A Lonely H farewell, car shows, a healing ceremony and a fly-in are among the varied events offered this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
For more information about arts and entertainment, see today’s Peninsula Spotlight, the Peninsula Daily News’ weekly entertainment guide.
PORT ANGELES
Lonely H band’s farewell
PORT ANGELES — The Lonely H, a Port Angeles band planning to move to Nashville, Tenn., will perform two farewell shows tonight.
The shows will be the last in Port Angeles before the members move to Music City after Labor Day weekend in early September.
The first show will be at Coog’s Budget CDs, 111 W. Front St., at 7 p.m.
The second will be at Bar N9ne, 229 W First St., starting at 10 p.m.
For each venue, the cover charge is $5.
The band members — Mark Fredson, Ben Eyestone, Eric Whitman and Johnny Whitman — formed the group while students in the Port Angeles School District.
The band has made national tours and recently released its third album, “Concrete Class.”
Marihugh Cruz-In
PORT ANGELES — The fifth annual Darlene Marihugh Memorial Cruz-in fundraiser will be held in the parking lots of Cowboy Country, Jace The Real Estate Co. and Puerto de Angeles, 923-940 E. First St., beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday.
Motorcycles, hot rods, customs, muscle cars and classics will be on display.
Puerto de Angeles will offer menu specials and Cowboy Country will hold an outdoor sale and sell root beer floats to benefit the Darlene Marihugh Scholarship Fund.
Wayne “The Peregrine” King will be on hand showing and firing off his restored 1964 Doss, Clayton and King top fuel dragster.
More than 130 door prizes donated by area businesses will be given to participants displaying their cars and bikes.
Awards will include “Best Harley” and “Best Motorcycle.”
A winner’s choice custom flamed 1932 Ford pedal car or a Harley-Davidson pedal tryke with a custom flame paint job will be raffled, along with a restored Phillips 66 Lubester, donated by Baxter Auto Parts and painted by Tyler and Guy Body & Paint.
All proceeds will go to scholarships for high school seniors in Darlene Marihugh’s name and memory.
For more information, visit www.marihughcruzin.com.
YMCA play set
PORT ANGELES — Members of the YMCA Drama Camp will present an original play, “Legend of the Deep Blue,” at Hamilton Elementary School, 1822 W. Seventh St., at 6 tonight.
The play is free and open to the public.
Written and directed by Kelly Lovall, the play is about a group of children who find out about a lost city hidden beneath the deep ocean.
When the adventuresome character Alethea, played by Hope Chamberlain, finds a treasure that allows her to travel to and from these worlds, her sister and friends — played by Faith Chamberlain, Lucy Bert, Madelynne Jones, Stephanie Garcia, Charles Krause John Settle and Heather Hendrickson — risk everything to confront a group of mythical sea creatures, played by Hannah Hendrickson, Samantha Raphael, JoHannah Hendrickson and Jill Nickles.
Water sprites, grindylows, ashrays and the Kracken are depicted in this battle to join together two worlds, and connect two lost civilizations.
For more information, e-mail klovall@portangelesschools.org.
Healing event set
PORT ANGELES — An event to celebrate entering the “Pre-Wave of the ninth and final Wave of the Mayan Calendar” will be held at Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 73 Howe Road, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.
The ceremony will focus on healing of the body, mind and spirit; healing for the planet; and coming into unity.
There will be a special healing offered to all affected by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Participants should bring drums, rattles other musical instruments.
A donation of $3 to $5 dollars to cover room rental is requested.
For more information, phone 360-452-0731, 360-681-4784, or 360-452-5588.
Toddler dance parties
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Library will bring back its Toddler Dance Parties beginning today.
The dance parties are at 10:15 a.m. at the library, 2210 S. Peabody St., today, July 23 and July 30.
Children ages 1-5 are invited to dance while listening to some of the library’s hottest beats and singing toddler hits.
For more information, phone 360-417-8502, e-mail kids@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.
