SEQUIM — No previous experience nor dance partner are required in the nightclub two-step dance classes at the Sequim Prairie Grange Hall, 290 Macleay Road, starting tonight.
Steve and Ann Johnson will teach the 7 p.m. sessions each Tuesday night through April at a cost of $5 per person per class.
At 8 p.m., Darlene and Michael Clemens will step up to teach advanced West Coast swing, also for $5 per class.
The fee is used by the instructors to rent the grange hall space.
For details about the Johnsons’ series, email lazyjfarm@msn.com or phone 360-457-5950; to find out more about the West Coast swing classes, contact the Clemenses at luvndancin14@yahoo.com or 360-457-2001.
Drama Club
PORT ANGELES — The after-school Drama Club for children age 6 to 12 will welcome new students at the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St., this Wednesday.
In this class, kids will explore acting, stretch their imaginations and play some humorous theatrical games, all from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays through April 29.
There’s no class April 8, however, due to spring break.
The fee for four sessions is $60, and for information and registration, families should contact the Drama Club’s sponsor, the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, at www.pafaced.org or 360-457-3532.
Performer deadline
PORT ANGELES — Arts Northwest, the nonprofit producer of the annual Northwest Booking Conference for performing artists, is accepting applications now through the Monday deadline for the 35th annual conference in Boise, Idaho, in October.
The conference is a showcase for bands, dance troupes, singer-songwriters and other performing ensembles and solo acts.
Arts organizations — such as festival and series producers across the Northwest — come to see the performances as they plan their events.
For more information and applications to the conference Oct. 12-15, performers, managers and agents are invited to visit www.ArtsNW.org or phone the office at 360-457-9290.
School info nights
PORT ANGELES — Stevens Middle School, 1139 W. 14th St., will hold two incoming student informational nights this week.
Elementary school students from Franklin, Jefferson and Hamilton are welcome to the 7 p.m. orientation tonight.
Dry Creek and Roosevelt students can come to the 7 p.m. information night Wednesday.
Student orientation is in the gym, while parents meet in the library.
After the meeting in the library, parents will have the opportunity to register their student for seventh-grade electives.
During the evening meetings, administration, counselor, support teachers and staff will be on hand to describe the middle school, how it works and answer any questions.
Attendees should bring a Skyward family access code.
For more information, phone 360-452-5590.
Marine felting
PORT ANGELES — Feiro Marine Life Center and Cabled Fiber Studio again will partner up for a hands-on workshop on making wet felted ocean creatures.
The class is at the marine center, 315 N. Lincoln St., from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday.
This family-friendly class costs $25 per person, $20 with a Feiro membership, and includes materials.
Kicking off the class, Feiro Executive Director Melissa Williams presents recent discoveries about marine life, such as new research on the incredible strength of limpet teeth, how hagfish slime is being used to create new materials and how 3-D printing is revolutionizing the study of ancient sea life.
This talk is followed by instruction from Cabled Fiber educators in making ocean creatures using wet and needle felting techniques.
Participants may take home their art or donate it to Feiro for resale.
Enrollment is limited, and pre-registration is required by contacting Cabled Fiber Studio at 360-504-2233.