NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, July 8.
Egg engineering, an ice-cream social and a cleanup day at the Sequim Y are among the weekend’s activities on the North Olympic Peninsula.
For more about the play “Scapino!” opening tonight at Olympic Theater Arts in Sequim, the monthly Second Weekend Art Event in Port Angeles and 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 HADLOCK
Egg engineering
PORT HADLOCK — The Jefferson County Library will host a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) activity at 1 p.m. today involving eggs.
The free event will be held at the main library, 620 Cedar Ave.
Children ages 6 to 11 will be invited to build containers that could keep a raw egg from breaking when dropped, gaining a better understanding of inertia, momentum and resistance as they test their contraptions.
Materials will be provided.
For information, contact the library at 360-385-6544 or go to www.jclibrary.info.
PORT TOWNSEND
Free, discounted swim
PORT TOWNSEND — Mountain View Pool will offer a discounted open swim from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today.
Everyone is invited to swim for $2 at the pool, 1919 Blaine St.
The whole pool will be dedicated to play. Noodles, rings and other floating toys will be available. No lap lanes will be offered.
Children younger than 8 must be accompanied by a guardian.
The pool will host its second Saturday and Sunday free swims from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday; 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. will be lap and exercise swim for adults only.
Recreational swim will be held from 2:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. for all ages.
For more information, phone 360-385-7665, email ascalf@cityofpt.us or visit www.cityofpt.us/pool.
Waterfront tours
PORT TOWNSEND — The Northwest Maritime Center will host free waterfront boat tours today.
During the free 30-minute boat ride on the center’s motor launch, visitors can see the Victorian seaport of Port Townsend from the water.
Tours will leave on the hour and half-hour from the center’s dock, 431 Water St.
The launch will accommodate six to eight people in each tour — first-come, first-served.
Donations will be accepted.
For information, contact Ace Spragg at 360-385-3628, ext. 103, or ace@nwmaritime.org.
Conversation Cafe
PORT TOWNSEND — Conversation Cafe will meet today in Port Townsend.
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.
Making quilts
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Quilts of Valor will meet from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Creative Union Fabrics, 112 Kala Square.
Dues are $5 annually, with a $5 donation at each meeting.
Members meet to share patterns and fabric and to work on projects.
No quilting experience is necessary, and newcomers are welcome.
There is no requirement to join for participation.
For information, call 360-316-9798 or email 1katheybates@gmail.com.
Pilothouse simulator
PORT TOWNSEND — The Northwest Maritime Center will open its pilothouse simulator to the public from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The pilothouse simulator at the center, 431 Water St., allows users to take the wheel of a virtual Coast Guard cutter, navigating through waves, darkness and other boat traffic.
For information, contact Ace Spragg at 360-385-3628, ext. 103, or ace@nwmaritime.org.
Country dance
PORT TOWNSEND — There will be an English country dance at the Rosewind Common House, 3131 Haines St., from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
The dance will be taught by Nan Evans, with music provided by the Rosewind Country Dance Band.
A potluck dinner will follow.
There is a $5 suggested donation.
No street shoes; dance shoes or slippers are acceptable.
The Rosewind Common House is a fragrance-free facility.
For more information, email Dan Post at dan.post@frandango.org.
SEQUIM
Movie series
SEQUIM — The Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., will continue its summer movie series as part of the 2016 summer reading program with “Air Bud Special Edition” at 2 p.m. today.
The series will provide “out-of-the-sun” family entertainment, snacks and movie trivia.
The Friends of Sequim Library support this free series.
For more information, visit www.nols.org, phone the library at 360-683-1161 or email youth@nols.org.
Tasting, recipe sharing
SEQUIM — The Sequim Food Bank will host a food-tasting and recipe-sharing activity from 9 a.m. to noon today.
The public is invited to stop by the food bank, 144 W. Alder St., to learn new ideas about preparing summer produce.
The event is free.
For information, call Karlena Brailey at 360-417-2000, ext. 2027.
Book sale
SEQUIM — The Friends of Sequim Library will hold their monthly book sale in the Friends building behind the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
There will be more than 4,000 items in stock in the inside and outside sales areas. Items include paperback and hardcover mysteries, oversized art books, a group of eight KCTS cookbooks, a three-volume set of Burnham’s Celestial Handbook, bicycle instruction and route books, and a bike training stand.
A large collection of books about Japan will also be available on Japanese language, history, art, travel, literature, architecture, garden design and bonsai.
Proceeds from the sale benefit children’s and adult programming at the library.
Unbroken talk
SEQUIM — Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand will be discussed at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., at 3 p.m. Saturday.
According to a news release, “Unbroken tells the gripping true story of Louis Zamperini, a former Olympian and U.S. airman who was the [sole] survivor when his bomber crashed into the sea during World War II and had to face thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, a foundering raft, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft and, beyond, a trial even greater.”
Copies can be requested online by visiting the library catalog at www.nols.org.
For more information, visit www.nols.org and select “Events” and “Sequim,” phone 360-683-1161 or email sequim@nols.org.
Homeopathy for pets
SEQUIM — Veterinarian Anna Maria Gardner will discuss homeopathic and flower essence remedies for animals at 10 a.m. Saturday at Best Friend Nutrition.
There is no fee, but reservations are required for the event at 680 W. Washington St., B-102.
