PORT ANGELES — Next Door Gastropub will sponsor a comedy night featuring Jake Johannsen at Studio Bob, 118½ E. Front St., at 8 tonight.
Doors open at 7 p.m., with snacks and cocktails for sale.
The show is open to ages 18 and older.
Admission is $10.
The 4th Street Cats will perform live music.
For more information, phone 360-504-2613, visit Next Door Gastropub at 113 W. First St. or visit the pub’s Facebook page.
Bruch meet, greet
PORT ANGELES — A meet and greet for Sissi Bruch, one of three candidates for Clallam County Commissioner District 3, is planned from 5:30 p.m. to
7 p.m. Monday.
The gathering will be in the Carver Meeting Room of the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
The public is invited to have a one-on-one dialogue with Bruch, who is a Port Angeles City Council member and a Democrat.
The Sierra Club’s North Olympic Group is sponsoring the event.
Also competing for the county board seat are Bill Peach, a Forks Republican and retired forester and Quillayute Valley Parks and Recreation District commissioner; and Bryon Monohon, mayor of Forks, who filed as an independent.
Mike Doherty, longtime holder of the seat, is not running for re-election.
Two artists of the month
PORT LUDLOW — The Port Ludlow Artists’ League will feature two artists for the month of July.
JoAnne Dille and Rose Simon will present their work at Columbia Bank, 9500 Oak Bay Road.
An opening reception will be held today from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the lobby of the bank, and from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Artists’ League Gallery next door.
The monthly drawing for an original artwork will be held toward the end of the reception. Tickets are $2, and all proceeds go to the student scholarship fund.
Dille always had an interest in learning to draw and paint, but her first paint brush stroke wouldn’t come until a year after she survived a massive stroke.
Dille had to learn to draw with her nondominant hand, and after several months, she discovered that artwork was a stimulating cognitive activity that brought pleasure and helped her cope with post-stroke pain.
Simon is a mixed media artist who has experimented with a variety of art mediums from calligraphy, collage, assemblage and jewelry-making to watercolor and acrylics.
She has always been deeply interested in the healing effects of art since she first picked up a calligraphy pen during her rehabilitation from back surgery.
For more information, visit www.portludlowart.org.
Registration set for AARP driver course
PORT LUDLOW — An eight-hour AARP Smart Driver Course will be held at the Beach Club, 121 Marina View Drive, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, and Thursday, July 31.
The course is $20. AARP members receive a discount.
One need not be an AARP member to attend.
Motorists ages 50 and older looking to keep their driving skills sharp and their insurance premiums low are encouraged to attend.
Attendance is required both days. The class is limited in size, so early sign-up is suggested.
To reserve a place in the class or for more information, phone Russ Henry at 360-437-2250 or email him at russhenry62@gmail.com.
Open house set at animal rescue site
QUILCENE — Center Valley Animal Rescue will hold a free summer open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The rescue is located at 11900 Center Road.
There will be raffles for gift certificates, homemade pies and cakes, restaurant gift certificates and more.
Cindy Daily from Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue will be present with her educational birds.
Tour the ranch and see the new changes, meet the newest animals and enjoy snacks and beverages.
There will be free adoptions providing applications have already been submitted and approved before the open house.
Because of infection control procedures, the ranch asks that no outside animals leave their cars while at the ranch.
For more information, phone Jean Holtz at 360-437-5184, email camperjh@aol.com or visit www.centervalleyanimalrescue.org.
Boating safety at Ediz Hook
PORT ANGELES — The Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 42 Sequim-Port Angeles, will sponsor a boating safety class, “About Boating Safety,” on Ediz Hook at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.
This class qualifies participants for a Washington State Boater Education Card.
This card is required for all boaters younger than 60.
The cost is $15 per person or $20 per couple.
To register, phone 360-452-1135.
Alzheimer’s group for caregivers
CHIMACUM — A free Alzheimer’s Association caregiver support group will be held at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road, from 10:25 a.m. to 11:55 a.m. Monday, July 14.
Admission is free.
These support groups provide a place for caregivers to learn and gain support from others caring for a person with memory loss.
Support groups also serve as an opportunity for participants to receive information on care management, available services and current research and treatment options.
These support groups for unpaid care partners, family members and friends of individuals with memory loss are held the second Monday of each month.
For more information, phone Mary Jane Knecht at 360-643-3337 or visit www.alzwa.org.
