The Jefferson County Home Builders Association’s 2019 Home Show, a climate change talk and a flea market featuring alpacas are among the upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula.
Information also is available on the interactive calendar at www.peninsula dailynews.com.
PORT ANGELES
Flea market
PORT ANGELES — Olympic Peninsula Alpaca Rescue will host an indoor flea market from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Saturday.
The market will be at the Moose Lodge, 809 S. Pine St.
The rescue will have alpacas on-site Saturday. Photographs with them will be available for a $10 donation to the rescue.
Book signing
PORT ANGELES — Local writer Brenda Carlsen will sign copies of her new children’s book, “Wascana’s Amazing Journey” from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. today.
The book launch event will be at Odyssey Books, 114 W. Front St.
For more information, visit www.brendacarlsen.com.
Puppet building
PORT ANGELES — Andy Furgeson will present a workshop on puppet building from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. today.
The free workshop will be at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
Participants will build puppets from paper, foam, fabric and yarn, and will learn puppetry techniques.
All materials will be provided for the workshop which is recommended for children 8 and older.
For more information, call the library at 360-417-8500, email youth@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.
Contra dance
PORT ANGELES — Michael Karcher will be calling for a contra dance from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday.
The dance will be at the Black Diamond Community Hall, 1942 Black Diamond Road.
Music will be provided by Potent Brew.
Regular attendees should note the schedule change, with the introduction to contra dance at 7 p.m. and the dancing at 7:30 p.m.
Admission is $8 per person, $4 for children younger than 18.
Parking might be limited due to piles of snow, so carpooling is encouraged.
Newcomers’ luncheon
PORT ANGELES — Sarah Morrison will be the guest speaker at the Olympic Newcomers’ Club luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.
The luncheon will be in the lounge at the Red Lion Hotel, 221 N. Lincoln St.
Morrison, a librarian with the North Olympic Library System, will discuss the resources available through the library system.
Lunch will cost $21 per person.
Attendees should RSVP today by calling 630-992-5613, emailing warren.newcomers@gmail.com or visiting www.olympic newcomers.org.
Senior dance
PORT ANGELES — Cat’s Meow will perform for a senior swing dance from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
The dance will be at the Port Angeles Senior and Community Center, 328 E. Seventh St.
The dance will be followed by refreshments at 8 p.m.
Admission is $5 per person, first time attendees are admitted free.
Brain injury group
PORT ANGELES — A brain injury support group will meet from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
The monthly meeting is held in the Wendel Room, Olympic Medical Center, 939 Caroline St.
The free support group is open to the public.
Women’s Day event
PORT ANGELES — Womanfest and Olympic Cellars will host their 15th International Women’s Day celebration at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
The annual celebration will be held at the Olympic Cellars winery, 255410 U.S. Highway 101.
A dinner of homemade soups, fresh bread and cookies will be available for a suggested donation of $10 per person.
Proceeds from the celebration will benefit Clallam-Jefferson County Pro Bono Lawyers and the Port Angeles Nor’wester Rotary Club’s Dignity Toilet project.
No-host wine will also be available.
For more information, call Barbara Wise at 360-460-2068 or email wise barbara@hotmail.com.
Kiwanis to meet
PORT ANGELES — Phyllis Darling will speak at the Kiwanis Club of Port Angeles lunch at noon Thursday.
The club meets weekly at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 Del Guzzi Drive.
Darling, a board member of Camp Beausite NW, will speak about construction projects and upcoming youth camps.
Paws to read
FORKS — Therapy Dogs International will have therapy dogs available from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
The dogs are part of the PAWS to Read program in the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
For more information, call 360-417-8500 or visit www.nols.org.
FORKS
Red Yarn concert
FORKS — Andy Furgeson will perform at 10:30 this morning.
The free concert will be at the Forks Library, 171 S. Forks Ave.
Furgeson performs under the stage name of Red Yarn and combines puppetry and folk music.
For more information, call the library at 360-374-6402, email youth@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.
Bread workshop
FORKS — Victoria Redhead Miller will present “Homemade Bread: Techniques and Tips” at 1 p.m. Saturday.
The free workshop will be at the Forks Library, 171 S. Forks Ave.
The workshops will include demonstrations of bread-making techniques such as mixing, kneading and shaping.
