NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, April 8.
A one-woman play, a 4×4 expo and a “Felina Fiesta” auction and luncheon are among the weekend’s activities on the North Olympic Peninsula.
For information about performances of “Squabbles” at Olympic Theatre Arts in Sequim, as well as other arts and entertainment news, see Peninsula Spotlight, the Peninsula Daily News’ weekly magazine included with today’s PDN.
Information also is available in the interactive calendar at www.peninsuladailynews.com.
PORT TOWNSEND
Conversation Cafe
PORT TOWNSEND — “Gifts” will be the topic for Conversation Cafe today.
Conversation Cafe meets at 11:45 a.m. every Friday at Alchemy Restaurant at Taylor and Washington streets.
Buying food is not required.
The gatherings conclude before 1:30 p.m., and all are welcome.
4×4 Expo
PORT TOWNSEND — Mud Toy 4×4 Club and Frank’s Automotive will host the 16th annual 4×4 Expo at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds on Saturday and Sunday.
Campgrounds will open at noon today at the fairgrounds, 4907 Landes St.
There will be hot pay showers on-site and handicapped-accessible restrooms.
Events will start at 11 a.m.
General admission is $5; children 10 and younger will be admitted free.
For information, contact Eric Holm at 360-302-0903 or Adam Cole at 360-801-6553.
Hats off to the Y
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County YMCA will host an evening of live music, food, silent and live auctions, games and a fund-a-cause at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
Tickets are $50 per person for the evening at Fort Worden, 200 Battery Way.
Attendees are encouraged to dress festively and wear a favorite hat.
To purchase a ticket online, visit www.jeffersoncountyymca.org/hatsoff or call 360-385-5811.
For information, contact Sara Ybarra Lopez at 360-385-5811 or email ymcasummermeals@gmail.com.
Hornets, wasps, bees
PORT TOWNSEND — “Hornets, Wasps & Bees: When to Run, When to Stop and Watch” is the subject of a presentation at the Friends of Fort Townsend annual meeting Saturday.
The presentation will be from 10 a.m. to noon in the Friends Barn at Fort Townsend State Park, 1370 Old Fort Townsend Road.
Speaker John Fleckenstein is a zoologist for the Washington Natural Heritage Program.
He has worked across the state with animals such as bats, earthworms, bees, birds and fairy shrimp.
He said he has learned a few things about “our stinging friends” and will share some of that up-close experience.
The meeting is open to all.
For more information, phone 360-385-2998.
Free swim Sunday
PORT TOWNSEND — Mountain View Pool will offer free access this Sunday.
The afternoon swim is scheduled from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the pool, 1919 Blaine St.
Adult swim is from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. for laps, water walking and exercise.
All ages are welcome from 2:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. for open recreational swim.
An adult must accompany any child in the water.
Noodles and other float toys will be available.
Sponsoring this month’s recreation swim is The Business Guides.
For information, contact 360-385-7665 or email ascalf@cityofpt.us.
Ocean lecture set
PORT TOWNSEND — A talk on life in extreme ocean environments will be offered at the chapel at Fort Worden State Park from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is $5 for Port Townsend Marine Science Center members or $10 for nonmembers.
Professor John Baross of the University of Washington’s School of Oceanography and Astrobiology will be the presenter.
Baross will emphasize the extreme conditions found in submarine hydrothermal vent and sub-seafloor environments.
For more information, email lslabaugh@ptmsc.org or phone 360-385-5582.
QUILCENE
Audubon field trip
QUILCENE — Admiralty Audubon will have a South County field trip Saturday.
Participants will meet at the park-and-ride at the intersection of state Highway 104 and Center Road at 7:30 a.m.
The field trip is free and open to the public.
The field trip will include the East Quilcene Bay, the Big Quilcene River Fish Hatchery, Mount Walker (if the gate is open) and Dosewallips State Park.
Participants are urged to wear weather-appropriate clothing and bring a lunch or snacks.
For more information, email trip leader Dan Waggoner at danwags57@gmail.com or phone 360-301-1788.
CHIMACUM
Free legal clinic
CHIMACUM — Clallam-Jefferson County Pro-Bono Lawyers will present the quarterly Jefferson County free legal clinic Saturday.
The clinic at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road, will offer free drop-in legal advice for members of the public.
Attorney volunteers will be available from noon to 3 p.m. to answer legal questions, to direct people to local services that might be able to assist them and to explain the legal process to them.
The clinic allows local people to address their legal issues in one-on-one consultations with volunteer lawyers.
It is intended to help those who are otherwise unable to financially access an attorney but is open to all those who show up.
Volunteers will answer questions regarding family law, tenant/landlord, public assistance, estate, bankruptcy, employment and creditor issues.
It is anticipated demand for this clinic will be high, so it is recommended that attendees arrive on time to ensure being seen by an attorney.
For questions, phone Executive Director Shauna Rogers at 360-504-2422 or email probonolawyers@gmail.com.
PORT HADLOCK
Book sale on tap
PORT HADLOCK — Friends of the Jefferson County Library will host a book sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The sale will be at the library at 620 Cedar Ave.
