The Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival and art walks on Friday and Saturday highlight weekend entertainment options on the North Olympic Peninsula.
Olympic Music Festival will finish 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 finale will feature pianists Ran Dank and Soyeon Kate Lee on Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday’s program, The Romantic Piano, includes selections from Brahms’ Waltzes for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 39; Schumann’s Kreisleriana, Op. 16; and Liszt’s Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178.
On Sunday, the duo will present The Virtuosic Piano, which includes Debussy’s Petite Suite for Piano, Four Hands; three pieces by Chopin: Nocturne in F major, Op. 15; Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1; and Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 “Funeral March;” and finish with Rachmaninoff’s Moment Musicaux, Op. 16.
• First Friday Art Walk is set for 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at various venues in downtown Sequim. Maps for the self-guided tour are available at www.sequim artwalk.com.
Special events in September include:
An exhibit of driftwood sculptures by Molly Omann at the Sequim Museum and Arts, 544 N. Sequim Ave.
Omann uses driftwood sourced from local private beaches to create her artwork.
In addition to life-sized sculptures of wildlife, photos of Omann’s other driftwood sculptures will be on display.
The Blue Whole Gallery, 129 W. Washington St., will host a reception for “Elements of Nature,” an exhibit by Julie Senf and Mike Middlestead.
Senf is a watercolorist whose paintings highlight the natural beauty of the Olympic Peninsula and Middlestead is a ceramic artist who has created everything from a life-size Raku king salmon to barnacle-encrusted vases.
“Elements of Nature” will be on exhibit at Blue Whole Gallery throughout September.
The A. Milligan Art Studio and Gallery, 520 N. Sequim Ave., will continue to exhibit “Plein Air Inspirations,” featuring the work of Jinx Bryant, Joyce Hester, Marian Morris and Roger Morris.
The artworks in the show range from pieces painted entirely on site, to works that were begun outside and finished in the studio, to pieces painted solely in the studio yet inspired by the experiences of the artist’s plein air sessions.
• Pacific Mist Books, 122 W. Washington St., will host local children’s book author Susan Gibbons-Wolf, with her newest book, “The Pirates’ Code.”
• The 47th Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival runs from today through Sunday and will showcase 300 hand-crafted boats, from the 127-foot schooner Zodiac to power boats, rowing shells and dinghies.
The largest festival of its kind in North America, it features presentations from maritime trades workers, hands-on activities like woodworking for adults and gyotaku fish printing for children, films, music, presentations from experts on marine science subjects like the local orca population and opportunities for learning how to sail and boat rides.
Some activities require a ticket in addition to festival entry.
Tickets for adults are one day $30 or three days $55; seniors (65+), one day $25 or three days $50; active military, one day $25 or three days $50; students one day $25 or three days $50; 12 and younger free when accompanied by an adult.
Tickets can be purchased at the festival’s main gate next to Northwest Maritime, 431 Water St., or online at tinyurl.com/2ader2mb.
• Opening reception for “Maxine Martell: Magical Beings” will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Aurora Loop Gallery, 971 Aurora Loop, Port Townsend.
The exhibit features paintings and collages created by Martell during a 15-year period.
Martell, a Coupeville resident for 40 years, began her artistic work in Seattle during the 1970s. Her work is imbued with memories, travels and family histories and often includes figuration.
Martell has been influenced by such artists Peter Doig, Marlene Dumas, Sonia Delaunay and Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.
“Magical Beings” is on display at the Aurora Loop Gallery from noon to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays throughout September.
• Movies at OTA will resume with a screening of “The Breakfast Club” at 7 p.m. Saturday at Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim.
Tickets are $10 per person and are available by calling the box office at 360-683-7326 or by visiting www.olympictheatrearts.org.
Trapped in a nine-hour detention, the brat pack explores their understanding of each other in this 1985 movie.
Doors will open at 6:15 p.m. for trivia and prizes.
Future films in the series include “Little Shop of Horrors,” Oct. 5; “Chicago,” Nov. 7; and “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” Nov. 30.
• Bayside Art Gallery will host a champagne reception for the opening of “Modern Metamorphoses: Paintings and Sculptures” from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday on the second floor of the Old Alcohol Plant Inn, 310 Hadlock Bay Road, Port Hadlock.
The exhibit will feature 40 paintings and sculptures by Mike McCollum and Tracy LeMoine.
All of the works are for sale, and proceeds will benefit Bayside Housing and Services.
McCollum is an abstract expressionist who works in both two and three dimensions.
LeMoine is trained in several media but only works in acrylics, using animals, landscapes, mountains and sunsets for her subjects.
RSVP to Christopher Forrest, the exhibit’s curator, at cforrest@bayside housing.org.
• First Saturday Art Walk, a self-guided tour of art venues in downtown Port Townsend, is set for 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.
