NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Aug. 7.
Interactive theater, birding and barbecue are among the experiences on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
For information on “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Key City Public Theatre’s annual Shakespeare in the Park production in Chetzemoka Park, as well as other arts and entertainment, see Peninsula Spotlight, the weekly arts and entertainment magazine, included in today’s Peninsula Daily News.
More events are also on the calendar at the PDN’s website, www.peninsuladailynews.com.
PORT TOWNSEND
Peace, Justice
PORT TOWNSEND — “Waging Peace — Designing Justice,” a free theater production and community dialogue, will bring a cast of 35 performers to the Masonic Hall, 1338 Jefferson St., tonight.
While there’s no charge for the 7 p.m. event, donations will be accepted for the Boiler Room, downtown Port Townsend’s youth-driven coffee house and community center.
The Mandala Center for Change, a local arts organization devoted to social justice, presents “Waging Peace” in the forum-theater style.
As a play is performed on social issues, the audience is invited to stop the action and improvise possible solutions to the problems at hand.
“Waging Peace,” which includes cast members from the Mandala Center’s Poetic Justice Theatre Ensemble, is the culmination of a weeklong intensive training in “Theater of the Oppressed” techniques, created by the late Brazilian artist Augusto Boal.
For more information, phone 360-344-3435 or visit www.mandalaforchange.com.
Birding field trip
PORT TOWNSEND — Newly arrived shorebirds and waterfowl will be the focus of an Admiralty Audubon Society field trip to Kah Tai Lagoon Park from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
Participants will meet in the parking lot next to the restroom at the park. They are urged to bring binoculars and spotting scopes if they have them.
The field trip is free.
The trip leader will be Ron Sikes.
For more information, email b1rdbrush@gmail.com or phone 360-385-0307.
Waterfront walk
PORT TOWNSEND — Olympic Peninsula Explorers will host a 5K or 10K walk starting from the Subway Restaurant, 1300 Water St., from 8:45 a.m. to noon Saturday.
This walk is free unless walkers want to get credit from the American Volkssport Association.
Walkers must register at the starting point, which is across from the Port Townsend ferry terminal.
The walk will be along the waterfront and a stretch of the Larry Scott trail with views of Whidbey Island, Indian Island and both marinas.
It is accessible for strollers and wheelchairs.
Maps will be provided.
A meeting will follow the walk downstairs at the Belmont Restaurant, 925 Water St., at 11:30 a.m.
Topics to be discussed are the Canadian Exchange on Aug. 23, the Tulip Trekkers/Kitsap Volkssporters Friendship walk and the Crab Fest/workers walk.
For more information, phone George Christensen at 360-697-2172.
Free swim
PORT TOWNSEND — It’s the Second Sunday of the month, and once again, the Mountain View Pool, 1919 Blaine St., is free for all who come.
It’s adults only from 1 to 2 p.m. for laps, water walking or deep-water workouts.
Then from 2:15 p.m. until 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 Kitsap Bank.
The JeffCo Aquatic Coalition helps bring the free swims to the public every second Sunday.
In addition, Jefferson Healthcare is the sponsor of the adult swim for the entire year.
CHIMACUM
Kid’s Day
CHIMACUM — The Chimacum Market, 9122 Rhody Drive, will host Kid’s Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.
This free event features music by Harmonica Pocket and games with leaders from the YMCA.
Children can play on tractors from Red Dog Farm, paint bowls with Millbrook Clayworks and get free organic carrots from a local farm.
For more information, phone Aba Kiser at 703-635-6118 or email abakismusic@gmail.com
SEQUIM
Discussion group
SEQUIM — The Sequim Great Decisions Discussion Group will meet at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., from 10 a.m. to noon today.
The topic is “From Calvin to the Caliphate — What Europe’s Wars of Religion Tell Us About the Modern Middle East.”
The suggested background reading for the discussion is the article “From Calvin to the Caliphate” from the May/June 2015 issue of Foreign Affairs.
New members are welcome.
For more information, email jcpollock@olypen.com or phone 360-683-9622.
Strait Stamp Show
SEQUIM — The Masonic Lodge, 700 S. Fifth Ave., will host the Strait Stamp Show from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
There is no cost to see stamps, exhibits and the special cancellation by the U.S. Postal Service honoring the Sequim Masons.
For more information, phone 360-683-6373 or visit www.straitstamp.org.
Book discussion
SEQUIM — The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin will be discussed at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., at 3 p.m. Saturday.
From an Amazon.com review: “A bizarre chain of events begins when 16 unlikely people gather for the reading of Samuel W. Westing’s will.
“And though no one knows why the eccentric, game-loving millionaire has chosen a virtual stranger — and a possible murderer — to inherit his vast fortune, one thing’s for sure: Sam Westing may be dead, but that won’t stop him from playing one last game.”
Copies of The Westing Game are available at the library in various formats, including regular print and audiobook on CD.
They can be requested online by visiting the library catalog at www.nols.org.
All are welcome to drop in and participate.
Book sale at library
SEQUIM — Friends of the Library will host the group’s monthly book sale behind the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
This month, the sale collection includes children’s books, art, cookbooks (lots of them), handwriting analysis and travel writing.
All funds raised provide the library with funds for programs aimed at children and adults, including the Summer Reading Program.
Growing blueberries
SEQUIM — Clallam County Master Gardener Jeanette Stehr-Green will present “All About Growing Blueberries” from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday.
The free talk will be at the Woodcock Demonstration Garden, 2711 Woodcock Road.
Stehr-Green will discuss recommended varieties for the Pacific Northwest and describe the ideal planting site for blueberries, including soil acidity.
She will tell how to plant them, outline general care for blueberries and demonstrate a step-by-step approach to pruning them for productivity.
Stehr-Green has grown blueberries in her home garden for more than a decade and has learned about growing them through trial and error and in-depth research.
For more information, phone 360-417-2279.
PORT ANGELES
DAR open house
PORT ANGELES — The Michael Trebert Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution will have a new and prospective member orientation at the Veterans Center, 261 S. Francis St., from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
All women 18 and older are welcome to attend.
Information on Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and other materials will be available.
Refreshments will be offered.
If possible, bring a laptop, as information on searching for a Revolutionary War ancestor will be part of the event.
For more information, phone Joyce Stroeher at 360-417-3054.
Jell-O shot fundraiser
PORT ANGELES — The Port Scandalous Roller Derby will be at Bar N9NE, 229 W. First St., from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, selling Jell-O shots to help raise funds for the nonprofit.
The team also is raffling off two tickets for the Sept. 3 Seattle Seahawks game versus the Oakland Raiders.
Raffle tickets are $5 each for seats 9 and 10 in Row PP in Section 122 of CenturyLink Field.
For more information, search for “Port Scandalous Roller Derby” on Facebook.
FORKS
Market concert
FORKS — Norman Baker & the Backroads will perform at the Forks Open Aire Market, 1421 S. Forks Ave., from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The Seattle band will play Americana, roots, country, alternative blues and folk.
The event is free. Audience members are encouraged to bring chairs or blankets.
The market is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Saturday until Oct. 3.
