A Seafarer’s Festival in Port Hadlock, a Woodworkers’ Show in Port Townsend and an author visit in Sequim are among the upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula.
Information also is available on the interactive calendar at www.peninsula dailynews.com/calendar.
FORKS
Bingo night
FORKS — West End Sportsmen will host bingo night at 7 p.m. Thursday.
The fundraiser will be at the club at 243 Sportsmen’s Club Road.
Proceeds will benefit a hunter education program and the annual Kids’ Fishing Day.
JOYCE
Benefit breakfast
JOYCE — A benefit breakfast is planned from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday.
The meal will be served at the Crescent Bay Lions Clubhouse, 181 Holly Hill Road.
The menu includes French toast, biscuits and gravy, hash browns, breakfast meats and beverages.
The meal costs $7 per person, $4 for children; proceeds go to the Crescent Bay Lions for community programs and scholarships.
PORT ANGELES
Book discussion
PORT ANGELES — The final discussion of the Clallam County Reads book “The Soul of an Octopus” is set for 2 p.m. today.
The free discussion will be in the Fireside Room at Park View Villas, 1430 Park View Lane.
The Community Reads program featured discussions about this book by Sy Montgomery at venues around the county throughout the month of October.
Masonic bingo
PORT ANGELES — Mason’s Lodge 69 will host bingo from 6:30. to 9 p.m. tonight and Wednesday.
The lodge is at 622 S. Lincoln St.
Proceeds benefit Lodge programs.
For more information, visit www.pamasonic.org.
Book release
PORT ANGELES — Linda V. Mapes will read from her book “Witness Tree: Seasons of Change with a Century-Old Oak” at 7 tonight.
The book reading and discussion will be held in the Carver Room at Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
Mapes, an environmental reporter for the Seattle Times, also wrote “Breaking Ground: The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and the Unearthing of Tse-whit-zen Village.”
She will have copies of all five of her books available for purchase and signing after the reading.
The public is invited to this free event.
Contra dance
PORT ANGELES — Marlin Prowell will call a contra dance at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Requested donation is $8 per person, $4 for youths younger than 18 years.
The dance will be at the Black Diamond Community Hall, 1942 Black Diamond Road.
The dance will be preceded by a potluck dinner at 5:30 p.m.
Music will be provided by Country Capers.
A free dance lesson will be offered at 7 p.m. to those who have paid admission to the dance.
The dance starts at 7:30 p.m.
For more information, visit www.blackdiamond dance.org.
Dancing program
PORT ANGELES — The Sons of Norway will host a dancing program from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.
Suggested donation is $3, refreshments will follow the dancing.
The program is held at Scandia Hall, 131 W. Fifth St.
The program includes Scandinavian, swing, ballroom and folk dancing; a lesson will be held at 6:30 p.m.
The public is invited, no partner is needed, families and all ages welcome.
For more information, call 360-457-7035 or 360-452-6334.
Bricks and Beers
PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Library System will host “Bricks and Beers” at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
The event will be held at the Midtown Public House, 633 E. First St.
Library staff will bring Lego bricks and attendees can relax and play.
Food and beverages are available for purchase; attendees must be 21 years or older.
For more information, call 360-417-8500, email discover@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.
Senior dance
PORT ANGELES — Cat’s Meow will perform for a swing dance from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Admission is $5 per person; first-time attendees are admitted free.
The dance will be in the Port Angeles Senior and Community Center, 328 E. Seventh St.
Refreshments will be served from 8 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Crochet workshop
PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Library System and Cabled Fiber and Yarn will host “Crochet Orla the Octopus” from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The program, a part of Clallam County Reads, will be held at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
The program is designed for beginners but understanding of a starting chain and single crochet stitch are helpful.
All materials are provided in this free workshop.
Preregistration at www.nols.org is required; this program will be offered again on Wednesday, Nov. 13.
Reading and workshop
PORT ANGELES — Alice Derry will read from “Widow’s Words: Women Write on the Experience of Grief, The First Year, the Long Haul, and Everything in Between” at 12:35 p.m. Thursday.
Derry’s presentation is part of the Studium Generale series in the Little Theater at Peninsula College, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
Derry, the college’s 2017 writer in residence, will read her essay from the book and will sign copies of the book.
