NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Oct. 10.
Book sales, health lectures, hikes and dances are among the attractions on the North Olympic Peninsula.
For more about conductor candidate Kristin Quigley Brye leading the Port Angeles Chamber Orchestra and the Crab Fest Reviva, as well as other arts and entertainment news, see Peninsula Spotlight, the Peninsula Daily News’ weekly entertainment magazine.
Information is available in the PDN’s interactive calendar at www.peninsuladailynews.com.
PORT TOWNSEND
Fall used-book sale
PORT TOWNSEND — The Friends of the Port Townsend Library will hold their fall used-book and media sale at the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St., on Saturday.
The sale opens at 8 a.m. for Friends members and at 9 a.m. for the general public, and ends at 3 p.m.
Gently used books, CDs and DVDs for adults and children will be available.
Except for specially priced books, all adult items are $1 and children’s items 50 cents.
Starting at 1 p.m., bags full of books will sell for $2.50.
All proceeds go to fund library programs.
For more information, phone 360-379-1061.
Business networking
PORT TOWNSEND — Local small-business people and aspiring entrepreneurs are invited to a free daylong event from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today.
The third annual Small Business Symposium will be at the CoLab, 237 Taylor St., on the second floor above the Silverwater Cafe.
It is designed to share local resources for starting or growing businesses in Jefferson County.
The symposium is open to the public and features a full day of free co-working, as well as four free small-business workshops and free 15-minute sessions (by appointment) with a representative of Economic Development Council Team Jefferson’s board.
An after-party is from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
For more information, visit www.ptcolab.com.
Square dance
PORT TOWNSEND — Seattle caller Gabe Strand will call square dances and related sets to the old-time music of Port Townsend’s Skookum band on Saturday.
The dance will be from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona St.
Admission is $5 for adults; those 16 and younger are admitted free.
All ages and experience levels are welcome; all dances are taught, and neither partners nor fancy duds are necessary.
For more information, contact David Thielk at 360-385-3308 or edavidt@gmail.com.
‘Call Me Crazy’ film
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) is sponsoring a free public showing of “Call Me Crazy” at the Rose Theatre, 235 Taylor St., on Sunday.
Doors open at 11:30 a.m., with the show starting at noon; seating is first-come, first-served.
“Call Me Crazy” includes five vignettes about various mental illnesses.
The film stars Brittany Snow, Jennifer Hudson, Ashley Judd and Jason Ritter.
Following the film, NAMI Jeffco representatives will hold a question-and-answer session. Brochures will be available in the lobby.
The goal is to increase public awareness and inform the public about services, classes and support groups available in Jefferson County.
For more information, phone Pat Swain at 360-302-5101.
Costuming essentials
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Athletic Club plans a sale of costuming items from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Fabrics with sequins and lace, ethnic jewelry and other goods to inspire belly dance, burlesque, steampunk and Halloween costumes will be on sale at the club at 229 Monroe St.
Falling prevention
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Healthcare is hosting a Falls Prevention Awareness Day in the Physical Therapy and Rehab Clinic at the main entrance, 834 Sheridan St., from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is free.
There will be guest speakers discussing stability and balance as it relates to falls and information and resources from Jefferson Healthcare Home Health, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Pharmacy, Emergency Department, Age at Home and East Jefferson Fire-Rescue.
Blood pressure screenings, medication checks, fall risk assessments, a raffle and giveaways also will take place.
At 11:30 a.m., “Falls Prevention: How to Make You and Your Home Safer” is slated.
At 2:30 p.m., “Tai Chi: Learn the Basic of Better Balance and Stability” is scheduled.
For more information, visit www.jeffersonhealthcare.org.
Free Sunday swim
PORT TOWNSEND — A free “Second Sunday” swim will take place at Mountain View Pool, 1919 Blaine St., from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
From 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., it’s an adults-only session with lap swimming, water walking and deep water exercise.
From 2:15 p.m. to 5 p.m., it’s an open family recreational swim for all ages.
This free swim is sponsored by Jefferson Healthcare and Jordini’s on the Water Restaurant in collaboration with the JeffCo Aquatic Coalition, YMCA and the city of Port Townsend.
This event will repeat the second Sunday of every month.
For more information, phone 360-385-7665 or visit www.jeffcoaquaticcoalition.org.
