Concerts, car shows, plays, rummage sales and a host of other events are planned this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula.
For more information on other activities, see “Things To Do” under the Calendar dropdown.
Port Angeles
WomenSing set Saturday
PORT ANGELES — The third annual Women ÂSing will feature pianist and composer Jackson Berkey and conductor Almeda Berkey at 7 p.m. Saturday.
It will be held at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 Lopez Ave., Port Angeles. This is the second performance. The first was on Thursday.
The concert, sponsored by Northwest Women’s Chorale, will include Port Townsend Ensemble Trillium and the women of Port Angeles High School Symphonic Choir and Vocal Unlimited.
Jackson Berkey has published more than 400 titles in a variety of music styles.
Almeda Berkey co-founded Nebraska’s Professional Chorale Soli Deo Gloria Cantorum in 1988.
The couple also record and perform with Manheim Steamroller.
Tickets are $10 and are available at the door.
For more information, phone 360-457-9306 or e-mail director@nwwomenschorale.com.
Cruzin’ for Cancer
PORT ANGELES — Peninsula Dream Machines Car Club will hold its second annual Cruzin’ for Cancer Car Show fundraiser for Relay For Life on Saturday.
The show will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Clallam County Fairgrounds, 1608 W. 16th St., Port Angeles.
Entry fee for the show is a $15 donation.
Dash plaques will be give to all entrants.
The event is open to all vehicles.
For more information, phone Karen Wolff at 360-460-2773, John Burkheimer at 360-477-1783 or Ed Upton at 360-452-4837.
Survival speaker
PORT ANGELES — Local author and outdoorsman Rich Johnson will share experiences gained while living with his family in the wilderness of Utah for a year at 7 p.m. today.
Johnson’s talk will be held at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
He will teach campers, hikers and day trippers how to avoid trouble and provide tips on staying safe in the outdoors and surviving unexpected emergencies.
The former paratrooper and Army Special Forces member wrote Rich Johnson’s Guide to Wilderness Survival: How to Avoid Trouble and How to Live Through the Trouble You Can’t Avoid.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing.
For more information, phone 360-417-8500 or e-mail paprograms@nols.org or kowen@nols.org.
Little River Road area cleanup
PORT ANGELES — Olympic Vineyard Church members will help clean up a site on Little River Road that has been used for target shooting on Saturday.
The event is open to the public.
Participants will meet at 8 a.m. at the church, 3415 S. Peabody St., Port Angeles.
Bring gloves, shovels, rakes and other tools, and a pickup truck if you would like to help with disposal.
For more information, phone Rick McDaniel at 360-452-3736 or e-mail mcdanclan@msn.com.
Chorus concert
PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula Men’s Chorus will hold two “A Twilight Companion” concerts at the Port Angeles High School auditorium, 304 E. Park Ave., at 2 p.m. and 7:07 p.m. Saturday.
The show will include the Olympic Peninsula Men’s Chorus, Aspire! a quartet made up of members from the Grand Olympics Chorus and quartets Sincerely Yours, HVQ and Three Good Looking Guys.
Tickets are $12, available at the door.
One act play fest
PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College will present its annual Festival of Student-Directed One-Act Plays in the Little Theater, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., this weekend.
The plays will begin at 7:30 p.m. tonight and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Each year the festival invites community members to submit original plays centered around a theme and including three objects.
This year’s theme is “Freedom’s just another word for . . . ” The three objects each playwright had to incorporate into a play were red table wine, sage and a mustang.
The five plays include: “Let’s Make a Date: Book Edition!” by Ean Henninger; “No Thanks, I Don’t Drink” by Tia Stephens; “Oreo Cookie” by Lara Starcevich; “Test” by Sean Peck-Collier; and “Los Libros Malos (the Bad Books)” by Dave Tucker.
New to the festival this year is the awarding of door prizes to audience members. A different prize will be offered at each festival performance.
Tonight, a prize will be awarded to “the most identical looking couple.”
On Saturday, the individual who is wearing the “best looking outfit definitely from another era” will be honored, and Sunday’s prize will go to the “best church dressed individual/couple/small group.”
The plays are free to Peninsula College students, $10 for general admission and $5 for senior discounts.
For more information on the Peninsula College Spring Festival of the Arts, visit www.pencol.edu.
Sequim
Benefit breakfast
SEQUIM — Law enforcement officers will hold a pancake breakfast to benefit Special Olympics of Washington from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday.
The fundraiser will be at Applebee’s, 130 River Road, Sequim.
The breakfast will include bacon, eggs, juice and coffee.
Tickets are $8, and will be available at the door.
Officers from North Olympic Peninsula law enforcement agencies will help serve at the breakfast.
The officers are preparing to conduct the annual torch run for the Special Olympics of Washington. The Peninsula run will be June 2.
For more information or to purchase tickets, phone Clallam County Chief Criminal Deputy Ron Cameron at 360-417-2570, Port Angeles Police Sgt. Glen Roggenbuck at 360-417-4951 or Sequim Police Officer Maris Turner or Lt. Sheri Crain at 360-683-7227.
