ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFLY: Stage tryouts, Brubeck jazz tribute and other things you need to know

Tryouts for ‘Lark Eden’ set in Sequim

SEQUIM ­— Auditions for a readers’ theater staging of “Lark Eden,” a comic look at the friendship of three Southern women, are set for 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Olympic Theatre Arts, 414 N. Sequim Ave.

This new play calls for three women, ages 35 to 65: Thelma, a Christian who yearns to be a good mother; Mary, who is smart-mouthed and spirited; and Emily, who’s desperately seeking something to believe in.

The production will take Olympic Theatre Arts’ Gathering Hall stage May 8-17, replacing the previously scheduled play, “The Birthday Party” by Harold Pinter.

For more information about “Lark Eden,” which was written by Natalie Symons, see www.OlympicTheatreArts.org or phone director Charlotte Carroll at 907-723-7000.

To reach OTA, phone the office at 360-683-7326.

Friends of Brubeck at Peninsula College

PORT ANGELES — The music of Dave Brubeck will fill Maier Performance Hall at Peninsula College next Friday, March 27, as the Friends of Brubeck arrive.

In this 7 p.m. concert, pianist Linda Dowdell, saxophonist Craig Buhler, drummer Terry Smith and bass man Ted Enderle will pay tribute to the late jazzman, composer of classics such as “Take Five,” “Blue Rondo a la Turk” and “Three to Get Ready.”

Advance tickets are $15 via brownpapertickets.com — search for “Friends of Brubeck” — or on the day of the show via 360-417-6264. Tickets will be sold at the door if any seats are left. Proceeds will benefit the Peninsula College Foundation.

Free art party

PORT ANGELES — Drink and Draw, an evening of art-making at The Loom lounge adjacent Studio Bob, 118½ E. Front St., is open to all ages every Thursday evening.

Doors open at 7 p.m.; then clothed models pose and artists of any kind are encouraged to draw, paint, or even sculpt them in clay.

There’s no admission charge, while soft drinks and other beverages are available for purchase from The Loom.

For information about this and other events at Studio Bob, contact organizer Jeanette Painter at 707-502-9033 or jeanettepainter@yahoo.com, or visit the Drink and Draw at the Loom page on Facebook.

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