NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, May 15.
A memorial to fallen law enforcement officers in Port Angeles, a postal food drive in Sequim and an art gala and auction in Port Ludlow are among the attractions on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
For more on the Sequim City Band celebrating the 10th anniversary of the James Center for the Performing Arts, and for other arts and entertainment news, see Peninsula Spotlight, the Peninsula Daily News’ weekly entertainment magazine, in today’s newspaper.
More events are also on the calendar at www.peninsuladailynews.com.
PORT ANGELES
Law enforcement day
PORT ANGELES — Law enforcement personnel will take part in the annual 21 Salute Bell Ringing ceremony in honor and memory of fallen colleagues from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. today.
The Law Enforcement Memorial Day remembrance will be at Liberty Park, next to the Clallam County Courthouse, on Lincoln Street.
American Legion Riders will participate.
For more information, contact Lorraine Shore at 360-417-2262 or lshore@co.clallam.wa.us, or visit www.clallam.net/sheriff.
ONP wild stories
PORT ANGELES — An Endangered Species Day storytime is set at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center, 3002 Mount Angeles Road, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. today.
The free show is geared for younger children, who can hear a story, sing songs, make crafts and enjoy a puppet show.
The storytime is sponsored by the park and the North Olympic Library System to celebrate the nation’s wildlife and wild places, and to educate people about protecting rare animal and plant species.
For more information, contact Dean Butterworth at 360-565-3146 or dean_butterworth@nps.gov, or visit www.nols.org/kids-teens/birth-to-six.html.
Hikers’ potluck
PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula Hikers plan a free potluck at Freshwater Bay Park from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today.
The potluck at the park — which is off state Highway 112, 3 miles north on Freshwater Bay Road — will celebrate the first anniversary of Olympic Peninsula Hikers.
Hikers can stop by to meet others in a casual setting. Potluck items are encouraged but not required.
Hot dogs will be available.
For more information, visit www.facebook.com/groups/olympicpeninsulahikers.
Voting ends for dog
PORT ANGELES — Voting to determine semifinalists in the American Humane Society Hero Dog Awards ends today.
Among the candidates is Prince, a service dog trained by Cheryl Bowers, president and founder of the nonprofit New Leash on Life of Port Angeles.
Prince performs therapy and service tasks to all those at Shuksan Healthcare Center in Bellingham.
The employees of the nursing home nominated Prince for the award in the “emerging hero dogs category.”
This first round of voting will determine the top three semifinalists in each category.
New Leash on Life could win $2,500 for a finalist and $5,000 with an overall win.
Individuals can vote once a day in each category at www.herodogawards.org.
For more information, phone Bowers at 360-670-5860.
Camp fundraiser
PORT ANGELES — A garage sale is planned at 4 Seasons Ranch Neighborhood from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Proceeds will go toward summer camps for youths.
Items being sold include Japanese decor, holiday decorations, quilting and craft books/magazines, cookbooks/magazines, kitchen and dishes, bedding, children’s clothes, baked goods and handicrafts.
For more information, phone 253-441-5557 or email shauntelhart@gmail.com.
Montessori fundraiser
PORT ANGELES — The Children’s Montessori School will host a fundraiser at Green Crow, 727 E. Eighth St., from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
Pots of flowers, stepping stones, horseshoe wreaths, horseshoe flower and butterfly garden stakes, garden glove stakes, a garden bench, horseshoe handle flower boxes, fairy gardens and other garden items will be available for purchase.
Children’s Montessori School, 105 W. Fifth St., Port Angeles, is a nonprofit organization that provides preschool and kindergarten programs for children ages 3 to 5.
For more information, phone 360-417-1945.
George Washington
PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Genealogical Society will host a program featuring Vern Frykholm portraying George Washington when it meets from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
The meeting, which is open to the public, will be in the Port Angeles Library’s Raymond Carver Room, 2210 S. Peabody St.
Frykholm plays the role of the nation’s first president and tells of colonial America.
For more information, phone 360-417-5000.
Basement sale
PORT ANGELES — St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 132 E. 13th St., will host a basement sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The sale will support its ongoing free 5 p.m. Wednesday community dinner meals.
For more information, phone Idah Smith at 360-452-5957.
Zumbathon benefit
PORT ANGELES — A Zumbathon fundraiser for Serenity House will be held in the Tempest ballroom, 535 E. First St., from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
The entry fee is a tax-deductible $10 donation per dancer.