The Studium is free and open to the public.
Derry will also conduct a 90-minute writing workshop after her presentation.
The free workshop for widows, widowers or others grieving the loss of an important person in their lives is limited to 15 people.
To sign up for the workshop, call Kate Reavey at 360-417-6268 or email kreavey@pencol.edu.
Participants should come to the workshop with pen and paper or a laptop computer and be prepared to write.
Indie concert
PORT ANGELES — Ken Stringfellow will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday.
The concert will be at Little Devil’s Lunchbox, 315 E. First St.
Stringfellow has played with such bands as the Posies, REM and Big Star.
Tickets start at $25 per person and can be purchased online at ks portangeles.eventbrite.com.
SEQUIM
Discussion group
SEQUIM — The Great Decisions Discussion Group will meet from 10 a.m. to noon today.
The discussion group meets in the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
Great Decisions Discussion Groups, sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association, are free and open to the public.
This week’s topic is “The Population Bust: Demographic Decline and the End of Capitalism as We Know It.”
For more information, call George Noa at 360-808-9911, email geonoa@yahoo.com or visit www.fpa.org.
Elks bingo
SEQUIM — Sequim Elks will host bingo games from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday and Thursday.
Games will be at the Sequim Elks lodge, 143 Port Williams Road.
Admission is free with a minimum buy-in of $10.
Players must be 18 years or older.
Proceeds will go to Elks scholarship programs, other charities and lodge operating expenses.
For more information, call Crystal Parker at 360-683-3034.
Thrift shop open
SEQUIM — The Sequim Dungeness Hospital Guild will open its thrift shop from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The shop is at 204 W. Bell St.
This week the shop will feature Christmas items, crystal baskets, an antique nautical inclinometer and an assortment of men’s and women’s coats and jackets.
For more information, call 360-683-7044.
Guild to meet
SEQUIM — Susan Knoll will give a presentation on the Japanese art of Kumihimo braiding at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Knoll will be addressing monthly meeting of the North Olympic Shuttle and Spindle Guild in the meeting rooms at Sequim Community Church, 950 N. Fifth Ave.
Spinners, weavers, felters and other fiber enthusiasts are invited to attend the free meeting.
For more information, call Kathy Martin at 303-638-2169, kathy@gotmygoat.com or visit www.nossg.org.
Garden Club meets
SEQUIM — Joe Holtrop will speak at a meeting of the Sequim Prairie Garden Club from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Monday.
The monthly meetings are in the clubhouse at Pioneer Park, 387 E. Washington St.
Holtrop, the executive director of the Clallam Conservation District, will promote the use of native plants, trees and shrubs to create natural landscaping.
The public is invited to this free meeting.
For more information, call 360-808-3434 or visit www.sequimprairiegarden club.org.
Nature hike
SEQUIM — The Olympic Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society will host a nature hike at 10 a.m. Thursday.
The hike will explore Thompson Spit at Miller Peninsula State Park, Diamond Point Road.
Attendees should bring lunch and meet at the new parking lot.
The hike is scheduled for six miles, round trip with an elevation change of 360 feet through lowland forest down to the beach and back.
For more information, email John Haskins at jahgeezer@gmail.com.
Courtroom 101
SEQUIM — The Clallam County prosecutor’s office will present “How To Maneuver Through The Legal System or Understanding The Court System 101” from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday.
The free community education seminar will be held in the Sequim city council chambers at City Hall, 152 W. Cedar St.
Presenters will include Michele Devlin, chief criminal deputy prosecutor and Matt Roberson, superior court deputy prosecutor.
District Court Judge Dave Nuepert and Harry Gasnick, from Clallam Public Defender, will also be on hand to answer questions from attendees.
Author visit
Sequim — The North Olympic Library System will host author Sy Montgomery at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
She will speak at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
Montgomery will discuss her experiences as a writer, answer questions and sign copies of her books.
She has written more than 20 books including the Clallam County Reads selection “The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness.”
For more information, call 360-417-8500, email discover@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.
CHIMACUM
Climate on tap
CHIMACUM — The Climate Action Committee of Local 20/20 will host “How to talk respectfully with others about climate change” from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday.