For more information, phone Barbara Paulsen at 360-765-3084 or email smithbarbara84@gmail.com.
Beekeeping class
PORT HADLOCK — Tim Lawrence, WSU Extension director in Island County, will speak Saturday about the challenges facing honeybees and how beekeepers can cope.
The informational meeting will start at 9:30 a.m. at the Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave.
Weather permitting, at 10:30 a.m., participants in the beekeeping classes will take an apiary tour.
Lawrence earned a doctorate in environmental science from Ohio State University.
He has more than 25 years of Extension Service experience in community development and agricultural and natural resources.
He has kept bees for 53 years, holds a bachelor’s degree in apiculture and pomology, and was a commercial beekeeper for more than 20 years.
The club also is offering a beekeeping course.
The course costs $20 per person for members of a beekeeping club. Yearly membership in East Jefferson Beekeeping is $24 per person or $36 per family.
For information, contact Gail Moa at 360-385-1968 or gailmoa@yahoo.com, or go to www.ejbees.org.
SEQUIM
CD release party
SEQUIM — Local Celtic musician Mary Turin will celebrate the release of her new CD, “Till Now,” at Wind Rose Cellars from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today.
Turin will be joined by C.J. Henderson on the frame drum at the winery, 143 W. Washington St.
Her new CD is her first solo effort after many years of touring and recording with such bands as Banshee in the Kitchen and Fret Noir.
Genealogical DNA
SEQUIM — Clallam County Genealogical Society will present a program about genealogical DNA at the Sequim Library from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
The program is free and open to the public at the library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
Marolyn Russell’s presentation will explain how one can use knowledge of different types of DNA to learn more about ethnic origins.
Russell is a member of the International Society of Genetic Genealogy.
She is the project administrator of a y-DNA surname group and has been involved with genealogical DNA since 2006.
For more information, email askus@clallamcogs.org or phone 360-417-5000.
‘Building Soil’ talk
SEQUIM — “Building Soil” will be presented at Nash’s Farm Store from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
The class is free and open to the public at the store, 4681 Sequim-Dungeness Way.
Elizabeth Murphy, author, soil scientist and gardener, will show how to improve a garden from ground level.
For more information, email patty@nashsorganicproduce.com or phone 360-681-6274.
Spring landscaping
SEQUIM — Joe Holtrop, executive director of the Clallam Conservation District, will present important aspects of a bird-friendly yard from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Dungeness River Audubon Center.
“Spring Landscaping for Birds” will be from 10 a.m. to noon at the center, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road.
The cost is $5.
An optional field trip — a 2-mile hike at the Dungeness Recreation Area — to see native plants and where they are growing will follow the class.
For more information, contact Tom Butler at rceducation@olympus.net or 360-681-4076.
Book discussion
SEQUIM — Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson will be discussed at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Sequim Library.
Preregistration for this program is not required, and drop-ins are welcome at the library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
“Memories — real, false and a bit of both — are at the heart of British author Watson’s haunting, twisted debut,” according to an excerpt about the book from Publishers Weekly.
“Christine Lucas awakens each morning in London with no idea who she is or why she’s in bed with a strange man until he tells her that his name is Ben and they’ve been married for 22 years.
“Watson handles what could have turned into a cheap narrative gimmick brilliantly, building to a chillingly unexpected climax.”
Copies of Before I Go to Sleep are available in various formats, including regular print, audiobook on CD and downloadable e-book.
They can be requested online by visiting the library catalog at www.nols.org.
For more information, phone 360-683-1161 or email sequim@nols.org.
Feline Fiesta slated
SEQUIM — Peninsula Friends of Animals will host a “Feline Fiesta” luncheon and auction with entertainment by the Hot Apple Pie quartet from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The luncheon and auction will be in The Cedars at Dungeness banquet room, 1965 Woodcock Road.
Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at PFOA, 257509 U.S. Highway 101, Port Angeles, or Heather Creek, 122 W. Washington St., Sequim.
Proceeds benefit the PFOA rescue animals.
Donations for the auction are being accepted.
For more information, phone 360-452-0414, ext. 6; email pfoa@olypen.com; or visit www.safehavenpfoa.org.
Free sessions
SEQUIM — The Home Depot will host two free sessions this weekend.
On Saturday at 10 a.m. will be a spring lawn preparation demonstration.
On Sunday at 1 p.m. will be a class about installing laminate flooring.
Both classes are free and open to all.
For more information, phone 360-582-1620.
Library book sale
SEQUIM — The Friends of Sequim Library will hold its monthly book sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The sale is at the Friends building behind the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
This month, the group has received a collection of books about water gardening, which includes pond designs, planting and maintenance.
The pet care section has received new books about the care of dogs, cats and birds, plus dog training and obedience.
In fiction, there is a nearly complete set of Annie’s Attic Mysteries, plus some Annie’s Unraveled novels.
Janette Oke’s Christian-themed novels also are in stock.
A large number of vinyl albums of popular music ranging from the 1960s through the 1980s, plus classical music albums, also is available.