Anniversary feted
SEQUIM — The Dungeness Valley Creamery, 1915 Towne Road, will hold a four-year anniversary celebration from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
The event will include hay rides, farm tours, butter making, a cheese demonstration and Sequim band Juanamarimba.
Brats, polish dogs, hot dogs and chips and drinks will be served.
For more information, phone 360-683-0716 or e-mail willowsmb@yahoo.com.
Doll show slated
SEQUIM — The Olympic Peninsula Doll Club will hold its 28th annual show and sale at the Sequim High School cafeteria, 601 N. Sequim Ave., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Donations will be welcomed.
For more information, phone 360-582-9982 or 360-437-5192.
Local author fair
SEQUIM — The Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., will host its second annual Sequim/Dungeness Local Author Fair from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Eleven local authors will be at the library to discuss their books and publishing experiences.
Their books, including adult fiction and nonfiction titles, will be on display and available for purchase.
Authors are Dauna Cole, William Chisham, Hubert Dielen, Stewart Harris, William Houghton, Dorothea Hover-Kramer, Janet Jean Johnson, Caitlin McFarland, Philip Mortensen, James Weldon and Timothy Wilkinson.
Visitors to the author fair will learn about writers who live in the area and also can learn more about becoming a published author.
Refreshments will be provided by the Friends of Sequim Library and there will be chances to win raffle prizes during the presentation.
For more information, visit www.nols.org, and click on “Events” or contact Sequim Branch Manager Lauren Dahlgren at sequim@nols.org or phone 360-683-1161.
Garage sale benefit
SEQUIM — The Mujeres de Maiz Opportunity Foundation will hold its third annual quality garage sale at 84 E. Quail Lane, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Attendees can take Silberhorn Road to Falcon Road and follow signs to the sale.
Proceeds support programs for indigenous women of Chiapas, Mexico.
For more information, phone 360-683-8979 or e-mail mujeres@olypen.com.
Planting party
SEQUIM — Henery’s Garden Center, 1060 Sequim-Dungeness Way, will hold an all-day planting party from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Attendees can bring their own flower baskets and containers or Henery’s will provide them for customers.
A variety of annual and perennial plants will be for sale and Henery’s will have tables and materials for participants to use.
For more information, phone Henery’s at 360-683-6969.
Free classes set
SEQUIM — Botanical Touch, 115 N. Sequim Ave., will host a free class, “Healthy Skin Care for All Ages” today.
On Thursday, May 27, it will conduct another free class, “Make an Herbal Tincture.”
Both classes will be from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
To register, or for more information, phone 360-683-2050
Chorus sale set
SEQUIM — A garage sale benefit for the Grand Olympics Chorus of Sweet Adelines International will be held at 123 E. Anderson Road from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Saturday.
More than 40 households will sell books, toys, jewelry, bikes and other goods.
Early birds will not be allowed.
For more details, phone 360-681-0166, 360-683-7520 or e-mail marinaro@q.com or josiec@wavecable.com.
Bunco benefit
SEQUIM — The Sequim Guild of Seattle Children’s Hospital will hold a bunco game benefit at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave., at noon today.
Sandwiches, salads and deserts will be served and prizes will be available.
A donation of $12 per person is requested.
For more information or to make reservations, phone 360-683-2013.
Community shred
SEQUIM — The Sequim Village Marketplace First Federal branch, 1201 W. Washington St., will host a free community shredding event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
The event will allow the public to dispose of sensitive documents in a secure way.
Shredding will be done on site by LeMay Mobile Shredding.
Shredding documents helps ensure privacy and prevent identity theft.
Types of documents to bring include: old tax returns, financial statements or any paperwork with account or Social Security numbers or other personal information.
First Federal security personnel will be on hand to answer questions and provide information on identity theft.
Genealogy 101
SEQUIM — The Museum and Arts Center and Clallam County Genealogy Society will present a two-day Introduction to Genealogical Research class today and Saturday.
The class will be at the DeWitt Building: 544 N. Sequim Ave., from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Participants will learn about free Internet resources and data sources to begin obtaining and recording information on their families.
The class is led by Virginia Majewski, professional genealogist, and Roberta Griset, president of the Clallam County Genealogy Society.
The course is $30 for Museum and Arts Center members or genealogy society members and $35 for nonmembers.
Sign up for the class at the Museum and Arts Center Exhibit Center, 175 W. Cedar St., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.
For more information, visit www.macsequim.org, e-mail research@macsequim.org or phone Katherine Vollenweider at 360-681-2257.
Accordian music
SEQUIM — The Happy Wanderers Accordian Band will perform at the Sequim Prairie Grange Sunday.
The band will play polkas, waltzes and marches at 2 p.m. at the grange at 290 Macleay Road.
Donations are requested.
Boating courses
SEQUIM — The North Olympic Sail and Power Squadron will hold “America’s Boating Classes” on Saturday and Sunday.
The courses will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Rainbow RV Park, 261831 U.S. Highway 101.
Participants will fulfill requirements for the state boater’s card.
The classes will be held again on Saturday, June 26, and Sunday, June 27.
The cost course is $36, which includes refreshments, text, course plotter and digital-charting CD.