SEQUIM
Find good wood
SEQUIM — Artist Mike Jaquish will present “Scrounging for the Good Wood” at Around Again, 765 W. Washington St., from 3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
Jacquish will explain how to identify species of wood used in pallets and how to use that wood in a variety of projects.
Participants are asked to RSVP by e-mail to info@aroundagainstore.org or by phone to 360-683-7862 today.
For more information, visit www.aroundagainstore.org.
Ice cream benefit
SEQUIM — An ice cream social benefit for Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County will be held at Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday.
For more information, phone Sue Hargrave at 360-683-5456.
Bonsai exhibit
SEQUIM — The Dungeness Bonsai Society will hold its annual exhibit at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave., from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Saturday.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature tours, discussions, lectures and plant sales.
Bonsai are a living art form developed in China and Japan during the seventh century with the idea to create age-old trees and landscapes in miniature.
For more information, phone Bob Stack at 360-683-1315.
Pony club car wash
SEQUIM — Ranahan Pony Club will hold a car wash Saturday.
The car wash will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Rock Plaza, Old Olympic Highway at Sequim-Dungeness Way.
City Band plays
SEQUIM — The Sequim City Band continues its outdoor 2010 season at the James Center for the Performing Arts at Carrie Blake Park, 202 N. Blake Ave. at 3 p.m. Sunday.
Some selections from this month’s concert will include “The Armed Forces Salute”; “Country Gardens,” an English Morris dance tune; and selections from “Kiss Me Kate” by Cole Porter.
Olympic Winds, the clarinet section of the Sequim City Band, will perform at 2 p.m.
The free outdoor concerts are performed at 3 p.m. on the third Sunday of the month from May through September.
Attendees should bring chairs or blankets and sunglasses.
Membership in the Sequim City Band is open to all musicians on approval of the director.
Rehearsals are held at Swisher Hall, directly behind the James Center bandstand, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Mondays.
For more information, visit www.sequimcityband.org or phone Band Director Sanford Feibus at 360-683-2546.
Ice cream benefit
SEQUIM — An ice cream social benefit for Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County will be held at Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday.
Ice cream sundaes and banana splits will be served.
Suggested donation is $5.
For more information, phone Sue Hargrave at 360-683-5456.
Community yard sale
SEQUIM — The Sequim Elks Lodge plans a community yard sale today and Saturday.
The yard sale will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days at the Elks Lodge at 143 Port Williams Road.
For more information, phone Maura Mattson at 360-681-0533.
Ubuntu talk set
SEQUIM — The Sequim PC Users Group (SPCUG) will discuss the free, Linux-based Ubuntu operating system in the computer lab, Room E-3, at Sequim High School, 601 N. Sequim Ave., at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Ubuntu can run on almost any computer, the group says, adding that it loads quickly for fast Web browsing and that, since it contains many free programs, it is a low-cost alternative to the Microsoft Windows operating system.
A suggested donation of $5 is requested from visitors.
For more information, visit www.spcug.net or e-mail spcug1@gmail.com.
Open house set
SEQUIM — Precious Life Animal Sanctuary, a nonprofit for abused, neglected and abandoned animals, will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The sanctuary houses more than 100 animals, including mules, wild turkeys, horses, pigs and cows.
The event is free and donations will be accepted for sanctuary operations.
For directions and more information, phone 360-582-1437.
LAPUSH
Marine meeting
LAPUSH — The Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council will meet at the Quileute Tribal Center in LaPush from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today.
Jan Newton of the University of Washington and Timi Vann of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will provide a presentation on the real-time oceanographic buoy and glider system that will soon to be deployed in the sanctuary off the coast of LaPush.
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Director Dan Basta will attend the meeting to discuss national issues facing marine sanctuaries.
Amy Grondin, with the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership, will give an update on the partnership’s current ocean acidification outreach efforts.
For more information on the advisory council meeting, including the agenda, visit olympiccoast.noaa.gov/AboutUs/sac/sac_meetschedule.html.
