There’s plenty to do on the North Olympic Peninsula on this first weekend of spring.
Here is a sample of what’s going on on the Peninsula this weekend. Check out our calendar for a complete rundown.
Garden show
SEQUIM — Spring sprung at 4:44 a.m. Friday, and Soroptimist International of Sequim is heralding the season’s return with its 11th annual Gala Garden Show.
The two-day show will be held at the Boys & Girls Club, 400 N. Fir St., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
More than 60 vendors and information booths will be set up.
Seminars and hands-on classes will be featured.
A $5 admission donation will benefit Soroptimist service projects
For more information, click on www.sequimgardenshow.com.
Carnegie Hall
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles High School Symphony Orchestra will perform a preview of its Carnegie Hall concert today.
The “Next Stop . . . Carnegie Hall!” preview performance will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Port Angeles High School auditorium at 304 E. Park Ave.
Admission is free, but donations will be accepted to help defray costs of travel for the student musicians.
On March 29, the students will perform at Carnegie Hall, under the direction of conductor Ronald Jones.
Band concert
SEQUIM — “Meet the Band” is the theme of the Sequim City Band’s first concert of the 2009 season on Sunday.
The free concert will be at 3 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at Sequim High School, 601 N. Sequim Ave.
Songs featuring the trumpet will include “Fanfare for the Common Man” by Aaron Copeland and “The Grand March from Tannhauser” by Richard Wagner.
The low brass musicians will perform “The Pink Panther” and “Teddy Trombone.”
Saxophonists will be featured in “Sax Serenade.”
“Music of the Night” will be performed by the flutists, who will also join the clarinetists for “The Rakes of Mallow” by Leroy Anderson.
The clarinetists will also play “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.”
Other selections performed by the band will include “Semper Fidelis” and “Chantyman’s March” by John Philip Sousa.
For more information, phone 360-683-8226, or click on www.sequimcityband.org.
Annual breakfast
SEQUIM — Friends of the Fields will hold its third annual Farmers Breakfast on Sunday.
The breakfast will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road.
Live music will be featured.
Admission will be $12 for adults and $6 for children younger than 10.
Proceeds will support Friends of the Fields’ farmland preservation efforts.
Energy psychology
SEQUIM — Psychotherapist Dorothea Hover-Kramer, author of Second Chance at Your Dream, will present a free energy psychology seminar today.
The seminar will be from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Sequim Senior Activity Center, 921 E. Hammond St.
Participants will learn about “techniques for releasing negativity and imbedding new possibilities to overcome loneliness and enhance a life filled with vitality and romance,” Hover-Kramer said.
For more information, phone Hover-Kramer at 360-457-5228, e-mail dorothea@secondchancedream.com or click on www.secondchancedream.com.
Learning Safari
PORT ANGELES — Spring will be the topic of a Learning Safari for children 3 to 5 years old at the Port Angeles Public Library today.
The free hands-on program will be at 11:15 a.m. at the library at 2210 S. Peabody St.
It will feature activities and crafts for children and their guardians.
For more information, phone the library’s children services department at 360-417-8502 or click on www.nols.org.
Grafting workshop
SEQUIM — The Olympic Orchard Society’s annual Scion Exchange and Grafting Workshop will be today.
The workshop will be from 10 a.m. to noon at McComb Gardens, 751 McComb Road.
A grafting program will feature a demonstration of the Owens’ Square Graft.
Participants can purchase scion wood, rootstock, rubber bands and parafilm to graft their own trees for $5 each or have an on-site grafter graft trees for $10 each.
Anyone who wants to have a fruit tree grafted should bring a 6- to 12-inch piece of freshly cut dormant wood from last year’s growth to the workshop.
Fresh wood should be placed in a plastic bag with a damp paper towel.
Maggot barriers also will be available for $20 a bag or $15 a bag for society members.
For more information, phone Erik Simpson at 360-683-6684.
Community sale
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Fair Association will host its seventh annual Jeffco Community Garage Sale today.
More than 30 individual garage sales will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 4907 Landes St., Port Townsend.
The fair restaurant will serve breakfast and lunch from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
In conjunction with the Community Garage Sale, the Fair Association will hold its own garage sale.
For more information, phone 360-385-1013, e-mail jeffcofairgrounds@olypen.com or click on www.jeffcofairgrounds.com.
Irish celebration
AGNEW — Irish music, songs, poetry and dancing will be featured at St. Paddy’s Irish Coffeehouse today.