Nondancers are welcome to watch, buy raffle tickets and make free-will donations.
Zumba instructors Jennifer Beemer, owner of Inspire Fitness in La Conner, and Jane Dominquez of Sequim are donating their time to lead the dancing-exercise. Other instructors are welcome to join in.
A disc jockey will provide the music, and items are being sought for raffle prizes.
More sponsors are pending and needed.
For more information or to volunteer to help in any capacity, contact Rayna at 360-452-9011 or rabrahamsserenity@yahoo.com.
SEQUIM
Postal donations
SEQUIM — Sequim postal carriers will collect donations of food and money for the Sequim Food Bank on Saturday.
The event, part of the Postal Service’s National Stamp Out Hunger food drive, is one week later than the national drive so as not to conflict with the Sequim Irrigation Festival.
To participate, put a donation out by the mailbox or drop by the post office prior to 3 p.m.
This is the largest annual food drive benefiting the Sequim Food Bank. It provided 10,000 pounds of food in 2014.
The Sequim Food Bank served 2,149 families at least once in 2014.
Important items to donate are peanut butter, canned meats like tuna and chicken, canned chili and pasta, beans, rice and other staples.
For more information, visit www.sequimfoodbank.org or phone 360-683-1205.
Kids fishing day
SEQUIM — A free kids fishing day is planned at the city water reclamation pond and demonstration park on Blake Avenue, just north of Carrie Blake Park, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
The fishing day is sponsored by Puget Sound Anglers’ North Olympic Peninsula chapter in coordination with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and the city Public Works Department.
No fishing license is required.
Children 14 and younger are welcome to attend with parents or guardians. The pond will be closed to fishing to anyone older than 14.
Children can bring poles and bait or borrow rods from the club stock. Bait also will be supplied by the club.
Club members will clean and ice catches.
For more information, visit www.psanopc.org.
Judge to speak
SEQUIM — District Court Judge Rick Porter will speak about holding offenders accountable during a meeting of the Republican Women of Clallam County on Saturday.
The group will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. in the conference room of First Federal, 1201 W. Washington St.
After a brief business meeting, Porter will speak at 9:45 a.m. about the benefits of accountability to offenders, victims, the community and county taxpayers, the group said.
For more information, contact Martha Ireland, secretary of the Republican Women of Clallam County, at irelands@olypen.com or 360-683-8399.
Wheat talk
SEQUIM — Wes Cecil and Arran Stark will present “The Story of Wheat” at Nash’s Farm Store, 4681 Sequim-Dungeness Way, at 2 p.m. Saturday.
The talk at Nash’s Farm Store will be free and open to the public.
Donations will be accepted to support “Food for Thought,” in which Cecil and Stark host a series of dinners and lectures on particular foods.
They will discuss how wheat is used in cooking and baking today.
Cecil, a 16-year professor at Peninsula College’s Port Townsend Extension site, will provide insight on wheat’s influence.
He received his doctorate in English from Indiana University.
Stark, a chef, will talk about how wheat is used in various cuisines. He serves as chef and dietary director at Jefferson Healthcare hospital in Port Townsend.
The next “Food for Thought” dinner will focus on cabbage. It is set for 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 22, at the Fort Worden kitchen shelter, 210 Battery Way.
For more information, see the Food for Thought Facebook page.
Comedy auditions
SEQUIM — “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” by Steve Martin is to be the summer production at Olympic Theatre Arts, and auditions are set for 2 p.m. Saturday.
Parts for seven men and two women are available in this comedy, which places Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein in the Lapin Agile, a Parisian cafe, in 1904.
During the auditions, OTA director Anna Andersen will ask performers to read from the play’s script, copies of which are available at the OTA office, 414 N. Sequim Ave.
The office is open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and can be reached at 360-683-7326, while audition forms can be found at www.OlympicTheatreArts.org.
“Picasso at the Lapin Agile” will run three weekends from July 10-26 on OTA’s main stage.
Benefit garage sale
SEQUIM — The Mujeres de Maiz Opportunity Foundation plans a fundraising garage sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
The sale will be at 84 E. Quail Lane.
The Mujeres de Maiz Opportunity Foundation is a Sequim-based nonprofit group that works with residents of Chiapas, Mexico, to promote higher education for women.
“We have a wide variety of items and a particularly good selection of books,” said Mujeres founder Judith Pasco.
For information about Mujeres de Maiz foundation, phone 360-809-0393 or visit www.MujeresDeMaizOF.org.
