NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, March 25.
A Rhododendron Festival fundraising dinner, a roller derby match and training for rescuing oiled wildlife are among the attractions planned on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
For information about tonight’s jazz concert at Peninsula College, as well as other arts and entertainment news, see Peninsula Spotlight, the Peninsula Daily News’ weekly magazine included with today’s PDN.
Information also is available in the interactive calendar at www.peninsuladailynews.com.
PORT TOWNSEND
Rhody dinner
PORT TOWNSEND — The 2016 Rhododendron Festival Association will host the second annual Rhody Festival Kick-Off Dinner from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.
The dinner will be at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 4907 Landes St.
Dinner is $7 per adult and $5 per child. Children younger than age 5 will be admitted free.
Activities for children and a raffle will be offered.
Balloons will be $5 each or five for $20. Children’s balloons will be $2 each or six for $10.
For information, email rhodyfest@gmail.com or go to www.rhodyfestival.org.
Old Time Fiddlers
PORT TOWNSEND — The Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association will offer jamming from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Quimper Grange.
This is free and open to the public at the grange, 1219 Corona St. Donations are welcome.
Doors will open at 9 a.m. for socializing, while 10 a.m. to noon is reserved for old-time fiddle music.
After a noon break for potluck snacks, an old-time tune will be taught from the association’s all-star dance band.
An open acoustic jam is planned from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The nonprofit association is dedicated to preserving, promoting and perpetuating the art of traditional old-time fiddle music and associated arts and skills.
Conversation Cafe
PORT TOWNSEND — “Interfaith” will be the topic for Conversation Cafe today.
Conversation Cafe meets at 11:45 a.m. every Friday at Alchemy Restaurant at Taylor and Washington streets.
Buying food is not required.
The gatherings conclude before 1:30 p.m., and all are welcome.
Pool discount
PORT TOWNSEND — Mountain View Pool will offer discounted open swim from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today.
Everyone swims for $2 at the pool, 1919 Blaine St.
The whole pool is dedicated to play. Noodles, rings and other floating toys will be available. No lap lanes will be offered.
Children younger than 8 must be accompanied by a guardian.
The swim is sponsored by the city.
For more information, phone 360-385-7665, email ascalf@cityofpt.us or visit www.cityofpt.us/pool.
Waterfront walk
PORT TOWNSEND — The Olympic Peninsula Explorers will walk along the waterfront for 5K or 10K (3.1 or 6.2 miles) starting at 9:15 a.m. Saturday.
This walk is free unless walkers want to get credit from the American Volkssport Association.
Registration will be from 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Subway restaurant, across the street from the ferry terminal.
All walkers must register at Subway, 1300 Water St.
The walk will include a stretch of the Larry Scott Trail with views of Whidbey Island, Indian Island and both marinas.
Strollers and wheelchairs will be permitted. Participants are invited to walk at their own pace.
Maps will be provided.
For more information, phone George Christensen at 360-697-2172 or via cell at 360-473-8398.
Harmonica workshops
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Harmonica Union will host workshops for beginning and intermediate harmonica and blues, discussions and a jam session starting at noon Saturday.
Free coffee and treats also are planned at the get-together at the Port Townsend Friends Meetinghouse, 1841 Sheridan St.
Members will provide instruction, jams, discussions and time for questions. Sections on licks and riffs to use as catch phrases while playing also are planned.
Three tunes will be used as examples during the meeting: “Jambalaya,” “Has Anybody Seen My Gal” and “Mississippi Sawyer.”
For information, contact Bob Longmire at bob@longmire.org or George Young at gyount@olypen.com.
Debt workshop
PORT TOWNSEND — Viki Sonntag will present an afternoon workshop about economic inequality from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Sonntag will talk at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave., on debt’s link to both the housing crisis and climate change.
Sonntag is a “grass-roots economist whose driving concern is that everyone should have enough and no one should have too much,” according to a news release.
For information, contact Sonntag at 360-531-4676 or email VikiS@ecopraxis.org.
Cajun/zydeco dance
PORT TOWNSEND — The Quimper Grange will host a Cajun and zydeco dance from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday.
Whozyamama will play traditional Cajun, creole and zydeco dance music at the grange, 1219 Corona St.
Admission is $12.
Jack Sebben will provide dance lessons from 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., followed by the dance.
For information, contact Jeannette Wilson at 360-385-1667 or 360-301-2353.
CHIMACUM
Grange square dance
CHIMACUM — The Chimacum Grange will host a square dance from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. today.
Dave Bolt, Joanne Pontrello and friends will perform at the square dance at the grange, 9572 Rhody Drive.
For more information, go to www.ptcommunitydance.com.
Potluck and jam
CHIMACUM — The Chimacum Grange will host a community potluck and folk jam from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday.
The free event will take place at the grange, 9572 Rhody Drive.
Attendees are asked to bring a potluck dish to share as well as a personal beverage. The grange will provide eating utensils and plates, bowls and napkins.
Music will start at 7 p.m., featuring old-time fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, harmonica and washtubs.
Young players are encouraged and mentored, and both players and listeners are welcome.
SEQUIM
Roller derby
SEQUIM — Port Scandalous season six, game two will be played at the Sequim unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula on Saturday.
Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and the game will start at 6 p.m. at the unit at 400 W. Fir St.
The cost is $10 for adults, $8 for children ages 7 to 12 and free for those younger than 6. Military and senior discounts will be available.
Port Scandalous Strait Shooters will take on the Rolling Hills Derby Dames.
Merchandise will be for sale, a 50/50 raffle is planned and snacks and a beer garden will be available.
Tickets are available at the Sequim Gazette, from local derby ladies and at the door.
