NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Sept. 26.
A feast of foods from within a 100-mile radius of Sequim, a lecture on mother octopuses and a Jefferson Land Trust picnic are among the attractions on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
For more arts and entertainment news, such as the Port Angeles Symphony’s “Pops and Picnic” concerts in Port Angeles and Sequim, see Peninsula Spotlight, the Peninsula Daily News’ weekly entertainment magazine.
Information also is available in the PDN’s interactive calendar at www.peninsuladailynews.com.
SEQUIM
Fourth Friday reading
SEQUIM — A Fourth Friday Reading is slated at Rainshadow Coffee Roasting, 157 W. Cedar St., from 6 to 8 tonight.
The free event features Writers on the Spit, the founders of the event.
This group includes Gene Bradbury, Howard Chadwick, Judy Duncan, Jim Fisher, Mary Jill Klay, George Lindamood, Ruth Marcus, Terry Moore, Beth Pratt and Carlyn Syvanen.
These writers meet once a month to support each other’s interest in writing.
Most are published poets and authors with work ranging from poetry chapbooks and anthologies to children’s illustrated books, novels, short story collections and anthologies.
The open-mic venue allows any writer to share a five-minute original writing. Guidelines are available through Ruth Marcus (rmarcus@olypen.com).
For more information, phone Marcus at 360-681-2205.
Bunco party
SEQUIM — St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave., will host a bunco party from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today.
A $12 donation is requested.
A buffet luncheon with dessert, a silent auction and door prizes are planned.
All proceeds go toward paying for uncompensated care at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
For more information, phone Cinda O’Dell at 360-797-7105, email snowrider391@embarqmail.com or visit www.sequimguild.org.
Rally for release
SEQUIM — A rally for the release of Iranian-American Christian Pastor Saeed Abedini from jail in Iran will be held at Calvary Chapel, 91 Boyce Road, at 6 tonight.
Abedini, a Boise, Idaho, resident, was sentenced in Iran to eight years in prison Jan. 27, 2013, on charges of undermining national security through his evangelistic activities in Iran.
Area citizens will gather in prayer to bring attention to Abedini’s situation and the plight of persecuted Christians around the world.
Fermented foods
SEQUIM — Eliza Winne of Getting Cultured will discuss the healthy benefits of fermented foods at Nash’s Farm Store, 4681 Sequim-Dungeness Way, at 3:30 p.m. today.
The talk is free and open to the public.
Winne uses local organic ingredients to create a line of krauts.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in nutrition.
Her business, Getting Cultured, made its debut in December 2013.
For more information, visit www.nashsorganicproduce.com.
Harvest Dinner
SEQUIM — The Harvest Dinner, a multicourse meal featuring ingredients from within 100 miles of Sequim, is Saturday.
At the dinner, which is sold out, the North Olympic Land Trust will honor the 2014 Farmers of the Year, Tom and Holly Clark of Clark Farms north of Sequim.
The dinner will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at SunLand Golf & Country Club, 109 Hilltop Drive.
Tickets were $110 if purchased after Sept. 16. Reservations are required. No tickets will be sold at the door.
Local chefs working under the direction of Arran Stark, festival presenter and Jefferson Healthcare’s executive chef, will prepare the meal using ingredients from area farms, wineries and breweries.
Greg Atkinson, the chef and proprietor of Restaurant Marche on Bainbridge Island, will be the featured speaker.
He is the author of the cookbook West Coast Cooking and a contributing editor to Food Arts. He also writes the “Taste” column for Pacific Northwest magazine and the Sunday news magazine of The Seattle Times.
Clark Farms at 863 E. Anderson Road north of Sequim is known for grass-fed beef, pastured pork and heritage chickens and turkeys raised free-range and without antibiotics, added hormones or steroids.
For more information, visit the land trust website, stop by the office or phone 360-417-1815.
Outdoor Club hikes
SEQUIM — The Olympic Outdoor Club has planned hikes for Saturday and Sunday.
The Saturday hike will be on Deer Ridge Trail near Sequim on Saturday.
This is a moderately difficult hike of 10.4 miles round trip, with an elevation gain of 2,800 feet and a high point at 5,360 feet.
The Sunday hike will be the Lake of Angels Trail near Hoodsport on Sunday.
This is a difficult hike of 8 miles round-trip, with an elevation gain of 3,400 feet and a high point at 4,950 feet.
For start times and locations, as well as requirements, email olympic.outdoor@gmail.com.
Alzheimer’s walk
SEQUIM — The 2-mile 2014 Walk to End Alzheimer’s is planned Saturday.
The walk will begin at the Sequim unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula, 400 W. Fir St., on Saturday.
