NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, March 21.
A French dinner and auction, a driftwood sculptors’ show, dances and lectures are planned on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
For other arts and entertainment news, see Peninsula Spotlight, the Peninsula Daily News’ weekly entertainment magazine, in today’s edition.
Also check the calendar of things to do at the PDN’s website, www.peninsuladailynews.com.
PORT ANGELES
FarmStrong in town
PORT ANGELES — FarmStrong, the country-folk band featuring Jim Faddis, Cort Armstrong, John Pyles and Rick Meade, will arrive at Peninsula College’s Maier Performance Hall, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., tonight.
Show time is 7 p.m. with the quartet Twisted Roots, a band specializing in rootsy rock and folk, opening the show. Tickets are $15 via www.BrownPaperTickets.com.
Any remaining tickets will be sold at the door tonight. The Maier Hall foyer will open at about 6 p.m.
‘Battle of the Books’
PORT ANGELES — Fourth-grade students from Port Angeles elementary schools will participate in a trivia-style “Battle of the Books” competition at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., at 6:30 tonight.
For the past five months, Port Angeles Library staff have visited fourth-grade classes at six Port Angeles schools to facilitate book club discussions for students.
Teams of students from each school will compete for a trophy by answering questions about the books they’ve read.
All participating students receive free copies of the books read throughout the year and a T-shirt featuring original artwork by a participating student.
For more information, phone the library’s Youth Services Department at 360-417-8500, ext. 7705; email youth@nols.org; or visit www.nols.org.
Land trust breakfast
PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Land Trust will honor Jamestown S’Klallam Tribal Chairman Ron Allen and the tribe’s natural resources staff at 8 a.m. today.
The land trust will present its first Outstanding in the Field Award at the breakfast at the Red Lion Hotel, 221 N. Lincoln St.
The breakfast, which provides financial support for the land trust, is complimentary, but donations are appreciated.
Seating is limited, so RSVPs are required to Brad Tesreau at 360-417-1815, ext. 4, or brad@northolympiclandtrust.org.
Awards will recognize the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe’s decades-long efforts to protect and steward natural lands along the Dungeness River.
The land trust is a Port Angeles-based nonprofit that conserves land across the North Olympic Peninsula.
For more information on the land trust, visit www.NorthOlympicLandTrust.org.
Puppet theater on tap
PORT ANGELES — The Tears of Joy Puppet Theatre will stage its elaborate production, “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” in the Jefferson Elementary School gym, 218 E. 12th St., at 6:30 tonight.
Doors open at 6 p.m., and admission is $3 per person or $10 per family.
Snacks and drinks will be available.
For more information, phone 360-457-4231, email jeffersonwolvespto@gmail.com or find the event on Facebook.
Swing, cha cha
PORT ANGELES — Swing dancer Michael Clemens will play DJ at the Eagles Club, 2843 E. Myrtle St., where a public dance is set for tonight.
Admission will be $5 to swing, cha cha, rumba, waltz, foxtrot and country two-step from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m.
For more details, see the “Let’s Go Dancing Clallam County” page on Facebook.
Parisian party
PORT ANGELES — “Midnight in Paris,” the year’s biggest fundraiser for First Step Family Support Center, comes to C’est Si Bon this Saturday.
Tickets to the French dinner and auction are $80, with proceeds to benefit First Step’s programs for young families.
Auction packages include a weeklong vacation in Mazatlan, Mexico; a day of fishing and photography on Lake Ozette; a year of massages at Renaissance in Port Angeles; and a two-night getaway to Port Townsend.
Tickets will be available at the door of C’est Si Bon, 23 Cedar Park Drive, but those who want to learn more about the event and make advance reservations are encouraged to contact First Step at 360-457-8355 or www.firststepfamily.org.
Spring Into Downtown
PORT ANGELES — Spring Into Downtown, with events for children and adults, is set for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Events will be at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain at First and Laurel streets and at the waterfront esplanade on Railroad Avenue in Port Angeles.
At the fountain, the city will provide information on composting, and children can make crafts, have their faces painted, race boats in a rain gutter regatta and take home a plant.
At the esplanade, there will be kite-flying and paper airplane-making.
Children’s enhanced identifications also will be available for purchase.
All activities, except the enhanced ID, are free and open to the public.
The event is presented by Port Angeles Downtown Association partners.
Silent meditation
PORT ANGELES — Joyous Refuge will host a silent meditation retreat at 231 E. 12th St. from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
A suggested donation is $20.
Participants will spend a day meditating in silence. No talking will be allowed after the first bell.
Attendees are asked to bring a brown bag lunch, while coffee and tea will be provided.
For more information, phone Jikyo Cheryl Wolfer at 360-477-5954, email joyousrefuge@icloud.com or visit www.joyousrefuge.org.
Scandinavian dance
PORT ANGELES — The Sons of Norway Lodge 37 will host a night of Scandinavian dancing for all ages at 131 W. Fifth St. from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.
Instruction will be given for the first half-hour, and admission is free for the evening while donations are suggested.
SEQUIM
‘Peter Pan’ on stage
CARLSBORG — Greywolf Elementary School’s Drama Club will present “Peter Pan” in the gym, 171 Carlsborg Road, at 6 p.m. today and Saturday.
The performance is open to the public. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and admission is free, but donations will be accepted.
The play stars Kalli Wiker as Darla, Anthony Cortani as Peter Pan, Christa Davis as Tinker Bell and Jaden Rego as Captain Hook.
Discussion group
SEQUIM — The Sequim Great Decisions Discussion Group will meet at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., for a discussion on “The End of Hypocrisy: American Foreign Policy in the Age of Leaks.”
The free meeting is from 10 a.m. to noon today.
New members are always welcome.
