Workshops, holiday shopping and a chance to help decorate a Sequim park for the season are among the opportunities offered on the North Olympic Peninsula this week.
PORT ANGELES
Winterfest
PORT ANGELES — Winterfest returns to Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St, in Port Angeles tonight and Saturday.
The event begins with tonight’s “Dinner and a Movie” extravaganza at 5 p.m. and continues Saturday with a swap meet from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The two-day fundraiser is put on by the Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports Education Foundation to support skiing activities at Hurricane Ridge each winter.
More than 150 items will be up for bid in tonight’s silent auction, with another 16 on the docket for the live auction.
A prime rib dinner with a no-host bar, an oyster bar and a showing of Teton Gravity Research’s movie “Light the Wick” also are planned.
Tickets are $40 and are available at Swain’s General Store, Necessities & Temptations and Brown’s Outdoor.
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door for $45.
On Saturday, winter sports fans can buy and sell used equipment at the ski swap in the community center.
Gear can be dropped off between 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Admission to the sale is $3 per person or $7 for a family.
The ski swap will be followed by a second showing of “Light the Wick” at 7 p.m.
Tickets for the movie cost $10.
Talk, potluck set
PORT ANGELES — A representative from Angel Crest Gardens will speak at Dry Creek Grange, 3520 W. Edgewood Drive, at 3 p.m. Sunday.
The talk will be followed by a potluck dinner.
The event is free and open to the public.
Angel Crest Gardens, which began as a roadside flower vendor and has expanded into several roadside stands and a plant nursery, is located at 58424 state Highway 112, five miles west of Port Angeles.
Basketry weekend
PORT ANGELES — A “No-Frills Basketry Weekend” is planned at the Peninsula College Longhouse of Learning on Saturday and Sunday.
The workshop at the Longhouse at 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd. will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.
Elaine Grinnell, Julie Grinnell, Theresa Parker and Julie McKenney will lead the workshop, sharing basketry techniques and projects.
The event is open to the public. It costs $50.
For more information, phone 360-683-5731 or 360-640-0041.
Gift bazaar slated
PORT ANGELES — The Friends & Co. Gift Bazaar will be held at the Campfire Clubhouse from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
The clubhouse is at 619 E. Fourth St.
Help fund the prom
PORT ANGELES — Crescent High School class of 2012 will hold a Krispy Kreme doughnut fundraiser at three locations in Port Angeles beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Members of the school’s junior class will sell the tasty treats at Thurman’s, 1807 E. Front St.; Sergio’s, 205 E. Eighth St.; and the Port Angeles Walmart, 3471 E. Kolonels Way.
Doughnuts will cost $9 per dozen.
Proceeds from the sale will help fund the 2011 Crescent Senior Prom.
Traditionally, the Crescent junior class is responsible for raising funds for the senior prom.
Tips to Salvation Army
PORT ANGELES — Baristas at The Daily Grind, will donate all tips collected Saturday and Sunday to the Salvation Army’s Christmas fund.
The owners of the Daily Grind will match the contributions dollar for dollar.
The Daily Grind is located at 1919-A E. First St., next to O’Reilly’s Auto Parts.
SEQUIM
Nature mart
SEQUIM — The fourth annual Holiday Nature Mart will be held at the Dungeness River Audubon Center at Railroad Bridge Park, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
There will be gifts for people, pets and birds; crafts; wreath-making; and a bake sale and other food.
Birds from the Northwest Raptor and Wildlife Center will be featured from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Proceeds from the Holiday Nature Mart will support the Dungeness River Audubon Center and Railroad Bridge Park.
The raptor center will also accept donations.
For more information, visit www.DungenessRiverCenter.org or phone 360-683-1355.
Recycling doors
SEQUIM — A free workshop on finding second uses for hollow-core doors is planned Saturday.
The workshop on turning the doors into useful household items like bookshelves, corner cabinets and room dividers will be from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Around Again, 765 W. Washington St..
To RSVP, phone 360-683-7862.
Holiday decoration
SEQUIM — The public is invited to help decorate Bank of America Park for the holidays Saturday.
Decorating will begin at 11 a.m. at the park, located at the corner of Washington Street and Sequim Avenue.
For more information, phone Emily Westcott at 360-670-6294.
