A storytelling contest, student theater and a mariners’ regatta are just a few of the many events slated around the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
For information about the Find Your Voice New Writers’ Festival at Peninsula College this weekend, as well as other arts and entertainment, see Peninsula Spotlight, the Peninsula Daily News’ weekly entertainment guide, in today’s edition.
PORT ANGELES
Liars’ Contest
PORT ANGELES — The tales will be tall tonight, as the Liars’ Contest takes over the Sons of Norway Hall, 131 W. Fifth St.
This event, presented by the Story People of Clallam County, will begin at 7 p.m. and showcase liars, fibbers and leg-pullers, all competing for trophies.
Admission will be a $10 donation, with proceeds to benefit the 19th Forest Storytelling Festival, which brings storytellers from across the country to Peninsula College during the weekend of Oct. 18-20.
For more details, phone Liars’ Contest organizer Pat Ferris at 360-504-2143 or email Liarcontest@gmail.com.
Box Office Social
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles High School Movie Club will present the Box Office Social with musical guest Witherow in the Port Angeles Performing Arts Center, 304 E. Park Ave., from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. today.
The evening also will feature student-made movies and live music.
Tickets will be available at the door. They will be $2 per student with an ASB card, $4 per student without an ASB card and $5 general admission.
All ages are welcome.
Gun club visits
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Gun Club is inviting nonmembers to shoot at its range through June 30.
The gun club offers several types of clay-bird shooting, including singles, handicap, doubles, continental and five-stand.
Shooting is available from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays and Sundays.
Cost is $3.50 for a line of 25 shots, which is reduced from the standard price of $4 per line.
For safety reasons, 12-gauge trap shells must be purchased at the club for $6 per box of 25.
Shooters must have a 12-gauge shotgun in safe condition; knowledge of safe gun handling; and wear adequate hearing and eye protection.
Club rules and etiquette brochures are available at the club, located at 253093 U.S. Highway 101, across from Wilder Auto Center.
Visit www.shootpagc.com or phone 360-457-4053.
Eagle flights set
PORT ANGELES — Young people with an interest in aviation are invited to a Young Eagle Rally at William R. Fairchild International Airport from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Free airplane rides will be offered to aviation enthusiasts ages 8 to 17 with permission from a parent or guardian.
The event is sponsored by Chapter 430 of the Experimental Aircraft Association.
Adult Eagle Flights also are available for ages 18 and older.
Before each 20-minute adult flight, participants will be introduced to aeronautical charts and shown how to perform a complete walkaround inspection of the aircraft.
Volunteer pilots from EAA Chapter 430 also will explain flight controls and how to check the airplane’s critical systems.
After takeoff, pilots will demonstrate basic flight maneuvers — climbs, turns and descents — and allow participants to follow along on the controls.
In case of inclement weather, the event will be held June 15.
For more information or to register, phone 360-681-4441 or 360-452-9399.
Beekeepers to meet
PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Peninsula Beekeepers’ Association will meet at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., at 1 p.m. Sunday.
The educational topic for the meeting is “Varroa mite control.”
Members of the public of all experience levels are welcome to attend.
There also will be a beginners class Sunday at noon, prior to the regular meeting.
For information, phone Mark Urnes at 360-477-7934.
Coin club to meet
PORT ANGELES — Those interested in coins and currency can attend the Port Angeles Coin Club’s meeting at 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
The club will meet at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
The group meets the second Saturday of every month to discuss coin collecting and evaluate coins and currency.
The public is welcome to attend.
Elwha science day
PORT ANGELES — A day of field science activities is available Saturday with Restoration Story: Elwha River Restoration Project.
It will be held at NatureBridge in Olympic National Park, 111 Barnes Point Road, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Aimed at children middle-school-aged and older, the event will allow attendees to learn about the dams and the river restoration project from a historic, cultural and scientific perspective.
Cost is $12 per person.
Attendees should bring along a sack lunch or snacks.
Advance registration is required
To register, visit www.naturebridgescienceelwha.eventbrite.com.
Bunco redefined
PORT ANGELES — Port Scandalous Roller Derby presents “Not Your Mama’s Bunco” at the Eagles, 2848 E. Myrtle St., on Friday.
Doors open at 6 p.m., and bunco games will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $10.
The event is for ages 21 and older.
There’s no need to know the game, as Port Scandalous Roller Derby team members will teach attendees.
Food will be served, a no-host bar will be available for ages 21 and older, and winners will take home prizes.
