Sales, plays, benefits and outdoor activities are planned on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
For more on the “God of Carnage,” a play at Olympic Theatre Arts, and other news of the lively arts, see Peninsula Spotlight, the Peninsula Daily News’ weekly entertainment guide that is part of today’s PDN.
Clallam County
Library fine amnesty
North Olympic Library System patrons have until Saturday to participate in a community food drive with a twist.
Patrons of public libraries in Port Angeles, Sequim, Clallam Bay and Forks can return overdue books and have accrued overdue fines waived with a nonperishable food donation.
The libraries are waiving fines for books, DVDs, magazines and other materials that were returned past their due dates, as well as overdue items returned through Saturday.
Charges will not be cleared for interlibrary loan items, lost or damaged items, processing fees or collection agency fees.
For more information, contact technical services specialist Vera Glica at 360-417-8500, ext. 7728, or vglica@nols.org.
Port Angeles
Band booster sale
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Band Boosters will conduct their annual Mega-Basement Sale at Vineyard Christian Church, 3415 S. Peabody St., from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Items including books, clothing and household goods will be on sale.
The Band Boosters are seeking gently used items for donation such as baby and toddler clothes, yard and garden tools, pottery, books, toys, sporting goods and jewelry.
Items can be delivered to the church from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. today.
Proceeds will benefit the Port Angeles High School Band Booster Scholarship Fund.
For more information, phone 360-452-3536.
Soccer extravaganza
PORT ANGELES — Rumble in the Rainforest, a soccer exhibition extravaganza at Sigmar Field on the Peninsula College campus, kicks off at 9 a.m. Saturday.
The Rumble, which also includes a car show and children’s activities, is a benefit for the Peninsula College soccer program.
Admission for those 16 and older is $10; for those 9 to 15, $5; and children 8 and younger are admitted free.
A family of four or more will be admitted for $30.
The price of admission includes in and out privileges throughout the day.
Also planned is a free car show hosted by the Peninsula College Auto Shop and Wilder Auto, as well as a free Kids’ Zone, sponsored by the Peninsula Boys & Girls Clubs.
Food and drink vendors include Toga’s Soup House, Next Door Gastropub and the Pepsi wagon, which will be staffed by members of Port Angeles Youth Soccer with soda, hot dogs and candy.
Local sponsors for the Rumble in the Rainforest include Windermere Realty, State Farm Insurance, Peninsula Boys & Girls Clubs, High Energy Metals, Next Door Gastropub, Toga’s Soup House, Olympic Medical Physicians, Pepsi — Peninsula Bottling Co., 7 Cedars Casino, Wilder Auto and Therapeutic Associates.
For a schedule of games, visit http://tinyurl.com/pcrumble.
Tai Chi/Qigong Day
PORT ANGELES — World Tai Chi & Qigong Day will be observed with a gathering and informational session from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday.
The event will be at Jesse Webster Park behind Swain’s General Store or, in case of rain, at White Crane Tai Kwon Do Studio, 129 W. First St.
For more information, visit http://tinyurl.com/cu3xoe.
Volunteer Fair
PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College student government will host a Volunteer Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today.
The free fair will be at the Pirate Union Building at the campus at 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
Members of the public and students are welcome.
‘Hairstories’
PORT ANGELES — “Hairstories: Personal Narratives of Oppression and Identity through Hair” will be presented on the Allé Stage at Studio Bob, 118½ E. Front St., at 8 tonight.
Spoken-word artists Angie Huckstep and Clay M. River will present an evening of personal stories and live monologues — all about hair.
The cost is $5.
For more details, email Allé Stage manager Sarah Tucker at sarah@tuckerart.com.
Groundbreaking
PORT ANGELES — A Marine corporal who lost both his legs below the knee while serving in Afghanistan is expected to be on hand for the groundbreaking of his new home just east of Port Angeles at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The home at 72 Hidden Highlands Drive will be free for Marine Cpl. Ammon Lang and his family through Massachusetts-based Homes for Our Troops, said FaLeana Wech, executive officer of the North Peninsula Building Association.
To donate to or volunteer with the North Peninsula Building Association on the home-building project, phone the building association at 360-452-8160 or email Wech at faleana@npba.info.
Genealogy research
PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Genealogical Society’s Research Center, 402 E. Lauridsen Blvd., will be open from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The hours are provided to accommodate those who find weekday hours inconvenient.
Volunteer staff can help researchers.
Normal hours for the center are Tuesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information, phone 360-417-5000 or visit www.olypen.com/ccgs.
Build with Legos
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Library’s Construction Club will use the library’s collection of Lego building blocks from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
The Port Angeles Library is located at 2210 S. Peabody St.
For information, visit www.nols.org, email youth@nols.org or phone 360-417-8502.
Lincoln Day Dinner
PORT ANGELES — Kirby Wilbur, chairman of the state Republican Party, will be the guest speaker at the Clallam County Lincoln Day dinner on Saturday.
