The temperatures are cooling off a little from earlier in the week, but the variety of summertime things to do across the North Olympic Peninsula sizzles this weekend.
One-man show
SEQUIM — Port Angeles High School graduate Dean Ratzman returns to the North Olympic Peninsula to perform “Hits of Great American Artists from the ’50s to the ’80s” at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., at 2 p.m. Saturday.
His one-man show incorporates keyboard, trumpet, trombone and vocals.
Ratzman attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He now lives in San Diego.
He has performed throughout the United States and also in Canada, Japan, Greece and the Caribbean.
The program is free and open to the public.
For more information, e-mail sequim@nols.org, phone 360-683-1161, or visit www.nols.org and click on “Events.”
Accordion social
SEQUIM — An accordion social will be held at the Sequim Senior Center, 921 E. Hammond St., from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
All accordion players and accordion lovers are invited to attend.
Admission is $2 to cover room rental.
For more information, phone 360-683-5620.
Living history
PORT TOWNSEND — A living-history encampment will be held at Old Fort Townsend State Park, four miles south of Port Townsend on Old Fort Townsend Road, at 9 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
The encampment allows visitors to step back through history and experience what it was like to be a solider in the 1800s.
Visitors will witness cannon blasts and rifle shooting.
The annual encampment is sponsored by Washington State Parks and Friends of Fort Townsend, and it is free and open to the public.
For information, phone Friends of Fort Townsend at 360-385-2998.
Open mic for teens
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., will host an open mic night for musicians, poets and performing artists in grades 7-12 at 7 p.m. tonight.
The event is part of the North Olympic Library System’s summer reading program, “Make a splash — READ!”
The event is open to the public.
Advance registration is recommended but not required.
For more information, phone 360-417-8502 or e-mail kids@nols.org.
Flower hike set
QUILCENE — The Washington Native Plant Society will hike Mount Townsend to view blooming wildflowers on Saturday.
Hikers will meet at the North Hood Canal Visitors Center, 295142 U.S. Highway 101, at 9 a.m.
It is peak season for meadows of wildflowers on the southern slopes of the mountain.
Hikers will walk up the Big Quilcene Trail No. 839, a 3.8-mile hike with a 3,000-foot elevation gain.
Participants should bring lunch, sturdy shoes and rain gear.
The hike is free and open to the public.
For more information or to RSVP, phone Sharon Schlentner at 360-379-9810.
Or e-mail sschlentner@waypoint.com.
Watercolor class
PORT ANGELES — Dona Cloud, featured artist at the Museum at the Carnegie, will present a watercolor mini-workshop from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
This workshop is for beginner students only and is limited to six students.
The cost is a donation to the Clallam County Historical Society.
Cloud also will visit the Carnegie, 207 S. Lincoln St., from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. today.
For more information, phone the historical society at 360-452-2662 or e-mail artifact@olypen.com.
Book sale slated
SEQUIM — The Friends of the Sequim Library will hold a book sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The sale will be held behind the library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
Every item will be half-price.
Exhibit to end
PORT TOWNSEND — The Hastings Basket Collection exhibit at the Jefferson County Historical Museum, 540 Water St., will close Sunday.
The baskets were collected by Lucinda Hastings and her descendants.
Hastings was the wife of Loren B. Hastings, one of Port Townsend’s founders.
She was the first non-native woman to set foot in town, just ahead of Sophia Pettygrove as they stepped off the schooner Mary Taylor on Feb. 23, 1852.
She eventually became one of the town’s most prominent businesspeople.
The collection of 12 baskets includes work by Makah, Klallam, Aleut, Coast Salish and possibly Tsimshian, Haida or Tlinget basket makers.
The collection was donated to the historical society by Hastings’ granddaughter, Lucinda Eubank.
“The baskets have been on display for a year now and some of them are very fragile and have delicate dyes,” said exhibit designer Becky Schurmann.
“For their own protection, it is time to remove them from exhibit.”
The museum is in the historic Port Townsend City Hall, 540 Water St.
