WEEKEND: Valentine’s Day to be celebrated across Peninsula with myriad events

Activities celebrating love are planned across the North Olympic Peninsula in honor of Valentine’s Day on Sunday.

Here is the list:

PORT ANGELES

Singing valentines

PORT ANGELES — Hot Apple Pie, a registered quartet with the nonprofit Sweet Adelines International, is providing singing valentines on Valentine’s Day or any day one’s heart desires.

For $35, Hot Apple Pie will sing two love songs and provide a card with a personalized message and a special balloon flower.

Hot Apple Pie has been with Sweet Adelines International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to sharing its love for performing barbershop music, for 15 years.

To schedule a Valogram in Sequim or Port Angeles on Sunday, phone Roberta Cooper at 360-582-9549 or email a request to hotapplepiesings@gmail.com.

Other delivery days can be arranged.

Veteran’s benefit dance

PORT ANGELES — A Veteran’s Benefit Sweetheart Dance is scheduled at the Port Angeles Senior & Community Center from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday.

Doors will open at the center at 328 E. Seventh St. at 5:30 p.m. for photos.

Tickets are $25 per couple or $20 for singles. The price includes appetizers, drinks and a photo.

Sarah Shea will perform. Door prizes, a raffle and a silent auction are planned.

A teddy bear raffle basket is on display at the senior center. Tickets are one for $5 and three for $10.

Tickets are available at Park View Villas, the Northwest Resource Center and the Port Angeles Senior & Community Center, or by phoning 360-452-7222.

Fundraising dance

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Masonic Center will host a fundraiser with a dance and auction from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday.

Featuring the Northwest Olympic Express Band, the “Love American Style” event includes a waltz dance lesson by Ann and Steve Johnson to kick off the evening at the center, 622 S. Lincoln St.

Presale tickets are available for $25 per couple or $15 for singles.

Tickets at the door are $30 per couple or $20 for singles. Silent auction items in all price ranges will be offered to benefit the Captain Joseph House.

Betsy Reed-Schultz, founder of the Captain Joseph House, who is spearheading the project, will be present to answer questions and explain about opportunities to benefit the families of fallen military personnel from all over the nation.

Appetizers are included and will be served all evening along with beverages by donation.

This event is sponsored by Esther Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star.

For tickets, call Vicki Larson at 360-457-9444 or Judy Scott at 360-457-6783.

Love stories Tuesday

PORT ANGELES — In recognition of Valentine’s Day, Story People of Clallam County will host a Love Stories Story Swap Tuesday.

The story swap will begin at 7 p.m. at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., with an open mic and stories of love.

Refreshments will be served at 8 p.m., and the open mic will continue at 8:15 p.m.

Love stories can be of any kind — true love, romance, ghostly, fairy tale or any other genre.

This love-infused story swap is open to all ages and is free to attend.

For more information, phone 360-460-6594 or visit www.ClallamStoryPeople.org.

FORKS

Newlywed Game back

FORKS — The Forks Elks Lodge will host the Newlywed Game and a Valentine’s Day dinner Saturday.

The surf-and-turf dinner at the lodge at 941 Merchants Road will be from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.

At 8 p.m., the game will start with four selected couples who will compete for prizes by demonstrating how well they know their partners.

Tickets are $25 per person and $40 per couple, and advance tickets are required.

The master of ceremonies will be Dean McCoy.

For more information, phone 360-780-2000 or 360-374-2524.

PORT TOWNSEND

The Music of Love

PORT TOWNSEND — The Music of Love, a concert featuring Alexa Sunshine Rose, will take place at RoseWind Common House from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. today.

Admission to the concert at RoseWind, which is at Umatilla Avenue at Haines Street, will be on a sliding scale of $8 to $25.

The evening of candlelight, acoustic music and handcrafted desserts also will feature John Andrew Bliss, Aimee Ringle and Aimee Kelley.

Desserts will be sold individually.

This is a fragrance-free event.

For more information, email alexa@alexasunshinerose.com or visit www.facebook.com/alexasunshinerose.

Queen of Hearts Ball

PORT TOWNSEND — Key City Public Theatre will present a Queen of Hearts Ball from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday.

The ball will be at the Commons at Fort Worden State Park, 200 Battery Way.

Advance tickets are $59 per person ($79 at the door). This is a 21 and older event.

Dress is according to guests’ hearts’ desires as they arrive on the red carpet with theatrical flair for this fancy affair.

Black tie and gown, steampunk royal, wearable art, kinetics kourtly fashion and/or Victorian formal are encouraged.

Admission includes live entertainment featuring “rock ‘n’ soul” music by FreddyPink, two cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and an appetizer bar.

A Queen’s Royal Throne Photo Booth will be available to commemorate the evening.

To make a reservation, phone 360-385-5278 or visit www.keycitypublictheatre.org.

For more information, visit http://tinyurl.com/zgpv5mw.

Square dance

PORT TOWNSEND — Quimper Grange and PT Community Dance will host a Valentine’s Square Dance and Social from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday.

Alex Macleod with Wild Phil and the Buffalo Gals will play at the grange, 1219 Corona St.

Attendees are invited to bring a sweetheart or come alone.

All dances are taught, and all ages and experience levels are welcome

Admission is $6, but kids 16 and younger will be admitted free.

Attendees should bring a personal water bottle.

For more information, call Dave Thielk at 360-301-6005.

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