A no-host bar and silent auction will start at 5 p.m. at the Red Lion Hotel, 221 N. Lincoln St.
Dinner will begin at 6 p.m. The entree is either roast beef or saffron chicken.
Tickets are $50 per person, $95 per couple.
Last-minute tickets available at the door will be very limited, so attendees are asked to RSVP and pay in advance.
A live auction also is planned.
To reserve a seat, phone Dick Pilling, county GOP chairman, at 360-460-7652.
For more information about the Clallam dinner, visit www.clallamrepublicans.org.
Sequim
Bunco benefit today
SEQUIM — A bunco game fundraiser will be at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave., from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.
Sponsored by the Sequim Guild to benefit Seattle Children’s Hospital, the event will help pay for medical costs for children of families in need.
A donation of $12 is requested.
A luncheon will be provided by Sequim Guild members.
Prizes will be given for the game, and a silent auction with more than 25 items has been prepared by guild members.
For more information, email snowrider391@embarqmail.com or phone 360-797-7105.
Weed lecture set
SEQUIM — Clallam County noxious-weed control coordinator Cathy Lucero will present “Weeds: Who They Are, What to Do” at McComb Gardens, 751 McComb Road, at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Weed samples will be shown at the free talk, and attendees are encouraged to bring samples from home gardens.
Annual plant sale
SEQUIM — The Sequim Prairie Garden Club’s annual plant sale will be at the clubhouse at Pioneer Memorial Park, 387 E. Washington St., from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
The clubhouse is available for rental.
For more information on the clubhouse, phone 360-808-3434.
Pet product demos
SEQUIM — Best Friend Nutrition will host two pet product demonstration parties from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. today at their retail store at 680 W. Washington St., Suite B-102.
Weruva canned pet foods along with Integrity cat litter will visit, with Nicole Kurtenbach and Shari Thorp-Rowin providing product information, coupons, giveaways and door prizes to all attendees.
Dogs and cats are welcome to sample the canned foods.
For more information, phone Best Friend Nutrition at 360-681-8458 or visit its Facebook page.
Mother’s Day Mall
SEQUIM — Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road, will host a Mother’s Day Mall beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Here’s how it works: Children up to age 16 will receive a “Mall Buck” for every pound of nonperishable food they bring in for the Sequim Food Bank.
After they deliver Mom to “Mommy Daycare,” where she can enjoy coffee and cookies, children can go into the mall to purchase a Mother’s Day gift with their bucks.
They can get their gift wrapped at one of the “Wrap It Up” stations.
Children younger than 5 should bring a shopping helper.
The event may run until 5 p.m., depending on attendance.
For more information, phone Kim Moulson at 360-681-3251.
Game Farm walk set
SEQUIM — The Olympic Peninsula Explorers will host an Olympic Game Farm walk Saturday.
Sign-ups will be at the Sequim QFC, 990 E. Washington St., and the group will leave for the area at 9 a.m.
Participants can choose between a 3.1- or 6.2-mile walk.
The walk does not go into the Olympic Game Farm, but walkers can pay the admission fee to enjoy the park.
There are restrooms along the way.
Maps will be passed out at the QFC store.
Children’s market set
SEQUIM — A Spring Children’s Market will be at the Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road, from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
The event is a benefit for Five Acre School’s Parent Service Organization.
Families can reserve tables to sell items for $10 by phoning the school at 360-681-7255.
Families will keep the proceeds from their sales.
Farm owner speaks
SEQUIM — Marko Colby of Port Townsend’s Midori Farm will speak at Nash’s Farm Store, 4681 Sequim-Dungeness Way, at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
The free talk is aimed at those planting gardens this year.
Colby and his partner, Hanako Myers, are farmers and authors of Vegetable by Vegetable: A Guide for Gardening Near the Salish Sea.
The duo’s book will be available for purchase at the presentation.
Carlsborg
Boating course today
CARLSBORG — A public boating course offered by the North Olympic Sail and Power Squadron will be held today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Rainbow’s End RV Park, 261831 U.S. Highway 101.
The cost is $41.
For more information, email ussvirginia03-PDN@yahoo.com or phone 360-457-1215.
Port Townsend
League dinner/auction
PORT TOWNSEND — East Jefferson Little League’s Field of Dreams Dinner and Auction will be at the Port Townsend Elks Lodge, 555 Otto St., at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
Tickets — costing $30 per family (up to six people), $10 per person or $5 for children 12 and younger — will be available at the door.
Auction items include donations from Les Schwab, Edensaw, Wilderbee Farm, Cotton Redimix, Valley Tavern, Al’s Tree Service, Hadlock Building Supply, Olympic Rentals, Bishop Dairy and Oyster Bay Inn.
Singers at benefit
PORT TOWNSEND — Simon Lynge, an internationally known singer who lives in Port Townsend, will join another local singer and song leader, Aimée Ringle, for a benefit concert for Sunfield Farm and Waldorf School at 7 tonight.
The concert will be at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave.
Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.
Admission is a $20 suggested donation at the door.
