A cacophony of activities — mostly indoors because of the wet, chilly weather — are planned this Presidents Day weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula.
PORT ANGELES
‘Creature Feature’
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., will host its first “3-D Creature Feature” film event at 3:30 p.m. today.
This event is for students in seventh to 12th grades and will include a brief overview of the movie along with the use of 3-D glasses.
“Swampy snacks” will be provided.
Funding for the program is provided by Port Angeles Friends of the Library.
For more information, phone the library’s youth services department at 360-417-8502 or visit www.nols.org and click on “Youth.”
Science lecture
PORT ANGELES — Alden Denny, a University of Washington graduate student in oceanography, will discuss “Hydrothermal Vents” at the Feiro Marine Life Center at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
The Feiro Marine Life Center is on Port Angeles City Pier, 315 N. Lincoln St.
Alden works for research assistant professor Deborah Kelly at UW.
He has a Bachelor of Science in geology from Western Washington University and has participated in research fellowships at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and the U.S. Geological Survey.
His current research projects include the creation of highly detailed geologic maps of the Lost City Hydrothermal Field based on 2000, 2003; and 2005 cruise data; high-resolution geologic mapping of the Endeavour hydrothermal system; and the development of a metadata capture system for HD video from submersible vehicles.
Suggested donation is $5. For further information, phone 360-417-6254.
The event is sponsored by the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary and Feiro Marine Life Center.
Avalanche class
PORT ANGELES — Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports Club will host a Level I avalanche class today through Sunday.
The class will emphasize safe route-finding, snowpack evaluation, making use of weather observations and companion rescue.
Participants can earn a Level I certificate from the American Alpine Association.
The class will meet at the Clallam County YMCA, 302 S. Francis St., at 6 p.m. today, and spend Saturday and Sunday in the field at Hurricane Ridge.
Cost is $125 for ski club/season pass holders and $175 for nonmembers.
The class will be customized for Hurricane Ridge terrain and conditions.
Instructor Niko Weis has more than 25 years of avalanche safety experience.
He has served as the ski patrol director at Mount Washington on Vancouver Island and an eight-year stint on the Canadian Avalanche Association board of directors.
Weis has taught avalanche classes for many years for the Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports Club, Olympic National Park and Olympic Mountain Rescue, and he is familiar with the terrain and snow conditions at Hurricane Ridge.
The class is open to all winter enthusiasts, including skiers, snowboarders and snowshoers.
For more information, phone Frank Crippen at North by Northwest at 360-452-5144.
Gun show slated
PORT ANGELES — A gun and knife show will be held at the Port Angeles Masonic Lodge, 622 S. Lincoln St., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
General admission is $6 per day, and a weekend pass is $9.
Youths 12 and younger will be admitted free with an adult.
Active-duty military and police members will receive a $1 discount.
The show will also include Western and Native American memorabilia; fishing, camping and outdoor equipment; and educational information on the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Tango lessons set
PORT ANGELES — A six-lesson series of Argentine tango lessons will begin at the Eagles ballroom, 110 S. Penn St., on Sunday.
A series for beginners will run from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Lessons for intermediate students will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
The cost for six lessons is $50 for Eagles members, $60 for the public.
Intermediate dancers may attend both series at no additional cost.
Classes will be taught by Becky Hall and Cliff Coulter.
For more information, phone 360-912-7007.
SEQUIM and the DUNGENESS VALLEY
Book signing set
SEQUIM — Olympic Theatre Arts will kick off its first Play Writing Contest with a presentation by filmmaker and novelist Eric Delabarre today.
The talk will be held at Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave., at 3:30 p.m.
Delabarre, a former TV show writer, will talk about his most recent work, Saltwater Taffy, and introduce the audience to the process of writing.
Saltwater Taffy is set in Port Townsend. During the summer of 2012, Delabarre plans to begin filming the screen version of his book in Port Townsend.
For more information, phone Olympic Theatre Arts at 360-683-7326.
Boater safety
SEQUIM — The Coast Guard Auxiliary will offer American Boating Safety classes this weekend and in March.
Classes will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today, and Friday, March 18, and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, and Saturday, March 19.
All courses will be held at Prairie Springs Assisted Living, 680 W. Prairie St.
The course complies with requirements for a Washington State Boaters Education Card, which is now required for anyone age 35 and younger to operate a powerboat legally.
Cost is $12 for auxiliary members, $25 for the public.
For more information, e-mail Auxiliary Public Education Officer Sylvia Oster at uscgamail@yahoo.com or phone 360-457-6644.
Bunco fundraiser
SEQUIM — The Sequim Guild of Seattle Children’s Hospital will hold a bunco party in the parish hall at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave., at noon today.
Using recipes from its recently published cookbook, members of the guild will offer hors d’oeuvres, sandwiches, salads and desserts.
Prizes will be provided by members as well as community businesses.
A silent auction will be held. Suggested donation is $12.
All proceeds will be used to pay hospital costs at Seattle Children’s Hospital for uninsured or underinsured children in families needing assistance.
Reservations may be made by phoning 360-797-7105 or e-mailing buncosqguild@hotmail.com.
Prowl the ‘Owlympics’
SEQUIM — Bob Boekelheide will lead an“Owl Prowl in the Owlympics” on Saturday.
Boekelheide, director of the Dungeness River Audubon Center, will lead participants on an exploratory journey in the northeastern Olympic foothills to find owls and other night creatures.
The event will run from 7 p.m. until after midnight.
Cost is $30 per person.
Preregistration is required.
Another “Owl Prowl” will be held Saturday, March 19.
For more information or to register, phone the river center at 360-681-4076.