Backyard Birding
SEQUIM — The Dungeness River Audubon Center, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road, will present the seventh session of backyard birding, “Enjoying Spring Sounds,” from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
There is a $5 fee for those older than 18.
Olympic Peninsula Audubon leaders Ken Wiersema and Dow Lambert will present a slide, video and sound program about recognizing neighborhood birds by their songs and their calls.
Ken Wiersema will discuss the vulnerability, feeding, needs and lifestyle of young birds after they leave their nests.
Families and individuals are invited to attend any or all of the sessions.
The final class in the series will be June 6 with “Birds Out of the Nest.”
A free year’s membership in the local society is offered to those who have completed five classes.
Pink Zumbathon
SEQUIM — The Party in Pink Zumbathon, a breast cancer awareness fundraiser, will take place at the Guy Cole Center at Carrie Blake Park, 202 N. Blake Ave., from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday.
Admission is a suggested donation of $10.
Three instructors will lead the Zumbathon to honor grandmothers who have survived breast cancer.
Participants are encouraged to put together their best pink outfits for the occasion.
All funds raised will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
For more information, contact Jessey Allen at 509-899-0374 or jesseyallen@gmail.com.
Eagle rally set
SEQUIM — Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 430 will host a Young Eagle Rally at the Sequim Valley Airport, 468 Dorothy Hunt Lane, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Young aviation enthusiasts, ages 8-17, can bring their parent(s) along for free airplane rides.
If the weather is bad, the rally will be postponed to the following Saturday.
Thrift Shop open
SEQUIM — The Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild’s Thrift Shop, 206 W. Bell St., will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Spring fashions are being featured along with fine jewelry, fashion accessories, designer handbags, furniture, kitchen appliances and glassware, puzzles and books.
All white-tagged items will be marked at half-price.
A few tickets are still available for a fashion show and luncheon May 28.
For more information, phone 360-683-7044.
BLYN
Ecosystem recovery
BLYN — The Strait of Juan de Fuca Ecosystem Recovery Network Local Integrating Organization will discuss education, planning and funding for projects from Cape Flattery to Point Wilson when it meets today.
The quarterly meeting, which is open to the public, is set from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe’s Red Cedar Hall on Old Blyn Highway in Blyn.
Presentations will include “North Olympic Peninsula Coastal Hazards” and “Effects of Pacific Northwest Windstorms on Nearshore Processes in Puget Sound.”
The Strait ERN is one of the Puget Sound Partnership’s local integrating organizations working to implement the Action Agenda for Puget Sound protection and recovery.
For more about the meeting, contact John Cambalik, Strait ERN coordinator, at StraitSoundEnvironmental@wavecable.com.
For more on the Puget Sound Partnership, see www.psp.wa.gov.
PORT TOWNSEND
Open mic
PORT TOWNSEND — An open-mic poetry reading is set at Pippa’s Real Tea, 636 Water St., from 5 to 6 tonight.
The shop hosts open-mic poetry every third Friday of the month.
Conversation Cafe
PORT TOWNSEND — The Conversation Cafe will meet at the Highway 20 Road House, 2152 W. Sims Way, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today for conversation and an optional lunch.
The day’s topic is “Diversity in Port Townsend.”
For more information, visit www.conversationcafe.org.
Contra dance
PORT TOWNSEND — A contra dance is set at the Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona St., from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday.
The PT Cruisers will perform. Nan Evans will call the dance.
Admission is $6 for adults, $3 for those 3 to 18 years old and free for those younger than 3.
For more information, contact Jo Yount at joyount@olypen.com or 360-385-0456.
Dementia forum
PORT TOWNSEND — A public forum on dementia and Alzheimer’s disease will be held at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave., from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Panelists include Phyllis Shachter sharing her personal perspective about her husband’s choice in dealing with Alzheimer’s; Robb Miller, former educational director at Compassion & Choices of Washington, on the new advanced directive for people with Alzheimer’s; and Stacey Lee-Nelson, life enrichment coordinator at San Juan Villa, on ways of relating to people at different stages of the disease.
The moderator is Sally McLaughlin, community education director at Compassion & Choices of Washington.
For more information, phone Jeanne Murphy at 360-531-0489.
Audubon field trip
PORT TOWNSEND — AAS member and wildlife biologist Tom Butts will lead a free bird walk at Kah Tai Lagoon Nature Park from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday.
Participants will meet at the parking area by the restrooms by 8 a.m.