Sunday Salsa Night
PORT TOWNSEND — Manresa Castle, 651 Cleveland St., will host a Second Sunday Salsa Night from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is $7.
Lessons and dancing will be in the Banquet Room.
Beginner salsa lessons are from 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and rumba lessons are from 7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Both are taught by Tom Fairhall and Jean Bettanny.
The DJ dance from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. will be a Latin mix of salsa, samba, rumba, cha cha, bachata and merengue.
For more information, phone 360-379-6609.
PORT HADLOCK
Boffer sword play
PORT HADLOCK — The Jefferson County Library will offer the Boffer Club for youths from 6 to 18 years old at the library at 620 Cedar Ave. from 2:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. today.
Boffer swordplay is a physical sport with light contact.
Boffers, constructed of foam-wrapped PVC pipe, duct tape and some imagination, are used in live-action role-playing games and mock combat. Chaz Hillyard will coach participants.
For more information, contact Brwyn Griffin at 360-385-6544 or bgriffin@jclibrary.info.
BRINNON/QUILCENE
Hempapalooza set
BRINNON — Hempapalooza, a medical marijuana farmers market focusing on education, awareness and responsibility, will be held at Brinnon Herbal Collective, 91 Corey Lane, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
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 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.
Outdoor Club hike
QUILCENE — The Olympic Outdoor Club will hike the Mount Zion Trail on Sunday.
This is a moderately easy hike of 4.6 miles round trip, with an elevation gain of 1,300 feet and a high point at 4,274 feet.
For start times and locations, as well as requirements, email olympic.outdoor@gmail.com.
CHIMACUM
Bekkevar family farm
CHIMACUM — The Daughters of Norway Thea Foss No. 45 will present Trish Bekkevar at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road, at 1 p.m. Sunday.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
Bekkevar will tell the history and tradition of the Bekkevar Family Farm, located on U.S. Highway 101 in Sequim.
For more information, phone 360-379-1802.
GARDINER
Family forests
GARDINER — Clallam County WSU Extension will sponsor an all-day workshop of the stewardship of family forested lands from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The workshop will be at the Gardiner Community Center, 980 Old Gardiner Road.
Individuals and families who manage or own land with trees are invited to attend.
The cost is $10 per family.
For more information, contact Clea Rome at 360-417-2280 or clea.rome@wsu.edu.
SEQUIM
Red Cross class
SEQUIM — A Red Cross adult CPR/first aid/AED course will be offered at the Red Cross office, 141 Ruth’s Place, Suite D, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The cost is $70.
Upon successful completion, participants will earn two-year Red Cross certification.
For more information, email Full Circle Training NW at fullcircletrainingnw@yahoo.com or phone 360-385-9800.
Frankenstein read
SEQUIM — Frankenstein by Mary Shelley will be discussed at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., at 3 p.m. Saturday.
Copies of the Gothic thriller are available at the library in various formats, including regular print, large print, audio book on CD, Playaway and downloadable audio and e-book.
They can be requested online through the library catalog at www.nols.org.
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.
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.
This month, all paperback fiction located inside the sale building will be half-priced all day. The sale also offers Christmas-themed books and home-schooled children’s books.
Proceeds of the sale fund programs at the library.
Five Acre market
SEQUIM — The Five Acre School Parent Service Organization will host its third annual Kids Market at the school, 515 Lotzgesell Road, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Children’s toys, clothes, gear, books and costumes will be for sale.
Parents, friends and community members can rent a table for $10 and sell items.
For more information or to sign up for a table, phone 360-681-7255.
Deaf Coffee House
SEQUIM — The Sequim Deaf Coffee House will celebrate seven years of getting together Saturday.
The celebration will be from noon to 3 p.m. in the Geneva Hall of Sequim Community Church, 960 N. Fifth Ave.
Donations are appreciated.
For more information, email sdch_2010@comcast.net or purplelav4me@gmail.com.
Old Time Fiddlers
SEQUIM — The Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association will perform at the Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road, on Saturday.
On-stage performances open to the public will begin at 1:30 p.m.
Performances are free. Donations support fiddle scholarships.
