A sailboat race to benefit Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, a quilt show with everything from demonstrations to massages and a special Tails to Trails dog walk are among the special events scheduled on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
PORT ANGELES, PORT TOWNSEND, SEQUIM
China travel talk
Bob and Claire Rogers will present “In Search of Shangri-La,” a multimedia presentation of their exploration of southwest China on a tandem bicycle, in Sequim tonight, Port Townsend on Saturday and Port Angeles on Sunday.
All three will be at 7 p.m. Admission will be $5, with children admitted free.
Tonight’s Sequim program will be at the Sequim High School cafeteria, 601 N. Sequim Ave.
The Port Townsend show will be at the Broken Spoke bicycle shop, 835 Water St.
The Port Angeles show will be at the Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St.
The Peninsula Trails Coalition Adventure Traveler Slide Show events are fundraisers for the Olympic Discovery Trail.
Proceeds will go toward the purchase of tools, equipment and lunches for volunteers.
For more information, phone 360-683-7180 or visit www.newbohemians.net.
PORT ANGELES
Ring the bells
PORT ANGELES — The Michael Trebert chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, together with other chapters throughout the United States, wants local churches, government facilities and residents to participate in “Bells Across America” by ringing bells large and small at 1 p.m. today.
The event will mark the 223rd anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787.
Among the participants are St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Sequim; St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church and Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Port Angeles; the Gateway Transportation Center in Port Angeles; and the Clallam County Courthouse.
For more information about Constitution Week or for a free pocket-sized copy of the U.S. Constitution (including the Declaration of Independence), visit the DAR’s Constitution Week display at the libraries in Port Angeles and Sequim; Port Book and News in downtown Port Angeles; and Pacific Mist Books and Sound Community Bank in Sequim.
For more information, phone Patricia Graham at 360-417-1346.
Benefit concert
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra will host an evening with the community’s top young musicians on Saturday.
The dinner benefiting the orchestra will be at 6 p.m. at C’est si Bon restaurant, 23 Cedar Park Drive, just east of Port Angeles.
“Concert and Cuisine” will feature violinist Erin Hennessey, oboist Johanna Jacobsen and violinist Levi Yearian, all of whom were recognized this year in the symphony’s Young Artists Competition.
While the music plays, guests will enjoy a four-course dinner with wine.
Tickets are $75 per person, and reservations may be made by phoning 360-457-5579.
Information about the orchestra’s forthcoming season is at www.PortAngelesSymphony.org.
Daddy Daughter Dance
PORT ANGELES — The city of Port Angeles’ Recreation Department will hold its annual Daddy Daughter Dance at the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St., from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.
Dads, uncles, grandpas can take their special young ladies out for an evening of music, refreshments and fun.
Cost is $15 per couple and $5 for each additional child.
Photography will be provided by Sweetest Things Photography.
DJ Joe Frank will perform.
Tickets are available in the recreation office at the Vern Burton center.
For more information, phone Amber Mozingo at 360-417-4523 or e-mail amozingo@cityofpa.us.
Harvest breakfast set
PORT ANGELES — Irwin Dental Center, 620 E. Eighth St., will hold its third annual Harvest Breakfast fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
Menu items are buttermilk pancakes, cheesy eggs, sausage, Yukon Gold hash browns, fruit, orange juice, coffee and hot cocoa.
Cost is $7 plus a donation of a canned food item.
Proceeds and food donations will be given to the Port Angeles Food Bank.
For more information, phone 360-457-0489.
Hyatt car wash
PORT ANGELES — A car wash and bake sale in memory of Ken “Badger” Hyatt will be held at A & B Auto, 1403 E. First St., at 9 a.m. Saturday.
An avid motorcyclist, Hyatt was killed in a collision Aug. 28 at the junction of U.S. Highway 101 and state Highway 112.
Hyatt’s friends and family are seeking donations to cover the cost of a sign warning drivers to “Please Keep an Extra Eye Out for Motorcyclists.”
For more information, phone 360-452-3983.
Car wash set
PORT ANGELES –The Port Angeles High School Rider Angels Dance Team will hold a car wash fundraiser at the Port Angeles Chevron, 601 E. First St., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The cost is $5 per vehicle and donations will be accepted.
Proceeds will help the dancers with team expenses.
POW-MIA program
PORT ANGELES — Veteran of Foreign Wars Post 1024 and its Ladies Auxiliary will present a POW-MIA program at the Veterans Center, 261 S. Francis St., at 1 p.m. today.
A representative of the city of Port Angeles will read a proclamation stating that the day is officially declared POW-MIA Day.