Tickets are available at the Peninsula Daily News, 305 W. First St., or by emailing portscandalousrollerderby@gmail.com.
Donate pet supplies
PORT ANGELES — Donations of pet supplies will be accepted by Girl Scouts from Girl Scout Troop No. 50648 at Walmart, 3411 E. Kolonels Way, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
The donations will be given to Peninsula Friends of Animals.
Requested items include long-handled wand toys, shallow food dishes, flea combs, small blankets, kitten-sized litter boxes, litter scoops, treats, paper towels, electric radios without alarms, liquid HE laundry and dishwater detergent, copy paper, 4-inch-by-6-inch spiral notebooks and cash to buy litter and food in bulk amounts.
For more information, phone 360-452-3533.
SEQUIM
Book discussion
SEQUIM — Geraldine Brooks’ novel People of the Book will be discussed at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., at 3 p.m. Saturday.
This work traces the harrowing journey of the famed Sarajevo Haggadah, a Hebrew manuscript created in 15th-century Spain.
When it falls to Hanna Heath to conserve this priceless work, the series of tiny artifacts she discovers in its ancient binding — an insect wing fragment, wine stains, salt crystals and a white hair — unexpectedly plunge Hanna into the intrigues of fine art forgers and ultra-nationalist fanatics.
Copies of the book are available at the Sequim Library, including large print, audiobook and downloadable audio or e-book formats.
They can be requested online through the library catalog at www.nols.org.
Preregistration for this program is not required, and drop-ins are always welcome.
Student theater
SEQUIM — The Olympic Peninsula Academy will present “Around the World in 80 Days” at the Sequim High School auditorium, 533 N. Sequim Ave., at 7 p.m. today and at 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday.
Both evening performances begin with “Stone in the Road,” presented by the academy’s K-4 Student Theater class, at 6:15 p.m.
Olympic Peninsula Academy is a parent/teacher partnership program allowing home-schooling families to partner with the Sequim School District.
Admission is free. Donations are appreciated.
For information, phone the academy at 360-582-3403.
Church rummage sale
SEQUIM — Merchandise ranging from clothing and jewelry to tools and furniture will be available at the annual rummage sale at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave., today and Saturday.
Hours for the sale are from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Other sale items include dolls, linens, kitchenware and books.
Proceeds help fund church mission programs.
For more, phone the church at 360-683-5367.
Family dance set
SEQUIM — Those ages 10 and younger are invited to bring a grown-up to a family dance at the Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
Seattle’s Sherry Nevins will lead dancers through the moves.
A finger-food potluck will follow from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., and Nevins will lead contra, square and couples dancing from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Members of District 15 of the Washington Old Time Fiddlers will play for the dances.
Donations of $5 for adults 16 and older will help fund fiddle scholarships for youths.
Youths 16 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
Friends book sale
SEQUIM — The Friends of Sequim Library will hold its monthly book sale at the Friends building behind the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Featured this month are a collection of leather-bound Franklin Library books, many gardening books and a recently donated collection of science fiction.
In addition, gift certificates are on sale.
Buck-a-bag sales begin at noon for all items in outside sales areas.
Genealogy meeting
SEQUIM — Jim Manderscheid will present “Mobile Genealogy” at a meeting of the Computer Genealogy Users Group from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. today.
The meeting will be at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
Manderscheid will discuss what’s out there in new mobile devices and applications.
This meeting is free and open to all who are interested in computer genealogy.
Backyard Birding
SEQUIM — The final seminar in the Backyard Birding series will be Saturday.
The session will be from 10 a.m. to noon at the Dungeness River Audubon Center, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road.
The fee is $5 for those 18 and older.
Ken Wiersema, an Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society birder, will discuss “Birds Out of the Nest.”’
Topics include adult bird roles in feeding and rearing young birds, changes in feeding needs, making properties less hazardous to young birds and lifestyles of young birds at the most vulnerable time of their lives.
Builders group open house
SEQUIM — The North Peninsula Building Association will celebrate a new location with a ribbon-cutting today.
The association has relocated to 350 W. Washington St.
The Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce plans a ribbon-cutting there at 4:30 p.m.
The association will host an open house from then until 6:30 p.m.
Food and beverages will be served.
The event will be held during Sequim’s First Friday Art Walk.
Baseball dinner
SEQUIM — Sequim Baseball will host a fundraising dinner in the Sequim High School cafeteria, 601 N. Sequim Ave., at 6 p.m. Saturday.
Choice of entree is salmon or ham. The cost is $15, or $25 per couple.
Sequim Baseball is a summer traveling baseball team for youths of high school age.