Registration will start at 9:30 a.m.. The ceremony will be at 11 a.m.
The walk is hosted by the North Olympic Peninsula chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.
For more information, phone Rachel Turner at 206-965-5401.
Community shred
SEQUIM — Personal papers can be shredded in the Sequim High School parking lot, 601 N. Sequim Ave., from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
People can bring sensitive paper for shredding on site by LeMay Mobile Shredding, a professional shredding company.
The service is free.
Types of documents to bring include old tax returns, account statements or any paperwork with account or Social Security numbers or other personal information.
Canned food items and/or cash donations are encouraged and appreciated.
There is a limit of three bags or three boxes per vehicle. Be prepared to keep empty bags/boxes.
Pancake breakfast
SEQUIM — The Sequim Prairie Grange will host a pancake breakfast from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday.
The breakfast of pancakes, eggs and ham will be at the Grange Hall, 290 Macleay Road.
The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children 10 and younger.
Some of the proceeds from the breakfast will benefit TAFY (The Answer for Youth).
Fall gardening talk
SEQUIM — Master Gardeners Bob Cain, Jan Danford, Rita Dinger and Janice Noonan will present “What to Do in Your Fall Garden” at 10 a.m. Sunday.
The free presentation will be during the Class Act at Woodcock Garden, 2711 Woodcock Road.
Home gardeners will be given tips for preparing their gardens for the winter and told why the fall season is a good time to plant select vegetable crops and herbs, perennials, landscape shrubs and trees, and native plants.
For more information, phone 360-417-2279.
PORT ANGELES
Roller derby gathering
PORT ANGELES — Port Scandalous Roller Derby will host an open meet-and-greet at Bella Rosa Coffee House, 403 S. Lincoln St., at 7 tonight.
Skaters will share derby stories and explain how to join roller derby.
Roller derby has come a long way since the staged days of the 1970s and ’80s, participants say, adding that it offers an opportunity for women and men, young and old alike, to participate in something challenging.
The league is always looking for new skaters and referees.
For more information, email portscandalousrollerderby@gmail.com or find the group on Facebook.
Octopus expert
PORT ANGELES — The mothering instincts of the giant Pacific octopus will be the topic of a talk by diver and octopus expert Jim Cosgrove at 7 p.m. Saturday.
The talk will be in Room 205 at The Landing mall, 115 Railroad Ave.
Tickets are $7 at the door or free for Feiro members and volunteers.
Cosgrove will share his experiences studying the giant Pacific octopus.
Titled “No Mother Could Give More: The Life of the Giant Pacific Octopus,” Cosgrove’s underwater photography and videography will demonstrate the lifecycle of these creatures, showing how female octopuses, without eating, stand guard over their eggs for months at a time until they hatch.
Most die after the eggs hatch.
The former manager of the Natural History Section at the Royal British Columbia Museum and a scuba diver for more than 50 years, Cosgrove co-authored the book Super Suckers: The Giant Pacific Octopus and Other Cephalopods of the Pacific Coast, copies of which will be available for signing and purchase after the event.
For more information, phone Melissa Williams at 360-417-6524.
PAHS thespian night
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles High School Thespian Society will host an improv night at the Port Angeles Performing Arts Center, 304 E. Park Ave., at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Throughout the two-hour comedy event, audience members can participate as well as watch.
All are welcome. Admission is by donation.
For more information, contact PAHS Thespian Society adviser Kelly Lovall at 360-460-2190 or KLovall@portangelesschools.org.
Italian dinner
PORT ANGELES — The Sons of Italy and the Queen of Angels Parents Club will host a benefit Italian dinner from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday.
The dinner will be in the Queen of Angels gym, 209 W. 11th St.
Advance tickets, available at the school office, are $12 for adults, $8 per child from kindergarten through eighth grade and $38 per family.
Tickets at the door will cost $15 for adults, $10 per child and $45 per family.
Children younger than 5 eat free.
The dinner will go to provide tuition assistance at Queen of Angels School.
The Old Sidekicks will provide entertainment during the dinner.
The menu is spaghetti with marinara sauce, pasta with garlic and olive oil, homemade meatballs and Italian sausage, garlic bread, spumoni ice cream and beverages.
A vegetarian menu is available.
Tailgate party
PORT ANGELES — Jim’s Pharmacy will have a Seahawks “tailgate party” in its parking lot, 424 E. Second St., from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Jim’s will offer grilled burgers and iced tea by donation, a dunk tank, face painting, a bouncy house and a bean bag toss.
Prizes will be raffled off, with all proceeds benefiting the Peninsula College Foundation, the pharmacy’s “Shop Locally” charity of the month.