For more information or to make reservations, call Hope Williams at 360-681-8458.
Accordion social
SEQUIM — Accordion players are invited to join fellow musicians, enthusiasts and dancers for an afternoon of music and fun from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Shipley Center.
The featured player for the second half of the afternoon will be David Emter with Sally Frish at the center, 921 E. Hammond St.
Emter became interested in playing the diatonic button accordion after retiring from a 33-year career with the U.S. Air Force. Frish usually joins Emter on the electronic keyboard.
Admission will be a voluntary donation of $2 or $3 to help pay for the hall rental and support the featured player.
For information, go to www.facebook.com/sequimaccordion.
Spruce up the Y
SEQUIM — Volunteers are sought to help spruce up the Sequim Y (formerly known as the Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Participants are asked to bring gloves, rakes, shovels or other yard equipment and to wear long-sleeved shirts and comfortable, close-toed shoes.
Coffee, water and sandwiches will be provided at the Y, 610 N. Fifth Ave.
To volunteer, email gina@olympicpeninsulaymca.org or call 360-452-9244, ext. 310.
Golf tourney
SEQUIM — The North Olympic Salmon Coalition will host a fundraiser golf tourney Saturday at The Cedars at Dungeness golf course.
Registration is $80 and includes cart, green fees and balls, boxed lunch, prizes and goodie bags.
Check-in and registration will begin at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. at the course, 1965 Woodcock Road.
The tourney will include games, prizes and a raffle, plus a hole-in-one prize of a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado from Ruddell Auto Mall.
All funds raised will benefit the coalition’s place-based, restoration and engineering middle school education program across the Olympic Peninsula.
Call 360-379-8051, email nohara@nosc.org or go to www.nosc.org for information and registration.
Orchard maintenance
SEQUIM — The Clallam County Master Gardeners and the Olympic Orchard Society will host a workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday on summer orchard maintenance at the Woodcock Demonstration Garden.
The workshop at the garden, 2711 Woodcock Road, requires registration.
To register, call Lorrie Hamilton at 360-565-2679.
Elks bingo
SEQUIM — The Sequim Elks Lodge will host bingo games from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Admission will be free at the lodge at 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.
Ice-cream social
SEQUIM — The Sequim Prairie Grange will have an ice-cream social from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.
Banana splits and sundaes are $5 each at the grange, 290 Macleay Road.
Proceeds will benefit the Sequim Prairie Grange Building Fund.
For more information, phone Marie at 360-683-4599.
Rock art for youth
SEQUIM — The Safe Harbor Youth and Young Adult drop-in center, 538 W. Washington St., will host a rock painting party for young adults from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.
The event is for young adults ages 17 to 24.
Paint and rocks for painting will be provided.
Food and beverages will be provided, featuring cupcakes from That Takes the Cake bakery.
For more information, phone Serenity House Sequim Housing Resource Center at 360-477-4918 or Cecelia Eckerson at 360-683-8598.
PORT ANGELES
Walk in the garden
PORT ANGELES — The public is invited to Walks in the Garden from noon to 1 p.m. today at the Fifth Street Community Garden.
The educational walks are held at the garden, 328 E. Fifth St.
Topics include vegetable gardening, herbs and other food crops.
For information, contact Lorrie Hamilton, Master Gardener coordinator, at 360-565-2679 or lhemilton@co.clallam.wa.us.
Garage sale donations
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Downtown Association invites individuals and businesses to donate items for its upcoming “garage sale” fundraiser.
Items can be dropped off in the back basement area of Country Aire Natural Foods, 200 W. First St., from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The sale will be at Country Aire from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 16, with a clearance sale from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 17.
For more information, contact Richard Stephens, PADA administrator, at 360-457-9614 or director@downtownportangeles.com.
Yarn show
PORT ANGELES — Cabled Fiber Studio, 125 W. First St., will host a custom-dyed yarn trunk show featuring Chrysalis Carter from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. A reception will begin at 4 p.m.
Under the label “Chrysalis Loves Textiles,” Carter’s yarns are custom-dyed and from small local fiber growers on the Olympic Peninsula including her own. She blends wool and camelid fiber, including llama and alpaca, for knitters, spinners and weaver.
Carter is an active member of the local weavers guild and has been a custom yarn dyer for the internationally recognized Sundara Yarns.
For more information, visit www.cabledfiberstudio.com or call 360-504-2233.
FORKS
Dress-up storytime
FORKS — The Forks Library, 171 S. Forks Ave., will host a dress-up storytime at 10:30 a.m. today.
There will be songs, rhymes and stories, followed by a dress-up party set to music.
A wardrobe of costumes and accessories will be available for all attendees to borrow.
The event for ages 2 to 6 is free.
CLALLAM BAY
Adult games
CLALLAM BAY — The Clallam Bay Library will host rain-or-shine games for grownups all day Saturday.
There will be an indoor putting green, ring toss and sidewalk chalk.
The games will be available at the library, 16990 state Highway 112.
Comic convention
CLALLAM BAY — The fifth annual Clallam Bay Comicon will be held 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the Lions Club building.
The event is free at the Lions Club, 90 Bogachiel St.
Canadian artist, writer and illustrator Leanne Franson will be the special guest creator. She will share her experiences in art, publishing and pottery.
Dealer tables are available for $25.
For information, contact donnabarr01@gmail.com.