The celebration will be at 7 p.m. at Olympic Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship, 73 Howe Road, Agnew.
Participants are invited to wear green. Nonalcoholic Irish-style coffee, tea and dessert will be available for $10. Additional desserts cost $5.
‘Midnight In Paris’
PORT ANGELES — First Step Family Support Center’s inaugural Midnight In Paris fundraising dinner and auction will be tonight.
The fundraiser, sponsored in part by First Federal and 7 Cedars Casino, will be at 6 p.m. at C’est Si Bon restaurant, 23 Cedar Park Drive, Port Angeles.
Auction items include a meet-and-greet for 10 people with New York Times best-selling author JA Jance, plus wine and appetizers; one year of massages from Renaissance; a 25-week Farm Share from Sairaview Farm in Sequim; tickets to Victoria; a golf and dinner package from 7 Cedars Casino; beauty products from Beauty & the Beach; dessert for a year from Bella Italia; and a Seattle Mariners merchandise package.
For tickets, which are $75 a person, or more information, phone 360-457-8355.
Volunteer training
SEQUIM — The Native Horsemanship Riding Center’s fifth annual free volunteer training seminar will be today and Sunday.
The center will train volunteers from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day at 396 Taylor Cutoff Road, Sequim.
Volunteers will learn about helping at-risk and special needs youth with horse handling and safety.
Snacks and coffee will be provided.
To register or for more information, phone 360-582-0907.
Culinary weekend
LAKE QUINAULT — Lake Quinault Lodge is hosting its third installment of “Quinault Quintessentials,” a culinary weekend featuring dishes inspired by the Pacific Northwest, today through Sunday.
Chef Patrick Norris will provide a sampling of wines from Walter Dacon Wines, fruits and cheeses this evening, followed by cooking demonstrations and a four-course dinner today and a breakfast on Sunday.
The historic resort is offering a “Culinary and Wine Weekend” lodging package.
For information, visit www.visitlakequinault.com or phone 866-297-7367.
Dance at the Elks
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Jitterbug Dance Club will present the Blues Orbiters in concert at the Elks Lodge tonight.
The concert will be from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the lodge at 555 Otto St., Port Townsend.
The quartet will perform blues and swing.
Admission will be $15 for adults and $7 for children 12 and younger.
A zydeco dance lesson will be offered by Ken Sorbel and Jeannette Wilson at 7 p.m. with paid admission.
For more information, phone 360-385-6919 or 360-385-5327.
‘Fireproof’ movie
PORT ANGELES — “Fireproof” the movie will be shown at Lighthouse Christian Center, 304 Viewcrest Ave., at 7 p.m. today.
The free showing is sponsored by Engage Ministries.
For more information, phone Joe and Kayla DeScala at 360-417-9141.
Cookie workshop
PORT TOWNSEND — A cookie decorating workshop, sponsored by Chapter IZ of the Philanthropic Educational Organization, is planned today.
The workshop, which costs $25 per person, will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Masonic Hall, 1338 Jefferson St., Port Townsend.
Participants will roll dough and cut and frost cookies. Cookie baking supplies will be featured in a silent auction. Class size is limited to 30 participants.
Proceeds will support scholarships for women.
To register or for more information, phone Patty Odom, 360-344-3826.
Dog reading
PORT ANGELES — Children can read to dogs at the Port Angeles Public Library today.
Olympic Gentle Paws members will have their dogs in the children’s area at the library at 2210 S. Peabody St., from 11 a.m. to noon.
The group will provide additional reading materials.
For more information, phone Chris Cornell at 360-681-4440 or e-mail cornellc@olypen.com.
Crab feed slated
QUILCENE — Quilcene Jefferson Lodge 107 plans a crab feed today.
Spaghetti also will be available at the meal from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Masonic Hall, 170 Herbert St., Quilcene.
The cost is $20 a person or $10 for children younger than 12.
Proceeds will support charities in Jefferson County, including “Bikes for Books” in Quilcene and Brinnon schools.
To purchase tickets or for more information, phone Bob Gunther at 360-765-0786.
Term project
PORT ANGELES — Students in the environmental impact assessment class for Western Washington University’s Huxley College on the Peninsula will present their term project to the public today.
The presentation will be at 5 p.m. in Lecture Hall M125 in the science and technology building at the college, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles.
The project is a mock draft environmental assessment of one of the Ozette Prairies, the Makah-Roose’s Prairie, which is located on the Ozette Indian Reservation.
Opinions and comments from the audience will be solicited to assist the team in revising the draft for a final report.
