Haitian relief and other worthy causes are among the benefits offered on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
Here is a sample of activities to enjoy this weekend:
Haiti benefit
SEQUIM — A champagne breakfast to benefit survivors of the January magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Haiti will be served at the Sequim Elks Lodge on Sunday.
The benefit, sponsored by the Sequim Elks and Ladies of the Elks, will be from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 143 Port Williams Road.
The menu includes pancakes, sausage, biscuits and gravy and scrambled eggs served with champagne, orange juice or coffee.
Music, raffles and prizes are planned. Harpist Katie Rose will play from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
All proceeds will go to the Salvation Army Haitian Fund.
Darvin Jordan, pastor of the Salvation Army, will provide an update on fundraising efforts.
Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for children 6-10. Children 5 and younger will be admitted free.
For more information, phone Maggie Morgan at 360-582-1690.
Benefit concert
PORT TOWNSEND — The Boiler Room, 711 Water St., will host a benefit concert for Doctors Without Borders efforts in Haiti at 5 p.m. today.
Boiler Room volunteer baristas and patrons have been donating tips and extra change since the January earthquake, which led to the idea of a benefit concert.
At the end of the business day, the Boiler Room will donate its profits as well as concert proceeds to Doctors Without Borders.
Bands set to play include The Solvents, Patrick James, Jaden Lorien, Zeke Wakefield, Simon Lynge, Umber Mishra and Fire the Goat.
A donation of $5 to $10 is suggested.
For more information, phone 360-301-4598 or e-mail java monkey@gmail.com.
Luncheon for the heart
SEQUIM — A luncheon focused on heart health is planned today.
The Ready, Set, Go! Heart Luncheon will be at 11:30 a.m. at the SunLand Golf and Country Club, 109 Hilltop Drive.
Speakers will include Drs. Larri Ann Mishko and Michael Crim of the Jamestown Family Health Clinic.
The cost is $50.
All proceeds will benefit Olympic Medical Center cardiac services.
For more information, phone 360-417-7486.
Breakfast for Haiti
PORT ANGELES — The Elks Naval Lodge will host a breakfast fundraiser for Haitian earthquake relief from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
The breakfast will be in the main ballroom of the lodge, 131 E. First St.
Scrambled eggs, pancakes, bacon, sausage, fresh fruit and juice, coffee, tea and champagne will be served.
The cost will be $10 per person, $6 for children 12 and younger, with proceeds going to the Salvation Army’s Haiti Fund.
Tickets for the breakfast can be purchased in advance at the Elks office from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. or in the Elks members bar and lounge on the second floor from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
For more information, phone 360-457-3355.
Arts awards
PORT TOWNSEND — Andy Mackie and Liu Ling-hui will be presented with awards from the Port Townsend Arts Commission at Port Townsend City Council chambers today.
The presentation of the Angel of the Arts and Patron of the Arts awards will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Mackie, who teaches children through his music foundation, has received the Angel of the Arts award, which honors a person who has made a significant contribution to the arts.
Ling-hui, dance studio owner and teacher of classical ballet and modern dance, received the Patron of the Arts award, which is given to a business owner who has made an exceptional contribution to the arts.
Film critic
PORT ANGELES — Film critic and author Rebecca Redshaw will host a screening of the G-rated movie “Babe: The Gallant Pig” at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., at 6:30 p.m. today.
After the screening, Redshaw will discuss the book of the same name by Dick King-Smith, providing insights into its adaptation.
Light refreshments will be served.
The event is part of Book+Movie=Fun, a program that explores books adapted to film.
Children may wear pajamas and bring favorite blankets and stuffed animals.
The program is free and open to the public.
For more information, phone 360-417-8500, e-mail port angeles@nols.org or visit www.nols.org and click on “Events.”
Fort Flagler walk
MARROWSTONE ISLAND — The Olympic Peninsula Explorers Club will conduct a 3.1-mile and a 6.2-mile walk at Fort Flagler State Park at 9 a.m. Saturday.
The group will meet and sign in at the Nordland General Store, 7180 Flagler Road, before driving to Fort Flagler and beginning the walk.
This walk explores the history and natural beauty of Marrowstone Island and Fort Flagler.
A carpool will leave the Sequim QFC parking lot near Dynasty Restaurant at 8 a.m.
For more information, phone Frances Johnson at 360-385-5861.
YMCA Family Night
PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Family YMCA, 302 S. Francis St., will hold a free, open to the public Family Night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.
The YMCA will be made over into an indoor play area for all ages, featuring the YMCA’s new inflatable obstacle course.
There will also be a Zumba class, Wii Fit games, dodgeball, music, crafts and camp songs.
Children must be accompanied by adults.
For more information, phone 360-452-9244.
Magic of Cinema
PORT ANGELES — The Portuguese film “Fados” will conclude Peninsula College’s winter quarter Magic of Cinema series with a screening at 7 p.m. today.
“Fados” will be shown in the college’s Little Theater, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
“Fados,” released in 2007, fuses cinema, song, dance and instrumental numbers into a film that completes Director Carlos Saura’s musical trilogy, which also includes the films “Flamenco” and “Tango.”
