NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, April 17.
The 2015 PoetrySlam, a spring bird walk and events anticipating Earth Day through cleaning up and planting trees are among the attractions on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.
For more information on the Port Angeles Symphony performance with guest conductor Matthew Savery and other arts and entertainment news, see Peninsula Spotlight, our weekly entertainment magazine, in today’s PDN.
More information is also on the calendar at www.peninsuladailynews.com.
PORT ANGELES
Gallery night
PORT ANGELES — The Hamilton Elementary After-School Art Club will host its second annual Gallery Night at the North Olympic Skills Center, 1822 W. Seventh St., at 6:30 tonight.
The event is free, and light refreshments will be available.
For more information, contact Angela Gonzalez at 360-457-1182 or angonzalez@q.com.
PoetrySLAM on tap
PORT ANGELES — The 2015 Clallam County PoetrySlam for young poets and actors in the sixth grade will be held at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., at 6:30 tonight.
This event is free and open to the public.
Students will compete by reading an original poem or performing a published poem.
Prizes will include a Samsung Galaxy 4 Tab, an iPod Shuffle and gift certificates to local bookstores.
For more information, see www.nols.org or contact the library at 360-417-8500, ext. 7733, or youth@nols.org.
Gun show slated
PORT ANGELES — Big Top Promotions will sponsor a gun show at the Clallam County Fairgrounds, 1608 W. 16th St., all day Saturday and Sunday.
Attendees can buy, sell and trade guns.
For more information, phone Douglas Kerley at 206-753-7956, email seattlemilitaria@gmail.com or visit www.bigtoppromos.com.
Backyard science
PORT ANGELES — A children’s program about bugs, plants and animals is planned Saturday at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.
The free program presented by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture will teach children 3 to 5 years old how to be backyard scientists.
Participants can drop in any time between 10 a.m. and noon to make pollinator puppets, solve habitat mysteries and play nature-themed games.
For more information about this and other programs for youths, contact the library at 360-417-8500, ext. 7733; visit www.nols.org; or email youth@nols.org.
Eat and swap
PORT ANGELES — Fairview Grange and Peninsula Dream Machines are hosting a pancake breakfast and swap meet at the grange hall, 161 Lake Farm Road, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
The breakfast is $8 and includes pancakes, bacon, sausage, juice or coffee from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Children younger than 12 are admitted free.
All proceeds benefit the grange.
Peninsula Dream Machines will hold a swap meet for all types of items from dolls to car parts and cars.
Space rental is $10, paid at the gate. The meet runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
All proceeds benefit the Peninsula Dream Machines.
For more information, phone Patti Morris at 360-461-9008.
Sons of Norway dance
PORT ANGELES — The Sons of Norway group will host its weekly folk-ballroom-swing dance at 131 W. Fifth St. from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.
Dance instruction is planned at 6:30 p.m.
Admission is $2 for members and $3 for nonmembers.
This is an all-ages, no-smoking and no-alcohol event.
For more information, phone Sandy Maxwell at 360-457-7035.
CARLSBORG
Gun show
CARLSBORG — The Pacific Northwest Shooting Park Association will host a gun show at the Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road, on Saturday and Sunday.
The show is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is $5 for adults, $7 for family. Children 17 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
For more information, phone Don Roberts at 360-457-1846 or email donr@olypen.com.
SEQUIM
Bunco fundraiser
SEQUIM — The Sequim Guild will offer an afternoon of bunco at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth Ave., from noon to 3 p.m. today.
This event is a fundraiser for Seattle Children’s Hospital uncompensated care.
The $15 admission includes lunch, prizes and the chance to bid on a silent auction.
For more information, visit www.sequimguild.org.
Discussion group
SEQUIM — The Sequim Great Decisions Discussion Group will meet in the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., from 10 a.m. to noon today.
The meeting’s topic is “Sectarianism in the Middle East.”
For more information and a schedule of future meetings, visit www.tinyurl.com/pdn-greatdecisions.
Truman tribute
SEQUIM — Actor Justin Blake will perform a one-man show about President Harry S. Truman in the Sequim High School auditorium, 601 N. Sequim Ave., at 6 p.m. Saturday.
The single performance of “Give ’em Hell, Harry!” features admission at $8 for adults and $6 for senior citizens and students with an Associated Student Body card.
Proceeds will benefit the Sequim High School Operetta Club.
