Lake-bed walks, concerts, films and other events are scheduled on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
For more information on other local arts and entertainment, see Peninsula Spotlight, the Peninsula Daily News’ weekly entertainment guide, in today’s PDN.
Other events are in the “Things to Do” calendar, available online at www.peninsuladailynews.com.
OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK
Lake-bed walks
OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Rangers will lead interpretive walks Saturday and Sunday along the Elwha River where Lake Aldwell once existed.
The free guided Elwha Exploration Walks will be offered at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Sept. 2.
The one-hour walks will leave from the former boat launch at the end of Lake Aldwell Road, which turns north off U.S. Highway 101 just west of the Elwha River bridge.
The lake was formed behind Elwha Dam, which has been demolished as part of the $325 million federal project to restore the Elwha River’s legendary fish runs.
Visitors should wear sturdy walking shoes or boots and be prepared for windy conditions with no shade.
For more information, phone 360-452-9191.
PORT ANGELES
Roller derby bout
PORT ANGELES — Port Scandalous Roller Derby will host a doubleheader bout at Olympic Skate Center, 707 S. Chase St., at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
In the first bout, the Port Scandalous Brawl Stars will take on the Pink Pistols Roller Derby squad from Everett.
In the nightcap, the Port Scandalous Roller Punks will face off in a junior bout with the I-5 Rollergirls of Seattle.
Tickets are $10 in advance at Bada Bean! Bada Bloom!, 1105 E. Front St., or at www.brownpapertickets.com.
Tickets are $12 at the door.
A beer and wine garden will be available.
Comedy show tonight
PORT ANGELES — Swami Beyondananda — also known as Steve Bhaerman — will present “wisdom disguised as humor,” or maybe it’s “humor disguised as wisdom,” at 7 p.m. today.
The comedy show will be at Peninsula College’s Little Theater, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles.
Tickets to see Swami Beyondananda are $20 in advance at Port Book and News, 104 E. First St., Port Angeles, and Pacific Mist Books, 121 W. Washington St., Sequim.
Remaining tickets will be available for $25 at the door.
Proceeds will benefit Protect the Peninsula’s Future, an organization monitoring local air and water quality, and the local Sierra Club Chapter.
Bhaerman has written a book, Spontaneous Evolution, with biologist Bruce Lipton.
Fill up the bus
PORT ANGELES — Donations of school supplies will be accepted at a “Stuff the Bus” event Saturday at Fashion Bug near the eastside Safeway store at 709 E. U.S. Highway 101.
Donors can help fill up a yellow school bus with supplies for distribution to needy students Aug. 18.
KONP 1450 AM radio also will host an all-day telethon Tuesday, with an invitation to bring donations to the office at 721 E. First St. and help fill the bus with school supplies.
The yellow bus will be parked at Walmart at 3411 E. Kolonels Way on July 28 to receive donations.
The annual back-to-school event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at Jefferson Elementary School, 218 E. 12th St.
School supplies will be provided free to students in need who are in kindergarten through 12th grade.
Haircuts, immunizations, community service resources and back-to-school information also will be offered.
The SmileMobile program will accept reservations for September appointments.
The 2011 back-to-school event drew more than 200 families and served 750 students.
Groups and individuals are collecting donations and school supplies now for the August distribution.
Drop-off locations include First Federal’s Port Angeles branches, Sterling Bank and U.S. Bank.
SEQUIM
Free BP checks set
SEQUIM — Free blood-pressure checks will be offered by Wright’s Home Care Agency Inc. on Sunday.
They will be offered from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Sequim Safeway, 680 W. Washington St.
Benefit breakfast
SEQUIM — A benefit breakfast for Sequim resident Mike Webster will be held at Applebees, 130 River Road, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday.
Webster, father of two young sons and owner of Apex Flooring Co., is battling an aggressive Stage 4 brain tumor.
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased in advance at the Sequim branch of Sound Community Bank, 541 N. Fifth Ave. They also will be sold at the door.
Eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, coffee and orange juice will be served.
An account has been set up in Webster’s name at Sound Community Bank.
For more information, phone Shelly (Webster) Allen at 360-461-4948 or Pat Davis at 360-477-7773.
Driftwood art show
SEQUIM — The Olympic Driftwood Sculptors will hold its fourth annual show at the Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 MacLeay Road, today through Sunday.
Show hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is free, and cameras are welcome.
Hand-crafted driftwood pendants and other accessories, as well as unfinished driftwood, will be available for purchase.
There will be a display of sculptures by numerous artists.
In addition, sculptors will present “Aviary,” a separate display of bird-related sculptures.
Driftwood artists will demonstrate the technique involved in creating these art pieces and answer questions regarding this art form.
Raffle tickets will be on sale for a chance to win a driftwood sculpture created by several club members.
For more information, phone 360-681-2535, visit www.olympicdriftwoodsculptors.org or email info@olympicdriftwoodsculptors.org.
SARC discounts set
SEQUIM — The Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center will provide admission discounts during Lavender Weekend today through Sunday.
General admission prices will be discounted by 25 percent, with admission $6 for adults, $3 for youths ages 8-15 and $1.50 for children ages 3-7.
SARC also will offer 10 percent off six-month SARC passes for all three days of the festival.
The special price is available at both the SARC booth at Carrie Blake Park and the SARC facility at 610 N. Fifth Ave.
Only checks will be accepted at Carrie Blake Park.
Clowning workshop
SEQUIM — The Laff Pack, a local not-for-profit clown troupe, will host a clowning workshop at the Dominion Terrace clubhouse, 1301 S. Third Ave., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Admission is $10, which includes lunch and all training sessions.
Reservations are required and can be made by phoning 360-417-8812 or 360-681-6848.
A Lakewood Costumes representative will conduct makeup and magic demonstrations and other clown-related training.
Clowning supplies also will be for sale.
Members of the Laff Pack also will be available to answer questions on clowning or about the group and its activities.
Band benefit set
SEQUIM — The Sequim High School Band Boosters will hold a car wash benefit from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
The car wash will be in the Discount Tires parking lot, 981 W. Washington St.
Car washes will be available by donation.
Proceeds will help Sequim band students attend events during the 2012-2013 school year.
This includes performances in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in Seattle, at the Husky Band Day at a University of Washington football game, at Victoria Days and the Heritage Festival, and at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif.
These costs are not covered by the Sequim School District. Each student pays for travel.
Daredevil signings
BLYN — Motorcycle daredevil Kaptain Robbie Knievel will hold two personal appearances and autograph signings at 7 Cedars Casino from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Knievel will commemorate his 1995 jump at 7 Cedars Casino, where “the most famous name on two wheels” launched his motorcycle more than 200 feet over a fleet of RVs.
The first 150 guests will receive a free commemorative Knievel T-shirt.
Teen movie times
SEQUIM — Weekly Friday movies for teens will continue at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., at 5:30 p.m. today.
Today’s movie is “The Phantom of the Opera,” where a disfigured musical genius hidden away in the Paris Opera House terrorizes the opera company for the unwitting benefit of a young protégée he trains and loves.
The library will present the films as part of the “Own the Night” summer reading program through July 27.
The movies, selected by the library’s Young Adult Advisory Group around a “night” theme, are appropriate for teens ages 13 and older.
The last film in the series, “The Chronicles of Riddick,” will screen July 27.
On movie nights only, the meeting room and lobby of the Sequim Library will be open.
Staff will supervise the event, and theater-style refreshments will be provided.
For more information about the Teen Movie Nights and other activities for young adults at the Sequim Library, visit www.nols.org or contact the Sequim Library at 360-683-1161 or Sequim@nols.org.
Thrift shop open
SEQUIM — The Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild’s Thrift Shop, 204 W. Bell St., will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The shop is loaded with summer apparel for men, women and children; home accessories; jewelry; and furniture.
