EDITOR’S NOTE — Witherow will perform a free concert for the Sequim Library’s Summertime Music! Outdoor Concert Series from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. tonight, not Saturday night.
NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, July 24.
Dog shows and the Navy’s Deer Run are two of the special activities set on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
For more on the Jazz Port Townsend festival, as well as other activities, see Peninsula Spotlight, the weekly arts and entertainment magazine included in today’s Peninsula Daily News.
More events are also on the calendar at www.peninsuladailynews.com.
SEQUIM
Dog shows
SEQUIM — The Hurricane Ridge Kennel Club will host the All Breed Dog Shows, Rally & Obedience Trials today through Sunday.
The trials will be in the football stadium at Sequim High School, 601 N. Sequim Ave.
Spectators are admitted free.
Conformation judging of AKC-registered dogs will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
The obedience and rally competition will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, Saturday and Sunday.
Plant, garage sale
SEQUIM — The Sequim Guild will hold a three-day plant and garage sale at 81 Timothy Lane from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, Saturday and Sunday.
Proceeds will benefit uncompensated care for patients at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
There will be many gently used items and a big plant sale.
Hot dogs and drinks will be available for purchase.
For more information, phone Nan Burris at 360-582-0629, email sequimguild@gmail.com or visit www.sequimguild.org.
Garage sale
SEQUIM — The Clallam County Genealogical Society will host its second annual garage sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Saturday.
The sale will be at 54 Forest Ridge Drive.
It will feature books, puzzles, games, videos, collectibles, household wares and gardening items.
Fourth Friday Readings
SEQUIM —Sequim writer Michael Bunnell calls his latest novel, The Friendly Little War of Lyman Cutler, a “musical comedy without the music.”
Lovers of literature can find out what he means today, as Bunnell is the featured writer in the Fourth Friday Reading series at The Lodge at Sherwood Village, 660 Evergreen Farm Way, just off Fifth Avenue.
Admission is free to the 6:30 p.m. reading, while listeners and writers are invited to come early to find seats, order coffee and possibly sign up for the open-mic section.
Bunnell, a poet, essayist, songwriter and writing teacher, will give the main reading.
Then come five-minute readings at the open mic.
For guidelines and other information, email rmarcus@olypen.com.
Witherow performs
SEQUIM — Witherow will perform at the Sequim Library’s Summertime Music! Outdoor Concert Series from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. tonight.
The free concert will be on the outside stage behind the library at 630 N. Sequim Ave.
Lawn chairs or blankets and a picnic are all the audience needs to enjoy the show.
Abby Mae and Dillan Witherow have been featured on the PBS television program “PIE,” and one of their Seattle shows was selected as one of “the best moments of 2013” by music critic Adrienne Pollock.
Two more shows are planned this summer: Fat Chance on Aug. 14 and Ranger and the “Re-Arrangers” on Aug. 28.
EAA hosts meeting
SEQUIM — Judy Stipe will present the “History of 12 Sequim Airstrips” during this month’s meeting of the Experimental Aircraft Association 430 at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The meeting will be in Hangar 10 at Sequim Valley Airport, 468 Dorothy Hunt Lane.
All interested aviators are invited.
Hymn Sing by the Sea
SEQUIM — Hymn Sing by the Sea, directed by song leader and composer Frank Garlock, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday.
The free event will be at the George Washington Inn and Estate at 939 Finn Hall Road.
Growing, using herbs
SEQUIM — Veteran Master Gardeners Barbara Heckard and Sally Tysver will share their expertise harvesting and using herbs from their gardens at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The two will speak at Master Gardener Demonstration Garden, 2711 Woodcock Road.
They will lead a guided walk through the medicinal and culinary herb specimens in the demonstration garden following their presentation.
The presentations are free and open to the public. Donations are accepted to help offset copying costs for handouts.
Tysver, a 24-year veteran of Master Gardeners, will provide an account of the history of the use of herbs, including how they arrived in America, along with tips for planting, harvesting and drying them.
Heckard, a Master Gardener since 2013, will discuss cultivating and cooking with fresh culinary herbs to enhance favorite recipes, focusing specifically on rosemary, oregano, sage, basil, thyme and chives.
