NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Sept. 12.
A volunteer fair, the Peninsula Dream Machines’ annual Charity Car Show and a salmon derby in Sekiu are among the weekend’s activities on the North Olympic Peninsula.
For arts and entertainment news, see Peninsula Spotlight, the Peninsula Daily News’ weekly entertainment magazine.
Information also is available in the PDN’s interactive calendar at www.peninsuladailynews.com.
PORT TOWNSEND
Writing fears
PORT TOWNSEND — Author William Kenower will kick off the Writers’ Workshoppe fall season at 7 tonight.
The free talk at Writers’ Workshoppe and Imprint Books, 820 Water St., will focus on those who love to write and have a story to tell, but have certain fears with the writing process.
Horse demo slated
PORT TOWNSEND — Mitzi Summers will give a “Long Lining and Double Lunging the Horse” demonstration at Heron Hill Equine, 241 Sand Road, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. today.
The demonstration is free and open to the public.
For more information, phone Teren MacLeod at 360-774-1441, email teren@ptproperty.com, visit www.mitzisummerset.com.
PT volunteer fair
PORT TOWNSEND — Residents of all ages are invited to attend the second annual Jefferson County Volunteer and Mentoring Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
The fair will be at the Mountain View Commons, 1925 Blaine St.
This is a family-friendly event, with snacks available by donation and door prizes.
For more information, visit http://tinyurl.com/PDN-volunteerfair, phone Anne Dean at 360-301-2238 or email adean@jeffcocommunitynetwork.org.
Cinderella auditions
PORT TOWNSEND –– Auditions are set from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday for Key City Public Theatre’s holiday production of “Cinderella.”
Auditions will be at Key City Playhouse, 419 Washington St.
Several ensemble roles are available for youths ages 6-19.
Student actors are not required to bring prepared material to the audition but are encouraged to bring something familiar, either memorized or well-rehearsed, to perform or read.
Auditions include both group and individual activities, games and exercises that focus on singing, acting and movement.
Parents who are interested in participating in the show along with their children can join in the audition to be considered for chorus roles.
Rehearsals will be late afternoon, early evening and some weekends in late October or early November depending on an actor’s role in the show.
Performances will run Dec. 3-28. “Cinderella” is to be directed by KCPT guest artist Duncan Frost.
Those interested in auditioning who are unable to attend can contact Christa Cesmat at christa.cesmat@keycitypublictheatre.org or 360-379-0195.
Mill open house
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Paper Corp. plans an open house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The free open house is at the mill at 100 Mill Road at the south end of Thomas Street.
A shuttle bus will operate between the mill and the Haines Street Park & Ride every 15 minutes beginning at 10:45 a.m.
Thirty-minute tours of the facility that demonstrate the recycling process, paper manufacturing and a look at some of the machines are now sold out, with 300 people signed up.
Space is still available for the event, which features hamburgers and hot dogs, a bouncy castle for children and the opportunity to talk to company personnel “about what we do and how we do it,” according to a message on the mill’s RSVP line.
Those interested in attending should leave a message at 360-379-2028 or email openhouse@ptpc.com.
Those leaving messages will have their reservations acknowledged by the end of the week, according to the message.
Square dance
PORT TOWNSEND — The Quimper Grange will host a square dance and social at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
The grange is at 1219 Corona St.
Admission is $5, with those 16 and younger admitted free.
The dance will feature caller John Luna of Corvallis, Ore., with the Rose Street Ramblers playing the tunes.
All dances are taught. No experience is necessary.
For more information, phone Dave Thielk at 360-385-3308 or visit www.ptcommunitydance.com.
CHIMACUM/PORT HADLOCK
Audubon field trip
CHIMACUM — An Admiralty Audubon field trip is planned to Anderson Lake from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
The lake is in Anderson Lake State Park at 1061 Anderson Lake Road.
The field trip is free and open to the public.
The group will meet at the parking lot near the bathrooms at 8:30 a.m.
Anyone wanting to carpool from Port Townsend should meet at the Haines Street Park & Ride near Safeway at 8:15 a.m.
For more information, contact Paula Vanderheul at 360-379-8564 or pvanderheul@gmail.com.
Free teen auto clinic
PORT HADLOCK — Circle & Square Auto Care is offering a free auto clinic for teens from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
The business at 10953 Rhody Drive also will offer teens a free clinic Sept. 27.
Participants will learn how to change tires and fuses, check fluids and hear how to anticipate safety problems.