The film traces fado music from African and Brazilian roots to the new wave of modern “faudistas.”
Admission to the film is $5, or $1 with Peninsula College student identification.
For more information, visit www.pencol.edu.
PEAK auction
SEQUIM — The PEAK Leadership Alumni Committee will host an hors d’oeuvres reception and silent auction from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.
The reception and auction will be at the Cedarbrook Lavender and Herb Farm at 1345 S. Sequim Ave.
Live entertainment will be provided by Final Approach.
The auction items include a rafting trip, a kayaking trip, Olympic Theater Arts tickets, Port Angeles Light Opera Association Theater tickets and an iPod.
Tickets are $25 per person.
They are available:
• In Port Angeles, by phoning Krista Francis at 360-417-6393 or Julie Hatch at 360-457-4244.
• In Jefferson County, by phoning Samantha Trone at 510-326-4969.
Tickets also are available at the Cedarbrook Lavender and Herb Farm by phoning 360-683-4541 or in person at 1345 S. Sequim Ave., Sequim. Debit or VISA or MasterCard will be accepted, as well as cash or check.
Proceeds from the event will go to the PEAK Alumni Scholarship Fund, which makes partial scholarships available to those who have been selected to participate in the 10-month PEAK Leadership Program in Jefferson and Clallam counties.
For more information, visit www.peakleadershipnw.net/alumni.
Feiro presentation
PORT ANGELES — Peter Hodum, director of Juan Fernandez Islands Conservancy in Chile and a visiting assistant professor at the University of Puget Sound will speak at the Arthur D. Feiro Marine Life Center at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
The marine life center is on the Port Angeles City Pier at 315 N. Lincoln St.
Hodum will discuss “Bridging The Hemispheres: Challenges and Opportunities for Conserving Highly Migratory Seabirds.”
A $5 donation is suggested.
Those interested in attending should phone 360-417-6254 to reserve a space at the lecture.
Anger workshop
SEQUIM — Licensed massage therapist Kassandra Kersting will present an anger awareness workshop “Skillful Means of Anger Awareness” at the Prairie Garden Clubhouse at Pioneer Park, 387 E. Washington St., from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Some workshop topics include: “Importance of Self-Esteem,” “Forgiveness,” “Stress Reduction Techniques” and “Anger as a Gift.”
Registration is available at the door for $45.
Fruit, bagels, coffee and tea will be provided.
For more information, phone 360-582-0812.
Heart Dance workshop
PORT ANGELES — A Heart Dance workshop will be conducted from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday.
The workshop will be at the Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St.
The cost is $60, with scholarships for teens and other discounts available.
The workshop by Turning the Wheel, a nonprofit based in Boulder, Colo., is promoted as “an innovative movement centered model for personal and social transformation.
Said D. Bellemante, director of the senior center: “Parents, grandparents and teens can learn new skills as they share a day of live music, renewing their own creativity.”
Turning the Wheel has offered Heart Dance workshops in cities in the United States and Canada for more than 20 years.
“We took advantage of a slot in Turning the Wheel’s schedule to bring them to Port Angeles for a day-long experience of community creativity,” said Diana Somerville, a Port Angeles author who is handing registration for the workshop.
To reserve a spot at the workshop, or for more information, phone 303-449-5720 or 360 452-1212, or e-mail info@turningthewheel.org.
Veterinary lecture
SEQUIM — Veterinarian Melissa Smith will lecture on “Emergency Preparedness for Your Dog” at a presentation and dinner of the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club of Northwest Washington from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
The lecture will be at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave..
Smith will also discuss “Syringomyelia and Your Cavalier” at the presentation.
A spaghetti dinner will be served. The cost is $7 for the dinner and free for just the presentation.
For more information, phone 360-683-5683 or e-mail smalldogs@olypen.com.
Clothing drive set
PORT LUDLOW — A professional clothing drive will continue through Sagturday.
The drive, which began Thursday, is at the Port Ludlow Bay Club, 120 Spinnaker Place, to aid Olympic Community Action Program’s Working Image Program.
Working Image provides clients with job interviewing and retention counseling, personal wardrobe consultation and job-appropriate clothing. All services are free.
Currently, there is a great demand for undergarments, clothing appropriate for young women, jewelry and winter coats.
All donated items should be in a new or clean, usable condition.
For information regarding the donation event, phone Robert Burns at 360-437-0451.
For information about Working Image, phone Kristina Whipple at 360-385-2571, ext. 6334.
‘Winning Team’
FORKS — The Forks chapter of Aglow will present a talk on “The Winning Team” on Saturday.
Laura Lafrenz, wife of the Rev. Tom Lafrenz of the Forks Nazarene Church, will speaking on relationships between men and women from 10 a.m. to noon at JT’s Sweet Stuffs, 120 S. Forks Ave.
The craft of spinning
FORKS — Spinners will answer questions about the craft during a presentation and class Saturday.
The open house and drop-spindle class will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the state Department of Natural Resources conference room 437 Tillicum Lane.
A small fee will be charged for the class taught by Judith McKenzie. Visitors are welcome to drop in.
For more information, e-mail northcoastfiber@centurytel.net.
