A zombie-filled 5K, a mountain biking team meetup and a Sasquatch lecture 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
Open house
PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Yacht Club will host an open house from 4 to 6 tonight to celebrate its 125 years on the water.
The public is invited to the free open house at the Yacht Club, 1305 Marine Drive.
For more information email info@payc.org or visit www.payc.org.
Bike team forming
PORT ANGELES — An informational meeting for a new coed mountain bike team for riders in sixth through 12th grades will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday.
The meeting will be at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
No mountain biking experience is required to join the North Olympic Mountain Bike team, which will serve the Sequim, Port Angeles and Joyce areas as a Clallam County 4-H club.
For more information, call or text Tom Kendall at 612-929-9200 or email northolympicmtb@gmail.com.
Contra dance
PORT ANGELES — Black Diamond Dance will host a contra dance from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday.
The dance will take place at the Black Diamond Community Center, 1942 Black Diamond Road.
Susan Michaels will be calling with David Bartley, Kate Powers and Marnie Rachmiel providing the music.
Admission is by donation — $8 suggested for adults, $4 for anyone younger than 18.
The evening will start with a dance lesson at 7:30 p.m.
For more information, visit www.blackdiamond dance.org.
Strawbale open house
PORT ANGELES — IronStraw Group will host an open house from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
The event at their demonstration home, 510 E. Fifth St., will showcase strawbale construction techniques.
For more information, call Michael Thomas at 360-775-9245 or email info@ironstraw.org.
Freethinkers meeting
PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Freethinkers will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday to discuss the topic “Free Will.”
The public is invited to this free meeting at Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
For more information, call Susie at 360-460-8927 or email northolympic freethinkers@gmail.com.
Plant clinic
PORT ANGELES — The Washington State University will host a plant clinic from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday.
The free clinic will be at the WSU Clallam County Extension, 223 E. Fourth St., Suite 15.
For more information, call Lorrie Hamilton at 360-565-2679.
Book discussion
PORT ANGELES — The Second Tuesday Book Discussion Group will meet at 11 a.m. Tuesday to discuss “Angle of Repose” by Wallace Stegner.
The public is invited to this free discussion at Port Angeles Library, 2210 N. Peabody St.
The book is available from the library in a variety of formats.
November’s book will be “Eleanor and Hick” by Susan Quinn.
Fashion show
PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Christian Women’s Connection will host a luncheon that features a fashion show of aprons on Tuesday.
The luncheon will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Joshua’s Restaurant and Lounge, 113 S. Del Guzzi Drive.
It will cost $16.
The guest speaker, Carol Coffey, will speak on her “Journey to Freedom.”
For luncheon and nursery reservations, call Lois at 360-452-3466.
Sasquatch lecture
PORT ANGELES — David George Gordon will present “Sasquatch: Man-Ape or Myth?” at 6 p.m. Thursday.
The lecture will be at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
Gordon will present the same lecture again at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
Gordon is the author of “The Sasquatch Seeker’s Field Manual.”
The lecture will discuss the data already collected from Sasquatch sightings, rules of critical thinking and the scientific method.
Attendees will be encouraged to share tales about their Sasquatch sighting experiences.
Pruning lecture
PORT ANGELES — Clallam Master Gardeners will present “Pruning for the Dormant Season” from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday.
The free lecture by Keith Dekker will be held in the commissioner’s room, Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St.
For more information, call Lorrie Hamilton at 360-565-2679.
FORKS
‘Awake’ screening
FORKS — Peninsula College invites the public to a screening of “Awake: A Dream from Standing Rock” at 7 tonight.
The screening will be at the Forks branch of the college at 481 S. Forks Ave.
The free screening is in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day, a holiday meant to celebrate and honor the indigenous peoples of America.
“Awake” captures the story of Native-led defiance at Standing Rock, N.D., that changed the fight for clean water, the environment and the future of the planet.
A panel discussion and question-and-answer session with local community members who participated in the resistance at Standing Rock will follow the film.
For more information, call Deborah Scannell at 360-417-6435 or email dscannell@pencol.edu.
Cookies, books
FORKS — Fifth- and sixth-graders are invited to Books & Cookies at 3:30 p.m. today at the Forks Library
This free book group at the library at 171 Forks Ave., will offer cookies, book conversations and fun with friends.