Discussion topics, which concern domestic and foreign policy issues, are taken from the Foreign Policy Association’s Great Decisions 2014 Briefing Book and from Foreign Affairs, the bimonthly publication of the Council on Foreign Relations.
For more information, phone John Pollock at 360-683-9622, email jcpollock@olypen.com or visit http://tinyurl.com/SequimGreatDecisionsDiscussion.
‘Fantasia’ in wood
SEQUIM — The Olympic Driftwood Sculptors will host its winter show at the Dungeness River Audubon Center at Railroad Bridge Park, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road, this Saturday and Sunday.
Admission is free to the event, to include demonstrations and “Fantasia,” a display of fantasy-inspired driftwood art, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Artists will be on hand to answer questions about working in driftwood, while a prize drawing will be held for a sculpture made by several club members.
For more information, phone 360-681-2535 or visit www.olympicdriftwoodsculptors.org.
Roller derby bout
SEQUIM — Port Scandalous Roller Derby will present the first bout of its fourth season at the Sequim unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula, 400 W. Fir St., on Saturday.
Doors will open at 6 p.m., and the bout will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Pre-sale tickets are $10. They are $12 at the door.
Port Scandalous’ home team will take on a combined team from the Seattle/Tacoma area.
A beer garden will be available for those 21 and older.
Port Scandalous apparel will be on sale.
The Boys & Girls Clubs Keystone Club will be operating a concession stand to support the teens’ fundraising efforts.
Tickets are available at Drake’s U-Bake Pizza & Subs, 819 S. Lincoln St., Port Angeles; the Sequim Gazette office, 147 W. Washington St.; and online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/585322.
Market spring fling
SEQUIM — Local artisans and food vendors will gather for the Sequim Farmers Market Spring Fling from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road.
Admission is free.
Also, new vendors are being accepted for the 2014 market season.
For more information, phone 360-460-2668, email manager@sequimmarket.com or visit www.sequimmarket.com.
End-of-life seminar
SEQUIM — A Compassion & Choices of Washington seminar is set at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave., from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Admission is free. It is open to the public.
The seminar focuses on how to learn to communicate end-of-life wishes to loved ones and physicians.
Robb Miller, executive director of Compassion & Choices, will discuss preparing end-of-life documents and guide participants through the advance directive process.
Participants will have an opportunity to complete a Compassion & Choices of Washington advance directive.
For more information, phone Kathryn Jans at 206-256-1636, email info@compassionwa.org or visit www.compassionwa.org.
Scrabble Sunday
SEQUIM — Free Scrabble is offered at the LARC Gallery, 425 E. Washington St., every Sunday at 1 p.m.
LARC provides two boards and a dictionary.
All levels of play are welcome. Light refreshments are offered.
For more information, phone 360-775-9816.
PORT TOWNSEND
Concert, swing lesson
PORT TOWNSEND — Stickshift Annie and Kimball & the Fugitives will pull into the Port Townsend Elks Lodge, 555 Otto St., for a dance tonight.
An intermediate East Coast swing lesson will start the evening at 7 p.m., and then singer Annie Eastwood and her band will play blues, swing and Latin music from 8 p.m. till 10:30 p.m.
Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for students with any school ID and $7 for children 12 and younger.
For more information, visit www.OlympicPeninsulaDance.com or phone 360-385-5327.
Adventurer to talk
PORT TOWNSEND — Colin Angus, an adventurer, best-selling author and Canadian filmmaker, will speak at the Northwest Maritime Center, 431 Water St., at 7 tonight.
A suggested donation for the event is $15.
Angus was awarded National Geographic’s Adventurer of the Year award for being the first to circle the world exclusively by human power.
He was listed by Outside magazine as one of the world’s top 25 bold visionaries.
He is the author of four books, and his films have been aired around the world on National Geographic television.
The traveler will talk about his latest explorations during the event and will take questions afterward.
For more about Angus and his adventures, visit www.angusadventures.com.
For more information on the event, phone Barb Trailer at 360-385-3628, ext. 106, or visit www.nwmaritime.org.
Victorian boutique
PORT TOWNSEND — Seattle Children’s Hospital is sponsoring a Bargain Boutique at 2120 W. Sims Way from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. today through Monday.
The boutique, featuring the theme of “Victorian Memories,” has a selection of vintage baby clothing and lace, including a baby baptismal dress and bobbin.
For more information, phone Sue Garlinghouse at 360-385-6639 or email sue.garlinghouse@seattlechildrens.org.
Cajun dance slated
PORT TOWNSEND — A Cajun dance will be held at the Quimper Grange, 1210 Corona St., from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday.
The cost is $12.
A special pre-dance instruction will teach dancers all the right moves.
Dance instruction begins at 7 p.m. The main event begins at 7:30 p.m. with the band Folichon with its Cajun-style music.
For more information, phone 360-385-1667.
‘Body Prayer’ dance
PORT TOWNSEND — Madrona MindBody Institute will hold a “Body Prayer” dance from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday.
No partner nor dance experience is necessary.
The cost is $6.
For more information, phone Aletia Alvarez at 360-344-4475, email aletia@madronamindbody.com or visit www.madronamindbody.com.
The Madrona MindBody Institute is located within Fort Worden State Park at 200 Battery Way.
JOYCE
Lions breakfast
JOYCE — An all-you-can-eat benefit breakfast is planned at the Crescent Bay Lions Club, state Highway 112 and Holly Hill Road, from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday.
The cost is $6 for adults and $3 for children 12 and younger.
Breakfasts are planned at the same time every Sunday morning, except holidays, until the Sunday before Mother’s Day in May.
The menu includes pancakes, french toast, biscuits and gravy, hashbrowns, bacon, sausage and beverages.
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.
