcock Garden series sponsored by the Master Gardener Foundation of Clallam County, held the first and third Saturdays of the month.
A free plant clinic will follow the presentation from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Woodcock demonstration garden.
Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer questions about gardening issues.
For more information, phone 360-417-2279.
PORT ANGELES
Free dental clinic today
PORT ANGELES — Volunteers in Medicine of the Olympics — also known as VIMO — will operate a free emergency dental clinic beginning at 9 a.m. today.
The clinic will be at 228 W. First St.
Patients with infections or pain will be treated on a first-come, first-served basis until 3 p.m.
There will be no root canals or restorative work done at the clinic.
For more information, visit the VIMO website at www.vimoclinic.org.
Dream Playground
PORT ANGELES — The Dream Playground on Race Street at Erickson Park will close today for the weekend while volunteers spruce it up.
Workers are asked to come for shifts from two hours to all day. Work hours will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both today and Saturday.
The foundation plans to apply sealer to the wooden fence and play structure, repair part of the entrance area, repaint roofs and colorful areas, rake and redistribute ground cover, sweep up debris and trash, and remove or cover up graffiti.
Volunteers may bring light carpentry tools, cordless drills, rakes and shovels, hats, gloves and water.
To volunteer, phone 360-460-7356.
Playground information also can be found at www.dreamplayground.com.
Gardener training
PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Victory Gardens and Clallam County Master Gardeners will host free presentations tonight.
Master Gardeners Bob Cain and Rita Dinger will talk from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the commissioners’ boardroom (160) at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.
Enter by way of the after-hours entrance just to the west of the main entry off Fourth Street.
Cain will talk about winter gardening, and Dinger will discuss crop rotation.
The public is welcome.
For more information, phone Marilyn Harbaugh at 360-417-8949.
Women’s self-defense
PORT ANGELES — Phoenix Dragon Martial Arts, 1025 E. First St., will host a free women’s self-defense seminar at noon Saturday.
The seminar will be taught by Phoenix Dragon Martial Arts owner Meghan Ventura.
Ventura holds a black belt in hapkido and is a certified self-defense and kickboxing instructor.
Attendees will receive a free Kubaton self-defense key chain.
To register, phone 360-808-7303.
For more information, visit www.pdmartialarts.com.
Masons’ breakfast
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Masonic Lodge will hold a fundraising breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at 622 S. Lincoln St.
Requested donations are $8 for adults, $5 for seniors older than 65 and $3 for youths younger than 13.
Proceeds from the breakfast will benefit the Masons’ charity and scholarship funds.
Angels for Dan
PORT ANGELES — The Angels for Dan committee is hosting several fundraising events in August for Dan Spicher, who has been diagnosed with stage four nodular sclerosis Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
An Angels for Dan car wash will be held at Lovell’s Chevron, 601 E. First St., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
A second car wash will be held at Les Schwab, 2527 U.S. Highway 101, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13.
A spaghetti feed and silent auction will be held at Vern Burton Community Center, 308 W. Fourth St., from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20.
Tickets are $10, free for children 5 and younger.
For tickets, phone 360-460-4614, 360-417-1898 or 360-457-9766.
Archery shoot slated
The Wapiti Bowmen Archery Club will host a shooting event at the club range, 374 E. Arnett Road, on Saturday and Sunday.
Registration will begin at 7 a.m. each day.
The shoot is open to beginners through experienced archers, and all ages are welcome. The event includes a five-prize raffle, including a Bear Charge Bow courtesy of Swain’s General Store, and door prizes.
Breakfast and lunch are available each day for a small fee.
For more information, phone Pete Joers at 360-461-9640 or Mark Jackson at 360-683-7787.
Tournament
PORT ANGELES — The 14th annual First Federal Dick Brown Memorial Tournament — with divisions for teams of 10-, 11- and 12-year-old baseball players — is this weekend at Lincoln Park.
Play will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday and continue through Sunday afternoon, with championship games scheduled to start at 4 p.m.
Admission is free to the event organized by Port Angeles Youth Baseball and Port Angeles Parks & Recreation
Nineteen teams from Western Washington will be taking part, with six teams in each division.
For more information contact Dan Estes, special events coordinator, at either 360-417-4557 or destes@cityofpa.us.