The community discussion is part of the Climate On Tap series held at Finnriver Farm and Cidery, 124 Center Road.
For more information, visit www.finnriver.com.
Fruit Club meets
CHIMACUM — The North Olympic Fruit Club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
The meeting is free and open to the public; refreshments will be served.
The club meets at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road.
The program includes the presentation “How to Grow Great Blueberries.”
Teen meeting
CHIMACUM — The Benji Project will present “Making Friends with Yourself” from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The program will be held in the Jefferson Teen Center next to Chimacum High School, 91 West Valley Road.
The free program helps build stress management and resiliency skills for youths 11 years and older and their families.
For more information, call Shayann Hoffer at 360-302-5939, email shayann_hoffer@yahoo.com or visit www.jeffersonteencenter.org.
Rhododendron meeting
CHIMACUM — Garrett Richardson will speak to the Olympic Peninsula Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society at 3 p.m. Thursday.
The chapter meets in the back room at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road.
The public is invited to attend this free presentation.
Richardson will discuss the rhody garden at the Botanical Garden of Paris.
NORDLAND
Nature hike
NORDLAND — Gary Eduardo Perless will lead a nature hike at Fort Flagler State Park from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday.
Participants will meet at the boat ramp north of the Beachcomber Cafe, 1321 Flagler Campground Road.
The group will hike to the Rat Island end of the spit then drive to Marrowstone Point near the USGS Marrowstone Marine Field Station.
The public is welcome on this free field trip sponsored by the Admiralty Audubon Society.
For more information, call Perless at 360-643-3529 or email gperless@gmail.com or visit www.admiraltyaudubon.org.
PORT HADLOCK
Book sale
PORT HADLOCK — The Friends of Jefferson County Library will conduct a used book sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The sale will be in the bookmobile garage adjacent to the library at 630 Cedar Ave.
It will feature used books, audiobooks, DVDs and music CDs.
For more information, call 360-385-6544 or visit www.jclibrary.info.
Seafarer’s Festival
PORT HADLOCK — The Seafarer’s Festival is set for 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.
The festival will be held at The Old Alcohol Plant Inn, 310 Hadlock Bay Road.
The recommended donation of $10 will benefit the Community Boat Project.
The festival features sea shanties, storytelling and live music.
Featured poets include Gary Keister, Daniel Quinn, Wayne Chimenti and Nahja Chimenti; musicians include the Mystery Bay String Band and Mia Torres.
For more information or to register, visit www.tinyurl.com/PDN-Seafarer.
Tech Tuesday
PORT HADLOCK — Library staff will present “3D Printing Basics” from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday.
The class is part of the Tech Tuesday series at the Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave.
The presentation will explore the basics of three dimensional printing and how to locate and download designs to submit to the library staff for printing.
Tech staff will be available from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. after the class for drop-in tech assistance with phones, tablets or other devices.
For more information, call 360-385-6544 or visit www.jclibrary.info.
Adult craft night
PORT HADLOCK — Adults ages 18 and older can learn to make wire-wrapped pendants from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The free adult craft night will be held at the Jefferson County Library, Cedar Ave.
All materials will be provided but participants are welcome to bring their own sea glass, crystals, or stones to wrap.
Space is limited so pre-registration is required.
For more information or to sign up, call 360-385-6544 or visit www.jclibrary.info.
PORT TOWNSEND
Conversation Cafe
PORT TOWNSEND — Conversation Cafe will meet from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today.
The group meets at Alchemy Restaurant, 842 Washington St.
This week’s topic is “Compassion.”
iPod shuffle dance
PORT TOWNSEND — Quimper Grange will host iPod shuffle couples dancing from 7 to 10 tonight.
The dance will be at the grange, 1219 Corona St.
Admission is free, donations will be accepted.
No partner is required.
Folk concert
PORT TOWNSEND — Joe Jencks and Wes Weddell will perform from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. tonight.
The concert will be at Rainshadow Recording, Building 315 at Fort Worden.
Tickets are $15 per person and can be purchased online at joeandwes.brownpapertickets.com.
For more information, call Everett Moran at 360-301-0291 or email centrum recordings@gmail.com.