For more information, phone Bill Atkinson at 360-457-1215 or visit www.calmseas.org.
Joyce
Rummage sale set
JOYCE — The seventh annual Benevolence Fund rummage sale will be held at the Joyce Bible Church gymnaisum, 50470 state Highway 112, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Saturday.
The sale will include furniture, clothes, games, toys, kitchen gadgets, hobby, bed and bath items
For more information, phone Marylan Thayer at 360-928-9561.
LaPush
Elders week
LAPUSH — The Quileute tribe is celebrating its elders this week, and special events are planned today.
Quileute Tribal School day at the tribal community center will begin with breakfast at 8 a.m., followed by an opening ceremony, in which students will perform for the elders.
A traditional lunch will include fish, clams and other treats and closing ceremonies will be at 2 p.m.
Forks
High school surplus sale
FORKS — Everything from desks to slide projectors, kitchen items and power tools will be offered for sale at the a sale of surplus items from older portions of the Forks High School on Saturday.
The sale will begin at 8 a.m. at the Quillayute Valley School District Transportation Building, 521 N. Forks Ave., and at the Forks High School Vocational Building, 261 S. Spartan Ave.
The items were cleaned out in preparation for June demolition and replacement of older portions of the school.
Drag racing kickoff
FORKS — The West End Thunder drag club plans a kickoff party for the racing season on Saturday.
The potluck party — which is for club members, sponsors, racers and their guests — will be from 6 p.m. to midnight at the 110 Business Park Roundhouse on state Highway 112.
Live music will be provided by the Turner Brothers Band.
The first drag races of the season will be June 26-27.
For more information, phone 360-640-4444 or, in the evenings, 360-374-6696, or see www.westendthunder.com/.
Port Townsend
Crab pot impacts
PORT TOWNSEND — The Northwest Straits Commission will discuss the results of a study on the impact of derelict crab pots in Puget Sound from 1:15 p.m. to 3 p.m. today.
The meeting will be at the Northwest Maritime Center’s Hugh Ferguson Conference Room, 431 Water St., Port Townsend.
Also, Rich Childers from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife will discuss crab management in Washington state.
The Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative is a citizen-based approach to protecting and restoring the vital marine resources of northern Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
For more information, phone Ginny Broadhurst at 360-428-1085 or Caroline Gibson at 360-385-1153 or e-mail broadhurst@nwstraits.org, or gibson@nwstraits.org.
Benefit fundraiser
PORT TOWNSEND — A garage sale fundraiser for the Port Townsend Pregnancy and Family Resource Center will be held at 24 Seton Road from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Saturday.
The Pregnancy and Family Resource Center offers free services, including planning for life and general education degree programs and assistance to the local community.
For more information, phone 360-390-4467.
Stranded animals
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Marine Science Center will offer a free “Stranded Marine Mammal” training from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. today.
The training will be at the center’s Natural History Exhibit at Fort Worden State Park.
“After training, your name will be on a call list to respond in the geographic area or areas you specify,” said Jean Walat, center volunteer/citizen science coordinator.
“If you’re available when the call comes in, you can respond if you wish, but you’re not obligated to drop everything and respond instantly.”
For the majority of stranded or injured animals, volunteers document incidents rather than save or rehabilitate individual marine mammals.
The data collected becomes part of a nationwide database which tracks marine mammal strandings and looks at larger trends in order to address possible problems that might be causing the strandings.
For more information or to sign up for the free training, phone 360-385-5582, ext. 112 or ext. 113.
Equine dentist
PORT TOWNSEND — Veterinary equine dentist Richard Vetter will examine and treat horses at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 4907 Landes St., on Saturday and Sunday.
The event is presented by Jefferson County 4-H.
To schedule an appointment, phone Betty Mysak at 360-379-6931.
For more information, visit www.perfequine dentistry.com or phone 360-245-3476.
Port Hadlock
Enrollment info
PORT HADLOCK — Sunfield Waldorf School’s two preschool-kindergarten classes will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
The school is located on Sunfield Lane off Rhody Drive.
Early childhood teachers Monica Boucher, Ruth Pope and Molly Stebbins will discuss the school’s programs and answer questions.
Attendees will participate in a circle time, learn some songs and finger plays and hear how the school nurtures children’s imaginations.
Child care will be provided upon request.
Sunfield’s mixed-age preschool-kindergarten classes for 3- to 6-year-olds meet five days a week.
Children can attend class on three, four or five days of the week.
An after-school child care program is available to children of 5 and older.
For more information, phone 360-385-3658, e-mail info@sunfieldfarm.org or visit www.sunfieldfarm.org.
Port Ludlow
Show and Shine
PORT LUDLOW — Port Ludlow Community Church, 9534 Oak Bay Road, will host its second annual Show and Shine car show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
The event is free but donations of nonperishable food items for the Tri-Area Food Bank will be accepted.
Hamburgers, coffee, soft drinks and bottled water will be sold, with all proceeds going to the food bank.
No trophies will be awarded because all proceeds will go to the food bank.
Owners of street rods, classic vehicles, customs, rat rods and muscle cars can participate.
For more information, phone 360-437-0145.