Cake and coffee will be served after the ceremony.
For more information, phone Venay Money at 360-681-7085 or e-mail windchimes1024@hotmail.com.
Mount Baldy hike
PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Group of the Sierra Club will hike up Mount Baldy on Saturday.
The hike is free and open to the public.
This is a strenuous hike with elevation increasing about 3,500 feet over 2.5 miles.
Participants must be reasonably fit and wear good footwear.
For more information or to register, phone Jim Rosenthal at 360-385-9980.
Library story times
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., will present free story times for toddlers and preschoolers today.
Story times for children ages 2 to 3 will be presented at 10:15 a.m.
Story times for children ages 3 to 5 will be at 11:15 a.m.
For more information, visit www.nols.org, phone 360-417-8502 or e-mail youth@nols.org.
Auditions continue
PORT ANGELES — Teenagers and adults alike can audition for “Meet Me in St. Louis,” the Port Angeles Community Players’ fall production.
Tryouts began Thursday and continue 7 p.m. today at the Port Angeles Community Playhouse, 1235 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
The show — the nonmusical version of Sally Benson’s classic — has parts for seven men, nine women, six teen girls and three teen boys.
The play’s performance dates are Nov. 19 through Dec. 5.
For details about the auditions, phone 360-452-6651.
Rotary bulb sale
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Noon Rotary Club will hold its annual tulip and flower bulb sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Saturday.
The sale will be held at East First and South Washington streets.
Bulb sales serve as the club’s main annual fundraiser.
Pre-orders taken in June will be available for pickup today and Saturday.
For more information, phone Steve Methner at 360-460-7356.
Garden workshop
PORT ANGELES — A workshop on “Digging, Dividing and Storing Dahlia Tubers” will be held at Jan’s Country Garden, 344 O’Brien Road, on Saturday.
Jan Jones, owner-operator of the garden, will focus on caring for dahlias throughout the fall, winter and spring months.
Two workshops will be conducted. The first session is at 11 a.m.; the second session is at 1 p.m.
They are limited to 10 participants per session.
Cost is $8.
Phone 360-452-8287 to register.
Dahlia tubers for spring planting are available for purchase at the garden or through the garden’s website www.janscountrygarden.com.
Amateur radio license
PORT ANGELES — The Clallam Country Amateur Radio Club will hold a technician and general license instruction class starting Saturday.
It will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Port Angeles Fire Department, 102 E. Fifth St.
Another class will be conducted the following Saturday, Sept. 25, at the same place, also from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
A class review is planned from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2. The final exam will be at 1 p.m. Oct. 2.
Class material will come from the American Radio Relay League Technician or General Class manuals.
The class is free, not including course materials and a $15 processing fee for the exam.
Course materials are available for purchase at www.arrl.org/catalog, or phone Tom Newcomb at 360-452-8228.
The class is taught by members of the Ham Radio Operators of the Clallam County Amateur Radio Club and the Amateur Radio Emergency Service group.
For more information or to register, phone Chuck Jones at 360-452-4672 or Newcomb at 360-452-8228.
SEQUIM
Hospice benefit
SEQUIM — Captains and crew from the Sequim Bay and Port Angeles yacht clubs will race sailboats in the 18th Reach for Hospice, a benefit for Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County on Saturday.
Three races are planned. They will begin at 12:30 p.m.
The public is encouraged to watch the race from a variety of areas in the marina complex.
An awards’ ceremony will be between 4:30 p.m. and 5 p.m.
For more information, phone Ed English at 360-582-9916 or e-mail ejsailor@att.net.
Last concert set
SEQUIM — The Sequim City Band wraps its outdoor concert season at the James Center for the Performing Arts at Carrie Blake Park, 202 N. Blake Ave., at 3 p.m. Sunday.
The concert will feature “Hoagy Carmichael in Concert”; “Red’s White and Blue March,” composed by Red Skelton; and “Show Boat, Selection for Concert Band.”
Marches by John Phillip Sousa, Harold Bennett, E.E. Bagley, and Karl L. King also will be performed.
Attendees should bring chairs or blankets and sunglasses.
For more information, visit www.sequimcityband.org or phone Band Director Sanford Feibus at 360-683-2546.
Orthopedic care
SEQUIM — An orthopedic screening clinic for children from birth to age 18 will be held at the Sequim Masonic Lodge, 700 S. Fourth Ave., from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.
The clinic is sponsored by the Olympic Peninsula Shrine Club.
Children with a treatable condition will be referred to the Shriners Hospitals for Children in Portland, Ore.