It is open daily from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission is $4 for adults, $1 for children 3 to12, free to members of the Jefferson County Historical Society and free to Jefferson County residents on the first Saturday of every month.
Free movie tonight
PORT ANGELES — The Japanese animated film “Steamboy” will be screened as part of the outdoor summer movie series at the Gateway Center, corner of Front and Lincoln streets, at about 9:15 p.m. tonight.
The movie is free, sponsored by Anime Kat, 110 W. First St.
The summer film series is presented by Odyssey Bookshop and the Port Angeles Downtown Association.
“We’re excited to sponsor this movie and introduce viewers to a form of art, Japanese anime, that they may not be familiar with,” said Drew Schwab, owner of Anime Kat.
A contest of steampunk/cosplay costumes will begin at 8:30 p.m.
The movie will follow at about 9:15 p.m.
Limited concessions will be available.
Viewers should bring their own seating. A small number of chairs will be available for rent.
For more information, visit www.portangelesdown town.com.
Game Day in PA
PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Game Day will be held at The Bohemian Lounge, 632 W. Third St., from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday.
The event is intended for all ages and will have gaming of all types, including board, card, video and computer games.
Cirque de Boheme, a cabaret-styled performance troupe, will perform.
Sponsors include Pacific Northwest Games, Anime Kat and Multi-Axis Games.
A $4 donation at the door is suggested.
For more information, phone Pacific Northwest Games at 360-797-1077 or Anime Kat at 360-797-1313.
Zen retreat set
PORT ANGELES — NO Sangha, a 14-year-old Zen community in Port Angeles, will hold a one-day zazenkai retreat from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
NO Sangha is located at Murre Cottage, 420 W. Third St.
The retreat will include alternated zazen (seated meditation) and kinhin (walking meditation), with private, individual instruction available.
Silent coffee/tea breaks and a vegetarian soup and bread lunch will be offered.
A sutra (chanting) service will be held at 10 a.m. and at 1 p.m.
Sensei Kristen Larson, a teacher in the Diamond Sangha Teachers Circle, will give a dharma talk on Case No. 31 of the Wu-men Kuan koan collection, “Chao-chou Investigates the Old Woman.”
For more information, phone 360-452-5534 or e-mail NOSangha@aol.com.
Historic PA walk
PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula Explorers Volkssport Club will hold its Port Angeles Historic Town Walk on Saturday.
Registration will be held in the Red Lion Hotel lobby, 221 N. Lincoln St., at 9 a.m.
Walkers can choose a 3.1-mile (5-kilometer) walk, which is mainly along the waterfront, or a 6.2-mile (10-kilometer) route that passes a variety of historical buildings and through the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center’s Art Outside exhibit.
A general meeting and lunch will follow at the Cafe Garden, 1506 E. First St.
For more information, phone Mary Allen Clark at 360-452-0593 or e-mail opepresident@hotmail.com.
Magic card party
PORT ANGELES — Pacific Northwest Games, 112 S. Lincoln St., will hold a pre-release party for the upcoming “Magic: The Gathering set M11” at 11 a.m. Sunday.
There will be three “Magic: The Gathering” related events and tournaments throughout the day.
Open dueling will be held all day, with contestants bringing in a prebuilt deck of cards and playing when and how long they want.
This event is best for players new to the game and is $15.
A sealed event will be held beginning at 1 p.m.
Contestants will receive six packs of cards and will construct their own decks of cards onsite.
This event is expected to last about four hours and is $25.
A booster draft, where participants sit in a circle, open three packs of cards and then pass the packs to the left until the cards are all handed out, will begin at 6 p.m.
The booster draft event is $15.
Attendees can play in all the events and receive the new set of cards for $50 with preregistration and for $55 on Sunday.
For more information, phone Pacific Northwest Games at 360-797-1077.
Country-style dance
SEQUIM — The Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender community of Jefferson County will celebrate summer with a dance at the Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday.
Portland country-western disc jockey DJ Crystal will provide music and teach line dances and the two-step.
The event is open to those 18 and older.
Admission is $15.
For more information, click on www.gudlife.com.