Miller is the author of “From No-knead to Sourdough: A Simpler Approach to Handmade Bread.”
For more information, call 360-374-6402, email discover@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.
Bingo night
FORKS — The West End Sportsmen’s Club will host bingo night at 7 p.m. Thursday.
The event will be at the Sportsmen’s clubhouse at 243 Sportsmen’s Club Road.
The proceeds support hunter education programs and the annual Kids’ Fishing Day.
SEQUIM
Discussion group
SEQUIM — The Sequim Great Discussions Group will meet from 10 a.m. to noon today.
The group will discuss nuclear weapons in the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
The public is welcome to join the free discussion.
For more information, call George Noa at 360-808-9911 or email genoa@yahoo.com.
Cedar lecture
SEQUIM — Robert Knapp will present “Western Red Cedar, Importance to Salmon” at 5:30 tonight.
The lecture will be presented in the Dungeness River Audubon Center, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road.
Knapp’s lecture was postponed from Feb. 8 due to unsafe driving conditions.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
For more information, call 360-681-4076 or email rceducation@olympus.net.
Backyard birding
SEQUIM — Shirley Anderson and Ken Wiersema will present “Birds: The Inside Story” from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
The lecture on avian anatomy and biology will be presented at the Dungeness River Audubon Center, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road.
Admission is $5 per person; children younger than 18 are admitted free.
For more information, visit www.olympic peninsulaaudubon.org.
Thrift shop open
SEQUIM — The Sequim Dungeness Hospital Guild will open its thrift shop from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The shop is located at 204 W. Bell St.
This month, the shop features a Hannah Montana guitar.
For more information, call the shop at 360-683-7044.
Garden club to meet
SEQUIM — Rich James will address a meeting of the Sequim Prairie Garden Club from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday.
The club will meet in Pioneer Memorial Park Clubhouse, 387 E. Washington St.
James, a senior transportation planner for Clallam County, will speak about the current state of the Olympic Discovery Trail and the trail’s impact on the community.
Diabetes support group
SEQUIM — Ken and Sandra Hoff will be the guest speakers at the Sequim Diabetes Support Group meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
The group meets monthly in Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St.
After he was diagnosed with diabetes, Ken lost 50 pounds using only exercise and portion control.
Sandra will discuss the challenges that she faced in supporting her husband’s weight loss program.
For more information, call Shipley Center at 360-683-6806.
Science lecture
SEQUIM — A presentation of “Recycling Steel — The Electric Arc Furnace Process of Transforming Scrap Steel Into New Steel Products” is set for 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
The lecture will be presented at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
The lecture is part of a monthly series sponsored by the group Retired Scientists.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
Traveler’s journal
SEQUIM — Chris and Lisa Duff will present “A Tale of Two Captains” from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
The lecture is part of the Traveler’s Journal series, presented in the Guy Cole Center, 202 N. Blake Ave.
The Duffs will discuss sailing nearly 2,000 nautical miles up British Columbia’s Inside Passage in the 24-foot sailboat Ouzel.
The suggested donation is $5.
For more information, call Brian Anderson at 360-775-5395 or email info@olympicdiscoverytrail.org.
PORT TOWNSEND
Conversation Cafe
PORT TOWNSEND — Conversation Cafe will meet from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today.
The group meets at Alchemy Restaurant, 842 Washington St.
This week’s topic is “Empathy.”
Trail lecture
PORT TOWNSEND — Celeste Drybeck and Lys Burden will speak about the Chetzemoka Trail at 7 tonight.
The lecture will be presented at the Cotton Building, 607 Water St.
The presentation is part of the First Friday lecture series sponsored by the Jefferson County Historical Society.
The recommended donation is $5 to $10. Passes for the entire series are also available.
For more information, call 360-385-1003 or visit www.jchsmuseum.org.
Poetry reading
PORT TOWNSEND — Joanne Clarkson and Terry Persun will be featured readers at 7 tonight.
The poets are part of the Northwind Reading series held in the Northwind Arts Center, 701 Water St.
The suggested donation of $5 per person will support the Northwind Arts Center.
For more information, call Bill Mawhinney at 360-302-1159 or visit www.northwindarts.org.