Medical care at Shriners Hospitals for Children is provided without financial obligation to patients or their families.
The hospitals can treat orthopedic conditions such as scoliosis, neuromuscular disorders, hand and back problems, limb length discrepancy, congenital hip problems and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
For more information, phone Dave Hansen at 360-912-0291.
Grange flea market
SEQUIM — Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road, will hold a Super Flea Market from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Vendors will be located inside and outside of the grange hall.
Baked goods and other food items will be sold.
For more information, phone Bob Clark at 360-683-4431.
Tail to Trails
SEQUIM — Welfare for Animals Guild and the Hurricane Kennel Club will hold their annual Tails to Trails dog walk at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Registration will be from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Carrie Blake Park, 202 N. Blake Ave.
The event will include music, food, a doggie decathlon and games for pooches, a raffle and fun checkpoints during the walk.
Proceeds will help local rescue dogs.
Registration is $15.
For more information, phone 360-452-8192 or 360-582-9636.
Bunco fundraiser
SEQUIM — The Sequim Guild of Seattle Children’s Hospital will hold a bunco game fundraiser and silent auction at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave., at noon today.
A $12 donation is requested.
Proceeds will go toward uncompensated medical care for area children.
Lunch will be served, along with desserts provided by guild members.
Participants will also be eligible for prizes.
For more information or to make a reservation, phone 360-797-7105 or e-mail buncosqguild@hotmail.com.
Fall container class
SEQUIM — Horticulturist Eli Guizar will teach a class on how to create a flowering fall container garden at 11 a.m. Saturday.
The class will be at Vision Landscape Nursery, 131 Kitchen-Dick Road.
The fee for the course is $39 and includes all materials and instructional fees.
Preregistration is required.
For more information or to register, phone 360-683-2855.
Press release how-to
SEQUIM — Diane Urbani de la Paz and Renne Brock-Richmond will teach how to promote arts events or groups with engaging press releases and online event guides at a meeting of the Sequim Humanities and Arts Alliance’s Cultural Connections meeting on Saturday.
The event will be from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Express, 1441 E. Washington St.
Urbani de la Paz is features editor and a reporter for the Peninsula Daily News, and Brock-Richmond is an artist, college instructor and event producer.
The duo will pass along tips to get noticed and how to use self-promotion resources.
The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, e-mail info@sequimartalliance.org or phone 360-460-3023.
Elks breakfast set
SEQUIM — The Sequim Ladies of the Elks will hold a benefit breakfast at the Sequim Elks Club, 143 Port Williams Road, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday.
Scrambled eggs, pancakes, link sausage, orange juice, tea and coffee will be on the menu.
Adults are $5, children ages 6-10 are $3 and children under 5 are free.
Proceeds will go to Sequim Community Aid.
Auditions Saturday
SEQUIM — Olympic Theatre Arts will conduct auditions for “The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew” at 2 p.m. Saturday.
The auditions will begin at 2 p.m. at 414 N. Sequim Ave.
The action comedy has special effects and includes knights, a villain, a magician and a dragon.
There are roles for six adult men, and 11 speaking and nonspeaking parts for ages 12 to adult.
Performances will run from Nov. 26 to Dec. 12.
For more information, phone 360-683-7326.
Guild open Saturday
SEQUIM — The Sequim Dungeness Hospital Guild’s Thrift Shop, 204 W. Bell St., will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
All white-tagged items will be marked half-price.
Fun Walk
SEQUIM — The seventh annual Fun Walk to benefit the Dungeness Valley Health and Wellness Clinic is Saturday.
Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. for the walk that will begin and end at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 Blake Ave., Sequim.
Closing ceremonies will be at 11 .am.
Both a 1-mile walk and a 5-mile hike are offered along with Zumba, Laughter Yoga and free health screenings.
Entertainment will include Sequimarimba and a singing group from the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe.
The cost is 10 per adult, and free to those younger than 18.
For more information, phone Leslie Lauren at the clinic at 360-582-2976.
JOYCE, FORKS, WEST END
Motorcycle Poker Run
JOYCE — A Motorcycle Poker Run to benefit the Crescent School scholarship fund is set for noon Saturday.
Registration will be from 10 a.m. to noon at the Family Kitchen Restaurant, across from the Joyce General Store.
The cost is $20 for riders and $10 for passengers. The cost includes a barbecue at the Family Kitchen at 2:30 p.m.
The motorcycle run is about 110 miles and leaves from the Family Kitchen. A map and directions will be given to participants.
