PORT TOWNSEND — Salsa music and steps will again overtake Manresa Castle’s dance floor this Sunday evening, and everyone is welcome.
Second Sunday Salsa, with dance teachers Jean Bettanny and Tom Fairhall, will start at 7 p.m. with a salsa lesson; then come a 7:30 bachata lesson and Latin dancing from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Experienced dancers are encouraged to come and help the beginners as they explore cha cha, rumba, samba and merengue along with salsa.
Admission is $7 for the whole evening, and dancers should use the hotel entrance at the south end of Manresa Castle, 651 Cleveland St.
For more details and to be added to the Second Sunday Salsa mailing list, email jr@olympus.net.
Shea in town
SEQUIM — Jazz vocalist Sarah Shea has relocated to Seattle, but she’ll return home to Sequim for a concert at Wind Rose Cellars, 143 W. Washington St., this Wednesday night.
There’s no cover charge to enjoy her set — with jazz-flavored Christmas songs in the mix — from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
For information, phone the wine bar at 360-681-0690.
Picture-book pair
SEQUIM — Goober and Muffin, a tale of a pup and a kitten, and The Skipping Stone, about the joys of sending rocks tripping across water, are Sequim author Kelly Lenihan’s brand-new children’s picture books.
Both are for babies and young kids up to age 7, Lenihan said, and for parents to read aloud with children just learning to read.
In Goober and Muffin, the title canine and feline were best friends, but one day peer pressure — even prejudice about their differences — separates them.
Next comes “a calamitous misadventure,” Lenihan said, “reminding them what really matters,” their friendship.
As for The Skipping Stone, the author noted that she’s added two “bonus” sections to the back of the book: “Did You Know” and “How to Skip Stones,” with facts and pointers on skipping and choosing rocks.
Lenihan offers autographed copies on her website, www.KellyLenihanBooks.com, while her local outlets so far are Nash’s Farm Store, 4681 Sequim-Dungeness Way, and the Nourish restaurant, 1345 S. Sequim Ave.
The books, illustrated by Oona Risling-Sholl of Portland, Ore., and Naomi Bardoff of California, are $24.88 each.
Lenihan’s publishing house is Artisan Bookworks, a division of Ingram Book Co., an on-demand publisher.
Sound screening
PORT TOWNSEND — A screening of “Song of the New Earth” will be held at the Madrona MindBody Institute, Building 310, Fort Worden Way, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18.
All are welcome. Admission is $10 at the door.
The event, according to a news release, is an evening to celebrate the inner journey with sound, featuring the acclaimed film “Song of the New Earth: Tom Kenyon and the Power of Sound.”
The evening begins with a live sound immersion by Velda Thomas, followed by the documentary of one man’s quest to unite the human and the divine through the transformative power of music and sound.
Following the film will be a sound experience and meditation, plus a question-and-answer session led by local filmmakers Ward Serrill and Sophie Jane Mortimer.
For more information, phone Nelia Swayze at 360-344-4475, email info@madronamindbody.com or visit www.madronamindbody.com.