Movies, concerts and other celebrations are among the attractions this Independence Day weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula.
For more on the Centrum Festival of American Fiddle Tunes in Port Townsend and other arts and entertainment, see Peninsula Spotlight, the weekly entertainment magazine included in today’s Peninsula Daily News.
More events are also on the calendar at cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/peninsuladailynews.
SEQUIM
Superhero movies
SEQUIM — The film “Bolt” will be screened at 2 p.m. today as the first in the Superhero Summer Movie Series at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
The library will offer a movie, popcorn and movie trivia for free at 2 p.m. Fridays throughout July as part of its 2015 Summer Reading program.
“Bolt” is the story of a small white dog who, having spent his entire life on the set of a television series, thinks he has super powers.
When he believes that his human, Penny, has been kidnapped, he sets out on a cross-country journey to rescue her.
Other movies scheduled to screen:
■ July 10: “The Incredibles.”
■ July 17: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.”
■ July 24: “The Lego Movie.”
■ July 31: “Big Hero 6.”
For more information, see www.nols.org, phone 360-683-1161 or email youth@nols.org.
Meet the author
SEQUIM — Mark St. J. Couhig will sign copies of his novel, The Face of His Brother, at Hart’s Fine Books, 161 W. Washington St., from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. tonight.
For this night only, the book will be served with a side of green chile shrimp remoulade.
Couhig, who lives in Sequim, has worked as a reporter for both the Sequim Gazette and the Peninsula Daily News.
For more information, phone Celeste Bennett at 360-683-8080, email contact@hartsfinebooks.com or visit www.hartsfinebooks.com.
Sequim auditions
SEQUIM — Auditions for “The Real Inspector Hound” and “Fifteen-Minute Hamlet,” two short plays by Tom Stoppard, are set for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. tonight at Olympic Theatre Arts.
“These are two high-energy, fast-paced plays where the actors will be asked to play multiple roles,” said director Miles Carignan, who’s looking to cast five males age 20 to 60-plus and three females age 20 to 50 — all of whom will appear in both plays.
Rehearsals will start in early July for “Hound” and “Hamlet,” which will run Thursdays through Sundays from Sept. 4-Sept. 20.
At the tryouts, Carignan will ask actors to read from the scripts.
To review them ahead of time, stop by Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave., today between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. or phone the office at 360-683-7326.
Resumes and head shots are welcome but not required, while audition forms are available at OTA and at www.olympictheatrearts.org.
UFO group to celebrate
SEQUIM — Olympic UFO will host a Galactic Interdependence Celebration at 2 p.m. Saturday.
The party will be held instead of the usual monthly meeting.
Those who want to celebrate the Fourth of July with fellow UFO enthusiasts can call 360-344-2991 or e-mail olympic.ufo@gmail.com for the location.
PORT TOWNSEND
Low tide walk
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Marine Science Center plans a low tide walk on Saturday.
The walk will begin at 11 a.m. at the marine science center at Fort Worden.
The tide is expected to be at minus 2.12 feet at 12:14 p.m.
The walk is free to marine science center members or with the price of admission.
For more information, see www.ptmsc.org.
Conversation Cafe
PORT TOWNSEND — The topic is “Urban or Rural” at the Conversation Cafe at the Highway 20 Road House, 2152 W. Sims Way, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today.
Lunch is optional.
Conversation Cafe is an exercise in active listening and nonconfrontational conversation.
For more information, visit www.conversationcafe.org.
First Friday
PORT TOWNSEND — First Friday Story Hour will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. tonight at Better Living Through Coffee, 100 Tyler St.
Story-telling, music and fairy-tales will be featured.
The story hour is the first Friday of each month.
For more information, see www.bltcoffee.com.
PORT ANGELES
Art contest
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center’s “Panache!” art contest continues, with only one more month before the deadline.
Plein air art kits — aka kits for painting out in the fresh air — are available for $5 — which includes registration for the contest — at the fine arts center at 1203 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
The kits provide the goods — a set of pastels, paper, blending tools, smudgers and basic guidelines — to create artwork for the contest, which is open to adults and children.
Participants can choose to use watercolors, oils or acrylics in their paintings.
All contest entries must be on a 9-inch-by-12-inch surface — paper is fine — with no frames or matting.
The deadline to turn in artwork at the center is Aug. 1.
Work can be included in the Plein Air Art Show at The Landing mall, 115 E. Railroad Ave., which will open Aug. 8 and stay on display through Sept. 18.
Winners of the art show will be in line for more than $800 in prize money.
The Panache! plein air painting competition and show will culminate in the Festival of Colors in the Park on Sunday, Sept. 13.
For information, see www.PAFAC.org, phone 360-457-3532 or stop by the fine arts center.