Tents and campers are welcome.
For more information, phone 360-8080-0175 or 360-808-2300.
Story time
FORKS — A story time with an “Opposites” theme for children ages 3 to 5 will be held at the Forks Library, 171 S. Forks Ave., at 2 p.m. today.
Music, stories and a craft project will be about tall and short, far and near and more.
The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, phone 360-374-6402, e-mail forks@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.
Diabetes talk
FORKS — A doctor will talk about Type 2 diabetes on Sunday.
Dr. Patricia McEachrane-Gross, Lower Elwha Health Clinic director, will speak at 3 p.m. in the DNR Conference Center, 411 Tillicum Lane, Forks.
PORT TOWNSEND/JEFFERSON COUNTY
Israeli talk Sunday
PORT TOWNSEND — The deputy consul general of Israel for the Pacific Northwest region will speak about Israel on Sunday.
Gideon Lustig of the Israeli consulate in San Francisco will speak at 4:30 p.m. at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave., Port Townsend.
His address will be two days before the Port Townsend Food Co-op board is expected to decide on a proposed boycott of seven Israeli-made products.
The co-op is scheduled to address the proposal at a meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday. That meeting also will be at the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Church.
Members will vote on the proposal, in which the co-op would boycott products from Israel and the occupied territories “until Israel stops violating international law and the rights of the Palestinian people.”
Sunday’s presentation is sponsored by No Israel Boycott.
For more information, e-mail noisraelboycott@hotmail.com.
Gaza talk Sunday
PORT TOWNSEND — Kit Kittredge of Quilcene will discuss her five tours of the Gaza Strip on Sunday.
Kittredge, a leader in urging a boycott of Israeli goods at the Port Townsend Food Co-op, will speak at 2 p.m. at the Port Townsend Masonic Lodge, 1338 Jefferson St.
Kittredge supports the Palestinian Civil Society’s call to boycott, divest and sanction Israeli products until what she calls “Israeli apartheid” ends.
To contact Kittredge, e-mail marnykit@gmail.com.
Quilt show set
PORT TOWNSEND — More than 100 quilts will be displayed during the Cabin Fever Quilters 30th show at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds today and Saturday.
The quilts will be on display at the fairgrounds at 4907 Landes St., from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Admission will be $4.
A country store, food and free neck and shoulder massages by therapists from Kingston Crossing Wellness Center also are planned, as well as demonstrations of hand and machine quilting, piecing and sewing machine maintenance.
Vendor with fabrics, books, patterns and machines from shops in Port Townsend, Sequim, Port Angeles and Port Gamble will sell their goods.
One booth is dedicated solely to threads and another to hand-dyed fabrics.
The featured quilter, Charlie Petersen, makes custom quilts, “rescues” vintage quilts and designs and publishes quilt patterns.
Tickets, which are $1 each, will be available for the 2010 raffle quilt.
Refreshments will be available for purchase.
For more information about the quilt show, e-mail Maureen Huff at mhuff@olympus.net or phone 360-379-0244
Meet candidates
NORDLAND — The Marrowstone Island Community Association plans a candidate forum at the Nordland Garden Club at 5:30 p.m. Sunday.
The gathering also includes a potluck dinner and a brief business meeting.
The forum will feature candidates in two races in the Nov. 2 general election: John Austin, Jefferson County District 3 County Commissioner incumbent, a Democrat, and Jim Boyer, a Republican home builder, who is challenging Austin; and Paul Richmond, Port Townsend attorney, and Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Scott Rosekrans, who are running for the prosecuting attorney’s post.
The public is welcome to attend.
For more information, phone 360-385-1516.
Soviet fighter on display
PORT TOWNSEND — A classic Soviet-era fighter plane is on display now at the Port Townsend Aero Museum through Sunday.
The Yakovlev Yak 11 was the first plane to be shot down by U.S. forces in the Korean War in 1050.
The museum is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day except Monday and Tuesday.
Admission to the museum is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors and active military, $6 for children from 7 to 12 and free for children 6 and younger.
For more information, see http://tinyurl.com/28byzxm or phone 360-379-5244.
Port Ludlow concert
“Swingin’ Vegas is Back!” is the title of the opening event of the 19th season of the Port Ludlow Arts Council’s Performing Arts in Port Ludlow series, which is set for Saturday.
The 8 p.m. concert at the Bay Club at 120 Spinnaker Place in Port Ludlow will feature Ned Rifken and Nancy Osborne.
Doors will open at 7 p.m. for the show.
Tickets are $20.
For more information, phone 360-437-2208.
