Get your rhythm on
Rhythm Buckets for drummers of all ages are now available for checkout at the North Olympic Library System. Big Rhythm Buckets for adults and Lil’ Rhythm Buckets for younger drummers offer library card holders a fun, free and easy way to learn while playing the buckets themselves and the assortment of noisemakers inside. Patrons may borrow each bucket for up to three weeks. To place a hold, call or visit any NOLS branch library, or go to www.nols.org and search for “Rhythm Bucket.”
Call for bands
The City of Sequim is accepting applications for bands to perform at the 2016 season of Music in the Park, held from 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays from June 28-Aug. 30 at the James Center for the Performing Arts at the Water Reuse Demonstration Park. Bands are to submit a press kit that includes a written request to participate and a CD of the group that will perform. Bands are paid $400 for each performance. Send information to the City Clerk, 152 W. Cedar St., Sequim, WA 98382 or call 681-3428 with questions. The deadline to apply is May 6.
Student art show set
The Olympic Peninsula Art Association (formerly Sequim Arts) will present the 2016 Student Art Show, celebrating its 22nd year. It is the only countywide student art show with cash awards. The show is March 9-April 2 in the first floor atrium at the Landing Mall, 115 E. Railroad Ave, Port Angeles. The public is invited to the artists reception and awards presentation from 5-7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12. Viewing hours are daily from 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Indie film screened in PT
Camp Beausite NW and the Port Townsend Film Festival co-host a free public screening of “Becoming Bulletproof” at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 16, in the Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden. Doors open at 6 p.m. The independent film documents the making of an original Western screenplay using actors with and without disabilities. The film was produced at Zeno Mountain Farm (Vermont) where campers meet each year to write, produce and star in original short films.
All the best of ONP
Olympic National Park boasts a remarkable range of landscapes to explore, from seashore to rain forest, from sparkling lakes to snow-clad alpine peaks. Make the most of your visit with “The Best of Olympic National Park,” written by Alan Leftridge, a former park ranger. Leftridge showcases things to see and do whether you stay close to the roads or wander into Olympic’s rugged backcountry. The book describes the park’s best day hikes, nature trails, scenic drives, waterfalls, picnic areas, wildflowers, birds, mammals, tide pool organisms, historical sites and more. It is available at local bookstores and gift shops, through online retailers, or from Farcountry Press at 800-821-3874, www.farcountrypress.com.
PC warms up winter with jazz
The Peninsula College Jazz Ensemble will present its Winter Quarter Concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, in PC’s Maier Hall. The band features Robbin Eaves on vocals backed by 14 horns and five rhythm instruments. Performers in this band come from Port Angeles, Sequim, Joyce, Quilcene and Port Townsend. They represent some of the very best jazz that the North Olympic Peninsula has to offer. Admission is free. For more information, contact director Dr. David Jones at 417-6405 or at djones@pencol.edu.
City band plans concert
The Sequim City Band presents a free concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 13, at the Sequim High School auditorium, 533 N. Sequim Ave.
After a brief winter hiatus, the band is gearing up to perform a concert band repertoire that includes some favorite marches, musical theater numbers and more recently composed grand overture and haunting elegy.
The announcer for the concert will be retired U.S. Coast Guard veteran Jim Stoffer, who recently was selected the 2016 Irrigation Parade Grand Marshal.
The band’s next concert is May 15 and marks the beginning of its 25th year.
For more information about the group, see www.sequimcityband.org.
