NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Jan. 16.
Survey sea stars, hear talks on foreign lands, learn to dance or try out for a play.
All of these activities and many others are offered on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
For information about conductor candidate James Ray leading the Port Angeles Chamber Orchestra in Port Angeles and Sequim concerts and other arts and entertainment news, see Peninsula Spotlight, the weekly entertainment magazine.
Information also is available on the PDN’s calendar at www.peninsuladailynews.com.
PORT ANGELES
Talk on Southern Spain
PORT ANGELES — John and Mary Wegmann will give a talk, “Cathedrals, Castles, Christians and Moors: A Walking Tour of Southern Spain,” at the Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St., at 7 tonight.
Admission is a suggested donation of $5, which benefits the volunteer trail work program of the Peninsula Trails Coalition.
The talk is part of the coalition’s Adventure Travel Series.
For more information, phone Kathe Smith at 360-457-1493 or visit www.peninsulatrailscoalition.org.
Boat safety class
PORT ANGELES — The coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 42 Sequim-Port Angeles, will sponsor a boating safety class at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.
“About Boating Safety” will be held at the Coast Guard base on Ediz Hook.
This cost is $15 per person or $20 for a couple.
This class will qualify participants for a Washington State Boater Education Card.
This card is required for all boaters who are younger than 60.
To register, phone 360-452-1135.
Sea star survey
PORT ANGELES — A juvenile sea star survey is planned at the Freshwater Bay County Park Boat Ramp, Freshwater Bay Road, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.
Volunteers of all ages are asked to come at this low tide to search for juvenile sea stars in hopes that the population at Freshwater Bay is showing signs of recovery after being decimated by sea star wasting disease over the summer.
Volunteers are asked to bring head lamps and wear sturdy shoes.
For more information, contact Helle Andersen at hellea@feiromarinelifecenter.org or 360-417-6254.
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 nonmembers.
This is an all-ages, no-smoking and no-alcohol event.
For more information, phone Sandy Maxwell at 360-457-7035.
Bullying talk
PORT ANGELES — Bullying will be discussed at a Martin Luther King Day event from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday.
The free discussion will be in the Raymond Carver Room of the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
Participants will discuss four specific factors that comprise bullying.
This Community Conversation uses a facilitated and structured discussion model called “Community Cafe.”
The discussion is sponsored by Prevention Works.
For more information, phone Mary Doherty at 610-952-6026 or email preventionmmd@gmail.com.
SEQUIM
Spinathon slated
SEQUIM — A Spinathon for the Sequim unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula will take place at Fit4Life Studio, 1245 W. Washington St., from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. today.
The cost of this benefit is $25 for each one-hour indoor cycle ride.
Riders can ride for an hour or for 15 hours.
Individuals can sign up online or at the studio for slots.
People must warm up before getting on the bike and cool down off the bike.
For more information or to reserve a bike, phone 360-928-7107 or visit www.fit4lifesequim.com.
Discussions 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 “The Unravelling: How to Respond to a Disordered World.”
The suggested background reading for the discussion is the article, “The Unravelling,” from the November/December 2014 edition of Foreign Affairs.
New members are welcome.
For more information, phone John Pollock at 360-683-9622, email jcpollock@olypen.com or visit www.tinyurl.com/SequimGreatDecisionsDiscussion.
‘Sludge Diet’ film
SEQUIM — Nash’s Farm Store, 4681 Sequim-Dungeness Way, will screen the documentary “Sludge Diet” at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
The screening is free and open to the public.
“Sludge Diet” documents the practice of spreading municipal/industrial sewage solids on farm lands and the impacts to soils and the food grown there
Following the documentary, there will a discussion with Darlene Schanfald, longtime Sequim resident, executive committee member of the North Olympic Group of the Sierra Club and the club’s leader of the Sludge-Free WA Project for Washington State.
Handouts and recommended readings on this subject also will be available.
Old Dog Haven
SEQUIM — A meet-and-greet with the author of Old Dog Haven: Every Dog Has a Story to Tell from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Author Ardeth De Vries, board president of Old Dog Haven, will be at Hart’s Fine Books, 161 W. Washington St.
Old Dog Haven, based in Lake Stevens, is a nonprofit dedicated to providing final homes and hospice to senior dogs.
The haven has no shelter or kennel. It is a network of private homes in Western Washington.
De Vries will talk about the haven’s work, about how to prepare for the passing of a beloved pet and about how to provide for a pet’s future.
Her book will be available for $20 to benefit the charity.
For more information, phone Celeste Bennett at 360-683-8080 or email contact@hartsfinebooks.com.
‘Vagina Monologues’
SEQUIM — Olympic Theatre Arts (OTA) will hold auditions for its Second Stage production of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues” at 3 p.m. Sunday.