To buy tickets or make a donation, phone Dan Perry at 360-808-2357 or email dan98382@yahoo.com.
Deaf coffee house
SEQUIM — The Sequim Deaf Coffee House will hold its regular June meeting at Sequim Community Church’s Geneva Hall, 960 N. Fifth Ave., from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Attendees are invited to bring refreshments to share.
For information, email sdch_2010@comcast.net.
CARLSBORG
Boater education
CARLSBORG — A public boating course offered by the North Olympic Sail and Power Squadron will be held today and Saturday.
The course will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days at Rainbow’s End RV Park, 261831 U.S. Highway 101.
The cost is $41.
State law requires that all operators born after 1962 of machinery-powered boats possess a state-issued Boating Proficiency Card.
This course provides a certificate that meets the state requirements for card issuance.
Email ussvirginia03-PDN@yahoo.com or phone 360-457-1215.
BLYN
Jamestown mud races
BLYN — The Jamestown Health and Wellness Program will sponsor the S’Klallam Warrior Mud Challenge Course on Saturday.
The first heat of runners will take off from the starting line at 9 a.m. Heats will begin every 15 minutes between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Warriors will navigate a 2.5-mile course filled with obstacles and plenty of chances to get muddy. There is also a 1.5-mile course for runners ages 8 to 13.
Following the fun run, a clam and salmon bake will be held for all participants.
The race-day entry fee is $50 for adults and $25 for younger runners.
To register, visit www.sklallamwarriors.com or phone 360-582-4872.
PORT TOWNSEND
Mariners’ regatta slated
PORT TOWNSEND — The 30th annual Classic Mariners’ Regatta will be held today through Sunday on Port Townsend Bay and at the Northwest Maritime Center, 431 Water St.
One of the oldest boating events in the area, this series of sailboat races features wooden boats of all sizes and shapes.
Registered boats race twice Saturday beginning at noon and once Sunday, also at noon.
Rowers may participate in a rowing race at 9 a.m.
Sailors and their crew are invited to participate in a dinner Saturday evening, and an awards ceremony will be held at 5 p.m. in the maritime rooms at the Northwest Maritime Center on Sunday at 5 p.m.
Racers may register online at www.nwmaritime.org/cmr or in person today at 6 p.m. at the maritime center.
No registrations can be accepted Saturday.
A public dance for ages 21 and older featuring the music of The Better Half will be held at the maritime center at 8 p.m. Saturday.
Entrance is $5, and a cash bar will be available.
For more information, visit www.nwmaritime.org/cmr org or phone the maritime center at 360-385-3628, ext. 104.
PTHS 50th reunion
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend High School Class of 1963’s 50th reunion potluck dinner/dance will be held in the Erickson Building at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 4907 Landes St., today.
The class would like to invite classes from 1960 through 1967 to attend the dance.
Admission is $5 for the dance for those from other classes, and the dance will run from 8 p.m. to midnight.
A band composed of Bob Blaurock, Gene Petersen, John O’Donnell and Mike Lundgren will perform, with Class of 1963 member Gary Dempsey singing a few songs with the band.
The same band also will play for the Port Townsend High School alumni dance at the Port Townsend Elks Lodge, 55 Otto St., at 8 p.m. Saturday.
Hiking expert speaks
PORT TOWNSEND — Backpacking expert Craig Romano will speak at the Jefferson County Historical Society First Friday Lecture at 7 tonight.
The program will be in City Council chambers at historic City Hall, 540 Water St.
Admission is by donation, which supports historical society programs.
Romano is the author of Backpacking Washington, published by Mountaineers Books.
The book is available for purchase in the Museum Shop and will be available at the lecture for signing.
Foreclosure seminar
PORT TOWNSEND — A free legal seminar, “Foreclosure Prevention on the Olympic Peninsula: Tips on Growing Your Practice,” will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today.
The seminar is presented by the Northwest Justice Project and the Jefferson and Clallam bar associations.
It will be held at the Harborside Inn, 330 Benedict St.
Storynight slated
PORT TOWNSEND — The Mythsinger Foundation will present First Friday Storynight at Better Living Through Coffee, 100 Tyler St., from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today.
The event will feature stories and songs from two Port Townsend musicians, Michael Townsend and Ahmad Baabahar.
There also will be opportunities for audience members to share myths and stories during an “open mic” period.
Suggested donation is $10, though no one will be turned away.
For more information, phone 360-531-2535 or visit www.brianrohr.com.