Ear training, beginning fiddle, open jamming and old-time jamming is scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
PORT ANGELES
Health care talk
PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles native and clinical professor Don Downing will share his experiences and observations of health care in foreign countries at 7 tonight.
The lecture will be in the second-floor meeting room at The Landing mall, 115 E. Railroad Ave.
The event is free and open to the public; however, a $5 donation is suggested.
“Healthcare Delivery: How We Can Learn From India and Nicaragua” is sponsored by the Port Angeles Freethinkers.
Over the summer, Downing took more than 60 students from the University of Washington to Nicaragua and India to observe the way they handled the delivery of health care services.
For more information, visit www.facebook.com/PortAngelesFreethinkers or phone Susie Winters at 360-452-3234.
Coin Club
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Coin Club will meet at the library, 2210 S. Peabody St., at 4 p.m. Saturday.
The club meets the second Saturday of each month to discuss collecting and evaluating coins and currency.
All are welcome.
Outdoor Club hike
PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Outdoor Club will hike the Elwha Valley and Lillian River Trail on Saturday.
This is a moderate hike of 9.6 miles round trip, with an elevation gain of 700 feet and a high point at 1,600 feet.
For start times and locations, as well as requirements, email olympic.outdoor@gmail.com.
Citizen training
PORT ANGELES — The Family Policy Institute will host training in influencing laws and polices at a session from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Admission is free to the training at Bethany Pentecostal Church, 508 S. Francis St.
The public is invited.
The program is meant to assist citizens in becoming more effective in working independently or with elected representatives to create laws and policies that serve the community.
To register, phone 360-457-4288.
Boater safety class
PORT ANGELES — Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 42, Sequim-Port Angeles, will sponsor a boating safety class, “About Boating Safety,” on Saturday.
The class is at the Coast Guard base on Ediz Hook and starts at 9:30 a.m.
The cost is $15 per person or $20 per couple for the class, which will qualify participants for a Washington State Boater Education Card. The card is required for all boaters who are younger than 60.
To register, phone 360-452-1135.
PAHS fundraiser
PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles High School seniors’ parents will cut and split wood from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturdays through November.
These parents and the class of 2015 are participating in the annual Firewood Fundraiser to raise funds for the senior class party, a tradition that takes place on graduation night.
The 2015 class will graduate June 12 in the gymnasium.
Anyone wishing to volunteer for the wood splitting is asked to bring any tools they may have, including splitters, saws, axes and gloves.
Anyone wishing to purchase wood — sold and delivered by the cord at a cost of $175 — or anyone wishing to donate wood or make a contribution to the senior class party can phone Leslie Perrizo at 360-452-2536.
Sons of Norway dance
PORT ANGELES — The Sons of Norway group will host its weekly folk-ballroom-swing 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 non-members.
This is an all-ages, no-smoking and no-alcohol event.
For more information, phone Sandy Maxwell at 360-457-7035.
Beekeepers’ meeting
PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Peninsula Beekeepers’ Association will discuss essential oils in hives when they meet from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.
The meeting will be at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
New members are welcome.
‘Convergence’ coming
PORT ANGELES — The “Art Convergence” show and sale at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center is open to entries through the Oct. 24 deadline.
Cash prizes of $100 to $1,000 will be awarded in this exhibition, which will open Nov. 13 and stay on display through Jan. 9.
For an entry form and more information, visit www.PAFAC.org, visit the center at 1203 E. Lauridsen Blvd. between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays or phone 360-457-3532.
JOYCE
Lions Club breakfast
JOYCE — The Crescent Bay Lions Club will offer breakfasts every Sunday, except holidays, from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. until Mother’s Day on May 10.
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.
There are no breakfasts planned for Dec. 21 or 28.
The club is on state Highway 112 at Holly Hill Road.
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.
CLALLAM BAY
Bake and craft sale
CLALLAM BAY — The Clallam Bay Youth Sports Girls Traveling Basketball Team will hold a bake and craft sale from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
The sale will be at the Weel Road Deli, 17203 state Highway 112.
For more information or to donate an item to the sale, phone Janet Campbell at 360-640-4583.
FORKS
Men’s breakfast
FORKS — A nondenominational men’s breakfast at Congregational Church, 280 S. Spartan Ave., will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday.
Fellowship and Bible study are offered, and a $2 donation is appreciated.
All are welcome.