A benefit concert, artist receptions and a car and bike show highlight weekend events on the North Olympic Peninsula.
• Pamela Roberts and Sung-Ling Hsu will perform at a benefit concert at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Port Ludlow Community Church, 9534 Oak Bay Road, Port Ludlow.
Admission is free. All donations will benefit Apple of His Eye Charity in Rwanda.
The program features Cello Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Op. 81 by Nikolai Myaskovsky; Ernest Bloch’s “From Jewish Life,” Prayer: Andante moderato, Supplication: Allegro non troppo and Jewish Song: Moderato; “Guitarre” by Moritz Moszkowski; “Sicilienne” by Maria-Theresia von Paradis, the Orfeo Mandozzi transcription; and Prelude #2 by George Gershwin, also transcribed by Mandozzi.
Apple of His Eye Charity is a nonprofit that provides holistic care to Rwandans through a sponsorship program and other projects such as water wells, housing, vocational training, counseling and nutritional programs.
Donations will help build a recreational playground for young students and their families.
• An opening reception for Frank Samuelson’s exhibit, “Frosting the Cosmos,” is set for 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at Aurora Loop Gallery, 971 Aurora Loop, Port Townsend.
The exhibit features paintings that highlight Samuelson’s colorful and imaginative style. His work is known for its uplifting and creative themes that incorporate both the natural world and his imagination.
“Frosting the Cosmos” will be on display from noon to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays at the Aurora Loop Gallery through Sept. 1.
• Pigs on the Wing will present “A Pink Floyd Retrospective” at 8:30 p.m. today and Saturday at the American Legion’s Marvin G. Shields Memorial Post 26, 209 Monroe St. in Port Townsend.
Tickets are $30 per person at www.eventbrite.com or $35 at the door. Two-night passes are available for $50.
Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Attendees must be 21 or older.
The Pink Floyd tribute band is composed of Eric Welder, bass and vocals; Dave Lindenbaum, guitar and vocals; Matt Jones, keyboards and vocals; Jason Baker, guitar and vocals; Bryan Fairfield, drums; Holly Brooks, vocals; and Matt Sulikowski, saxophone.
• Kaimerata Concerts will perform at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Concerts in the Barn, 7360 Center Road in Quilcene.
In addition to the weekend performances, there will be an open rehearsal at 2 p.m. Friday.
This weekend’s performances will finish the 2024 Concerts in the Barn series.
The concerts are free, but attendees are required to reserve seats at www.ticketstripe.com/event-list/concerts-in-the-barn.
Kaimerata Concerts is composed of Kai Gleusteen, violin; Dan Scholz, viola; Beth Root Sandvoss, cello; and Catherine Ordronneau, piano.
The program includes the Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 13, TrV 137 by Richard Strauss; excerpts from Strauss’ Violin Sonata in E flat Major, Op. 18 and Cello sonata in F Major, Op. 6; and excerpts from Ernö Dohnanyi’s Serenade for String Trio in C Major, Op. 10.
• A yellow-themed art walk is set for 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at various venues in downtown Sequim.
Maps for the self-guided tour are available at www.sequimartwalk.com.
Special events in August include:
• The Sequim Museum and Arts, 544 N. Sequim Ave., will feature “Capturing Stories with Thread,” an exhibit by the Peninsula Art Quilters in the Judith McInnes Tozzer Art Gallery.
• Blue Whole Gallery, 129 W. Washington St., will feature “What a Wonderful World,” an exhibit of pottery.
• The A. Milligan Art Studio and Gallery, 520 N. Sequim Ave., will host the “Plein Air Inspirations” exhibit featuring the work of Jinx Bryant, Joyce Hester, Marian Morris and Roger Morris.
• Forage Gifts & Northwest Treasures, 121 W. Washington St., will host Diane Fatzinger of Sticks ‘n Stones Design.
• Sequim’s City Arts Advisory Commission will host a reception for “To Feel, Focus on Texture” from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Karen Kuznek-Reese Gallery at the civic center, 152 W. Cedar St. The commission will host the First Friday Open Music Jam at the same time.
• The Tree City Travelers will perform free concerts from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today and Saturday at Marrowstone Vineyards, 423 Meade Road, Nordland.
