A virtual hiking tour, a swap meet and a Pride march are among upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula.
Information also is available on the interactive calendar at www.peninsuladailynews.com.
PORT ANGELES
Benefit spaghetti feed
PORT ANGELES — The public is invited to a benefit spaghetti feed from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Port Angeles Senior & Community Center.
The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children 10 and younger at the center, 328 E. Seventh St.
The menu will include spaghetti, garlic bread, salad, lemonade and ice cream.
Event organizers advise those interested to register via 360-912-1684.
Proceeds from the event will help cover Jolinda Creery’s stem cell treatment and travel expenses for multiple sclerosis.
Virtual hiking tour
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Library will host guidebook author Craig Romano for two presentations tonight and Saturday at the library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
The presentation at 6:30 tonight will feature a slideshow of Romano’s hiking trips on the Olympic Peninsula and West Coast.
The presentation at 10:30 a.m. Saturday will focus on family-friendly hikes on the Olympic and Kitsap peninsulas.
Romano is an award-winning author and has hiked more than 19,000 miles in Washington state, according to a news release.
For more information, phone 360-417-8500, email discover@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.
Chronic conditions
PORT ANGELES — The Living Well with Chronic Conditions workshop will be offered at Armory Square Mall, 228 W. First St., beginning Wednesday. This six-week series meets from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and teaches skills to help people manage their chronic conditions.
There is no charge for the workshop and the course handbook for seniors 60 and older (55 and older for Native Americans).
Workshop topics include healthful eating, safe physical activity, stress management, managing medications, communication, working with health care providers, goal setting and problem-solving.
Family members, friends and caregivers are encouraged to enroll for a nominal fee.
For more information, contact workshop coordinator Laura Calabria at 360-452-4726, ext. 6251.
Maintenance days
PORT ANGELES — United Way of Clallam County will host two days of maintenance at Dream Playground in Erickson Park at East Fourth and South Race streets.
Volunteers will work at the playground from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Saturday.
Activities will include some carpentry work, sanding, staining, raking and other basic cleaning duties.
Those who would like to do carpentry work are asked to bring their own tools.
Free T-shirts will be available.
Light refreshments will be served.
Registration is preferred but not required.
To register, phone 360-457-3011 or email info@unitedwayclallam.org.
Capstone projects
PORT ANGELES — The second annual symposium for the presentation of Peninsula College honors program capstone projects will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. today.
The free and public event will be held in the college’s Keegan Hall in Room M-125, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
Students will present their original capstone research, after which a reception will be held.
Capstone projects may involve original research, service learning, artistic expressions, international experiences or some combination.
For more information, contact Dr. Dan Underwood at dunderwood@ pencol.edu or 360-417-6252.
Marine swap meet
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Yacht Club will hold a marine swap meet from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
The swap meet will be held at the club, 1305 Marine Drive.
Outdoor spaces will be available for $10 each for marine items. There also will be an indoor yard sale.
To reserve a space, email swapmeet@payc.org or call 360-457-4132.
Proceeds will benefit the club’s Junior Sailing Program.
Winery fundraiser
PORT ANGELES — There will be a fundraiser for the Pennies for Quarters veterans housing group at 7 p.m. Saturday at Harbinger Winery.
Admission will be by donation at the winery, 2358 U.S. Highway 101.
Bread and Gravy will perform, and there will be appetizers by Steve McNabb.
There will be auction items along with the wines of Harbinger. Wine tasting will be available for a fee.
Science symposium
PORT ANGELES — Fifth-, sixth- and eighth-grade students from across the North Olympic Peninsula will present their field studies at the Student Science Symposium from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
The students will share their findings in the Peabody Creek and Elwha River watersheds at the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St.
Light refreshments will be served.
For more information, visit www.naturebridge.org or www.fieromarinelifecenter.org.
Motorcycle show
PORT ANGELES — The Rock ’n’ Roll Bike Show will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday at Ancient Auto.
There will be a $20 fee to enter a motorcycle into the show at 2343 U.S. Highway 101.
There will be a motorcycle show, silent auction, door prizes and barbecue to support the Court Appointed Special Advocates program (CASA).
For information, contact Cindylou Romberg at 360-912-4647 or cindylou79@q.com.