Additional gardening topics will be covered during the “Class Act at Woodcock Garden” educational series Aug. 8 and 22, and Sept. 12 and 26.
For questions, call 360-417-2279.
SARC Summer Bash
SEQUIM — The Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center will host a Summer Bash from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
There will be games and prizes at the event at the center, known as SARC, at 610 N. Fifth Ave.
The cost is $5, with a portion of proceeds benefiting the SARC Youth Swim Team.
Food and drink sales benefit the lifeguard scholarship fund.
For more information, phone 360-683-3344, ext. 16, or email sarcaquatics@olypen.com.
Garage sale
SEQUIM — The Men’s OutReach Endeavor of Dungeness Lutheran Church will hold its annual garage sale at 9 a.m. Saturday.
The sale will be at 925 N. Sequim Ave.
Proceeds will support charitable work.
For more information, phone 360-681-0946.
Land trust picnic
SEQUIM — The North Olympic Land Trust will hold its second annual Old-Fashioned Land Trust Family picnic at the Dungeness Schoolhouse, 2781 Towne Road, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Attendees are invited to bring potluck to augment the birthday cake that will celebrate 25 years of conservation.
The land trust has conserved 85 properties and more than 3,000 acres of land.
RSVP to Brad Tesreau via brad@northolympiclandtrust.org or 360-417-1815, ext. 4.
Elks dance
SEQUIM — Buck Ellard will perform from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at the Sequim Elks Club.
Admission will be $8 to the dance at the club at 143 Port Williams Road.
Proceeds will go to area charities.
Beverages and food will be available for purchase.
Participants must be 18 or older.
PORT ANGELES
OPHS seeks help
PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula Humane Society is seeking volunteers to work at its new property from 9 a.m. to noon today.
Volunteers will move boxes, couches and heavier things from what will be the cat adoption trailer into the pole barn at the property at 1743 Old Olympic Highway.
This is the first step in remodeling trailers to use for cats, administration and veterinary services.
To volunteer, email Mary Beth Wegener at marybeth@ophumanesociety.org or phone the shelter at 360-457-8206.
Flea Fair slated
PORT ANGELES — First United Methodist Church will host a Flea Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
The free fair at the church at the corner of Seventh and Laurel streets will raise money for church missions.
It will feature housewares, toys, decor and jewelry.
For more information, phone Janet Jenkins at 360-452-6525 or email janart2002@yahoo.com.
5K walk planned
PORT ANGELES — My Choices will host a free 5K Walk-for-Life starting at City Pier at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Following the walk, locally made crafts will be sold in the pavilion area of the pier.
Children’s games are planned.
Michael Rivers, the First Baptist Church Praise Team and the Sequim Valley Foursquare Worship Team will perform live music during the afternoon.
My Choices at 824 E. Eighth St. is a nonprofit pregnancy care center.
Donations of diaper and baby wipes are being sought to support the mission of the center but are not required for participation.
For more information, phone Wayne Roedell at 360-808-1048 or the My Choices office at 360-452-3300.
Clean up parks
PORT ANGELES — Volunteers are invited to help clean up parks Saturday.
Clallam County Health and Human Services and the Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department will join Revitalize Port Angeles to celebrate Parks & Recreation Month by cleaning four city parks from 9 a.m. to noon.
The parks are:
■ Erickson Playfield, Fourth and Race streets; volunteers meet in the parking lot.
■ Lincoln Park, 1900 W. Lauridsen Blvd.; volunteers meet at the south entrance.
■ Francis Street Park, 400 N. Francis St.; volunteers meet at the front entrance.
■ Jessie Webster Park, Third and Eunice streets; volunteers meet at the Camp Fire clubhouse.
A site coordinator at each park will hand out supplies.
Clallam County Health and Human Services will provide an educational brochure called “Get the Point” on how to safely dispose of used syringes that are found in public locations.
PORT TOWNSEND
Tribute to gallery
PORT TOWNSEND — A tribute to the artists of The 1004 Gallery of Port Townsend, which closed in 1996, will fill the Port Townsend Library in a free show starting tonight.