Advance purchase tickets are available at the Sequim School District office, 503 N. Sequim Avenue, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. today.
Tickets also will be sold at the door.
For more information, phone the district office at 360-582-3260.
Backyard birding
SEQUIM — “Spring Gardening for Birds,” the sixth in a series of eight classes in “Backyard Birding,” will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
The class will be given at the Dungeness River Audubon Center in Railroad Bridge Park, 2151 Hendrickson Road.
The cost of each session is $5 for adults and free for those younger than 18.
Joe Holtrop, executive director of the Clallam Conservation District, will talk about food, water, shelter and native plants that make a yard welcoming to bird.
Spring bird walk
SEQUIM — The Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge will host a spring bird walk from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday.
Participants will meet at the refuge information kiosk at 554 Voice of America Road off Kitchen-Dick Road.
The event is free and open to the public.
Participants are urged to wear sturdy shoes and bring binoculars or spotting scopes. They should be prepared for up to two hours of walking.
For more information, see www.dungeness100.com, phone 360-457-8451 or email david_falzetti@fws.gov.
Equine vet clinic
SEQUIM — The Olympic Peninsula Equine Network, a nonprofit horse rescue group, is teaming up with veterinarian Sean Tuley at 554 Roupe Road for an equine clinic at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Reservations are required. Veterinary fees will apply.
Services will include teeth floating, castration, vaccinations and worming.
For more information and reservations, phone 360-207-1688.
Round Trip to play
SEQUIM — Sunday evening dances with live music are about to start at the Sequim Elks Lodge, 143 Port Williams Road.
This Sunday from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., the band Round Trip will dish out the rock, country and swing-friendly songs for an admission of $8 per person.
The Elks’ bar will be open with beverages and snacks.
To find out more, phone the lodge at 360-683-2763.
Ellard performs
SEQUIM — Buck Ellard will perform at the Sequim Prairie Grange hall from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.
Admission to the dance at the grange hall at 290 Macleay Road will be $10 per person or $15 a couple.
Food will be offered.
BLYN
Meet Mama Lynch
BLYN — Delisa Lynch, the mother of Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch, will be the featured guest at a free “Momma Lynch” tailgate party and meet-and-greet at 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 Highway 101, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday.
Donations will benefit the Family First Foundation of Sequim.
Attendees will have opportunities for photos, winning prizes and getting autographs.
For more information, email Judy Walz at jwalz@7cedarsresort.com.
PORT TOWNSEND
Conversation Cafe
PORT TOWNSEND — The Conversation Cafe will meet at the Highway 20 Road House, 2152 W. Sims Way, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today for conversation and an optional lunch.
The day’s topic is “Long-term Marriages.”
For more information, visit www.conversationcafe.org.
Town cleanup
PORT TOWNSEND — Volunteers will beautify the town during the Port Townsend Main Street Earth Day Spring Clean Up from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Workers will meet at Adams Street Park at Water and Adams streets at 9 a.m. before fanning out to sweep sidewalks, wash windows, paint, spiff up storefronts and whack weeds.
To volunteer, contact the Main Street program office at 360-385-7911 or email admin@ptmainstreet.org.
Volunteer fair
PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Historical Society will host a Volunteer Fair from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The fair will be held in the Cotton Building, 607 Water St.
People can drop in, meet staff and board members, and learn about volunteering at the historical society.
For more information, drop by the historical society at 540 Water St., see www.jchsmuseum.org or call 360-385-1003.
Veterans remembered
PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County veterans will host a bell-ringing ceremony on the front steps of the county courthouse at 1 p.m. Saturday.
The ceremony at the courthouse at 1820 Jefferson St. will honor the Jefferson County veterans and service members who have died in the previous six months.
Each veteran’s name will be read with the branch in which he or she served, conflict and awards received if applicable, followed by the ringing of a bell.
After all the names are recognized, a piper will play “Amazing Grace” and the Marvin G. Shields Memorial American Legion 26 will present a 21-rifle salute followed by a bugler playing taps.
State National Guard members will fold and present the U.S. flag.
For more information, call Steve Brunette at 360-301-5258.
‘Return of the River’
PORT TOWNSEND — The film “Return of the River” and a panel discussion with members of the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe are planned at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.
Dana Lyons will preform “Drop of Water” before the free movie showing at the fellowship at 2333 San Juan Ave.
The event is sponsored by the fellowship’s Green Sanctuary Committee.