Talk about pesticides
PORT ANGELES — Entomologist Richard Lewis will be the featured speaker at the next meeting of the Olympic Orchard Society at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Lewis’ free talk will be on “Bugs: The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful.” He is an entomologist working with WSU Jefferson County Extension. He will talk about safe, effective and environmentally sound pest management.
For information, contact Marilyn Couture at 360-681-3036 or couture222@msn.com.
Buffet luncheon
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Christian Women’s Connection will host a buffet luncheon at the Port Angeles CrabHouse restaurant from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The luncheon at the CrabHouse, located at 221 N. Lincoln St., will feature a special show and George “Keoke” Kramer of Spice of Life will provide entertainment.
Pat Abernathy will present a speech, “Close Calls.”
Spots are limited for this event, so staff members advise those interested to make reservations.
For ticket price and reservations, phone Lois at 360-452-3466.
PORT TOWNSEND
Musical performance
PORT TOWNSEND — Wheeler Theater in Fort Worden State Park will host multi-instrumentalist David Lindley at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Tickets are $30 and can be purchased by visiting www.brownpapertickets.com.
Lindley will play instruments including the kona, Weissenborn Hawaiian lap steel guitar, Turkish saz and chumbus, as well as the Middle Eastern oud and Irish bouzouki at the theater, 25 Eisenhower Way.
He has performed with acts such as Jackson Browne, Ry Cooder, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Warren Zevon, Rod Stewart, Bob Dylan and Linda Ronstadt.
Ten percent of proceeds from the show will benefit Centrum’s programs and scholarship funds.
For more information, contact Everett Moran at centrumrecording@gmail.com or 360-301-0291.
Anglers meeting
PORT TOWNSEND — The East Jefferson Chapter of Puget Sound Anglers will hold its next meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The public meeting will be held at the port commission office, 333 Benedict St.
The meeting will feature presentations by Steve Tucker and Troy McKelvey about engine maintenance and the transport as well as release of salmon in the Puget Sound by Squaxin Tribal Fisheries and state Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Refreshments will be served.
Second Sunday swim
PORT TOWNSEND — The public is invited to Mountain View Pool’s discount swim today and free swim Sunday.
The discount swim from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. is $2 per person at the pool at 1919 Blaine St.
On Sunday, the pool will be open to adults for laps, water walking and exercise from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. From 2:15 p.m. to 5 p.m., the pool will be open to all ages for recreation.
An adult must accompany children in the water.
Yoga benefit
PORT TOWNSEND — Madrona MindBody Institute will hold a yoga benefit class from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday.
The class, titled “Do Good/Feel Good,” is for all experience levels and will be held at Madrona MindBody, 200 Battery Way, Building 310, Fort Worden.
Instructors from Madrona will lead the class. Donations will benefit Camp Beausite.
For more information, visit www.feelgooddogood.org.
Daughters of Norway
PORT TOWNSEND — Thea Foss No. 45 Daughters of Norway will hold its final regular meeting until fall at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Fred Lewis Scout Cabin, 3075 Discovery Road.
The group will present “Channel 45 KTEA, Nordic News, ” which will feature stories and information heard and seen in Nordic country news.
Skits with fun stories and twists of information will be shared with Tori Twedt, who will portray an anchorwoman.
This will be the last regular meeting until fall.
The public is invited.
For more information, phone 360-531-4512 or email daughtersofnorway 45@gmail.com.
Breakfast fundraiser
PORT TOWNSEND — The Hospice Foundation for Jefferson Healthcare will host its seventh annual breakfast fundraiser from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Fort Worden Commons.
Event organizers advise attendees to arrive at 8 a.m. for the breakfast in the commons dining room, 200 Battery Way, Building 210.
Tickets are $25 per person.
Jill Buhler, hospital commissioner, will present “My Experience with Hospice”; Dr. Joe Mattern, chief medical officer at Jefferson Healthcare, will present “Update on Palliative Care Services and Hospice at Jefferson Healthcare”; and Bill Beezley of East Jefferson Fire-Rescue will present “Legacy Giving Program for the Hospice Foundation” during the fundraiser.
The deadline for reservations is today.
To make a reservation, contact Cindy Thayer at 360-385-4301 or chthayer@olympus.net, or go to www.hospicefoundationjhc.org to fill out an online reservation form.
For more information, phone Tom Duke, foundation board president, at 360-385-7170.