Participating venues include the Museum of Art + History, Gallery-9, the Port Townsend Gallery and the Jeanette Best Gallery.
Gallery-9, 1012 Water St., will feature the oil paintings of Gary Rainwater and the jewelry of Judi Komishane during the art walk.
Rainwater is a self-taught artist who mainly works with oil paints but also creates wood carvings.
Judith Komishane has been making jewelry for more than 15 years and often finds materials for her necklaces, bracelets and earrings by combing through antique shops and other places during her travels.
The artwork of Rainwater and Komishane will be on display at Gallery-9 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Mondays throughout September.
For more information, visit www.gallery-9.com.
Port Townsend Gallery, 715 Water St., will host a reception for Beverly McNeil and Barbara Ewing from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.
McNeil will present an exhibit of coleus leaves and leaf skeletons in honor of autumn leaves.
Ewing is known for her functional ceramic pieces, which she has been making for 37 years.
Ewing specializes in appetizer dishes, platters, bud and standard vases, bottles, sconces and, occasionally, lamps.
The Port Townsend Gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
For more information, call the gallery at 360-379-8110 or visit www.port townsendgallery.com.
The Jeanette Best Gallery, 701 Water St., is displaying “Northwest Expressions,” a juried exhibit of works from artists from across Washington and Oregon.
Jurors Richard Jesse Watson and Jesse Joshua Watson selected 42 pieces from more than 600 entries and named four pieces for special recognition.
The gallery also continues to exhibit the recently updated “Showcase 2024,” celebrating the work of local artists through the end of the year.
The Jeanette Best Gallery is open from noon to 5 p.m. daily.
For more information, visit www.northwindart.com.
The Museum of Art + History, 540 Water St., will host a guided tour of “Paintbox Cornucopia” at 5 p.m. Saturday.
Painter Suzanne P. Lamon will lead a tour through the exhibit, a retrospective of her 50-year artistic journey.
There are limited spaces on the tour, so registration is required at https://www.simpletix.com/e/suzanne-p-lamon-gallery-walk-talk-tickets-178524.
“Paintbox Cornucopia” is on display at the Museum of Art + History from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays throughout the rest of the year.
• George Radebaugh will perform from 5 to 7 tonight at the Old Alcohol Plant Inn, 310 Hadlock Bay Road, Port Hadlock. No cover charge.
• John “Greyhound” Maxwell 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.
• Fat Ferdie and The Stolen Sweets, featuring Jessie Lee, Ed Donahue, Andy Geiger, George Radebaugh, Ted Enderle and Tom Svornich, will perform at noon Sunday in the Sunset Bar and Lounge at Field Arts and Events Hall, 201 W. Front St., Port Angeles. The concert is free.
• Jill and Kevin and the Other Guys will perform from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday for the Second Sunday Social Dance at Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona St., Port Townsend. Admission is by donation.
• 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 the presentation, “Weaving Adventures in Scotland.”
For more information, email n.o.shuttlea ndspindleguild@gmail.com or visit www.nossg.org.
• The Port Townsend Arts Guild will host its 53rd Crafts by the Dock Fair from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Pope Marine Plaza, 621 Water St., Port Townsend.
The annual fair is one block from the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival.
In addition to a variety of arts and crafts vendors, Port Townsend Glassworks will demonstrate glass blowing, and George Radebaugh and friends will perform live music.
For more information, email ptartsguild@yahoo.com or visit www.porttownsendartsguild.org.
• Jeanette Steyr-Green will present “Fall and Winter Berry Care” at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Woodcock Demonstration Garden, 2711 Woodcock Road, Sequim.
Steyr-Green will discuss the care of cultivated berries, including strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries, during fall and winter.
Topics include how to prune and trellis raspberries and blackberries; how to prune blueberry bushes; when a strawberry planting needs to be replaced; and common winter problems that occur with each major berry type and how to deal with them.
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 the county extension at 360-565-2679 or visit www.extension.wsu.edu/clallam.
• Christie Lassen and Ron Sikes will present “Transforming Yards into Bird-Friendly Habitats” at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Rainshadow Hall at the Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road, Sequim.
Lassen, the owner of Wild Birds Unlimited, will review the National Wildlife Federation’s Garden for Wildlife checklist.
After Lassen’s presentation, Sikes will explain the importance of native plants, provide a list of locally available plants and describe the variety of songbirds drawn to them.
The presentation is part of the Backyard Birding series sponsored by the Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society.
Admission is by $5 donation; proceeds support the society’s education and bird conservation programs.
For more information, visit www.olympic peninsulaaudubon.org.
• Ted Lunka will be the featured player at an accordion social from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
The gathering will be in the Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St.
Accordionists are invited to bring their instruments and play a song or two; the public is welcome to listen or to dance.
A recommended donation of $5 will defray room rental costs.