All white-tagged items will be marked at half-price during the sale. Volunteers for the shop are always needed.
For more information, phone 360-682-7044.
Autism benefit set
SEQUIM — Hardy’s Market, 10200 Old Olympic Highway, will hold an Open Aire Market featuring eight local artists from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today through Sunday.
It will benefit autism awareness and education.
Ice cream will be available all weekend for $2.
A barbecue will be held Saturday with $3 hamburgers and $2 hot dogs and ice cream.
An 11-year-old artist also will make origami pieces for donations to support the cause.
Quilt show slated
SEQUIM — The Sunbonnet Sue Quilt Club’s 26th annual Quilt Show will be held at Sequim Middle School, 301 W. Hendrickson Road, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Sunday.
The theme of the show is “America in Bloom.”
More than 200 quilts will be displayed, and visitors can attend demonstrations, shop at a country store and win raffles.
A $5 donation is requested.
For more information, visit www.sunbonnetsuequiltclub.org.
Baseball team benefit
SEQUIM — A car show benefit for the Sequim U-8 baseball team will be held in the Office Depot parking lot, 1235 W. Washington St., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Classic cars and hot rods will be featured.
There is no entry fee, but donations will be accepted.
Garden Bridal Show
SEQUIM — The Cutting Garden will present its second annual Garden Bridal Show from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
The business at 303 Dahlia Llama Lane is hosting the free event.
Couples can meet 22 Clallam County wedding professionals.
Attendees can receive special vendor discounts, win a prize basket every hour and sample wedding cake.
For more information, contact Catherine Mix at catherine@cuttinggarden.com, visit the firm’s Facebook page or phone 360-670-8671.
PORT TOWNSEND/JEFFERSON COUNTY
Genealogical event
CHIMACUM — Gary Zimmerman will present “Mining for Gold at Ancestry.com” at a meeting of the Jefferson County Genealogical Society at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.
The meeting will be at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road.
Zimmerman is president of the Fiske Genealogical Foundation.
With more than 4 billion names and 29,000 searchable databases, Ancestry.com is the largest and most comprehensive online family history and genealogy resource, with more than 9 million names added daily.
Although Ancestry.com is a subscription-based site, some of the records are free. It contains worldwide census information, vital records, newspapers, family trees and countless other records and special collections.
Zimmerman will demonstrate how to determine if Ancestry has records beneficial to the researcher and will provide valuable tips for effectively searching the vast array of databases.
The meeting is free and open to the public.
For more information, visit wajcgs.org.
Salmon derby set
PORT HADLOCK — The third annual Chimacum Alumni Association Salmon Derby will be held Saturday and Sunday.
The derby is open to all and will be held in Marine Area 9.
Fishing is open from dawn to 3 p.m. Saturday and from dawn to noon Sunday.
Weigh-in locations are the Port Hadlock Marina and The Fishin’ Hole at the Port Townsend Fuel Dock, 199 Benedict St. in Port Townsend’s Boat Haven.
First place will win $1,000, second takes $500, and third-place and mystery-weight finishers will win $250.
Prizes for fifth through 10th place will be donated by local businesses.
Kids can win $100 for first place and bicycles for finishing second and third.
An awards ceremony will be held at the Port Hadlock Marina at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Prize winners need not be present to win.
Tickets are $25 per adult, with kids 14 and younger admitted free.
All anglers must have a ticket to participate.
Tickets are available at the event’s sponsoring businesses: Four Corners Store in Discovery Bay; Westside Marine, The Fishin’ Hole at Port Townsend Fuel Dock and LPL Financial Services/Rich Gastfield in Port Townsend; Eldridge Home Inc. in Port Ludlow; and Hadlock Building Supply/Just Ask Rental in Port Hadlock.
Suggested boat launches are Lower Port Hadlock Boat Launch, Fort Flagler State Park, Port of Port Townsend Marina, Mats Mats Bay or Port Ludlow.