Woodworkers Show
PORT TOWNSEND — The 2019 Port Townsend Woodworkers Show will be open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
The annual event is held at the American Legion Marvin G. Shields Memorial Post #26, 209 Monroe St.
The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, call Tim Lawson at 360-774-0024, email lawson.tim@gmail.com or visit www.splintergroup.org.
Mandolin concert
PORT TOWNSEND — Tim Connell will present “An Evening of Bach, Beatles, Brazil and More” from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday.
Connell will be performing at the Port Townsend First Baptist Church, 1202 Lawrence St.
He is considered one of the top North American interpreters of the Brazilian choro style on mandolin.
Admission is $20 per person and tickets are available at www.brownpapertickets.com.
Book discussion
PORT TOWNSEND — The Book Lovers’ Cafe will discuss “Out of Africa” by Isak Dinesen from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Monday.
The free group meets monthly in the Charles Pink House, 1256 Lawrence St.
In December, the group will hold a holiday gathering with a book exchange and potluck.
For more information, call Melody Eisler at 360-344-3054 or email meisler @cityofpt.us.
Yoga benefit
PORT TOWNSEND — There will be a Feel Good, Do Good Yoga Benefit from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday.
The class will be taught at Madrona MindBody Institute, 310 Fort Worden Way.
Admission is by donation; all proceeds benefit the Jefferson Teen Center.
For more information, call Shayann Hoffer at 360-774-0763, email shayann_hoffer@yahoo.com or visit www.jeffersonteencenter.org.
Fiddle concert
PORT TOWNSEND — Tricia Spencer and Howard Rains will perform from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday.
The concert will be held at Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona St.
Tickets are $15-$25 per person.
Both musicians are multi-instrumentalists but they are best known for their twin fiddle harmony.
For more information, call Marla Streator at 360-385-5924, email streator@cablespeed.com, or visit www.quimpergrange.com.
Fiddle workshop
PORT TOWNSEND — Multi-instrumentalists Tricia Spencer and Howard Rains will conduct a fiddle workshop at 1 p.m. Tuesday.
The workshop will be held at Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona St.
The class costs $15-$25 per person.
For more information, visit www.quimpergrange.com.
Loss support group
PORT TOWNSEND — Survivors of Suicide will meet from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
The group for people who have lost someone to suicide meets monthly at Dove House, 1045 10th St.
Meetings are free and open to the public.
For more information, call the Jill or John Hamilton at 360-302-0569 or email sos.jeffco@gmail.com.
Emergency prep
PORT TOWNSEND — The National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program will present “Camping in Your House” at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The free presentation is part of the NPREP Emergency Preparation series at Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona Ave.
For more information, visit www.quimpergrange.com.
Birding trip
PORT TOWNSEND — Gary Eduardo Perless will lead a birding trip at Point Hudson from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Participants should meet at the parking lot at the end of Jefferson Street.
The public is welcome on this free field trip sponsored by the Admiralty Audubon Society.
The group will look for the annual return of the brants.
For more information, call Perless at 360-643-3529 or email gperless@gmail.com or visit www.admiraltyaudubon.org.
Ukulele open mic
PORT TOWNSEND — Ukuleles Unite will host a happy hour open mic event at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The free open microphone gathering will be at the Highway 20 Roadhouse, 2152 W. Sims Ave.
The public is welcome to come to play or just to listen.
For more information, call 360-385-2233.
Stringfellow to perform
PORT TOWNSEND — Ken Stringfellow will perform from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The concert will be at Rainshadow Recording, Building 315 at Fort Worden.
Stringfellow has played with such bands as the Posies, REM and Big Star.
Tickets are $25 per person and can be purchased online at kenstringfellow.brownpapertickets.com.
For more information, call Everett Moran at 360-301-0291 or email centrum recordings@gmail.com.
Benefit concert
PORT TOWNSEND — John “Greyhound” Maxwell will perform for “Fun with Dems” from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday.
The acoustic blues concert will be held at Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona St.
Maxwell won the 2018 Best Acoustic Blues Guitar award from the Washington Blues Society.
The $25 per person donation will benefit the Jefferson County Democrats.
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