Raffle prizes include a 12th Man Seahawks jersey, a stainless steel briefcase barbecue and a Seahawks Super Bowl plaque.
Featured in the dunk tank will be Ali Crumb, Peninsula College Pirates girls basketball coach, and Mary Hunchberger, executive director for college advancement.
Seahawks fans also will get a chance to dunk fans of rival teams.
For more information, phone Jim’s Pharmacy at 360-452-4200, ext. 3.
Vegetarian potluck
PORT ANGELES — The OlyPen Vegetarian Education Group will host its monthly vegetarian community potluck at Renaissance, 401 E. Front St., at 2 p.m. Sunday.
A free screening of “Hungry for Change” will follow.
Vegetarians, vegans or anyone curious about living a plant-based lifestyle are encouraged to come, share a favorite plant-based recipe and make new friends.
The group requests that each dish include an ingredient list or recipe to share.
Participants should bring personal serving utensils, eating utensils and plates.
RSVPs are appreciated.
A Sequim ride-share is available.
Potlucks are held the last Sunday of every month.
For more information, phone 360-912-1303 or email olypenveg@gmail.com.
Norwegian dance
PORT ANGELES — The Sons of Norway group will host its weekly Norwegian dance at 131 W. Fifth St. from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.
Dance instruction is planned at 6:30 p.m.
Admission is $2 for members and $3 for nonmembers.
This is an all-ages, no-smoking and no-alcohol event.
For more information, visit www.facebook.com/SonsOfNorwayOfPortAngeles.
PORT TOWNSEND
55-plus cohousing talk
PORT TOWNSEND — An illustrated presentation about cohousing for people 55 and older is set for 7 tonight.
The free presentation will be at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave.
Author and architect Charles Durrett and his partner, fellow architect Kathryn McCamant, are the featured speakers.
Cohousing communities for adults 55 and older offer residents the opportunity to live independently in their own homes as they age while enjoying a close-knit and mutually supportive group of neighbors.
Durrett and McCamant also will conduct a workshop Saturday and Sunday for those who hope to build Quimper Village, a green and sustainable cohousing community for older adults in Port Townsend.
For more information about the project, visit www.quimpervillage.com.
Empathy workshop
PORT TOWNSEND — A “Lens of Empathy” workshop, an introduction to the personal practice of empathy, is set at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave., tonight and Saturday.
An introduction is planned from 7 to 9 tonight.
An intensive workshop is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Admission is by donation.
The workshop will present an understanding of human nature to transform the way one understands personal and others’ feelings, words and actions.
The class, facilitated by Alex Bryan, is sponsored by the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship’s Nonviolent Communication study/practice affinity group.
Saturday participants should bring brown-bag lunches.
To RSVP or for more information, contact Diane Haas at 360-385-3890 or dianehaas@gmail.com.
Eating well introduction
PORT TOWNSEND — An introduction to the basics of an anti-inflammatory diet will be presented from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
“Eat Well, Be Well Challenge: An Introduction” will be presented free at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave.
An anti-inflammatory diet could help in preventing and treating heart disease, hypertension, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, abdominal fatness, joint pain, some cancers and other chronic diseases, organizers say.
To enroll, visit www.tinyurl.com/ALPs2014Fall.
For more information, phone Elizabeth Walker at 859-513-1286 or email elizabeth.walker317@gmail.com.
Kah Tai work party
PORT TOWNSEND — A trail maintenance work party at the Kah Tai Lagoon Nature Park’s lagoon trail between Kearney and Landes streets is slated from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Volunteers will meet on the lagoon trail at the bridge for sign-in and orientation.
They will tackle a 9-cubic-yard pile of gravel fines to fill in low spots along the trail so it will not continue to become “wall-to-wall” mud puddles during the rainy season.
Attendees should wear work clothes, sturdy shoes and work gloves, and dress for the weather, as the trail crew works rain or shine.
They are asked to bring wheelbarrows, shovels and garden rakes if they have them.
The best parking sites are off 12th Street at the Kah Tai parking lot, near the bathrooms, or at the Park & Ride next door.
Hot tea, cider and water will be provided, along with cookies and other treats.
For more information, phone Scott Walker at 360-301-2159 or Rosemary Sikes at 360-385-0307, or email rosemarysikes@olympus.net or prt.porttownsend@gmail.com.
UFO presentation
PORT TOWNSEND — James Clarkson, state director of the Mutual UFO Network, will present “The Mysterious World of High Strangeness in the Pacific NW” from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The free event will be at the Port Townsend Friends Meeting House at the intersection of Sheridan Street and Discovery Road.
Clarkson, who has 30 years’ experience in both criminal and UFO investigations, will address the current state of “UFOlogy,” including regional cases.