For more information, call 360-374-6402, email youth@nols.org or visit www.nols.org.
Running Dead 5K
FORKS — Rain of Terror will hold the Running Dead 5K at 9 a.m. Saturday in Forks.
The race starts from Forks City Hall, 500 E. Division St.
The fee is $25; proceeds will go to purchase Thanksgiving meals for needy families.
Bingo
FORKS — The Forks Elks Lodge will host public bingo at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Early bird sessions will start at 6:30 p.m. while regular bingo will start at 7 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 941 Merchants Road.
Concessions will be available for purchase.
JOYCE
Fall flea market
JOYCE — Crescent Grange will host its fall flea market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Saturday.
The kitchen at the grange at 50724 state Highway 112 will have sandwiches, hot dogs, chili, clam chowder, a spaghetti dinner, pie and 25-cent coffees and teas available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
A bake table with cookies, fresh bread and a variety of other baked goods also will be available for purchase.
For more information or to rent tables, call Dan Turco at 360-928-3419.
Benefit breakfast
JOYCE — Port Angeles Lions will host a benefit breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday.
The breakfast will be held at the Crescent Bay Lions Clubhouse, 181 Holly Hill Road.
The menu includes pancakes, French toast, biscuits and gravy, hash browns, breakfast meats and beverages.
Music will be provided by the Secords.
Proceeds will go to the Crescent Bay Lions for scholarships, food baskets and other community needs.
SEQUIM
Mad Hatters tea
SEQUIM — The Mad Hatters Tea Luncheon for Breast Cancer will be held from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. today.
The luncheon will be held at Sequim Community Church, 950 N. Fifth Ave.
The theme for this year’s fundraiser luncheon is “Pretty in Pink.”
Mistress of Ceremonies is Linda Klinefelter, Loraine Lovejoy-Evans will speak on lymphedema.
For more information or to make reservations, call Linda Turner at 360-681-5395 or email turner3912@gmail.com.
Tickets are $35 and reservations are required. Proceeds to benefit Olympic Medical Center Cancer Center in Sequim and Operation Uplift, a Port Angeles nonprofit devoted to supporting North Olympic Peninsula cancer patients and survivors.
DSHS in Sequim
SEQUIM — The Department of Social and Health Services’ Mobile Community Services Office will be in Sequim from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. today.
The office will be at the Sequim Civic Center, 152 W. Cedar St.
Residents can apply for cash assistance, basic food assistance, medical assistance and the Medicare Savings Program.
They can also drop off paperwork, complete an eligibility review or mid-certification review or make changes to an existing case.
Free Boating Clinic
SEQUIM — The North Olympic Sail and Power Squadron (NOSPS) will present a free boating clinic from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
The clinic will be at the Gathering Place, 135 Fairway Drive.
The public is invited to this clinic on the use of automatic information systems.
The clinic will be conducted by Ray Madsen, who will discuss what AIS is, what it does, how it works, and most importantly how to interpret the information and apply it while at the helm of your boat.
For more information, email education.nosps@gmail.com or visit www.northolympicboaters.com.
Pancake breakfast
SEQUIM — A pancake breakfast will be served from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at Sequim Prairie Grange.
The breakfast at the grange at 290 Macleay Road will cost $5 for adults and $3 children younger than 10.
The proceeds will benefit the grange building fund.
For more information, call Loretta Bilow at 360-582-0100.
Sequim Elks bingo
SEQUIM — Sequim Elks will hold bingo games from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Games will be held at the Sequim Elks lodge, 143 Port Williams Road.
Admission is free with a minimum buy-in of $10.
Players must be 18 years or older.
Proceeds will go to Elks scholarship programs, other charities and lodge operating expenses.
For more information, call Crystal Parker at 360-683-3034.
Brain injury group
SEQUIM — The Brain Injury Group will meet from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday.
The free monthly meetings are held at the Sequim Fire Station, 323 N. Fifth Ave.
The group is for people with brain injuries, their families, friends and caregivers. The public is welcome.
For more information, call Azella at 360-461-7980.
Toastmasters film
SEQUIM — Sequim’s Toastmasters Club will present the 2018 Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The screening will be at The Gathering Place at Sunland, 135 Fairway Drive.