Thrift shop open
SEQUIM — The Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild Thrift Shop, 204 W. Bell St., will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Holiday items and dish ware will be featured.
All white-tag items will be at half-price during this sale.
Proceeds from this shop are returned to the community.
The shop is always in need of volunteers.
For more information, phone 360-683-7044.
Greywolf bazaar
SEQUIM — More than 60 booths will be featured at the Greywolf Elementary Holiday Bazaar on Saturday and Sunday.
The bazaar will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the school at 171 Carlsborg Road.
In addition to vendors, the bazaar will offer a Scholastic Book Fair, a bake sale, a Santa’s Kitchen serving down-home dishes and delectables provided by Old Post Office Sweets & Gifts.
The event is sponsored by the Greywolf Elementary School Parent Teacher Association.
For more information, phone 360-681-8561.
Yuletide Bazaar
SEQUIM — Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church, 925 N. Sequim Ave., will hold its Yuletide Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The bazaar will include holiday decorations, handcrafted gifts and baked goods.
For more information, phone 360-681-0946.
Holiday Bazaar
SEQUIM — The Sequim Guild of Seattle Children’s Hospital will hold its Holiday Bazaar at the Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The bazaar will include more than 40 handicrafts vendors.
Homemade soups, sandwiches, pie and beverages will be sold.
Proceeds support medical services at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
For more information, phone Carol Labbe at 360-683-7130.
SHS band car wash
SEQUIM — The Sequim High School Band will hold a series of car washes to raise money to compete at Magic Music Days at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., this spring.
The first car wash will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Rock Plaza, corner of Sequim Avenue and Old Olympic Highway.
Other car washes are set for Saturdays on Dec. 18, also at Rock Plaza, and Jan. 8, Feb. 5 and March 12 in the parking lot of Tarcisio’s Restaurant, 609 W. Washington St.
All car washes will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For more information, e-mail bkmoore@olypen.com.
Donihue signs books
SEQUIM — The Good Book Store, 108 W. Washington St., will host a book signing with author Anita Corrine Donihue from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Donihue will sign copies of the anniversary edition of her devotional book on prayer, When I’m On My Knees.
About 2 million copies of the books have been sold in the U.S. and other countries.
Donihue speaks at worship services, Christian women’s retreats and local and national conferences.
Christmas bazaar
SEQUIM — The Faith Lutheran Pre-School Christmas Bazaar will be held at 354 W. Cedar St. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The event will include handcrafted gifts and baked goods, a silent auction and lunch.
For more information, phone 360-681-7126.
Toys for Tots
SEQUIM — A toy collection drive and visit from Santa are planned at Dungeness Kids Co. on Saturday.
The Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program will collect toys at the business at 990 E. Washington St., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Santa will visit with children, and parents can take photos of the children on Santa’s lap.
Toys for Tots will host live collections of toys at Walmarts in both Sequim and Port Angeles Friday, Nov. 26.
For more information, see http://tinyurl.com/25l9ref.
Toy collection Saturday
SEQUIM — The North Olympic Chapter of a Brotherhood Against Totalitarian Enactments of Washington will collect toys at the entrance of the Sequim Walmart, 1110 W. Washington St., from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
Toys will go to Child Protective and Youth Services, Battered Youth Healthcare Services, Community Hospital, Forks; Olympic Medical Center, Port Angeles; and ambulance service and police departments.
For more information phone 360-683-8598 or e-mail eckersonc@olypen.com.
Trust work party
SEQUIM — North Olympic Land Trust will host a work party at the Siebert Creek Conservation Area, off U.S. Highway 101 east of Olympic Cellars from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Volunteers will pull out or cut scotch broom in advance of spring tree planting.
If there are enough volunteers, there also will be some trail maintenance work done.
Volunteers should bring drinking water, work gloves and hand saws, if available.
Tools, juice and snacks will be provided.
RSVPs are not required but are appreciated.
For more information, phone 360-417-1815 or e-mail lorrie@northolympiclandtrust.org.
Turkey bingo event
SEQUIM — St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 121 E. Maple St., will host turkey bingo from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Bingo cards are available, with three for $5 and seven for $10.
The final game will be a 50/50 blackout.
For more information, phone 360-582-3792.
WEST END
Forks story time
FORKS — The Forks Library’s story time today will be on “Giving Thanks.”