Attendees will be encouraged to ask questions and share their stories and experiences during the second hour.
For more information, phone Maurene Morgan at 360-344-2991 or email olympic.ufo@gmail.com.
Land trust meeting
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson Land Trust will host its annual meeting and bring-your-own picnic at Illahee Preserve on Chimacum Creek from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
It will offer a free tour of the Bulis Working Forest from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.
On Saturday, Executive Director Sarah Spaeth will tell about the conservation of farms, forests and wildlife habitats during the free event.
Participants can walk a short trail to the creek to watch chum salmon spawning and learn about the habitat restoration done there.
CedarRoot Folk School staff will lead nature games designed to heighten awareness, gain wilderness skills and deepen relationships with the natural world.
To get to the preserve from state Highway 19 between Port Townsend and Port Hadlock, take Prospect Avenue toward Kala Point. Turn left on Creekview Lane and travel to the gate at the end of the road.
On Sunday, tour participants can see a just-completed timber thin in a land-trust-managed working forest.
To get there, travel south of Sims Way from Port Townsend. Turn left onto Old Fort Townsend Road and go about 600 feet to the Jefferson Land Trust sandwich board signs for parking. Biking or carpooling is suggested.
RSVPs to cclendaniel@saveland.org are requested.
For more information, email info@saveland.org, phone 360-379-9501 or click on “Events” at www.saveland.org.
Choral Belles concert
PORT TOWNSEND — A Choral Belles concert and silent auction will take place at the Elks Lodge, 555 Otto St., from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is by donation. Proceeds benefit the Chimacum High School band.
The high school band is the only band in Washington state that will march in a Pearl Harbor Day parade in Hawaii.
The Dec. 7 parade will commemorate the 43rd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, which prompted U.S. entry into World War II.
The band has raised nearly half the funds it needs for the trip.
Each student needs to raise $1,400.
For more information, email karenlpbrennan@yahoo.com.
Direct contributions can be sent to the Chimacum Band Boosters Association, P.O. Box 631, Chimacum, WA 98325.
Those bringing contributions to the school at 91 West Valley Road can get receipts for tax purposes, Chimacum High School Principal Whitney Meissner said.
Artists sought
PORT TOWNSEND –– The Northwind Arts Center will accept artwork Sunday and Monday for its upcoming October art show, “Art and the Word.”
Artists can submit work between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday or between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday.
The juried show will be open to all media, including jewelry.
Entries must be original, entirely the work of the entrant and executed within the past three years and without the supervision of an instructor.
No work shall exceed 50 inches in width, which includes frame or mount.
Artists are encouraged to incorporate language into their work.
For more information, contact curator Jean-Marie Tarascio at 360-385-4812 or jmtarascio@gmail.com.
FORKS
Sea bird lecture slated
FORKS — Scott Horton, regional wildlife biologist at the state Department of Natural Resources, will give a lecture on sea birds of the Olympic Peninsula from 6:30 to 9 tonight.
The free presentation will be at the Olympic Natural Resources Center, 1455 S. Forks Ave.
The Olympic Peninsula’s coastal environments support a large, diverse population of marine birds.
Sea stacks and islands off the Pacific coast are important breeding grounds for some species, while the nearshore and offshore waters host numerous others during their migration and non-breeding seasons.
Horton’s talk will provide an overview of the birds and how they use the Olympic Peninsula waters and shorelines, as well as a summary of trends shown by long-term population monitoring and an introduction to conservation issues.
For more information, visit www.onrc.washington.edu.
Pie sale on tap
FORKS — The 2015 Senior Parents will sell pies at Forks Outfitters, 950 S. Forks Ave., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
The pie sale will benefit for the Forks High School Class of 2015 senior safe night.
Bingo marathon
FORKS — The Forks Elks Lodge, 941 Merchants Road, will host a bingo marathon from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Most games will cost a quarter, and food and beverages will be available for purchase.
The marathon will benefit the Elks National Foundation.
JOYCE
Lions Club breakfast
JOYCE — The Crescent Bay Lions Club offers breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday.
The breakfast is at the club at state Highway 112 and Holly Hill Road.
The cost is $6 for adults and $3.50 for children 12 and younger.
The menu includes eggs cooked to order, hot cakes, French toast, biscuits and gravy, hashbrowns and ham, sausage or bacon.
The club will offer breakfasts every Sunday, except holidays, until Mother’s Day on May 10.
There are no breakfasts planned for Dec. 21 or 28.
Proceeds help Crescent Bay Lions members support Crescent School yearbooks, scholarships for Crescent High School seniors, holiday food baskets, glasses for the needy and other community projects.