NORDLAND
Military vehicles
NORDLAND — Nine historic military vehicles and several Army squad tents will be on display at Fort Flagler State Park, 10541 Flagler Road, during park hours (6:30 a.m. to dusk) Saturday and Sunday.
Members of the West Sound Military Vehicle Preservation Club will be on hand to talk about the various vehicles. They will be at the beach area picnic shelter.
The vehicles also will caravan through the park and be on display in the upper historic area of the park near the museum from noon to 3 p.m.
For more information, contact Mike Zimmerman, Fort Flagler area manager, at 360-385-1259 or mike.zimmerman@parks.wa.gov.
BRINNON
Hempapalooza set
BRINNON — Hempapalooza, a medical marijuana farmers market focusing on education, awareness and responsibility, is set from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
It will be at Brinnon Herbal Collective, 91 Corey Lane.
The public is welcome, and there are no admission fees. Donations are accepted but not required.
Attendees must have valid medical authorization and identification for all medical cannabis transactions.
Children younger than 18 are not permitted entry without a parent or legal guardian.
Local vendors with non-marijuana products are welcome and encouraged.
For more information, visit www.potstop.net, phone Nicole Black at 360-301-0844 or email coleyblack@gmail.com.
SEQUIM
Ice-cream maker
SEQUIM — Viking Feast Ice Cream owner and creator Thormod Skald will kick off Local Food Month at Nash’s Farm Store, 4681 Sequim-Dungeness Way, at 3:30 p.m. today with a talk about making his ice cream with local ingredients.
The talk is free and open to the public.
For more information, visit www.nashsorganicproduce.com.
MAC Fun Day
SEQUIM — A free Museum & Arts Center Fun Day is slated at the DeWitt Center, 544 N. Sequim Ave., from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The event has an old-fashioned picnic theme and focuses on bringing people together and promoting awareness of the museum.
Games, hot dogs, corn on the cob, popcorn and live bluegrass and country music from the Old Sidekicks will be offered throughout the day.
Antique tractors will be on display, and a silent auction will take place.
For more information, phone 360-683-8110 or visit www.macsequim.org.
Book discussion
SEQUIM — A book discussion of Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief will be held at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., at 3 p.m. Saturday.
Pre-registration for this program is not required; drop-ins are welcome.
For more information, visit www.nols.org and click on “Events” and “Sequim,” phone the library at 360-683-1161 or email sequim@nols.org.
Spaghetti dinner
SEQUIM — The Lions Club will host a spaghetti dinner at the American Legion Hall, 107 E. Prairie St., from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday.
The dinner is free for veterans and $5 for guests.
Deaf Coffee House
SEQUIM — The Sequim Deaf Coffee House will hold a welcome-back barbecue from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at 960 N. Fifth Ave., and Cape Hope Way.
Participants can sign up to bring something. Donations are appreciated.
Email sdch_2010@comcast.net or purplelav4me@gmail.com.
Library book sale
SEQUIM — The Friends of Sequim Library will hold a monthly book sale at the Friends building behind the library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Of special interest this month are more than 200 movies on DVD, many books signed by authors, art instruction and art history books, advanced science books exploring the cosmos and more than 100 International Collectors Library-edition classics with faux leather bindings.
Proceeds of the sale fund library programs.
Accordion fest
SEQUIM — The Sequim Accordion Social will be held at the Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St., from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
A $2 admission is requested at the door to pay for the room.
Featured players are Elsy and Hermann Laresser of Sequim.
All accordion players (bring own accordion) and accordion lovers are invited to attend.
For more information, phone 360-683-5620.
PORT ANGELES
Car show Saturday
PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula Dream Machines’ annual Charity Car Show is slated from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the Walmart parking lot.
There is no fee for spectators.
The suggested donation for cars, trucks and motorcycle entries is $20.
The first 100 entrants who pay the $20 donation will receive a goodie bag and dash plaque and be eligible to win a trophy.
Proceeds benefit the Captain Joseph House Foundation.
Doc Reiss will provide music, and there will be vendors with food and products/services.
For more information, phone 360-461-9008.
Lunch in the Garden
PORT ANGELES — Home gardeners can get end-of-summer garden advice from local experts during the final “Lunch in the Garden” walk, slated at the Fifth Street Community Garden, 328 E. Fifth St., from noon to 1 p.m. today.
Veteran Master Gardeners Bob Cain, Laurel Moulton and Jeanette Stehr-Green will talk about harvesting pumpkins, covering crops, saving seeds, putting the garden to bed for the winter and more.
