Grimm tales come to life for last times
PORT ANGELES — The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon, a mashup of comedy, action and fairy tales, has its final performances tonight (Friday, Jan. 30) and Saturday at the Port Angeles High School Performing Arts Center, 304 E. Park Ave.
Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., and then the cast, some 30 members of the high school’s Drama Club, will take the stage at 7 p.m.
Admission is $7, or $6 for students and seniors.
In this show, Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella and lesser-known stories such as “The Talking Fish,” “The Devil’s Grandmother” and “The Girl Without Hands” — all Grimm’s tales — come to life.
Port Angeles High drama coach Kelly Lovall directs all of the frolic, while students Tavin Dotson and Katie Bowes serve as the narrators.
For information, phone the Port Angeles High office at 360-452-7602.
After the fire
PORT ANGELES — A lineup of heavy-metal bands will assemble for an all-ages show tonight (Friday, Jan. 30) at the Metta Room, 132 E. Front St., all in an effort to raise money for Static Illusion, the local band that lost its equipment and practice space in a fire.
Tonight’s acts include Inside Defiance, Estafets, Jack Havoc and Trinity Avenue.
Show time is 6 p.m., and the cover charge is $5.
Sirens benefit for food bank in Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND — When Alki Jones, the Seattle acoustic-country-progressive band, arrives tonight (Friday, Jan. 30) at Sirens Pub, its members hope patrons will come for the music and bring some protein.
The group’s gig is a benefit for the Port Townsend Food Bank, which needs donations during this post-holiday period, said drummer Rick Sloot.
Most wanted are soups and proteins such as peanut butter and canned salmon, he added.
Sirens’ typical $5 door charge will be reduced to $4 for anyone who brings a can of food tonight. Cash donations for the food bank cannot be accepted.
Alki Jones will do two one-hour shows at Sirens, 823 Water St., tonight: at 9:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. The $4 or $5 at the door covers both.
For more details, phone the pub at 360-379-1100, and see AlkiJones.com.
Swing lessons
PORT ANGELES — East Coast swing classes — leading up to a community dance — will start this Wednesday, Feb. 4, at the Port Angeles Senior and Community Center, 328 E. Seventh St.
Steve and Ann Johnson will offer one-hour beginners’ sessions at 6:30 p.m. and beyond-beginners’ classes at 8 p.m. each Wednesday through March 11, while students of all ages are welcome.
A practice period for all levels will be open between sessions from 7:30 p.m. till 8 p.m.
The cost is $5 per class, with proceeds to fund the dance Friday, March 13, at the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St.
The country and rock band Haywire will play, and East Coast swing dance-class participants will be admitted free.
For details, phone the Johnsons at 360-457-5950 or email anna@olypen.com.
Ticket time short
PORT TOWNSEND — Tickets are available only through Wednesday, Feb. 4, for the planned concert by the Kings of Mongrel Folk and Colonels of Corn at the Northwest Maritime Center, 431 Water St.
The April 11 event, titled “Seriously Silly Songs,” is a fundraiser for the Boiler Room, the nonprofit coffee house and community center in downtown Port Townsend.
To find out about the show and see about tickets through IndieGoGo.com, visit http://igg.me/at/silly-songs.
To learn more about the Boiler Room, see www.ptbr.org — or stop in at the actual coffee house at 711 Water St.
Ensler’s ‘Memory’
PORT TOWNSEND — A matinee performance of Eve Ensler’s “A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant and a Prayer” has been added to the already-scheduled evening show next month in the Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, 200 Battery Way.
The show, an exploration of healing and new life for women who have endured domestic violence, will arrive on the stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15.
Tickets are $30, or $20 each for groups of five, with proceeds to benefit Dove House Advocacy Services in Port Townsend.
To purchase, visit http://dovehousejc.eventbrite.com or Dove House, 1045 10th St.
For more information about the production, which is part of the Port Townsend Rising campaign to raise awareness about violence against women, contact Karen Hogan at 360-683-4670 or karenlhogan@me.com.
For information about Port Townsend Rising and other events and how to get involved, contact Annalisa Barelli at 360-821-8897 or annalisabarelli@gmail.com.