Excel class slated
SEQUIM — Tom Pitre will teach “Excel Spreadsheets: Survey and Advanced Topics” at The Center of Infinite Reflections, 144 Tripp Road, from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Free coffee and tea and fast wireless Internet will be provided.
Class participants should bring a laptop computer. Cost of the course is $9.95.
To RSVP, send an e-mail message with the subject line “Center Classes” to thomaspitre@gmail.com.
Count those birds
SEQUIM — Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society and the Dungeness River Audubon Center are seeking North Olympic Peninsula birdwatchers to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count today through Monday.
For this count, participants can tally the birds in their backyards or other locations, then enter the data online at www.birdcount.org.
A free bird walk and bird count orientation will be held at Dungeness River Audubon Center, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road, from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Families and lesser-skilled bird identifiers are encouraged to participate.
The event is open to the public and binoculars are available for loan.
To register for the bird walk, phone the river center at 360-681-4076.
Dog food demo
SEQUIM — Best Friend Nutrition: a health food store for pets!, 680 W. Washington St., will host a dog food demonstration from Natures Logic, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The public and their dogs are invited.
Best Friend Nutrition is a health food store for pets owned by Hope and Jim Williams.
For more information, phone 360-681-8458 or go to www.bestfriendnutrition.com.
FORKS/WEST END
Book talk slated
FORKS – Former Forks High School teacher Eve Datisman will highlight some of her favorite reads of the past year during a book talk event at the Forks Library, 171 S. Forks Ave.
The event will run from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19.
“Beat the Winter Blues” is the theme of the event.
This presentation is free and open to the public.
For more information about this program, phone the Forks Library at 360-374-6402, e-mail Forks@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.
Clallam Bay stories
CLALLAM BAY — A storytime for children ages 3 to 6 will be held at the Clallam Bay Library, 16990 state Highway 112, at 10 a.m. Friday.
Children will be taught new aspects of the library.
The event will include stories, a tour of the facility and a craft project.
For more information, phone the Clallam Bay Library at 360-963-2414 or visit www.nols.org.
PORT TOWNSEND and JEFFERSON COUNTY
Leadership talk
PORT TOWNSEND — The American Association of University Women Port Townsend branch will meet at the Port Townsend Recreation Center, 620 Tyler St., on Saturday.
A silent auction will be held at 9 a.m. with the meeting starting at 10 a.m.
Beroz Ferrell will speak on “Leading Effectively in a Diverse World.”
Ferrell has 20 years of experience in psychology, human resource management and organizational development and has a corporate consulting firm in Southeast Asia.
Participants will hear about the differences in how men and women lead and what is necessary to lead effectively in a diverse world.
The meeting is open to the public.
For more information e-mail porttownsend@aauw-wa.org or visit www.aauwpt.org.
Storytelling event
PORT TOWNSEND — Storyteller Frederick Park will tell a series of family-oriented stories followed by an ice cream social at Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona St., from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Park, from Asheville, N.C., has been a guest storyteller at many festivals and in schools across America for more than 30 years, including the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tenn.
He is a frequent guest at Centrum’s Festival of American Fiddle Tunes as dance master, raconteur and master of ceremonies.
Suggested donation is $5 per person, $10 for a family.
For more information, phone 360-385-0456 or e-mail jowarm@olypen.com.
Singing workshop
PORT TOWNSEND — The PT Songlines Community Choir will hold a men’s singing workshop with instructor Dennis Donnelly from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
The workshop will be held at the Rosewind Common House, corner of Haines and Umatilla streets.
Donnelly is the codirector of the 350-member “Gettin’ Higher Choir” in Victoria.
It is open to current choir members and those with an interest in learning more about singing.
The workshop is $30 per person and scholarships are available.
For more information, phone Laurence Cole at 360-379-1553 or Gretchen Sleicher at 360-379-9123.
Marine meeting
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Marine Science Center will hold its annual meeting at the Port Townsend Yacht Club, 2503 Washington St., from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
Center Executive Director Anne Murphy will present a brief review of 2010 activities and preview 2011 events.
She will be followed by Rick Jahnke, Port Townsend resident and professor emeritus of the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, who will discuss climate change and ocean change.
Admission is free to center members; suggested donation is $7 for nonmembers.
Fiber arts demos set
CHIMACUM — Daughters of Norway Thea Foss Lodge No. 45 will host a “February Fiber Faire” at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road, at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Demonstrations and explanations of fiber arts will be held.
Patricia Roche will discuss spinning and weaving; Tori Twedt will talk about knitting; and Ruth Kohl will show the intricate bobbin lace.
They will share the importance of fiber art in Scandinavian culture and how they came to master their art.
The event is free and open to the public.
Refreshments will be served.
For more information, phone 360-379-1802.
Job workshops
PORT TOWNSEND — Those looking for work are invited to four free “Transition Yourself” workshops through the Port Townsend Library.
These workshops will be held at the Charles Pink House, which is next to the library at Lawrence and Harrison streets, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. today as well as Thursday and Friday, Feb. 25.
The workshops cover the social and psychological challenges of finding work in this economy, career development planning and hands-on assistance with resumes, applications, interviewing, networking and marketing.
Also, the Port Townsend Library has added current resources for job search, career development and business to its collection on the second floor.
Computers are available to use for job search as well.
Funding is provided by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Institute of Museum and Library Services and a grant from Puget Sound Energy.
Space is limited for the workshops.
To register or for more information e-mail ptplhardtimes@gmail.com or leave a phone message at 360-344-4608.
Folk/blues concert
COYLE — Seattle singer/songwriter Eric Miller will perform at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center, 923 Hazel Point Road, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
He will perform selections of American folk, blues and jazz music.
The event is open to all ages and admission is by donation.