Workshops, concerts, art shows and an end-of-the-year school party are planned this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula.
Information about activities related to the visual and lively arts on the North Olympic Peninsula can be found in Peninsula Spotlight, the Peninsula Daily News’ weekly entertainment guide, in today’s PDN.
Other major weekend events are spotlighted — by area — below:
Discovery Marathon
Entries are long sold-out for the North Olympic Discovery Marathon, but there will be plenty of opportunities for those on the sidelines to join the fun this weekend.
For recommended spots to watch runners in the marathon and half-marathon as well as details about the races, see stories on Page B1 in today’s Peninsula Daily News.
Saturday’s Race Expo at the Red Lion Hotel, 221 N. Lincoln St., and City Pier at Lincoln Street and Railroad Avenue in Port Angeles will feature vendors with race items for purchase and a speaker series with presentations at 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
At 4 p.m. will be the last 1.2 miles of the Kids Marathon.
Saturday night will be a Sons of Italy Pasta Dinner from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Queen of Angels Church, 209 W. 11th St., Port Angeles.
The public is invited to a meal of spaghetti, Sal’s homemade sausage and meatballs, salad and spumoni ice cream.
Charlie Ferris will entertain, and there will be free drawings of Italian “goodies” baskets.
A limited number of tickets — $15 for adults, $10 for ages 7 to 12 and free for ages 6 and younger — will be available at the door.
Advance tickets can be purchased at the church office, by phoning 360-457-0763 or by emailing osialodge2733@aol.com.
On Sunday, spectators can cheer on their runners all along the course — from Sequim to Port Angeles — or enjoy a full day of band music at City Pier.
For more information, visit www.nodm.com.
PORT ANGELES
Matterhorn author
PORT ANGELES — Karl Marlantes, author of the epic war novel Matterhorn, will arrive for a reading and discussion of the book at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., at 7 p.m. today.
Admission is free, but Alan Turner, whose Port Book and News bookstore is bringing Marlantes to town, is expecting “a packed house.”
To ensure a seat in one of the maximum 100 chairs in the library’s Raymond Carver Room, readers should come early, Turner advised.
For more information, about Matterhorn and Marlantes, visit Port Book and News at 104 E. First St. or phone 360-452-6367.
Scrub sale benefit
PORT ANGELES — The second day of a scrub sale fundraiser is today.
Project Scrubs, which began Thursday, continues today from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Olympic Medical Center, 939 Caroline St.
This is a fundraiser for the Olympic Medical Center Employee Activity Council.
June is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so all breast cancer uniform tops and accessories will be 25 percent off.
For more information, phone 360-683-1197 or visit http://shop.projectscrubs.com.
Garage sale
PORT ANGELES — The Welfare for Animals Guild — or WAG — plans its second annual garage sale Saturday.
The sale will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 165 Howe Road.
Sale items will include home furnishings, toys for both children and adults, collectibles and crafts, electronics, weight equipment, Bonsai planters and dishes.
Phone 360-452-8192 for directions.
National Trails Day
PORT ANGELES — Volunteers will repair and maintain trails and ditches during a work day on the Little River Trail on Saturday.
Volunteers will meet at 9 a.m. at the Little River Trailhead parking lot off Little River Road.
Attendees should dress for conditions and bring work gloves, boots, lunch and water.
The state Department of Natural Resources is hosting the event on the 19th annual American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day.
Other groups participating are Olympic National Park, Back Country Horsemen, Gray Wolves Trail Volunteers and the Evergreen Packgoat Club.
For more information, phone Wayne Fitzwater at 360-374-2800 or email wayne.fitzwater@dnr.wa.gov.
Roller derby bout
PORT ANGELES — Port Scandalous Roller Derby will present “Summer Slam Her,” a roller derby bout matching the local team against the Rainy City Death Drops from Centralia on Saturday.
The contest will be at 6 p.m. at Olympic Skate Center, 707 S. Chase St.
Advance tickets cost $10 and are at Bada Bean! Bada Bloom! in Port Angeles or at www.brownpapertickets.com.
If tickets remain, they will cost $12 at the door.
Learn to Fly Day
PORT ANGELES — The General Aviation Pilots EAA Chapter 430 has rescheduled its free International Learn to Fly Day at the William R. Fairchild Airport for Saturday.
Attendees will meet near Rite Brothers Aircraft Flight Center at the airport at 9 a.m.
Pilots, flight instructors and aircraft owners will be available to discuss the possibilities.
Those 18 and older will be able to take free introductory flights.
