Fall benefits, railroad history talks, carnivals and music are offered on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
Here’s a sample of what’s going on.
Harvest Dinner
PORT ANGELES — The Park View Villas and Crestwood Convalescent Center second annual Harvest Benefit Dinner will feature food, entertainment, a raffle and door prizes Saturday.
The dinner will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St.,
Tickets are $10. They are available in advance and will be sold at the door.
Proceeds go to the senior center.
Cornish game hen, eggplant Parmesan, autumn squash soup and bread pudding will be served for dinner.
Entertainment will be by Luck of the Draw.
A raffle basket and door prizes will be presented.
Advance tickets are available at the center, as well as at Park View Villas, 1430 Park View Lane, and Crestwood Convalescent Center, 1116 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
For more information, phone 360-452-7222.
Habitat soiree
PORT ANGELES — Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County will host “Soiree by the Sea” at the Port Angeles Yacht Club from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
The fundraiser at the club at 1305 Marine Dr., will include a silent auction and complimentary hor d’oeuvres, wine and refreshments.
Items for the silent auction include a one-hour helicopter tour, a boat cruise, a two-night stay in a downtown Victoria condo, a personalized tour of the Dungeness Lighthouse and a full auto detail from Price Ford Lincoln Mercury.
Buttons and Bows will provide music.
Proceeds will go to Habitat for Humanity, which builds affordable housing for families in need throughout Clallam County.
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 728 E. Front St., Port Angeles, and Graphic Detail, 577-B W. Washington St., Sequim.
Tickets also will be available at the door.
For tickets or for more information, phone the Habitat for Humanity ReStore at 360-417-7543.
WAVE food drive
PORT TOWNSEND — The annual WAVE food drive is Saturday.
Now in its 24th year, the community food drive — WAVE stands for What a Valuable Experience — collects donated non-perishable food for food banks.
WAVE volunteers will meet at St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Catholic Church hall at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, then hit the streets at 10 a.m.
Although food can be placed in any kind of bag and left on the porch, QFC donates special bags for the drive.
The drive was started by members of the Jefferson County Ministerial Association as a way to fill food banks shelves before winter.
The drive also nets cash donations, which are used to buy food at discount prices.
The total last year, more than 10,000 pounds, accounted for more than a third of the foodstuffs dispensed by area food banks all last year, said Father John Topel of St. Mary’s.
Railroad history
SEQUIM – A train show and swap meet and talks on the history of railroading are scheduled in Sequim this weekend.
The North Olympic Peninsula Railroaders’ 10th annual train show and swap meet will be at the Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
The train show will include three running layouts, two scale layouts, a hands-on layout for kids and a wooden model for kids, along with 27 railroad related items and memorabilia vendor tables.
In conjunction with the show, two talks will be presented at the Dungeness River Audubon Center at Railroad Bridge Park, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road, Sequim.
At 4 p.m. Saturday, Steve Hauff will present “A History of Railroading & Logging in Eastern Clallam County,” an illustrated talk on the many logging rail operations and the trains that brought timber to market.
At 3 p.m. Sunday, Ken Wiersema will present “A History of the Dungeness Railroad Bridge,” an illustrated talk on Howe trusses, building the bridge and the transition into a public park and natural history site.
Suggested donation is $5 for each talk.
Proceeds will be shared by the River Center and North Olympic Peninsula Railroaders.
For more information about the speakers, contact the center at 360-681-4076, or visit www.dungenessrivercenter.org.
For more information about the train show, phone the group’s president, Lauren Scrafford, at 360-379-3280, or visit www.nop-modelrr.com.
Bling Your Bra
PORT TOWNSEND — The winner of the Bling Your Bra contest will be unveiled during a Passionately Pink for a Cure fundraiser Sunday.
The benefit for breast cancer research will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Harborside Inn, 33 Benedict St., Port Townsend.
The event — which will include craft tables, a bake sale and a raffle, as well as decorated bras — is sponsored by Crafts Cottage in Port Townsend.
Proceeds will benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
The public can vote for the best decorated bra by putting quarters in the cups.
For more information, phone 360-385-0708 or go to www.craftscottage.com.
Wilderness survival
BLYN — The Tribal Edge primal arts training center will offer a wilderness survival course on its campus off U.S. Highway 101 in Blyn on Saturday.
The course — which costs $80, with the fee including dinner — will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. It is open to adults and youth 12 and up, while children under 12 may attend with parents.
To register, or for information, click on www.tribaledge.info or phone 360-683-7641.
Shred event
PORT ANGELES — Free shredding of your old personal papers will be offered at First Federal, 1603 E. First St., from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
The shredding will be done by LeMay Mobile Shredding.