PORT TOWNSEND/JEFFERSON COUNTY
Airport Days set
PORT TOWNSEND — The annual Airport Days and Fly-In will be at the Jefferson County International Airport this weekend.
Airplanes can arrive at the airport at any time today.
The free events are slated from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to noon on Sunday.
There will be vintage airplanes, car clubs, military vehicles, a flyover by the Cascade Warbirds, an East Jefferson Fire and Rescue display, arts and crafts by local artists and music all day Saturday.
Young Eagle airplane rides for ages 8 to 17 are set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Minors must be accompanied by or have written permission from a parent or guardian to take a Young Eagle flight.
Also to be offered will be tethered hot-air balloon rides and, today and Saturday, evening entertainment.
The event is sponsored by the Jefferson County Pilot’s Association, Port of Port Townsend and NW Hangars LLC.
For more information, e-mail ptflyin@yahoo.com or visit www.jeffcopilots.com.
Annual picnic set
PORT TOWNSEND — The Olympic Stewardship Foundation will hold its annual picnic at noon Saturday.
The picnic will be at Dr. Kenn Brooks Farm at 644 Old Eaglemount Road.
The public is invited.
The featured speaker will be Michael Shaw, founder and president of Freedom Advocates.
He is a vocal opponent of sustainable development and warns of the “dangers and tyranny” he believes will befall communities who practice this strategy.
The status of Olympic Stewardship Foundation activities on the Shoreline Management Plan, the Critical Areas Ordinance and the WRIA17 Watershed Rule will be discussed.
Hamburgers, hot dogs and salads will be served.
Olympic Stewardship Foundation is a nonprofit group of citizens from who believe that private property owners are fully capable of providing the best protection of their lands for today and for the future.
For direction and more information, phone Dennis Schultz at 360-379-0338.
Goddard fete with author
PORT TOWNSEND — Goddard College will celebrate its fifth anniversary in Port Townsend by welcoming author Maxine Hong Kingston for a celebration on Saturday
Kingston, author of Woman Warrior, China Men, Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book and others, will hold a reading and book signing at the USO Hall at Fort Worden State Park at 7 p.m. Saturday.
A reception will follow Kingston’s reading.
She has earned many awards for her writing, including the National Book Critics Circle Award, the National Book Award, the PEN West Award for Fiction, the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature and the National Humanities Medal, which was conferred by President Clinton, as well as the title “Living Treasure of Hawaii.”
Goddard College currently offers two Master of Fine Arts programs in Port Townsend: creative writing and interdisciplinary arts.
Students spend eight intensive days on campus designing their study plan with a faculty adviser, then return to their home communities to complete their semester.
For information on Kingston’s reading or to RSVP, phone Erin Fristad at 360-344-4100 or e-mail erin.fristad@goddard.edu.
Castle plays markets
PORT TOWNSEND — Electric violinist Geoffry Castle will perform at the Port Townsend and Chimacum farmers markets this weekend.
Castle will play at the Port Townsend Farmers Market, on Tyler Street between Lawrence and Clay streets, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and in Chimacum, at the intersection of state Highway 19 and Chimacum Road, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.
Sunfield walk set
PORT HADLOCK — Sunfield Land for Learning, 10903 Rhody Drive, will host its first nature walk, “Reading the Landscape and Recognizing Local Birds,” from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
The walk is free and open to the public.
During the walk, visitors will have an opportunity to stroll and enjoy Sunfield’s varied terrain, including wetlands, fields and forest, to identify plant and birds.
The walk will be led by Jeanmarie Morelli, community education assistant and volunteer coordinator for Sunfield.
Morelli has a background in horticulture, ethnobotany and botany, and has taught ethnobotany and landscape design at Peninsula College.
She has led plant walks for the Jefferson Land Trust as well as the Port Townsend Marine Science Center.
Attendees are asked to RSVP to 360-385-3658.