Taste of PT
PORT TOWNSEND — Tickets are on sale for the Port Townsend Main Street “Taste of Port Townsend” fundraising event scheduled Thursday.
The 21-and-older event will feature samples from various local restaurants, breweries, wineries and cideries at the Northwest Maritime Center, 431 Water St.
Tickets for the event are $50 for food and alcohol tastings and $35 for food tastings.
They can be purchased by going to www.eventbrite.com or Safeway, 442 W. Sims Way.
Also available at the event will be a drawing for a food-themed gift basket valued at $250, according to a news release.
Admission purchased before Monday will allow early entry at 5 p.m.
At 6 p.m. Thursday, tickets will be available at the door by a space-available basis.
For more information, visit www.ptmainstreet.org.
Conversation cafe
PORT TOWNSEND — Conversation Cafe will meet at 11:45 a.m. today.
The public is invited to take part in discussions at Alchemy Bistro and Wine Bar, 842 Washington St.
The topic for this week was not available.
For more information, go to www.conversationcafe.org.
Learn to sail
PORT TOWNSEND — The Northwest Maritime Center will host a learn-to-sail class from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
The 15-hour class will be held at the center, 431 Water St.
Attendees will learn parts of the boat, sail theory, sailing upwind and downwind, steering, basic knots, on-water safety and crew overboard drills.
The class is Step 1 toward a U.S. Sailing certification.
To register, go to nwmaritime.campbrainregistration.com.
For information, contact Ace Spragg at 360-385-3628, ext. 103, or ace@nwmaritime.org.
Pride March and rally
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Pride March will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual people and their supporters will gather at 9:30 a.m. at Pope Marine Park, 607 Water St., and march four blocks to Haller Fountain at the corner of Washington and Taylor streets for a rally.
Marchers are encouraged to bring signs, flags and musical instruments to display their pride.
The event is sponsored by Port Townsend Pride.
For information, email lgbtqolypen@earthlink.net.
Square dance, concert
PORT TOWNSEND — The Bow Weevils will be the featured performers at the Quimper Grange square dance and concert at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Admission to the concert and dance is by a suggested donation of $5 to $10 at the grange, 1219 Corona St.
For information, call Marla at 360-385-6924 or Dave Thielk at 360-602-1270.
International dance
PORT TOWNSEND — Richard and Susi Watson will teach international folk dances from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.
There is no need to sign up, and beginners are welcome at the free dance session at 2333 San Juan Ave.
Dances from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Macedonia, Greece, Israel and other countries will be covered.
Shanties and songs
PORT TOWNSEND — The public is invited to the Northwest Maritime Center for a free evening of sea shanties and maritime songs at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
For information, call Jay Hagar at 360-390-4547 or email crabcaptain1@gmail.com.
SEQUIM
Backyard birding
SEQUIM — The Backyard Birding classes at the Dungeness River Audubon Center will feature a presentation titled “Out of the Nest” from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
The center is located in Railroad Bridge Park, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road.
The cost of the session is $5 for adults, free for those younger than 18.
Audubon leader Ken Weirsema will speak about adult bird roles in feeding and rearing young birds, changes in feeding needs, making properties less hazardous to young birds and lifestyles of young birds at the most vulnerable time of their lives.
Backyard Birding can be taken either as individual classes or in a series.
Book discussion
SEQUIM — The public is invited to a book discussion about “Delta Wedding” at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
“Delta Wedding” by Eudora Welty is “a vivid and charming portrait of a large Southern family, the Fairchilds, who live on a plantation in the Mississippi delta,” according to a news release.
Copies of the book are available in various formats, including regular print and large print, and can be requested online by visiting the library catalog at www.nols.org.
For more information, call 360-683-1161 or visit www.nols.org.
Ice cream social
SEQUIM — The public is invited to the Sequim Prairie Grange’s ice-cream social from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.
For $5, those interested can partake in banana splits or sundaes at the grange, 290 Macleay Road.
Proceeds will benefit the grange.
For more information, phone Marie Paddock at 360-683-4599.
Book sale
SEQUIM — The Friends of Sequim Library will hold its monthly book sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Friends building behind the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
This month’s special featured items include antique and classic books.
Also featured will be craft patterns, Native American history and art, boating, sheet music and music CDs.
Proceeds from the sale benefit children’s and adult programming at the library.