Papers to be shredded can include old tax returns, account statements or any paperwork with account or Social Security numbers or other personal information on them.
First Federal security personnel will be on hand to answer questions and provide information on identity theft.
There is no charge for the shredding.
For more information, phone 360-417-3226.
Public safety fair
SEQUIM — A public safety fair will take place at the Guy Cole Convention Center, 615 N. Fifth Ave., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The fair, hosted by the Sequim Police Department, will include crime prevention, emergency preparedness and a variety of public safety booths provided by 30 public service agencies.
There will also be police, fire and emergency vehicles.
For more information, phone the Sequim police department at 360-683-7227.
Jazz night
SEQUIM — The Stardust Big Band and the Sequim High Jazz Band will perform at Sequim High School, 601 N. Sequim Ave. at 5:45 p.m. Saturday.
The event will include music, dancing, dinner and non-alcoholic beverages.
The event will help raise money for the high school’s band program.
The cost is $15 a person, $25 a couple.
Tickets are available at the high school administration office and at the door.
For more information, phone the high school at 360-582-3600.
Harvest carnival
PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula Pre-3 Co-Op 12th annual Harvest Carnival will be held at the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St., from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday.
The carnival will include a bake sale, silent auctions, a raffle, photo key chain booth, cake walk, crafts and play areas.
Pizza and drinks also will be available for purchase.
Admission is $4 for adults and children are $3, families of 4 or more are $14.
For more information, phone Tiffany Wilcox at 360-457-4866 or Sarah Pecoraro at 360-477-4048.
Bike tour
SEQUIM — A guided bicycle tour will wend its way along the Olympic Discovery Trail on Saturday.
The free tour will begin at 9 a.m. at Robin Hill County Park, in the Pinnell Road parking lot, in Sequim.
The tour will be guided by Stewardship Manager Lorrie Campbell of the North Olympic Land Trust. Riders are to bring their own bicycles, helmets, water and sack lunches.
Covering about 14 miles, riders will visit four conservation easement properties and one property owned by the land trust.
For more information, phone the land trust office at 360-417-1815.
Pumpkin patch
PORT HADLOCK — “Sunfield’s Magical Pumpkin Patch” will be held at Sunfield Farm and Waldorf School from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday, as well as on Saturday, Oct. 24, and Saturday, Oct. 31.
The carnival at the school at 10903 Rhody Drive in Port Hadlock will have pumpkins available and live music by Harmonica Pocket, fiddler Tony Goldenberg, Rhythm Planet and harpist Paula Lalish as well as baked goods, storytelling and seasonal crafts.
Children can interact with farm animals.
Admission is $4 per person.
Proceeds will be used to support Sunfield educational programs.
For more information, phone the farm at 360-385-3658.
Gentle paws
PORT ANGELES — Olympic Gentle Paws is looking for children to read to dogs at the Port Angeles library, 2210 S. Peabody St., from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Youngsters can bring a book or read from one of the books in the library.
For more information, phone Chris Cornell at 360-681-4440.
Food bank drive
SEQUIM — Members of the Sequim High School football team and other fall sports teams will be collecting food for the Sequim Food Bank at the Sequim Safeway, 680F W. Washington, from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday.
Items needed are food, personal hygiene items, baby or household items.
Financial donations also will be accepted.
All donations will go to the Sequim Food Bank.
For more information, phone Christine Paulsen at 361-461-1866.
Domestic violence
FORKS — Survivors of domestic violence will tell their stories at JT’s Sweet Stuffs today.
The event, for adults only, will be from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the candy store at 120 S. Forks Ave.
It is sponsored by the Forks Abuse Program, which also has placed silver silhouettes around town during October.
Benefit concert
SEQUIM — A benefit concert for the Sequim Senior Activity Center is planned Saturday.
The Sequim Health and Rehabilitation concert, with music by the Diamond Experience, will be at 7 p.m. at the Sequim High School auditorium, 601 N. Sequim Ave.
A silent auction will start at 5:30 p.m.
Tickets are available at the senior center, 921 E. Hammond St., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Reserved seating is $35. General admission is $25.
Martial arts
PORT ANGELES — White Crane Martial Arts will present three martial arts seminars this weekend.
The seminars at 129 W. First St., Port Angeles, will cost $25 per person. Spectators can watch for free.
The first seminar will feature Judo. It will be led by O Sensei R.J. Luedtke from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The second seminar, featuring Ku Ki Won Poomse, will be led by Taekwondo grandmaster R. A. Nicholls from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday.
The third seminar, the first annual Gumdo Sword Seminar, will be led by grandmaster J.P. Wood at noon Sunday.
For more information, phone 360-477-4926, or visit www.whitecranetkd.org.