Auditions will be in the OTA Center’s Gathering Hall, 414 N. Sequim Ave.
“The Vagina Monologues” tells real stories of real women by focusing on a spirit of celebration and humor.
The cast calls for three to four women in their 20s to 60s.
A script is available for advance review in the OTA office, open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
For more information about the show or auditions, phone the OTA office at 360-683-7326 or the director, Sharon DelaBarre, at 360-683-6592.
Day of Service
SEQUIM — The Peninsula Trails Coalition will plant bulbs at the Deer Park Overlook on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Monday.
Volunteers are asked to RSVP by 4 p.m. Sunday to work all or some of the period from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Bulbs have been provided by Home Depot.
A light lunch and snacks will be provided.
Volunteers should bring shovels, gloves and boots.
To RSVP, contact Gordon Taylor at 360-452-2925 or gptaylor98363@gmail.com.
PORT TOWNSEND
Conversation Cafe
PORT TOWNSEND — Open to all, 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 “Pet Peeves.”
Conversation Cafe is an exercise in active listening and nonconfrontational conversation.
For more information, visit www.conversationcafe.org.
Inca shaman
PORT TOWNSEND — Inca shaman Washington Gibaja Tapia will bring “Medicine Power and the Energy of Mother Earth Healings” to the Unity Spiritual Enrichment Center, 3918 San Juan Ave., from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today.
Admission is on a sliding scale between $10 and $30.
For more information, contact Gail Benvenuta gailbpt@gmail.com or 360-379-5380, or visit www.unitypt.org.
Winter Wanderlust
PORT TOWNSEND — A slideshow series of travelogs from around the globe, Winter Wanderlust will be held at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave., at 7 tonight.
Admission is $7 for adults and free for youth under 18.
Elston and Jackie Hill will talk about their encounters with foxes, snowy owls and musk oxen in one of the most remote wilderness areas at the top of the world — Wrangel Island near Russia.
For more information, visit www.WanderlustAdventures.net.
Dance in PT
PORT TOWNSEND — The Olympic Peninsula Dance group, a nonprofit organization devoted to social dancing, will host the Delta Rays, a local rhythm and blues-swing-zydeco-rock ‘n’ roll band, at the Port Townsend Elks Lodge tonight.
The evening will start with a single-time swing lesson with instructor Janice Eklund at 7 p.m.
Admission is $10 including the lesson and the Delta Rays’ music from 8 p.m. until 10 p.m.
Beginners, singles and couples are encouraged, and dance ambassadors will be there to introduce them to the floor.
This dance is open to all ages, and it’s smoke- and scent-free at the Elks Lodge, 555 Otto St.
For more details, email lebrogden@gmail.com or phone 360-477-1680.
‘The Nerd’
PORT TOWNSEND — The final performances of “The Nerd” will be tonight and Saturday at Port Townsend High School.
Port Townsend High drama students will present the all-alumni cast at 7 p.m. each night in the school auditorium, 1500 Van Ness St.
Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for senior citizens and students, and $3 for children younger than 12. Additional donations will be accepted. Tickets will be available at the door only.
For more information, phone Jennifer Nielsen at 360-379-6761.
Ukuleles Unite meeting
PORT TOWNSEND——Ukuleles Unite will meet at Grace Lutheran Church, 1120 Walker St., from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday for its monthly rendezvous.
Free lessons are provided for all skill levels.
Loaner ukuleles are available.
For more information, email germaine@olympus.net.
End-of-life seminar
PORT TOWNSEND — A free seminar on end-of-life issues is planned from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
“Having the Last Word . . . A Time for End-of-Life Planning” will be at Fort Worden Commons.
Attendees were asked to RSVP by last Monday.
For information, call MaryAnn Seward, president of the Hospice Foundation for Jefferson Healthcare, at 360-379-4057 or visit the foundation’s website at www.hospicefoundationjhc.org.
Garden lecture
PORT TOWNSEND — Lowell Dietz will present “Mushrooms & Sequim Terra Preta” in the next installment of the 2015 Yard & Garden Lecture Series sponsored by the Jefferson County Master Gardener Foundation this Saturday.
The lecture, the second in a series of six, will be from 10 a.m. to noon at the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Lawrence St.
Series tickets are $60 per person, and day tickets (if seats are available the day of the lecture) are $12 per person.
Dietz will share his knowledge of sustainable growing practices, bio-char, vermiculture and organic gardening.
For tickets or more information, phone 360-301-2081 or visit www.jcmgf.org.
Audubon field trip
PORT TOWNSEND — The Admiralty Audubon Society will embark on a field trip to Fort Casey via the 9:30 a.m. Port Townsend ferry to Coupeville on Saturday.