For more information on Experimental Aircraft Association and its programs, phone 800-564-6322 or visit www.eaa.org.
Perfect blend
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles High School music program will present a Las Vegas-style show SEmD “Perfect Blend Dinner Show” SEmD tonight and Saturday at the Elks Naval Lodge, 131 E. First St.
Doors will open at 6 p.m.
Tickets cost $30, and patrons have a choice of chicken pesto fettuccine or cheese ravioli.
Tickets are on sale at Port Book and News, 104 E. First St.; the Elks Lodge; and the Port Angeles High School business office, 304 E. Park Ave.
Singer at market
PORT ANGELES — Singer-songwriter Howly Slim will provide the live soundtrack for this weekend’s Port Angeles Farmers Market under The Gateway pavilion at Front and Lincoln streets.
Slim, well-known for his laid-back, island-style vocals and guitar, will play from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday alongside the produce, fish, honey and art vendors.
The farmers market itself is open from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. every Saturday of the year.
Also at the market, Serenity House of Clallam County representatives will sell bowls made by Port Angeles High School teachers and students to benefit the homeless.
Port Angeles Mayor Dan Di Guilio and Councilman Brad Collins will host a table at the market from 10 a.m. until noon. They will be available for questions and comments from the public.
For details about the market, phone manager Cynthia Warne at 360-460-0361.
SEQUIM
MAC swap meets
SEQUIM — The Museum & Arts Center’s first neighborhood swap meet of the summer is scheduled Saturday.
All swap meets will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the field in front of the MAC’s DeWitt Administration Center at 544 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim.
The property is located directly across from the brick building portion of Sequim High School.
Community members are invited to sell their unwanted wares.
Swap meet dates are the first Saturdays of each month, with more scheduled July 2 and Aug. 6.
The cost for renting a 10-foot-by-10-foot selling space is $20 per swap meet.
Vendors have the option of selling their items on tables, blankets, out of vehicles or whatever method they choose.
Equipment will not be provided by the MAC.
Vendors can sign up and pay for their space in advance at the MAC Exhibit Center or by phoning 360-683-8110.
Some spaces may be available on the day of each sale, but this cannot be guaranteed.
For more information about the MAC, visit www.macsequim.org.
Tribal Edge celebration
SEQUIM — The Tribal Edge Primal Arts Training Center in Blyn will hold its annual anniversary celebration with a gathering Sunday.
The public is invited to the family-oriented event, which will showcase the organization’s programs providing training in natural-living skills, nature awareness and leadership.
Beginning at noon, staff and volunteers will lead tours and demonstrations, incorporating a variety of skills, games and competitions.
Primitive-skills workshops will show fire-making and other survival skills, while demonstrations of “nature awareness” will teach how to move quietly and other sessions will provide information about harvesting medicinal plants.
One demonstration will show basic training methods of the arts of Sikal, a blend of Silat and Kali martial arts from Southeast Asia.
An auction will raise money for youth to attend Tribal Edge programs.
A healthy dinner will be provided.
For more information, phone Sanford at 360-683-7641 or visit www.tribaledge.info.
Creamery anniversary
SEQUIM — The Dungeness Valley Creamery will celebrate its fifth anniversary with hay rides, a petting zoo and demonstrations Saturday.
The free celebration will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the creamery, which sells raw Jersey milk, at 1915 Towne Road.
A butter-making demonstration is planned from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. During the next hour, Sequim resident Art Rogers, 75, who grew up on a Dungeness Valley farm, will talk about Sequim farming history.
From noon until 1 p.m., yogurt-making will be demonstrated. From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Juanamarimba will perform.
Food from Jeremiah’s BBQ in Sequim will be available.
Honey-tasting and farm tours also are scheduled.
Wine gala planned
SEQUIM — The Trey Green Guild of Seattle Children’s Hospital will hold its sixth annual Wine Gala and Auction on Saturday.
The gala will be at 5 p.m. at Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course, 1965 Woodcock Road.
The evening will include wine and beer tasting from local vendors, appetizers, silent and live auctions, raffles, games and a guest speaker.
Tickets are $50 per person.
Proceeds from the event fund uncompensated care at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
To purchase a ticket or make a donation to Seattle Children’s Hospital, phone Janet Grey at 360-683-1101 or visit www.treygreenguild.com.
Benefit concert
SEQUIM — “Music with a Mission,” a concert benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula, will be Sunday.
The concert will be at 7 p.m. at Sequim Community Church, 950 N. Fifth Ave.