The work of 17 artists will be on display for the opening reception from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. today at the library, 1220 Lawrence St.; then the exhibition will stay up through Oct. 2.
The tribute showcases art by the gallery co-founders: Stephen Yates, Galen Garwood and the late Ed Cain.
Art lovers also can see creations by initial gallery members Pat Austin, Arthur Grossman, Paul Harcharick, Peter Juvonen, Lee Katzenbach, Kim Kopp, Susan Langlois, Stephanie Lutgring, Linda Okazaki, Joan Stuart Ross, Julie Schachter, Joel Singer, Martha Worthley and Amos Glick Zook.
For more information, visit www.northwindarts.org or phone the Port Townsend Library at 360-385-3181.
Dedication ceremony
PORT TOWNSEND — The Fred Lewis Scout Cabin Association will host a dedication ceremony in memory of Pat Yarr from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today.
The ceremony will be at the cabin at 3075 Discovery Road.
Yarr was the first of many volunteers to help build the cabin. He was scheduled to deliver the last load of logs needed for the structure the day after he and his wife, Janice, were murdered in their home north of Quilcene on March 18, 2009.
At 7 p.m., the lane leading to the cabin will be formally dedicated to Yarr.
Conversation Cafe
PORT TOWNSEND — The topic is “Vacation Travel” 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.
Building Convergence
PORT TOWNSEND — Work parties will finish building a teahouse of natural materials during the inaugural Port Townsend Village Building Convergence, set Saturday through Wednesday.
Participants will do framing and straw-clay work at the structure called the Uptown Teahouse at 612 Polk St. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, said organizer Hannah Poirier, a builder who uses natural materials.
In the evenings, they can participate in special events, such as a design charette with Mark Lakeman, co-chairman of the Village Building Convergence of Portland, Ore.
All events are free except for Saturday’s charette with Lakeman, for which a $5 to $20 donation is requested.
See www.placecraft.org for more information.
Boiler Room benefit
PORT TOWNSEND — The Boiler Room plans a rummage sale at the Quimper Grange Hall, 1219 Corona St., from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Proceeds will support programs at the Boiler Room, a volunteer-operated coffeehouse for youths at 711 Water St.
Sale items will include televisions, books, furniture, kitchenware, sheets and restaurant equipment.
A raffle is planned.
For more information, see www.ptbr.org.
PORT HADLOCK
Deer Run
PORT HADLOCK — The Navy’s Deer Run at Naval Magazine Indian Island will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Participants can run and walk a 3.10-mile (5K) course through a forested area on the southern end of Indian Island.
A 1-mile course on paved roads also is available to provide an alternative especially for young children, participants with special needs or those with strollers or pets.
The entry fee is $20 with a T-shirt or $15 without a T-shirt.
For those 16 and younger, the fee is $15 with a T-shirt and free without one.
Registered participants will be able to enter the main gate at Indian Island starting at 8 a.m.
Valid picture identification is required for entry. Photography is not permitted on the base.
Online registration can be completed at www.active.com by searching for “Deer Run” in Port Hadlock.
Registration also will be available on-site on the day of the event from 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
FORKS
Marathon Bingo
FORKS — Marathon Bingo is planned at the Forks Elks Lodge from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Proceeds from the games at the lodge at 941 Merchants Road will benefit the prenatal intensive care center at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
Most games cost a quarter, organizers said.
Refreshments will be available for purchase.
Softball tournament
FORKS — The 25th annual Fred Orr Memorial Co-Ed Softball Tournament will be held all day Saturday and Sunday at the Tillicum Park ballfields.
The event is free and open to the public.
All proceeds go to the Fred Orr Scholarship Fund.
For more information, contact Charlotte Wedrick at 360-477-9898.
FUNday at Tillicum
FORKS — The Forks Athletic and Aquatic Club Team is sponsoring Forks FUNday at Tillicum Park from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.
Volleyball, basketball, tennis and softball are planned.
Concessions will be available, with proceeds going toward Relay For Life.
The team also is sponsoring a Zumba Battle at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Forks High School Commons.
This competition features two Zumba teams, with each performing five routines.
The public is invited to watch and vote by donations for their favorite teams.