Explorers walk slated
SEQUIM — Walkers are invited to join the Olympic Peninsula Explorers for a breakfast followed by a Dungeness Spit walk Saturday.
The breakfast and club meeting will be at Old Mill Cafe at 9 a.m.
The breakfast meeting at the restaurant, 721 Carlsborg Road, was planned to allow people to walk out to the spit with favorable tides.
All walkers must register inside the QFC store in Sequim, 990-B E. Washington St., between 10:50 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.
Maps will be given out at the sign-up.
Walkers have the choice of a 3.1-mile, 6.2-mile or 12.4-mile walk.
The walk is free unless credit is desired from the American Volkssport Association.
Participants will need a national park pass to park a vehicle within the boundaries of the park.
The later start time will allow walkers to walk to the New Dungeness Light Station, a 12.4-mile walk with favorable tides.
The route includes walking by bluffs overlooking the straits and verdant meadows and out to the Dungeness Spit. There are restrooms at the parking lot. Wheelchairs are not recommended, and no pets are allowed per park regulations.
For more information, phone George Christensen at 360-697-2172 or email 28edward@embarqmail.com.
Elks bingo
SEQUIM — The Sequim Elks Club will host bingo games from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Bingo will be played at the lodge, 143 Port Williams Road.
Minimum buy-in for the game is $10, and the Elks will offer popular bingo games, including progressive.
Players must be 18 or older.
Snacks and refreshments will be available.
All proceeds will go to the Elks scholarship program, charities supported by the Elks and lodge operating costs.
PORT ANGELES
Bake sale and coffee
PORT ANGELES — Crestwood Health and Rehabilitation, 1116 E. Lauridsen Blvd., will host a bake sale and coffee hour in the Ivy Room to celebrate Occupational Therapy Month from 10 a.m. to noon today.
All proceeds will benefit the resident council to create funds for a raised garden bed and associated materials for the folks of Crestwood, allowing for gardening at a comfortable and wheelchair-accessible height.
For more information, contact Katie Irvin at 239-776-4695 or kateirvin@yahoo.com.
Wilder event
PORT ANGELES — Wilder Auto Center will hold a spring RV and truck show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Saturday.
The show will take place at the center, 53 Jetta Way.
New 2016 RV models and floor plans, along with the latest model trucks with a variety of packages, will be on display.
The public is invited to have free hot dogs and register to win a free iPad and a local shopping spree.
For more information, phone 360-633-2046.
Hope After Heroin
PORT ANGELES — Hope After Heroin volunteers will pick up garbage on Ediz Hook from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday.
All are welcome to join in helping clean up the community.
For more information, contact Laurie Blake at HopeAfterHeroin1@gmail.com or 360-808-6584.
Habitat dedication
PORT ANGELES — Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County will hold a house dedication at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at 1622 Maloney Court.
The public is invited to the ceremony, which will include a tour of the home.
For more information, visit www.habitatclallam.org.
BLYN
Auction, dinner
BLYN — The Kiwanis Club of Port Angeles’ Spring Auction & Dinner is at 5 p.m. Saturday.
The dinner and auction will be at 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101.
Along with the live auction, a silent auction, dessert raffle and wine pull are planned.
Shuttle service to and from 7 Cedars Casino will be offered.
Individual tickets are $50, while a table for eight is $320.
Tickets can be purchased at the First Federal downtown branch, 141 W. First St., or from any member of the Kiwanis Club.
The service-minded club supports many community events and organizations, including Camp Beausite, Olympic Peninsula Boys & Girls Club, college-bound high school seniors and Kiwanis Kidsfest.
For event questions and shuttle scheduling, phone 360-417-3131.
Additional information can be found at www.facebook.com/kiwanisportangeles.
JOYCE
Lions breakfast
JOYCE — The Crescent Bay Lions Club will co-host a benefit breakfast with the Port Angeles Lions Club from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday.
Breakfasts are held every Sunday through May 8 at the club on state Highway 112 and Holly Hill Road.
This Sunday, the Luck of the Draw band will play during the breakfast.
The cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children 12 and younger.
The menu includes eggs cooked to order, hot cakes, French toast, biscuits and gravy, hashbrowns, ham, sausage, bacon and coffee.
Proceeds help Crescent Bay Lions members support Crescent school yearbooks, scholarships for Crescent High School seniors, holiday food baskets, glasses for the needy and other community projects.
FORKS
Spruce up Forks
FORKS — Volunteers who want to help clean up the community will meet at First Federal to launch the third annual Spruce Up Forks Community Clean Up at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Local clubs, businesses and citizens will wear orange vests and pitch in by picking up litter, window washing, doing landscaping and other activities, starting at the bank at 131 Calawah Way.
Volunteers are asked to meet promptly at 9 a.m. for a safety talk, doughnuts, assignments, vests and supplies.
There will be a drawing after the cleanup, and two volunteers each will win a gift certificate for dinner for two at Creekside Restaurant at Kalaloch Lodge.
To join in the effort, either individually or with a team, or to make a monetary donation, contact the Forks Chamber of Commerce or just show up Saturday.
Phone Lissy Andros, chamber executive director, at 360-374-2531 or email director@forkswa.com.