Performers will include the Glad Tidings Handbell Ringers conducted by Judy Johnson, the Peninsula Chamber Singers conducted by Dewey Ehling and the Altissimo Flute Choir conducted by Sharon Snel.
Tickets are $10 per person or $20 for a family.
Advance tickets can be purchased at the Sequim Community Church Office or the Boys & Girls Clubs in Sequim and Port Angeles.
Tickets also will be sold at the door the night of the concert.
Rummage sale
SEQUIM — The Trinity United Methodist Church annual rummage sale is today and Saturday.
The sale at the church at 100 S. Blake Ave. will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Tools, hardware, clothing, housewares and books are among the items to be sold.
Proceeds benefit the church’s budget and social programs.
For more information, phone 360-683-5367.
Berry-growing talk
SEQUIM — Washington State University Clallam County Extension Master Gardener Jeanette Stehr-Green will share tips on how to grow healthy strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries Saturday.
The talk will be at 10 a.m. at the Master Gardeners Woodcock Demonstration Garden, 2711 Woodcock Road.
After providing information about growing berries on the Olympic Peninsula, Stehr-Green will lead a walk through the berries that are growing at the Woodcock demonstration garden, highlighting the growth needs and care of the specific berry types.
At the end of the walk Stehr-Green will join in the Master Gardener Plant Clinic and talk about common berry diseases and pests and how to control them.
Plant clinics are held at the demonstration garden each Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The presentation is free and open to the public.
For more information, phone 360-417-2279.
Document shredding
SEQUIM — The Sequim Village Marketplace branch of First Federal, 1201 W. Washington St., will host free paper shredding from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Shredding will be done on site by LeMay Mobile Shredding.
Types of documents to bring include old tax returns, financial statements or any paperwork with account or Social Security numbers or other personal information.
Thrift shop
SEQUIM — The Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild’s Thrift Shop will offer some items on sale Saturday.
The shop at 204 W. Bell St. will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
White-tagged items will sell for half-price.
For more information, phone 360-683-7044.
Stamp, coin show
SEQUIM — The Sequim Stamp & Coin Show will be at the Masonic Hall on Saturday.
The show will be at the hall at 700 S. Fifth Ave. from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Free appraisals will be offered.
PORT TOWNSEND/JEFFERSON COUNTY
Tracking workshop
PORT TOWNSEND — The deadline is today for preregistration for a two-day practical field workshop and certification in wildlife tracking hosted by Jefferson Land Trust.
This year’s workshop, led by nationally recognized wildlife track and sign specialist Casey McFarland, will be Saturday, June 18, and Sunday, June 19, on properties protected by the land trust.
The cost for land trust members is $250; for nonmembers, $290.
Evaluations are limited to 10 participants, and certificates are awarded to those who qualify.
Those interested should contact Jefferson Land Trust Stewardship Director Erik Kingfisher at 360-379-9501, ext. 103, or email steward@saveland.org.
Homebuyer classes
PORT TOWNSEND — A first-time homebuyer education class will be offered free Saturday.
The class will be from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Mountain View Commons, 1925 Blaine St., Port Townsend.
The same class will be offered Saturday, June 18, at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
Courses are sponsored by Homeward Bound, Eagle Home Mortgage, Caldwell Banker Uptown Realty and ReMAX
For more information or to register, phone 360-565-2068 or email info@homewardboundclt.org.
First Friday lecture
PORT TOWNSEND — Writer Bruce Brown will be the featured speaker at the Jefferson County Historical Society First Friday Lecture tonight.
The program will be at 7 p.m. in the historic City Council chambers, 540 Water St.
Admission is by donation. Proceeds support historical society programs.
Garage, bake sale
PORT TOWNSEND — Unity of Port Townsend is conducting a garage and bake sale Saturday.
The sale will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Masonic Hall at the corner of Jefferson and Van Buren streets.
WEST END
Old school tradition
JOYCE — The Joyce community will revive an old school tradition with an end-of-the-year party Sunday.
The event will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Salt Creek County Park.
The party was a tradition more than 50 years ago, said Karen Farris, one of the organizers, but it had fallen by the wayside in the past 15 years or so.
The party was the brainchild of Tammy Hartley.
The event will welcome anyone who lives or has lived in the Joyce area, including alumni of the schools.
The Joyce Family Kitchen and Evergreen Meats has donated hot dogs. The Crescent Booster Parent-Teacher Organization is offering free ice cream.
Guests are invited to bring a favorite salad, side dish or dessert to share.
A community photo also will be taken at the event, Farris said.
For more information, phone Hartley at 360-928-9655.