To buy advance tickets, visit www.SunfieldFarm.org.
For more details about the concert, phone Sunfield Farm at 360-385-3658.
YMCA yoga benefit
PORT TOWNSEND — A yoga benefit for the Jefferson County YMCA will be at the Mountain View Commons gymnasium, 1925 Blaine St., from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Five instructors — Jen Bates, Tinker Cavallaro, Connie Segal, Terry Lynn Wagner and Karyn Stillwell Temple — will lead a group session to benefit the YMCA programs for children in need.
Suggested donation is $15.
Beginners are advised to dress comfortably.
Weather workshop
PORT TOWNSEND — A marine weather workshop will be offered by Washington Sea Grant, the Jefferson Education Center, the Northwest Maritime Center and Washington State University Jefferson County Extension on Saturday.
The workshop will be from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Northwest Maritime Center, 431 Water St.
The cost is $25.
To register or for more information, contact WSG continuing education coordinator Sarah Fisken at 206-543-1225 or sfisken@uw.edu, or phone Matt Lyons at 360-379-4034.
Cajun/zydeco dance
PORT TOWNSEND — A Cajun-zydeco dance featuring the music of Whozyamama will be at the Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona St., on Saturday.
A pre-dance lesson is set for 7 p.m., with the dance running from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
The cost is $12 for adults, free for children.
For more information, phone 360-385-1667 or 360-385-5705
Olympic film set
PORT TOWNSEND — The film Out of the Mist: Olympic Stories will be screened at the Rose Theatre, 235 Taylor St., on Sunday.
The event is free and open to the public.
Doors open at 12:45 p.m. for a pre-screening discussion with filmmakers Robert and Kathy Chrestense.
For more information, phone Peter Guerrero of the North Olympic Group at 510-421-1071.
Dove House picnic
PORT TOWNSEND — Dove House Advocacy Services, 1045 10th St., is hosting a Picnic in the Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.
The nonprofit is celebrating the newly landscaped park between Dove House and the Jefferson Healthcare emergency room.
The Plaid Pepper from Quilcene will provide gourmet hot dogs and refreshments for a fee.
Dove House also is observing Crime Victim Awareness Week, which ends Saturday.
Attendees also can sign up at the picnic for Dove House’s “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event, set for Wednesday, May 8.
Tree walks, bike tour
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Parks, Recreation and Tree Advisory Board will host three guided tree walks today and a bicycle tour Saturday to recognize Arbor Day.
A tree walk will begin at 10 a.m. today in the parking lot of Fort Worden Commons at Fort Worden State Park.
The walk, led by Ron Sikes, is about 1 mile round trip with some hills.
A walk through Chetzemoka Park and the Uptown Port Townsend neighborhood will begin at noon.
Attendees should meet at the Chetzemoka Park gate, intersection of Blaine and Jackson streets.
This walk will include trees in Chetzemoka Park as well as some uptown trees. Sarah Fairbank is the walk leader.
A walk through the Castle Hill neighborhood will leave Gateway Park, intersection of Kearney, Sims and Washington streets, at 1:30 p.m.
This walk is about 2 miles round trip and includes uphill sections.
It will travel through the Gateway neighborhood, Kah Tai Lagoon and Bishop Park. Rosemary Sikes will lead the walk.
A “Tour du Trees” will leave the ReCyclery, corner of Kearney and 19th streets, at 6 p.m. Saturday.
The bicycle tour leader is Lys Burden.
For more information, email rosemarysikes@olympus.net or phone 360-385-0307.
Plant walks slated
PORT TOWNSEND — Walks through the Kah Tai Prairie Preserve at the Port Townsend Golf Club and the Kala Point Beach Strand are planned Saturday by the Olympic chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society.
The walks are free and open to the public.
The golf course walk will begin at 10 a.m. at the club, 1948 Blaine St.
Walkers can carpool from the course or meet at 11:30 a.m. at the Dream City Cafe, corner of state Highway 19 and Prospect Avenue, to carpool to the beach.
Chimacum
Anderson Lake to open
CHIMACUM — Anderson Lake is scheduled to reopen for fishing season Saturday.
The lake, which is in Anderson Lake State Park 10 miles south of Port Townsend, will be open from 8 a.m. to dusk.
The park around the lake also will be open.
A Discover Pass generally is needed to park at the lake, but no pass is needed at state parks this weekend in honor of National Parks Week.
Anderson Lake has been plagued with high levels of blue-green-algae-produced toxins since 2006, when two dogs died after drinking water from the lake on Memorial Day weekend.
It was not tested for toxins because the state Department of Ecology is cutting costs statewide by no longer paying for weekly tests.
Instead, it will fund tests done after blooms of algae appear in lakes.
No bloom was visible in Anderson Lake on Monday.
Port Hadlock
Garden show
PORT HADLOCK — Hadlock Building Supply, 901 Ness’ Corner Road, will host its sixth annual Garden Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
For more information, phone 360-385-1771 or visit www.facebook.com/HadlockBuildingSupply.