Grange dance set
PORT TOWNSEND — Airstream Traveler will provide the tunes and Nan Evans will call the dances at a contra dance at the Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona St., on Saturday.
The dance begins at 7:30 p.m. and ends at about 10:30 p.m.
Chamber music
PORT TOWNSEND — Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave., will host “A Schubert Evening” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
The music of Franz Schubert will be performed by soprano Clara Rottsolk, pianist Byron Schenkman, violinist Liza Zurlinden and clarinetist Sean Osborn.
Tickets will be available at the door for $15.
Rottsolk, the daughter of Port Townsend musician Rebecca Rottsolk, has performed with orchestras and chamber ensembles across the United States, Japan, the Middle East and South America.
For more information, phone 360-385-7514.
Used-book sale
PORT TOWNSEND — The Friends of the Port Townsend Library will hold the group’s annual summer used-book sale at the Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St., on Saturday.
The sale will open at 8 a.m. for Friends members and 9 a.m. for the general public, and end at 3 p.m.
Gently used books, CDs and DVDs for adults and children will be available.
Except for specially priced books, all adult items will cost $1, and children’s books will be 50 cents.
Starting at 1 p.m., bags of books will sell for $2.50.
For more information, phone 360-379-1061.
Walking tours
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Historical Society’s walking tours of Port Townsend’s historic districts are set Saturday and Sunday.
Historically costumed guides take visitors on tours of both the downtown and uptown, pointing out interesting architecture and telling of the unique history and colorful characters who built Port Townsend.
Downtown tours, called “Sin at Sea Level,” are at 2 p.m. Saturdays beginning at the Jefferson Museum of Art & History at 540 Water St.
Uptown tours, “The Moral High Ground,” are at 2 p.m. Sundays beginning at the Rothschild House Museum at Taylor and Franklin streets.
Tours are free for historical society members and $10 for nonmembers.
Admission to the museum where the tours start is included.
To reserve a place on either tour, make reservations by noon the day of the tour by phoning 360-385-1003.
PORT HADLOCK
Library grand opening
PORT HADLOCK — The newly remodeled Jefferson County Library, 620 Cedar Ave., will host a grand opening celebration from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
The event will feature a number of local performers, including Harmonica Pocket, the Chimacum High School Jazz Band, Jim Nyby and the Unexpected Brass Band, and Franco Bertucci and James Porter of Locust Street Taxi.
The grand opening celebrates a $700,000 renovation that provides more efficiency, better lighting and better displays that make the books more accessible, librarians said.
The library reopened in a soft opening last Monday after four months in a new location.
For more information, phone 360-385-6544 or visit www.jclibrary.info.
CHIMACUM
‘Nordic News’ slated
CHIMACUM — Thea Foss No. 45, Daughters of Norway, will present “Channel 45 KTEA Presents Nordic News,” a mock broadcast, at 1 p.m. Sunday.
The event will be at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road.
Daughters of Norway members will present current news of the five Nordic nations.
The public is invited.
For more information, phone 360-385-1574.
WEST END
Forest info hike
LAKE QUINAULT — The public can join the U.S. Forest Service, Lake Quinault Lodge and a silviculturist to explore the forest that supports six of the largest trees of their species in the world Saturday.
“Trees of the Olympic” will include an easy 2-mile hike starting from Lake Quinault Lodge, 345 S. Shore Road, from 9:30 a.m. to noon.
The hike is suitable for all ages. Comfortable shoes, binoculars and cameras are recommended. The trail is not wheelchair-accessible.
Plant clinics set
FORKS — The Clallam and Jefferson County Master Gardeners will hold plant clinics at Forks Outfitters, 950 S. Forks Ave., this Saturday and again Saturdays, July 13, Aug. 10 and Sept. 14.
Gardeners are encouraged to bring in plant and insect samples for ID or problem diagnosis and gardening advice.
The event will start at noon with a presentation on a garden topic that is relevant to the season, and the clinic will be open from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. for questions and inquiries.
Saturday’s presentation is “Everything you Need to Know About Repairing Your Garden Soil for the Summer.”
For more information, phone the Washington State University Clallam County Extension office at 360-417-2279.
Relay For Life funder
FORKS — The Fireball Walkers, a Forks-area Relay For Life team, will hold a marathon bingo game and silent auction at the Forks Elks Lodge, 941 Merchants Road, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Everyone is welcome, and there will be food and prizes.
The next Relay For Life planning meeting will be held at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 511 Fifth Ave., at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Phone Cindy Mesenbrink at 360-640-2239 for more information.