The emphasis of the walk will be on learning the basics of, and the enjoyment of, learning to birds “by ear.”
Participants should wear clothing appropriate for the weather, bring binoculars and bird books if they have them — although they are not required — small notebooks and pens or pencils.
For more information, contact Tom Butts at 406-431-7482 or tombutts10@hotmail.com.
2015 scholarship
PORT TOWNSEND — The deadline for applying for a Jefferson County Historical Society scholarship is Saturday.
The historical society is offering a scholarship to a graduating high school senior or any student who has graduated while a resident of Jefferson County and is continuing studies.
Guidelines are available at the society office, 540 Water St.; by phone at 360-385-1003; or by contacting scholarship representative JoAnn Bussa at 360-301-3628 or evergreen@olypen.com.
Study in Greece
PORT TOWNSEND — An informational meeting about studying abroad this fall in Greece and Turkey with Peninsula College philosophy professor Tom Grimes is planned at 5 p.m. Sunday.
The meeting will be at 298 Battery Way in Fort Worden.
For more information, contact Grimes at tgrimes@pencol.edu or visit www.pencol.edu.
PORT LUDLOW
League gala, auction
PORT LUDLOW — The Port Ludlow Artists’ League will host its second art gala and auction at the Bay Club, 120 Spinnaker Lane, from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the Beach Club, the Bay Club, Dana Pointe Interiors, the League Gallery, from league members or at the door.
The auction supports the league’s scholarships to students graduating from Chimacum High School.
The art auction includes an array of original art pieces from league members, as well as a number of donations from local businesses.
The silent auction portion of the afternoon will feature original art pieces, including paintings, pottery, jewelry and colleges.
The gala ends with a live auction, called by Debra Rogers.
There will be live music by pianist Mia Torres.
For more information, phone Judy Danberg at 360-437-0342 or Claudia Wicks at 206-351-2414.
CHIMACUM
Genealogical meeting
CHIMACUM — Professional genealogist Claudia Breland will be the guest speaker at the Jefferson County Genealogical Society meeting from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
Breland will present “Discover More About Your Ancestors Than Just the Obituaries!” at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road.
The program will be free and open to the public.
Breland will demonstrate the types of articles that can be found in historical newspapers, how to use online newspaper databases (free and subscription) and how to find newspapers that aren’t online.
For more information, phone 369-385-6599 or email JCGSWash@gmail.com.
Daughters of Norway
CHIMACUM — Thea Foss No. 45 Daughters of Norway will celebrate the lodge’s 11th anniversary with “Finding Thea’s Treasures” at 1 p.m. Sunday.
The group will meet at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road. The event is free and open to the public.
Scholarship recipients will be announced and presented, Norway’s Sytennde Mai will be celebrated and Tea with Thea will be served.
For more information, phone Kari Mathews at 360-531-4512 or email daughtersofnorway45@gmail.com.
FORKS
Football benefit
FORKS — The Forks High School Football Booster Club will host a spaghetti feed and player auction at First Congregational Church, 280 Spartan Ave., at 6 tonight.
Dinner is $5 per plate, and players will be auctioned in groups of two to four to do work for the successful bidder.
Proceeds will fund Eastern Washington University football camp, as well as expenses of the upcoming football season, equipment and money for a new stadium.
For more information, phone 360-640-9951.
Forks market opens
FORKS — The Forks Open Aire Market will open for the season Saturday.
The market will be held at 1421 S. Forks Ave. from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Saturday through Oct. 3.
The market is an organization of area craftspeople, artists, gardeners, sellers and swappers.
The market rents vendor spaces of 10 feet by 10 feet for $5 per Saturday, with the fee collected at the end of each Saturday.
Vendors provide their own tables.
For more information, call 360-374-6332 or email forksopenairemarket@live.com.
Scout rummage sale
FORKS — The Boy Scouts will hold a rummage sale at 143 Andersonville Ave. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
For more information or to make a donation, phone 360-640-0320.
CLALLAM BAY
Jam sessions
CLALLAM BAY — The Three Sisters gallery on state Highway 112 is hosting open jams Sundays.
All musicians are invited to jam from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For more information, call 360-963-2854.
QUINAULT
Armed Forces Day
QUINAULT — The Lake Quinault Museum, 354 S. Shore Road, will host its fourth annual Armed Forces Day open house from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Refreshments will be served and a collection of local veterans’ stories can be viewed.
A display cabinet made by Steve Rutledge will show uniforms of various branches of the service, along with medals, ribbons and flags.
