Clemente Foundation lecture, valentine crafting events set Wednesday

Clemente Foundation lecture, valentine crafting events set Wednesday

Bingo, a Clemente Foundation lecture, valentine crafts and a ukulele open mic are among Wednesday’s activities on the North Olympic Peninsula.

Information also is available on the interactive calendar at www.peninsuladailynews.com/calendar.

PORT ANGELES

Masonic bingo

PORT ANGELES — Mason’s Lodge 69 will host bingo from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

The lodge is at 622 S. Lincoln St.

Proceeds benefit Lodge programs.

For more information, visit www.pamasonic.org.

SEQUIM

Harmonica Pocket

SEQUIM — Keeth Apgar will present “Little Bitta Love” at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Apgar will perform at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.

The musical sing-a-long storytime program features ukuleles, singing books, kazoos and harmonicas.

For more information, call the library at 360-683-1161, email youth@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.

Soup’s On

SEQUIM — Soup’s On is set for noon Wednesday.

The free program at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave., is open to the community.

The meal includes a bowl of meat or vegetarian soup, a roll, salad and a small dessert.

QUILCENE

Valentine cards

PORT HADLOCK — The Jefferson County Library will sponsor “Papercraft Hearts” from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The free adult craft night will be at the Quilcene Community Center, 294952 U.S. Highway 101.

All materials will be provided.

For more information or to sign up, call the library 360-385-6544 or visit www.jclibrary.info.

CHIMACUM

Clemente lecture

CHIMACUM — Johnny Horton will present “Salvation and Surrender: Literary and Historical Definitions of the Currency We Trade For Land” from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

The lecture is part of the Jefferson Clemente Foundation’s Thinking Through the Land series, presented at Finnriver Farm & Cidery, 124 Center Road.

Horton, a National Poetry Series finalist, teaches English at Seattle Central College, poetry at Richard Hugo House and literature in the Clemente Course in the Humanities.

The suggested donation of $10 per person benefits the Jefferson Clemente Course in the Humanities, a free accredited college humanities course for low-income adults.

PORT HADLOCK

Adult craft night

PORT HADLOCK — Adults ages 18 and older can create handcrafted valentines from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The free adult craft night will be held at the Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave.

All materials will be provided.

For more information or to sign up, call the library 360-385-6544 or visit www.jclibrary.info.

PORT TOWNSEND

Ukulele open mic

PORT TOWNSEND — Ukuleles Unite will host a happy hour open mic event at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The free 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 360-390-4919.

4 artists, 4 projects

PORT TOWNSEND — Four local artists will discuss the development of their current projects at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

The artists will speak at the winter meeting of the Northwind Book Arts Group at the Northwind Arts Center, 701 Water St.

Ben Bauermeister, Shane Miller, Peter Newland and Carl Youngman will each talk about how their project involved working with paper, printing or binding.

For more information, email bookarts@northwind arts.org or visit www.north windarts.org.

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