Church concert
SEQUIM — The Ringers & Singers of Lakeland, Fla., will perform at Trinity United Methodist Church at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Admission is by donation for the performance at the church, 100 S. Blake Ave.
The performance will feature 24 voices and 140 handbells performing a variety of musical styles.
For more information, phone 360-683-5367.
Retirees reception
SEQUIM — The Sequim School District will hold its annual reception to honor retiring staff members from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Sequim High School library, 601 N. Sequim Ave.
Past retired staff members and community members are invited.
Employees retiring at the end of the 2017-18 school year include Steven Boots, Donna Bruneau, Debbie Buchillo, Susan Cook, Charlene Danforth, Judy Flynn, Breva Funston, Anna Lee, Donna McSherry, Isabella Morrison, Karen Sande, Patricia Sullivan, Joan Trindle, Carol Wagner, Tami Wall, Marilyn Walsh and Jack Webber.
Fighting the fall
SEQUIM — Britt Moss will present a free WOW! Working on Wellness Forum titled “Fighting the Fall: Strategies and Exercise to Improve Balance, Safety & Fitness” at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave.
A basic understanding of body mechanics can help the average person minimize injury through the use of good posture and movement habits as well as strategic exercise, according to a news release.
WOW! Working on Wellness is a health education program of the Dungeness Valley Health & Wellness Clinic.
Piano concert
SEQUIM — Pianist Ken Mays will perform in an evening concert at 6 p.m. Sunday at Sequim Bible Church.
The concert is free, though there will be a free-will offering at the church, 847 N. Sequim Ave.
Mays writes hymn arrangements for piano solos and duets. He has also recorded two solo CDs.
For information, call the church at 360-683-4135.
Support group
SEQUIM — The Women’s Cancer Support Group will meet in the Olympic Medical Center library from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday.
The meeting is free and open to the public in the library, 844 N. Fifth Ave.
For information, phone 360-417-7000.
Rocket science
SEQUIM — The Second Saturday Science series for children ages 5 and 6 will feature rockets at 11:30 a.m. at the Sequim Library.
Parent participation and preregistration are required.
The Museum of Flight will present a quick rocket history, rocket construction and a launch.
For information and registration, go to nols.org.
Coffee with the Mayor
SEQUIM — The city’s Coffee with the Mayor program will be held at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at the Bell Creek Bar & Grill.
City residents can informally meet with Mayor Dennis Smith and members of the city’s Economic Development Team at the grill, 707 E. Washington St.
Those interested can chat, ask questions, express a concern or make a comment about the city or community.
For more information, email Smith at dsmith@sequimwa.gov.
PORT HADLOCK
Pesticide presentation
PORT HADLOCK — The public is invited to the East Jefferson Beekeepers Association’s meeting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Jefferson County Library.
Association members Pat Stroble and Harry Prather will discuss varroa mite control at the library, 620 Cedar Ave.
Stroble and Prather will focus on oxalic acid vapors and demonstrate its use outside.
For information, phone Gail Moa at 360-385-1968.
Plants talk
PORT HADLOCK — Master Gardener Sarah Fairbank will present a lecture about the use of native plants in the garden at the Jefferson County Library at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
There is no cost for her lecture at the library, 620 Cedar Ave.
Fairbank will talk about the benefits of using native plants, including less watering, less disease and more diversity of insects and birds.
For information, go to ejbees.org.
CHIMACUM
Support group
CHIMACUM — The public is invited to attend the Alzheimer’s Association family caregiver support group from 10:30 a.m. to noon Monday.
The group will meet in the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road.
Attendees can learn, share and gain emotional support from others who are also providing care to a person with memory loss.
For information, phone Patricia Smith at 360-379-4186.
BRINNON
Edible plants
BRINNON — The public is invited to Dosewallips State Park’s free foraging presentation, “Berries and Edible Plants,” at 8 p.m. Saturday.
A park ranger will speak about edible berries and plants at the park’s amphitheater, 306996 U.S. Highway 101.
Discover Passes are not required, and entry is free.
For information, phone 360-796-4415.
FORKS
Tuesday night bingo
FORKS — The Forks Elks Lodge will host bingo games at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Early bird sessions will start at 6:30 p.m. with regular bingo at 7 p.m. at the lodge, 941 Merchants Road.
Concessions will be available for purchase.
