NEWS BRIEF: Community HU song set early Sunday in Sequim . . . and other items

SEQUIM — There will be a community HU song gathering in the Sequim Library’s meeting room, 630 N. Sequim Ave., at 10:15 a.m. Sunday.

The event is free and open to the public.

The HU song is an ancient invocation used to open the consciousness to the light and sound of God, resulting in mystical experiences, spiritual insights and states of enlightenment and inner peace, according to a news release.

For more information, email George Abrahams at justbe973@gmail.com or phone 360-582-3067.

Inner guidance

SEQUIM — An inner guidance discussion and discovery workshop, “Is Change a Spiritual Messenger?,” will take place in the Sequim Library meeting room, 630 N. Sequim Ave., at 11 a.m. Sunday.

The event is free and open to the public.

This is an open discussion followed by a personal discovery process to explore how change might be developing your next step from a spiritual point of view, according to a news release.

The spiritual discussion is sponsored by students of Eckankar and is offered to people of all faiths, cultures and backgrounds.

For more information about the event, phone George Abrahams at 360-809-0156 or email justbe973@gmail.com.

Unity speaker

PORT ANGELES — Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle St., will hold a 10:30 a.m. service Sunday featuring Deborah Brandt, whose lesson will be “Judge Not.”

The focus of the lesson is to make the mind a judgment-free zone.

Brandt is an award-winning journalist who spent more than 30 years in broadcasting.

She is an ordained metaphysical minister.

Child care is available during the service.

A brief time for silent meditation will be held from 10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

All are welcome to attend all church activities.

Shadow puppets

The 2015 Summer Reading Program at the North Olympic Library System (NOLS) continues Tuesday with two special performances of the Oregon Shadow Theatre’s “Pecos Bill, A Tall Tale” about American folk legend Pecos Bill.

The first performance is at 10:30 a.m. in the Sequim High School auditorium, 601 N. Sequim Ave., followed by a 3 p.m. performance at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.

In the folklore of the American West, Pecos Bill has been called the creator of the lasso, the first cowboy songs and even the rodeo.

This shadow puppet production tracks Bill from his childhood through his adventures fighting mythical beasts, riding a cyclone and falling in love with a catfish-riding lady, to the inevitable settling of the West, according to a news release.

For more information about summer reading programs and events for young people, visit www.nols.org, phone the Sequim Library at 360-683-1161 or email youth@nols.org.

Mac user group

PORT ANGELES — A Macintosh computer users group will meet at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

There will be an “Apple Roundtable” talk with four local experts during the Strait Mac User’s Group meeting.

They will answer any Apple questions and offer some tips, tricks and good practices on the full range of Apple products.

The event is free, and the public is welcome.

For more information, phone Jerry Freilich at 360-457-4660.

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