Popcorn and judging forms will be provided; attendees are encouraged to bring their own beverages, pens and clipboards.
Admission is free but seating is limited. Reservations can be made at 2018worldchamps.event brite.com.
Wellness forum
SEQUIM — Capt. Derrell Sharp, Clallam Fire District No. 3, will be the featured speaker at WOW! Working on Wellness at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The free wellness forum will be presented at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave.
Sharp will present information related to the activation of the 9-1-1 system, when to call 9-1-1 and what to do until the ambulance arrives.
Other topics will include the signs and symptoms of heart attacks and strokes, do not resuscitate orders, living wills and the Clallam County District No. 3 Vial of Life program.
Astronomy lecture
SEQUIM — The Sequim Bay Yacht Club will host a presentation by John Goar from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Goar will speak about astronomy on the North Olympic Peninsula at the yacht club at John Wayne Marina at 2577 W. Sequim Bay Road.
Goar has provided free public telescope programs on Hurricane Ridge for more than 8,000 viewers since 2010.
The public is invited to this free event but reservations are required.
For more information or to make a reservation, call Terry O’Brien at 714-507-3204 or email terryo@ roadrunner.com.
PORT TOWNSEND
Conversation Cafe
PORT TOWNSEND — Conversation Cafe will meet from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today.
The public is invited to take part in discussions at Alchemy Bistro and Wine Bar, 842 Washington St.
The topic for today’s conversation will be “Credibility.”
Discount swim
PORT TOWNSEND — The public is invited to Mountain View Pool from 7 to 9 tonight for Discount Night.
Everyone will be admitted for $3. The whole pool is dedicated to play. Noodles, rings and other toys are available.
No lap lanes. Children younger than 8 must be accompanied by a guardian.
For information, see www.cityofpt.us/pool or call 360-385-7665.
Mini Maker fair
PORT TOWNSEND — Applied Education Foundation will host the fourth annual Mini Maker Fair from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The free program offers a chance to see science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) projects.
The fair will be at Pope Marine Park, 607 Water St.
For more information, call 360-531-3575 or email havenkidz@gmail.com.
Curator’s talk
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Museum of Art and History, 540 Water St., will present a curator’s talk from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
The free guided tour of the gallery will immediately precede the Art Walk.
Curator Jenny Westdal will describe the artists’ processes and inspirations for the six artists featured in the artist and animals exhibit currently on display.
For more information, call 360-385-1003 or email shelly@jchsmuseum.com.
Postcard party
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Indivisible Huddle will hold a postcard party from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
The party is to write postcards to politicians and administration officials concerning issues of controversy.
The party will be at Pippa’s Real Tea, 636 Water St.
For more information, call 907-957-7037, email evaesq@gmail.com or visit www.ptindivisiblehuddle.org.
Weather class
PORT TOWNSEND — A maritime weather class, Understanding the Wind, will be presented from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday.
The free class will be at the Northwest Maritime Center, 431 Water St.
For more information, visit www.nwmaritime.org.
Children’s Storytime
PORT TOWNSEND — Children of all ages are invited to Storytime with Max Grover at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
The free event will be at Jefferson Museum of Art and History, 540 Water St.
Storytime is designed with toddlers and their caregivers in mind.
Children can spread out blankets and mats in the gallery for comfort and are welcome to move around the space as they enjoy the art and storytime.
Grover, one of the artists featured in the Artists/Animals exhibition, has written almost a dozen story books.
Grover will read from one of his books, “The Accidental Zucchini,” and will lead the children in interactive art-making.
For more information, call 360-385-1003 or email shelly@jchsmuseum.com.
Science and sips
PORT TOWNSEND — John Nowak will speak on “Data and Health” from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The lecture, sponsored by the Washington Science Teachers’ Association, will be at Port Townsend Vineyards, 2640 W. Sims Way.
Nowak is from Community Health Improvement Program, a joint venture between Jefferson Healthcare, Jefferson Health Department and the city of Port Townsend.
Continuing education credit is available for educators, visit www.wsta.net for details.
A no-host wine bar will be open and cheese plates will be available for purchase.
