NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Oct. 9.
A dinner and auction and an Art Blast party are among the activities planned on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
For information about the Port Townsend Ukulele Festival on Saturday and other arts news, see Peninsula Spotlight, the Peninsula Daily News’ weekly entertainment magazine included with today’s PDN. Information also is available in the interactive calendar at www.peninsuladailynews.com.
PORT TOWNSEND
‘Spelling Bee’ musical
PORT TOWNSEND — Key City Public Theatre is continuing to stage “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” this weekend.
The Broadway musical with improvisation, dancing and some tough spelling words will be presented through Oct. 25.
Starring acrobat-actor Tomoki Sage of Port Townsend and stand-up comic Marcy Girt of New York City, “Spelling Bee” features evening and matinee shows at the Key City Playhouse, 419 Washington St., with curtain times at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays.
Tickets range from $20 to $24 for adults and $10 for students at all shows.
For more information and to buy tickets, see www.keycitypublictheatre.org or phone the playhouse box office at 360-385-KCPT (5278).
If available, tickets also will be sold at the door.
Unity hymn sing
PORT TOWNSEND — Unity of Port Townsend will host its second annual Hymn Sing Along at the Unity Spiritual Enrichment Center from 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. today.
The community is invited to join in a celebration of favorite hymns, led on the piano by Pat Hauschildt and a backup string orchestra of local musicians.
All ages are welcome, and admission is free.
Song menus will be available for participants to call out their favorite songs, and the words will be projected on a screen for easy reading.
The Hymn Sing-Along is the fourth community sing offered by the Unity Spiritual Enrichment Center, located at 3918 San Juan Ave. since their purchase of the old roller skating rink in 2013.
For information, see www.unitypt.org.
Conversation Cafe
PORT TOWNSEND — The topic will be cyberterrorism at the Conversation Cafe at The Cup from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today.
Lunch is optional at the cafe, held at 600 W. Sims Way.
Conversation Cafe is an exercise in active listening and nonconfrontational discussion.
For more information, visit www.conversationcafe.org.
Used book sale
PORT TOWNSEND — The Friends of the Port Townsend Library group will hold its fall used book sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The sale will be at the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St.
Members of the Friends of the Port Townsend Library can enter at 8 a.m.
Two new tables will offer holiday books and antiquarian books.
In addition, there will be a silent auction of a large collection (58 books) of Zane Grey novels, a substantial part of Grey’s complete works published in the 1960s by Walter J. Black.
The silent auction will begin in the library and continue at the book sale.
The winner will be announced at 3 p.m. at the end of the sale.
Funds from the book sale and from Friends’ memberships go toward the support of library programs.
Growing groceries
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County WSU Master Gardeners will present “Growing Groceries” classes from 6 to 9 tonight and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The classes, which began Sept. 25 and will run through Nov. 6, are on Friday nights and Saturday afternoons at the Marina Room, 380 Jefferson St.
The cost for the course is $50.
Class participants will learn what vegetables grow on the Olympic Peninsula, garden planning and record-keeping, soil management and best cultivation practices.
The classes also will present information about fall and winter vegetable growing techniques, including hoop houses, cold frames and row covers.
For more information or to sign up, email Jefferson County WSU Master Gardeners at mastergardenerjefferson@gmail.com or call 360 379-5610, ext. 210.
Pulling weeds
PORT TOWNSEND — The Friends of Fort Worden will sponsor weed pulling from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
The trail team will remove invasive scotch broom from the beach campground area at Fort Worden State Park.
Volunteers will meet at the orca exhibit at 9:30 a.m.
They are urged to bring friends, family, gardening gloves and water. Snacks and coffee or tea will be provided.
For information, email Jan North at janorth@olympus.net.
Land trust auction
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson Land Trust’s 16th annual RainFest Auction is Saturday.
Ticket sales for the fundraiser at Fort Worden Commons closed Wednesday.
The auction will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Fort Worden Commons with a happy hour, followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. and a live auction beginning at 7:15 p.m. Laura Michalek of Seattle will be the auctioneer.
The fundraising goal is $120,000. Of that, $70,000 will go directly to programs. The remainder will be allocated as support for the organization and to pay for the auction.
For more information, see http://tinyurl.com/PDN-auction. To reach the land trust office in Port Townsend, phone 360-379-9501.
Free swim
PORT TOWNSEND — The Mountain View Pool is free for all who come to its Second Sunday swim.
It’s adults-only from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. for laps, water walking or deep-water workouts at the pool, 1919 Blaine St.
Then, from 2:15 p.m. to 5 p.m., all ages are welcome for a family recreation swim.
Adults must accompany children younger than 8.
Sponsoring this Sunday’s recreation swim is Circle and Square Auto Care.