Home show
PORT TOWNSEND — More than 50 exhibitors are planned at the Jefferson County Home Builders Association’s 2019 Home Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The free, annual show will be at Blue Heron School, 3939 San Juan Ave.
For more information, call Lizanne Coker at 360-821-9688, email jchba@live.com or visit www.jeffcohomebuilders.com.
Singalong
PORT TOWNSEND — Colleen Johnson will lead a singalong from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
The free monthly singalong will be at the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave.
Sign-up is required at www.tinyurl.com/PDN-PT-Sing-Along.
For more information, call Johnson at 360-385-5002.
Record show
PORT TOWNSEND — The fourth Port Townsend Record Show will host more than 30 vendors from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
The annual show will be at American Legion Post, 209 Monroe St.
For more information, email info@ptrecordshow.com.
Reveal party
PORT TOWNSEND — FIRST! Robotics Competition Team 4918, “The Roboctopi” will host its Second Reveal Party from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
The party will be at the Port Townsend High School, 1500 Van Ness St.
The team has completed the construction of its 2019 competitive robot and will compete against teams from around the state.
The public is invited to this free event.
For more information, call Brian Morningstar at 206-779-0250 or email roboctopi.com.
Coffee chat
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend School superintendent will host a coffee chat at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
The meeting with Superintendent John Polm will be in the School Board room S-11 in the Gael Stuart Building, 1610 Blaine St.
The coffee chats offer an informal venue for members of the public to speak with Polm on a variety of topics related to the school district.
For more information, call Katy Gaffney at 360-379-4501.
Cycling film
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Cycle School will host a free screening of “Breaking Away” at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
The 1985 drama will be shown in the Port Townsend School of the Arts, 236 Taylor St.
The screening is part of the school’s First Tuesday Salon series.
Admission is free, popcorn and light refreshments will be available.
For more information, call David Thielk at 360-602-1270.
Ukulele open mic
PORT TOWNSEND — Ukuleles Unite will host an open mic Happy Hour at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The monthly open mic event is held in the Highway 20 Roadhouse, 2152 Sims Way.
For more information, call 360-385-2233.
Old time jam
PORT TOWNSEND — Joanne Pontrello will lead the Old Time Jam at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
The jam session is held on the first Wednesday of the month in Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona St.
Pontrello will be starting off with the Arthur Smith song, “Evening Shade” in G and D.
The jam is geared toward intermediate players but musicians of all skill levels are welcome.
The suggested donation of $1 to $2 will help pay for the hall.
For more information, email quimpergrange@gmail.com or visit www.quimpergrange.com.
Grange concert
PORT TOWNSEND — John Reischman and John Miller will perform a concert from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Thursday.
The concert will be held in the Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona St.
Reischman on mandolin and Miller on guitar have been performing Latin music together for more than 25 years.
Suggested donation is $15 to $20.
For more information, email quimpergrange@gmail.com or visit www.quimpergrange.com.
CHIMACUM
Rhododendron meeting
CHIMACUM — Atsuko Gibson will address the Olympic Peninsula Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society meeting at 3 p.m. Thursday.
The chapter will meet in the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road.
Gibson will speak about the wild azaleas she observed during a trip to the Japanese prefecture of Tochigi.
Gibson, a horticulturist, is the nursery manager and assistant curator at the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden in Federal Way.
The public is invited to this free lecture.
PORT LUDLOW
Pancake breakfast
PORT LUDLOW — The South Bay Community Association will host a charity pancake breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. today.
The breakfast will be at the Bay Club, 120 Spinnaker Place.
Proceeds from the breakfast will benefit the Ludlow Village Players.
According to a press release, the club’s pancake breakfast in February raised more than $400 for the Community Wellness Project.
PORT HADLOCK
Climate lecture
PORT HADLOCK — Paul Loubere will present “Climate Change: What Can We Do?” at 6 p.m. Monday.
The lecture will be presented at the Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave.
The presentation is the first of a four-part series planned each Monday through March.
During this first lecture Loubere will discuss where carbon dioxide comes from and where it goes.
For more information, call 360-385-6544 or visit www.jclibrary.info.
Tech Tuesday
PORT HADLOCK — A class on iPad basics is set from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday.
The class will be at the Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave.
Library staff will be on hand from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. for drop-in assistance with any tech issues.
For more information, call 360-385-6544 or visit www.jclibrary.info.
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