A children’s theater performance, music festival performances and the 100th Makah Days celebration highlight weekend events on the Peninsula.
• “Murder Most Fowl,” a production of the Port Angeles Community Players’ Children’s Theater, will be onstage at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Port Angeles Community Playhouse, 1235 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles.
Tickets are $10 per person, $5 for children are available at www.pacommunity players.org or at the door.
The murder mystery was written by Craig Sodaro and is directed by Children’s Theater alumna Olivia Wray.
• Olympic Music Festival will continue its 41st summer season at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden, 200 Battery Way, Port Townsend.
Tickets are $40 per person, $15 for students and are available by calling 360-385-9699 or visiting www.olympicmusicfestival.org.
The season includes 10 classical music performances ending Sept. 8.
This weekend’s performances feature cellist Matthew Zalkind and pianist Julio Elizalde presenting Beethoven’s Complete Cello Sonatas.
Both days will include Beethoven’s Cello Sonata in F major, Op. 5 No. 1; Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 5 No. 2; Cello Sonata in A major, Op. 69; Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 102 No. 1; and Cello Sonata in D major, Op. 102 No. 2.
• The Port Townsend Summer Band will present a free, open air concert, “On Broadway,” at 1 p.m. Sunday at Pope Marine Park, 621 Water St., Port Townsend.
The public is invited to bring lawn chairs or blankets and enjoy a variety of music from Broadway shows, including medleys from “The Lion King,” “Phantom of the Opera” and “The Sound of Music” along with other Broadway classics.
“We hope the audience enjoys hearing these popular melodies as much as we enjoy playing them,” said Marge Rosen, the band’s conductor.
The concert will finish the 40-piece, all-volunteer band’s 32nd season of free community concerts.
For more information, visit www.ptsummerband.org.
• 100th Makah Days Celebration will commemorate the tribe’s history and honor its culture and traditions this weekend.
The three-day festival will feature the 3-mile uphill Bahokus Peak Challenge, a slahal game and the coronation of Makah royalty.
Other activities include canoe races, kids’ races, a salmon bake, traditional dancing, a street fair of native arts and crafts and a talent show.
For more information, visit www.makah.com/attractions/makah-days.
• Poetry on the Salish Sea will continue its second Summer Sunday Readings from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Wilderbee Farm and Meadery, 223 Cook Ave. Extension, Port Townsend.
This month’s readers include Luther Hughes, Erin Malone and Ruby Hansen Murray.
The readings are conducted outdoors. Attendees are encouraged to dress accordingly and bring chairs or blankets for seating.
Small batch, handcrafted mead and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase.
The series will finish Sept. 29 with readings by Rick Barot, Melissa Kwasny and Jacqueline Allen Trimble.
For more information, visit www.poetrysalishsea.com.
• George Radebaugh will perform from 5 to 7 tonight at the Old Alcohol Plant Inn, 310 Hadlock Bay Road, Port Hadlock. No cover charge.
• Gerry Sherman will perform from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday in Spirits Bar and Grill at the Old Alcohol Plant Inn, 310 Hadlock Bay Road, Port Hadlock. No cover charge.
• Scott Standley will perform from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday at Sirens Pub, 823 Water St., Port Townsend. 21+ venue.
• The Sequim Guild of Seattle Children’s Hospital will conduct a bake sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., or until sold out, Saturday at the Pumpkin Patch Flea Market, 260045 U.S. Highway 101, Sequim.
The sale will feature homemade cookies, pies, breads, jams and jellies ranging from $8 to $15.
Proceeds benefit uncompensated care and research at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
• Sherwood Assisted Living will host “Classic Hits & Classic Cars” from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
The free car show will be at Sherwood Assisted Living, 550 W. Hendrickson Road.
The Sequim Valley Car Club will show off classic cars, and Black Diamond Junction will perform live music from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The show also will feature free root beer floats and barbecue burgers and hot dogs for a $5 lunch.
For more information, call Sherwood at 360-683-3348.
• The Sons of Norway’s Olympic Lodge will conduct a bake from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the Port Angeles Farmers Market at the Gateway Transit Center, 122 E. Front St., Port Angeles.
The sale will feature lefse and Scandinavian greeting cards plus wrapping paper made by a local artist.
• Bob Cain will present “Vertical Gardening: Grow More in Less Space!” at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Woodcock Demonstration Garden, 2711 Woodcock Road, Sequim.
Cain will discuss good plants for vertical growing, potential varieties to explore and some of his experiences at the demonstration garden.
The presentation is part of the Digging Deeper series sponsored by the Clallam County Master Gardeners.
Other master gardeners will be on hand from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to answer questions.
For more information, call the county extension at 360-565-2679 or visit www.extension.wsu.edu/clallam.
• There will be a fiber arts sale from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona St., Port Townsend.
The sale will feature yarn, fabric, buttons, knitting, weaving and finished items.
• The Sequim Prairie Grange will host an ice cream social and car show from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the grange hall, 290 Macleay Road.
The classic cars and trucks will be parked on the grange grounds. Also on hand will be the Smoke Trailer fire simulator.
The menu includes banana splits and sundaes for $7 each.
A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Olympic Peninsula Equine Network.
• The Pet Emergency Group will host a Summer Festival and fundraiser from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Whimsy Park, 130 E. Washington St., Sequim.
The festival will feature a scavenger hunt with prizes, free pet photo booth, a silent auction and live music by Tess Teel and Queens and Aces.
The group is working to bring after-hours emergency pet care to the Peninsula.
For more information, visit www.petemergency group.com.
• Jefferson County Master Gardeners will take the “Ask a Master Gardener” plant clinic and the seed library on the road from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday to the Quilcene Community Center, 294952 U.S. Highway 101, Quilcene.
Master gardeners will be available to answer questions on selecting the right plants for the environment, composting, insect infestations and unknown pathogens damaging plants.
Attendees may bring a sample of an afflicted plant or bring plant or insect specimens for identification.
Samples of plant problems should include both the healthy and affected tissue; the cut end of the stem should be wrapped with a moist paper towel and the cut plants should be kept in a cool and dark location to prevent wilting.
For plant identification, include photos or samples of the leaves, branches and stems of the plant, a portion of the fruiting or flowering structure and a representative portion of the stem or bark.
Identification is more likely when more structures of the plant can be examined.
For insect identification, bring an intact specimen in a small container soon after capture; keep it stored in a cool, dark place.
For more information, email Bridget Gregg at bridget.gregg@wsu.edu.
• The Sons of Norway’s Sunday dances have resumed at 6:30 p.m. Sundays at Scandia Hall, 131 W. Fifth St., Port Angeles.
The dances will include Nordic favorites such as waltz, schottish, hambo or pols; international folk dances, like Baltic or German; and ballroom dances like tango or cha cha.
Admission is $5 per person.
For more information, call the Grinstads at 360-391-9171.