The JeffCo Aquatic Coalition helps bring the free swims to the public every second Sunday of the month.
Coffee concert
PORT TOWNSEND — The next Turtle Bluff Coffee Concert will feature pianists Gwendolyn Moore and Barbara Hinc playing Chopin from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
The concert will take place at 523 Blue Ridge Road.
For information, contact Gwendolyn Moore at 360-385-3626 or email trtlbluf@olympus.net.
CHIMACUM
Daughters of Norway
CHIMACUM — Daughters of Norway Thea Foss No. 45 will present “Solveig: The Life and Artwork of Solveig Arneng Johnson” at the Tri-Area Community Center at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Johnson’s artwork “captures her love of Norway, family and natural surroundings,” according to a news release.
Born in 1925 in the Arctic town of Kirkenes, Norway, Solveig reflects on life during the throes of World War II, her indigenous Sami identity, art studies and immigrating to America.
The public is invited to the event at 10 West Valley Road.
For more information, email daughtersofnorway45@gmail.com or phone Kari Mathews at 360-531-4512.
COYLE
Sarah McQuaid concert
COYLE — Celtic singer and songwriter Sarah McQuaid will take the stage at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center at 7:30 tonight.
The concert by McQuaid, who has released a new album, “Walking into White,” will be another in the Concerts in the Woods series of folk, bluegrass, blues and Americana shows.
Admission is by donation to the center at 923 Hazel Point Road. All ages are welcome and, since this is also a community gathering, host Norm Johnson will serve coffee and cookies at intermission.
For directions and details, phone Johnson at 360-765-3449.
SEQUIM
Fahrenheit 451 talk
SEQUIM — Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 will be discussed at the Sequim Library at 3 p.m. Saturday.
“In Fahrenheit 451 . . . firemen don’t put out fires — they start them in order to burn books,” according to an Amazon.com review.
“Bradbury’s vividly painted society holds up the appearance of happiness as the highest goal, a place where trivial information is good, and knowledge and ideas are bad.
“Fire Captain Beatty explains it this way: ‘Give the people contests they win by remembering the words to more popular songs. Don’t give them slippery stuff like philosophy or sociology to tie things up with. That way lies melancholy.’ ”
Copies of Fahrenheit 451 are available at the Sequim Library in various formats, including regular print and audiobook on CD.
They also can be requested online by visiting the library catalog at www.nols.org.
All are welcome to drop in and participate at the library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
Dinner and auction
SEQUIM — The Shipley Center will host its fourth annual Gala Dinner and Auction at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
Tickets are $60 for the event at the SunLand Golf & Country Club, 109 Hilltop Drive.
Emmy Award-winning “Evening Magazine” host John Curley will be the auctioneer.
Dinner will be prime rib and chicken cordon bleu.
For information, contact Michelle Rhodes at 360-683-6806.
Old Time Fiddlers
SEQUIM — The Washington Old Time Fiddlers will host workshops and jams followed by a contra dance beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday.
The association will meet at the Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road.
Workshops in banjo, fiddle and guitar are planned from 11 a.m. to noon. The public is invited to join the workshops for a suggested donation of $10.
After lunch, players will jam until 2 p.m., when an afternoon performance will begin. After it ends at 3:30 p.m., more jamming is set from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., followed by a potluck.
A contra dance is planned from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Admission is a suggested donation of $5, with those younger than 15 admitted free with an accompanying adult.
Saturday Science
SEQUIM — The Sequim Library will host Second Saturday Science, a new educational program series that will take place from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
“Playing with Light” will feature flashlights and mirrors bouncing, bending and bumping beams of light throughout the room at the library at 630 N. Sequim Ave.
All classes in the series are free, but with attendance limited to 20 participants, preregistration is required.
Led by former chemist and science educator Anne Olson, the Second Saturday Science series — recommended for ages 7 to 12 — creates hands-on opportunities for children to explore scientific concepts.
All materials will be provided at the library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
More events are planned for Jan. 9 and March 12.
To register, visit the library events calendar at www.nols.org, phone 360-683-1161 or email youth@nols.org.
Genealogy seminar
SEQUIM — A daylong seminar, “Records and Strategies: Cornerstones of Successful Genealogical Research,” sponsored by the Clallam County Genealogical Society will be held at Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the church, 924 N. Sequim Ave.
The seminar is $45 for members of the society and $50 for nonmembers at the door.
A luncheon offering a variety of sandwiches will be available for an additional $10.
The featured speaker will be Eric Stroschein, a professional forensic genealogist.
Stroschein has an extensive background in genealogical research and an in-depth understanding of national and international sources.
Beverages and snacks will be provided before and during breaks.
A packet of materials is included.