Proceeds benefit scholarships provided by the Chimacum Alumni Association.
For more information, phone Billy Eldridge at 360-821-1007.
Puffin cruises set
PORT TOWNSEND — Cruises to see the tufted puffins of Protection Island are scheduled from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. this Saturday and the next two Saturdays.
All cruises, which are aboard the Glacier Spirit, depart from Point Hudson Marina and venture close to the island at the mouth of Discovery Bay.
Nesting pairs of tufted puffins are in full breeding plumage and close to Protection Island now, said Anne Murphy, executive director for the marine science center, adding that the center cannot guarantee puffin sightings.
Naturalists provide onboard commentary during the cruises.
Proceeds benefit the center’s educational programs.
Cruises are $55 per person or $50 for members of the center, Burke Museum, Audubon Society or Washington Ornithological Society.
Reservations are required for each trip and may be made by phoning 360-385-5582 or 800-566-3932, or by emailing cruises@ptmsc.org.
Information about the center at Fort Worden State Park also is available by phone, by emailing info@ptmsc.org or visiting www.ptmsc.org.
Free Lunch Friday
PORT HADLOCK — Free Lunch Friday will be offered today for children and teens in Port Hadlock at Irondale Church, 681 Irondale Road.
Free Lunch Fridays are scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to noon through Aug. 31.
A healthy variety of food will be served.
A collaboration of four churches in Port Hadlock — Community United Methodist Church, Irondale Church, Lutheran Church of the Redeemer and Peach Lutheran Church — are sponsoring the program.
No reservations are needed.
For more information, phone 360-385-1720.
Chefs, beasts, berries
PORT TOWNSEND — Chef Arran Stark will lead Port Townsend Farmers Market customers on an early morning shopping tour of the market Saturday, taking customers to meet vendors and talking local food, nutrition, farming and more.
Stark, head chef at Jefferson Healthcare and owner of catering business Cultivated Palate, will lead the tour at 9 a.m.
He will use a hospital gurney to transport fresh produce over to the music stage for an hourlong cooking demonstration at 10 a.m.
Email info@jcfmarkets.org to sign up for the walking tour.
The cooking demonstration and talk are sponsored by Jefferson Healthcare, which also will have an information booth at the market all day Saturday.
The first blueberries of the season, along with locally grown strawberries and raspberries, will be available from vendors.
The Port Townsend Farmers Market is held Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tyler Street between Lawrence and Clay streets.
Chimacum Market
CHIMACUM — Hide the vegetarians for the first Feast of the Beasts at the Chimacum Farmers Market, intersection of state Highway 19 and Chimacum and Center roads, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.
The market will feature Peninsula chefs and pair them with local farmers.
Chefs Dan Ratigan of the Fireside Inn in Port Ludlow, Jon Luzadder of the Ajax Cafe and Tiffany Sewell of the Silverwater Cafe in Port Townsend will cook up local meat from the Chimacum Valley’s Short’s Beef, Westbrook Angus and SpringRain Farm.
Watch the chefs in action as they grill up and sample out local cuts of grass-fed beef and pastured chicken.
The market also will welcome new vendor Hans Barr and his Dabob Kabobs.
For more information on either market, visit www.jeffersoncountyfarmersmarket.org.
FORKS/WEST END
Car club visit set
NEAH BAY — The Alfa Wannabe Car Club will visit the Makah Museum from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
The public is welcome to stop by and view the cars free of charge.
The club includes a wide variety of sports cars, including Porsches, Ferraris, Lotus, BMWs, Nissan Zs, Acura NSXs, Corvettes and a Mercedes V12 Twin Turbo SL65AMG.
This year, there also will be some Alfa Romeos.
Twenty-five cars are expected.
Club members enjoy three- and four-day trips to various Pacific Northwest locales, with trips always featuring a combination of county, Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management roads with little or no freeways.