Shakespeare group
PORT TOWNSEND — A new Shakespeare reading group will meet from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
The group will meet the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the Charles Pink House, 1256 Lawrence St.
For more information, call 360-385-3181.
Travel tales
PORT TOWNSEND — The Peninsula Trails Coalition will present a lecture by Jeff Selby from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The free lecture will be held in the Cotton Building, 607 Water St.
Selby will present “Paddling through the Antarctic Archipelago.”
For more information, call 360-775-5395 or email cfinedell@gmail.com.
Dance lessons
PORT TOWNSEND — Introduction to Partner Dancing lessons will run from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
The four-week program of country two-step dancing will be at Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona St.
Pre-registration by emailing Doug at dougndeb@olypen.com is required.
For more information, call Doug at 360-379-8284.
Forest forum
PORT TOWNSEND — The Forest Stewardship Council will present a forum on creating resilient forests from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday.
The free forum will be at Madrona MindBody Institute, 200 Battery Way, Building 310 on Fort Worden.
Renee Klein will moderate a panel that includes Dan Stonington, policy director for Washington Department of Natural Resources; Richard Tucker, executive director for Jefferson Land Trust; Solveig Whittle, Crystal Lake board member; and Ian Hanna, director of strategic development for Forest Stewardship Council.
Attendees can register at www.bit.ly/NWforests.
For more information, email j.whitaker@fsc.org.
Autogeography course
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend library will start a six-week workshop about creating an autogeography at 6 p.m. Thursday.
The session will continue until 8 p.m. at the Charles Pink House, 1256 Lawrence St.
According to a press release, an autogeography is an autobiography told with geographic locations instead of one told with events.
The workshop is free but pre-registration at tinyurl.com/PDN- Autogeography-Class is required.
Geographer Rob Sullivan will be leading the workshop.
Quimper concert
PORT TOWNSEND — Evie Ladin and Keith Terry will perform at Quimper Grange from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday.
Doors to the Grange, 1219 Corona St., will open at 6:30 p.m.
Suggested donations are $15 to $20.
Arts for Elders concert
PORT TOWNSEND — Northwind Arts Center will welcome Chicago Bob Longmire with Glen Hellman on bass at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
The free concert will be at the Life Care Center of Port Townsend, 751 Kearney St.
The Arts to Elders concert series is an outreach service of Northwind Arts Center in cooperation with senior care centers in Port Townsend.
For information, call Northwind at 360-379-1086.
CHIMACUM
Carrot workshop
CHIMACUM — The Organic Seed Alliance (OSA) will present a workshop on breeding carrots from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday.
The workshop will be held at OSA’s research farm at Finnriver Farm and Cidery, 124 Center Road.
Featured speaker Phil Simon will share insights on breeding carrots for organic farming.
The workshop is intended for farmers, seed producers and agricultural students.
Participants will get hands-on experience with seed cleaning, root selection and quality evaluation.
The workshop is free and lunch will be provided.
For more information or to register, visit www.tinyurl.com/PDN-Carrot Workshop.
PORT HADLOCK
Audubon bird walk
NORDLAND — An Audubon bird walk is planned from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Fort Flagler State Park.
Participants will meet at the boat ramp on Fort Flagler State Park, 10541 Flagler Road.
For more information, email trip leader John Comstock at jhn.comstock@gmail.com.
Tech Tuesday
PORT HADLOCK — The Jefferson County Library will host a presentation on using the library’s 3D printer from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday.
The free presentation at the library, 620 Cedar Ave., will also show how to search online for and download digital designs.
The presentation will be followed by drop-in technical assistance from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Library tech staff will provide assistance on use of computers or hand-held devices.
Dungeons, Dragons
PORT HADLOCK — Charles Reeder will lead a Dungeons and Dragons adventure from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Jefferson County Library.
Children from ages 10 to 18 years old are invited to participate in this eight-week program at the library at 620 Cedar Ave.
The free series is open to novices as well as experienced players.
BLOCKfest
PORT HADLOCK — Children 8 months to 8 years and their caregivers are invited to BLOCKfest from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday.
The free event at the Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave., will feature thousands of blocks and five block play stations.
Parents and caregivers can learn ways to help children learn math and science concepts through conversation and play with blocks.
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