The story time, which is for children from 3 to 5 years old, will be at 2 p.m. at the public library at 171 S. Forks Ave.
The free story time, which is open to the public, will include stories, music and a craft project.
For more information, phone the Forks Library at 360-374-6402, e-mail Forks@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.
Forks market indoors
FORKS — The Forks Open Aire Market and West End Art League will operate “under cover” at the Bank of America, 481 S. Forks Ave., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Saturday and from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Merchandise from local artists, artisans and vendors will be sold. Live music is planned.
Another indoor sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11.
For more information, phone Bonny Dunker at 360-374-6789 or e-mail contact@forksopenairemarket.com.
Cub Scout food drive
FORKS — Cub Scout Pack 4467, with help from the Forks Elks Lodge, will go around Forks collecting donations for the Forks Food Bank.
Scouts will meet at the Elks Lodge on Merchant Road at 9 a.m. to plan which groups will visit which neighborhoods.
Individuals can leave canned goods on their doorsteps with notes saying “Scouts” for pickup if they will not be home.
An annual tradition for the scouts, last year’s drive collected more than 300 pounds of canned goods for the food bank.
PORT TOWNSEND and JEFFERSON COUNTY
Help radio station
PORT TOWNSEND — The KPTZ-FM Queen’s Bazaar: A Second-Hand Sale of Distinction, will be held at the Clam Cannery Hotel, 111 Quincy St., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
KPTZ, Port Townsend’s community radio station, is nearly ready to begin broadcasting.
The station now has a studio and it is in the process of building a radio tower.
The KPTZ Queen’s Bazaar will help raise funds to match a federal grant to build and equip the station.
Such donated items as furniture, fine art, jewelry, linens, rugs, dishes, tools and more are being sought for the sale.
Items should be in good condition and special in some way.
To donate, phone 360-385-9771 or e-mail info@kptz.org.
Donations will be accepted at the Clam Cannery between 9 a.m. and noon today.
Puget Sound treasures
PORT TOWNSEND — Sigrid Llewellyn will discuss “Puget Sound Natural Treasures and Human Impact” at a meeting of the AAUW Port Townsend Branch on Saturday.
The meeting will be from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave., Port Townsend.
The beauty and biodiversity of the environment of Puget Sound will be discussed using a series of photos and examples that illustrate the complexity of the ecosystem and food web.
Llewellyn worked for 35 years as a physicist, systems engineer and manger in the space industry, telecommunications and information technology.
The event is free and open to the public.
Membership to AAUW is open to graduates who hold an associate degree/equivalent or higher from an accredited institution.
For more information e-mail porttownsend@aauw-wa.org or visit www.aauwpt.org.
Project Pegasus
PORT TOWNSEND — Project Pegasus team leader Andrew D. Basiago will discuss his belief that Mars harbors life and that the federal government has achieved “quantum access” to past and future events from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Basiago’s talk will be held at the Northwest Maritime Center, 431 Water St.
He has been identified as the first of two “planetary whistle blowers” predicted by the Web Bot, which analyzes the content of the Internet to discern global trends.
Basiago is also on a crusade as a lawyer and activist to have the U.S. government disclose what he calls its time travel secrets.
He advocates lobbying the government to declassify its secret teleportation capability so that teleportation can be adopted globally as a new form of civilian transport.
Basiago will tell the story of his experiences for two hours and take questions for two hours.
Tickets are $18.01 and are available at www.truthevent.com.
For more information, visit www.projectpegasus.net/andrew_d_basiago.
Country dance
PORT TOWNSEND — A free English country dance will be held at the RoseWind Common House, 3131 Haines St., from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
The dancing will be taught by Nan Evans from Portland, Ore.
Fred Nussbaum and Friends will provide music.
The dance will be followed by a potluck dinner.
RoseWind Common House is a fragrance-free facility, and street shoes are not allowed. It is part of the RoseWind Cohousing community.
For more information, phone Dan Post at 360-554-0417 or e-mail dan.post@frandango.org.
Contra dance set
PORT TOWNSEND — East Coast contra caller George Marshall will lead a contra dance at the Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona St., at 7:30 tonight.
Music will be provided by the Syncopaths.
Admission is $12 for adults, $6 for youths younger than 18.