They also will answer questions and share recipes that use fresh local produce.
For more information about “Lunch in the Garden,” phone 360-565-2679.
Toddler Storytimes
PORT ANGELES — Toddler Storytimes for children between the ages of 18 months and 3 years will resume at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., at 10:15 a.m. today.
This free program will occur every Friday from Sept. 12 to Nov. 21, and from Jan. 9 to May 22.
For more information about storytimes and other programs for youths, visit the library website at www.nols.org; phone 360-417-8500, ext. 7705; or email youth@nols.org.
Youth tea time
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Downtown Association Youth Volunteers will host their third annual Children’s High Tea from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
The Alice in Wonderland-themed tea will take place in the Home Arts Building at the Clallam County Fairgrounds, 1608 W. 16th St.
Tickets are $8 each or $56 for a table of eight and are available at Odyssey Bookshop, 114 W. Front St., or Northwest Fudge & Confections, 108 W. First St.
Participants will enter through the “rabbit hole,” wander through the garden, dance with Tweedlee and Tweedledumb, look for the Cheshire Cat, avoid the Queen, join the Unbirthday Party and have tea with Alice.
The Youth Volunteers is a committee of the downtown association that is open to all youths ages 10-18 who want to learn about the community by volunteering and learning business basics.
For more information, visit www.tinyurl.com/PDN-PAyouth.
Diabetes screenings
PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College nursing students will join volunteers and staff from the Volunteers in Medicine of the Olympics (VIMO) free clinic to provide screenings for diabetes risk at the Port Angeles Farmers Market on Saturdays.
Screenings, which will be from noon to 2 p.m., will start with a simple questionnaire developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Janet Oja, lead VIMO diabetes nurse educator, and Monette Drange, Peninsula College nursing student, will provide finger-stick blood sugar testing for those who score high on the diabetes risk screener.
Those with high blood sugar or concerns about diabetes will be referred to their health care providers for follow-up or to VIMO if they lack a doctor.
The farmers market is located at The Gateway pavilion at Front and Lincoln streets.
For more information, phone Zoe Apisdorf, VIMO development coordinator, at 360-457-4431.
Community yard sale
PORT ANGELES — A Community Flea Market and Yard Sale is planned at the Mount Pleasant Community Hall, 2432 Mount Pleasant Road, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
This fifth annual fundraiser is for the maintenance of the Mount Pleasant Grange community hall.
For more information, phone Dick Storch at 360-670-9035.
Marymere Falls hike
PORT ANGELES — Walkers are invited to join Olympic Peninsula Explorers for a hike to Marymere Falls on Saturday.
Sign-up is at the Fairmount Restaurant, 1127 U.S. Highway 101, from 8:45 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The group can carpool to Marymere Falls after signing up.
The walk is 10K (6.2 miles) or 5K (3.2 miles).
It is free unless walkers want credit from the American Volkssport Association.
The hike is through old-growth forest up to 90-foot waterfalls, returning along Lake Crescent with views of the Olympic Mountains.
No pets are permitted on the hike, and it is not suitable for strollers or wheelchairs.
Sturdy walking shoes, walking sticks, water and cameras are urged.
Maps will be provided.
For more information, phone George Christensen at 360-697-2172.
Coin Club meeting
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Coin Club will meet in the Carver Room of the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., at 4 p.m. Saturday.
The public is welcome to attend.
The group meets the second Saturday of each month to discuss collecting and evaluating coins and currency.
Norwegian dance
PORT ANGELES — The Sons of Norway will host the group’s weekly Norwegian dance at 131 W. Fifth St. from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.
Dance instruction is planned beforehand 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.
Outdoor Club hike
PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Outdoor Club will hike the Hurricane Hill Trail on Saturday and the Grand Ridge Trail on Sunday.
Saturday’s hike is moderately easy, a 3-mile round trip, with an elevation gain of 650 feet and a high point at 5,757 feet.
Sunday’s hike is a moderate walk of 5 miles round trip, with an elevation gain of 700 feet and a high point at 6,600 feet.
For start time and location, as well as requirements, email olympic.outdoor@gmail.com.
FORKS
Library book sale
FORKS — The Friends of Forks Library will host a book sale at the Forks Library, 171 S. Forks Ave., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
The library will open the doors of its storage room to allow visitors to choose from a large selection of donated books.
All of the books, DVDs and audio tapes have been donated by community members for the benefit of the Forks Library.
Proceeds will directly support projects at the library such as the summer reading program.