To register, download the form at www.clallamcogs.org or phone the society at 360-417-5000 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
PORT ANGELES
‘Spotlight Nightclub’
PORT ANGELES — “Fly Me to the Moon,” “Beyond the Sea” and even “Hang on Little Tomato” from the band Pink Martini are all part of Port Angeles High School’s “Spotlight Nightclub” at 7 p.m. today.
The evening stars 20 singers selected from the school’s five choirs, all performing with the house band at the school’s transformed Student Center, 304 E. Park Ave.
The place is “meant to be just like a little nightclub,” with food and soft drinks available for purchase, said choir director Jolene Dalton Gailey.
Admission is $5 for students and $7.50 for adults, with proceeds to benefit the choir program.
Gailey added that if people want to dance, she’ll arrange to make room.
The singers, accompanied by Gailey on piano and an ensemble of students on guitar, bass and drums, will entertain until about 8:30 p.m.
For information, phone the high school at 360-452-7602.
Art Blast party
PORT ANGELES — Seattle performer Eli Rosenblatt and his five-piece band will bring a mix of salsa, swing and samba music to the Port Angeles Library for the “Art Blast!” party, a free all-ages event tonight.
The musicians will take the stage to help celebrate two things at the library at 2210 S. Peabody St.: the new Art in the Library show, with an opening reception at 6:30 p.m., and the newly renovated children’s area.
The band will start at 7 p.m., right after the Art in the Library reception.
After the opening, the Art in the Library show will stay on display through Jan. 8, while more information about the Art Blast! and other activities is available at the North Olympic Library System website, www.NOLS.org, and by phoning 360-417-8500.
Harvest craft bazaar
PORT ANGELES — Local crafters and artisans will sell unique handmade items at a bazaar from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
The bazaar will be on Railroad Avenue between the Coho ferry terminal and the Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival on City Pier.
Admission is free.
Hope after heroin
PORT ANGELES — A cleanup of Hollywood Beach is planned at noon today.
The cleanup, called “Hope After Heroin,” is aimed at cleaning up trash left behind by transients, drug addicts and others using the beach.
Students Makiah Sperry, Caitlin Balser, Chante Robideau and Micah Nichols have the afternoon off from school and decided to spend it in this volunteer work.
Minors will identify and notify adults of any needles found, which will then be properly disposed of by the adults.
For more information or to help, phone Tina Sperry at 360-809-0836.
Volkswalk slated
PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula Volkssport Club will sponsor a Volkswalk event Saturday.
The public is invited to walk the 5K, 10K or 14K event.
Starting times for this 2A-rated walk are from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., finishing by 4 p.m.
The walk will begin at the William Shore Memorial Pool, 225 E. Fifth St.
Participants will walk on sidewalks and roads to the Olympic Discovery Trail.
Children must be accompanied by adults.
For more information, phone Janet Lenfant at 360-681-5405 or email opepresident@hotmail.com.
Farmers market move
PORT ANGELES — On Saturday, the Port Angeles Farmers Market will move to the Vern Burton Community Center parking lot for one day only to allow the Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival the use of The Gateway pavilion.
The market will operate between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Vern Burton center parking lot on the corner of Peabody and Fourth streets in downtown Port Angeles.
The Gateway is at the corner of Lincoln and Front streets.
For more information, phone Market Manager Cynthia Warne at 360-460-0361.
Beekeeper program
PORT ANGELES — Beginning beekeepers can find support and education at the apprentice beekeeper certification program at the Port Angeles Library from noon to 12:50 p.m. Sunday.
The event is free. Membership in the group is $10 annually, and certification is $15.
The library is located at 2210 S. Peabody St.
This level is designed to give those just starting in beekeeping solid information and support, with the goal of retaining new beekeepers as they develop confidence in their ability to keep bees.
For any beekeeper who has missed any of the classes, the tests are all “open book.”
For more information, email Kirsten Whitworth at kibi1@wavecable.com.
JOYCE
Lions breakfast set
JOYCE — The Crescent Bay Lions Club will hold a benefit breakfast at the club from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday.
These breakfasts are held every Sunday through May 8 except Dec. 20 and 28 at the clubhouse, 181 Holly Hill Road and state Highway 112.
The cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children 12 and younger.
The menu includes eggs cooked to order, hot cakes, French toast, biscuits and gravy, hashbrowns, ham or sausage or bacon and coffee.
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.
FORKS
Library storytime
FORKS — The Forks Library, 171 S. Forks Ave., will hold its winter storytime for preschoolers up to 5 years old at 10:30 a.m. today.
Storytimes feature rhymes, songs, dancing and books for young children.
Activities such as talking, reading, playing and singing are included in storytimes.
Such activities support skill development and encourage children to interact with their caregivers and peers, the library said.
Library storytimes also provide support to parents and caregivers by offering tips for effective ways to read, talk, sing and play with children.
For information, call 360-374-6402, ext. 7791.