The Boise, Idaho-based band plays a fusion of traditional bluegrass sounds and contemporary influences. Its repertoire includes original compositions, selected covers and reimagined classics.
Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair and a picnic.
For more information, visit www.marrowstone music.com.
• Joyce Days Blackberry Festival is set for Saturday at a variety of locations.
Featured events include a blackberry pie contest, blackberry pie sales, vendor booths, kids activities, live music, the Grand Parade down state Highway 112 and the popular Extreme Slug Racing at 2:30 p.m. at the Family Kitchen Beer Garden.
Organizers anticipate more than 200 freshly baked pies, made with local wild blackberries, to be available for sale.
The pies, sliced into sixths, will be sold for $7 per slice, $8 each when topped with ice cream.
For a full schedule of activities, visit www.joycedaze.org.
• Peninsula Fiber Artists exhibit “Colors of Summer” will open Saturday.
The exhibit will be on display from noon to 5 p.m. Fridays through Sundays in the Mead Werks tasting room at Wilderbee Farm, 223 Cook Ave. Extension, Port Townsend, through Sept. 6.
The exhibit features 49 pieces of fiber art that includes jewelry, textile sculpture and art quilts.
Most of the pieces in the exhibit can be purchased directly from the artists.
• First Saturday Art Walk will be at various venues in downtown Port Townsend from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.
Special events in August include:
• The Jeanette Best Gallery, 701 Water St., welcomes five new artists to its Showcase 2024 exhibit.
The new artists are painter Wendy Higgins, Gyotaku printmaker Cody Hagen of Port Angeles, sculptor Kim Simonelli of Port Townsend and photographers Jeff Sweet and Patrick Slattery of Sequim.
The new artists join 12 others already on the exhibit, which will be on display through Dec. 31.
Also on display, until Aug. 18, is “Sifting the Silence: Painting and Printmaking” a solo show by Shirley Scheier.
• Gallery-9, 1012 Water St., will feature the oil paintings and Sumi-E drawings of Ann Arscott and the ceramic tiles and sculptures of Sarah Fitch throughout August.
Arscott works with oils, pastels, water colors, ink and pencil on canvas, silk or various papers.
Fitch is a self-taught artist who works in bas-relief stoneware ceramic tiles and sculptures.
• Port Townsend Gallery, 715 Water St., will host Martha Collins and Tom Saknit from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.
Collins is a nationally known woodworker who creates intricate patterns through a process of lamination and turning that resemble beadwork or needlepoint.
Saknit will present images from his suite, “Memories of the Pacific Rim: Impressions on Canvas,” that he recently exhibited at the A/NT Gallery in Seattle.
Saknit’s redacted photography technique removes some details from a picture to emphasize the remaining subjects. The negative space, however, becomes part of the resulting narrative.
• The Jefferson County Historical Society will host a reception for the opening of two new exhibits from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at its Museum of Art and History, 540 Water St.
“Paintbox Cornucopia,” a retrospective of oil paintings by Suzanne P. Lamon, showcases 50 years of self-discovery, resilience and artistic expression.
“Stem to Stern: The Craft and Culture of a Maritime Community,” a multimedia exhibit by Jeremy Johnson, brings the maritime culture of Port Townsend to life.
• Jazz in the Lavender music festival is set from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday at Purple Haze Lavender Farm, 180 Bell Bottom Road, Sequim.
Admission is $10 at the gate. Children 14 and younger will be admitted free.
The festival will feature the Craig Buhler Jazz Trio, Jean Lenke’s Summer Jazz Band and Malo Castro’s WEPA Latin Jazz Dance Band.
Attendees can shop at the farm store, cut fresh lavender, enjoy lavender ice cream and lavender Julias, and Kelbi’s World Fairy Experience also will be on site for children’s exploration.
• Mia Torres will perform from 5 to 7 tonight at the Old Alcohol Plant Inn, 310 Hadlock Bay Road, Port Hadlock. No cover charge.
• Bread and Gravy will perform from 7 to 10 tonight at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 Del Guzzi Drive, Port Angeles.