Arriving at about 10 a.m., walkers will gather at the ferry terminal before walking over the hill in Fort Casey to the shoreline on Crockett Lake.
They will then walk up through forest and out on to grass shrub-land before descending to the campground and circling back to the ferry terminal.
Participants can catch the 11:45 a.m. ferry back to Port Townsend.
They should bring warm clothes, walking shoes, a packable lunch, water and binoculars.
In case of unfavorable weather predictions, the group may walk along Port Townsend waterfront.
For more information, email b1rdbrush@gmail.com or phone 360-385-0307.
Kah Tai work party
PORT TOWNSEND — A work party at the Kah Tai Lagoon Nature Park is set from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday.
Volunteers should look for a white Chevy pickup truck parked near the Benedict Street entrance east/southeast of the little pond.
The group will pull Scotch broom.
Each volunteer is asked to bring a shovel, a mattock (Pulaski tool) and a bucket, if possible.
Scotch broom pullers and trash bags will be provided.
For more information, phone 360-385-0307 or email sikes@olympus.net.
Rhody Run training
PORT TOWNSEND — Rhody Run training is held at 7:30 a.m. every Sunday.
Runners meet at the Fort Worden Commons.
The next Rhody Run will be May 17 during the annual Port Townsend Rhododendron Festival.
For more information, contact race director Jeni Little at 360-385-3163 or rhodyruninfo@gmail.com, or visit www.rhodyrun.com.
CHIMACUM
Native plants workshop
CHIMACUM — A free workshop on native plants is planned at the Chimacum Grange, 9572 Rhody Drive, from 9 a.m. to noon today.
A panel of experts will show slides of the native plants that will available for sale at the Jefferson Conservation District’s Feb. 21 tree sale.
For more information, contact the district at info@jeffersoncd.org or 360-385-4105, or visit www.jeffersoncd.org.
Family Search
CHIMACUM — Ray Madsen, co-founder of Family Search, will speak about the Family Search website at a meeting of the Jefferson County Genealogical Society at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The meeting will be at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road.
Coffee and chat start at 9:30 a.m. before the program.
The meeting is free and open to the public.
For more information, phone 360-385-9495, email wajcgs@olympus.net or see www.wajcgs.org.
Thea Foss meeting
CHIMACUM — Thea Foss No. 45 Daughters of Norway will install officers when it meets at 1 p.m. Sunday.
The group will meet at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road.
For more information, phone 360-379-1802.
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.
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.
FORKS
Weekly storytimes
FORKS — The Forks Library, 171 S. Forks Ave., is offering weekly winter storytimes for preschoolers between the ages of 3 and 5 at 10:30 a.m. every Friday through May 12.
For more information about library storytimes and other programs for youths, visit www.nols.org and select “Youth” or contact West End Youth Services Librarian Pam Force at 360-374-6402 or youth@nols.org.
Habitat volunteering
FORKS — Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County has scheduled a one-hour volunteer orientation at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 250 N. Blackberry Ave., at 10 a.m. Saturday.
For more information, phone 360-681-6780 or email Jake Eyre at jake@habitatclallam.org.
Garden club tea
FORKS — The Bogachiel Garden Club will host its annual tea at St. Anne’s Parish Hall, 551 Fifth Ave., at 1 p.m. Saturday.
The cost of the tea is $9 at the door.
This year’s theme is “Among the Shadows,” which is appropriate for West End gardens and gardeners that don’t always get a lot of sunshine, club members said.
The guest speaker is Enid Roberts of Cotton Bay near Shelton. She has 30 acres she has been working on for a number of years. The acreage includes a number of different types of gardens.
The event also offers raffle baskets.
Bench pressing
FORKS — The Forks Athletic and Aquatic Center, 91 Maple Ave., will host a bench press competition at 3 p.m. Saturday.
The entry fee is $10.
There are two divisions, men’s and women’s, and several weight classes.
Prime rib dinner
FORKS — Forks Emblem Club 488 will serve a full-course prime rib dinner at the Forks Elks Lodge, 941 Merchants Road, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
The cost is $18 per person; seniors 60 and older are $17; kids 12 and younger are $9.
All proceeds benefit Emblem Club charities.
Friends book sale
FORKS — The Friends of Forks Library will host a book sale from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
The sale will be at the library at 171 S. Forks Ave.
All proceeds support such library activities as the children’s summer reading program.
Rainforest Council
FORKS — The next general meeting of the Rainforest Council for the Arts is at the Forks Library, 171 S. Forks Ave., at noon Saturday.
Plans for upcoming Rainforest Weekend events and the dedication of the new arts center will be discussed.
All are welcome to attend.