Contra dance
PORT TOWNSEND — Quimper Grange will host its Third Saturday Contra Dance from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday.
Admission to the dance at the grange hall at 1219 Corona St. is $6 for adults, $3 for those 3 to 18 years old and free for those younger than 3.
Airstream Traveler will play tunes for caller Carol Piening.
Gender wage talk
PORT TOWNSEND — Eileen Baratuci, a lawyer specializing in employment law, will present a program on “Why Money Matters: Understanding the Gender Wage Gap” to the AAUW Port Townsend branch meeting at the Elks Lodge, 555 Otto St., from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, visit http://pt-wa.aauw.net or phone Anne Englander at 360-390-5896.
Ukulele strumming
PORT TOWNSEND — Ukuleles Unite will meet for members’ monthly rendezvous at Grace Lutheran Church, 1120 Walker St., from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
Free lessons are provided for all skill levels: novice, intermediate and advanced.
Loaner ukuleles will be available.
Earth Day cleanup
PORT TOWNSEND — A cleanup in honor of Earth Day this coming Wednesday and Arbor Day next Friday is planned at Kah Tai Lagoon Park on San Juan Avenue from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday.
Volunteers will meet at the Kah Tai parking lot near the restrooms. They should bring work gloves and dress for the weather.
Garbage bags, weed pullers, treats, tea and water will be provided.
Work will concentrate on the west side of the park. Look for the white pickup truck and green volunteer sign.
CHIMACUM
Tree planting
CHIMACUM — Volunteers will plant trees along Chimacum Creek on Finnriver Farm on Saturday.
Between 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., workers will plant native trees and shrubs at the farm at 62 Barn Swallow Road.
They will work with the North Olympic Salmon Coalition to help riparian habitat that provides erosion control, shade and insects for salmon to feed on as they make their trip to the ocean.
Workers will begin and end with an interfaith reflection.
The salmon coalition will provide some tools and gloves, but volunteers are asked to bring their own if possible. They should wear durable shoes such as rubber boots, warm and waterproof layers, and bring water and lunch.
For more information and to RSVP, contact Kendra Krantz at outreach@nosc.org or 360-379-8051.
Oral history lesson
CHIMACUM — Pam McCollum Clise will present a free lecture, “Listening to the Story,” at the Jefferson County Genealogical Society’s monthly meeting from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
The lecture will be at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road.
Clise will give pointers on doing an oral family history, provide an interview guide and discuss how to write the history once the interview is finished.
For more information, email JCGSWash@gmail.com, phone 369-385-6599 or visit www.wajcgs.org.
Travel author talk
CHIMACUM — Travel author Robert Goldstein will present “Riding with Reindeer: Bicycling through Finland” at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Goldstein will speak at the regular meeting of Thea Foss No. 45 Daughters of Norway at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road.
The public is invited to this free event.
He will talk about his solo adventure of more than 2,000 miles across Finland.
JOYCE
Lions Club breakfast
JOYCE — The Crescent Bay Lions Club offers breakfasts from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. every Sunday except holidays until Mother’s Day on May 10.
The cost is $6 for adults and $3.50 for children 12 and younger.
The menu includes eggs cooked to order, hot cakes, French toast, biscuits and gravy, hashbrowns and ham, sausage or bacon.
The club is on state Highway 112 at Holly Hill Road.
FORKS
Book fair
FORKS — Forks Elementary School will continue a book fair today through Sunday.
Books will be offered for sale in Room 402 at the school at 301 S. Elderberry Ave. from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. today, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Men’s breakfast
FORKS — The Nondenominational Men’s Breakfast will be at the Congregational Church at 8 a.m. Saturday.
This event is for men of all faiths for fellowship.
A small donation is asked.
The group discussion will be about an outreach dinner planned for May.
Daddy-daughter
FORKS — A Daddy-Daughter Dance is planned from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.
The dance will be at the Forks High School commons, 261 Spartan Ave.
The cost is $5 per person.
Open Aire Market
FORKS — The Forks Open Aire Market will be indoors at JT Sweet Stuffs, 80 N. Forks Ave., in the rear conference room from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The move is because of a possibility of rain.
For more information about the market, email forksopenairemarket@live.com or phone 360-374-6332.
Bingo marathon
FORKS — The Forks Emblem Club will host a marathon bingo game from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
The game will be at the Elks Lodge, 941 Merchants Road.