For more information, visit http://tinyurl.com/h3ycuqk.
School bond session
SEQUIM — The Sequim School District will gather input on the recent school facilities bond election from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday.
The last of a series of listening sessions will take place in the Sequim High School library, 601 N. Sequim Ave.
Written comments also will be accepted.
The input will be recorded, categorized and made available on the district’s website, www.sequim.k12.wa.us.
Elks bingo
SEQUIM — The Sequim Elks Club will host bingo games from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Bingo will be played at the lodge, 143 Port Williams Road.
Minimum buy-in for the game is $10, and the Elks will offer popular bingo games, including progressive.
Players must be 18 or older.
Snacks and refreshments will be available.
All proceeds will go to the Elks scholarship program, charities supported by the Elks and lodge operating costs.
Musical auditions
SEQUIM — Auditions for “Tom Foolery,” the words and music of the late Harvard-educated math professor Tom Lehrer, will be held at Olympic Theatre Arts from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
A second audition time is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at OTA, 414 N. Sequim Ave.
Lehrer delighted millions of fans during the 1950s and ’60s with more than 30 satirical and humorous songs about the A-bomb, racism, pollution, pornography, the military, the Boy Scouts and, of course, mathematics.
“Tom Foolery” will be presented cabaret-style in the theater’s Gathering Hall on two weekends from May 13 to May 22.
Candidates are asked to come prepared to sing a song of their choice, either a cappella or with sheet music provided for piano accompaniment.
The show’s director, Anna Andersen, has also requested that candidates be prepared to share which Lehrer compositions are their favorites and why.
For additional information or to schedule an alternate audition time, phone the OTA office at 360-683-7326 or email director Andersen at fallingforshakespeare@gmail.com.
PORT ANGELES
Basement sale
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Farmers Market will host a fundraising sale in the basement of Country Aire Natural Foods from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The basement sale at the store at 200 W. First St. is a major fundraiser for the farmers market.
For more information, phone the manager at 360-460-0361.
Holi festival
PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Tattoo will have a free festival of colors in the Hindu tradition from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday.
This all-ages event at the tattoo parlor, 420 E. First St., is called Holi, a Hindu tradition to celebrate each spring.
Participants are asked to wear all-white clothing that can be ruined.
They will get handfuls of colored powder and throw them at each other’s bodies. There is no throwing powder at faces, but they can sprinkle over heads or smudge faces, saying, “Happy Holi!”
Participants are advised that the colored powder is usually made of corn starch.
For more information, phone Jimbo Cutler at 360-797-4265 or email portangelestattoo@gmail.com.
Genealogy 101
PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Genealogical Society will host an open house from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.
During the open house, an “I Know Nothing About Genealogy” class is planned from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Both the free class and the open house will be at the society’s Research Center, 402 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
For information, phone 360-417-5000 or email askus@clallamcogs.org.
Olympic Coast meeting
PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council will hear reports on the Lower Elwha Klallam heritage, ocean acidification and Southern Resident orcas when it meets from 9:50 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today.
The meeting at the Elwha Klallam Heritage Center, 401 E. First St., will be open to the public, with public comment periods at 12:15 p.m. and 2:40 p.m.
During the morning session, Carmen Watson-Charles of the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe will talk about tribal heritage.
Representatives of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will discuss efforts to establish the sanctuary as a sentinel site for ocean acidification.
In the afternoon, a presentation will be given on the role of social media for citizen engagement and sanctuary social media efforts.
NOAA Fisheries staff also will provide a status report on the Southern Resident killer whales, their use of the outer coast and efforts to identify and protect critical habitat.
Orca presentation
PORT ANGELES — Lynne Barre, Seattle branch chief for the Protected Resources Division of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, will speak about Southern Resident orcas at The Landing Mall conference room at 6:30 tonight.
The free presentation will be in the conference room in The Landing mall at 115 E. Railroad Ave.
The lecture is part of a community speaker series sponsored by NOAA Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary and the Feiro Marine Life Center.
For more information, email Nicole.Harris@noaa.gov.
Oiled wildlife
PORT ANGELES — A seminar, “Oiled Wildlife Basic Intake & Stabilization,” will be offered at the Clallam County Fairgrounds from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
The Clallam Marine Resources Committee and the Island Oil Spill Association will offer this free rescue training.
Participants will learn basic bird anatomy and how to take care of oiled birds, including holding, washing, weighing, giving the birds fluids and performing a general health examination.
For more information, email clear@co.clallam.wa.us or phone 360-417-2361.
JOYCE
Lions breakfast
JOYCE — The Crescent Bay Lions Club will host a benefit breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday.
Breakfasts are held every Sunday through May 8 at the club on state Highway 112 and Holly Hill Road.
The cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children 12 and younger.
The menu includes eggs cooked to order, hot cakes, French toast, biscuits and gravy, hashbrowns, ham, sausage, bacon and coffee.
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
BOGO book fair
FORKS — A Buy One Get One book fair is planned at Forks Elementary School today and Saturday.
The book fair will be today from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. as well as 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Preschool to sixth-grade books also will be available for purchase at the school, 301 S. Elderberry Ave.
Library storytime
FORKS — The Forks Library will offer a storytime for preschoolers at 10:30 a.m. today.
Weekly storytimes for preschoolers up to 5 years old will take place at the library at 171 S. Forks Ave.
Storytimes feature rhymes, songs, dancing and books for young children.
For information, call 360-374-6402, ext. 7791.
Family night
FORKS — The Forks Elementary School gymnasium will host Family Night from 6:30 to 7:30 tonight.
The Magic Guy will entertain at the gym, 301 S. Elderberry Ave.
Admission is $2 per person. Children younger than 2 will be admitted for free.