• A free screening of “Last Stand: Saving the Elwha River’s Legacy Forests” at 7 tonight at Studio Bob, 118½ E. Front St., Port Angeles.
The 20-minute film highlights the work of the Elwha Legacy Forests coalition to stop the Power Plant timber sale and protect the Elwha River Watershed.
The film, which features the cinematography of John Gussman, has won best short film awards at the Environmental Film and Screenplay Festival and at the World Film Festival in Cannes.
• Masonic Lodge #69 will host its third car and bike show from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot at the Rite Aid, 621 Lincoln St., Port Angeles.
Entry is by voluntary donation to the lodge’s building fund.
The car show includes a raffle for a Pitboss Pellet BBQ Smoker and more than 50 other prizes donated by local businesses.
Tickets are $2 each. Each ticket is good for every drawing until it wins.
The lodge also will host a vendors’ expo and swap meet from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Masonic Temple, 622 S. Lincoln St.
The lodge will sell coffee and donuts in the morning and hamburgers, hotdogs and ice cream sundaes in the afternoon.
Proceeds from Saturday’s fundraisers will support repair and renovation of the temple, including repair of a boarded window on the front of the building and replacing the roof.
The 2023 car and bike show raised $6,300, which was used to repair the temple’s elevator, clean and repair the rain gutters, remove some problem trees and install pigeon spikes over the front porch to make it safe to sit there.
• Richard Lewis will present “Exploring the wonderful and amazing insects in our natural environments” at 10 a.m. Saturday. Attendees should meet in the lower campground in front of the Beachcomber Cafe, 1321 Flagler Campground Road, Nordland.
Lewis will lead participants through several habitats on Fort Flagler to show insect abundance and diversity. He also will discuss their endless interactions and critical roles in maintaining a healthy ecosystem.
Lewis has a bachelor of science degree in entomology from the University of Delaware in Newark, Del., and a master of science degree in entomology from Washington State University in Pullman.
The free class is sponsored by the Friends of Fort Flagler. Attendees must register at www.eventbrite.com.
• The North Olympic Shuttle and Spindle Guild will meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1033 N. Barr Road, Port Angeles.
The guild program will feature paper spinning.
For more information, email n.o.shuttleand spindleguild@gmail.com or visit www.nossg.org.
• Marylou Ozbolt-Storer and Pam Pace will present “Making the Most of Your Floral Garden: Preparing and Designing Extraordinary Bouquets” at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Woodcock Demonstration Garden, 2711 Woodcock Road, Sequim.
The two master gardeners will discuss the basic design elements for bouquet creation such as how colors play off one another, the shapes of various flowers, the impact of texture and elements outside of the box such as vines, shrubs or branches.
They also will explain how to determine which three flowers will set the focal point for a bouquet, how to keep flowers fresh and which flowers and greens can round out and arrangement.
In addition to the class, other master gardeners will be on hand from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to answer gardening questions.
For more information, call 360-565-2678 or visit https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam.
• Darcy Guyant will sign copies of his new children’s book, “Escaping The Blaze: The Coast Guard Adventures of Dolph and Gwen,” from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Aloha Smoothies, 412 S. Lincoln St., Port Angeles.
“Escaping The Blaze” is based on a real U.S. Coast Guard mission flown by Guyant before his retirement in 2005.
The book is the third in Guyant’s Coast Guard Adventures of Dolph and Gwen children’s picture book series.
Guyant also will be at Pacific Mist Books, 122 W. Washington St., Sequim, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday during the First Friday Art Walk.
For more information, visit www.darcyguyant.com.
• Olympic Neighbors will host its Summer Bash from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday in the garden at the Bishop Hotel, 714 Washington St., Port Townsend.
The free all-ages party will feature live music from local bands Lowire, the Elderberries and the Unexpected Brass Band throughout day.
The bash also includes a silent auction with items from more than 50 local businesses and a raffle for a $1,000 cash prize; 100 percent of the proceeds go to Olympic Neighbors’ programs that provide community housing and promote inclusion for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Food and drinks can be purchased from the Bishop Hotel during the event.
For more information, call Claudia Coppola, executive director of Olympic Neighbors, at 706-296-4091 or visit www.olympic neighbors.org.
